Federal Jury Indicts Hoffa in Nashville Case
Federal grand jury in Nashville indicts James Hoffa on charges under the Taft Hartley Act for illegal collection of about 1 million dollars tied to payments through a Nashville auto transport firm. Hoffa pleads innocent to an assault charge and declines further comment as the McClellan committee probes alleged labor practice abuses.
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Nashville
McClellan Committee
Hoffa
Commercial Carriers, Inc
Detroit Auto Transport
Tennessee
Test Fleet Corp
Cadillac
Teamsters Union
Owen Brennan
Teamsters
Test Fleet
Brennan
William E. Miller
Samuel Baron
Teamsters ‘National Warehouse Division
Baron
Union
Washington
Rain drenched Marines join Thai Army near Laos border
Monsoon rains drenched the 1,800 man Marine unit camped 30 miles from the Mekong border as US commanders assessing Laos tensions prepared for Thai army maneuvers. General Harkins flew to northeast Laos to inspect the situation amid warnings of possible flare ups and continued hold-fire orders for US forces in Thailand.
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Bangkok
Thailand
Laos
Mekong
Paul D. Harkins
U.S
Nikita Khrushchev
Harkins
US Military Assistance Command
South Viet Nam
James L. Richardson
Kenneth T. Young
Udon
Nong Han
Pathet Lao
Luang Prabang
United States
Weather and storms hit Kansas with easing outlook
The forecast calls for continued fair and warm weather through Sunday with high 85 to 90 and low 65 to 70. Rains struck Kansas Friday night for the third night in a row, centered in the north east and north central, with hail reported in Beloit Concor dia Jewell Mitchell and Cloud counties and a brief power outage in Manhattan.
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Topeka
Kansas
North Central
Hesston
Ionia
Burr Oak
Lebanon
Cawker City
Beloit
Concordia
Jewell
Mitchell
Cloud
Manhattan
Phil Wilcox
Kansas Power and Light Co
Little Girl Killed In Liberal Crash
An eight year old girl, Karen Blakemore, daughter of Milton H. Blakemore of Liberal, was killed in a two car collision Friday night. Two others were critically injured.
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Liberal
Kan
Karen Blakemore
Milton H. Blakemore
First National Bank of
Throngs View Exhibits At Farm Home Show
Hundreds visit the two day Spring Farm and Home Show at the National Guard Armory as Chamber of Commerce and JayCees officials praise turnout. Colleen Ikenberry elected president of the Chanute Assn of Life Underwriters with Ralph Berg and others named to officer posts. Free acts by the Kate Sisters and The Amazing Mr. Ross entertain crowds while $100 in prizes draw Sunday. Ado ends with a doorman incident and a mother held for observation.
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Spring Farm
National Guard
Armory
Chamber of Commerce and JayCees
Colleen Ikenberry
Chanute Assn. of Life Underwriters
Tioga Hotel
Ralph Berg
Robert Montgomery
Robert Wilson
Ralph Willcott
Kate Sisters
Mr. Ross
Peters
Ciil
JayCee Booth
George Jesse
Humboldt
Mahlon Morley
Chanute
Kenneth Gu
City Council Repeals 3 Dollar Cat Tax
Kansas City council votes unanimously to repeal a recently imposed $3 tax on cats as protests flood City Hall. Mayor H Roe Bartle expresses relief amid threats to dump cats in his office.
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Kansas City
City Hall
H. Roe Bartle
Grand jury to probe mysterious Estes era death in Texas
A Texas grand jury will investigate the mysterious death of Agriculture Department agent Henry Marshall linked to Billie Sol Estes cotton allotments. District Attorney Bryan Russ said the probe aims to clear any cloud over Estes ties. The jury will meet in Franklin on Monday.
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Bryan, Tex
A_ grand jury
Agriculture Department
Billie Sol Estes
Dist
Atty
Bryan Russ
Franklin
Tex
Ralph Yarborough
Estes
Texas
Yarborough
Houston
Horace C. Har
U. S. Secretary of Agriculture
Orville Freeman
Atty. Russ
Freeman
Henry Marshall
Marshall
State Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Office
Barry Goldwater
R-Ariz
Govrnmnt
Goldwater
Mother Drops 2 Children Nine Floors
A Worcester woman, Ann Peters, about 30, killed her two children Norman seven and Marguerite three by throwing them from a ninth floor room of the Statler Hilton Hotel in Boston. The children died on Columbus Avenue after the fall. The husband Theodore, a truck driver, went to Boston to be with his wife.
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Boston
Ann Peters
Worcester
Norman
Marguerite
Columbus Avenue
Traffic Fatalities In Topeka Log Shows May Toll
Topeka reports 2 traffic fatalities in the 24 hours ending 9 a.m. Saturday May 28, part of a 1862 to 183 comparable period for 1961. The log lists dated totals and compares year-to-year patterns for the Kansas city.
Youth Critical After Erie Area Car Crash
Pat Sheldon a 19 year old from Chanute remained in critical condition at Labette County Medical Center Parsons after a one car crash south of Erie. Two other youths Dallas Roles 16 and Larry Milner 20 escaped serious injury and were held by authorities Milner is Navy absentee Roles admitted participation in school break ins and thefts including Royster Junior High Royster Trade School and other thefts. The crash occurred on a county road south of Erie around 12 45 pm Roles owned the 1949 Chevrolet convertible. Authorities continue to investigate with Chanute police and the highway patrol contributing.
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Chanute
Pat Sheldon
E. Pine
Labette County Medical Center
Parsons
Erie
Sheldon
Navy
Dallas Roles
N. Garfield
Larry Milner
Fredonia
Jerry Sloan
Milner
Sloan
Olathe Naval Station
US 59
Roles
Sheriff's Office
Chanute Police
Highway Patrol
Severe Earthquake Strikes Mexico City
A second severe earthquake hit Mexico City at 9 a m causing power failures and shaking buildings. It lasted longer than the May 11 quake but early reports listed no casualties with three dead in the earlier temblor.
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Mexico City
Japan's 1961 Trade with Communist Bloc Hits Record
Tokyo reports Japan's trade with Communist Bloc rose to 320 million dollars in 1961, up 61 percent from 1960, remaining 3.2 percent of total trade. The Foreign Ministry released the figures.
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Tokyo
Japan
Foreign Ministry
Oklahoma Woman Killed Near Havana
A 32 year old Oklahoma woman, Mary Ida McDowan of Maysville, died when her car left U S 75 north of Havana Oklahoma Friday night, overturned 120 feet and she was thrown from the vehicle. She was the wife of John McGowan.
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Havana
Kan
Oklahoma
Mary Ida McDowan
Maysville
U. S. 75
John McGowan
British impose fines and jail terms on aiding refugees
Hong Kong authorities announce heavy penalties for residents who assist refugees fleeing Red China or shelter them from police. The move targets curb on mounting influx into the crown colony.
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Hong Kong
Red China
Jumping Frog Jubilee at Calaveras County Fair
World frogs gather for the 34th annual Calaveras County Fair Jumping Frog Jubilee in Angels Camp California. Entrants from Africa Spain and many U S states compete in three leaps each with prizes up to 1000 dollars for a world record and 500 to match the record if broken.
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Angels Camp
Calif
Mark Twain
Hopper
Calaveras County Fair
Africa
Spain
Missouri
Ilinois
Connecticut
Maryland
Arkansas
California
Nevada
Oregon
Rev Paul Life Reappointed To Chanute Church
The Kansas Conference of the Evangelical United Brethren church met at Forest Park Topeka with services and the annual appointments. The four districts were reduced to three and Dr Earl R Ford moved to Salina while Dr C R Findley will reside in Newton. No local changes affect Chanute.
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Paul Life
Evangelical United Brethren Church
Chanute
Kansas
Forest Park
Topeka
Earl R. Ford
Iola
Salina
C. R. Findley
Newton
Life
Drive to raise funds for College of Emporia tops goal
In Emporia Kansas a fundraising drive to aid the College of Emporia exceeded its $150 000 target. Five anonymous donors had vowed to give $250 000 if the city matched the sum. Campaign chairman Trevor Lewis announced the goal was surpassed and a separate $25 000 anonymous gift for endowment was disclosed.
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Emporia
Kan
College of Emporia
Trevor Lewis
Area
Kansas Real Estate Assessment Ratios Revealed in State Study
A state study shows rural real estate in Kansas at 22 percent versus urban 19 percent in 1961, with the combined rate 21 percent. Four counties lead with Neosho at 25 rural and 23 urban, Allen 25 rural and 23 urban, Wilson 22 rural and 24 urban, Woodson 23 rural and 25 urban. The study explains the gap between assessed valuation and true value, noting state totals rising from 1933 to 1961 while assessed value barely edged up.
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Kansas
Neosho
Allen
Wilson
Woodson
Jackson
Washington
City
Meade County
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Bradley LaRue
Larry Stanislaus
Don Stanislaus
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Billy LaRue
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Larry Mathews
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Immigration and Naturalization Office
James L. Hennessy
Commissioner of Immigration and Naturalization
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Arthur Carlson
S. Wilson
Lois Erickson
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