Ten Voting Places In School Election
Ten voting sites across Neosho County for the June 2 school unification election are listed in the Tribune. All qualified electors in the planning unit may vote with no registration but must sign residency statements if challenged. The plan would divide the county into two districts for administration and taxation with specified polling locations in Chanute, Thayer, Galesburg, St. Paul, Erie, and other towns.
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Neosho County
the Tribune
School Unification Planning Board
Earlton
Union Valley
Hillcrest
Thayer
Galesburg
South Mound
Mentor
St. Paul
Erie High
Erie
Stark High
Fairfield
Neosho Valley
Alcott
Chanute
Main
Murray Hill
Five Year Old Drummer Earns Top Dreams
Leavenworth five year old Larry Hunt began drumming at age two and paid for a $350 set with his own tin-box earnings. He plays by ear and, dressed in a tuxedo, has appeared in Kansas City venues while repeating his rise to the top.
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Leavenworth, Kan
Larry Hunt
Larry
Lemuel Hunt
Lemuel
Leavenworth
Kansas City
Cuba marks independence day amid sabotage fears
Miami reports Cuba on alert as armed groups vow guerrilla action against Fidel Castro. Ray and other exile factions threaten raids while Cuba claims sabotage in Havana with cane fields burned and taxis torched.
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Miami
Fla
Cuba
Spain
Fidel Castro
Manuel Ray
Castro
Havana
Associated Press
United States
Ray
Baker Fund Reaches $494 for Erie Girl Burns Aid
The Mary Baker Medical Fund totals $494.75 today, up $19 from yesterday, to help pay hospital and medical expenses for a 6 year old Erie girl recovering from severe burns. Chanute firemen sponsor the effort with contributions to Box 311 Chanute.
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Mary Baker Medical Fund
Chanute Firemen
Erie
Chanute
City Dads to Sell 680000 in Bonds
A city governing body meeting at 2 p.m. planned the sale of a 680000 revenue bond issue for municipal power system expansion. Project scope includes a two unit diesel generating plant site and building, a substation, a 12500 volt feeder loop, controls and transformers. Building contract awaits.
Traffic Deaths Reach Record High in First Quarter
TOPEKA AP The State Safety Department reports 141 traffic fatalities in the first three months, the highest for any similar period. Vehicle collisions cause 60 deaths, train-car crashes 17, and pedestrian deaths 16. Urban deaths total 28, highway deaths 77, county and local roads 33, with three on the Kansas Turnpike.
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Topeka
State Safety Department
Department
Intercepted Letter Dear Cha Reads Odd Night Club Wish
An intercepted note reveals a cheeky exchange where a desk neighbor wishes his neighbor’s little drummer boy could land night club engagements in a distant city. The quirky line ends with a cordial signoff.
487 Miles of Kansas Road Work Approved
Kansas Highway Director Addison Meschke announced bids approved for 487 miles of highway resurfacing and road projects across 33 southern Kansas counties. The contracts total 3 560 146 with major jobs on U S 281 near Hoisington and K96 near Great Bend. George M Myers Inc of El Dorado won with 776 920.
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Wichitrap
Addison Meschke
Kansas
U. S. 281
Hoisington West
Great Bend West
George M. Myers, Inc
el Dorado
Tribune Delayed Delivery Due to Staff Shortage
The Tribune is late by over an hour today as the composing room faces an employee shortage caused by illness and vacation. Readers are thanked for patience.
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the Tribune
House Group Okays More Viet Nam Funds
The House Foreign Affairs Committee approved 125 million dollars in additional military and economic aid for South Vietnam. Secretary McNamara testified that U S troops are well equipped and committed to winning the fight, while addressing concerns about deaths of pilots flying T 28 planes and the broader war effort.
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House Foreign Affairs Committee
South Viet Nam
Robert S. MacNamara
Armed Services Committee
Viet Nam
Armed Services
Vinson
McNamara
Conben
Pulaski
United States
Vit Nam
Crutchfield Disappearance Stumps Authorities in Ninth Day
Roy Crutchfield has been missing since May 11 after leaving his home in the family car. Police, state radio, and media campaigns failed to produce new leads as search efforts spanning roads, air, and river area around Chanute yielded no information.
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Roy Crutchfield
Washington
Crutchfield
Chanute
Neosho River
Police Department
Weather Temperatures Run Warm Across Kansas
AREA FORECAST says generally fair and warm through Thursday with highs near 90. Tonight's lows 60 to 65. In Wichita and nearby areas temperatures stay about ten degrees above normal for this time of year with highs in the mid to upper 80s and 90s and scattered showers reported in Phillips County and across the state.
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TOPEK
Kansas
Goodland
Beloit
Wamego
Pittsburg
Long Island
Phillips County
Traffic Fatalities Log For Topeka Announces 1964 Totals
Kansas traffic death log shows 24 hours to 9 am Wednesday with 34 fatalities for May 1964 and 208 for the year. A previously unreported fatality is included, updating the year to date figures.
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Topeka
Kansas
Finley wins permit for remote control A's fireworks show
Charles C. Finley announces a new plan to use remote controlled fireworks for Kansas City Athletics games after a ban in Municipal Stadium. North Kansas City votes to allow displays within its limits, with a site to be chosen soon by a chamber committee.
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Chicago
Charles C. Finley
Kansas City
Municipal Stadium
City Council
North
The
Athletics
A’s
Sam Gibson
North Kansas City Chamber of Commerce
Tribune Phone Contact Advice
Instructions urge readers to call their Tribune phone line or, if unavailable, dial HE 1-3406 after 6 pm for contact.
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Tribune
Baptists vote against permanent ties among six groups
Southern Baptists rejected a plan to form a North American Baptist Fellowship tying six bodies including the Northern Convention and two Negro denominations. The written ballot failed 2771 to 2738 after debate that touched race. Delegates at Atlantic City weigh peace goals and Negro rights ahead of the 150th anniversary observance.
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Atlantic City
N.J
Southern Baptists
Northern Convention
North American Baptist Fellowship
Alabama
Leon Macon
Birmingham
Alabama Baptist Convention
T. F. Adams
Richmond
America
United Nations
American Baptist Convention
Herbert Gezork
Andover Newton Theological School
Newton Center
Mass
Gezork
Southern Baptist Convention
Christian Athletes Post for Dick Harp
Dick Harp, former Kansas head basketball coach, was named deputy director of the Fellowship of Christian Athletes. James Jeffrey, FCA executive director, said Harp will join the staff July 1 after resigning from KU last March following eight years in that post. Harp has worked with FCA since 1947.
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Kansas City
Dick Harp
University of Kansas
Fellowship of Christian Athletes
James Jeffrey
Harp
K. U
Grandfather Hinitt Delivers Grandchild in Home Birth
Junction City funeral director Conrad Hinitt delivered his own granddaughter Pamela Ann at the Richard Paxton home. The seven pound eight ounce girl arrived as Paxton helped, and the doctor and ambulance arrived shortly after. Hinitt previously delivered another baby in a stalled car during a rainstorm.
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Junction City
Kan
Richard Paxton
Conrad Hinitt
Hinitt
Connie Hinitt
Koch Funeral Home
Chanute Junior Chamber of Commerce
Newton
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Chanute Post Office
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Tee
Carl Vinson
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Charlie
Finley
Chanute Chamber of Commerce
Baptist Union
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