Parole Bribe Testimony Emerges in Nations Tax Case
Wichita AP report details witness testimony on payments totaling over 4800 dollars after a lawyer claimed to deliver 10 000 for a parole. Nations faces tax evasion charges on 4900 dollars in 1955 with bankers and an attorney describing cash loans and an envelope flow to Gov Hall's office.
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Wichita
Kan
Nations
E. M. McKenna
Kingman
Atty. Clair Hyter
Hutchinson
Fred Hall
Hyter
Hall
H. C. Allphin
Kinsley
Willard A. Matthews
Haviland, Kan
Sunflower Publishers Co., Inc
William C. Weyrich
Marvin C. Jordan
Internal Revenue Service
Annas Brown
Jordan
Chamber of Commerce OKs Budget and Dues Rise
The Chamber of Commerce approved a $13,200 budget for the coming year and endorsed changes to the fiscal structure. Dues would rise from 36 to 50 dollars for Class A and 18 to 25 dollars for Class B, with the fiscal year aligned to the calendar year and quarterly dues eliminated. A five member committee was named to upgrade memberships and expand participation. Dale Steinman presided. 11 directors attended.
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Chamber of Commerce
Chamber
Ambassadors Club
Joe Melnyk
Kansas
W. G. Bodley
Richard Willis
Dwight McCreight
Dale Painter
D. H. Cunningham
Injuries Fatal Crash Claims Salina Woman at Clay Center
Mrs. Adolph Basquez of Salina died at Clay Center Hospital on Monday from injuries sustained in a highway wreck. The crash occurred earlier, with authorities reporting the accident near Clay Center.
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Clay Center
Kan
Adolph Basquez
Salina
Clay Center Hospital
Attendant killed as lion attack shocks Ross Park Zoo
At Ross Park Zoo in Binghamton New York an attendant named Guy E Carey 43 was mauled and killed by a male lion Timba in a four section cage two other lions Tina and Timba were present Tina cowered when police arrived and Timba was blamed by zoo officials relief attendant Ralph Landis discovered the body and authorities noted unusual cage closures despite both lions normally being separated during cleaning
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Binghamton
N.Y
Ross Park Zoo
Guy E. Carey
Zoo
Tina
Timba
Carey
Ralph Landis
President's Plane Sets 30 Records
President Kennedy's jet airliner completed a nonstop Moscow to Washington flight, setting 30 speed records. The Air Force Boeing 707 covered 5,004 miles in 9 hours 53 minutes 52 seconds landing at Andrews Air Force Base in rain. The Moscow leg took 8 hours 38 minutes 42 seconds, fastest in either direction, with an average 505.8 mph to Washington and 580 mph to Moscow. The plane carried NAA officials Dr. Robert Dillaway and Clyde Barnett. The run followed lengthy negotiations with Soviet authorities.
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Washington
Kennedy
Moscow
Air Force
Boeing 707
Andrews Air Force Base
United States
Russia
James B. Swindal
National Aeronautics Association
Robert B. Dillaway
Woodland Hills
Calif
Clyde Barnett
Los Angeles
California
NAA
Wichita Police Take Drunken Visitor Into Custody
AP reports Wichita police detained a second intoxicated man who wandered into the city jail seeking arrest after a drinking buddy was locked up. Officers quoted the man saying he was drunk and offered himself for confinement, and he was admitted.
Two Wilson County youths charged with DWI in same car
Wayne Schultz of Fredonia and Jim Joy of Benedict were charged by police with driving while intoxicated after officers stopped their car around 4 p.m. Both refused blood alcohol tests. Schultz posted a $125 bond and was released. Joy remained in custody awaiting disposition as a separate armory break in case linked to a sheriff’s hold order.
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Wilson County
Wayne Ernest Schultz
Fredonia
Jim Joy
Benedict
Schultz
Joy
Wilson County Sheriff's Office
National Guard
Missouri Man Killed in Abilene Area Car Crash
John W. Atkins of Belton Missouri was killed when his sport car collided on K4 south of Abilene late Monday. Another driver, Charles Eberhart 27 of Herington Kansas, was injured in the other car.
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Abilene
Kan
John W. Atkins
Belton
Atkins
Charles Eberhart
Herington
Intercepted Letter Dear Cha Reveals Motive Note
An intercepted letter discusses how money persuades people, noting that ten thousand dollars can both secure release from trouble and draw another into trouble. The telegram-like phrasing hints at schemes and reactions driven by cash.
Effort to Void Order By U S Court Action
Birmingham leaders plan to sue in federal court to void a school board order expelling or suspending over 1,000 black pupils who protested segregation. Martin Luther King Jr. urged restraint, saying no mass walkout or new demonstrations. The action targets 1,081 pupils arrested in protests.
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U.S
Birmingham School Board
Martin Luther King Jr
Atlanta
King
Arthur Hanes
Supreme Court
Kent Rice Wins Second Place in Kansas UNESCO Contest
Lawrence Kan AP John Dagenais a Hadley Junior High School Wichita student won first place in the Kansas high school contest on the United Nations earning a 250 scholarship from the Kansas UNESCO Committee for college three years hence Kent Rice a Erie High School junior took second with 150 Sara Paretsky a Lawrence High junior won third with 100 in the annual awards
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Lawrence, Kan
John Dagenais
Hadley
Wichita
United Nations
Kansas
Two Former Soldiers to be Hanged June 20
Topeka AP report states James Douglas Latham and George Ronald York, both former soldiers, are scheduled for execution by hanging at the state penitentiary on June 20. They were sentenced in 1961 for the killing of Otto Ziegler of Oakley, and the date was set after the U S Supreme Court denied their appeals.
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Topeka
Wallace County
State Penitentiary
State Supreme Court
James Douglas Latham
George Ronald York
Otto Ziegler
Oakley
Unusually cold front chills Kansas with mixed showers
An unusually cold front swept across Kansas bringing cooler air and increased cloudiness. Forecasters expect decreasing clouds and a much colder night with Wednesday mostly fair and cool. Highs today were in the lower 60s with lows tonight in the lower 40s.
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Topeka
Kansas
Dodge City
Goodland
Pittsburg
X-Ray Schedule For Mobile Health Unit
The Kansas State Board of Health mobile chest X-ray unit operates today until 6 30 p m in front of the Memorial Building. Tomorrow’s hours are 1 30 to 6 30 p m and Thursday runs 2 30 to 5 30 and 6 30 to 8 30 p m. Free X-rays are offered to the public.
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Kansas State Board of Health
1.5 Million To Decide On Wheat Plan
Washington AP reports decision day as record numbers of farmers—possibly over 1.5 million—vote on a plan to curb wheat production. The outcome could reshape government farm programs and costs, weighing rigid controls against high price support.
Gordon Cooper receives NASA distinguished service medal
Washington AP The 36 year old spaceman Gordon Cooper was awarded the NASA Distinguished Service Medal at the White House in a ceremony before a joint session of Congress. President Kennedy lauded his achievements as Cooper, calm as in space, delivered a brief speech praising fellow astronauts and reading a personal prayer taped on his capsule. A 10 mile per hour parade escorted Cooper through cheering crowds estimated at 250000.
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Washington
National Capital
Gordon Cooper
Space
Pacific
Kennedy
NASA
White House
Congress
Gordo
Robert V. Murray
Capitol
Cooper
House
Senate House
Supreme Court
Earth
Traffic Fatalities in Topeka Log Report
Kansas traffic death log records 24 hours to 9 am Tuesday shows 3 deaths. For May totals reach 36, with 1963 at 167. Comparable 1962 period stands at 199.
Missing 7.5 Million Treasuries Hinted in Swiss Account
San Francisco examiners report part of seven point five million dollars in negotiable Treasury certificates missing last March may be in a Swiss bank. Investigators noted two unidentified men deposited certificates including one over a million dollars. State Department seeks to lift banking secrecy to verify linkage to the missing notes. The Federal Reserve and Treasury say no current loss. a California bank was made whole and will be honored if presented, triggering an investigation.
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San Francisco Federal Reserve Bank
San Francisco Examiner
Senate Internal Security Committee
Treasury
State Department
Federal Reserve Bank
House Banking Committee
San Francisco
Federal Reserve
Kansan Wheat Referendum Opens On 1964 Crop Program
About 100000 Kansas wheat farmers are expected to vote today in the national wheat referendum to decide the 1964 crop control program. Polls opened at 8 a.m. with turnout varying by county, from six early votes in Wyandotte to an estimated 500 ballots in Olathe. An estimated 175000 to 200000 farmers are eligible. last year about 41000 voted.
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Manhattan
Kan
Olathe
Johnson County
Wyandotte
Kansas Farm Bureau
Kansas Farmers Union
Grange
National Farmers Organization
The
Kansas Wheat Growers Assn
Kansas
Railroads and unions focus on firing locomotive firemen
Washington AP reports railroads and five operating unions opened talks to end the jobs of locomotive firemen as a path to resolving a long standing work rules dispute before a June 12 strike deadline. The two hour session began with guidelines for future talks and immediate work on removing firemen from freight and yard trains, a move central to the dispute involving about 40,000 workers. Railroads claim featherbedding in old rules costs about 600 million annually.
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Washington
D AP
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Selma
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