Court Upholds Legality of Reapportionment Suit
In Topeka Kansas District Judge Marion Beatty upheld the legality of a suit to force reapportionment of the Kansas Legislature Overruling the state on jurisdiction and proper plaintiffs the decision allows the case to move toward the state Supreme Court or even the U S Supreme Court The suit filed by four Hutchinson area newspapermen Hutchinson Publishing Co and Ernest W Johnson argues the current apportionment violates the state and federal constitutions and seeks to enjoin further elections under present lines Judge Beatty ruling notes that a law making body cannot transgress the constitution by inaction and states a rational apportionment based on the preceding census is required The case now proceeds toward merits as Ferguson asserts no immediate appeal and the state Senate schedule lingers until 1964
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Topeka
Kan
Marion Beatty
Kansas
Paul Shanahan
Reno
Shawnee
Johnson
Sedgwick
Beatty
State Supreme Court
U.S. Supreme Court
Senate
House
Supreme Court of the
U. S
J. P. Harris
Peter Macdonald
John McCormally
Hutchinson
Hutchinson Publishing Co
Ernest W. Johnson
Olathe
Shanahan
State of
Atty
William M. Ferguson
Ferguson
Kansas House
State Senate
Memorial Day Plane Crashes Raise Holiday Death Toll
The 30 hour Memorial Day period saw multiple plane crashes and auto fatalities with 109 traffic deaths, including a Ripley New York collision and a Houston Texas family loss. California and New York posted the largest totals as the National Safety Council warned total deaths could reach 120.
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Massillon
Ohio
Ripley
N.Y
Sherman
Holly Hil
S.C
Houston
Tex
Wilmington
N.C
Fort Dodge
Iowa
California
New York
Summer Red Cross Swim Lesson Schedule Announced
Margaret Ranabargar, Red Cross First Aid Water Safety chairwoman, released the summer schedule for swim lessons. Outside Chanute, classes run July 9–20 with enrollment at the Red Cross office 1–5 pm weekdays or via local representatives. Junior and Senior Lifesaving start June 18 at 9 am for one week. A new swimmer aide orientation course for adults appears, with enrollment the week of June 18. Chanute enrollments June 4–6, 9 am–noon and 1–5 pm at the Memorial Building Red Cross office. Water safety aide training is June 18 from 9 am–noon. applicants must have passed Lifesaving and be at least 14.
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Red Cross
Margaret Ranabargar
First Aid
Chanute
Ranabargar
Memorial Building
Buying Spree Lifts Stocks After Weekend Rally
New York AP reports a flood of buy orders pushing the market higher in a continuation of the recovery from the big loss. By noon the AP average rose 6.70 to 226.80 and the Dow rose 4.29 to 608.25, though overall levels remained depressed.
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New York
Wheeling
Associated Press
Waor
Wife Killed, Officer Held After Shooting Tragedy
Overland Park Kansas AP reports 27 year old patrolman Fred Bales was jailed for homicide investigation after his wife Di uD Vi Taly MI Ie FV was killed by a gunshot. Neighbors heard a shot at about 6 30 am as Bales held a baby and surrendered.
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Overland Park, Kan
Fred ID. Bales
Ralph Burger
Johnson County
Bales
New York
Agar Helmick
Fred
American Telephone
Judgment set for jury in Berthot Montague house suit
The district court trial of Charles A. Berthot v Fred W Montague Jr. heads to the jury this afternoon after a Memorial Day recess. Berthot claims more than 13000 dollars is owed as final payment on a house he built for Montague, both residents of Chanute.
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Charles A. Berthot
Fred W. Montague Jr
Berthot
Montague
Chanute
Separation Success For Siamese Twins
Siamese twins Patricia and Prudence Lowe were described as coming along nicely at Children's Hospital after a five hour separation surgery Tuesday. Surgeons say the girls have excellent chances for normal lives.
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San Francisco
Patricia
Prudence Lowe
Children’s Hospital
Mine Shaft Death Trap For Little Boy
A 4-year-old boy, Kenny Kowalchuk, fell into an abandoned mine shaft near Pine Creek Alberta and died 34 hours later. Rescuers found him 54 feet underground, his body buried in earth with fractures. His mother was among the crowd at the pithead, unaware of the fate as officials raised the body to the surface.
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Ghost Pine Creek
Alta
Kenny Kowalchuk
Three Hills
Kenny
Rainfall Boosts Hope Amid Wet May Outlook
Weather recap notes .58 inch rainfall boosting totals to 6.60 inches year to date though May may become the driest on record since 1950. Forecasters warn for more showers and possible thunderstorms across Kansas with humid air and rising river levels easing after earlier peaks. Local totals across towns include Lebo 1.74 inches and Emporia 1.21 inches in the 24 hours ending 6 am.
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Lylers
Neosho
Mois
Ture
the Tribune
Kansas
Associated Press
Topeka
Neosho River
Richard Garrett
Lebo
Emporia
Neosho Rapids
Thayer
Arkansas City
Iola
Waverly
Oxford
Quiet Memorial Day Observed Across Southeast Kansas
Law enforcement reported a quiet Memorial Day in the area with no highway fatalities in the fourth district of southeast Kansas. Two arrests occurred early yesterday: C C Long of Osawatomie for reckless driving and driving on a suspended license. Dale J. Douglas of Yates Center for intoxication and disturbing the peace, fined 20 dollars plus costs. Memorial services and outdoor family activities marked the day, including a 150-person service at Elmwood Cemetery led by the American Legion post with Glen Halbe delivering the memorial address.
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Cha Note
Highway Patrol
Kansas
C. C. Long
Osawatomie
Lester Marts
Marts
Dale J. Douglas
Yates Center
Justice of the Peace
St. Paul
Douglas
Elmwood ‘Cemetery
American Legion Post
Chanute
Glen Halbe
Severe storms forecast across Kansas and Missouri
A severe weather forecast covers southeast and south central Kansas and parts of southwest and west central Missouri. Scattered severe thunderstorms with large hail and damaging winds are expected Thursday from 11 am to 5 pm CST along a corridor 60 miles wide extending from 30 miles south of Butler Missouri to Dodge City Kansas.
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Kansas City
Kansas
Missouri
Butler Mo
Dodge City
Kan
Seabees Ordered to Support Marines in Korea War Tie
Seabees dispatched from NAHA Okinawa for the first time since Korea to aid U S Marine combat units. A 69 enlisted men and 2 officers detachment led by Lt jg D P Thorchin left for Thailand to back the 3rd Marine Expeditionary Brigade.
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Seabees
Marines
Naha
Okinawa
U.S
Thailand
3Rd Marine Expeditionary Brigade
D. P. Thorchin
ofLaredo
Texas
May employment hits record high as jobless fall continues
U S government figures show total employment rising to 68 203 000 in May, a May record. Unemployment declines to 3 719 000, with the seasonally adjusted jobless rate dropping to 5.4 percent, aided by a strong non farm gain and a teenage labor force influx. Farm employment rises to 5 428 000 while non farm employment reaches 62 800 000, the highest for any month. Secretary Goldberg calls the trends encouraging and indicative of continued economic improvement.
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Washington
Arthur J. Goldberg
Goldberg
Holiday Unmarred by Memorial Day Traffic
No Memorial Day traffic deaths reported in Kansas as the holiday period ended at midnight. The 30 hour stretch began at 6 p m Tuesday. Four traffic deaths were reported in Missouri during the holiday. No drowning or boating fatalities were recorded in Kansas or Missouri.
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Kansas
Missouri
Measuring Mistake Costs Kansas Farmer On Turnpike
David Hearne of Waterville Kansas told tollgate attendants his combine on a truck met the 13 foot 6 inch height limit. He struck a 14 foot 5 inch overpass south of Wichita and knocked down about five inches of the elevator. The repair bill is about 125 dollars.
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Wichita
David FE
Hearne
Waterville
Kan
Kansas Turnpike
Louis Stroup
Urnpike
Combine
Tribune Phone Contact Instructions
If you cannot reach your Tribune by phone, contact your carrier. If he is unavailable, dial HE 1-3400 after 6 p.m.
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Tribune
Student tests post office package handling in test at Roosevelt High
Wyandotte Michigan AP report says 17 year old Carol Skrycki tested mail handling by sending eight accelerometers to a California collaborator. She found marked differences in jolts for air mail special fragile and second class categories, while first class and third class were not reported. The packages arrived smashed, yet Skrycki still won a science fair prize.
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Wyandotte
Mich
Carol Skrycki
Roosevelt High School
California
Carol
Attorney General Cooperates on Tax Rules
Atty. Gen. William Ferguson said his office will work with state and local officials to set rules for determining the county in which an automobile is taxed. The issue involves Wyandotte firms owning cars driven home by employees living in another county.
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Topeka
William Ferguson
Wyandotte
Atkinson Clinches Oklahoma Democratic Nomination
W P Bill Atkinson holds a 909 vote recount lead for the Democratic nomination with 76 counties recounted. He leads former Gov Raymond Gary 231,897 to 230,983, facing Republican Henry Bellman in November. Gary and Atkinson both sought the recount after tight May runoff results.
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Oklahoma City
W.P
Bill Atkinson
Oklahoma Democratic
Oklahoma
Raymond Gary
Atkinson
Gary
Henry Bellman
Traffic Fatalities Log Shows May and May 1962 Comparison
The Topeka AP log records Kansas traffic deaths within 48 hours to 9 am Thursday and compares May totals with 1962 and 1961 periods, noting 219 deaths in 1961 and 205 in 1962.
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Topeka
Kansas
Gadberry Calls Graduates to Pay the Piper Tune
Wichita banker G Robert Gadberry addressed Senior High and Junior College graduates in Memorial auditorium. He urged faith in God and self and warned against false tunes from political extremes and failed free enterprise. He cited The Pied Piper, urging graduates to “pay the piper” and follow the true tune.
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G. Robert Gadberry
Wichita
Memorial Auditorium
Gadberry
Hamelin
God Is
Davis
Lekberg
Harold Tarpley
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