Mass arrests mark 10th day of Tallahassee protests
In Florida capital authorities used tear gas to halt a march by about 2000 Negroes and arrested 257, mostly Florida A&M University students, on contempt of court or unlawful assembly charges as antisegregation protests continued. Another 37 were jailed later, with a churchyard refuge scene noted.
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Tallahassee
Fla
Florida
Florida A&m (Negro) University
Ben Willis
Willis
Les Pendieton
Pendieton
Pope John XXIII Near Death Relapse Shocks Vatican
Pope John XXIII, 81, relapsed in a grave crisis at the Vatican with doctors administering viaticum and extreme unction as officials said the situation could be measured in hours or days. Vatican sources cited internal bleeding from a stomach growth, causes unclear, after a brief improvement earlier in the week.
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Vatican City
John XXIII
Piero Mazzoni
Rome
Raimondo Manzini
Vatican
L'Osservatore Romano
Manzini
Photographs Taken Of Thresher Hull
Photographs taken by the research vessel Conrad show what is believed to be the hull, diving planes and sail area of the nuclear submarine Thresher lying about 8400 feet below the surface. The Navy Court of Inquiry will review the images at Portsmouth New Hampshire where the wreckage is being examined after the April 10 deep sea test dive that claimed 129 lives. The bathyscaph Trieste awaits in Boston as the inquiry proceeds.
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Portsmouth
N.H
Court of Inusqry
Thresher
Conrad
Boston
Navy Court of Inquiry
Navy
Elton W. Grenfell
U.S. Atlantic Fleet Submarine Force
Norfolk
Left Hand Weather Vane Aims to Beat Oddity Record
A farm near Chanute displays an unusual wind direction vane made from a rat skeleton. Clark Anderson and his son Howard recall a 1960 incident with a dog, a raccoon, and live wire that inspired the device. The wind turns the skeleton on a 100 foot wire near the Anderson home, now rebuilt after a fire, with the wind’s direction measured daily by Clark who is now wheelchair bound.
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Clark Anderson
Chanute
Anderson
Howard
The
Tribune
Park Carlson
Buffalo
Carlsons
Anderson Farm
North Pole
South Pole
Jury Verdict For Defendant In Erie Auto Case
A district court jury in Erie returned a verdict for the defendant in an automobile accident damage suit filed by Crystal Thompson against Claude Walker. The case began in Chanute and was moved to Erie. jurors included local residents from Erie Chanute and Thayer. The plaintiff sought 1192 dollars in damages and this was the term’s last trial.
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ERIE
Crystal Thompson
Claude Walker
Chanute
Wilma J. Runyon
T. J. LaRue
E. O. Janssen
Max D. Thompson
Clyde Kile
Wilbur Thompson
Keith Dodd
Orpha Myers
John Alonzo
Gale McMillen
C. D. Stafford
Henry Tuxhorn
Thayer
Collection Day Tomorrow for Tribune Carriers
Collectors will gather one month's advance payment for June from Tribune subscribers. Carrier boys will call tomorrow so subscribers should have funds ready for the Little Businessmen.
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Tribune
Soviet Demand Ties Laos Peace Move to Unanimous Action
Moscow demanded that the three nation Laos control commission act only with full agreement among Canada India and Poland. The move follows Britain and the Soviet co chairmen urging an immediate ceasefire and full facility to the commission. The Polish representative balked at accompanying the Plaine des Jarres visit where pro Communist attacks targeted neutral elements.
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Moscow
Soviet Union
Control Commission
Laos
Britain
Cochairmen
Tass
Foreign Ministry
Canada
India
Poland
Plaine Des Jarres
Alcoholism Talk Highlights AA Impact in Chanute
A Chanute JayCees meeting featured a local Alcoholics Anonymous member detailing the disease. He described alcoholism as a physical allergy, mental obsession, and spiritual deterioration, noting 5,000,000 alcoholics in the U.S. and that AA has 300,000 members worldwide. The Chanute AA chapter has operated four years with about 40 members. 12 to 15 attend weekly meetings.
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Chanute
Alcoholics Anonymous
Chanute JayCees
U.S. Public Health Service
Karl Menninger
America
California
Kansas
Burglary and Accidents Keep Officers Busy
Police report multiple break ins at S. Santa Fe and Peter Pan stores with totals around 533 dollars, left open refrigerators, and same back door entry holes. Separate incidents include a heavy holiday plane crash northeast of Chanute, a near total home loss fire, and a dog pack chasing sheep, all under Neosho County Sheriff supervision.
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Peter Panice
S. Santa Fe
Agen
S. Santa Cash
W. Main
Chanute
Neosho County
George
Boy saved from hanging rope as city workers intervene
David Kaemmerling, eight, dangled from a rope tied to a tree limb in his yard when neighbors and city workers improvised a rescue. A gate-latch delay nearly cost him his life until three men pulled him free. Later, he faced a punishment of no lunch. In separate incidents, a 1956 Ford pickup collided with a cattle truck east of Chanute, a parking-lot crash occurred on S Santa Fe, and a Cessna belly landed six miles northeast of Chanute after running low on fuel. The pilot escaped unhurt and the sheriff investigated.
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David Kaemmerling
Regina Kaemmerling
S. Evergreen
J. L. du Bois
S. Central
David
Charles Williams
Don Howell
Vernon Diedel
Barbara Kaemmerling
Strickland
Leonard Strickland
Chanute
Donaldson
Iga
S. Santa Fe
James Gilliland
S. Edith
Elmira Moore
N. Lafayette
Geraldine Felder
Muncie
Jack Denton
Denton
Memphis
Tenn
Lola
Colony
Edsel Noland
EF. Johnson
Weather report with historic temps and forecast
A weather summary notes high and low temperatures for today with year ago references, plus relative humidity and barometer readings. The forecast calls for variable cloudiness and scattered showers and thunderstorms through Saturday, with a chance of locally heavy rains in southern counties tonight. Low tonight mid 60s, high Saturday around 80s.
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Sineeses
Unions Launch General Strike In Argentina
In Buenos Aires 2.5 million member CGT launched a 24 hour general strike to press for government action to ease unemployment. Unions promised skeletal crews at utilities hospitals and airports while demonstrations turned violent with tear gas clashes injuring several. Jose Alonso CGT secretary general led a march demanding action plus the release of prisoners held without trial.
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General Confederation of Labor
CGT
Juan D. Peron
Spain
Jose Alonso
Jos Maria Guido
Confederation
Watershed Signup Moves Duck Creek District Toward Election
Forty five percent of landowners representing sixty five percent of Duck Creek watershed acreage signed the petition for organizing the district. The petition was presented at Lafontaine High School by the Duck Creek Watershed steering committee. Attorney Don Vosburg filed the petition with the Kansas Water Resources Board chief engineer in Topeka for approval. If approved, Elk City's Robert Faler will be notified and a permanent watershed board will be formed to hold educational meetings and set up polling in Montgomery, Elk, and Wilson counties, followed by an election on watershed district creation.
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Fredonia
Duck Creek
Lafontaine High School
A. W. Miller
SCS
Don Vosburg
Topeka
Kansas Water Resources Board
Robert Faler
Elk City
Miller
Duck Creek Watershed Board of Directors
Montgomery
Elk
Wilson
President Kennedy Leads Nation to Honor War Dead
President Kennedy led the nation in tribute to fallen service members at Arlington National Cemetery. Soldiers stood at present arms as a wreath with red white and blue colors was placed at the Tomb of the Unknowns.
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Washington
Kennedy
Arlington National Cemetery
Memorial Day traffic toll tops 150 in nationwide deaths
The Associated Press reports 155 lives lost in Memorial Day traffic from 6 p.m. Wednesday to midnight Thursday, beating the 130 estimate and setting a new 30 hour record. Kansas fatalities include Earl Lay and Ruth Lay in a U S 530 crash near Newton, Edith McProud near South Haven, Topeka teens in a pole collision, and Anthony Cuerrero with five injured, plus Douglas Schneider near Kingman in separate crashes.
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National Safety Council
Kansas
U.S. 530
Newton
Earl G. Lay
Ruth
Wichita
Edith C. McProud
South Haven
John N. Payne
Hutchinson
Payne
Topeka
Anthony Cuerrero
John Mendez
Gary Cuerrero
Howard Allbright
Louis Martines
Douglas C. Schneider
Ellinwood
Kingman
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Thresher Hull
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Overland Park
Lester Petty
Tioga Hotel
Johnson Studio
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Larry Mathews
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Neely
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Parsons
Joe Brazil
Loren White
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Buenos Aires, Argentina
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