Missing King the Brittany Spaniel Stirs Toronto Hunters Aid
Gordon McNitt seeks help from area sportsmen after his 14 month old Brittany Spaniel King disappeared on the first day of a prairie chicken season. The orange and white registered dog is held by Gordon and a $20 reward is offered for information. Mrs McNitt lists license numbers of two Neosh County hunters seen on the property without permission.
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Gordon McNitt
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Former Castro Air Force Chief Arrested in Miami
Maj. Pedro Diaz Sanz, former chief of Fidel Castro's air force, was arrested in Miami on Cuban charges of murder and attempted murder. U.S. deputy marshals held him on an extradition warrant as Judge Lieb set bond at 5000 dollars. Diaz Lanz said he could not meet the bond.
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Pedro
Diaz Sanz
Fidel Castro
Air Force
U.S
Joseph Lieb
Diaz Lanz
Cuba
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Freeze Forecast Portends Sharply Colder Weather Tonight
Kansas weather bulletin warns a strong northerly wind blast will sweep into the state tonight. Expect snow and sharply falling temperatures with 40 to 50 mph gusts in the northwest, followed by much colder conditions statewide Thursday. Highs by Thursday range from 20 to 40 with lows 15 to 62 depending on location.
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Teuradas
Topeka
Kansas
Weather Bureau
Richard Garrett
Medical Society protests removal of Dr Gelperin
The Jackson County Medical Society condemns the replacement of Dr Abraham Gelperin as director of health and hospitals in Kansas City. City manager Reed McKinley moved Dr George W Feist into the post after Reed requested Gelperin's resignation last Friday. The visiting staff of General Hospital and Dr A Lloyd Stockwell president of the visiting staff defend consulting doctors before hospital administration changes.
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Kansas City
Abraham Gelperin
Jackson County Medical Society
Reed McKinley
Gelperin
General Hospital
George W. Feist
A. Lloyd Stockwell
Butler steel grain storage plant opens south of Chanute
W A Brazil completes a 12000 square foot Butler steel building after purchasing a 2.5 acre site from the city. The facility, south of 21st Street beside the Santa Fe railroad, stores about 160000 bushels of corn and soybeans using two vacuum blower units. An auger and small storage bins are planned, with potential for industrial or manufacturing use if needed.
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Chanute
W. A. Brazil
S. Highland
21St Street
Santa Fe
Brazil
Larry Fail
Earlton
Kenneth Barriger
Buffalo
Tommy
Tribune
Poppy Day Sale Planned by VFW Auxiliary
The Veterans of Foreign Wars Auxiliary led by Marie Couch announces a two day Poppy Day sale on Friday and Saturday in the business district. Proceeds benefit the National Home, VA hospitals, and rehabilitation efforts. Members asked to meet at the Manhattan Hotel each day.
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National Home
Steel Strike Talks Recessed Indefinitely by Mediation Director
Federal Mediation Director Joseph Finnegan recessed the steel bargaining talks after a fruitless half hour between management and union teams. Both sides were told to be ready to return, but no session before Friday seems likely. The 113 day strike looms as Supreme Court considers a Taft Hartley injunction.
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Joseph F. Finnegan
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Supreme Court
David J.mcdonald
R. Conrad Cooper
U.S. Steel Corp
Cooper
Bus Drivers Reject Kansas City Contract Offer
SAS CITY, RP A strike by Amalgamated Assn. of Street Electric Railway and Motor Coach Employee of America set for midnight Saturday after more than 500 members voted Tuesday to reject the latest offer from Kansas City Public Service Co. union president Loren Hargus said terms were not disclosed and negotiations may resume.
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Rites for 16-Year-Old Jim McCune Draw 700 mourners
Nearly 700 persons including many high school students filled the Methodist church in Kansas City Kansas for the funeral of Jim McCune 16 year old honor student. The Rev Judd H Jones and the local pastor led rites with hymns and floral tributes. Burial followed at Memorial Park cemetery with community groups and Washburn sorority members among attendees.
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Jim McCune
Judd H. Jones
Jim
Mr. Jones
Washington Avenue Methodist Church
Kansas City
Kan
Charles Wesley Garrett
Jones
Jesus
John Nation
Cecil Pankratz
Jim Gough
Bob Barker
Jim York
Bob Franklin
Kenny Winters
Eddie Ranz
Phillip Whitworth
Terry Sutcliffe
Rick Tribble
Steve Wells
Linda Malson
Cathy Thompson
Sandy Midcap
Joan Ashley
Jane Wallingford
Memorial Park Cemetery
Koch-Skinner
Alpha Phi Sorority
Washburn
Topeka
Alice McCune
Erie
St. Paul
Parsons
Britain to End Most Trade Restrictions Nov 9
The British government announced that effective November 9 most imports will be free of restrictions, ending two decades of controls to defend the pound and postwar economy. While many goods become unrestricted, arms, nuclear materials, aircraft, and certain foods may stay limited.
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Washington
Britain
Nixon Boost In GOP Drive To Victory
Kansas City AP reports Senator Barry Goldwater says Vice President Richard Nixon can lead the Republican Party to victory next year if party members work hard. The comment signals support for Nixon amid 1960 election chatter.
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Kansas City
Barrry Goldwater
Arizona
Richard Nixon
FBI Holds Cook After Slaying in Colorado Robbery Case
Kansas City AP report says 35 year old cook Robert Lee Jones was held by the FBI on a murder and robbery complaint tied to the Feb. 6 killing of 83 year old James P. Mitchell in Hotchkiss Colorado. About $1,000 was stolen in the crime. Jones, jailed in Jackson County, said he worked as a cook in Kansas City for about two months.
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FBI
Hotchkiss
Colo
Mark Felt
Robert Lee Jones
Deniver
James P. Mitchell
Jones
Jackson County
Packers Strike at Wilson Plants Across Eight Cities
The UPWA has ordered an immediate strike of 5,400 workers at eight Wilson Co. plants in Chicago Albert Lea Omaha South Omaha Kansas City Memphis Los Angeles and Cedar Rapids. The walkout follows a stalled contract dating from September and a dispute over working hours and conditions.
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United Packinghouse Workers of America
Wilson Co
Ralph Helstein
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Memphis
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Five Democrats Named As Senate Material
State Treasurer George Hart announced five Democrats he believes would make good U S Senate candidates at a party meeting. The list includes Rep. J Floyd Breeding of Rolla Frank Theis Arkansas City state chairman and national committeeman Kenneth Anderson Emporia former national committeeman Leigh Warner Cimarron former state chairman and Georgia Neese Gray Richland national committeewoman.
Eisenhower outlines steps to curb TV quiz rigging
President Eisenhower said the attorney general will propose legal changes to stop deceptive TV practices by January 1 and the FTC will review advertising. He defended industry self discipline, urged responsible mass information distribution, and noted plans for a 19 day tour across Europe Asia and Africa beginning December 4.
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Eisenhower
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Fisenhower
Joe Jackson
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Africa
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Prober Challenges Sponsor of TV Quiz Rigging
House investigator Rep. Steven Derounian pressed Revson of Revion Inc over claims of sponsor ignorance of quiz fixing on The $64,000 Challenge and The $64,000 Question. He urged a Justice Department look into conflicting testimony and noted possible perjury among witnesses while detailing control methods cited by producers and sponsors.
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Justice Department
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RNY
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Revion, Inc
Revson
John B. Bennett
R-Mich
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Revlon
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Abrams
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Steven R. Carlin
Revion
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New Jersey
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Dowd
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O'Rourke
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Mexico
Freedman
Charles van Doren
van Doren
EPI
Docking Invited to Visit West Germany Next Spring
Gov. George Docking plans a Pod visit to Bonn as part of U S efforts to show Americans abroad. Dr Edward Myers said Docking will explain how state government operates and describe a typical day in office to German leaders and educators. He will bear his own travel costs and be joined by Mrs Docking for a trip likely in early April or the first three weeks of April.
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Docking
Topeka
George
Germany
United States
Lause
Kansas
Edward Myers
Bonn
Six-jet bomber crashes in Gulf. one airman rescued
A B47 bomber carrying four crew crashed about 80 miles offshore in the Gulf of Mexico just before dawn. Coast Guard helicopter rescuer saved Lt. Franklin Delano Harrod, navigator, who parachuted from the craft. Three crewmen remained missing as search operations continued near MacDill Air Force Base. Harrod is listed as son of Grover Cleveland Harrod of Hattiesburg Mississippi.
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Fla
Gulf of Mexico
Coast Guard
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MacDill Air Force Base
MacDill
Franklin Delano Harrod
Kelley sentenced to one to two years in state penitentiary
Robert O. Kelley, a Chanute odd jobs worker, was convicted of fourth degree arson for attempting to torch a motor car owned by Clara Bradshaw at 408 West Ist Street. District Judge B M Dunham sentenced him to one to two years, after deferring sentencing previously.
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Robert O. Kelley
Chanute
Kelley
Clara Bradshaw
B. M. Dunham
Traffic Fatalities In Kansas Rise in 1959 Totals
State accident records show 0 fatalities in the 24 hours ending 9 a.m. today. Year to date for 1959 stands at 475 deaths, compared with 469 for the same period in 1958.
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