Council Urges Tax Exemption Based on Use Not Ownership
TOPEKA AP The Legislative Council urged 1963 lawmakers to stop exemptions based on ownership and require use basis for property tax relief. Exemption would apply only to property used for government or charitable purposes. commercial use would negate exemption. The council warned erosion of local tax bases and noted many exemptions exist despite nonessential use. further talks included oil and gas well spacing proposals.
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Topeka
Legislative Council
Council
Kansas
Guilty Plea By Harbold In Second Degree Burglary Case
Donald R. Harbold of Chanute changed his plea from not guilty to guilty in a district court on the Owl Drive Inn break in. Sentencing was deferred to December 4 with a $1500 continuing bond. The June 5 burglary was halted when police nabbed Harbold in a tavern.
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Donald R. Harbold
Chanute
Owl Drive Inn
S. Santa Fe
Harbold
State
Warren J. Gregg
Kenneth L. Douglas
M. L. Lambert
Joey Drilling & Exploration Co
E. L. Winterman
Willard B. Jobe
Falcon Oil Co
Gary and
Zelda Hinkle
Gwendolyn K. Walker
Felipe Gutierrez
Kansas Weather: Clouds Bring Rain and Cooler Temps Across Regions
Topeka reports clouds and light rain across Kansas with cooler temperatures. Northwest highs near the 40s, southeast mid 50s to 60s, following Wednesday highs of 64 in Wichita and 72 in Garden City. Lows range from 38 in Goodland to 59 in Wichita and Pittsburg. Forecast calls for mostly cloudy skies through Friday with occasional rain and cooler nights.
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Topeka
Kansas
Wichita
Garden City
Goodland
Pittsburg
Dodge City
Kansas City
Traffic Fatalities Logged in Topeka For November 1962
Kansas traffic death log shows 24 hours to 6 a.m. Thursday for November 25, 1962, with 509 fatalities for the year, compared to 470 in the 1961 period.
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Topeka
Kansas
Tax Cut Debate Moves Forward With Kennedy Plan
Washington AP reports an open forum on tax cuts with business leaders, unions, and officials, while Walter Heller says Kennedy has decided to push a broad tax reduction to revive the economy. The discussion, largely closed to press, weighs timing and scope amid a $7.8 billion deficit and a proposed plan to begin Jan 1 with gradual easing over one to two years.
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Washington
Walter W. Heller
Kennedy
Council of Economic Advisers
Heller
Congress
Idol's Eye diamond breaks tie by ancient tradition
In New York a 70 carat Idol's Eye from the Golconda mines fetched 375000 but no bidder raised the stakes. Auctioneer Louis Marion applied a ritual rule awarding the gem to the bidder closest to the rostrum, Leo Levinson, who bought it for himself amid a 1,242,940 total sale of May Bonfils Stanton collection.
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New York
Parke-Bennet
Bonfils Stanton
Denver
Colo
Golconda
India
Europe
Chicago
Harry Levinson
Louis A. Green
Louis J. Marion
Marion
Levinson
Atlas-F Missile Launch Successful From Pacific Range
The Air Force reports its third Atlas-F missile launch down the Pacific range was a success.
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Vandenberg Air Force Base
Calif
Air Force
Pacific
Intercepted Letter About City Planning Commission
An intercepted note hints that those named on the city planning commission may feel uneasy about being the target of internal quarrels. The writer warns recipients they could be the ones the city has clashed over, ending with a signed closing.
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City Planning Commission
Six Firemen Die in Chile Scaffold Collapse
Six volunteer firemen were killed and 26 injured in Santiago when scaffolding collapsed after extinguishing a downtown building fire under construction.
93-year-old driver passes South Carolina tests
Experienced in Columbia, Fred eric Gardner Orr, aged 93, passed his South Carolina driver license tests with flying colors. Trooper Q D Carter called him exceptionally alert after a road test and Orr said he has driven since 1902 without a traffic violation.
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Columbia, S.C
Frederic Gardner Orr
South Carolina
Q. D. Carter
Orr
Elder rivals in Bronx court over same love interest
In Bronx Criminal Court Joseph Felstein at 81 and James Miscione at 82, both with head bandages, accused each other of felonious assault over a girl. After discussion with Judge Nicholas Delagi they withdrew charges. the unnamed woman remained unidentified.
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New York
Bronx
Telephone contact lines for Tribune phone access
Instructions urge readers to call Tribune using the provided carrier and contact he 1 3400 after 6 p.m. If the person is unreachable, use the alternate line after six. The note preserves a practical contact protocol without extra details.
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Tribune
295 Man Crew Quits Burning Greek Ship
In a fierce Atlantic blaze 295 crew abandon the Greek freighter Captain George 300 miles northeast of Bermuda. The 7,187 ton ship loaded with 400 tons of explosives and other cargo from St. Marys, Ga., was bound for Port Said Egypt. Coast Guard and vessels aided as waves rose to 60 feet and a rescue was coordinated for the schooner Curlew and its six crew.
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Hamilton
Bermuda
Coast Guard
Atlantic
George
New Orleans
Port Said
Egypt
Virginia
Curlew
St. Marys
U.S. Coast Guard
Robert Gervasoni
Conrad St
Trenton
N.J
Hutchinson Seeks State Tech Center Under Eurich Plan
Hutchinson endorses the Eurich report calling for a state universities center in Wichita with a new technical institute. The plan aims to enroll 2 000 to 2 600 students by 1975 across 10 to 15 programs, including engineering, electronics, and nursing. Hutchinson Chamber offers a free site and full cooperation. Parsons officials had no comment.
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State Universities Center
Wichita
University of Wichita
Harry Faris
Hutchinson Chamber of Commerce
John Anderson
Board of Regents
Eurich
Hutchinson
Topeka
Hutchinson Junior College
Faris
Parsons
Clyde M. Reed
Board of
Regents
Abrupt End To Game Girl Burned
In Wilmington North Carolina a game of burn her at the stake ended when seven year old Gloria Jean Perry was severely burned after her clothing caught fire. Pamela Louise Clough eleven tied Gloria to a tree with rags and pine straw. The older girl set the fire and tried to extinguish it as flames spread. Gloria Jean was admitted to Cape Fear Memorial Hospital with second and third degree burns. Pamela and her mother received minor burns while tending the scene.
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Wilmington
N.C
Gloria Jean Perry
Cape Fear Memorial Hospital
Marion W. Millis
Pamela Louise Clough
Gloria Jean
Pamela
Woman Indicted For Slaying Friend
In Boston a 21 year old heiress Suzanne Clift niece of Montgomery Clift was indicted for first degree murder in the slaying of her Italian Swiss boyfriend Piero Brentani. The grand jury handed up the indictment Wednesday in under two hours. Brentani, 27, an engineer, was shot on October 1.
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Boston
Suzanne Clift
Miss Clift
Montgomery Clift
Piero Brentani
Border refugee escapes East German guards in Berlin gun battle
A 19 year old East German border guard defected to West Berlin in a firefight with fellow Red guards. West Berlin police say about 30 shots were exchanged during the escape.
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Berlin
West Berlin
Khrushchev oils Cuban talks with new bomber pullout offer
Khrushchev sent a proposal to Kennedy to remove Soviet jet bombers from Cuba but the many conditions attached cloud a Cuban settlement. Negotiations in New York focus on dismantling missiles and U N inspection while Stevenson presses for a clear response.
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Washington
Khrushchev
Kennedy
Cuba
New York
U.S
United States
Soviet Union
U.N
Adlai E. Stevenson
Vasily V. Kuznetsov
Stevenson
New Congress Seen Differing From Past By Agrarian Leaders
Secretary of Agriculture Orville L Freeman told the National Grange that the 1960 census will shape a Congress with urban bias unless farming groups unite. He cautioned against a babel of voices that could paralyze action while noting farm programs must raise incomes, cut surpluses and save taxpayers money. Freeman said the Kennedy administration favors pragmatic, results driven programs and is coordinating with farm leaders on dairy, cotton, and grain surpluses.
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Fort Wayne
Ind
Orville L. Freeman
Congress
Washington
Freeman
National Grange
Kennedy
Children Babble After Taking Pills in Hollywood
Three children aged 1 to 4 shared pills found in a trash barrel and stayed awake for 24 hours with giggling and hallucinations. Doctors work to identify the pills’ makeup after they were discarded by relatives of a deceased woman. Two bottles held depressants and a third appeared to be an arthritis prescription. the children Laurette Knott, Robin Knott, and James Knott Jr. were released home from Children’s Hospital.
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Hollywood
Calif
Laurette
Robin
James Knott Jr
Childrens Hospital
Condition Worsens for Actor Charles Laughton
Hollywood AP reports the condition of actor Charles Laughton, diagnosed with spinal cancer, has worsened. Cedars of Lebanon Hospital confirms the setback and notes ongoing treatment.
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Hollywood
Charles Laughton
Cedars of Lebanon
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