Living Costs Edge Higher In October
October saw a small rise in the cost of living with the consumer price index up 0.1 to 126.4. Wages adjusted by cost of living escalator clauses will affect about 930,000 workers, boosting spendable earnings by roughly $1.80 weekly for a three dependent worker. Despite higher prices, buying power rose about 4 percent versus the year ago, as take-home pay increased to $84.12 for a three dependent family and $76.50 for a single earner.
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Washington
Labor Department
Kansas City Boy Killed by Car
Kansas City 13 year old William Ray Davis was struck and killed by a car while crossing a street with his 10 year old brother Phillip en route to a Boy Scout meeting. Their parents are Mr and Mrs Harvey Davis.
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Kansas City
William Ray Davis
Phillip
Harvey Davis
Kennedy interview with Izvestia sets Cold War themes
President Kennedy speaks to Soviet editor Alexei Adzhubei in Hyannis Port about freedom of choice for peoples, Berlin, and disarmament. He argues for settlement on Berlin and a cessation of nuclear tests, while Moscow notes claim a Soviet aim to Communize the world. The White House released a full transcript.
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Washington
Kennedy
Soviet Union
Alexei Adzhubei
Izvestia
Khrushchev
Eastern Europe
Berlin
White House
Europe
West Berlin
Moscow
Adzhubei
U.S
First Baby Born in New Neo sho Memorial Obstetrics Wing
Nancy Kay Umbarger, a 7 pound 7 ounce girl, is the first baby born in the newly completed obstetrics wing of Neo sho Memorial Hospital. The hospital will hold an open house Sunday from 1 to 4 p.m. to tour the new obstetrics and patient wings and the administration wing, with administrator Glen Dormais inviting the public to attend.
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Neosho Memorial Hospital
Nancy Kay
Larry Umbarger
Thayer
Glen Dormois
Nickerson High Bond Proposal Defeated
Nickerson Kansas voters rejected a $198,750 bond issue to build six extra classrooms at Nickerson High School. Principal S W Humbarger says the district may have to cut classes or move classes to other quarters in the city.
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Nickerson
Kas
Nickerson High School
S.W. Humbarger
Humane Society City Dads Agree on Animal Control
The Chanute City Commission and the Humane Society reached general agreement on a contract for animal control and care at a fixed monthly rate. Key issues remain including monthly payment, officer hiring, and duties. The plan seeks to shift control and care to the society while considering the city zoo and existing pound operations.
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Humane Society
Chanute Humane Society
W. J. Althaber
Society For
Hutchinson
Inter Commission
Sion
Hayes
Delega
Santa Feliow
City Park
Highland Park
A E. Clark
Clark
S. Katy
The
Society
Chanute
Commission
Ministers Oppose Sunday Business in Chanute Meeting
The Chanute Ministerial Alliance elected Rev. Charles W. Garretti as 1962 president and adopted a formal stance opposing Sunday commerce. The group urged church members and citizens to boycott businesses open on Sunday while naming other officers and planning a welcome folder and a weekly Church Night.
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Charles W. Garretti
First Methodist Church
Inas
Chanute
Alof
Garrett
Paul Life
Evangelical United Brethren Church
Alliance
E. M. Pearson
Grant
Pittenger
Life
Miller
Elks Lodge
West Cherry
Special
Commission i
Commission
Elks
Arnold Scarberry
S. Santa Fe
Arnie
Tic Toc
Scarberry
Robert Pennington
John Caresio
Althaber
Dave Evans
Spot Tavern
N. Santa Fe
Freeto Construction Co
D. L. Whiteman
Assembly of God Church
Injuries Fatal To Wichita Motorist in Bus Collision
AP report states Mingo Miller Jr. 3% of Wichita died Monday after a collision between his car and a Rapid Transit bus. Bus driver Carlie Miracle 53 and passenger Gladys Kemper 26, both of Wichita, were injured and treated at a hospital.
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Wichita
Mingo Miller Jr
Carlie Miracle
Gladys Kemper
Red Cross Elects Ballou To Board
Ballou was elected to the County Red Cross board of directors at a chapter meeting led by Dell Reed. The group approved year end and next year blood collections with Chanute and Erie schedules and noted hours volunteered by members and junior Red Cross enrollments.
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Red Cross
Ballou
County Red Cross Board of Directors
Harold Bodley
Chanute
Dell Reed
Howard Winans
Gray Ladies
Don Abbuehl
Erie
H. C. Miller
Veterans
Bridge P
Norman Koch
Sunflower Comat
Veterans’ Hospitals
Stark
Helen Anderson
Dale Lairmore
Ross Jones
Nine Midwest States Poised to Boost Regional Economy 15-20%
Lester E. Cox of Missouri urged nine mid-America states Nebraska Iowa Illinois Kentucky Tennessee Arkansas Oklahoma Kansas and Missouri to unite for defense contracts and regional development. He warned economic stagnation and census losses, citing defense spending gaps and a projected $6.5 billion fair share if cooperation grows.
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ST. Louis
Lester E. Cox
mid-America States
Cox
Missouri
Commerce and Industrial Development Commission
Nebraska
Iowa
Illinois
Kentucky
Tennessee
Arkansas
Oklahoma
Kansas
mid-America
Cali
Fornia
California
30 Year Sentences for Bank Robbers in Missouri
James Arthur Dolan and Allen Everett Bellew were sentenced to 30 years each under the habitual criminal act for the Farley State Bank robbery in Platte County March 31. Both men pleaded guilty. Bellew sobbed and Dolan and his wife shared a moment in court as the case unfolded. They escaped briefly from jail before FBI recapture in Kansas City.
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Liberty
Farley State Bank
Platte County
James Arthur Dolan
Allen Everett Bellew
Bellew
Clay County
James S. Rooney
Dolan
FBI
Kansas City
Weather forecast and record highs for Topeka Kansas
The report notes a hard season freeze with Topeka at 21 degrees the state low, followed by a forecast of generally fair conditions and warmer temperatures for today and Wednesday. Readings include a 1 pm barometer near 29.26 inches and a frosty night ahead with lows around 35 to 36 and highs 45 to 50.
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Topeka
Kansas
Fair Association to Meet in Erie Tomorrow Night
The Neosho County Fair Assn will hold its annual meeting in the Erie Savings and Loan building tomorrow at 8 o'clock. Fred Malson, the association president, says new officers for the coming year will be elected. The meeting is open to the public.
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Erie
Neosho County Fair Assn
Erie Savings and Loan
Fred Malson
Association
Effects on Everyday Living By Cocktails Coffee Pets
Denver doctors discuss daily habits and health risks from cocktails coffee and pets. Dr Clyde Stanfield advocates limited pre dinner drinks and a drinking man filter while Dr Ridgway flags coffee overuse and related nervous symptoms. Dr Candlin notes pets mirror owner anxiety and Dr Murphey cites no firm sex study conclusions.
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D. FE
Chester Ridgway
Cody
Wyo
Francis T. Candlin
Denver
Bradford Murphey
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Barbara Deane
Ewan Clague
Bureau of Labor Statistics
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Bonds
Garden City Zoo
John Lee
R. J. Hayes
James Williams
Lapham
Walter Johnstone
Peo
Ple
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Fair Assn
Clyde B. Stanfield
American Medical Association
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