Valachi to Testify Before Senate Panel Then Canada Access
Joseph Valachi will finish his Senate Investigations subcommittee testimony and then face a pair of grand jury appearances. He will be available for questioning by Canadian authorities about possible Cosa Nostra operations in Canada, following consultations with officials. The process may include indictments against crime figures named by Valachi as he spills gang land secrets.
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Washington
Joseph Valachi
Senate
Justice Department
Valachi
Cosa Nostra
Canada
William G. Hundley
Department
Sen
John L. McClellan
Arkansas Democrat
Senate Investigations Subcommittee
McClellan
McCellan
la Cosa Nostra
Vito Genovese
Humboldt Biblesta Parade Set for Saturday Afternoon
Humboldt marks its sixth annual Biblesta with a 2:50 pm parade through the town square and a 7 pm concert by the Venables Quartet. 29 floats depict biblical stories including The Exodus and Jonah and the Whale. Prizes include a traveling trophy and three first prizes.
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Humboldt
Venables
Little Rock
Ark
Egypt
Chanute
Iola
Kennedy dedicates Greers Ferry Dam in Arkansas visit
President Kennedy dedicates the $46.7 million Greers Ferry Dam on the Little Red River near Heber Springs Arkansas. He vows that power and flood control projects will keep serving the country long after critics are gone while inviting six Arkansas Democratic lawmakers to accompany him. The trip includes an afternoon speech at Little Rock amid past school integration clashes.
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Heber Springs
Ark
Kennedy
America
Arkansas
Little Rock
White House
Congress
Greers Ferry
Facelifting at Jack's Jewelry Opens After Remodel
Jack and Dorothy Wood unveil a complete facelifting of Jack's Jewelry at 2 E Main with a grand opening planned for tomorrow and Saturday. The remodel expands floor space over twenty times the original, adds new counters and display areas, central heating and air, acoustic ceiling, tile, lighting, wiring, and a new front door. Door prizes for adults and favors for children accompany the event as the firm marks 16 years at the same location on November 3.
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Jack
E. Main
Dorothy Wood
Ghostly cries at Memorial Park cemetery scare locals
A telephone caller reported it sounded like someone was being killed near Memorial Park cemetery around 10 pm. Officers found three teenage girls in a car laughing and telling jokes, unaware of any danger, and sent them home.
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Memorial Park Cemetery
$3 Million Loan For Kansas U Dorm
The Community Facilities Administration approved a $3 million loan to build a 10 story residence hall at the University of Kansas. The housing complex will house 976 students and five house mothers, and include the housing administration office. KU adds $400,000 to the project.
UF Drive Hits 316 for Second Annual Campaign
Another 155 was turned in at Chanute United Fund headquarters today boosting the early total to 316 for the second annual campaign which began Monday. The advanced gifts portion runs until Oct 19 with the residential drive to follow. The seven participating agencies aim for 21,896.09 dollars.
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Chanute United Fund
Magnus Mowrey
Raymond York
Ira Barber
Jim Cooper
Dick Bohling
Dale Fairchild
Mowrey
Santa Fe Railroad
Car Damaged When City Truck Backs Into It
John H. Means, 62, of Reeds, Missouri, was parked by a public telephone stand when a city-owned truck from the municipal warehouse driveway rolled onto Main Street and struck his 1961 Chevrolet, damaging the left side and rear glass. The truck incurred no damage. The accident occurred about 1 50 p.m. yesterday and caused estimated damage of 250 to 300 dollars.
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Missouri
Main
Plummer
John H. Means
Reeds
25 Officers In Manhunt For Escapees
About 25 law enforcement officers combed thick woods six miles south of Perryville Arkansas seeking two escapees from Wichita Kansas Oscar Wharton 36 and John Engberg 29 who fled on foot after abandoning their car near a roadblock Thornburg. A state trooper spotted them. Bloodhounds were unavailable due to dry woods. Wharton of Little Rock and Engberg of Denver broke out Sept 25 while held on armed robbery charges.
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Perryville
Ark
Wichita
Kan
Oscar Wharton
John Engberg
Thornberg
Wharton
Little Rock
Engberg
Denver
Wichita Killings Mystery
Police probe third unsolved service station slaying in six months as Aaron Rowe 19 is found shot at a southeast Wichita station. Rowe, an Air Force airman at McConnell, had been working alternate nights since Aug. 1. Earlier killings include Wayne Platt 58 shot April 18 at another station and Martin Tucker 25 shot July 25 at a West Wichita station.
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Wichita
Aaron P. Rowe
Rowe
Easton
McConnell Air Force Base
Harold W. Darnell
Kase
Air Force
Mary McGreevey
Wayne Platt
Martin E. Tucker
Boy earns perfect spelling grade prompt for headstand
In Springfield Missouri AP Donnie Gilmore in eighth grade spelling impressed teacher Levene Lampe who promised a dare if he scored 100 on his spelling paper She kept her word and stood on her head in the gym after he achieved the perfect score.
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Springfield
Donnie Gilmore
Levene Lampe
Donnie
Traffic Fatalities In Kansas Log For October 1963
AP report records Kansas traffic death toll over the first 24 hours to 9 a m Thursday. For October the total stands at 2. For 1963 the rolling figure is 421. The comparable 1962 period shows 438 fatalities.
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Topeka
Kansas
Uprising In Honduras Reported By Military Leaders
Washington reports a military uprising in Honduras against President Villeda Morales. The State Department cautions against unconstitutional seizure of power and notes uncertain outcome as forces surround the Presidential Palace in Tegucigalpa. US officials say coup efforts appear bloodless so far with elections due October 15.
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Washington
Honduras
Villeda Morrales
State Department
United States
Villeda Morales
Liberal Party
Robert McCloskey
Col. Lopez
Presidential
Tegucigalpa
U.S
Department
Charles R. Burrows
Defense Department
Intercepted Letter Describes Space Sunsets Compared to Kansas
An intercepted note quotes Astronaut Cooper praising space sunsets as nearly as beautiful as those seen in Kansas, reflecting a contrast between celestial views and familiar earthly scenes. The letter highlights admiration for planetary lighting and rural Midwestern imagery.
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Cooper
Space
Kansas
Sights and Colors of Space From Cooper Moon Flight
Houston AP report details astronaut Leroy Gordon Cooper Jr s final Mercury mission summary noting 22 orbits and his vivid observations of space during day and night sunsets. He describes sun color changes orange blue and gold bands and the bright moon sky contrasts with Earth.
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Houston
Tex
Leroy Gordon Cooper Jr
Cooper
America
Dodgers top Yankees 4 1 to take 2-0 World Series lead
Los Angeles defeated New York 4-1 in game two as Podres limited the Yankees to six hits before Perranoski closed it. Wills and Gilliam started a two-run first inning. Skowron homered for the Yankees. Series resumes Saturday in Los Angeles with Drysdale facing J outon.
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Angeles Dodgers
New York Yankees
Johnny Podres
Dodgers
Yankees
Ron Perranoski
Hector Lopez
al Downing
Maury Wills
Jim Gilliam
Willie Davis
Roger Maris
Bill Skowron
Ralph Terry
Tommy Davis
Los Angeles
Don Drysdale
Jim Jouton
New York
Podres
Perranoski
Hkoseboro
Downing
Terry
Reniff
Howard
Padres
Skowron
Weather forecast notes high and low temperatures
Area forecast predicts generally fair conditions with little change in temperature through Friday. Tonight's low expected in the middle 50s, with Friday's high around 90 to 95. Historical extremes show 67 from year ago, 91 on record low, and humidity near 27 percent at 1 pm. Barometer reads 29.09 and falling.
Unseasonably Warm Kansas Weather Continues
A mass of dry air brings unusually warm afternoons and cool nights across Kansas. Lawrence and Topeka each hit 95 degrees, Salina tied its record, with Abilene reaching 98. Temperatures ranged from 87 to 98, with lows as low as 50 in several cities and a 45 degree spread between day and night.
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Topeka
Kansas
Central Plains
Lawrence
Salina
Goodland
Abilene
Concordia
Garden City
Chanute
Possibility of Agreement To Ban Space Weapons
U S Secretary of State Dean Rusk and Soviet Foreign Minister Andrei Gromyko eyed a possible pact to ban nuclear weapons from orbiting satellites during a three hour UN dinner talks. They reported a cordial atmosphere and agreed Gromyko might visit Washington next week for further talks including a Kennedy meeting. No binding conclusions were reached though both sides sought broader disarmament steps.
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N.Y
Dean Rusk
Andrei A. Gromyko
Rusk
Gromyko
U.S
Washington
Kennedy
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