Rear Guard Action As Congress Fades
Congress moves toward adjournment as Senate and House race to finish bills. Only a few measures remain, with debates over water projects and flood control causing delays. Conferees will reconcile versions on four major appropriations items and a $5 billion public works package while Kennedy signs the Agriculture Department funds after a scaled dispute.
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Washington
87Th Congress
Senate
House
Mike Mansfield
Montana
Agriculture Department
Kennedy
Richard B. Russell
D.ga
Russell
Sidney
Mont
Mandan
N.C
Watkinsville
Tucson
Ariz
Byron
Carbondale
Ill
Dawson
White House
Full-Scale Shelter Stocking Program Outlined For Cities
Civil Defense officials described a statewide effort to stock public shelters with federal supplies including wheat biscuits water and first aid items. Licensing allows shelter areas in buildings with distribution centers in Wichita Kansas City and Topeka. Training programs for shelter managers radiological monitors and radio communications were announced with emphasis on local school involvement.
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Wichita
Federal
Governo
Liment
E. H. Rustad
Rustad
Defense Office
Denver
Bob
Butler
Topeka
Ralph Toland
Chanute Civil Defense
Kansas City
State Civil Defense Office
Civil Defense
Chanute
Neosho County
Civil Defense Organization
Toland
Jim Gilbreath
Civil Defense Communications
Lige Matlock
C. W. Brennan
J John Lapham
R. J. Hayes
Charles Norris
C. P. McKinnie
Erie
Battle of the Shorts Ends in School Compromise
In Akron Ohio Judy Rae Bushong a 16 year old student arrived at Springfield Township High School wearing oversized bloomer type shorts. She said the outfit would cover her knees and cited religious reasons for avoiding knee exposure. Officials described it as a question of how far rules could be bent for dissenters.
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Akron
Ohio
Judy Rae Bushong
Springfield Township High School
Judy
Weather notes show heat across Kansas with near record highs
The report records unseasonably hot conditions across Kansas with temperatures Thursday reaching 85 to 92 degrees in various cities and overnight lows from 41 to 75. Forecasts call for partly cloudy skies through Saturday, a bit cooler tonight, highs 80s, and only light showers possible by Saturday.
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Topeka
Kansas
Wichita
Lawrence
Concordia
Medicine Lodge
Hutchinson
Wamego
Goodland
Pittsburg
Richard Frailey Killed in Topeka Truck Crash
A 27 year old Ruan Transport Co driver, Richard Frailey, died when his tractor trailer overturned and burned near Topeka at about 4 a.m. He recently began work for the company and was residing in Chanute while from Independence by home. He was unmarried. The cause of the accident remains unknown.
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Ruan Transport Co
Topeka
Richard Frailey
Ruan
Independence
Chanute
Ryan
Bypass Traffic Irks Grantham Drivers and Tony's Cafe Move
Long distance trucks ignore Grantham bypass and clog the town. Investigators note drivers favor Tony's Cafe where eggs chips and tomatoes cost 3 shillings 42 cents. John Welsh praises the fry up, prompting officials to relocate Tony's cafe to the highway site.
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Grantham
England
Tony
John Welsh
Traffic Fatalities In Topeka Log For October 18 1962
Kansas traffic death log reports 1 fatality in Topeka for the 24 hours ending 9 am Friday October 18, 1962. The 1961 comparable period recorded 418 deaths in the state for that year.
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Topeka
Kansas
100 Per Cent Gift By Three Local Firms
Chanute United Fund reports 100 percent pledge from Tioga Barber Shop Ed Williamson Store and Jayhawk Truck Supply. Precinct captains appointed for the Oct 22 drive and drive headquarters offer 100 percent window stickers. A 79 year old pensioner donated another $5 after last year's gift.
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Tioga
Ed Williamson
Jayhawk
W. Main
Bill Allen
Bill Eugene Kelso
Drive
Big Parade at Buffalo for Homecoming Tomorrow
A large Buffalo parade marks the Homecoming celebration with 13 area bands and drum corps, led by Milo Peterson. Entries include Midway, Chanute, Altoona, and other bands, plus floats from local churches and groups. prizes total 15, 10, and 5 dollars. A free bean feed, horse pulling, races, penny scramble, a talent show, and an evening Legion dance follow.
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Buffalo
Il Am
Milo Peterson
Midway School
Chanute Senior High
Royster
Midway High
Altoona
Elk City
Galesburg
Sheriff's Posse
Fredonia
Altoona Wagon Train
Neodesha Saddle Club
Homer
City Auditorium
American Legion
Dusty
the Vagabonds
Joe Hake
Junior Braman
George Cox
Barbers to Convene in Pittsburg October 21 22
Pittsburg hosts the Kansas State Barbers Association biennial convention on October 21 and 22 with members gathering to discuss industry issues and standards.
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Pittsburg
Kansas State Barbers Association
Columbus Seeks $125,000 Federal Water Grant
Columbus Kansas asks the federal government for a $125,000 grant to modernize its water system, with the city required to match if approved.
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Columbus, Kan
Columbus
Pope Appeals to World Leaders for Peace at Ecumenical Council
In Vatican City Pope John XXIII urged leaders to heed cries for peace and to work toward just, generous agreements that save humanity. He warned they must account to God and called for sacrifices to sustain world peace amid global tensions as the 21st Ecumenical Council opens.
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Vatican City
John XXIII
Vatican
Michelangelo
Sistine Chapel
St. Peter's Basilica
Pontiff
Africa
Asia
Livestock Crop Tour Set By Chamber Of Commerce
The annual fall crop and livestock tour by the Chamber of Commerce agriculture committee is scheduled for next Tuesday at 4 p.m. starting from the city parking lot east of the Memorial building. Stops include Wilbur Thompson dairy farm west of town and M. E. McGregor hog feeding lots one mile west and south of the municipal airport. A chicken dinner follows at Earlton EUB church. reservations to the Chamber office before Monday noon. John Gorton and Floyd Potter lead arrangements.
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Agriculture Committee of the Chamber of Commerce
Memorial Building
Wilbur Thompson
M. E. ‘McGregor
Earlton Eub Church
Chamber of Commerce
John Gorton
Floyd Potter
Series Game Postponed by Rain in World Series
San Francisco manager Ford Frick postponed the sixth game of the World Series between the Giants and the Yankees until Saturday noon PDT due to rain and wet grounds at Candlestick Park. Winds reached 40 to 60 mph as Frick inspected the soggy turf. if needed, Game Seven would be Sunday at noon. The Yankees led the series 3–2 after the online postponement of Game Five in New York.
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San Francisco
Ford Frick
San Francisco Giants
New York Yankees
Frick
Candlestick Park
Giants
San Francisco Bay
Yankees
New York
Unemployment Rate Steady in Kansas
The unemployment rate in Kansas held steady at 1.9 percent for the past week according to the Department of Labor. Payments of 197,718 dollars went to 5,315 persons, a touch higher than last week but below the level a year ago in 1961.
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Topeka
Kansas
Department of Labor
Department
Lawrence AP Names Longest Student Name at KU
Lawrence AP reports the University of Kansas lists Ananthakrishmann Ananthanarayanan from India as the aerospace engineering freshman with the longest name.
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Lawrence
University of Kansas
India
Ananthakrishmann Ananthanarayanan
Rich Ohioan Boys Flight to Nashville Ends in Confusion
Cyrus Eaton II, heir to a multimillionaire legacy, ran away from Cleveland with plans to enroll at West End High School in Nashville. Police traced him to Tennessee after he spent a night with the Bethurum family, using a Seth French alias. authorities and his father planned further talks back in Ohio.
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Nashville
Tenn
Seth French
Cyrus Eaton HI
Cyrus Eaton II
Forrest Evans
Evans
Ohio
Young Eaton
Cleveland
Hawken School
Gate Mills
West End
John Bethurum
Bethurum
Eaton
Pennsylvania
Northfield
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Dick Purdy
W. Oak
Tribune
Lois Erickson
Hubler
Bryant Rest Home
William McKinley
Teddy Roosevelt
E. Main
Larry Mathews
Chanute United Fund Drive
State
Grant
West End High
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