Kansan Roger Ranney Sentenced to Death in Greece
Roger Ranney of Chanute Kansas was convicted of the willful murder of two Greek sailors and sentenced to die by firing squad. He faces an automatic appeal within 20 days. a second firing squad sentence covered two related counts.
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Piraeus
Greece
Roger Ranney
Chanute
Kan
Ranney
John Psilopoulos
George Mandaleros
Dmitrios Efstakiou
Aegean
Demetrius Eugenicos
Dimitrios Pouleas
Psilopoulos
Greek Supreme Court
Regina Island
Boy 11 Kills Father In Domestic Tragedy
In Rotterdam suburb, 11 year old Paul Berrian shot his drunken father Harold after he pointed a gun at his mother Rose and threatened the family. Police say Paul, who had picked up a second gun, fired once. no charges were filed against the boy.
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Schenectady
N.Y
Paul Berrian
Paul
Bermian
Rotterdam
Berrian
Iarold Berrian
Iago
Rose
Linda
John
Left Hand Pitch in A Jersey cow births triplet calves
Mrs Raymond Hutchins reported near the Dulaveys that a Jersey cow named Left Hand Pitch in A produced triplet calves last week. The Hereford sire offspring all survived and are reportedly doing well.
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Jersey
Lloyd Dulavey
Thayer R. 2
Raymond Hutchins
Dulaveys
Rally in Topeka features Day at Roosevelt-Truman dinner
The Kansas Democratic gathering will feature Postmaster General Edward Day as speaker at a $25 Roosevelt-Truman dinner. He plans to press for a Kennedy administration record and GOP dilemmas, and said Congress may boost postal rates next year to fund a $600 million annual increase. Day also defended promotions and race equality in the postal service.
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Topeka
Kansas
Edward Day
Day
Executive Committee
John D. Montgomery
Congress
Kansas State Flag of Postage Stamps Exhibit
A Kansas flag 4 by 6 feet is reproduced at a stamp exhibit in Kansas City using 5,000 postage stamps. Made by J. L. Pfasser of Caney, it took over a year of spare time. The blue field is three cent stamps and the central state emblem uses one cent and ten cent stamps.
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Kansas City
Kansas
Special Bed For Tall Indian
TRIVANDRUM India AP U S Ambassador John Kenneth Galbraith 6 feet 8 inches was given a special bed during a visit here He remarked that the bed was made in a more spacious era of expenditure for a British peer and that what was good enough for a British peer is good enough for an American Democrat.
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Trivandrum
India
U.S
John Kenneth Galbriath
Gypsy King Proposes World Gypsy Nation in UN Talks
Vaida Voievod III declares nine million gypsies seek a defined homeland. He proposes a territory named Romanestan, possibly on an Atlantic or Pacific island, to be designated by the United Nations. A gypsy world congress may meet at UNESCO headquarters in Paris next month.
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Paris
Vaida Voievod III
United Nations
Voievod
U. N
Atlantic
Pacific Ocean
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization
Unesco
Rockets Reach 560 Miles in Ionosphere Test
NASA and Canadian partners conducted an instrument test aloft early today with an Agro D4 rocket from Wallops Island Virginia, aiming toward a U.S.-Canadian satellite set for launch next year. The Topeka AP report notes traffic fatalities and a historical death log for October 12, 1941, alongside broader period totals.
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Washington
Space Agency
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Sta Topeka
Kansas
Wallops Island
Phone the Tribune: try your carrier first
If you cannot reach him on your Tribune line, contact via your carrier. If unavailable after five evenings, dial HE 1 3400 after 6 PM for access.
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Tribune
Reds Threaten United Nations Over Secretariat Shakeup
United States ambassador Adlai Stevenson accuses the Soviet Union of threatening to wreck the United Nations unless it concedes to Red demands for a revamp of the U.N. secretariat. He rejects the idea of a three bloc troika and cites growing tension in U.N. leadership amid discussions of a temporary successor to Dag Hammarskjold. Cordier declines to comment on the power shift within the secretariat.
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United Nations
N.Y
United States
Soviet Union
World Organization
Red
U.N
Adlai E. Stevenson
U.S
Valerian A. Zorin
Stevenson
Zorin
Dag Hammarskjold
U.N. High Command
Cordier
U.N. Service
Picket Line by Negro Students at KU Campus
A line of 76 Negro students marched briefly at the University of Kansas during lunch hour protesting off campus and privately owned housing. They carried signs alleging racial discrimination and filed grievances with Chancellor Wescoe before dispersing. University authorities deny discrimination.
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Lawrence
Kan
University of Kansas
K. U
W.clarke Wescoe
U.S. Reexamines Yugoslavia Policy Under Kennedy
The Kennedy administration orders a National Security Council review of U.S. policy toward Yugoslavia focusing on economic aid and military sales to the independent Communist country. The move follows Tito's Belgrade stance aligning with Soviet policy, amid public debate over aid and a recent sale of about 135 F86D Sabre jets to Yugoslavia.
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Washington
U.S
Yugoslavia
Kennedy
National Security Council
Tito
Belgrade
Goslavia
State
Defense Departments
United States
Texas
State Meet Of B of RT Ends Today
Registration for the two day state meeting of the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen and auxili ary rose toward 500 as the convention moved into its final sessions today. A joint business meeting was held at 10 a.m. at the Masonic Temple and a closed meeting of delegates was set for 1 30 p.m. at the Memorial building. The climax is a joint dinner session tonight addressed by grand presidents W P Kennedy and Mrs Mary Gorman followed by a dance at the National Guard armory at 9 30.
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Brotherhood of Railroad
Masonic Temple
Brotherhood
Memorial Building
W. P. Kennedy
Mary Gorman
National Guard
Identical Twin Dogs Cause Court Confusion in Portsmouth
In Portsmouth England Blackie and Rex the twin poodles faced a dangerous dog summons. Mrs Iona Lashmore claimed a bite but could not tell which dog. the magistrate dismissed the case after the identical twins confused everyone.
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Portsmouth
England
Blackie
Rex
Albert Brown
Iona Lashmore
Fire destroys WGBH studios in Boston area blaze
A major fire in Cambridge destroys the studios and operating center of WGBH TV Channel 2 and seven neighboring businesses in a three story brick building opposite MIT. Loss estimated at about a million dollars. Cause under investigation.
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Cambridge, Mass
Wgbh-Tv
Channel 2
Boston
Massachusetts Ave
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Weather and flood notes for Chanute area
Forecast calls for fair mild weather through Sunday with temperatures holding steady. Overnight river readings show crest likely just over bankfull at about 20.26 feet above normal, with initial rise yesterday to 19.34 feet. Chanute water plant officials report water levels appearing to stop climbing.
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Chanute Water Plant
No Arrest Made For Washing Feet
Spartanburg South Carolina police report officer R K Hines found a man washing his feet and changing clothes in a public laundry's machine after a four hour period. He decided not to arrest, saying there is no law against washing feet in a public washing machine and noting the 15 cents paid.
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Spartanburg
R. K. Hines
Hines
No Change In Guard Status Rumor Quashed by Chanute Unit Leader
Capt. John C. Jensen Jr. of the Chanute National Guard says no notification of a status change has been received and no knowledge of any alert for active duty. He spoke amid rumors as units face intensified training schedules.
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John C. Jensen Jr
Chanute National Guard
Jensen
National Guard
Mighty Mock Battle Lights Up Skies Across North America
Washington reports a large scale mock air war code named Sky Shield II over the United States and Canada. Hundreds of jet interceptors and bombers participated while civilian flights were grounded for 12 hours to test defense systems and radar networks.
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Washington
North American
United
Laurence Shuter
North American Air Defense Command
Ganization
U.S
Colorado Springs
Colo
Colorado
United States
Canada
Britain
U S Demands Halt Of Reckless Firing In Berlin
The United States protested to Soviet commandant Col Solovyev over East German police firing on the Berlin border. Gen Watson II urged restraint after refugees broke through a fence and were fired upon, though no casualties were reported.
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Berlin
U.S
East-West Berlin
Albert Watson II
A. I. Solovyev
East Berlin
United States
West Berlin
Watson
Antitank Rocket Blast Kills One at Michigan Guard Range
At CAMP GRAYLING Michigan a man was killed and his young son badly injured when an antitank rocket exploded while three people collected scrap on a restricted Michigan National Guard firing range. Wayne Cowles 30 of Muskegon died in the blast. Cowles son 4 and Leo Sokolowski 21 of Muskegon were hospitalized with severe injuries. Authorities delayed a scene visit for several hours due to live ammunition danger as Army demolitions recovered the body. Cowles wife Julia was distraught and hospitalized.
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Camp Grayling
Mich
Michigan National Guard
Wayne Cowles
Muskegon
Cowles
Douglas
Leo Sokolowski
Sokolowski
Julia
Two Dead Feared as New Orleans Hotel Burns in French Quarter
Firefighters battled a blaze at the Silver Dollar Hotel near Canal Street drawing more than 30 units. Two to nine transients feared dead with five firefighters injured, as flames spread to a Whitney National Bank branch. Damage estimated at a quarter million dollars.
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New Orleans
Silver Dollar
Canal Street
Whitney National Bank
Howard Dey
Municipal Auditorium
Dey
Eisenhower Observes Quiet Birthday at Gettysburg Farm
Former President Dwight D. Eisenhower marks a low key birthday at his Gettysburg farm with golf and bridge. The celebration occurred Friday night at Col. John Eisenhower's home on the edge of the farm with grandchildren performing a play and Barbara Eisenhower Marshall cooking.
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Gettysburg
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Col
John Eisenhower
Eisenhower
Father Accused in East St. Louis Maltreatment Case
Leonard E. Gowan of East St. Louis was charged with maltreatment of a mentally deficient person in a criminal information filed Friday for chaining his 23 year old daughter in her room while he went to work.
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East ST. Louis, Ill
Leonard E. Gowan
East St. Louis
Road Show Phase of Railroad Deal Moves Ahead
The Western Pacific control contest enters a road show phase with hearings set in Los Angeles Salt Lake City Seattle and Portland over the next two weeks. Interstate Commerce Commission examiner Paul C. Albus will restart in San Francisco Oct 30 after two weeks of cross examination between Santa Fe and Southern Pacific bids. Shipper witnesses will testify in Los Angeles for a three day session beginning Monday with additional hearings in Salt Lake City Seattle and Portland in late October.
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San Francisco
Western Pacific
Los Angeles
Salt Lake City
Seattle
Portland
Paul C. Albus
Interstate Commerce Commission
Santa Fe
Southern Pacific
Albus
Shots not advised for all children
The American Academy of Pediatrics says routine influenza shots are not recommended for all children yet because no world flu outbreak is reported. Officials consider general inoculations only if an outbreak is reported by the World Health Organization.
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Evanston, Ill
American Academy of Pediatrics
Academy
World Health Organization
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