Steelworkers propose two year wage and benefit package
Washington AP reports the Steelworkers Union presented a new two year settlement plan aiming for a 21 cent per hour average wage rise in year two with enhanced insurance pension and unemployment benefits in year one. Kaiser Steel reportedly near agreement. Negotiations continued with government prompting and a 4:30 p.m. Saturday session scheduled.
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Washington
Steelworkers Union
David J. McDonald
R. Conrad Cooper
Indus
McDonald
Kaiser Steel Corp
Edgar F. Kaiser
Kaiser Steel
Sheraton Carlton
Three Cha nute students fined by new school court for rowdyism
Three students were found guilty on three counts of rowdyism at Cha nute High School and ordered to write 1,500 words split into three 500 word themes. Larry Thompson, student council president and presiding judge, announced the verdict after evidence was presented. The article explains the student court's structure and purpose as a democracy in action.
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David J. McDonald
Steelworkers Union
R. Conrad Cooper
U.S. Steel
Cooper
R. Heath Larry
John H. Morse
Bethlehem Steel
H. C. Lamb
Republic Steel
McDonald
Howard Hague
I. W. Abel
Arthur J. Goldberg
Kaiser
Chanute High School
Larry Thompson
Joel Balch
Thompson
Mary Truitt
Jim McCune
Roland Casebolt
Kay Freidline
Jean Treloggen
Deanna Nelson
Executive Council Committee
Council
Dell Reed
Strict visiting hours urged at Neosho Memorial Hospital
Left Hand Pitch Too much visitor traffic outside visiting times disrupts routine at Neosho Memorial Hospital. Staff physicians called for stricter visiting hours 2 to 4 pm and 6 30 to 8 pm while noting exceptions for hospitalized children and critical patients.
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Neosho Memorial Hospital
Chetopa Man Killed In Coffeyville Brick Kiln Blast
Hershal Malone 47 of Chetopa was killed when a brick and tile kiln outdoors at United Brick and Tile Co. exploded after he ignited the natural gas burner. Superintendent Henry J. Lindbloom said gas accumulation caused the blast at the north Coffeyville plant.
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Coffeyville
Kas
Hershal Malone
Rt. 3
Chetopa
United Brick and Tile Co
Henry J. Lindbloom
Malone
Fort Scott Installation Rejected for National Park Status
The Advisory Board on National Parks recommends Ft. Scott in Kansas not be included in the national park system for insufficient military and Indian affairs significance. It also advised against deeming Huron Cemetery in Kansas City Kansas a national historic site. Elmer F. Bennett announced the recommendations.
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Washington
Advisory Board On National Parks
Ft. Scott
Fort Scott
Kaw
National Park System
Huron Cemetery
Kansas City
Kan
Elmer F. Bennett
Secretary of the Interior
Safety Deposit Box Losses Are Light
A burglary at the bank exchange in Altoona Wednesday night left light losses with only small cash amounts reported missing. Arthur Mullen said about 30 safety deposit boxes were opened and roughly $250 in silver belonging to the exchange was taken, insured.
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Altoona
Arthur Mullen
Mullen
Altoona FFA Tops in Nation Poultry and Eggs Winners
Altoona FFA judging team won the national poultry and eggs award at the 32nd FFA convention in Kansas City. Members Richard Stewart Clinton Babcock and Edward Neds earned gold emblem medals, with a plaque presented at a breakfast by the American Royal Association and Kansas City Chamber of Commerce.
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Altoona
Altoona Future Farmers of America
FFA
Kansas City
Richard Stewart
Clinton Babcock
Edward Neds
American Royal Association
Chamber of Commerce of Kansas City
American Royal Arena
Swift & Co
Anderson seeks all parole files from Docking since 1957
Attorney General John Anderson demanded every parole file granted by Gov. George Docking since July 1, 1957, including revocation cases. Paroles listed by Dale Spiegel include 20 in effect. Anderson seeks the delinquent Fred Dexter case and others not on the list.
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Topeka
John Anderson
George Docking
Dale Spiegel
Anderson
Docking
Spiegel
Fred Dexter
Montgomery County
Dexter
FBI
Probation and Parole Board
Aubrey Brooks Leigh
Leigh
Cowley County
Kansas State
Board of Probation and Parole
Is Fishing for Fun Producing Income
Baltimore AP report on Bill Simmons who caught a tagged 10-pound rockfish worth $25,000 in 1958 and faces an IRS seizure of $6,230. His lawyer argues the catch was windfall not income, while tax officials see it as taxable if tied to a business enterprise.
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Baltimore
Bill Simmons
Simmons
Chesapeake Bay Bridge
Internal Revenue Service
Sheldon Braterman
Diamond Jim II
Bkaterman
Diamond Jim
Cox of Fredonia Appointed Census Crew Chief
Orval L. Cox of Fredonia has been named crew leader for Wilson County and part of Neosho County for the upcoming agricultural census starting November 11. He will recruit train and supervise census takers in his area and will receive five days of instruction at Emporia. Cox a former Wilson County sheriff and former wrestler is widely known locally.
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Orval L. Cox
Fredonia
Wilson County
Neosho
County
Emporia
Bureau of the Census
Cox
Mae West Cancelled From TV Show May Barely Survive
Mae West calls CBS cancellation of her Person to Person appearance a surprise while noting she wore a modest full length black gown. CBS cites potentially misinterpreted material and references a decision labeled too hot to handle. James Mason and wife will appear in her place on the telecast taped earlier in Hollywood.
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Mae West
San Francisco
St. Francis Hotel
CBS
Hollywood
Network
James Mason
Mae
New York
Bank Robbery Reports at Easton State Bank
Mrs. Thelma Thornburgh, president of Easton State Bank in Easton Kansas, reported a break in Thursday night. Officers believe entry occurred between 1 and 2 a.m. via a north window, with loot estimated at 600 to 800 dollars. Easton lies about 12 miles northwest of Leavenworth.
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Leavenworth
Eas
Thelma Thornburgh
Easton State Bank
Easton
Kas
Traffic Fatalities In Kansas Rises in 1959
Traffic fatalities in Kansas for the 24 hours ending 9 a.m. show 2 deaths. Cumulative totals for 1959 reach 452, compared with 435 in the parallel period of 1958.
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Topeka
Kansas
Crash Fatal KANSAS CITY, Kan. Collision on U.S. 60 injures four
Horace B. Brain, 71, a retired accountant from Leawood, was killed in a two car crash on U S 60 near Kansas City. Three others were injured in the collision.
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Kansas City
Kan
U. S. 60
Horace B. Brain
Leawood
Air Force Band Concert Tonight in Memorial Building
The U S Air Force band with the Singing Sergeants performs at 8 PM in the Memorial building for area music lovers. Featured under Col George S Howard are Capt Harry H Meuser and Capt Robert L Landers. The Chamber of Commerce sponsors the appearance with an earlier matinee for students.
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Air Force
Harold Williams
Chanute
Ebar Schultz
Chamber of Commerce
Robert Landers
Singing Sergeants Glee Club
Col
George Howard
Memorial
Tribune
U. S. Air Force
Memorial Building
George S. Howard
Harry H. Meuser
Robert L. Landers
60,000 GM Workmen Idle Amid Steel Shortage
Detroit AP reports more than 60,000 hourly GM workers idle due to a steel shortage in a 94 day strike. GM total hourly workforce was 330,000. Framingham Chevrolet assembly to close idling 500 workers. Other automakers not yet affected though industry crisis looms. steel availability nears improvement as weekly U.S. production poised for a five month high.
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Detroit
Gen. Motors’ Corp
Chevrolet
Framingham
Mass
U. S
Preliminary Hearing For Stowers Continued
James M. Stowers of Kansas City faced a second degree burglary charge when his preliminary hearing in city court was continued to 2 p.m. November 16. The defendant, tied to an alleged break in at Rollow TV and Radio Service on September 26, remains free on a $5,000 bond.
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James M. Stowers
Kansas City
Stowers
Rollow TV
CBS Bans Quiz Shows From Network Television
CBS announces elimination of all quiz programs from its television network in a Newark New Orleans based speech by CBS President Frank Stanton. He cites dangers of money prizes and potential hanky panky, with existing shows to be dropped after notice to advertisers. The move follows House subcommittee hearings on past NBC quiz shows and prior irregularities in an independently produced CBS program.
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New Orleans
Columbia Broadcasting System
CBS
Frank Stanton
Stanton
CBS Television
House
National Broadcasting Co
Partly Cloudy Cooler With Light Rain Possible
Topeka forecast shows light rain and possible snow in western Kansas tonight and Saturday. Forecaster Tom Arnold expects partial to considerable cloudiness east to west with occasional light rain in the extreme northwest turning to light snow by evening. cooler today and tonight with 30s to lower 40s at night and 50s to 60s Saturday.
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Topeka
Tom Arnold
Kansas
Wichita
Pittsburg
Hill City
Goodland
Concordia
Royal Queen Named Tonight at American Royal Show
The 61st annual American Royal livestock and horse show opens in Kansas City with 16 queen candidates from Kansas Missouri and Oklahoma. Donna Lucas of Chanute is in the queen contest, sponsored by the Junior Chamber of Commerce, as events run eight days including a downtown parade and the horse show with 1226 entries and 34 states plus Canada competing for 56850 in prizes.
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Kansas City
Socia
Kansas
Missouri
Okahoma
States
Canada
Donna Lucas
E. K. Lucas
N. Lafayette
Chanute
American Royal
Junior Chamber of Commerce
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Charles Collingwood
Edward R. Murrow
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