Force of Prison Paroles Provokes Political Debate
Editorial notes parole decisions in Kansas as a recurring political flashpoint. It highlights Fred Dexter of Montgomery County with a string of parole and return-to-prison events from 1957 to 1959, questioning the integrity of the pardon and parole system and urging accountability from the Pardon and Parole Board and the governor.
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Kansas
Pardon and Parole Board
Fred Dexter
Montgomery County
State
Pardon Board
Psalm Verse Excerpt Be Merciful Unto Me
A brief religious notice presents Psalm 57 1 urging mercy from God. The verse emphasizes trust in God and seeks divine compassion as a devotional prompt for readers.
25 Years Ago Family Ties and Local Happenings Highlight Chanute
A newborn Charles Russell Sweaney adds four grandparents and seven great grandparents to Chanute family lines. The Tribune adds Dick Tracy to daily comics starting Monday. World’s Fair attendees Clayton Alvis and Glenn Farrow travel to Chicago. Sixty Chanute youths rehearse a buffalo ghost dance for a Leban area Boy Scout circus December 7 in Coffeyville. Local clubs host gatherings, moving back residents relocate, and regional civic notes fill the page.
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Charles Russell Sweaney
H. A. Sweaney
N. Central
Charles Sweaney
N. Malcolm
Ed Sweaney
Washington State
Charles Just
S. Kansas
J. E. Just
S. Highland
W. D. Burdick
S. Forest
Tribune
Dick Tracy
Clayton Alvis
Glenn Farrow
Chicago
Chanute
Coffeyville
Bernie L. Goodrum
G. J. Drennan
Art and Merit Club
S. Lafayette
B. F. Chestnut
Florida
Frank Binkley
R. O. Blank
R. C. Johnson
W. B. Johnson
E. L. Kay
C. L. Keas
F. M. Samuels
J. Snod
Kansas highway patrolman dies on emergency run
A Kansas highway patrolman was killed in a crash while delivering blood plasma to save a hospital patient. The columnist notes the grim exchange of life for life and critiques progress while contrasting airlines, railroads, and baggage handling. The piece also jabs at politics, diet, writing, and Taft-Hartley.
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Kansas
Opinion of Others- Calling All Hunters
The El Dorado Times urges hunters to follow the rules as fall hunting seasons begin in 1959 Kansas. It warns against boorish behavior and urges respect for farmers property and crops, citing courtesy as key to preserving outdoor access for all.
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el Dorado Times
Kansas
Ottawa Herald
Clips and Quips Wordplay and small town wit across papers
A collage of quips from El Dorado Times, Cherryvale Republican, Augusta Gazette and other papers. Witty lines note a cow, silence, and a black eye as small town wisdom and humor. The Arkansas City Traveler recalls a past cleanup campaign using brooms and rakes as makeshift weapons.
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Augusta Gazette
Arkansas City Traveler
Herter Quietly Shapes U S Foreign Policy Amid Khrushchev Visit
James Marlow notes Secretary of State Christian A Herter has stayed in the background while Eisenhower earned most of the Khrushchev credit Yet Herter and aide Andrew Berding hint at a firmer stance against Soviet dominance Berding calls peaceful coexistence seductive but offers no clear alternative He suggests America cannot accept a status quo that keeps Black nations from true freedom.
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James Marlow
Associated Press
Washington
Christian A. Herter
Eisenhower
Nikita Khrushchev
Herter
John Foster Dulles
State Department
Dulles
Khrushchev
United States
Soviet Union
Red China
Berding
Department
De Gaulle’s Reluctance Faces Summit Timing Clash
Washington dispatch outlines a three way dispute over a trans Atlantic summit with Eisenhower MacMillan and De Gaulle. De Gaulle opposes November December meetings citing Berlin concerns and fear of appeasing Khrushchev. unions clash over Meany censorship of AFL CIO News.
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Drew Pearson
Washington
George Meany
AFL- Exchanged
Bl-Cio News
Seahower
Mac Ther
Millan
de Gaulle
Ike
Geneva
MacMillan
Pearson MacMillan
Berlin
Paris
State Department
Eisenhower
Khrushchev
France
Germany
Toto
West Germany
Rome
Italy
Segni
White House
Lopez Mateos
Mexico
Segnl
Afl-Cio
Bitter Widow Of Diplomat Kills Children
Ruth Mae Urdanivia, 41, the widow of a Peruvian diplomat, confessed to fatally poisoning her five children with a mix of 74 sleeping tablets, sugar, and orange juice, then attempted suicide by cutting her wrists and triggering gas jets. She cited poverty and lack of help as motives and said the children are better off with their father. Five murder charges will be filed after her release from Sacred Heart Hospital.
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Allentown
Ruth Mae Urdanivia
Jose
San Francisco
Tokyo
Mrs. Urdanivia
McGinley
Carol Miriam
Christine
Ruth Lucille
Anna Marie
Urdanlivia
Sacred Heart Hospital
Sacred Heart School
Urdanivia
Television listings dash through evening schedule
TV guide style rundown shows KOAM KOTV KODE and WDAF channels with programs from 6:00 a.m. to late night including Today Treasures Hunt Price Is Right I Love Lucy Guiding Light Wagon Train and The Rifleman among others.
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Four States
Guiding Light
Jet Jackson
Cartoon Carnival
Three Stooges
Flicka
Doug Edwards
Perry Como
Wichita Town
Markham
Hollywood
Showtime
World of Talent
Jack Paar Show
Newa
Allen alleges assistance denial from Peruvian and American agencies
The article reports a resident expressing bitterness toward McGinley after stating she sought help from Peruvian and American agencies multiple times but was turned down. No further context or names are provided.
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McGinley
Victim Helped To Find Cracks In Armor
Dora G aged 21 the love drunkard mentioned yesterday infatuated with an older married man Dr Crane Dora’s best friend later informed me I took those Tests for Sweethearts when I had lunch with Dora the very next day I let her think I was using them for my own boyfriend.
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George W. Crane
Dora G
Dr. Crane
Dora
Tests for Sweethearts promote sober romance
Dr. Crane claims a rating scale can reveal flaws in a beloved and end emotionally intoxicated, unwise romances. He advises dating others briefly to break the spell and avoid loss of confidence, offering his paid tests via the Hopkins Syndicate Inc. in Mellott, Indiana.
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Crane
Hopkins Syndicate Inc
Mellott, Ind
Tire Changing Lesson Not About Manners in Clinton
Carl Sexton, driver educator in Clinton schools, took two boys and two girls for a tire changing lesson. In a residential area a girl began the change when a nearby woman complained that the boys should help instead of merely watching.
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Clinton
Carl Sexton
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