Parole Power Challenge Looms in Kansas Case
Kansas Attorney General John Anderson filed a new suit to set aside parole granted to Aubrey Brooks Leigh for a 1957 statutory rape case involving a 7-year-old in Cowley County. The action questions gubernatorial parole power versus the State Probation and Parole Board and ties to the Borserine case now under review.
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Topeka
John Anderson
George Docking
Aubrey Brooks Leigh
Cowley County
Anderson
Anna Mae Borserine
Kansas
Docking
State Probation and Parole Board
Dale Spiegel
Leigh
State Penitentiary
Board of Probation and Parole
Spiegel
W. R. Mathews
Cowley
Igh
Town House
Kansas City
Kas
Borserine
Neighborhood hit and run scars playful dusk crossing
A 9 year old and a younger friend crossed a street at dusk when a car struck the younger boy and fled. The boy was treated at a hospital for cuts and shock while neighbors debated legal action. Frisky the dog and a hens egg oddity also appear in the Humboldt Union notes.
206 Polio Case in Kansas City Reported
Kansas City recorded its 206th polio case of the year as of Thursday. A 3-week-old boy is paralyzed in all four limbs, while a 4-year-old boy who had three vaccine shots avoided paralysis.
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Kansas City
Traffic Fatalities in Topeka Reported for 24 Hours
Kansas traffic fatalities tallied by the State Accident Records Section show 463 for 1959 to date, with 449 for the comparable period in 1958. The report notes one earlier fatality not previously reported.
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Topeka
Kansas
Widows of Firemen Eligible for $7500 Each
City allocated 7500 for each of four widows of firemen who died in the August gasoline blaze. Beneficiaries named are Mrs. Peter Sirna, Mrs. Virgil Sams, Mrs. Neal Owen, and Mrs. Delbert Stone. Another widow, Mrs. Bartels, has not yet applied. A truck driver who stopped to help also died. The city fund is separate from the Greater Kansas City Fire Disaster Fund, now over 142000.
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Kansas City
Peter Sirna
Virgil L. Sams
Neal K. Owen
Delbert W. Stone
George E. Bartels
Daylight Saving Time Ends Sunday Across Regions
New York and New England mark the end of daylight saving time as clocks turn back one hour at 2 a.m. Sunday. Several areas, including Kentucky except Lexington and Frankfort, observe standard time, while some locations kept daylight time year round.
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New York
New England
Kentucky
Lexington
Frankfort
Land School Judging Event Set for Tomorrow in Chanute
About 100 participants are expected for the Southeast Kansas Land Judging school at Fairfield Consolidated school four miles east of Chanute. Registration starts at 9 am with divisions for 4 H Future Farmers of America and adults.
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Kansas
Agricultural Committee
Chanute Chamber of Commerce
Fairfield Consolidated School
Chanute
Future Farmers of America
Fairfield School
Potter's Hatchery
Neosho Fertilizer Co
Kansas Extension
Kansas Vocational Agriculture Department
Neosho County Soil Conservation Service
Erie
Chanute Banks
One-Vehicle Crash Fatal to Emporian
Emporia area man John Marshinsky was killed in a one vehicle crash near his home. His pickup struck a bridge railing, toppled into Badger Creek, and was found by neighbor William Smith. Sheriff Bert Johnson reported details of the early morning discovery.
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Emporia
John Marshinsky
Marshinsky
Badger Creek
Bert Johnson
William Smith
Socialite Bernice Pons Adorns 24 Karat Gold Dress
Bernice Pons owns a floor length 24 karat gold gown valued at $10,000 loaded with 17 yards of gold backed by jersey. She plans to wear it only three times, first at the Los Angeles opening of the San Francisco Opera Co, then two more times before disposing of it. She notes the dress is a solid sheet with a light jersey foundation and a strong lining to support the gold.
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Los Angeles
Bernice Pons
San Francisco Opera Co
Cost of Living Edges Higher Amid Gas Tax Rise
The government reports consumer prices rose 0.3 percent in September to 125.2 percent of the 1947-49 average, with most major budget items up though transportation fell. A one cent per gallon federal gasoline tax hike adds about 0.1 point to the index, while pay raises affect 1.2 million workers.
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Washington
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Hershey S. Riley
BLS
Railroad
Pullman Company
Railway Express
General Electric
Sylvania
Douglas, Northrop, McDonnell and Hayes
New York
Minneapolis
Riley
Mother Delivers Baby in Car as Cop Refuses Escort
In Miami a woman delivers her own baby during rush hour after pleading with motorcycle officer C W Smith for an escort to the hospital. The officer declined saying he could only follow, citing rules to avoid escorts. Mother and baby boy are reported well at the hospital.
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Miami, Fla
Miami
Rudy Blakey
C. W. Smith
Blakeys
Clearing and cooler in Kansas forecast
Northeast Kansas sees heavy rains and a cold front with winds 30 to 40 mph. Rainfall totals from Lawrence to Marysville range 0.65 to 2.89 inches as relief arrives with clearing and cooler conditions tonight into Saturday.
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Topeka
Kansas
Richard Garrett
Wakarusa
Garrett
Goodland
Pittsburg
Russell
Lawrence
Axtell
Lecompton
Horton
Centralia
Valley Falls
Easton
Onaga
Marysville
Concordia
Talks Rumored On Steel Peace During Delay Talks
Pittsburgh reports say negotiations might resume during the weekend to end the 101 day steel strike. United Steelworkers leader David J McDonald says the union is acting to comply with a Taft Hartley injunction while federal judges in Philadelphia consider the legality of the government order.
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Pittsburgh
United Steelworkers
David J. McDonald
USW
McDonald
Philadelphia
U.S. District Court
America
John Biggs Jr
Herbert F. Goodrich
William Hastie
IRS Seizes Slot Machines at Legion Club Near Kansas
IRS agents seized seven slot machines at the American Legion post here as part of raids across five Kansas towns. In total 51 machines were confiscated for lacking federal gaming device stamps costing 250 dollars per machine annually. No arrests. enforcement included 17 agents and a federal search warrant.
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American Legion Club
Internal Revenue Service
Kansas
High Plains Petroleum Club
Elks Lodge
Liberal
American Legion Post
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Larned
Hanover
Eagles Lodge
Ottawa
Associated Press
Wichita
IRS
Chanute Legion Post
Parsons
Teacher Spanks Pupil After Joking Visit at School
In Independence Kansas a junior high student visited his former grade school and joked about being sent there by a teacher. The principal gave a brief discipline lecture and spanked him before the boy could explain his remark. The boy was surprised and the principal later faced chagrin upon hearing the explanation.
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Independence, Kas
Kansas City Worker Is Stabbed to Death
Kansas City AP reports Charles Chaplin a 30 year old service station attendant was stabbed to death. Leonard Cline 36 owner described seeing the assailant drive away after a knife waved by a slim Negro man about 40. Detectives found no motive.
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Kansas City
Charles Chaplin
Leonard Cline
Cline
Stark Friends Church Celebrates 75 Years Of Meetings
Stark Sunday marks 75 years of the Monthly Meeting of Friends at Stark with a morning service at 10 30 led by Rev Merle Roe principal speaker and a 2 30 anniversary service and basement dedication. Roe will show a film from Africa after a music talk.
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Stark
Monthly Meeting of Friends
Kenneth Hinshaw
Savonburg
Merle Roe
Kansas Yearly Meeting of Friends
Roe
Luther Dillon
Grant High School
Stark Friends Church
Mr. Roe
Africa
Urundi- Belgian Congo
Van Doren admits earlier quiz answer was not correct
New York based District Attorney Frank Hogan said Charles Van Doren told his office that a statement he made last year was not correct. Hogan noted Van Doren later gave truthful answers when queried before a grand jury probing rigged television quiz shows.
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New York
Dist
Frank S. Hogan
Charles van Doren
Hogan
van Doren
Asst. Dist
Joseph Stone
Stone
District Attorney's Office
Carl J. Rubino
Two Chanute Youths Plead Guilty in Park Restrooms Vandalism
Two youths from Chanute arrested October 9 for defacing walls at Santa Fe Park rest rooms pleaded guilty in police court yesterday and were each fined 25 dollars.
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Chanute
Santa Fe Park
UN Dinner Saturday At Erie Federated Church
Public invited to United Nations Day dinner at 6 30 p m Saturday sponsored by UNESCO at the Erie Federated Church. Attendees asked to bring foreign food and provide table service. Seventeen foreign students are expected.
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Erie Federated Church
Unesco
Driver Pleads Guilty in Reckless Driving Case
Mervin Leon Gervais and Eric pleaded guilty in police court to reckless driving and were fined 75 dollars. The intoxicated driving charge was dismissed. Gervais was arrested October 11 on highway US 169 south of Chanute.
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Mervin Leon Gervais
Eric
Gervais
US 169
Chanute
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