Four still missing after Maine winter storm
Four hunters remain unaccounted for in Maine as two winter storms whip the region. Charles Baronis and Larry Baker, found in good condition after vanishing near Van Buren, were helicoptered to Loring AFB. Searchers seek a Boston woman, a Concord, Massachusetts woman, a park ranger, and a Fort Fairfield youth, with rugged Katahdin terrain hindering efforts.
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Millinocket
Maine
Charles Baronis
Weymouth
Mass
Larry Baker
Charles City
Iowa
van Buren
Loring Air Force Base
Mt. Katahdin
University of Maine
Margaret Ivusic
Boston
Helen Mower
Concord
Moldy Gettysburg stash worth 54200 to curious tourist
George C Rapport, a Massapequa Park high school teacher, found a moldy bundle on the Gettysburg battlefield last June. The Treasury values the mutilated currency at 54200 based on fractions of remaining bill portions. The Secret Service, IRS, and Treasury officials are handling redemption and tax considerations before Rapport receives the funds. He plans to use the money for his children's education.
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Washington
Gettysburg
George C. Rapport
Secret Service
New York
Treasury
Rapport
Massapequa Park
N.Y
Ruth
Bellmore
Eileen
Jack
W. T. Howell
United States
Howell
National Park Service
Internal Revenue Service
Revenue Service
Intercepted Letter Dear Cha Continues
A fragmented epistolary fragment questions a two week old infant and his imagined future request to use the family car. The note hints at a light humorous exchange about growing up and independence.
Couple Killed In Kansas 7 Crash in Sparks
AP reports a car truck collision on Kansas 7 near Sparks, Kansas, killed 76 year old William H. McCahan and his wife, 76, of Highland. The two were identified as the deceased in the Wednesday wreck.
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Sparks
Kan
Kansas
William H. McCahan
Highland
City Commission Meets Tonight at Memorial Building
The city commission will meet at 7 30 pm at the Memorial building. The session was postponed from Monday due to the Kansas Association of Municipal Utilities annual meeting in Kansas City, which members attended.
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City Commission
Memorial Building
The
Kansas Assn. of Municipal Utilities
Kansas City
Teachers Elect Clifford Long Vice President of KS Teachers
Coffeyville AP report notes Clifford Long, assistant superintendent of schools at Coffeyville, elected vice president of the Southeastern section of the Kansas State Teachers Association. The 1964 sectional meeting will be at Independence, with about 1,400 attendees expected at the annual gathering.
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Coffeyville (Ap
Clifford Long
Coffeyville
Kansas State Teachers Association
Independence
Goblins March Opens Chanute Halloween Program
More than 500 costumed children joined Chanute events marking the Kiwanis Halloween Parade as the largest youth participation in 13 years. Winners in each grade received prizes while other activities drew large crowds, including UNICEF drive results and Halloween dances at Royster Junior High and local venues.
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Kiwanis
Chanute
Main
Memorial Building
Dwight Blackwood
Royster Junior High
St. Patrick’s
Unicef
Stuents
United Nations — International Children’s Fund
Chanute Grade
Guess When It ll Snow Contests in Chanute
Tribune readers have mailed guesses for the first snowfall in Chanute with November seen as most likely. December and February dates appear, and the deadline is Nov 2. The winner receives $10 based on official measurements at the local FAA station.
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Tribune
Chanute
The
FAA
Skubitz Visits Chanute and Plans Emporia Speech
Congressman Joe Skubitz of the Sun District visited Chanute to renew acquaintances and discuss legislation with constituents. He met Independence businessmen yesterday to outline avenues for government contracts and helped organize the meeting with agency representatives. He will speak in Emporia tonight before returning to Washington Friday.
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Joe Skubitz
Sun District
Skubitz
Independence
Emporia
Washington
United Fund Drive Extended a Week
Chanute United Fund board extended the campaign one week to November 8 to raise the remaining 4000 dollars needed to reach the top. Ten board members target a 200-dollar personal pledge from each, with Bill Bodley leading a team in the advanced gifts drive. The current total stands at 17646.58 dollars, 80.6 percent of the goal, from 1866 donors averaging 9.46 dollars. last year had 1819 donors and 18420 dollars.
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Chanute United Fund
Board of Directors
Glen Halbe
Bill Young
Bill Bodley
Bodley
United Fund Board
Bill
Nurses Meet Here Nov. 9 in Chanute Practical Nursing Program
The Chanute School of Practical Nursing will host District 3 of the Kansas State Nurses Assn on November 9. The 2 p.m. meeting at the Senior Trade School building will feature a program titled Facts About Practical Nurses presented by the Chanute nursing school faculty. Open to all registered nurses.
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Chanute
Rhythm Aces
Parsons
The
American Legion
Masonic Temple
Chanute School of Practical Nursing
Kansas State Nurses Assn
Lawrence Filosa
Chanute Nursing School
KSNA
Filosa
Trick or Treat Has New Purpose in Blakely Ga
Blakely Georgia AP members of Blakely High School Tri-Hi Y and Hi Y Club plan to collect used clothing and articles tonight for families in need in the community.
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Blakely, Ga
Blakely High School
Prisoner William Robison Found Hanged in Jail Cell
William I. Robison, 32, prisoner at Johnson County jail in Olathe, was found hanged Wednesday night. Robison had been arrested on public intoxication charges and previously resided in Waverly, Missouri.
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Olathe
Kan
William I. Robison
Johnson County
Robison
Waverly
Sabetha Youth Killed By Shotgun Blast
In Sabetha Kansas a farmer Floyd Mishler fired four shotgun blasts after he said two 15 year old youths forced open a machine shed door on his farm. Steven Henry was killed and Billy Herrmann wounded. Investigators pursue motives as no charges were filed.
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Sabetha
Kan
Steven Henry
Billy Herrmann
Ray Dorgerding
Floyd Mishler
Mishler
Ralph McCord
Government contracting fair aids small firms in four states
Independence Kansas AP reports a one day conference drew more than 100 tentative agreements as 300 attendees from southeast Kansas Missouri Oklahoma and Arkansas met with government agency reps. Speaker Joe Skubitz urged understanding bids and agency needs while SBA official C J Moyer and K S Vandergrift of McDonnell Aircraft highlighted opportunities and the importance of sub contractors for projects like Gemini. Maj Gen Alden K Sibley noted the Army Mobility Command aims to broaden procurement beyond prime manufacturers by engaging small firms across the labor surplus region.
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Kansas
Missouri
Oklahoma
Arkansas
Joe Skubitz
R-Kan
K. S. Vandergrift
St. Louis
McDonnell Aircraft Corp
MccDonnell
U. S. Army Mobility Command
Center Line
Mich
Alden K. Sibley
Sibley
Durkin and Harris Attend Four State Development Meet
Tom Durkin works manager for H. K. Porter Co. Thermoid Division AeroDuct plant and Fred Harris Chamber of Commerce president attended the four state industrial development conference yesterday in Independence.
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Tom Durkin
Fred Harris
Chanute
Independence
Durkin
H. K. Porter Co., Inc
AeroDuct
Harris
Chamber of Commerce
Weather turns seasonable after warm October in Kansas
The warmest October on record in many Kansas areas ends with a seasonable note. Goodland reports the first snow mixed with rain at 9:15 am. Cold air moves in from the northwest on brisk north winds. Highs Friday expected 50 to 55 with lows 25 to 30 in the northwest and around 40 in the southeast.
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Topeka
Kansas
Goodland
Richard Garrett
Garrett
Infant Boy Is in a Hurry
In Long Beach California a two week old baby, Roger Eric Beutel, stood and walked with aid, a pace experts deem extraordinary. His grandmother notes he can bear weight with adult support, and his parents report siblings also walked at 2 weeks. Doctors say walking this early is unimaginable and well before typical infancy. Roger, born October 16 at 6 pounds 5 ounces, remains nonverbal.
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Long Beach
Calif
Roger Eric Beutel
Jenny Nelson
Roger
Stuart Beutel
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