Pennsylvania Strike Impacts Rail Workers And Industry
The Pennsylvania Railroad shutdown during Labor Day weekend prompts scattered layoffs and furloughs as preparations by industries aim to weather the long strike. Commuters face homeward disruption in Philadelphia and New York while mediation continues with Francis A. ONeill Jr. coordinating separate talks with company and union teams.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Pennsylvania Railroad
James M. Symes
Pennsylvania
Chrysler Corp
Akron
Ohio
Pennsy
New York
Teamsters Union
Small Systems Federation
Francis A. O'Neill Jr
National (Railway) Mediation Board
Cubans Seize American Minimax Supermarket Chain
In Havana province the Cuban government seized the five million dollar Minimax chain of American owned supermarkets. An intervention order accused American operators of hostile conduct toward Cuban employees and threats to close stores. Minimax ran 20 Havana area stores and additional outlets via mergers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Havana
Fidel Castro
Castro
Moon Eclipse Visible Across U S Early Monday Morning
The eclipse of the moon will be visible low in the western sky across the United States early Monday. It begins at 4 36 a m EST as the moon enters Earth shadow and becomes total at 5 38 a m EST. New York observers see moonset at 5 28 a m EST, ten minutes before totality, while the West Coast won t set until about 8 25 a m EST.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
E AP
United States
Hayden Planetarium
West Coast
Burglar Shot By Patrolman In Kansas City
Patrolman John Swan shot fleeing burglar Frank Strong in the back at the Victory service station on East 28th Street. Strong, 23, of Kansas City, died at General Hospital. The burglar’s loot totaled $11.23.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
John Swan
Frank Strong
General Hospital
Swan
Strong
Victory
East 28Th Street
Congress Ends 86th Session with Few Major Passages
The 86th Congress adjourned after a four week session that yielded little major legislation. Democrats and Republicans clashed over the sugar quota dispute and other issues as Kennedy and Nixon faced off in the Senate chamber. The body approved foreign aid funding and various routine measures while tallying more than 82 billion dollars in appropriations for the year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Congress
Eisenhower
House
Senate
Dominican Republic
United States
Senate House
Kennedy
Charles A. Halleck
Indiana
Khrushchev to bring bloc leaders for UN assembly
Khrushchev plans a second General Assembly appearance with top Soviet bloc chiefs in New York. Officials doubt a full summit will occur though Eisenhower is expected to attend. Possible Castro and Nehru reactions color the anticipated disarmament talks and possible Soviet scientific announcements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Nations
N.Y
Nikita Khrushchev
General Assembly
Eastern Europe
Khrushchev
Eisenhower
Harold Macmillan
Paris
Charles de Gaulle
New York
de Gaulle
U.N
Cuba
Fidel Castro
Red China
North Korea
North Viet Nam
India
Jawjaharlal Nehru
Washington
Man Crushed to Death Near Wichita Truck Yard
Spencer W. Crevier aged 29 of Wichita died when he was crushed between a dump truck bed and frame at the Kechi Township yards north of Wichita. Police and investigators labeled the incident as an accidental death pending further inquiry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wichita
Spencer W. Crevier
Kechi Township
Four Stratocruisers sold for scrap in Newark auction
Four teen double deck Stratocruisers once valued at 14 million dollars were sold as scrap Thursday for 105000. The planes were bought at auction by Airline Equipment Co. of Newark New Jersey after Transocean Airlines ceased operations earlier this year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oakland Calif
Transocean Airlines
Airline Equipment Co
Newark
N.J
Transocean
Fire Destroys Garage At Browning Home
Yesterday a garage at 119 S Plummer, the Browning residence, burned with firefighters arriving at 2 18 p m to find the blaze advanced. Firemen blamed children playing in the garage and also tackled a second car fire at 3 52 p m in the Memorial Hospital parking lot damaging a 1955 Buick rear seat cushion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Koy K. Browning
S. Plummer
Neosho Memorial Hospital
Io S. W. Billip
Kansas City
Kansan Killed in Three-Vehicle Crash Near Lincoln
Clara Dunbar a 60 year old Kiowa Kansas resident was killed in a three vehicle collision on U S 77 about 12 miles north of Lincoln Nebraska according to state patrol reports.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lincoln, Neb
Clara Dunbar
Kiowa
Kas
U.S. 77
Lincoln
State Safety Patrol
Traffic Fatalities Logged In Kansas Over 24 Hours
AP reports a Kansas traffic death log covering 24 hours ending at 9 am showing 0 fatalities, comparing to 1960-301 similar period, and 1959 period 399.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topeka
Kansas
Neosho County Donates to Cerebral Palsy Fund
A check for 1078.86 was mailed to the Cerebral Palsy Fund state headquarters as Neosho County’s contribution. Mrs. Scherel Booe of Beta Delta chapter Epsilon Sigma Alpha sponsors the drive conducted in June and July with door to door efforts in Chanute.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cerebral Palsy Fund
Neosho County
Scherel Booe
Beta Delta Chapter
Epsilon Sigma Alpha
Chanute
August Police Bonds and Fines Rise, Arrests Reported
Police bonds and fines climbed from 674 in July to 1090 in August, totaling 4604 for the year through Sept 1. Parking meter fines reach 291 for August, 2430 year to date. Calls for service fell to 134. 34 arrests included 1 felony and 33 misdemeanors with several alcohol related charges. Patrol cars logged 5484 miles and 497 gallons of gas. 29 meals were provided to prisoners and transients.
Fewer polio cases reported as season debated
Fewer new polio and paralytic polio cases were reported by states last week but the Public Health Service cautioned it is too early to declare the seasonal peak passed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Public Health Service
Missouri Escapees Captured Two Cornered at Scene
Seven inmates escaped Fulton State Hospital ward 7 and overpowered staff before fleeing in the Sims car. Two were recaptured at the wreck scene, three more nabbed in nearby brush, while two remained at large including Richard Linder and Alphonso Pulliam.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fulton, Mo
Fulton State Hospital
U. S. 40
Fulton
Missouri Penitentiary
Kenneth Tate
Tate
Billy Glen Newhouse
Desloge
Albert Haynes
St. Louis
Clarence Landrum
Montgomery County
Henry Culp
Hannibal
Robert Davis
Malden
Bobby B. Gunther
Kansas City
Richard F. Linder
Alphonso Pulliam
Culp
Pulliam
Linder
Lawrence Sims
Sims
Chanute Okes 2.18 Mill Cut in School Levy
Chanute school district lowers the levy by 2.18 mills after an accounting error omitted sales tax revenue. The revised levy is 32.14 per 1000, with county funds up about 5,000 and total city county school tax at 69.15 per 1000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chanute
Buford Fish
Fisher
Four Hurt In Highway Crash West Of Plummer
Four people sustained injuries in a two-vehicle crash on highway K39 a half mile west of Plummer at about 9 40 a m. Albert Webb and his wife from Toronto were treated and released. two Ash Grove cement plant workers Caleb Clough Jr and William M George were not treated. The Webb Mercury and the 1960 Chevrolet truck suffered damage in the collision when Webb attempted to pass the truck as it turned into a driveway. Police and highway patrol investigated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
K39
Plummer
Albert Webb
Toronto
Ash Grove
Caleb Clough Jr
N. Steuben
William M. George
Neosho Memorial Hospital
Clough
George
Highway Patrol
Webb
Sweepstakes Tickets Not Legal But Popular in Hillside
In Hillside New Jersey a magistrate held an informal poll in court about sweepstakes tickets. George J Gombos 45 was charged with possession of a lottery ticket and fined 50 dollars with suspended sentence as seven in court and fourteen more admitted to owning tickets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hillside
N.J
Henry Goldhor
George J Gombos
Goldhor
Gombos
Gunman killed at night club in Kansas City
At Eddy's restaurant in downtown Kansas City a gunman opened fire during a band performance. John Russell Frey, 26, died after Sam Eddy and others tried to disarm him. Police note Frey had prior traffic arrests and no motive is stated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
John Russell Frey
Eddy
Sam Eddy
George
Rome
America
Ralph Kim
Boston
Bo Roberson
Jesse
Owens
George Cust
Mr. Sam
Gust
Sam
Eny
Frey
American sweep leads U S track gains in Rome
Glenn Davis won the 400 meter hurdles and Wilma Rudolph took the 100 meter dash for the United States, joining Bob Webster's 10 meter platform dive win as the U S total rose to ten golds. Russia led unofficially with 22 32.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rome
Glenn Davis
Tennessee
Wilma Rudolph
United States Olympic Track and Field
Bob Webster
Santa Ana
Calif
Russia
U.S
Weather Outlook from Topeka Forecast Warm Labor Day Weekend
The Weather Bureau in Topeka reports a sunny and warm Labor Day weekend across Kansas. Tonight’s low near 70 with highs around 90 to 95 by Saturday. Humidity moderate and barometer steady around 29.11 inches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topeka
Kansas
The
Weather Bureau
Batenbeim
Ohne
Child Drowns in Well in Vermont Home
Rhonda M Blodgett, 2, fell into a well in the cellar of her Stowe home while her parents dined. The incident occurred Thursday as temperatures hovered about 10 degrees above normal for the period.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baics
Aduyet
Stowe
Rhonda M
Very Good Night For Dick Nixon
Vice President Richard M. Nixon recovering from a knee infection slept later than usual at Walter Reed Army Hospital where he is receiving antibiotics. Press secretary Herbert G. Klein said Nixon had a very good night as he continues treatment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Richard M. Nixon
Herbert G. Klein
Nixon
Walter Reed Army Hospital
Also Mentioned on This Page
Alcott School
Debbie Olson
Everett Olson
N. Grant
Brad Berg
Ralph Berg
Wendy Bowyer
Wendell Bowyer
Tribune Oto
Cratic
John F. Kennedy
Republican Standard
Commie Brass
Wasser
Lady
Kansan
Missouri
Sam Barnes
Barnes
Newhouse
Eldon Wiles
Sarah Haller
S. Forest
F. Butler
Tribune
Tot
Dick Nixon
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!