City to Acquire Two Public Parking Lots in Deals
The city reached agreements to acquire sites for two public parking lots. It will pay Don McCune $30,000 for his Evergreen site near Montgomery Ward auto service, and Mrs. Craig Graham will donate her Grant and Elm lot without charge. City Attorney approval pending.
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City Commission
S. Evergreen
Don McCune
Montgomery Ward Auto Service
Grant and Elm
Craig Graham
McCune
Montgomery Ward
N. Evergreen
Wayne Cooper
Taylor ‘and Erickson Motor Co
Cooper
Charles Ballou
Gay Bauer
Self Service
M. L. Morton
Graham
Bank of Commerce
Hugh T. Jones
Memorial Building
Lincoln and
Elm
Castro Breaks Tledge To Diplomatic Ties With China
Fidel Castro announced in Havana that Cuba would establish diplomatic relations with Peiping and break with Chiang Kai-shek's Nationalist government. He tore up the U S Cuba mutual defense treaty, rejected OAS declarations, and urged a people’s vote on recognizing Communist China. He warned against U S naval actions at Guantanamo but said Cuba would not attack the base.
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Havana
United Front
Fidel Castro
Cuba
Peiping
Castro
Americas
Chiang Kai-shek
United States
Soviet Union
China
U.S
Fulgencio Batista
Rio de Janeiro
Fort Scott Jaycees Offer Free Drinks to Drivers
Fort Scott Jaycees and their wives will serve free coffee and iced tea to tired motorists on Monday at a booth near U S 54 and U S 69. The effort aims to reduce accidents with about 1,000 motorists stopping for drinks last year.
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Fort Scott
Kan
Kansas Traffic Fatalities Log Gains 3 in 24 Hours
AP notes a Topeka traffic death log shows 3 fatalities within 24 hours ending 9 a.m. Saturday. The report compares 1960-304 figure with a 401 count for the comparable 195 period, highlighting a rise in daily fatalities.
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Topeka
Kansas
Temporary Blocking Of Santa Fe Crossing
The Santa Fe crossing on Main will be blocked temporarily at 7 25 tonight and again at 9 50 tomorrow morning by passenger trains pulling extra cars for baseball fans heading to Kansas City.
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Santa Fe
Main
Kansas City
Lead Zinc Bill Vetoed by Ike
President Eisenhower vetoed a bill to subsidize small lead and zinc producers, saying it would undermine progress, raise producer problems, and burden taxpayers. The Interior Department estimated a 4.48 million dollar yearly cost. Rep. Edmondson argued the bill addressed genuine distress amid foreign competition.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Interior Department
Ed Edmondson
D-Okla
Latin America
Edmondson
Ito
Congress
Eisenhower Cruising Potomac Over Labor Day Weekend
President Eisenhower promised his grandchildren a day of swimming water skiing and fishing during a Potomac cruise over the holiday. The group traveled from the White House by helicopter to Dahlgren Virginia then boarded the Barbara Anne and Susie E to begin a naval vessel sanctioned trip with Lt. Col. John Eisenhower Mamie Moore and Capt. E P Aurand among the accompanying family members.
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E. P. Aurand
Dahlgren
Eisenhower
Barbara Anne
Susie E
Navy
Susan
David
Mary Jane
Tribune Delivery Help Line Message
If you do not receive your Tribune contact your carrier or call 700 after 6 p.m. for assistance.
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Tribune
Millions Hit Roads for Labor Day Holiday Travel
The Associated Press reports millions take to highways for Labor Day weekend with sunny forecasts and safety reminders. Traffic deaths may reach 460 over the 78 hour period, near the 1951 record, as 73 million vehicles anticipated to log about 7.6 billion miles.
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Associated Press
National Safety Council
Blood drive in Neosho County reaches half the goal
About half of the $1,500 needed to sustain the Red Cross blood program in Neosho County has been raised. Final donations can be made through Fred L. Johnson or the Red Cross office at Memorial Building. Upcoming drives: Erie on Sept 19 from 1 to 6 15 p.m. at Federated Church with a quota of 800 pints and Chanute on Sept 20 from 9 a.m. to 2 15 p.m. at First Methodist Church with a quota of 160 pints.
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Red Cross
Neosho County
Howard Winans
Fred L. Johnson
Erie
Federated Church
Sam Ricketts
Chanute
First Methodist Church
American Hot Rod Championship Set For Kansas City
About 600 entries in 40 classes are expected as the American Hot Rod Association national championship drag races unfold in Kansas City. Time trials began Friday with Don Garlits of Tampa Florida breaking his own quarter mile record at 182.54 mph.
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Kansas City
American Hot Rod Association
Don Garlits
Tampa
Fila
Garlits
AHRA
Curfew Violations Lead to Custody of Two Chanute Boys
Police detained two Chanute youths on South Santa Fe around midnight for curfew violations. Officers said the minors were 13 and 14, and they were released to their parents. A line about an old record and a Tribune phone number appears as disjointed text.
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South Santa Fe
Two Soldiers Die In Highway Crash Near Newton
Two Ft. Riley soldiers were killed in a crash northeast of Newton on U S 50. Pfc. Robert D. Dempster 24 of Huron South Dakota died at the scene. His passenger Richard L. Clark 21 of Manitou Beach Michigan died several hours later in a Newton hospital.
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Newton
Ft. Riley
Robert D. Dempster
Huron
S.D
Here
U.S. 50
Richard L. Clark
Manitou Beach
Mich
Freshman Orientation At Chanute Junior College
About 125 Chanute Junior College students attended a freshman orientation in the school auditorium yesterday morning. Sophomores and faculty conducted the event with talks by Karen Earnest, Mary Jane McGuffey, Janice Richwine, Tom Keller, and Mike Jordan. Eldon Penner discussed upcoming events and the organizing meet. Sarah Haller planned the program.
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Chanute Junior College
Karen Earnest
Student Education Assn
Mary Jane McGuffey
Janice Richwine
Tom Keller
Mike Jordan
Jaco
Eldon Penner
Sarah Haller
Jaco English
Legion Group Attends State Convention in Wichita
A 15 member Boerstler May post delegation plus alternates traveled to Wichita for the state American Legion convention. Post commander Raymond Kern noted 204 early bird memberships for the coming year. The convention runs from today at the Broadview Hotel through Monday with speakers Mrs Hollis Dunham and Ed Brady of Erie.
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Boerstler-May
American Legion
Wichita
Raymond Kern
Bill Roberts
Warren Alford
Tommy Baughn
Marvin Seefeldt
Bill Dever
Jack Owens
Ed Offenbacker
Roscoe Offenbacker
John Nation
George Corkle
Howard Carder
Tom Ogden
Cash Wagner
Marc Barbee
Kern
Broadview
Hollis Dunham
Ed Brady
Erie
Dunham
Department
Brady
Preliminary Count Shows Gain of 99 For Schools Here
Enrollment in Chanute public schools for 1960 61 rose by 99 students from last year to 2298 in grades one through fourteen after opening with half day classes. Kindergarten not yet counted and final totals expected in mid September. Boys outnumber girls 1181 to 1117. ninth grade leads with 208 and eighth grade with 204.
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Chanute
Alcott
Murray Hill
Lincoln
Roosevelt
Royster Junior High
Hutton
Prison Officials Have Authority In Smith Case
Topeka AP The Kansas Supreme Court ruled prison officials may provide care and conduct examinations for Perry Smith and transfer him to a state hospital if needed. Smith and Hickock face death sentences for the Clutter family murders and have appealed. Stillwater Minn AP Minnesota National Guard mobilized as 100 convicts threaten riot at Stillwater State Prison. Troops from Rochester and Red Wing deployed. warden Tahash and corrections officials seek peaceful resolution. Warden Rigg ousted earlier for alleged excessive food withdrawals.
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Topeka
Kansas Supreme Court
Perry Smith
Kansas
Smith
Col
Guy Rexroad
Rexroad
Richard Eugene Hickock
Herbert Clutter
Garden City
Kan
Minnesota State Prison
Orville L. Freeman
John Montgomery
Minneapolis
Rochester
Red Wing
Stillwater
Will C. Turnbladh
Ralph Tahash
Tahash
Turnbladh
Douglas Rigg
Counterfeit $20 Bills Bring 10-Year Term
Jack Duane Hannah of Lexington Missouri received a ten year sentence after passing counterfeit $20 notes. He was arrested July 2 at a fireworks stand run by Clyde Pence an off duty Independence police officer who seized 6500 dollars in bogus bills. Secret Service said he passed 1500 in counterfeits in St Joseph Topeka Oklahoma and the Kansas City area.
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Kansas City
Jack Duane Hannah
Lexington
Hannah
Clyde
Pence
Independence
Secret Service
St. Joseph
Topeka
Oklahoma
Weather near Topeka stays hot through Labor Day
High pressure over eastern Kansas keeps mostly fair hot weather across Kansas through the Labor Day holiday. Temperatures today and Sunday rise into the 90s with possible 100s in the extreme west. Lows tonight near 70 and in the upper 60s to low 70s.
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Topeka
Kansas
Weather Bureau
United States
Congo at brink of civil war as Lumumba tightens grip
report from Leopoldville describes Katanga and Kasai secessionist forces battling Lumumba troops. clashes killed hundreds in Bakwanga and Puputa while UN neutrality falters. diplomats fear a Soviet backed dictatorship amid arrests and crackdowns on dissent.
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Leopoldville
Congo
Katanga
Kivu
Moerbeke
Patrice Lumumba
Thysville
United Nations
Bakwanga
Kasai
Lumumba
Albert Katonji
Kalonji
Lalso
Puputa
U.N
Republic
Man Admits Part In Cafe Slaying
Kansas City Kansas police said Donald Gene Thompson 22 of Oklahoma City admitted taking part in the fatal beating of Joe M Tulesh 70 owner of a cafe on August 4 He implicated two other men who were being questioned and Thompson said they planned only to rob the cafe owner not kill him.
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Kansas City
Kan
Donald Gene Thompson
Oklahoma City
Joe M. Tulesh
Boston Daniels
Thompson
Tulesh
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Jones
Fort Scott Jaycees
H. Dean Haines
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Tke
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K.C
Legion Group
Lincoln Ee Fee
Roosevelt Eee
Smith Case
Minnesota
Jean Bolikango
Opposiition Puna
Man
Wasser
Lady
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