Boy Saves Colt From Oncoming Train Gains Fame
Thad ti Left Hand Pitch Young Jon McCoy of Chanute became nationally known last June after rescuing a crippled colt from a train near Chanute. The 10 year old grabbed the horse, rolled into a ditch, and both were rescued. Letters poured in from across the country, and a New York firm sought details and a photo. The tale appeared via Associated Press.
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Jim
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Weather Outlook For Topeka And Kansas Areas
AREA FORECAST Partly cloudy tonight and Friday with a few showers or thunderstorms. A little warmer in afternoons with high Friday around 80. Low tonight near 70. TOPEKA AP Generally fair skies with moderate temperatures through Friday. Showers earlier today confined to southern Kansas. Highs in the 80s and lows in the 60s.
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Goodland
Wamego
Concordia
Hutchinson
Birmingham Desegregation Delayed After Violent Outbreak
The Associated Press report details a bombed home of Negro leader Arthur Shores, a riotous melee in Birmingham, gunfire injuring police and civilians, and the temporary postponement of desegregation as Gov. George Wallace orders three schools closed. John L. Coley, 20, died from multiple gunshot wounds. at least 20 injured. Police and troopers guard schools as unrest spills into Dynmite Hill neighborhoods. Constance Baker Motley signals possible legal action to reopen schools.
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Associated Press
Birmingham
Ala
George C. Wallace
City Board of Education
Arthur Shores
John L. Coley
Airliner Is Safest Mode of Travel Kansas to Florida
Two white men attacked an integrated group of Great Bend Kansas high school students awaiting service in a Montgomery bus station restaurant. The group of about 50 whites and three Negroes included Bill Brisco who described the assault after coming up behind him and tearing his shirt. The students, Argonne Rebels Drum and Bugle Corps, were en route to Miami for the weekend and to compete at the national American Legion convention.
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Ala
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Kan
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John Young Improves After Heart Attack at Home
Probate Judge John Young of 409 W 5th was reported improved at Neosho Memorial Hospital after a heart attack at his home around midnight. He was transported by ambulance and rushed to the hospital for treatment.
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Neosho Memorial Hospital
Learning by Doing Method Practical in High School
TOPEKA AP The Seaman High Bank opens its 37th year as the fall term starts at Seaman High School The bank holds about 15000 in deposits and plans to sell 200 worth of stock to 14 students in Miss Ward s class on banking The stock may be purchased up to 25 and pays 4 percent Jerry Glasgow a senior serves as president Any student may open a checking account and many use it to pay fees and other school expenses The athletic association and other groups deposit funds there Students in the banking course handle money post accounts and maintain records The bank partners with Kaw Valley Bank for excess funds and issues checks drawn on Kaw Valley when payments outside the school are needed
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Kaw Valley
Attack Fatal To Star Route Driver Here
Orrie L. Shields of Pittsburg aged 59 star mail route driver died of a heart attack at the post office about 10 30 last night. He advised a passerby he was ill and was taken to Neosho Memorial Hospital where he was pronounced dead on arrival. A native of Dennis he moved to Pittsburg from Parsons in 1957 and had star route work since 1954. Survived by his widow four children eight grandchildren and seven brothers and sisters. Body to Blossom Funeral Home Parsons. Funeral 2 pm Saturday at Evangelical United Brethren church Dennis.
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Pittsburg
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Neosho Memorial Hospital
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Parsons
Blossom Funeral Home
Evangelical United Brethren Church
Paving Project Meeting Saturday In City Southwest 30-block
City Manager R. J. Hayes announced an informal meeting with property owners on the proposed 30 block paving project in the southwest part of town. The gathering will discuss cost estimates and related points at 8 p.m. Saturday in the city commission room of the Memorial building.
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City Commission
Memorial Building
State Tax Collection In Slight Increase
State tax collections in Kansas rose to 14.5 million last month, up 360 thousand or 2.6 percent from a year earlier. For the first two fiscal months August receipts totaled 30.8 million, a rise of 20.8 thousand or 0.07 percent. Increases in sales, cereal malt beverage, individual income, and motor fuel taxes offset declines in compensating use, inheritance, and cigarette taxes.
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Topeka
Kansas
Chanute Fall Festival plans outlined at JayCees dinner
Chanute JayCees discussed the 20th annual Chanute Fall Festival scheduled for Sept 26 to 28. Key items include financing via a membership drive half complete, an areas bands invitation for the parade, a Frolicks show with auditions, a new shadeo event, and free activities except for the shadeo and dance. Prizes total about $500 plus $300 for team pull.
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Cole Motor Co
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Green River
Bank Bandits Draw Blank in Augusta Bank Heist
Federal charges filed against three Wichita area suspects for attempting armed robbery at Prairie State Bank in Augusta. Bonds set at 50 000 for two men and 15 000 for the woman as authorities transfer them from El Dorado to Wichita. Bank employees crowded into a vault as the trio fled empty handed, later captured after a tip and a road chase.
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Wichita
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Dallas Babcock
Harold J. Bunce
John F. Griffin
Johanna K. Shriver
EF Dorado
Police Bonds Fines Rise in August Report
The August police department summary shows bonds and fines totaling 511 collected for the month, up from 477 in July. Year to date bonds 4,260.50. Parking meter fines 222 versus 217.25 in July, year total 2,096.50 to Sept. 1. Parking tickets 925 issued. Police calls rose from 208 to 249. Officers made 64 misdemeanor arrests.
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Area Redevelopment to Lend to Cherokee Metal Plant
The Area Redevelopment Administration announced a 33 475 dollar loan to Cherokee Metal Products Inc for a new sheet metal fabricating plant at Baxter Springs Kansas. Total project cost is 51 500 dollars, down from last month. no felony arrests reported.
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Washington
Area Redevelopment Administration
Cherokee Metal Products Inc
Baxter Springs
Kan
Senate OKs funding for teaching skills to jobless
The Senate approved a bill to have the federal government pay the full cost of a two year job skills program under the Manpower Training Act. It waives state matching for fiscal 1965 and would add 161 million dollars to cover the states share of 322 million in outlays starting July 1 1964. Washington has funded the program in its first two years.
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Senate
Ings
Traffic Fatalities In Topeka Log For Sep 1963
AP traffic death log shows 0 deaths in the Topeka area in the 24 hours to 9 am Thursday for September 1963. The year to date tally stands at 378 fatalities, compared with 340 in the same period of 1962.
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Topeka
Kansas
Intercepted Letter Dear Cha Declared At Thayer Fair
Reports from Thayer say traffic halted two hours on a rural road near town. A prize watermelon from a melon grower fell from a low-boy semi trampling between a tree and a utility pole. He aimed to enter the Thayer Fair contest opening today if he could meet the deadline.
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