Kennedy seeks power to call up 150000 reservists
President Kennedy seeks authority to order 150000 Reservists to active duty for up to 12 months amid Cuba missiles and Soviet buildup. Legislation would cap Reservist strength and set service at no more than a year. White House said action needed because of international crisis and Cuba situation. The plan was discussed with congressional leaders and drafted with Defense Secretary McNamara.
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Washington
Cuba
Kennedy
Sions
White House
Congress
Senate
House
Pierre Salinger
Moscow
Havana
United States
Western Hemisphere
Salinger
U.S
Everett M. Dirksen
Illinois
GOP
Charles A.halleck
Indiana
Secretary of Defense
Robert S. McNamara
C of C Directors Weigh Local Problems and Projects
Chamber of Commerce directors and committee chairmen met at the Tioga Hotel for breakfast to discuss long standing issues in industrial development Main Street traffic downtown parking and related topics. They reviewed committee activities and noted plans to raise funds for a bronze bust of Olay Johnson. A watershed meeting for Jefferson and Osage counties was announced with a dawn tour caravan departing Humboldt at 8 am.
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Chamber of Commerce
Tioga Hotel
Ambassador Club
Phil Cooper
Safari Museum
Africa
Martin Johnson
Massachusets
Johnsons
Olay Johnson
New York
Jefferson
Osage
Big Creek
John Gorton
North Park
Humboldt
Carolyn Thompson Competes in National Dairy Princess Contest
Carolyn Thompson Kansas Dairy Princess will travel to Chicago to compete in the 1962 American Dairy Princess contest among 32 entrants. Nine directors and five committee chairs attended the chamber meeting led by Mahlon Morley. Thompson is representing local dairy banners and will face contestants from multiple states.
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Paul Brennecke
Robert N. Allen
Jim Blessing
Dwight McCreight
Joe Melnyk
Ambassador Club
Attorney General
Wilbur Thomp
Chanute
Chamber
Mahlon Morley
Dale Fairchild
Carolyn Thompson
Chicago
Weather and temperatures forecast for Topeka area
Cloudy weather with showers likely tonight and Saturday. Temperatures today in the 70s east to 80s west with lows mainly in the 50s to 60s. cooler Saturday as a Gulf moisture meets Canadian air. highs around mid 70s to 80s. Thursday highs ranged from 70 in Pittsburg, Chanute and Olathe to 85 in Garden City.
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Topeka
Kansas
Gulf
Canada
Pittsburg
Chanute
Ojathe
Garden City
Chamber urges more local support for Thompson in Chicago
A Chamber of Commerce wire wishes Miss Thompson success in the Chicago competition and Chamber Manager Joe Melnyk calls for added local backing. Messages should be sent to Executive House at 71 East Wacker Drive.
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Uay
Chamber of Commerce
Miss Thompson
Chicago
Joe Melnyk
Executive House
East Wacker Drive
Death order commuted for Ranney in Greece
A Greek justice official said King Paul commuted the death sentence of Roger Ranney, a 27 year old Kansan, to life imprisonment. Ranney was convicted in 1961 of murdering two Greek sailors during a 1960 Aegean cruise and was to be executed by firing squad. No bodies were found. His mother appealed to Queen Frederica for clemency.
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Athens
Greece
Justice Ministry
Roger Ranney
Kansan
Paul
Ranney
Chanute
Piraeus
River Dam Nears Finish at Brown Wells Ford
The overflow water storage dam at Brown Wells ford is complete except for riprap work. Concrete pours finished Tuesday night ahead of a river rise while main structure was completed Saturday. The 275 foot dam stands 6 feet above normal flow with a 3.7 mile reservoir and 283.9 acre feet storage.
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Brown Wells Ford
Paschal Grimes
Grimes
New Tioga Appoints Jim Hawkins as Manager
Jim Hawkins of Gary Indiana has become Tioga Hotel manager, succeeding Alex Eccles who moves to Des Moines Iowa. Hawkins is married with three children.
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Jim Hawkins
Gary, Ind
Tioga Hotel
Alex Eccles
Des Moines, Ia
Hawkins
Thayer Homecoming News Dominated by 90-Pound Watermelons
Thayer celebrates a fair with 38 entries in watermelons including two 90-pounders by George McCreedy. Ralph Hibbs led crop exhibits with 19 youth entries and top canned goods while Chrisman and Smedley also scored. The event featured a parade, band concert, watermelon feed, talent contests, and a kids rodeo.
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Thayer
George McCreedy
Thayer R. 1
McCreedy
Chris
Garlands
Smedley
Chrisman
Thayer R
Elathinag
Hakad Fande
Athas
Mira GF Veerty
Fe Vmree
Corm
Ralph Hibbs
Hibits
Hibbs
Episcopalian Diocese Opens 103rd Kansas Convention Saturday
More than 150 delegates and clergymen expected for the 103rd Diocesan Convention of the Episcopal Diocese of Kansas. The budget and finance session begins with Bishop Turner officiating at 9 30 a m. Dr John C Van Dyk and Rev Edmond L Browning highlighted the program. The meeting marks the first Kansas convention here in 25 years with Grace church hosts.
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Episcopal Diocese of
Kansas
Boyd C. Latimer
Grace Church
Edward C. Turner
Topeka
Louis Basso, Jr
Coffeyville
Latimer
Women of
Sawyer Hall
Country Club
John C. van Dyk
St. Paul's Cathedral
Oklahoma City
van Dyk
Oklahoma County Association For
Mental Ever
Joint Commission On Evangelism
University of
Edmond L. Browning
Okinawa
4000 Draft Call For November Quota Stays Flat
The November draft call is set at 4,000 men, the same as October and 1,000 below the July, August and September quotas, according to the Pentagon.
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Washington
Pentagon
Wilson's Condition Is Satisfactory
Larry Wilson, 19, of 19 S. Forest, was described as satisfactory by a physician today. He was taken to Neosho Memorial Hospital yesterday evening and remains a patient there. no definite diagnosis has been made.
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Larry Wilson
S. Forest
Wilson
Lo Neosho Memorial Hospital
Neosho Memorial Hospital
Traffic Fatalities In 24 Hours Reported In Topeka
Topeka traffic death log shows 0 fatalities in the 24 hours to 9 a.m. Friday. Data covers September 1962, with 393 deaths for the year, comparing to 365 in the same period in 1961.
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Topeka
Kansas
Phone contact notice for Tribune readers
The notice directs readers to contact their Tribune carrier and provides an after hours number HE 1 3400 for reachability after 6 p.m.
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Tribune
Objectors vote on three school cooperative plan row
George C. White and Norman and Mrs Peacock led objections to the Kimball Savonburg Stark three school cooperative plan. They claimed illegal procedure and lack of proper representation while families transfer pupils to Elsmore. An informational meeting yielded no bona fide vote.
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Kimball-Stark-Savenburg
Elsmore
Savonburg
Kimball
Stark
George C. White
Norman Peacock
White
Savonourg
Peacocks
Peacock
Holdback by NFO Affects Chanute Livestock Auction
Chanute Livestock Auction reports a smaller overall sale with feeder cattle dominating and few slaughter cattle. Hogs were light as producers restrained offerings, while larger groups prevailed. Neosho County NFO supporters attended to monitor sales and express satisfaction with the reduced slaughter run.
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National Farmers Organization
Chanute
H. R. Krokstrom
NFO
Krokstrom
al Heady
Erie
Neosho County
Boy on Bike Hurt in Crash at Cherry and Forest
Steven Walker aged 7 of 612 W Beech was bruised in a bicycle car crash at Cherry and Forest about 5 p m yesterday. His bike struck the right side of a 1958 Ford driven by Robert L Carlison of 614 W Beech. Bike was northbound car eastbound. Bike damage about 15 dollars car damage about 50 dollars.
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Steven Walker
W. Beech
Cherry and Forest
Robert L. Carlison
W. Main
Jerry L. Clines
Evergreen
Clyde V. Rice
Erie
Ithe Rice
Clines
Chevrolet
Olds
Memorial Building
Merlin A. York
Jor Humboldt
Fred Beaty
N. Central
Soblen Heart Flagging In London Hospital
Dr. Robert A. Soblen remains unconscious over 30 hours after an overdose in an apparent bid to avoid life imprisonment. A hospital bulletin from Hillingdon Hospital reports his condition unchanged and his coma continues following the ambulance collapse en route to London Airport for deportation to the United States.
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London
Robert A. Soblen
Soblen
United States
Hillingdon Hospital
Senate Approves Pension Plan After Amendments
The Senate narrowly passed a controversial bill 75 to 4 to allow self employed individuals to create tax deductible private pension funds. The measure faced opposition from both Eisenhower and Kennedy administrations and may face a presidential veto.
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Washington
Senate
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Kennedy
House
Congress
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JFK
Berlin
C of C
Tioga
Divi- Chrisman
Gene Stitt
Bert Smedley
Larry Mathews
Episcopal Diocesan Meeting
Sav
Inkenttal
Adel Throckmorton
The
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