Mexican Fiesta to Feature Music and Dance at Santa Fe Park
The annual Mexican Independence Day celebration planned for September 16 and 17 at Santa Fe Park will feature Los Nambo Mariaches from Patzcuaro Mexico Contreras family singers from Aitchison and a Kansas City dance group plus local acts. Crowning of fiesta queen Priscilla Gutierrez on opening night will begin at 7 30 each evening. If rain occurs events move to the National Guard armory and Main Street will host a open market like Mexico with booths and Mexican dress. A planning meeting for final details is Sunday at 4 30 p m in St Patrick s school basement open to the public.
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Santa Fe Park
Los Nambo Mariaches
Patzcuaro
Mexico
Contreras
Aitchison
Kansas City
Mariaches
Charles Contreras
Mary Ann
Charles
Carmen
Hope
Martha
Marceline
Sacred Heart Parish
Atchison County
Priscilla Gutierrez
S. Forest
Fiesta Committee
National Guard
Main Street
Highland
Forest
St. Patrick’s School
McLachlen Park
Katanga Defies UN as Premier's Forces Invade Province
In Leopoldville and Elisabethville Katanga forces seize control of airports and resist UN authority amid Lumumba led central government push. Reports say 300 plus Congolese troops crossed into Katanga from Kivu, sparking fears of a wider civil war and escalating regional tensions.
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Leopoldville
the Congo
United Nations
Katanga
Patrice Lumumba
U.N
Elisabethville
Moise Tshombe
Congo
Kasai
Lumumba
Tshombe
Tibou Tounkara
Joseph Kasavubu
Kasavubu
Kivu
U.N. Mali
Katongo
Laika
No Settlement Seen in Pennsylvania Railroad Strike
Philadelphia焦 Michael Quill leader of the Transport Workers Union said there is no settlement in sight for the nine day old Pennsylvania Railroad strike. He condemned the carrier proposals as warmed over and warned the 20 000 striking workers they will not return if Eisenhower asks. Francis O Neill of the National Mediation Board had scheduled a 10 am session that was postponed as unions study the latest offer.
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Philadelphia
Michael Quill
Transport Workers Union
Pennsylvania Railroad
Quill
TV and System Federation
Francis O'Neill
National Mediation Board
O'Neill
Eisenhower
Little Girl Killed By Stray Bullet in New Jersey
In Collingswood New Jersey seven year old Elaine Gary was killed by a stray bullet as she played with four other children. Police say Harry Morton twenty fired six shots from a .22 rifle from his home across the street and did not realize bullets went through the wall. No charges filed.
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Collingswood
N. J
Flaine M. Gary
Elaine
Harry Morton
Morton
Khrushchev May Trigger Berlin Crisis at UN
West Germany fears Khrushchev may press for a new Berlin showdown as he arrives at the United Nations. East German travel limits and barge holds raise tensions while State Department officials weigh his aims against other possibilities. Secretary Herter warns of an irresponsible propaganda offensive and cautions that negotiations look unlikely.
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U.N. Bjt
Washington
West Germany
Nikita Khrushchev
Berlin
United Nations
Ha‘rass
State Department
East Germany
East Berlin
Christian A. Herter
Herter
Khrushchevy
New York
Three Young Escapees Captured After Topeka Wreck
Three youths escaped from the Boys Industrial School Thursday night and wrecked a stolen pickup during a police chase led by Patrolman Lee Stanley. Two suspects were captured, a third fled into a weed patch, and Stanley was injured when a truck struck his auto. The search ended with Stanley plunging into a ditch west of Topeka.
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Topeka
Boys Industrial School
Lee Stanley
Kansas City
Kan
Charley W. Thompson
Stanley Sing
Kane
Stanley
Here
Store Sales Show Slight Increase in 10th District
Department store sales in the 10th Federal Reserve District rose slightly last week, up two percent from the same week in 1959. Kansas and Western Missouri sales fell one percent, matching the national trend for the period.
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Kansas City
Federal Reserve District
Kansas
Missouri
Mental Health Panel Tuesday in Grace Church
A Neosho County Mental Health Association panel will discuss local mental health needs Tuesday at 7:30 PM in Grace Episcopal Church. Participants include Dr Henry Baker the Rev C W Garrett Supt Buford Fisher and others from Erie and area. Membership in the association costs one dollar per year.
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Neosho County
Pulic
John Sherman
Bernard Smith
John McMeekin
Traffic Fatalities Log For Topeka Area
Kansas traffic death log records 24 hours to 9 a.m. Friday with 2 fatalities, and comparative figures for 1960 and 1959 show 312 and 417 deaths respectively.
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Topeka
Kansas
Sky Shield drill to test NORAD air defenses early Saturday
The United States and Canada will run Exercise Sky Shield starting about 1 a.m. Saturday for six hours. Hundreds of interceptors and radar networks will simulate a Soviet bomber attack while missile sites track targets. No shots will be fired. Commercial flights will be grounded during the drill.
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Washington
United States
Courates
North American Air Defense Command
NORAD
Strategic Air Command
Defense Department
Soviet Union
North American
Sky Shield
Polar
USAF
Arctic Ocean
Atlantic
Pacific
Missing Girl Found Dead in Vacant Lot Kansas City
A 17 year old girl Judy Marie Barnhart was found dead in a weed overgrown vacant lot near her home after an all night police search. Police say she was attacked strangled with her scarf and struck with a rock. She was last seen Thursday afternoon two blocks from 2414 Cherry. Parents Karl and Marie Barnhart searched all night. she was one of six children.
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Kansas City
Judy Marie Basnhart
Cherry
Karrel Eugene Barnhart
Crash Fatal Near Viola In Sumner County
Mrs. Kenneth Callaway about 40 of Milton Kansas was killed Thursday when two cars collided on K42 near Viola in northwest Sumner County.
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Wichita
Kenneth Callaway
Milton Kas
Viola
Sumner County
Less Time to Vote At Emporia Polls
Emporia voters will have two hours less to cast ballots in the November 8 election. The city commission adopted an ordinance changing voting hours to 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. from the previous 6 a.m. to 7 p.m. period.
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Emporia
Emporia_ voters
Injuries Fatal In Car Pedestrian Crash Near Wellington
Allen Park McKinnis 68 of Tonkawa Oklahoma died from injuries after being struck by a car while walking along U S 81 about eight miles south of Wellington on Saturday night and succumbing Thursday night.
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Wellington
Kas
Allen Park
McKinnis
Tonkawa
Okla
U.S. 81
Johnson Named Director of Coffeyville Savings Association
AP reports Harrison Johnson of Independence Kas president of Union Gas System has been named director of First Federal Savings and Loan Association of Coffeyville to fill the unexpired term of F P Miller who died last spring.
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Coffeyville
Harrison, Johnson of Independence
Kas
Union Gas System, Inc
First Federal Savings and Loan Association of
F. P. Miller
UN Schedules Emergency Session Over Congo Crisis
Secretary General Dag Hammarskjold asks the Security Council to convene an emergency meeting at 8:30 p.m. to address the Congo situation amid rising opposition to U.N. policies. He plans to brief the Advisory Committee and receive a report from Andrew Cordier after arriving from Leopoldville.
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United Nations, N.Y
Dag Hammarskjold
U.N. Security Council
Congo
I Nation
Hammarskjold
U.N
Andrew W. Cordier
Leopoldville
United Nations
Walter Loridan
Vasily V. Kuznetsov
Dobrivoje Vidic
Vidic
Lumumba
Belgium
Moise Tshombe
Katanga
Moscow
U.N. Congo
Cold air outbreak ends Kansas heat wave in early week
The Topeka AP weather summary reports today temperatures 10 to 15 degrees cooler than Thursday across much of Kansas with substantial rain in the south central to northeast band. Saturday should be sunny with milder highs in the 70s and a low night in the 60s.
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Topeka
Kansas
Three Polio Cases Reported in Kansas for August
AP brief notes only three polio cases were reported in Kansas during August, a low figure for the peak polio month. Board of Health records show the August total bringing the year’s count to nine, far below 155 in the same period last year.
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Topeka
Kansas
Board of Health
Hurricane Donna Warnings extend over South Florida
The Weather Bureau issued hurricane warnings for Miami and Fort Lauderdale as Hurricane Donna moves a 200 mile wide path near the south Florida mainland. Gale warnings reached Vero Beach with a watch to Melbourne while Miami and Fort Lauderdale face only gusts of up to 75 mph. The center, near Key West, remains at 150 mph winds as residents flee.
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Miami
Fla
Weather Bureau
Fort Lauderdale
Donna
South Florida
Florida
Vero Beach
Melbourne
Bernie Moore
Florida Straits
Key West
Kay West
Keys
Nouthwest
Gulf Coast
Punta Gorda
Fort Myers
Naples
St. Marks
Lake Okeechobee
Billy Thornton Tops Thayer Fair Kid's Rodeo
Billy Thornton of Thayer was declared top rider after staying atop every steer in the Kid's Rodeo, the feature event on the second day of the Thayer Homecoming Picnic and Fair. John White Jr. of Thayer was thrown from a steer and hospitalized at Nepi sha Memorial Hospital in Chanute, remaining conscious after 7 p.m. The rodeo drew large crowds alongside farm and home economics exhibits and planned events for the fair's final day.
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Billy Thornton
Thayer Fair
Thayer
John White Jr
Nepisha Memorial Hospital
Chanute
Thayer High School
Hospital Bids Opened for Neosho Memorial Additions
Neosho Memorial Hospital board opened bids for a bed wing and obstetric addition but did not award contracts. A 60 day protest ends Oct 12 before awards, as bids exceed the $75,000 bond funding. Architects may propose plan reductions of 6000 to 8000 dollars. changes to be reviewed next Tuesday with bidders and trustees.
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Neosho Memorial Hospital
Hospital Board of Trustees
Walter Poor
Hugh T. Jones
Glen Dormois
Chanute
Virgil Mix
Stark
iTwo
Switchmen’s Union Seeks Settlement With Federal Mediator
In Chicago the Switchmen's Union and a federal mediator continued talks for a second day to prevent a strike on 17 western railroads. Robert O. Boyd of Washington said both sides are exploring settlement possibilities and he would meet later with railroad negotiators.
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Chicago
Switchmen’s Union
Western Railroads
Robert O. Boyd
Washington
National Mediation Board
Jobs and Jobless Show Declines in August
The Labor Department reports August employment fell to 68.282 million from July 68.689 million, a 407000 drop. Unemployment decreased to 3.788 million, while the idle rate rose to 5.9 percent. Non-agricultural employment hit a record 61.828 million and non-farm payrolls reached 53.36 million.
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Washington
Labor Department
Soen
Seymour Wolfbein
Wolfbein
Johnson to Deliver Major Farm Address in Garden City
Senator Lyndon B. Johnson Democratic vice presidential nominee is set to give a major farm address in Garden City on September 23. The event underscores Johnson's focus on agricultural issues ahead of the 1960 campaign.
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Garden City
Lyndon B. Johnson
Views to Be Aired in Southwest Kansas Meeting
Senator An drew Schoeppel and Democratic opponent Frank Theis will present campaign issue views at a Southwest Kansas Bar Association meeting in Hutchinson this Saturday.
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Hutchinson
Andrew Schoeppel
R-Kas
Frank Theis
Southwest Kansas Bar Association
See Wasser for Insurance Ph il adv
An advertisement for Wasser Insurance urges readers to contact See Wasser for coverage options. The ad mentions a phone line and promotes local service and accessibility for policy quotes.
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Wasser
Ph. Il
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