Rezoning Bid Fails On City Commission Vote
Foodtown seeking south Main block rezoning from residential to business for a new store faced a 2 1 vote defeat after a two week delay. Petitioners pressed for the change citing a $150000 investment and downtown improvements while opponents cited school traffic and neighborhood protection. The commission upheld earlier rejection, leaving the rezoning dead for now.
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Evans
Lapham
Tion
Althaber
Expresstore
Johnston
W. J
Dave
Carl Weiner II
Leroy Halsted
Weiner
Hugh Chapman
Dential
Halsted
W. Main
Crash of Jet Tanker Fatal to 44 Aboard
Spokane reports a KC135 tanker from Ellsworth AFB crashed on Mt. Spokane in fog, 44 aboard with no survivors. By daylight 33 bodies were found. crews began removing remains along a mountain road toward the ski lodge near Mt. Kit Carson.
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Spokane
Wash
Air Force
Mt. Spokane
Mt. Kit Carson
Strategic Air Command
28Th
Ellsworth Air Force Base
S.D
SAC
Bert Smith
Irving Hamann
Wayne
Mt. Spokane-Mt. Kit Carson
Smith
Hamanns
Barbara Rainwater
Livestock Holders Push Toward Stricter NFO Effort
CORNING Iowa AP Oren Lee Staley head of the National Farmers Organization urged farmers to tighten the livestock holding action as cattle receipts rose at four major markets in the 16 state area. He said hog receipts lag and warned packers may slaughter stockers and feeders to boost meat supply, predicting tougher steak for households.
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Corning
Iowa
Lietional Farmers Organization
Oren Lee Staley
Staley
NFO
NFC
Fair, warm temperatures rise in Kansas with possible showers
Topeka reports fair weather with rising temperatures after a weekend chill. Highs expected from 85 to 90 in western areas and mid 80s in the east, with lows in the mid 60s. A new low center from Wyoming approaches, bringing cooler temps and some rain by Wednesday, with scattered thunderstorms in northwest and north central Kansas tonight and tomorrow.
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Topeka
Fair Weather
Kansas
Wyoming
Northwest
North Central
Man Injured in Early Morning Diner Fight
Police said a warrant will be sought for a Chanute man after a fight at Jack's Diner near the north city limits. One man was hospitalized for injuries and widespread property damage occurred. Possible charges include intoxication assault destruction of property and disturbing the peace.
Kansan killers Hickock and Smith to hang Oct 25
Kansas Supreme Court set October 25 for the executions of Richard Hickock and Perry Smith at the State Penitentiary in Lansing between 12:01 and 4:00 a m. after denying rehearing petitions. Only a U S Supreme Court appeal remains.
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Topeka
Kansas
State Supreme Court
Richard Eugene Hickock
Perry Edward Smith
Kansas State Penitentiary
Lansing
U.S. Supreme Court
Devotion to Pup Leads to Tragic Train Death
In Fostoria Ohio 18 year old Clayton Dale Banks guarding a puppy three weeks old was struck and killed by a freight train after the dog darted onto railroad tracks. The puppy was also killed as the train passed.
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Fostoria, Ohio
Clayton Dale Banks
Chesapeake & Ohio Railway
Banks
Cedar Creek Watershed Petition Drives Near Finish
Final week for Cedar Creek Watershed petitions as backers report 118 landowners covering 15 000 acres have signed. Processing begins after Sept 15 with an Altona area steering committee meeting last Friday to review signatures. An election on watershed status requires 20 percent of landowners and 25 percent of land area.
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Altoona
Cedar Creek
George Hyde
Altoona High School
Burglary at Derby filling station in Altoona
Altoona police said the Derby filling station was burglarized last night. The Wilson County sheriff's office reported the incident at Fredonia and $70 in cash was taken.
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Wilson County Sheriff's Office
Fredonia
Derby
Altoona
State cigarette tax revenue shared with counties
Topeka AP Walter H Peery state treasurer announced the distribution of 982745.77 to counties as their share of the state cigarette tax revenue for the quarter ending Aug 31 Sedgwick County led with 146877.45 Wyandotte 87192.93 Johnson 71273.04 and Shawnee 65048.82 were other listed recipients.
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Topeka
Walter H. Peery
Sedgwick
Wyandotte
Johnson
Shawnee County
Kindergarten enrollments show decline in Chanute totals
Preliminary figures put 209 kindergartners enrolled in Chanute this year, down from 224 after the first week last year. Murray Hill reports 70 students, Hutton 83, and Alcott 56, with gender counts 99 boys and 110 girls overall.
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Chanute
Murray Hill Kindergareen
Hutton
Alcott
Murray Hill
State Officials in Dark On Charges At Kan sas TB Hospital
Dr. James Brown, superintendent at the Southeast Kansas Tuberculosis Hospital, confirmed that sworn affidavits allege favoritism, Civil Service violations, patient intoxication, and padded payrolls. State officials say they have no complaints yet and will investigate if affidavits are provided, with Topeka staff likely visiting Chanute.
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Southeast
Kan
Sas Tuberculosis Hospital
James Brown
State Department of Social Welfare
Brown
Kenneth Keller
Keller
Dr. Brown
Jail Fugitive Is Captured Near Abilene
Gail Ralph Miller, 43, one of two Marion County jail escapees from Sept. 3, surrendered Monday on a farm 10 miles north of Abilene. He walked from a corn crib to officers after farmer A. W. Carlstrom spotted him on a back road.
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Abilene
Kan
Gail Ralph Miller
Marion
Miller
Enterprise
A. W. Carlstrom
Dr Soblen Dies in London Hospital
Fugitive spy Robert A. Soblen dies in Hillingdon Hospital London after overdosing on barbiturates. He had been unconscious since last Thursday and was removed from Brixton Prison for deportation to the United States where he faced a life sentence for wartime espionage for the Soviet Union.
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London
Robert A. Soblen
U.S
Soviet Union
Soblen
Hillingdon
Brixton
United States
No Solution From Three Hour Meeting On Kimball School Plan
Erie meeting over the Kimball Stark Savenburg elementary cooperative yielded no agreement. About 30 attendees heard boards defend the plan while objectors urged a vote and warned of possible court action. State officials said no law bans such cooperatives and noted enrollment affects state aid, with future decisions planned for next year.
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Kimball-Stark-Savenburg
Erie
Hazel Meeker
Neosho County
W. C. Kampschroeder
State Department of Public Instruction
E. R. Gilmour
Stark
al Tron
James Greenwood
Kampschroeder
Jin Reply
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