Nine astronauts named including two civilians to Space Flight
Nine new astronauts were announced adding to the corps to reach 16. Civilians Neil Armstrong and Elliot M. Lee Jr join four Air Force and three Navy officers with test pilot backgrounds. The group will begin training at the Manned Spacecraft Center under Dr. Robert R. Gilruth, as Kennedy aims for a moon landing this decade.
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Houston
Tex
John F. Kennedy
Robert R. Gilruth
Manned Spacecraft Center
Cullen Auditorium
University of Houston
Gilruth
Air Force
Navy
Neil A. Armstrong
Wapakonseta
Ohio
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Edwards Air Force Base
Calif
Elliot M. Lee Jr
Dallas
General Electric Co
Frank Borman
Gary Ind
Aerospace Research Pilot School
Edwards Afb
James A. McDivitt
Chicago
Thomas P. Stafford
Weatherford
Okla
Experimental Test Flight Division
Edward H. White II
San Antonio
Wright- Patterson Air Force Base
Charles Conrad Jr
Philadelphia
Spacecraft Center
NASA
U.S
Texas
California
Indiana
Pennsylvania
Illinois
Oklahoma
Colorado
New Jersey
New Hampshire
Wisconsin
Dr Ray replaces Durham on board for recreation
Dr Donald Ray age 47 of 1302 West 7th is named by the City Commission to fill the unexpired four year term of Jack Durham on the Chanute Kansas City recreation board. Durham moved away to Phoenix Arizona. Ray, active in local sports in high school, has a Kansas University medical background and ties to Ashley Clinic.
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Donald Ray
W. 7Th
Kansas City
Cha
Ray
Nute
Recreation Commission
Navy
Jack Durham
City Commission Commission
W. H. McMurray
Durham
Phoenix
Ariz
Peka
Alin Sports
John la
Rocca
Chanute
Kansas University
Dennis Logan
Ashley
Gardena
Calif
Kansas University Inj
Stephanie LaRocca
K. U. Medicals
Richard Ray
St. Joseph's Hospital
Kay
McMurray
Hutton School
Tribune
Traffic Fatalities Log for Topeka in September 1962
Kansas traffic death log reports 388 fatalities in September 1961 and 401 in September 1962 for Topeka area. The data covers 48 hours ending Monday at 9 a.m. and compares yearly totals.
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Topeka
Kansas
Fiesta Here Big Success at Santa Fe Park
The annual Mexican Fiesta concluded Saturday night with a full program of specialty numbers fireworks and dancing at Santa Fe Park. Officials could not provide a crowd estimate but noted all parking spaces were used despite soft ground from Friday rain.
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Santa Fe Park
National Guard
State Fair Attendance Record Set
Hutchinson AP reports Kansas State Fair attendance reached 160000 on Sunday, 8000 more than last year’s single day record, with two-day total at 246000 near half the six-day goal. School Day featured 72 high school bands as 4-H Progress Awards were to be announced.
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Shorty
Ann Brunner
Ramona
Frank Bennett
Jennings
Steve Westfahl
Reno County
Hampshire
Burton Dahrash
Lyon County
Patty Mossner
Montgomery County
Randy Neufeldt
Vehicles Damaged In Car Truck Crash At Elm Post Office Drive
A morning crash on East Elm near the post office drive damaged a 1961 Volkswagen truck driven by Guy W. Gromer and a 1962 Mercury driven by Ervin Brune. No injuries reported. Gromer turned into the drive as Brune pulled from the mail box. Damages were $200 and $175 respectively.
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East Elm
Guy W. Gromer
Chanute
Ervin Brune
N. Larson
Gromer
Brune
Wekend
Santa Fe Park
Carl Weiner II
S. Tennessee
Juanita McGuana
Stilwell
Trucks Collide at Rural Intersection in Kansas
Two trucks collided at a county road intersection near Oakley Kansas. Howard M Driskill 43 of Chanute R1 and Maynard W Cook 43 Parsons R1 drove tank and utility trucks owned by Mid-America Refining Co Chanute and Neosho County highway department. Heavy rain Sunday preceded the crash. Miss Leonore L Camp 53 of Kansas City Kan was killed in a separate car truck accident on U S 40 nearby.
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Urbana
Howard M. Driskill
Chanute R
Maynard W. Cook
Parsons R
Erie
Driskill
Mid-America Refining Co
Chanute
Cook
Neosho
Oakley
Kan
U.S
Leonore L. Camp
Kansas City
Denlver
Tribune Phone Number Alert Urges Call After Hours
A brief notice warns readers that a Tribune phone line is required for carrier contact after hours. It instructs dialing HE 1 3400 after 6 if the primary number cannot be reached.
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Tribune
Five Adults Smash Greenhouse Window in Kansas City Protest
James Parker and about 200 mourners smash windows at a greenhouse slated for razing for a service station. Mayor Bartle briefly participates then leaves. Mel Hakan of a realty firm organized the window smashing. One man hesitates and walks away.
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Kansas City
James Parker
H. Roe Bartle
Mel Hakan
Hakan
Galena Girl Named Kansas State Dairy Princess
Janet Patton of Galena is crowned the Kansas State Dairy Princess at the state fair in Hutchinson. The 20 year old Kan sas State University junior is the daughter of Mr and Mrs L Bruce Patton. Ann Czapanskiy of Ames, 18, is named as alternate princess.
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Hutchinson, Kan
Janet Patton
Galena
Kansas State University
Hutchinson
L. Bruce Patton
Ann Czapanskiy
M.l.czapanskiy
Ames
Fire controls at Hurst Produce egg processing plant
In Newton Kansas firemen halted a blaze that heavily damaged the Hurst Produce Co egg processing plant after a 90 minute fight. Loss and cause were not immediately determined.
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Newton, Kan
Hurst Produce Co
NFO Hopes for Victory as Livestock Cars See Demand
Eastern Kansas oil and gas group hosts annual meeting in Corning with 300 attendees expected. Oren Lee Staley predicts cattle hogs and sheep receipts rise this week while NFO aims to keep livestock off markets for a few more days awaiting higher prices. Swift & Co plans no cut in operations. packing plants rehire workers as livestock supplies rebound.
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Corning
Iowa
National Farmers Organization
Oren Lee
Staley
NFC, Packing and Stockyard
NFO
Eastern Kansas Oil & Gas Assn
American Legion
N. Evergreen
Kansas
Chanute Oil Field
Mack C. Colt
Iola
Herbert M. Wiggs
Swift & Co
Kansas City
NFC
Campaign to slash railroad fares for rodents
London reports an AP filed note that a campaign began to lower railroad fares for pets including mice rabbits and guinea pigs, aiming to reduce transport costs for small animals.
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London
Rumor of Kennedy secret marriage denied by Newsweek Post
Washington reports a long circulating rumor that President Kennedy secretly married at an early date. Newsweek and The Washington Post call the claim groundless and false. The White House declined comment. Newsweek notes errors in the Blauvelt genealogy and attributes the spread to gossip and hate groups.
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Washington
Kennedy
Washington Today
Washington Post
Newsweek Magazine
The
Post
White House
Jacqueline Kennedy
Associated Press
Newsweek
Parade
Blauvelt
Louis L. Blauvelt
Blauvelts
Holland
Durie
Kerr
Malcom
Isabel O. Cooper
Firmin Desloge
F. John Bersbach
John F. Kennedy
Joseph P. Kennedy
England
Desloge
Raymond D. Blauvelt
Ridgefield Park
N.J
Bersbach
Thomas Shevlin
Palm Beach
Fla
Newport
R.I
Fort Lee
Congress drafts stand on Cuba crisis amid Senate push
Secretary of State Rusk testifies in joint committee session as lawmakers draft a congressional position on the Soviet backed Cuban buildup. Republicans push for strong action and possible troop use, while Mansfield and Bundy back the president against Castro's exports of aggression.
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Washington
Dean Rusk
Senate Foreign Relations and Armed Services Committees
Cuba
Kennedy
Senate
Mike Mansfield
D-Mont
Congress
William P. Bundy
Secretary of Defense
Robert S. McNamara
Mrs White Tip Winner in Burglarized School Break-In
Mrs Clement White of Buffalo R1, a Midway Consolidated School cook, called in a tip about a break-in at the school last Wednesday. Burglars forced a door, vandalized coin machines, and punched a hole through a wall into the vault, stealing items. The incident occurred in Wilson County and was highlighted in The Tribune. The paper offers a weekly $3 tip prize for local readers who report unusual events.
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Clement White
Buffalo R. 1
Midway Consolidated School
Wilson County
The
Tribune
Chanute
Weather forecast shows fair conditions with scattered storms
Topeka reports unstable air and moderate temperatures likely through tonight with western and central Kansas most at risk for rain. Highs in the 80s today, lows 50s to 60s. Sunday storms caused hail and wind damage in Dodge City Gove Ashland areas. Ashland saw egg sized hail and extensive property damage. Gove Jerome Oakley and Mingo also reported hail impact. Eastern Ford County communities Bucklin Spearville and Wright lost power after a severe thunderstorm.
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Topeka
Kansas
Goodland
Pittsburg
Chanute
Dodge City
Gove
Ashland
Jerome
Oakley
Mingo
Ford County
Bucklin
Spearville
Wright
Pittsburg State College Enrolls Record 3651 Students
Pittsburg State College reports a total student enrollment of 3 651 with a freshman class of 1 025, the largest in the college's history, highlighting a significant rise in enrollment at the institution.
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Pittsburg
Pittsburg State College
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James A. Lovell Jr
Cleveland, Ohio
Dr. Ray
Board For Recreation
Memorial Building
Warren Fitch
Ficer
Naval Air Station
Oceana, Va
John W. Young
San Francisco
Fighter Squadron 53
Naval Air Station, Miramar, Calif
D. C. Sutton
S. Evergreen
Sutton
Lois Erickson
Newton Blaze
EK Oil, Gas
Miami
Malcolm
Jack Kennedy
Smith
Pierre Salinger
Salinger
Mrs. White Tip
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