House Appropriations Slashes Foreign Aid Funds
The House Appropriations Committee recommended cutting about 19 percent from new foreign aid funding, reducing the current year total to 5.96 billion dollars from 7.34 billion. The panel criticized the program as costly and often misdirected, with a 14 percent cut in military aid and a large reduction in loans for economic development.
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Washington
House Appropriations Committee
House
Kennedy
Congress
Otto E. Passman
D-La
Passman
U.S. Treasury
U.S
United States
Soviet Union
Poland
Czechoslovakia
Cherry tree blooms in fall near Chanute despite weather
In Chanute area a cherry tree at Ernest and Mrs Kepley’s southeast of town bloomed unusually in fall after a summer of variable weather. A Tribune photographer arrived too late as a storm dumped 4.4 inches of rain and knocked the blossoms off. Mrs. Kepley noted this is unprecedented in her experience.
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Chanute
Ernest Kepley
R. 1
Cha- Bute
Pleasant Kansas weather through Wednesday with warm days
Topeka AP reports generally fair conditions across Kansas through Wednesday as a cool dry air mass moves in. Highs today in the 80s to near 90, lows 55 to 65, with lingering light showers in parts of southeastern and north central Kansas earlier.
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Topeka
Kansas
Central Plains
Wamego
Wichita
Concordia
Salina
Abilene
Baptist Home Here Not So Imminent As TV Report
Pittsburg Channel 7 aired a story about a proposed Kansas Baptist Convention facility for Chanute. Local church officials cannot substantiate the million dollar project and seek its origin and verification from wire service reports.
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Pittsburg
Channel 7
Chanute
Woman Pleads Guilty Amid Kansas Baptist Home Talks
Nancy Burrup of Chanute pleaded guilty in city court to misdemeanor check charges, while a TV report on a Kansas Baptist home raised optimism. Local church leaders denied any surveys or plans, noting funds and the Kansas Baptist Foundation limitations. The area considers homes in Chanute, Parsons, Altamont and Erie with Concordia housing a current facility and Orangewood Estates in Phoenix serving as a model.
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Ray Hutchison
First Baptist Church
Baptist Building Committee
Kansas Baptist Foundation
Hutchison
Concordia
Kansas
Parsons
Altamont
Chanute
American Baptist Convention
Phoenix
Ariz
Orangewood Estates
Baptist Church
Nancy Burrup
Erie
Kant
Tel‘sas
Skubitz to Speak at Neo sho County GOP Luncheon
Republican congress hopeful Joe Skubitz will address a Neo sho County luncheon and rally at the Tioga Hotel on Thursday noon. County GOP chair Robert Allen said the event marks Skubitz first Neo sho County visit in his bid for the 5th District seat.
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Joe Skubitz
New
Neosho County
Tioga Hotel
Robert Allen
GOP
Shubitz
D. A. N. Chase
Fredonia
Republican Committee
Allen
Skubitz
Woodson County
Allen County
Lyons County
Cherokee County
Nina Long
Erie
Hugh T. Jones
Ed. Peterson
Horse Lady Returns From Second Story Hay Loft
A 53 year old mare named Lady spent 19 days in a second story hay loft at the Budd farm southeast of Portland. After opening the barn door she climbed the stairs for hay and could not descend. A veterinarian treated her with tranquilizers and five men slid her down after she fainted.
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Portland
Ore
J. S. Budd
Here
Budd
Soviet push for Red China seat at United Nations
The Soviet Union submitted a demand for Red China to be seated in the General Assembly as the 17th session opened, signaling a renewed clash over UN China representation and proposing a world trade conference. The move follows previous failure and hints at broader anti American policy initiatives on Cuba.
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United Nations
N.Y
Soviet Union
General Assembly
China
Cuba
Kremlin
New Home Teacher for Blind Serves 15-County District
Connie Beecher, a blind educator, begins service as a home teacher for the blind in a 15 county district from Topeka. She will visit about 500 blind residents in their homes, aid adjustments to blindness, travel safety, and leisure skills, and teach braille typing and homemaking.
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Emporia State College
Area
Adeline Fortney
Connie Beecher
Topeka
de- Neosho
She Beecher
Norcial Welfare
N. Lin
Ma Varney
Fortney
Miss Beecher
Beecher
Preson
Freeman's NFO Gains Ground in Slaughter Market Drive
In Corning Iowa the National Farmers Organization says it now controls most animals ready for slaughter backed by support from the secretary of agriculture and a tighter livestock supply at Midwest markets. President Oren Lee Staley says the group is in the driver seat as processors fail to push large supplies for Monday markets.
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Corning
Iowa
Secretary of Agriculture
Midwest
National Farmers Organization Today
Oren Lee Staley
NFO
Staley
Orville Freeman
St. Louis
Progress Report on Mariner 2
NASA released a progress report on Mariner 2 noting launch on August 27 and a planned Venus encounter on December 14. At 7 a.m. EST the craft was 3.60856 million miles from Earth and 49,087,030 miles from Venus with a good radio signal.
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Washington
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Venus
Mariner
Earth
Kansans Explore Place for State In Space Age
Washington Kansas leaders gather for a one day NASA briefing to learn how Kansas can join federal research development and production contracts Senator Pearson says focus is on capabilities and resources for space program participation Kansas has no NASA contracts and few research labs but aims to mobilize essential factors to avoid being left out of future contracts and industry growth
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Washington
James E. Webb
Webb
Kansas
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Frank Carlson
R-Kan
Deane Ackers
Topeka
Industries
NASA
Homer Newell
University of Kansas
Kansas State University
James B. Pearson
Pearson
Defense Department
Halbe Heads United Fund Goal of $19,688 set
Glen Halbe was chosen as general chairman of the Chanute United Fund drive for this year. He manages the local radio station. The goal is $19,688.45 and the start date will be announced later. This is the second year of the local united fund campaign following last year’s drive which exceeded its goal of $19,876.92 with John Nation as chairman.
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Glen Halbe
Chanute United Fund
United Fund
John Nation
Turnout Surges in Massachusetts Senate Democratic Primary
A large turnout of Massachusetts voters lined up for the polls as Edward M. Kennedy faced Edward J. McCormack Jr for the Democratic nomination. McCormack’s uncle John W. McCormack voted early for his nephew. Officials in Boston and major cities reported heavy early voting. Republicans include George Cabot Lodge and Rep. Laurence Curtis seeking the nomination.
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Boston
Massachusetts
Edward M
Ted) Kennedy
Kennedy
Edward J. McCormack Jr
U.S. Senate
McCormack
John W.mccormack
House of Representatives
George Cabot Lodge
Rep
Laurence Curtis
Congress
Fire damages trailer home of local couple
Fire of undetermined origin damaged the Ransom trailer at 717 N. Steuben destroying most contents. Fire Chief Brennan estimated losses in the thousands. Mr. and Mrs. Ransom, operators of an ice cream drive-in at 924 Santa Fe, were not home. Alarm sounded at 5 19 p.m.
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Bill Ransom
N. Steuben
C. W. Brennan
Traffic Fatalities in Topeka Log For September 18 1962
Kansas traffic death log reports 3 fatalities in 24 hours to 9 am Tuesday for September 18, 1962, with 404 total for the year. The 1961 comparable period totaled 388, and two deaths from August remain unreported.
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Topeka
Kansas
Three Rural Districts Set Sept 28 Vote on Consolidation
Patrons of Kimball Stark 1 and Savonburg districts will vote September 28 on a proposal to consolidate under a cooperative plan. Special meetings begin at 8 PM at each school. balloting occurs in school buildings. Consolidation would create an operational framework under state law while preserving current basic operations.
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Kimball
Stark 1
Savenburg
Savonburg
Stark
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Bacus
Janet O’connor
Bill Loy
Carol Clements
Pat Cowan
Gus Carpenter
Linda Youngberg
Betty Engle
G. E. Cauble
S. Santa Fe
Lois Erickson
Freeman
Halbe
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