17th Chanute Fall Festival Opens With Gala Acts
The 17th annual Chanute Fall Festival begins Thursday with a free talent show hosted by Johnny LeRoy. Eleven acts are set, with a goal of 15 to 20. prizes total 25 15 and two 5 gift certificates, judges unnamed. Attached parades, bands, and floats promise a full two hour program.
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Johnny LeRoy
Dean Skinner
Linda Park
Ricky Hummer
Mary Ann Bertram
Lawrence Lovett
Clifford Sperry
The
Rockets
Billie Whitworth
Billie Solomon
Sherry
Artisha
Humboldt
LeRoy
Bill Morgan
Junior Ray
Parade
Buffalo Methodist Young Adults
Cub Pack No. 3
Methodist Church
Buffalo Boosters
Hiattville Youth Center
Lincoln School
Ray
Three Arrested After $1 000 Bills Spark Curiosity
In Wichita police custody are Richard Baker 22 from Houston Ray Burns 29 and Clyde Breeden 21 of Hutchinson connected to a Houston street robbery that netted 7500 dollars. Victim Ronald Chesterfield 48 a Peoria Illinois area punch press operator carried seven 1000 bills and about 500 in other cash.
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Wichita (Ap
Wichita
Houston
Tex
Richard R. Baker
Ray R. Burns
Clyde R. Breeden
Hutchinson
Kan
Ronald W. Chesterfield
Punch
Peoria
Ill
Baker
Burns
South Broadway
Everett Nunemaker
Breeden
Search Is On For Lopeman Missing Chanute Meter Reader
Authorities in Chanute search rural areas in all directions for Wayne F. Lopeman a 44 year old city meter reader missing since 11 am Sunday. Police Chief Lige Matlock said a National Guard plane would help this afternoon as relatives and friends are contacted and checked. Lopeman left home in the family 1950 Buick and has not been seen since. No trace of the car has been found.
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Wayne F. Lopeman
Chanute
Lige Matlock
National Guard
Lopeman
S. Highland
Car Truck Crash Causes Extensive Damage Near Chanute
A 1959 Chevrolet driven by 18 year old Joe Martin Thompson of Elsmore R 1 collided with a Santa Fe trails truck at the K39 US 75 junction west of Chanute around 3 20 a m. Thompson escaped with minor injuries not treated. The truck, a 1950 International semi trailer, driven by Ray Summey 46 of Wichita, sustained about 50 in damage and Summey was uninjured.
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Joe Martin Thompson
Elsmore
Reward Offered for Animal Killer in Douglas County
A $650 reward is offered for the person who has killed five farm animals in Douglas County since April 29. Sheriff Dale Chappell warns hunters to obtain permission before entering fields. Farmers keep loaded guns ready after a dove hunter near Baldwin was shot, mistaken for the livestock killer.
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Lawrence, Kan
Douglas County
Dale Chappell
Baldwin
Phillipsburg Gridster Killed in Car Crash
Phillipsburg Kansas AP reports a Phillipsburg high school football player, 15 year old John Steffens, was killed in a highway crash Monday night. Six other Phillipsburg residents were injured. John Mullen, 19, and Kay Kinter, 15, are in critical condition at Phillipsburg hospital. Steffens’s father, Fred Steffens, is secretary of the Kansas Nebraska Natural Gas Co.
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Phillipsburg
Kan
John Steffens
Fred Steffens
Kansas-Nebraska Natural Gas Co
Phillipsburg Hospital
John Mullen
Kay Kinter
Retail Committee To Meet Tomorrow
A meeting of the Chamber of Commerce retail planning committee is set for 3 p.m. tomorrow at the Silver Grill to discuss merchant activities during the Christmas season including street decorations. Floyd Naff chairs the committee. Also Thursday at 7 a.m. the chamber’s Membership Contact Club will hold a breakfast meeting at the Tioga with noted chairman listed.
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Chamber of Commerce Retail Planning Committee
Silver Grill
Floyd Naff
Chamber
the Tioga
Orgembrato
Court Overrules New Rate Trial in Shawnee Co
The Shawnee County District Court overruled a new trial motion by the Kansas Corporation Commission in a bid to reconsider a temporary rate increase for Southwestern Bell Telephone. The ruling clears a path for an appeal to the Kansas Supreme Court. a permanent rate decision remains pending. Allen Meyers was named referee to study the record and recommend a finding on the reasonableness of KCC allowed rates while Southwestern Bell seeks a permanent increase.
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Topeka
Shawnee County
Kansas Corporation Commission
Southwestern Bell Telephone
KCC
State Supreme Court
Harry Wiles
Southwestern Bell
District Court
Allen Meyers
Meyers
Vehicles Damaged In Car Truck Crash
A car and a pickup collided at the 1sl Gar field intersection at 5 15 p m yesterday causing extensive damage. The 1955 Pontiac driven by Ewing C Wolfe 23 of 601 W 14th and the 1949 Studebaker half ton driven by Donald L Stith 29 of 102 S Kansas. Damage estimates were 400 for the car and 250 for the truck. Wolfe was with his daughter Chalila 2 who was bumped on the head and shaken up. she was taken to Neosho Memorial Hospital for examination and released.
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1Sl
Garfield
Ewing C. Wolfe
W. 14Th
Studebaker
Donald L. Stith
S.kansas
Wolfe
Chalila
Neosho Memorial Hospi-ee Wasser
Tal
Labor groups back Docking amid GOP criticism
A Kansas AFL-CIO executive committee endorsed Gov. George Docking for reelection citing vetoes of tax cutting bills and fiscal restraint. James B. Pearson, Kansas Republican chairman, criticized the move noting candidate John Anderson declined labor support. Docking welcomed the effort citing its focus on taxes and public welfare.
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Docking
The
State Federation of Labor
Afl-Cio
James B. Pearson
Mr. Docking
John Anderson
Labor Committee
Kansas
Khrushchev Appears at U.N. Opening in Historic Session
The 82 nation U.N. General Assembly opens with world leaders including Khrushchev. Soviet premier may attend opening ceremonies and disrupt with an oration amid East West tensions. Mobutu orders Lumumba arrest if he leaves Leopoldville for New York. Gomulka protests security in New York while Hagerty denies Eisenhower-Khrushchev talks. Khrushchev then hurries to Hotel Theresa to visit Fidel Castro.
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United Nations, N.Y
U.N. General Assembly
Nikita S. Khrushchev
United Nations
N.Y
Nikita Khrushchev
U. N. Congo
New York
U. N
Nity
Eisenhower
Khrushchev
Assembly
Jiri Nosek
Czechoslovakia
Frederick Boland
Brussels
Belgium
Joseph Mobutu
Patrice Lumumba
Leopoldville
Lumumba
U.S
Nikita
Fidel Castro
Theresa
Harlem
Park Avenue
Youth meeting to gather 200 area students tomorrow
More than 200 youths from at least 26 area schools will attend a student council conference in Chanute sponsored by the Kansas State High School Activities Association. The day includes speaker Earl Ream and multiple topic groups.
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Peoples Theater
Lincoln
Roosevelt, Hutton
St. Patrick’s
Murray Hill
Alcott
Chanute Blue Comets
Pittsburg Purple Dragons
Memorial Building
City Park
Chanute
Kansas State High School Activities Assn
Earl Ream
Denver Public Schools
Manhattan
Law
Jim Gough
Chanute Senior High
Judy Runyon
Erie
Charles O'Bryan
St. Paul
Atlas Missile On Target For 9000 Mile Flight Test
The Atlas ICBM completed a 9000 mile test from Cape Canaveral to a southern Indian Ocean bullseye near Capetown. Telemetry tracked the fiery reentry of the magnesium nose cone to assess protective improvements after a cone fire on the first long flight. Officials express confidence GE fixes solved the issue and confirm success within the 6325 mile operational range.
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Cape Canaveral
Fla.ap
Air Force
Indian Ocean
Capetown
South Africa
General Electric
Dutch Elm Disease Found in One Tree
An infestation of Dutch elm disease confirmed by state tests limits to a single tree near Main in western Chanute. The owner will cooperate with prompt removal and burning, with area spraying planned within two to three blocks, most effective in cold weather. testing of a second tree was negative.
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Chanute
Main
Kansas
Chappell Announces Write-In Bid for Neosho County Post
Walter Chappell announces as a write-in candidate for Neosho County commissioner from the Third District in the November general election. Incumbent D Diver defeated him for the Republican nomination by nine votes. a recount request was dismissed for timing and filing errors.
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Walter Chappell
Neosho County
D. ©. Diver
Chanute
Chappell
Tribune
Traffic Fatalities In Topeka 24 Hour Toll
Kansas traffic death log shows 24 hours to 9 am Tuesday with 2 fatalities in Topeka. The 1960 comparison midpoint lists 328 deaths versus 432 for the 1959 period.
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Topeka
Kansas
Harlem Quarters For Fidel Castro
Fidel Castro checked into quarters in Harlem after storming out of a midtown hotel over security and rates. Raul Roa said Castro would attend the UN General Assembly opening but would not address the session.
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New York
Fidel Castro
Negro Harlem
United Nations General Assembly
Shelburne
Midtown Manhattan
Central Park
United Nations
Raul Roa
Castro
Roa
Weather forecast for Kansas turns to scattered storms
In western Kansas tonight widely scattered thunderstorms are likely. A weak front may push into northwest Kansas, with the activity possibly spreading eastward by Wednesday. temperatures will hold steady, with lows around 60 to 65 and highs near the forecast value.
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Topeka
Kansas
Kap Sas
Practical Politics Class Holds First Meeting
The Chamber of Commerce hosts the first session of a new practical politics class at 7 30 tonight in the chamber offices. Open to the public, the nonpartisan study includes nine weekly two hour meetings and welcomes additional enrollments. Joe Melnyk says two prior groups have completed the course.
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Chamber of Commerce
Joe Melnyk
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