Parsons Seeks Rate Probe Against KP and L Co
Kansas officials consider Parsons petition asking the Kansas Corporation Commission to investigate KP and L Co rates in Parsons. A decision awaits a Thursday conference in Wichita among three commissioners. Parsons attorney Glenn Jones filed the letter noting a 7 percent net return cited in KP and L Co 1962 filing and higher Parsons charges than Kansas Gas and Electric Co. If formal action occurs, the commission will outline the complaint procedures.
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Topeka
Kansas Corporation Commission
Parsons
Kansas Power and Light Co
Alvin Grauverholz
Statehouse
Wichita
William Mitchell
Harry Wiles
Grauerholz
Glenn Jones
Kan
Kansas Gas and Electric Co
Mitchell
Jones
Kp&l
Commission
Poll Shows Barry Gains on Kennedy
George Gallup says Sen. Barry Goldwater gained on President Kennedy in the latest Gallup poll and shows his strongest election potential yet. Kennedy maintains a wide lead over the Arizona senator. The test run shows a 60-40 split for Kennedy versus 63-37 last month.
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Princeton
N.J
George Gallup
American Institute of Public Opinion
Barry Goldwater
Kennedy
Gallup
Arizona
Ditch Caves In Injures Workman In Sewage Dig
Hutchinson AP reports a 51 year old workman Arthur Unruh was buried under about nine feet of earth in a sewage ditch cavern. He suffered a broken wrist and other injuries after the collapse.
Big Wheat Deal Between U S and Soviet Union Rumored
An aide indicated a potential sale of up to 500 million dollars in U S wheat to the Soviet Union. Officials caution that talks are premature and no approach to U S authorities has been made. Ottawa discussions involve American grain executives and the Soviet delegation headed by S A Borisov.
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Washington
Soviet Union
Freeman
Hughes
Duluth
Minn
U.S
American Freeman
Thomas R. Hughes
Ottawa
Minneapolis
Canada
S.A. Borisov
Cornerstone Laid Today for Neosho County Courthouse
A cornerstone for the Neosho county courthouse was to be laid this afternoon and will be part of Sunday dedication ceremonies. It will hold a box of historically interesting articles, some removed from the old courthouse cornerstone. State Sen. Paul Wunsch of Kingman will speak at 2 p.m. Sunday with an open house and refreshments after.
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Erie
Neosho County
Paul Wunsch
Kingman
Kennedy Pursues New Farm Goal in Grand Forks
President Kennedy addressed about 10,000 in the University of North Dakota field house to press his pocketbook agenda highlighting local issues. He stressed opportunity parity for farmers and city residents while touring the West and received an honorary doctor of laws from UND amid a large crowd both inside and outside the venue.
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Grand Forks
N.D
Kennedy
Duluth
Minn
University of North Dakota
Woman Is Injured As Car Upsets Near Iola
Mrs. Mary Louise Prock, 21, of Iola, was admitted to Neosho Memorial Hospital after the car she drove overturned on US 169 about 12:30 a.m. A passenger, Diana Ogle, 16, also of Iola, sustained minor injuries. The vehicle, a 1950 Studebaker, was extensively damaged.
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Mary Louise Prock
Iola
Neosho Memorial Hospital
Edith Hammers Caribbean Islands as Puerto Rico Threatens
Hurricane Edith battered Martinique and St. Lucia with 80 mph winds and torrential rains. A hurricane watch was issued for Puerto Rico as Edith neared the region within 24 hours. A tropical low near Mexico's Yucatan threatened to become the season's sixth tropical storm, bringing heavy surf and flooding to the Leeward and Windward islands.
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Miami
Fla
Edith
Caribbean
Martinique
St. Lucia
Puerto Rico
San Juan
Mexico
Yucatan Peninsula
Gulf of Mexico
Leeward
Windward Islands
KU Freshman Archer Brayden Dies in Bicycle Collision
Lawrence AP reports 18 year old Archer B Brayden a University of Kansas freshman from Pillaire Queens New York died from injuries after his bicycle collided with a car in Lawrence Sunday Funeral services planned in Queens Brayden was from Queens and died today in Lawrence hospital.
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Lawrence
Archer B. Brayden
University of Kansas
Pillaire
Queens
N.Y
Intercepted Letter Dear Cha Reveals Food Aid Doubts
An intercepted note mocks U S generosity in funding food material shipments to allegedly underprivileged nations. It questions the payment and reflects skepticism about the aid program and its beneficiaries. The writer's tone is informal and witty, addressing Cha directly as the letter traces concerns over costs and intentions.
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Sam
Final House Debate On Tax Cut Proposal
Washington AP report on the final House debate over Kennedy's $11 billion tax cut bill. Democratic leaders express optimism to pass with many Southern Democrats wavering on a spending limit. If approved, tax cuts would cut withholding and boost take home pay next January, ranging $100 to $200 yearly for most families.
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House
Washington
John W. McCormack
D-Mass
Eratic
Mack
Rep
C Albert
Oklahoma
Senate
Senate Finance Committee
GOP
Wilbur D. Mills
D-Ark
Ways and Means
Mills
Living Cost Index for August Holds Steady
Washington AP reports the consumer price index remained at 107.1 percent of the 1957-59 base in August, with food price declines offsetting higher transportation and recreation costs. The July level was matched, and September is expected to stay near this level. The 1963 year shows a 1.5 percent rise from August 1962 due to higher food and housing prices.
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Labor Department
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Decline in Take-Home Pay For August
The net spendable earnings of the average factory worker declined in August by 67 cents a week. The drop in take-home pay reflected seasonal declines in employment in high wage industries.
Weather Area Forecast For Kansas Through Thursday
Fair and mild weather continues in Kansas with a cooler trend through Thursday. Highs today in the 70s to 80s, tonight’s lows around 55, and Tuesday’s highs from 75 at Russell to 88 at Chanute. Rain fell statewide overnight with notable totals from Ashland to Neo Sho Rapids.
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Topeka
Kansas
Russell
Chanute
Goodland
Ashland
Edna
Caldwell
Holton
Valley Falls
Overbrook
Neosho Rapids
Weather Bureau
Traffic Fatalities Log For 9am Wednesday September 2 1963
Kansas traffic death log reports 24 hour totals to 9 am Wednesday. Noted figures include 36 for September, 413 for 1963, and 423 for the comparable 1962 period. Data reflects statewide fatalities and compares year over year.
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Topeka
Kansas
Stolen Cash At Disney's Market In Broadside Theft
A loss of 65 to 70 dollars occurred yesterday at Disney's Market 1116 N Santa Fe when a male Negro trio distracted the clerk. Two stayed upfront while one grabbed crackers and candy suckers then all fled on foot, suspected to have a car waiting nearby. The suspect is described as 22 to 24 years old, about 6 feet tall, 180 pounds, wearing dark trousers, an off white shirt and a white cap.
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Disney's Market
N. Santa Fe
Hunger Strike Ends At Reformatory In Kansas
Hutchinson Kansas AP report notes 1530 inmates ate in the mess hall after a one day hunger strike at the Kansas State Industrial Reformatory. About 800 prisoners stayed in their cells Monday while the protest coincided with a State Parole Board session. Superintendent John Munns said the action was about preparation, not food quality, and no actions will be taken against strike leaders.
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Hutchinson
Kan
Kansas State Industrial Reformatory
John Munns
State Parole Board
Better Space Use Urged by Boyd
WICHITA AP McDill Boyd Kansas publisher and education teader says state schools in Kansas could greatly increase their academic work with present facilities through better use of space.
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Wichita
McDill Boyd
Kansas
Education Teader
Senate Probes Into Dark Workings Of Crime
Washington AP reports a Senate investigation into organized crime opened with Atty. Gen. Kennedy detailing secret meetings and assassinations. Witness Valachi provides insider insight as hearings aim to curb Cosa Nostra operations and international narcotics trafficking amid fears of a New York power struggle if Genovese’s appeal fails.
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Washington
Senate
Atty
Robert F. Kennedy
New York
Kennedy
Senate Investigations Subcommittee
America
Clellan
D-Ark
Cosa Nostra
Crime Combine
Valachi
McClellan
Middle East
Europe
Cates
Vito Genovese
Genovese
State probe turned over to federals
TOPEKA AP A state investigation of the Kansas City Kan police department was turned over to U S Dist Atty Newell A George today Attorney General William M Ferguson said he is working with federal officers in an inquiry into gambling and will continue surveillance of liquor The probe into alleged police brutality led to the resignation of former chief John J Theroff and was described as complete by Ferguson with the primary objective achieved
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Kansas City
Kan
U. S
Newell A. George
William M. Ferguson
George
Attorney General
Ferguson
Kansas Bureau of Investigation
John J. Theroff
Kansas City, Kan
Theroff
Kansas City City Commission
Eight Minute Flight Reaches Ionosphere From Wallops
An Aerobee rocket with a 185 pound instrument package built by U S Japanese teams was fired 139 miles into the ionosphere from Wallops Island Virginia. The eight minute flight produced data on electron density and temperature by multiple methods and splashed down 80 miles off the launch site. NASA plans a second daytime flight Thursday in the same series.
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Wallops Island
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Atlantic
NASA
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