Tax Cut OKd by House Heads to Senate Battle
The House passed Kennedy's 11 billion tax cut by 271 to 155, a major victory. The bill shifts to the Senate where passage is uncertain and may hinge on spending cuts and timing. Byrd plans closed hearings, potentially delaying action into mid October as Mansfield seeks faster committee work.
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Senate
Washington
Kennedy
Harry F. Byrd
D-Va
Finance Committee
Byrd
Congressional
Secretary of the Treasury
Douglas Dillion
Senate Democratic
Mike Mansfield
Montana
Virginian
Mansfield
Senate Finance Committee
Thompson Heads Drive of Red Cross in Neosho County
A two week Red Cross fundraiser will start October 21 in Neosho County areas outside Chanute. Harold L Thompson of Erie Funeral Home is chairing the county drive with a $2663 goal, Erie totals $875 and township goals listed, Chanute’s county share $584, total county goal $9247.
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Red Cross
Chanute
Harold L. Thompson
Erie
Thompson
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Okla
The
William T. Hunt
Thayer
St. Paul
Galesburg
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Earlton
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Lahore
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Mission
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Tioga
Walnut Grove
Centerville
Valachi to testify on underworld crime links
Mobster Joseph Valachi 60 arrived in Washington to testify in a Senate crime probe and name major underworld figures. He was escorted to a guarded hearing in the old Senate office building for a private session, with a public hearing to follow Friday. Senator Muskie said Valachi was talking freely during the early proceedings.
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Joseph Valachi
Capitol
Senate
Senate Investigations Subcommittee
Edmund S. Muskie
Dmaine
Valachi
Muskie
Underworld
Rainfall, weather and crime notes from Kansas and Valachi hearing
The report blends a weather update for Kansas with a Chanute area rainfall tally, drought concerns, and regional temperatures. It also covers the Valachi Mafia testimony before the Senate Investigations subcommittee, noting his arrival, police wiretapping, and Kennedy urging new immunity and wiretap laws.
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John F. Shanley
New York City
Valachi
Drivers Arrested on DWI Charges
Police arrested Lewis Shurtz, 44, of Bethel for driving while intoxicated, reckless driving and transporting an open bottle. Charles R. Hatinett, 22, of 418 S. Ashby faced DWI charges. Shurtz posted a 150 dollar bond and Hatinett was fined 125 dollars after pleading guilty.
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Lewis Shurtz
Bethel
Charles R. Hatinett
S. Ashby
Shurtz
Hatinett
4-H Leaders Dinner Planned by Chamber Agriculture Committee
Members of the Chamber of Commerce agriculture committee met at a breakfast meeting to discuss arrangements for the annual area 4-H leaders recognition dinner. The event is planned for early November. Co chairmen Glen MacLaren and Jim Benton oversee the committee.
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Chamber of Commerce Agriculture Committee
Glen McLaren
Jim Benton
Agriculture Committee
Kennedy pursues votes in Rocky Mountain region
An intercepted letter quotes advice to Cha that Kennedy does not seek gold but strives to win support in the Rocky Mountains, signaling a strategy focus on regional appeal. The message ends with a cordial sign-off, Yours.
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Kennedy
Rocky Mountains
Extortion Charged In Nassau County Official Case
In Mineola New York an assistant district attorney Joseph Heneghan and his wife were arrested on extortion charges after tape recordings allegedly show him coercing a widow Margaret Mirabella into marriage to gain freedom. He was fired by District Attorney William Cahn after the scheme and payments exceeding 27000 dollars were revealed.
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Mineola
N.Y
Joseph Heneghan
Nassau County
Margaret Mirabella
Heneghan
Constance
Henghan
Dist
Atty
William Cahn
Mirabella
Cahn
Edith Threatens Caribbean Islands On West Northwest Path
Hurricane Edith carved a west-northwest track toward Puerto Rico the Dominican Republic and Haiti with high tides threatening shorelines and a possible direct hit on Jamaica looming as of today.
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Miami, Fla
Dominican Republic
Haiti
Jamaica
King Corn Dominates Fall Festival Entries
Entries in Chanute Fall Festival exhibition shows corn leading the crops and gardens division at the display building on 204 W. Main. Baked and canned foods entries open this afternoon, with judging tomorrow morning and displays remaining through Saturday.
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Cole Motor Co
W. Main
51 Are Helped to Find Jobs in ChaNute Prosperity
The Tribune reports 51 people were placed in work after a local feature, with 40 new applications received. Knapp of the State Employment Office notes 201 job seekers in September, many seeking part time roles, and ongoing shortages across fields such as laboratory technicians, nurses, carpenters, and drivers. This indicates rising local buying power and a period of prosperity with low unemployment.
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Tribune News
The
Tribune
H. W. Knapp
Knapp
Net Re
Employment Service
Chanute
Denman Estate Valued Near 2.5 Million After Death
John Denman Jr. oil operator in Independence and Sedan died June 8 at 91. Montgomery County Probate Court inventory shows estate totals about 2.5 million with stocks 1,166,076 dollars bonds and notes 294,935 real estate 211,818 and other personal property 160,411.
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Independence, Kan
John Denman Jr
Independence
Sedan
Montgomery County
Kan. Gov warns public employees on state time
Gov John Anderson warns the Kansas Association of Public Employees against holding a meeting or soliciting insurance business in state offices during state time.
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Topeka
John Anderson
Kansas Association of Public Employes
Butler Will Vote On Juco Tax Levy
El Dorado AP Butler County residents will vote Oct 1 on establishing a county wide junior college funded from county taxes. El Dorado Junior College, set up in 1927 and run by the El Dorado school district, cannot expand in its current condemned former elementary building. A future vote may cover new facilities and expanded vocational and transfer programs.
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Butler County
County Board of Regents
el Dorado Junior College
el Dorado School District
Big Wheat Deal Lacks One Thing A Buyer
Washington reports a potential U.S. wheat sale to the Soviet bloc hinges on the buyer. Czechoslovakia has approached the U.S. about a deal, but officials say the Soviet Union has not moved. Congress may act. talks in Ottawa hit snags as Peavey withdrew reps when no Agriculture Department presence appeared.
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House
Commerce Department
Allen J. Ellender
Dla
Senate Agriculture Committee
Congress
Agriculture Department
Ottawa
Canada
Peavey Co
Peavey
Kennedy argues for water projects on Western tour
President Kennedy presses for water resource initiatives during a 10 000 mile Western swing through Montana Wyoming and Utah stressing that by mid 1964 new construction starts will reach 11 water projects and 182 watershed projects costing about 4 billion He contrasts Eisenhower policy no new starts with his plan and defends public resource use while urging support in the Rocky Mountain region He cites the Snake River dam debate and warns of nuclear policy tensions with the Soviet Union in a broad two day stop.
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Mont
Kennedy
Rocky Mountain
Billings
Grand Teton National Park
Wyoming
Grand Teton
Washington
Utah
West
Eisenhower
Hells Canyon
Idaho Power Co
Snake River
Idaho
Oregon
Army Corps of Engineers
Two Escape Wichita Jail From Sedgwick County Detention
Two inmates escaped Sedgwick County jail in Wichita using a fire hose to descend from the fifth to the second floor. John Oscar Engberg 29 of Denver and Oscar Floyd Wharton 36 of Little Rock overpowered a jailer and a trusty with a knife and night stick. They were awaiting trial on armed robbery charges.
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Kan
Sedgwick County
John Oscar Engberg
Denver
Oscar Floyd Wharton
Little Rock
Chris Brasfield
L. T. Baker
Sheriff's Office
Traffic Fatalities Log For Topeka Kansas 1963
AP report shows Kansas traffic death tallies with 24 hour update to 9 am Thursday. For September totals reach 36, for 1963 year to date 413. Comparisons note 1962 period at 42 percent change.
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Topeka
Kansas
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