Mayor Althaber Dies of Heart Attack at Hearing
Mayor W. J. Althaber collapsed during a public hearing on the Main Street widening project in the Memorial Building district courtroom. He died before hospital arrival after 45 minutes of discussion with protesters, traffic consultant Herbert Johnson, and City Attorney John Sherman. The protest group voiced opposition to city cost sharing.
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Herbert Johnson
Burgwin and Martin
Johnson
John Sherman
Hearing on widening of Main postponed by mayor’s heart attack
Public hearing on widening Main was adjourned after Mayor W J Althaber suffered a fatal heart attack. It will resume next Monday at 7 30 in the district courtroom Memorial Building. Protests objected to an 80 20 cost split with 80 percent city share. City Manager Hayes authorized land purchase near ILC and Rolco plants for future industrial development. Two new members were added to the zoning board of appeals. Althaber collapsed during the session while asking for opinions on cost division. Caldwell was hospitalized after shock. his brother Edward L Caldwell had died last December. Althaber born 1910 Leavenworth. served in WWII. memory noted seven years after Evans’ heart attack.
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Main
W. J. Althaber
Memorial Building
R. J. Hayes
ILC
Rolco
West Cherry
Harry Byers
Mulberry Street
Santa Fe
City Industrial Fund
Paola
Bob Fisher
Bill Young
City Zoning Board of Appeals
Fisher
Young
Emmet Bolze
Charles Rubew
Fred Harris
P. A. Swan
R. D. Hamar
Virgil Collins
Pentecostal Holiness Church
Althaber
Ken Caldwell
Chamber of Commerce Industrial Development Committee
Neosho Memorial Hospital
Caldwell
Edward L. Caldwell
Dave Evans
Evans
Dogs Pacified Nabbed in Large Football Bookmaking Ring
Detectives J R Weldon and H Wayne entered a fenced house after pacifying two guarding German shepherds. They arrested Cr. Young, 44, and his wife Joan Maxine, 29, seized betting sheets totaling over $4,000 in bets from 55 to 2750 each, and charged the couple with operating a lottery.
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Atlanta, Ga
J. R. Weldon
Wayne
Cr. Young
Joan Maxine
Tribesmen Surrender After Government Siege in South Viet Nam
Premier Nguyen Khanh's office says rebel mountain tribesmen surrendered Monday after government forces surrounded them and threatened to wipe them out. The communique notes eight days of failed peaceful talks and cites encirclement by the 2nd Corps to compel submission. About 1,000 protesters from various religious and political groups demonstrated in Saigon in support of the government.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
Nguyen Khanh
United States
Khanh
Darlac
Quang Duc
Salina Boy Killed in Wagon Truck Collision
A two year old boy, Curtis Schaulis, was killed when he was thrown from a station wagon and run over by a truck one mile south of Salina. His mother, Mrs. Darlene Schaulis, 24, was injured and taken to a Salina hospital. Her other son, Steve, 4, suffered only minor injuries.
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Salina, Kan
Salina
Curtis Schaulis
Darlene Schaulis
Steve
Traffic Fatalities in Topeka Log 1964 Count
Topeka AP reports Kansas traffic death tolls for 24 hours ending 9 am Tuesday. For September 5 1964 the log shows 450 deaths, compared with 430 for the same 1963 period.
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Topeka
Kansas
Wiles Highlights Southeast Kansas Potential for Growth
Democrat gubernatorial candidate Harry G. Wiles of St. John toured southeast Kansas praising the region as a future recreation and industrial hub. He urged investment in highways, landing strips, vocational schools, and air travel access while criticizing current funding gaps and taxes. He spoke at Tioga Hotel and planned further stops in Parsons, Allen, and Woodson counties.
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Kansas
Midlands
Harry G. Wiles
St. John
Crawford
Cherokee
Wiles
Tioga
Parsons
Allen
Woodson
State Highway Commission
Building Highway
Harpo Marx Dies A Quiet Hollywood Legend
Harpo Marx, 75, died Monday night after surgery at Mt Sinai Hospital. Survived by wife Susan and two sons, his brothers Groucho, Zeppo and Gummo were not present. The silent Marx brother lived quietly in Palm Springs and Beverly Hills, famed for his harp performances and mime act. He was known as the intellectual in the family and often joked that he was the only sane one. He began his act after his mother pushed him into show business.
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Hollywood
Harpo Marx
Susan
Groucho
Zeppo
Gummo
Harpo
Palm Springs
Tamarisk Country Club
Beverly Hills
Chico
Alexander Woolscott
George Bernard Shaw
Thomas Aquinas
Mike
MSU
Robert
Patricia
William Grost
Grost
Topeka Area Forecast for Kansas Through Wednesday
Mostly fair weather continues in Kansas through Wednesday with cool nights and mild days. Highs range from around 70 in the east to the upper 70s in the west, while lows fall to about 50 tonight.
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Topeka
Kansas
Intercepted Letter to Cha Harpo Marx
Intercepted note shows a brief message to Charles Harpo Marx claiming the singer proves silence is golden. The fragment includes a closing Yours but lacks additional context or full content.
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Harpo Marx
Fertility drug trials show potential for multiple births
New York AP report details experimental fertility drug Per gonal given to 21 women at Columbia-Presbyterian fertility clinic after six childless years. Among 21, 15 conceived. BrEcker quadruplets born last year. researchers note high twin rates and ongoing safety precautions under hospital supervision.
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New York
Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center
Martin Brecker
Queens
Pergonal
Wasted $134,000 On Federal Phone System Use
In San Francisco area federal workers largely ignored the leased Wire telephone system last year, wasting about $134,000 on needless toll charges. Ralph G. Deede, acting GSA regional chief, said many employees did not understand the new system and expressed hope the problem is solved.
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SAN Francisco
Ralph G. Deede
General Services Administration
Appraisers Named For Emporia Project
Three appraisers appointed by District Judge Jay Sullivan have started evaluating four parcels of land needed for the Interstate 35 bypass around the north side of Emporia Kansas as part of the project plan.
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Emporia, Kan
Jay Sullivan
Emporia
Boy wonder: 10yearold freshman at Michigan State
Mike Grost, a Lansing 10 year old, enrolled as a university freshman at Michigan State University after completing a year as a special status student. He carried an A minus average in 38 hours across history science and math and was allowed to skip a high school diploma.
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East Lansing
Mich
Michael Grost
Lansing
Michigan State University
Mike
Michigan State
MSU
Cumberland Road School
Univerity
Europe
Asia
William Grost
Michael
Elizabeth Drews
Cohen Faces Civil Suit in Tax Evasion Case
Los Angeles AP Cohen, a 50 year old convicted tax evader now partially paralyzed with limited memory, must be brought to Los Angeles by Feb 6 before a Feb 16 trial on two federal civil suits seeking 374,476.38 dollars each for 1945 to 1950 income tax. Judge Solomon ordered return from Springfield, Missouri, where Cohen is held after a 1963 prison beating. his attorney cited paralysis and memory impairment.
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Los Angeles
Mickey Cohen
Gus. J. Solomon
Cohen
Springfield
Federal Penitentiary
Atlanta
U.S. Medical Center
Jack Dahlstrum
DWI Charge Against William E Craig Reported
William E Craig of Plummer was arrested by highway patrol after a car in the ditch three miles west and a mile north of town was reported. He pleaded guilty in city court this morning and was fined $125.
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William E. Craig
Plummer
Highway Patrol
United Fund drive reports $3397 collected to date
Bill Young office manager said the United Fund drive started Sept 21 has already turned in $3397 in cash and pledges. Only one employee group has reported results so far, with 164 pledge cards received. More totals are expected as other groups report before the weekend.
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United Fund Drive
Bill Young
Young
Two-Pence Tax Row Ends With Postage Woes
In Workington England Eleanor Marshall complains an official drove 66 miles to collect two pence she owed for taxes after sending a 200 pound check. The tax office says they needed the accountant’s forms and collected the coin during the visit. She awaits a receipt mailed at threepence postage.
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Workington, England
Eleanor Marshall
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Bill) Althaber
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Mt. Sinai Hospital
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