Biblesta Parade Set for Saturday in Humboldt
Churches of many faiths join for the seventh annual Biblesta parade here Saturday featuring 14 Biblical scenes. Sponsors include Knights of Columbus and multiple churches along with 4H clubs. Floats will depict New Testament scenes and other Bible favorites such as Jonah and the Whale and the Exodus.
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Humboldt
Knights of Columbus
Lutheran
Baptist
Presbyterian, Nazarene and Covenant
Work or No Relief Brings LA County Welfare Overhaul
Los Angeles County supervisors ordered changes to the relief program with a work proviso. Aimed at labor force participation, the plan envisions field hand labor on farms as the job option for relief recipients. It raises wage and condition standards and seeks steady work, while noting the Bracero program ends December 31.
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Los Angeles
Los Angeles County
Ernest E. Debs
Kenneth Kahn
Second Crash Fatal To Trucker At Olathe Crossing
Eldon J. Thomas 26 of Hiawatha was killed in a second crash when his gravel truck struck a Frisco freight train near the Kansas 150 paving project at the northeast edge of Olathe. The impact toppled four locomotives and 19 train cars, tearing up 600 feet of track. Thomas, employed by Loren E. Albrecht, had earlier been injured in a separate incident on the same day. The unguarded dirt crossing and the damage estimate reached $4,500, leaving Albrecht’s business crippled as his only trucks were lost.
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Olathe
Kan
Eldon J. Thomas
Frisco
Hiawatha
Thomas
Loren E. Albrecht
Kansas 150
Albrecht
Sheriff's
Three Car Crash Fatal. Six Die in Route 1 Collision
BLOOMSBURG Pa AP six persons died in a rain slick three car crash on Route 1 near the community. The dead include Sadie Levan 48 and her children Howard 15 and Louanna 14 and two other passengers James Hippensteel 14 and Starlene Harter 17 all from Mifflinville Pa plus another driver F Harold Fedder 57 of Bloomsburg. A Levan auto passenger Doyle Stout 14 of Mifflinville is in critical condition and Sally Levan 10 is in serious condition.
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Bloomsburg, Pa
Pennsylvania
Sadie Levan
Howard
Louanna
James Hippensteel
Starlene Harter
Mifflinville
F. Harold Fedder
Bloomsburg
Bloomsburg Hospital
Levan Auto
Doyle Stout
Levan
Sally
Scott City Crash Claims 22 Year Old Man
A 22 year old Modoc Kansas man Leonard Eugene Eichenberger was killed when his car struck a utility pole near Scott City. He was thrown 120 feet through the windshield in the early morning wreck.
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Scott City
Kan
Modoc
Leonard Eugene Eichenberger
Kansas eyes record one million votes in presidential race
Secretary of State Paul Shanahan predicted a peacetime high turnout possibly surpassing one million as military absentee ballot requests rose to 8,500 by Monday with an estimated 150 more on Tuesday. He noted 1960 and 1956 Kansas vote totals and said Johnson or Humphrey may run in Kansas with GOP candidates Goldwater Miller campaigning.
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Topeka
Kansas
Paul Shanahan
Shanahan
Joyce Griner
Richardixon
John F. Kennedy
Prohibition
President Johnson
Sen
Hubert Humphrey
Humphrey
Kansas City
Hilda becomes hurricane threatening Louisiana coast
Tropical storm Hilda strengthened into a hurricane in the Cult of Mexico region and aimed for the Louisiana coast with 80 mph winds. Spotter planes located the center about 450 miles south of Biloxi and moving west-northwest at roughly 10 mph as it edges closer to Mississippi, Louisiana, and Texas coasts.
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New Orleans
Hilda
Mexico
Louisiana
Biloxi
Miss
Cuba
Mississippi
Texas
Some Wraps Removed From Secret YFI2A
EDWARDS AIR FORCE BASE Calif AP The Air Force unveiled more details on the top secret YFI2A interceptor noting that the 2000 mile an hour aircraft and its 2000 mile an hour missile greatly extend the distance at which invading bombers can be destroyed. Officials declined to reveal maximum speed and range while saying the YF124 once called the All is far superior to current interceptors like the F106. No operational date was announced for North American defense use.
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Edwards Air Force Base
Calif
Air Force
Warning For Ottawa Bond to save accreditation or lose aid
Ottawa Kansas faces a potential loss of state accreditation and $200,000 in annual state aid if a $1,180,000 high school bond proposal is not approved in the November 3 election. After three defeated bond attempts, the school board hired Horst and Terrill of Topeka to design a more conventional building rather than the round plan.
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Ottawa
Kan
State Department of Public Instruction
Horst and Terrill
Topeka
Tribune Phone Carriers Contact After 6 PM
Message urges readers to reach Tribune via HE 1 3400 after 6 p.m. if the regular carrier cannot be contacted. It directs dialing instructions and implies a fallback contact method for timely communication.
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Tribune
Hearing Set Change for Richard D. Cloke Case
Preliminary hearing for 18 year old Richard D. Cloke of Chanute on forcible statutory rape and jail breaking charges has been moved to October 16 in city court from the prior December 10 setting.
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Richard D. Cloke
Chanute
Estes Probe Reveals Agency Stagnation
Washington AP report on a two year probe into Billie Sol Estes criticizes the Agriculture Department for disinterest and stagnation in handling his phantom cotton deals. The panel notes prompt action after notification but finds no proof of department favoritism, while Republican members argue officials were inept or complicit. Estes, once a major operator, faced fraud charges and awaits next trial on deception over storage contracts.
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Washington
Senate Investigations Subcommittee
Billie Sol Estes
Agriculture Department
Orville L. Freeman
Estes
Bond
Department
Sens
Carl T. Curtis
Nebraska
Karl E. Mundt
South Dakota
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Mundt and
Curtis
John L. McClellan
D-Ark
Sam J. Ervin Jr
D-N.c
Edmund Muskie
D-Maine
Pecos
Cost of Living Dips Slightly in August
The Labor Department reports a 0.1% drop in the consumer price index from July as lower prices for fruits vegetables autos and women’s wear pull the index to 108.2. Food costs fall 0.3% with fresh potato prices easing while meat prices rise 0.7% and coffee remains up about 25%.
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Washington
Labor Department
Arnold Chase
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Injunction Bars Cherryvale Man From Unregistered Securities
George E. Hedges Sr. of Cherryvale was barred by a permanent injunction in a civil suit by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. The action says he offered fractional interests in oil, gas, and other mineral rights in Montgomery and Labette counties without a registration statement.
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Wichita
Cherryvale
George E. Hedges Sr
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
Hedges
Montgomery
Labette
Securities and Exchange Commission
Traffic Fatalities Log for Topeka Area 1964 Update
Topeka AP reports Kansas traffic death toll for the 24 hours ending 9 am Wednesday shows 4 fatalities for September, 56 for 1964, and 474 compared with 432 in the comparable 1963 period. The log tracks fatalities across the state with daily tallies.
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Topeka
Kansas
Wednes
United Fund Drive Total Reaches $5 363 50 With 337 Pledges
The United Fund drive total rose to 5 363 50 as 337 pledges were recorded. Chanute public school system contributed 1 856 00 from 166 employees, boosting the overall contributions and surpassing last year's giving as the drive aims for 21 906 19.
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United Fund
Chanute
Autumn Kansas Weather Calm With Possible Weekend Showers
Ideal autumn weather persisted in Kansas with no big changes into the weekend. A frontal system from the Rockies may bring showers by Saturday. Highs near 80s today with lows around 50s, fog in western plains, sunshine easing across the state.
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Topeka
Kansas
Rocky Mountains
Garden City
Manhattan
Intercepted Letter Details Relief Roll Standards
Intercepted letter argues Uncle Sam applies different work standards for healthy people on relief compared with imported farm workers. The brief note highlights perceived inequalities in relief policy and labor expectations between groups.
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Uncle Sam
Pigeons Hold Ground at Kansas Statehouse Bird War
Five top Kansas officials considered a request for 3000 more to supplement 6000 already granted to keep four air shafts free of pigeons and debris. The plan aims to deter roosting without blocking airflow while a serum lure idea drew skeptical notes. Gov Anderson noted the serum concept. others noted the challenge of catching birds.
Oklahoma voters oust nine state senators in special primary
Oklahoma voters booted out nine state senators and renominated 10 others in a special primary ordered by a federal court over last year's reapportionment. Seventeen house incumbents also fell as urban areas gained representation. 30 Senate and 55 House seats to be decided in November. Turnout was about 235,000 in calm weather, roughly half of the May election, among 1.3 million registered voters. Roy Schoeb, Republican from Cherokee, lost by 2% to G. O. Williams of Woodward.
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Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
Senate
House
Roy Schoeb
Cherokee
G. 0. Williams
Woodward
Reservoir flood kills over 100 in India near Macherla
A reservoir burst near Macherla in a mountainous south Indian region causing a flood of about 10 feet. Government and All India Radio reported more than 100 drownings with authorities in adjacent towns warning the toll could rise as communications with Macherla were disrupted.
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New Delh
India
Macherla
Run All India Radio
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