Water Tank Work Ties City To Water Conservation
City workers finish interior painting of the Main and Kansas water tower delaying water return until pump tests and tank aging allow refilling. City Manager Deane Wiley reports cooperative residents though some misperceive ongoing well pumping and Taylor St John well revamping as wasteful water use. Weather forecast hints scattered thunderstorms later. locals recall Twenty-Seven Skiddoo Day and aging predictions.
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Main
Kansas
Deane Wiley
Taylor-St. John
Triple J Show Sets a Record in Nine Year History
The Triple J Show at Finney County Fairgrounds drew about 2000 attendees over three days ending Saturday. Dale Fry of Garden City, president of Western Kansas Manufacturers, Inc., said the event featured 158 exhibitors from 350 manufacturers displaying irrigation and farming equipment valued at more than 1.2 million dollars. Orders for equipment totaled 65,250 dollars while downtown trade surged. Next spring the show moves to Colby after rotating among Garden City, Dodge City, and Liberal. Dodge City will host in 1965.
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Finney County Fairgrounds
Dale Fry
Garden City
Western Kansas Manufacturers, Incc
Colby
Garden
Dodge City
Liberal
Pittsburg State College Seeks European Tour by KSC Collegians
A group of 20 Pittsburg State College entertainers depart from Joplin Missouri for an eight week tour of military installations in France Germany and Italy. The KSC Collegians include 18 singers an accompanist and a director.
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Pittsburg
Kan
Pittsburg State College
Joplin
France
Germany
Italy
KSC Collegians
Grandma Moses of Diaper Set Sensation in California Show
Theresa Bates, 22 months, wins an adult art show prize in South Gate. Critics call her work a happy accident as some adult pieces are pulled from the exhibit. Father Albert Bates entered her mural created after watching him paint. Judge Chuey notes child art can surpass adult works. Association leader Brown declines comment and bars future child entries.
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South Gate
Calif
Theresa Bates
Bates
Theresa
Robert A. Chuey
Pat 8. Brown
South Gate Art Association
Kennedy Aims for Tax Concessions In White House Talks
Washington AP indicates Kennedy may concede on tax cuts to win support for his revised tax bill. Ford led group seeks large personal tax cuts and lower corporate levy, while revenue-law changes could wait. Republicans push to trim overall spending, risking opposition to Kennedy’s youth employment and mass laws.
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Washington
White House
Kennedy
Congress
Henry Ford
Senate
Ford
Ford Group
School Board Meets Tonight in Garden City High Library
Garden City's Board of Education meets at 7:30 p.m. in the high school library to consider remodeling for junior college use, language lab for seniors, science furniture for junior college, the Royal McBee reporting system, a student council dress code, contracts for two instructors, and tax sheltered annuities.
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Garden City
Board of Education
Cause of Disaster Unknown Sub Probe Continues
A Navy court of inquiry resumed efforts to determine why the nuclear submarine Thresher with 129 crew vanished during a test dive about 220 miles east of Boston. Debris and garbled messages offer clues while salvage remains unlikely at 8,000 feet. Memorial wreaths will mark the approximate wreck site as inquiry continues.
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Portsmouth
N.H
Navy
Atlantic Ocean
Boston
Thresher
Watson
John Wesley Harvey
New London
Atlantic
Three Teens Admit Theft Of Sixty Three Thousand Dollars
In Scarsdale New York three teenage boys confessed to stealing 63 100 from Mario Lalli of nearby Yonkers Raceway writings and wedding gifts. William Lalli 22 claimed the money was his and said it originated from wedding presents and racing writings. John O Connor 16 faced first degree grand larceny charges while two 15 year olds were processed as juvinile detainees and released to guardians.
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Scarsdale
N.Y
New York City
Mario Lalli
New Rochelle
Lalli
Wiliam
William Lalli
Yonkers Raceway
John J. O’connor
John
Partley Herold
Herold
Young O'Connor
New Rothelle
Young O’connor
Senior Class Play Tuesday Charley's Aunt at GC High
Garden City High School presents Charley's Aunt at Clifton Hope Auditorium tomorrow at 8 p.m. authentic 1892 costumes borrowed from Emporia State Teachers College drama dept. Cast includes Roger Stoner Charley's Aunt and Bill Collier Charley with Bryce Roderick Lou Yeadon Sharon Kells Larry Shea Kenny Bauer Carlos Green Shere Shaw Linda Russell. Admission 75 cents adults 50 cents children.
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Garden City High School
Clifford Hope
Emporia State Teachers College
Brandon Thomas
Roger Stoner
Charley
Bill Collier
Bryce Roderick
Lou Yeadon
Sharon Kells
Larry Shea
Kenny Bauer
Carlos Green
Shere Shaw
Linda Russell
Pluto Charley
Rogar Stone
Stoner
Legislative Inquiry Into Steel Prices and Problems
Washington AP reports a congressional inquiry into steel prices profits and production problems was ordered by Sen. Paul H. Douglas. Hearings will probe prices profits unit labor costs raw materials costs and foreign competition amid Lukens and Wheeling price hikes. Kennedy seeks overall price stability while studying Lukens output affected by a $5 to $7 per ton rise.
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Washington
Paul H. Douglas
D-Ir
Senate House Economic Committee
Wheeling Steel Corp
Lukens Steel Co
Kennedy
Lukens
Douglas
Palm Beach
Fla
Wall Street Journal
White House
Pierre Salinger
W. E. Mullestien
Wheeling
New Liberal Power Takes Over Canada
OTTAWA AP Prime Minister John G Diefenbaker meets Lester B Pearson to arrange transfer of power to a Liberal government. The Liberals gain seats after election results, aiming for a parliamentary majority as Social Credit factions debate support and policy. Diefenbaker’s minority government collapsed earlier after U S state concerns over nuclear strategy.
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Ottawa
John G. Diefenbaker
Lester B. Pearson
Canada
Pearson
Liberals
House of Commons
Social Credit Party
Social Credit
Gay Marcoux
Robert Beaule
Quebec
Commons
Real Caouette
Jwe
Diefenbaker
US State Department
Etling Named Exalted Ruler of Garden City Elks Lodge
Etling Hoy Etling agricultural representative and vice president of Fidelity State Bank was installed as exalted ruler of Garden City Elks Lodge No. 1404 succeeding John Dickserson for a one year term. Also installed were Harrison Smith leading knight Robert L. Collins loyal knight Manford Kimberly lecturing knight B W Smallwood esquire Merle Altman chaplain James M Concannon Jr inner guard Marie Santry tiler and J O Kuhn secretary. Dickerson elected to a three year trustee term joined by Dale Ediblute and Allen D LaShier as trustees.
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Hoy Etling
Fidelity State Bank
Garden City Elks Lodge
Harrison Smith
Robert L. Collins
Manford Kimberly
B. W. Smallwood
Esquire
Merle Altman
James M. Concannon Jr
Marie Santry
J. O. Kuhn
Dickerson
Dale Ediblute
Allen D. LaShier
Property Assessment Almost Finished Here
Finney County finishes personal property assessment with workers nearly done. County Clerk Mrs Jane Collins urges anyone not yet assessed to visit the county clerk's office to complete the process.
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Finney County
Jane Collins
County Ilerk
Birmingham Sworn Mayor Faces Ongoing Racial Demonstrations
Birmingham elects Albert Boutwell a moderate segregationist as mayor amid ongoing anti segregation protests. Sunday 32 demonstrators were jailed bringing total jailed to 260 since an antisegregation drive began. Police blocked marchers toward the city jail where leaders including Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. were held. Some Negroes attended Easter services at two white churches while others were turned away at several. Demonstrations followed the roadblock set by police as marchers gathered at a Negro church near the business district.
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Birmingham
Ala
Albert Boutwell
City
Martin Luther King Jr
Boutwell
Eugene Connor
Garden Sass on Taxes If Money Didn’t Matter
Gus Garden argues taxes would sting less if money were not involved, saying financial incentives shape views on taxation and public spending. He stresses that without economic stakes, the pain of paying taxes would be reduced.
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Gus Garden
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