Treaty Would Aid Our Lead In Warheads
Secretary of Defense McNamara testifies before the Senate supporting the limited test ban treaty as a means to preserve a nuclear lead over the Soviet Union. He cites U S superiority in warheads and missiles, asserts the United States can reach 50 to 60 megatons, and notes continued reliance on multiple smaller bombs for delivery. He compares totals of missiles and bombers and forecasts growing superiority through 1966.
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Washington
Robert 8. McNamara
United States
Russia
Senate
Soviet Union
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
McNamara
Dean Rusk
Capitol Hill
Atomic Energy Commission
Nevada
Britain
Moscow
U.S
Atlas
Titan
Strategic Air Command
SAC
North America
Palaus
Rain signs and a late calendar mix up noted in town
Local weather observer Elihu Allman forecast rain for Garden City while northern Kansas saw more moisture. A Wichita coaching clinic clocked a week early due to a calendar mistake. After 90 weeks of bachelor living, the writer laments apartment chores and the return of his wife, promising more on family life.
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Elihu Allman
Garden City
Kansas
Phillipsburg
Wichita University
Paper Boy Survives Sewer Pipe Ride Near Home
Manchester teenager Billy Coughlin, 14, on a paper route with four friends, was swept into a massive sewer pipe by a burst, carried toward the Merrimac River outlet before clinging to a wire mesh screen and escaping as water ebbed. Police confirm he changed clothes before continuing.
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Manchester
N.H
Billy Coughlin
Manchester Union
Billy
Merrimac
Eight year old killed in trunk ride near Hardtner
Eight year old Michael Wright of Medicine Lodge was killed when he jumped from the trunk of an old car during an unscheduled ride with another eight year old passenger. Trooper Howard Docker of the Kansas Highway Patrol said the teens driver discussed driving toward Alva Oklahoma sixteen miles away. The car was within the four mile per hour speed limit near the Oklahoma line and the driver was not identified.
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Hardtner
Kan
Michael Wright
Medicine Lodge
Howard Docker
K Kansas Highway Patrol
Young Wright
Hoy
Alva
Okla
Hachtner
Tax cut plan faces key vote in Ways and Means panel
AP dispatch from Washington outlines a Treasury drafted tax cut proposal advancing through the House Ways and Means Committee. It would cut individual and corporate rates by about 10.3 billion dollars net by 2005 after committee revisions. The plan lowers rates from 4 to 70 percent and would affect taxpayers across income levels, with notable changes to deductions and state taxes. Also noted is cross-town Lakota high schools in Ohio planning a student lunch exchange and teacher visits.
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Washiington
Treasury
Senate
Kennedy
Severay
The
Secretary of the Treasury
Dowglas Dillon
Comitttes
Dillon
Ita
Gray County Free Fair Opens With Three Busy Days
The Gray County Free Fair begins tomorrow with three days of exhibits and judging starting at 9 a.m. Beef judging at 7:30 p.m. opens day one. Thursday features a tractor driving contest at 2 p.m. and livestock fitting at 6 p.m. The 4-H livestock sale is set for 7:30 p.m. Friday removes most exhibits and hosts a public style revue and best groomed boy contest at 8 p.m. at Cimarron High School Auditorium to close the fair. Gray County has 109 4-H members in clubs Copeland Jayhawkers Cimarron Rustlers Sky High Busy Bees Ingalls Engign Roosters. County agent William B. McCully Jr. is noted.
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Cimarron
Cimarron High School
Gray County
Copeland Jayhawkers
Cimarron Rustlers
Sky High
Montezuma
Busy Bees
Ingalls
Engign
Oklahoma Man Treated For Minor Injuries
An Amber Oklahoma man received treatment at St Catherine Hospital after telling police he stepped from a moving car. Kenneth Lee Summers 40 suffered abrasions to his left rib area and possible rib fractures and was released after treatment. Summers said he was hitchhiking from Liberal and the unknown rider stopped the car on Main Street at about 4 pm Monday.
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Oklaman
St. Catherine Hospital
Kenneth Lee Summers
Summers
Garden City
Liberal
Tre
N. Main
Kearny County Fair Set to Open at Lakin Tomorrow
The Kearny County Fair opens in Lakin for three days with about 800 4-H exhibits and an equal number of open class entries. Judging begins at 9 a.m. Thursday at Loucks Park, with public display that night and a 7:39 p.m. revue. The fair includes 4-H livestock, a Quarter Horse show, and an all around highpoint trophy, with judges Mrs. Elsie Branden and Kenneth Fromm. Five 4-H clubs, 125 members, participate in fairs across Finney County.
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Lakin
Kearny County Fair
Loucks Park
Elsie Branden
Kenneth Fromm
Finney County Extension
Plains Wreck Kills Three
A small foreign car collided with a truck pulling a house trailer on U S 54 near Plains Kansas killing three people. Two victims were identified as John Knauer 28 of Sierra Madre California and his wife Marie 21 the third victim was not identified. The truck driver Bob Poteete of McPherson Kansas was unharmed. The car veered into the truck’s path and the driver appeared dazed. Sheriff Alfie Johnston said the driver of teens was apparently dazed at the wheel.
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Dane
School Fund Has Money Problem
TOPEKA AP The State School Fund Commission will decide today what to do with $1,000 anonymously sent to the governor's office. The money in twenties arrived with an unsigned letter claiming to aid maligned schools. Governor John Anderson called a meeting of the School Fund Commission to decide on handling the money. An official suggested it might be placed into a special fund from which only earnings to schools are drawn.
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Topeka
State School Fund Commission
Johm Anderson
Ty Sehinols
City Fathers Meet Tomorrow in Hy Hall Session
City Commission set for routine business in Hy Hall at 9 am. A letter from Garden City Humane Society on ordinance changes regarding animals will be presented. A rezoning proposal for Block 45 Holmes Third Addition seeks to switch from single to two family and home business use. Several ordinances are slated, including extending city limits to Garden Balle Addition east of Thompson. A local fire department incident involved a robin tangled in string. five men freed it.
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Hy Hall
Tontorreaw
City Uumine Society
Holmes
8Th
Willowbrook Lane
Csimngle
Security Forces Mark Berlin Wall Anniversary
West Berlin and allied forces fortified positions as Berlin observed the wall anniversary. Explosions and gunfire were heard near East Berlin while British American and French units restricted access and patrolled key border points. Officials urged calm and warned against riots as memorials honor those separated by the barrier.
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Meinrich Alberts
Trrpartite
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Une Ciy
East Germany
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Guenther Lifkin
Wall
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West Bare Hn
No Delay Says House Speaker Opposes Tax-Cut Delay
House Speaker John W. McCormack of Massachusetts said no revision to the tax cut plan will delay passage of tax legislation. He spoke after a breakfast with President Kennedy and other Democratic leaders at the White House.
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Washington
House
John W. McCormack
Massachusett
Congress
McCormack
Kennedy
White House
Cliff Hope Jr to Leave Senate Staff for Private Practice
Clifford Hope Jr will resign from his role as administrative assistant to U S. Senator James B. Pearson and return to private law practice effective September 1. Hope praised his seven years of public service, cited time away from home, and said he looks forward to residing in Garden City with more time for family and local affairs. Pearson agreed to keep Hope available for special assignments and noted former Wichita assistant Robert J. Roth will also stay on for special tasks in Wichita and central Kansas.
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Clifford Hope Jr
U.S
James B. Pearson
Hope
Kangas
Pearson
Inat Jani
Kansas
Garden City
Washington
Tom
Washington, D.C
Sam
Pam
Kooneas
Robert J. Roth
Wichita
Roth
Ha State
Penal Director Describes Plans for New Medium Security Prison
Wichita Kansas penal institutions director Robert J Kaiser outlined plans for a medium security prison to house 400 to 600 younger first offender inmates. Emphasis on rehabilitation through schooling and vocational education. Legislature provided 120000 for a preliminary study. Kaiser estimates five years to plan and build at about 6 million dollars.
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Wichita
Robert J. Kaiser
Kansas Penal Institutions
Kaiser
Kansas Neds
Gus Finds Red Letter Day For Bank Account
A casual note reports Gus discovering today is a red letter day for his finances, highlighting unexpected gains and a favorable turn for his bank balance.
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