Ice rink at Finnup Park becomes popular winter spot
The city s skating rink set on Finnup Park tennis courts drew crowds with a picnic skating night and roasted weiners by the heat barrel. City Manager Deane Wiley weighed earlier proposals for a rink in Stevens Park but water pipes and other issues moved focus to Finnup Park. Weather outlook and a Chamber of Commerce pitch followed, while Ford County reports 16500 vaccinees in a single Dodge City clinic amid questions about county comparisons.
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Stevens Park
Deane Wiley
Finnup Park
Chamber of Commerce
Mitch Geisler
Chamber
Mitch
Ford County
Sabin
Municipal Auditorium
Bucklin Clinic
Dodge City
Ford
Ole Man Winter
Car building revs up as Ford trails in January output
Detroit AP reports four of five passenger car makers raise January output faster than 1982. Ford remains the laggard as total eight day output hits 261,323 with a daily rate of 32,658, up from 29,842 a year ago. Chrysler and Studebaker show gains in both daily rate and total volume. Production last week surpassed 160,000, a level reached every full week since Oct 20 except Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year. In Italy, Premier Fanfani leaves for Washington to back the North Atlantic Alliance during talks with Kennedy after flying to New York.
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Detroit
Ford
Chrysler
Studebaker
Garden Sass Gus Garden’s Wife Complains of Car Parking Crash
Garden’s wife says the thing she dislikes about parking the car is the noisy crash. The remark captures a domestic moment centered on a nuisance noise during parking.
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Gus Garden
Mechanized Feed Lot Field Days Planned in Southwest Kansas
Three farms in Kansas will host Mechanized Feed Lot Field Days on Thursday through Saturday. Visitors can inspect new feeding systems at Irvin and Dave Brownlee Deerfield Forest Brookover Scott City and Taylor Jones Holcomb. Over 50 equipment makers and finance representatives will attend to discuss installation and credit options.
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Kansas
Irvin
Dave Brownlee
Deerfield
Forest Brookover
Scott City
Taylor Jones
Holcomb
Brownlee
Brookover
Jones Farm
Colorado
Oklahoma Panhandle Connes
Congress Signals Tax Plan May Be Accepted
Washington AP reports Congress shows unmistakable signs it will back President Kennedy s tax cut this year as part of a 13.5 billion reduction plus 3.5 billion via revenue law reforms. Debates loom on loophole closures and industry impacts, with a budget around 99 billion expected to sharpen the clash.
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Congress
House
Senate
Kennedy
Harry F. Byrd
D-Va
Treasury
State of the Union
Capitol
January Term of Court Opens Here in Finney County
The January term of District Court opened with three criminal cases. Simon Aurelio Banuelos was sentenced to Lansing for first degree robbery, second degree burglary, and grand larceny, all to run concurrently. Ranuelos had two third degree burglary counts dismissed. Lupe Guillen Jr. received up to five years at Hutchinson with parole after five years for grand larceny and restitution. George Lee Walker got a five year suspended sentence for writing a no account check and was released after paying the check amount plus costs.
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Finney County
Simon Aurelio Banuelos
Manzanola
Colo
Kansas State Penitentiary
Lansing
Ranuelos
Lupe Guillen Jr
Kansas State Industrial Reformatory
Hutchinson
Guillen
Crazy House
George Lee Walker
N. 13Th
Tshombe to Cooperate with U.N. Move in Katanga
Katanga President Moise Tshombe pledged to end secession and cooperate loyally with the United Nations. He appealed for amnesty for himself and followers, as Congolese youths rioted outside the British Embassy in Leopoldville, injuring staff and smashing windows. The next steps depend on Adoula and international positions.
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Leopoldville, the Congo
Katanga
Moise Tshombe
United Nations
U.N
Kalwezi
Tshombe
Cyrille Adoula
Congo
Leopoldville
Robert K. A. Gardiner
Ghana
Derek Riches
Riches
Elisabethville
Ai Thant
The
Joseph Kasavubu
Adoulay
U Thant
Adoula
Union Miniere Mining Co
Opinions Vary On Tax Proposal From Kennedy Message
Washington AP reports Congressional reaction to President Kennedy's State of the Union address shows mixed views. Senators Long Symington and Monroney praise aims for tax cuts and reform, while Ellsworth urges spending cuts, Edmondson seeks more study, and Monroney questions revenue structure. Rep Ellsworth says the 5 percent corporate tax cut is welcome but spending must fall.
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Washington
Kennedy
State of the Union
Edward V. Long
D-Mo
Congress
Stuart Symington
Robert F. Ellsworth
Bkan
Mike Monroney
D-Okla
Sen
J. Howard Edmondson
Dekla
Tot Chokes to Death on Vitamin Pill in Independence
Five year old Diana Lynn Bartles died after choking on a vitamin pill given at home in Independence Missouri. Her mother Mrs Damon Bartles attempted to dislodge the pill while a neighbor performed mouth to mouth rescue until ambulance arrival and hospital treatment.
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Independence, Mo
Diana Lynn Bartles
Damon Bartles
Diana
Independence Hospital
Anderson unveils broad program for state legislature
Washington and Topeka reports describe a wide set of proposed actions by lawmakers and Gov. John Anderson. The AP overview notes early House activity with many bills touching education welfare and reapportionment and highlights Anderson's Kansas plan including university incorporation, Kerr Mills medical care, a state scholarship program, a new research and economic development agency, and school aid reform.
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Topeka
Kansas
John Anderson
Wichita University
Kansas Board of Regents
Kerr- Mills
Kansas Industrial Development Commission
Anderson
Wichita U
Board of Regents
Eurich
Robbery at Tropical Park Track Nets $105000
Miami detectives hunted two men after they stopped a nine race program at Tropical Park. The robbers, wearing green uniforms like cleanup crews, disarmed guard John Murphy and cashier F Volney Waite and locked them in a closet while escaping with $80,000 in cash and $25,000 in checks. A heavy bag of silver was left behind as the men fled.
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Miami
Fla
Tropical Park Race Track
John A. Murphy
F. Volney Waite
Murphy
Waite
Tax Proposals Could Tighten Tax Loopholes and Rates
Washington AP says President Kennedy will outline about 3.3 billion dollars in tax reforms aimed at broadening the base and curbing preferences. Planned targets include medical deductions, casualty losses, state taxes, mortgage interest, joint filing benefits, and long-sought limits on capital gains, stock options, and tax-free bonds as Congress debates the tax cut package.
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Washington
Kennedy
Congress
The
Treasury
Cold Weather To Stay Around Kansas
Extremely cold air grips Kansas for several days with a new outbreak reaching northwestern areas. Highs 15 to 25 degrees, lows 5 to 15 above, early lows from five below at Topeka to 1 above at Dodge City, Hill City and Pittsburg. Monday’s highs ranged 15 at Wamego to 35 at Pittsburg. Topeka saw zero or below for the fifth straight day, a 23 year record stretch.
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Topeka
Kansas
Dodge City
Hill City
Pittsburg
Wamego
Kansas Traffic Death Log January 12 1988
Topeka AP reports Kansas traffic death log for the 24 hours to 9 am Tuesday covering January 12 1988, noting figures for the comparable 1962 period. The record highlights fatalities and trends in state traffic incidents.
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Topeka
Kansas
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