Representative Levels Charge New Fuel Dumped on Estes Fire
Representative Ross Bass accused Commercial Solvents Corps of obtaining assurances from the Agriculture Department to receive every penny of payments from Billie Sol Estes grain activities. Estes denied the claim as officials testified before a House subcommittee. Bass noted a triangle of interest among Estes, Commercial Solvents, and the department dating to 1959. Wheeler denied a sworn statement about Estes’ role, stating Estes entered the grain business after other ventures and owed the company $5.7 million as the firm highlighted its prior fertilizer dealings. The same session reported the Senate Finance Committee voting to end the 10 percent tax on train and bus tickets to aid railroads facing heavy losses.
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Washington
Ross Bass
D-Tenn
Commercial Solvents Corps
Agriculture Department
Billie Sol Estes
Estes
House
Bass
Commercial Solvents
Department
Maynard C. Wheeler
Wheeler
L. H. Fountain
D-N.c
Texas
Frank Cain
Dallas
Cain
Billie
Switzerland
Etes
Senate Finance Committee
Visitors tour ends with chilly picnic mishap in Garden City
About 39 KABIE teachers from eastern Kansas visited Garden City staying at Finnup Park for a Chamber hosted picnic. A table toppled dumping dinner on the group while a spraying truck later doused them with insecticide spray. No injuries were reported as the group enjoyed the cool evening.
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Kansas
Colorado
Finnup Park
George Weeks
George Williams
Garden City
Deane Wiley
Stock Market Slips Then Mixed On Busy Trading Day
New York trading opened weak but quickly turned mixed as gains offset losses on a heavy tape. The session hovered near the May 28 1962 low in a volatile week with the Dow Jones Industrials and S and P 500 near that level, while several big issues fell and others rose.
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New York
Standard & Poor
Unwanted Visitor: Rattler Strikes at Wheatland Plant
Ed Shoptow, a Kansas City worker for Hux table Hammond Construction, nearly stepped on a rattlesnake at the Wheatland Electric main generating plant. The snake crawled through an open door, struck his shoe, and was killed after losing balance on the slick floor. The 31 inch snake had six rattles and Shoptow saved its rattles. He calmly noted he has been bitten before and might wear higher boots next time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ed Shoptow
Kansas City
Wheatland Electric
Shoptow
Huxtable-Hammond Construction Company
The
Electric Company
Shoptaw
Smiley Burnette to headline Rocket Ride in Stevens Park
Smiley Burnette former western star known as Ole Frog will ride a rocket at Stevens Park Saturday for two free shows at 11 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. The event includes rocket rides around Garden City, a prize contest with merchant coupons and a 3 day Aransas Pass vacation drawing. Burnette arrives with police escort, performs gags and songs in his Ole Frog persona, and features a trademark beat-up black hat across 41 years in show business.
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Smiley Burnette
Gene Autry
Roy Rogers
Ole Frog
Stevens Park
Shell
Jesin
Garden City
Burnett
Main
Aransas Pass
Tex
Gulf
Outside Help Believed in Alcatraz Escape
The San Francisco Examiner reports FBI believes the Alcatraz escapees John Anglin Clarence Anglin and Frank Morris may have had outside help. A widened search targets recent visitors as 200-strong forces sweep Angel Island and the Bay for clues to their mainland arrival. A fourth convict, Allen Clayton West, stayed behind.
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San Francisco
Angel Island
Alcatraz
Allen Clayton
Atlanta
Anglin Brothers
Morris
Olty Blackwell
Fred Wilkinson
Federal Director of Prisons
Massive Defense Bill Passes Senate on Way to House
The Senate unanimously approved a vast 48.5 billion defense bill, sending the measure to the House for a conference with differences about 590 million above the House version. Leaders expect a compromise session before it reaches President Kennedy. A separate local report notes a daytime burglary at Finney County Court House where Probate Judge Schrader’s office was robbed of 99.50 in cash and checks, with a master key likely used. No other papers were disturbed and the desk safe was relocked.
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Finney County
M. C. Schrader
Keith Denchfield
Schrader
Judge Schrader
Ruth Towles
Washington
Senate
House
Senate House Conference
Kennedy
Lions Name Tennessen Garden City Lions Club President
Joe Tennessen, sales manager at Radio Station KIAL, named president of the Garden City Lions Club after last week’s election. He has served as first vice-president for a year, succeeding Al Thies, with C D Calhoun as first vice-president and other officers installed next week. A second item notes Senate passage of a large defense bill funding the RS70 aircraft program, with extensive debate and final vote details.
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Atop Tennessen
KIAL
Garden City Lions Club
al Thies
C. D. Calhoon
Roy Hall
Charles Burch
Richard Bortz
Gene Holloway
Lion Tamer
Dale Berry
Bob Garnand
Duane Hays
L. J. Heinemann
Lewis Lyman
Russell Elliott
Ken Minter
Good Harvest Weather Seen In Kansas
AP reports good harvest weather is expected across Kansas with mostly fair skies and drying southerly winds. A few clouds and scattered showers may touch the western edge today but won’t blanket the state. Highs in the 80s today, mid 70s to 80s Wednesday, lows 52 to 61 and 44 at Garden City or Hill City in some readings.
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Bill Stegmiar
Garden City Experiment Station
Holcomb
Min. Pree
Akron
la Junta
Dodge City
Emporla
Garden City
Trace
Tin City
Lamar
Haasell
Salina
Toyoka
Wichita
Topeka
Kansas
Wopeka
Hill City
Union President Says Major Airline Strike Appears Inevitable
Washington AP report says a walkout by 1,700 Flight Engineers International Association members on Pan American World, Trans World, World and Easter air lines is likely after 24 hour negotiations failed. Labor secretary Goldberg says strike free to proceed unless voluntary arbitration is chosen.
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Arthur J. Goldberg
Goldberg
Kennedy
Asher Schwartz
Jesse Freidin
Airines
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Gardenin
Telegram
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Sniis
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Son
Wichita (Ap
Richard D. Boom
Royce
Donita
Smiley
Rocket
Tennessee
Lions
Joe Tennessen
A. Willis Robertson
D-Va
Everett M. Dirksen
Imnoig
William Proxmire
D-Wis
Senate Appropriations Committee
Defense
Robert S. McNamara
Sen
Joseph
Clark
D-Pa
Robertson
McNamara
Proxmire
Navy
Army
National Guard
Pentagon
Mammoth Pool
Red Cross
Beth Tedraw
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