Seamen Walkout Threatens U S Merchant Fleet
Seamen began a strike that could tie up about 990 ships and disrupt U S commerce across Atlantic Gulf and Pacific ports. President Kennedy urged a quick settlement as unions seek the right to organize crews on American owned ships under foreign flags and work stoppages spread through 30 ports.
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New York
U.S
Gulf and Pacific
Kennedy
Thee Petroleum Industry
United States
Panama
Liberia
Honduras
East
West
Gulf Coast
Arthur J. Goldberg
Bbegan
M Cs
Viers
New York i
Joseph Curran
National Maritime Union
International Longshoremen’s Association
Teamsters Union
Union of Workers
Central Labor Councils
Father’s Day anniversary and local notes in Witney County
The piece marks Sunday as the 61st Father’s Day anniversary and features Mia Grace A Klein citing Billy Smart as the fatherly inspiration. It also reports on a weather sign at Facility State Bank reaching 99 degrees before a drop to 77, plus Witney County State Lake level rises one and a half feet with 18 ponds full, aided by recent rain.
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Mia. Grace
A. Klein
Hazel
Big Bend
Washington
William Jackson Smart
Arkansas
Billy ‘Smart
Fieclity State Bank
Bob Colling
Witney
County State Lake
Paul Lies
Chet Seifert
Civilian Conservation Corps
Traffic Mishaps Inflict Damage West of Garden City
Two separate crashes on US 50 near Lakin and Deerfield Junction caused extensive damage but few injuries. Russell Kirby and Lily Juarz were involved. Kirby and his wife suffered minor injuries. Huser from Wewoka sustained severe bruises and was treated before release.
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Garden City
Dick Elder
Kansas Highway Patrol
Lakin
Lake McKinney
C.W. Woolwine
Dodge City
Lake Road
Russell Kirby
Abilene
Tex
Kirby
Kearny County Hospital
Deerfield Junction
Lily Juarz
Paul Huser
Wewoka
Okla
Huser
Juarz
Jag Lakin Hospital
Heat and floods take far West toll in record heat waves
The Associated Press reports extreme weather across the Far West and Southwest causing at least 12 deaths in California from heat, another in Oregon, and flooding in parts of Texas and New Mexico. California faces more than $1 million in poultry and crop losses as fires burn in Southern California and New Mexico crews taper a 600 acre blaze east of Tierra Amarilla. Temperatures reach 108 in Portland and 122 at Palm Desert with widespread hundred-degree readings.
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New Mexico
Texas
California
Oregon
Rain Eare
High Coutry
Tierra Amarilla
Portland
San Francisco
Los Angeles
Palm Desert
Calif
Advisory Group Formed To Link Farm Research in Southwest Kansas
An advisory committee to work with the Garden City experiment station was organized after the annual spring field day. The group includes the extension agricultural agent and one representative from each of 26 southwest Kansas counties, spanning Barber to Rush. The aim is to connect grassroots farm problems with station research, with Clifford Mayo as chairman and Marvin Odgers as secretary, under Elmer Blankenhagen’s guidance.
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Garden City Experiment Station
Extension Agricultural
Extension Council
Kansas
Barber County
Rush County
Clifford Mayo
Garden City
Edwin Doll
Larned
Marvin Odgers
Sublette
Fred Kleyman
Tribune
Harold Mulville
Dighton
Paul Lungren
Hugoton
Clarence Lynch
Minneola
Neil Rucker
Burdette
Douglas Dale
Coldeh
Raymond Kitten
La.w
Mayn
Lynch
Odgers
Elmer Blankenhagen
Southwest Kansas
Kansas State University Extension Service
Slayers Near Sharon Springs Trial Arrival
Slayers George York and James Latham, aged 18 and 19, were en route to Sharon Springs to face a probable preliminary hearing for a robbery and murder spree. Kansas officials consider transfer to a safer jail as reporters from multiple cities gathered. both youths showed defiant attitudes in Aurora previous to the journey.
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Latham
York
Sharon Springs
Denver
Kansas City
Hutchinson
Topeka
Finney County
Sharon’ Springs
George Ronald York
Jacksonville
Fla
James Douglas Latham
Mauriceville
Tex
Wallace County
Otto Zeigler
Union: Pacific Railroad
Grantsville
Utah
Salt Lake City
Kansas
Grand Junction
Colo
Aurora
Sharon
Jaen
July 4th Plans Gather Speed
Garden City prepares a full Fourth of July program with contests for Miss Southwest Kansas entries, a dolt buggy parade, and Mrs or Miss 1861 pageant entry calls. Events include horseshoes, swimming, softball games, a band concert, talent show, and fireworks at the Fairgrounds.
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Garden City
Kansas
Chamber of Commerce
Chamber
Clint Lightner
Garden Cillan Receives Honor at KU Medical School
The University of Kansas Medical School announced Steven T. Charles, 22, son of Mr and Mrs John E Wells of 1901 Chesterfield, is the first KU exchange student to the College of Medicine for the University of the Philippines in Manila. He will begin studies in Manila soon, completing his second year by about April 1 1962. He plans to fly from Kansas City with a Tokyo stopover and will return to KU in spring 1962 to continue work in the History of Medicine department at the Medical Center.
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University of Kansas Medigal School
Steven T. Charles
John E. Wells
Chesterfield
College of Medicine
University of Philippines
Manila
Charles
K.U
China
Officce Foundation
Philippines
Kansas City
Tokyo
Department of History of Medicine
The
Medical Center
International Farm
Gholamhossein Boraumand
Jeff
Raymond Schweer
Vernon
Arlene
Moisture Adds To Year's Total In Garden City
Overnight rainfall measured by the Kansas State University agriculture experiment station totaled .12 inch for the 24 hour period ending at 8 a.m. High 53, low 52. June total rose to 2.48 inches, 1961 year-to-date at 6.51 inches, still behind 1960 figures. Last year June had 4.68 inches. end May 1960 6.76 inches, end June 11.44 inches. Airport reading last night: 53 degrees low, 63 high. rainfall at the airport only .09 inch overnight.
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Garden City
Kansas State. University Agriculture Experiment — Station
Queen Mother Fractures Foot Bone. Public Duties Halted
Queen Mother Elizabeth, 60, fractured a small bone in one foot and will miss public engagements for several weeks. Clarence House announced the Windsor Castle injury occurred Monday with no further details provided.
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London
Elizabeth
Clarence House
Windsor Castle
Interstate Bill Expands Billboard Control As Highway Funding Passes
The Senate approved a multi billion dollar highway financing bill adding a two year billboard control extension. It marks a landmark funding move with the federal share about 90 percent of a 41 billion cost, extending incentives to regulate billboards and boosting 11 year allocations. The measure now returns to the House for concurrence amid hopes the billboard provision will be accepted.
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Washington
Senate
Kennedy
House
George H. Fallon
D-Md
Public Roads Subcommittee
Amon
Linatery
Salina Man Elected By Advisory Group
Tom Littard Jr. of Salina was elected Wednesday as chairman of the advisory committee for the new planning division of the Kansas Industrial Development Commission. The planning division and advisory panel were created by the legislature earlier this year.
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Topeka
Kansas Industrial Development Commission
Tom Littard Jr
Salina
Kennedy Appeals for Aid Spending in Foreign Policy Speech
President Kennedy urged support for an eight point eight billion dollar, five year foreign aid plan at the National Conference on International Economic and Social Development. He warned against delaying aid and pressed for reforms in recipient nations, saying the fight against communism requires decisive action and self-sustaining reforms.
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Washington
Kennedy
Congress
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