Prisoners Hold Water Tower Protest At Western State Penitentiary
Eleven inmates remain atop a 100-foot water tower at Western State Penitentiary in Pittsburgh protesting alleged brutality. Two prisoners surrendered Wednesday, with one hospitalized for weakness. Parole violator Robert Payne leads the group, demanding better treatment. Authorities plan to wait them out as others watch from the ground.
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Pittsburgh
Western State Penitentiary
Robert Payne
Payne
James J. Pletcher
Local Markets Reported Egg Varieties and Cream Grades
A reader notices a listing of egg grades and cream products in local markets. Entries include Extra Large Eggs, Large Eggs, Medium Eggs, Barge Eggs, C’s 1s, and Cream types such as 4-Day Cream, Heavy Cream, and Light Cream from local producers.
Saffels Penal Reform Charge in Kansas Governor Race
Democratic candidate Dale Saffels accused Gov. John Anderson and the Republican administration of neglecting Kansas prisons. He cited severe overcrowding at Lansing and recent stabbings and killings, arguing current policies hinder rehabilitation and demand penal reform.
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John Anderson
Dale “Saffels
Leavenworth
Anderson
Tokyo
Kansas
Lansing
State Penitentiary
Model Car Show Sponsored by Explorer Post 101
A model car show will be hosted in Fidelity State Bank building north area tomorrow and Saturday by Explorer Post 101. About 45 prizes will be awarded to winners as trophies are displayed. Cars are divided into junior and senior divisions with entries from 10 a.m. to 2 30 p.m. tomorrow. no late entries. The public may view Saturday and prizes are awarded every 15 minutes. Admission 25 cents and entry 50 cents. Classes include roadsters, coupes, dragsters, customs, sports cars, stock cars and Pinewood Derby plus several special awards. Invitations have gone to local and area Scout units.
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Explorer Post 101
Fidelity Tate Bank
DeMolay to Install Garden City Officers Sunday
C L Hett will be installed as Master Councilor of the Garden City DeMolay chapter in a Sunday public ceremony at 2 p.m. in the Masonic Hall. Bryce Baker serves as installing officer with Ronald Hummer as installing marshal, followed by a full slate of officers including Henry Bentrup, Robert Mayo, Roger Stoner, Jim Johnson, Tom LaGate, and others.
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C. L. Hett
Garden City
DeMolay
Masonic Hall
Bryce Baker
Ronald Hummer
Henry Bentrup
Robert Mayo
Roger Stoner
Jim Johnson
Tom LaGate
David Wiebe
Richard Swenson
Doug Frieson
Sentinel
Mike Collins
Joe Bill Corn
Tom Wilson
David Williams
Jim Concannon
Alvin Dewey
Max Crist
Ted Alsop
Brian Shaw
Bill Collier
Purse Reported Stolen From Car Parked At Wash
Local woman Mrs Kenneth Henderson reported her purse stolen from a parked car at the Speed Queen Wash lot on West Kansas. The theft occurred Wednesday afternoon and the purse held a small amount of change.
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Kenneth Henderson
St. John
West Kansas
Hospitals and births fill local notices and fines list
Hospital mentions include many residents such as Mrs. Frank Lee and Sherry Kemper with dismissals and a birth noting a son born to Mr. and Mrs. Frank Lee on June 27 at 7 38 pm 8 rounds 6 ounces. County court fines list overlength speeding and drunken disturbance with suspended sentences and posted bonds for several individuals including David M Henshaw Ulyssey Merbert Santiago Rosalez C D Golightly and others.
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Ernest Tousley
St. John
St. Catherine
Esther G
Rodriguez
Holcomb
Francis
Dinkel
Ralph Wiley
Sherry L. Kemper
Imperial Rt
Frank ‘Lee
Center
David.m. Henshaw
Ulyssey C. Merbert
Santiago Rosalez
Leoti
C. D. Golightly
Garden City
0. K
Garden City News items highlight traffic fines and deeds
In Garden City Kansas 2015 entries report 13th district fines for improper driving and U turns totaling several five dollar penalties plus $100 for driving while intoxicated. A Wednesday traffic accident at 1:15 p.m. at Kansas Taylor and US 83 caused major damage to a panel truck and minor damage to a pickup. Legal notices include various warranty deeds and a land description for 80 acres and several property transfers. The piece also notes the first telephone booth patent in 1883, seven years after the telephone’s invention.
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Kansas, Taylor
US 83
Forrest J. Simpson
Chestnut
Robert Lewis Levitt
Oswego
KU Peace Corps Contract Signed in Lawrence
The University of Kansas and the Peace Corps formalized a Costa Rica education project. KU plans 41 volunteers with extensive KU Costa Rica ties including a junior year abroad and faculty exchanges. Training spans KU, Puerto Rico, and Costa Rica with initial eight weeks on campus.
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Wescoe
Costa Rica
K.U
University of
Ministry of Education
Thomas M. Gale
Kansas
University of Costa Rica
The
Peace Corps
Puerto Rico
Mexico to Roll Out Red Carpet for JFK
Mexico City braces for President Kennedy arrival with massive preparations. Tens of thousands of posters and signs line the parade route from the airport to Los Pinos while 300 performers march at intervals. About one million people expected to greet the Kennedys. schools close and unions called out. Weather forecast favors warm sun at touchdown with possible showers in the rainy season afternoon.
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Mexico City
Kennedy
Weather Bureau
Washington
Kennedy Lopez Mateos Mexico Talks Ou t Latin Issues
Police forewarn of possible protests during Kennedy visit with tight security and Communist rally calls. Blas Roca’s Cuba visit heightens tension as Kennedy and Lopez Mateos plan private talks over three sessions totaling about three hours focus on Latin American problems and Castro. The Kennedys will spend 48 hours in Mexico with ceremonies, a folklore ballet, a Fourth of July celebration for 15,000 Americans, and Mass at the Basilica of Guadalupe before returning to Washington.
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Cuba
Kennedy
Adolfo Lopez Mateos
Washington
United States
Mexico
U.S
Fidel Castro
Latin America
Kennedys
Amercan
Basilica of
Gualupe
Reds Used U S Soldier for Propaganda
A U S soldier, Spec. 4 George F. Fryett Jr., said he endured 35 hours of forced marches with arms bound and a rope around his neck during six months in Viet Cong captivity. He testified at a Saigon news conference that he was exhibited in villages and forced to read Communist propaganda aloud up to four or five times daily. Fryett, 26, from Long Beach, California, said he cooperated with no one and signed no critical statements. He described blistered feet, a failed escape attempt via a river, and being kept at gunpoint by 7 to 50 guards. He was captured 15 miles from Saigon and released last Sunday.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
U.S
George F. Fryett Jr
Lonng Beach
Calif
Fryell
United States
Fryett
BPW State Board to Meet in Garden City
About 50 persons are expected in Garden City Saturday and Sunday for the Kansas Federation of Business and Professional Women's Clubs state board meeting. All BPW members in the sixth district were invited to a dinner session Saturday night at the Hotel Warren with State President Wilma Rose presiding. Daisy Merriott, past state president and Garden City member of the state board, and Louise Springer, local president, will preside at the Saturday dinner.
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Garden City
Kansas, Federation of Business and Professional Women’s Clubs
BPW
6Lh
Warren
Wilma Rose
Newton
Daisy Merriott
Louise Springer
Dighton Logs Soggy Month
Dighton in Lang County has seen heavy rain in June with 5.10 inches by Monday. Through the first two days 1.65 inches fell, Sunday 0.65, and early Monday another 0.5. May’s final day brought a 1.25 inch storm. High humidity slowed wheat harvest though yield and quality exceeded May forecasts.
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Dighton
Lang County
Kansas
Nolen Yates
Yates
Funeral for Mrs. Hazel Betts Held at Phillips Chapel
Mrs. Hazel Betts, 38, of 207 West Santa Fe, died Tuesday evening in St Catherine Hospital. Funeral Saturday at 2 with Rev. Arthur Fleming of First Christian Church officiating. Burial in Valley View Cemetery. One daughter, Mrs. Hazel Cecil of Los Angeles, was omitted from Wednesday’s survivor list.
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Hazel Betts
W. Santa Fe
Phillips Chapel
Arthur Fleming
The
First Christian Church
Buriay
Valley View Cemetery
Betts
St. Catherine Hospital
Hazel Cecil
Los Angeles
Calif
Infant Dyer Twins Die. Services Held
Douglas Lee Dyer and Danny Don Dyer infant sons of Avon D. Dyer and his wife died early morning at St Catherine Hospital. The twins born Wednesday are survived by their parents and two sisters Donna Denise and Debbie Diane. Maternal grandparents Mr and Mrs W M Lee Smith and paternal grandparents Mr and Mrs H Alvin Dyer. Graveside services were to be held at 4 p.m. today at Valley View Cemetery with Rev Paul Handa of the First Methodist Church officiating.
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Douglas
Lee
Danny
Don Dyer
Avon D. Dyer
St. Catherine Hospital
Donna Denise
Debbie Diane
W. M. Lee Smith
Garden City Ave
H. Alvin Dyer
N. A
Valley View Cemetery
Paul Handa
First Methodist Church
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