Senate approves Sunday closing plan in brisk Kansas session
The Kansas Senate advanced a Sunday closing law amid debate on impacts to business and tax revenue. The session paused for late state figure Son August Lauterbach, and a potential Saturday session loomed to finish this week’s business. Other actions included a temporary discovery bill for oil wells, a juvenile detention home plan, architectural licensure reform, and KU medical center lab funding.
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Topeka
Senate
August W. Lauterbach
R-Colby
Paul Wunsch
Missouri
Kansas
Tax tips and odd notices mix with Zoo tiger tale
A collection of lighthearted tax reminders emphasize signing returns and proper addressing, followed by updated bridge tournament brackets misprint correction, a Hollywood tiger shipment netting $1100 for Garden City, and a desk parking meter spoof urging salesmen to pay for time.
School Calendar Gets Board Okay
Garden City School Board approved a 180 day school calendar for 1963 64 with three options submitted, two 180 day and one 182 day. Enrollment set for Aug 21 22 23, first day Sept 3 and final day May 28 1964. Current year runs 180 days with Oct 41 and Nov 1 set for Kansas State Teachers Assn. meetings. Thanksgiving Nov 28 29 Christmas Dec 20 Jan 2 Easter Mar 27 30.
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Garden City School Board
Hcene
Kansas State Teachers Assn
Group Opposes Abortion Bill In Kansas Hearing
TOPEKA AP The House Judiciary Committee heard opponents as supporters urged a liberalization bill. The measure would allow abortion in cases of grave danger to the mother or if the fetus would be born with defects or from rape or incest, with three physicians certifying. Catholic groups argued the right to life and condemned the bill as a star chamber proceeding, while a Kansas City doctor said abortion is not the answer to maternal risk.
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Topeka
House Judiciary Committee
Senate
Emmett Blaes
Wichita
Blaes
Star Chamber
Albert J. Rettenmaier
Kansas City
Kan
Record Exhibitors Forecast at Ninth Triple J Show
Exhibitor registrations break past records for the ninth annual Triple J Show at Finney County Fairgrounds on April 11 12 12 sponsored by Western Kansas Manufacturers in cooperation with Garden City Chamber of Commerce. WKMI reports more than 30 000 expected visitors. exhibitors include WKMI members manufacturers distributors and dealers from across the United States. Contact Hal Hudson WKMI secretary Box C Garden City or BRidge 68 2264 for more information.
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Finney County Fairgrounds
Western Kansas Manufacturers, Inc
Garden City Chamber of Commerce
Western Kansas
WKMI
United States
Hal Hudson
Box C
Garden City
16 Killed in Crash of Jet
The jetliner carrying members of King Saud's entourage crashed into a mountain near Cueno Italy killing all 16 aboard. The Saudi monarch was not aboard. The plane had taken the king to Nice from Geneva and was returning to the Riviera when disaster struck amid a rainstorm with snow. Seven staff members including a senior Saudi army officer were on board along with a nine crew of Britons and Saudi Arabs. The crash occurred halfway up Mt Matto as rain and snow fell.
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Cueno
Italy
King Saud
Nice
Geneva
Riviera
Aix En Provence
France
Mt. Matto
Garden City Music Boosters Begin Membership Campaign
Annual campaign by the Garden City Music Boosters Club will run Saturday. Garden City High School music department members will serve as workers. Membership is one dollar. Firms and individuals joining receive a booster decal. Proceeds fund music scholarships for local students and purchase risers for Clifford Hope Auditorium stage.
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Garden City Music Boosters Club
Garden City High School
Garden City Music
Clifford Hope Auditorium
No Reluctance to Try Again After Harrowing Experience
Ninety-four people on a Military Air Transport Super Constellation faced engine failures and fuel shortages over a six hour Hawaii to California flight. The May 1960 incident followed an earlier mid Pacific turnback. After limping to Hilo for fuel and shedding cargo, the crew and passengers resumed the journey with Coast Guard escort and no reluctance to attempt the return flight.
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Honolulu
California
Hawaii
Hekam Air Force Base
Travis Air Force Base
Calif
Robert L. Ekelund
Navy
Calfornia
Air Force 1
Ekelund
West Coast
Hilo
Hawaii Island
MATS
Jeannette McCay
Grand Rapids
Mich
Hickam
Railroad Derailment Provides Winning Tip
A February derailment on the Santa Fe Dodge City and Cimarron Valley line near Sublette caused extensive damage but yielded a Telegram-KIAL tip contest win for Eldon Shrimplin of Sublette who correctly reported the crash. Raymond Headrick, also alerted, earned second place for noting tumbleweeds near Shrimplin’s home. Additional tips earned 45 prizes for various readers.
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Santa Fe
Dodge City
Cimarron Valley
Sublette
Eldon Shrimplin
Shrimplin
US 83
Raymond Headrick
Headrick
Associated Press
Telegram
Joe Boyce
Jetmore
Ben, Oliver
Ulysses
Frank Dinkel
Charleston
Bill Guerrero
Garden
Terre Haute Business District Fire Destroys Stores
A seven hour fire swept Terre Haute's business district destroying five buildings and ten stores. Three firefighters were injured not seriously as brick walls collapsed. Winds of 30 mph fed the blaze while U.S. 40 and surrounding streets were closed. Chief Norman Fesler was treated for lacerations and exhaustion before returning to the scene.
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Terre Haute
Ind
U.S. 40
Norman Fesler
Central American leaders plead for U.S. aid at Kennedy talks
Six Central American presidents meet President Kennedy in San Jose seeking economic help to improve living standards. They back a Declara tion of Central America and press for stronger anti Castro measures, faster info exchange, and a regional market. Each leader brands his own priority project as talks unfold. The meeting includes Costa Rica El Salvador Guatemala Honduras Nicaragua Panama and Panama’s Roberto Chiari. Kennedy plans to outline multi million dollar regional development aid and tighter Caribbean coast protection.
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San Jose
Costa Rica
U.S
Kennedy
Fidel Castro
Central America
United States
Cuba
Caribbean
Panama
el Salvador
Guatemala
Honduras
Nicaragua
Francisco Orlich
Julio Rivera
Miguel Ydigo
University of Costa
Atty
Robert F. Kennedy
Kennedy predicts victory for wheat plan at Farmers Union event
President Kennedy, in a recorded statement to the National Farmers Union, forecast a win for a wheat control plan via a late May referendum. The plan would tighten production limits and set a dual price system, needing two thirds approval to take effect, with broader farm policy implications. Secretary Freeman said the referendum would preserve current farm policies.
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New York
Kennedy
The
Farmers Union
American Farm Bureau Federation
Congress
Orville L. Freeman
Beginning to Lose Its Reputation in State Department Speech
The State Department strays from diplomatic doubletalk, issuing blunt criticism of friends. Disputes with Brazil and Canada spark political turmoil, alter perceptions of U.S. policy, and raise questions about Kennedy era tactics and officials involved.
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John M. Hightower
Washington
State Department
John Diefenbaker
Canada
Joao Goulart
Brazil
U.S
House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee
Dean Husk
Kennedy
Rusk
United States
Planners to Meet Tomorrow in Garden City Kansas
Garden City Finney County Planning Commission will meet at 9 30 a.m. tomorrow at City Hall to consider several items of business. A petition to rezone the south 50 feet of the Dimitt property at the corner of Sth and Elm will be presented. Bryce Roderick seeks the rezoning from U2 to U4 to erect a business building. Bob Jones will present a preliminary plat of the Pappas Addition north of West US 50 between the Conard Addition and the railroad tracks. Bucher and Willis Consulting Engineers will present a Proposal to serve the city in planning capacity.
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Garden City-Finney County Planning Commission
City Hall
Dimitt
Sth and
Elm
Bryce Roderick
Bob Jones
Pappas
US 50
Conard
Salina
Bucher and Willis
Garden City Man Injured In Highway Crash
Leonard Earl Martin, 54, of Garden City suffered a severe skull fracture a fractured jaw and multiple rib injuries in a collision 10 miles south on US 83 at 8 45 p m Tuesday A pickup driven by Ron O Dell 28 struck a camping trailer then hit Martin as he stood by his car He was taken by ambulance to St Catherine Hospital in critical condition.
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Garden City
Leonard Earl Martin
S. Star Rt
St. Catherine
Martin
Highway Patrol
Fintley County Sheriff's
Ron O'Dell
Rt. 3
O'Dell
Garden Lass Finds Difference in Stumbling and Stepping Stones
A garden feature story notes the contrast between stumbling blocks and stepping stones in how we use them. The piece links practical paths to metaphorical choices, highlighting careful placement and patient progress through garden design.
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Marge Etrick
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Willis Anderson
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Florence Burris
Doris Carmichael
Lee Richardson Zoo
Hollywood
Santa Fe Railway
Claud Owens
Music Boosters
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Constellation
Coast Guard
Air Force
Central
Americana
National Farmers Union
Akrot Afl Ladun
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Garden Cley Az
Gundland
el Hill City Ag
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Latin America
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Gordon
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George Ball
Goulart
Diefenbaker
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Prsident Kennedy
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