Thirteen Killed on Kansas Roads
A statewide weekend traffic toll in Kansas leaves thirteen dead in multiple crashes. Victims include Rudolph Laws of Ness City and the Lans family of Great Bend, among others, with fatalities reported near Great Bend Pittsburg Ellsworth Kansas City and Fremont.
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Associated Press
Kansas
US 8
Great Bend
Rudolph E. Laws
Ness City
Frank Homburg
Dorothy
Ness Cit
Bob
Don) Adams
Adams
Lans
Marjorie
Hutchinson
Garden City seniors revive steam locomotive in Finnup Park
Garden City High School seniors organized a painting party to restore a steam locomotive in Finnup Park after vandals tagged it with 64. About 40 to 50 seniors, led by Senior Class President Randy McDonald, purchased brushes and paint while City officials and the principal watched. Weather and local quips fill the rest of this note with light local color.
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Garden City
Finnup Park
Randy McDonald
Garden City Western Railway
Tom Saffell
Deane Wiley
Charles Peebles
Claude Owens
Garden City High School
Randy Bowling
Garden City Man Killed in Nighttime Car Crash
Quentin Schreck, 48, of 1705 North Main Garden City was killed Saturday night when his car left a curve and overturned west of Freedom Oklahoma. He was a Spearville native, moved to Garden City about six years ago, worked as a foreman for Mel Krebs Construction Co. born August 5, 1920. He married Wilma Howard in July. Survivors: widow two stepsons Gary and Devon a stepdaughter Cheryle mother Mrs Josephine Schreck and siblings B J Lloyd Richard Gaylord Cecil Rex Graves.
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Quentin Schreck
N. Main
Freedom
Oklo
Mgr. Schreck
Spearville
Mel Krebs
Gary
Devon
Cheryle
Josephine Schreck
Dodge City
B. J
Lloyd
Wichita
Richard
Garden City
Gaylord Cecil
Rex Graves
Fund Campaign Off and Running in Finney County
Finney County's 1963 United Fund campaign opened with gifts totaling 2452 dollars toward a 47405.25 dollar goal. Donations are expected to rise 10 percent from last year while advance letters have mailed to advancers and rural areas. The employee drive starts Sept 30 with residential solicits Oct 16 17 18. Eleven agencies share in the drive. headquarters at the Chamber of Commerce. Honor Roll published for donors of 100 dollars or more, listing Garden City Co op Nolan Motor Co Garden City Telegram Fidelity State Bank Elsie Kisner Walls Inc Lee Kisner.
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Finney County
United Fund
Chamber of Commerce
Garden City Co-op
Nolan Motor Co
Garden City Telegram
Fidelity State Bank
Elsie Kisner
Walls, Inc
Lee Kisner
Reds-Canadians Sign Wheat Deal
OTTAWA AP The Soviet Union signed the largest wheat purchase pact in Canadian history ordering about 500 million dollars worth of wheat and flour for delivery in the next several months. The 198 million bushels plus 29.5 million more in flour equivalents total a major portion of Canada’s 1962 64 crop shipments. Trade Minister Mitchell Sharp and S A Borisov signed the three year pact as part of a broader Canada Soviet trade agreement. The deal aims to boost Canadian exports to about a billion dollars this year with payments largely in cash and rest in other terms. Canada hopes the arrangement will broaden wheat trade while Russia seeks a wider range of Canadian goods.
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Ottawa
Soviet Union
Mitchell Sharp
S. A. Borisov
Russia
Wade
Canada
Tie
Heal
Bamsey
Wille
Caimida Cat Boy
Senators Trade Salvos About Nuclear Treaty
Washington AP. Senators clash over the limited nuclear test ban treaty as Robertson warns of terrifying Russian blackmail and Sparkman argues it may avert a future nuclear war. Neu berger and Mc Govern back the pact, Neuberger frames the vote as a maternal safeguard amid national security concerns. Debate enters second week with 11 doubtful, 13 opposed, 76 for ratification. Mansfield schedules overtime to hear floor speeches from over 20 senators.
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Washington
A. Willis Robertson
D-Va
United
Russia
Robertson
Senate
John Sparkman
D-Ala
Sens
Maurine Neuberger
D-Ore
George McGovern
D-S.s
McGovern
Sen. Neuberger
Clair Engle
Dcalif
Mike Mansfield
Montana
Mansfield
Sparkman
Margaret Chase Smith
Maine
Wichita University enrollment at record high
Registration at the University of Wichita pushed the student body to a new high with 6,566 students enrolled over the weekend. The previous record stood at 5,914 last year, reflecting a strong rise in enrollment at the city-owned institution.
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Wichita
University of Wichita
Reward Offered For Assaulters In Anniston
In Anniston Alabama a $1000 reward was posted by Mayor Claude Dear for the arrest of leaders of a white ring accused of beating two Negro clergymen on the public library steps. About 100 whites allegedly fought the ministers with fists and feet. one attacker used a chain. The injured clergy Reynolds McChin and Noble were treated and released from a hospital.
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Anniston
Ala
Claude Dear
Reva
Quinfis Reynolds
McCinin
Trev
J. Thillips Noble
Reynolds
McChin
British Scandal Report to Macmillan Set for New Chapter
A bulging 50,000 word report to Prime Minister Macmillan lands on his desk. Lord Denning, a high court judge, authored the inquiry into the sex and security scandal that nearly toppled the government. Interviews with top witnesses span cabinet ministers to party officials.
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London
Prius
Macmillin
Lord Denning
Miquillan
Inter
Quintuplets Near End of Critical Period in Aberdeen
Fischer quintuplets four girls and a boy born Saturday near Aberdeen progress through the 72 hour critical window. They receive about four cubic centimeters of sugar water every two hours and may switch to formula as doctors monitor mother Mrs. Fischer and babies at St. Luke's Hospital. Father Andrew Fischer, 38, manages farm tasks and plans to return to work. pediatrician Dr. James Berbos notes both mother and infants are doing well with no signs of trouble.
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Aberdeen
James Berbos
Andrew Fischer
Fischer
Cial
Nash-Finch Co
Dr. Berbos
Berbos
St. Luke’s Hospital
Charlotte
Danny Will
Ace Avelyo
Denise
Sir Berbos
Birmingham Bombing Kills 4. Negro Girls
Four young black girls were killed in the Sixteenth Street Baptist Church bombing in Birmingham Alabama as riots spread. Federal and state officials ordered investigations while President Kennedy urged swift action on civil rights. The blast injured many and followed weeks of desegregation protests and rising violence across the city.
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Birmingham
Ala
Federal
Grand Jury
Clarence Wo Aliodd
Ty Washington
Kennedy
Singham
Alutded
U.S
Quivke
Robert PF. Kennedy
Philadelphia
India
Washington
Albert. Boutwell
George Wallace
Melvin Talley
Allgood
Nero
Selma
Alabama
Hontblagg
ILS
Justice Department
Marthy Daithey
George
Willace
Miyie
Albert Boutwell
Sixteenth Street Baptist Church
Weather outlook with possible afternoon storms
Mostly cloudy through Tuesday with a few thunderstorms mainly in late afternoons or at night. Continued cool with southerly winds 0 to 20 mph. High Tuesday in the 70s and low in the lower 60s.
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Vanane He Ub
Garden Sass Guy Garden thps fis pinal trick tote the aravers
The item describes repairs after vandals damage on an old project titled Two Bite. Details are fragmented but indicate local repair work and cleanup by a named worker or group.
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Guy Garden
City appoints new police chief in Garden City
Garden City hires Hal Kane a lieutenant from Salina Police Dept as chief effective May 1. Kane brings 22 years in police and criminal investigation work, including service with U.S. Army Criminal Investigation Division and military intelligence. He previously resided in New York and is married to Zella. The city had been without a chief since health issues forced Gerald Marcaly to resign. Chief Hichen Robler has been acting chief.
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Garden City
Elie
Hal Kane
Leutenant
Salina
Gel
Gily Minadger
Deane Wiley
Tie
Cricinal Taventivalion
Us. Army
New York
Zella
Garden
Hichan Robleter
Viitras
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