Saffels Urges Debate With Governor After Primary
Saffels, Democratic gubernatorial hopeful in Kansas, says he will debate Gov. John Anderson anywhere after the primary, offering to discuss major issues on TV, radio, or in person. He notes support from state Democratic chairman John Montgomery and cites concerns over a $200,000 Highway Department contract with a firm employing Republican chairman Don Schnacke, highlighting possible conflicts of interest.
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Wichita
Dale Saffels
John Anderson
Kansas
Saffels
John Montgomery
Montgomery
Anderson
State Highway Commission
Kansas House
Highway Department
Don Schnacke
Topeka
Smith hits Carlson on medical aid policy in Kansas
Chanute Kansas AP candidate K L Smith a Democratic senatorial hopeful accused Republican Sen Frank Carlson of taking federal medicine for himself while opposing elderly Kansans receiving care He claimed Carlson received federal medicine at Bethesda Naval Hospital in Maryland and voted on July 17 1962 to end medical care for older non senators.
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Chanute
Kan
K. L
Ken) Smith
U.S
Senate
Frank Carlson
Eudora Woman Hurt In Two Car Mishap
A 60 year old Eudora woman suffered minor injuries in a two car accident just after 5 30 p m Wednesday at the intersection of 23rd and La Sts Mrs Hazel M Harris of Route 1 Eudora suffered a laceration on the left knee She declined hospital emergency treatment saying she would see her private physician The Harris car collided with a car driven by Clifford Lee Harding 19 of 1926 Barker Damage to the vehicles was estimated at $750
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Eudora
23Rd
la. Sts
Hazel M. Harris
Route 1
Harris
Clifford Lee Harding
Barker
Vincent Renovation Set to Begin August 13
Vincent's Inc. furniture store at 720 726 Mass St will close for about three weeks starting Monday August 13 for extensive remodeling. The project aims to improve shopping facilities with new flooring carpeting ceiling and a new show window. Management hopes to finish around September 1 and hold a grand re opening.
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Vincent’s, Inc
Mass. St
Jim Vincent
Vincent
Public Sale by Police Department of Bicycles and Gear
Police Chief Bill Cox announced a public sale of bicycles, equipment, and other items held at the Police Fire Building on September 1 at 1 p.m. Items in police possession for six months or more qualify. six month old items only. The department will try to trace ownership, using bicycle registration tags to locate owners, and asks missing bicycle owners to contact the police.
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Bill Cox
8Th
Sts
Cox
Bee to Open At McLouth Antique Steam Threshing Bee
McLouth hosts its fifth annual antique Steam Engine Threshing Bee at the H. C. Watson farm four miles east, with demonstrations of steam threshers, calliopes and popcorn machines. Indian dances, parachute jumps, miniature trains and a Sunday church service highlight the two day event. Kiwanis serves threshers meals. expects up to 10,000 attendees. $1 adult male membership covers parking and admission. women and children free.
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H. C. Watson
Lawrence
Watson Farm
McLouth Kiwanis
Antique Steam Engine and Model Association of
Water Toast For Jacqueline Kennedy In Ravello Visit
Ravello officials in Italy plan a water toast for Jacqueline Kennedy during her two week Italian holiday. Big trucks haul thousands of gallons to fill the town's reserve tanks to prevent shortages while the First Lady stays. The cliffside resort revamps the road to Amalfi for her beach trip.
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Ravello
Italy
Jacqueline Kennedy
Rome
Mrs. Kennedy
Amalfi
Mayorsays ambulance plan still awaits mayoral copy
The mayor said he has not received a copy of the mayor’s suggestion and cannot comment. City studies of public service programs in past years show costs are a major issue. Commissioners approved the budget and cannot raise the mill levy. Commissioner Ben Barteldes proposed a temporary levy increase until the Aug 15 public hearing, but the idea was rejected in favor of using a $20,000 contingency fund for starting the ambulance operation.
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Ben Barteldes
Ellsworth to Visit District Next Week
Congressman Robert F. Ellsworth of Lawrence will be in the district Sunday through Tuesday. He attends the St. Paul AME Church Homecoming in Oskaloosa and the McLouth Threshing Bee on Sunday. He attends welcome home ceremonies for the 704th Chemical Co. in Kansas City Kansas and speaks on the government role in higher education at the College and University Personnel Association conference Monday. He plans to vote in the Republican primary Tuesday before returning to Washington.
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Lawrence
St. Paul Ame
Oskaloosa
McLouth Threshing
704Th Chemical Co., National Guard
Kansas City
Kan
College and University Personnel Association
Eldridge
Ellsworth
Washington
Thalidomide Scare Hits Kansas City Area
The FDA in Kansas City reports over a hundred residents, including a pregnant woman, were given thalidomide the drug linked to baby deformities. All expectant mothers except one have delivered normal infants. one is eight months pregnant and notified. The drug reached through a father who gave three tablets to his daughter.
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U.S. Food and Drug Administration
Genuine Country Stew Auction in Eudora Park
Myron Dicker bakes country stew to be served at a community auction in Eudora City Park starting 6 30 p m Saturday. Eudora Lions Club hosts hundreds of items for sale with Col George Criss auctioneer Don Bagby and Bill Goff as clerks. John Miller handles a young lion mascot. Sandwiches and homemade ice cream will be served in the shelterhouse. Al Colman and Dr Leo Lauber co chair the event.
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Eudora
Eudora Lions Club
George Criss
Don Bagby
Bill Goff
John Miller
al Colman
Leo Lauber
Yoe Returns Home After Hospital Heart Attack
Tom Yoe director of the Kansas University News Bureau returns home from Lawrence Memorial Hospital after suffering a heart attack on July 7. Mrs Yoe said today he may have a limited number of visitors.
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Kansas University
Lawrence Memorial Hospital
Yoe
Army warns soldiers wives on thalidomide linked births
Army doctors in Europe warn soldiers wives against thalidomide use after at least three deformed infants were born to those treated by nonmilitary physicians. The drug was not used in Army facilities but was prescribed to some Army wives, prompting guidance to check past medications and discard thalidomide.
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Atkinson
Heidelberg
Germany
U.S
Europe
Contergan
Carl Sandburgs Key Works and Awards
This notes Carl Sandburg’s major works and honors from Chicago Poems (1915) to Complete Poems winning a Pulitzer, Remembrance Rock in 1948, and his three volume Lincoln biography. It lists verse collections Cornhuskers Smoke and Steel Slabs of the Sunburnt West Good Morning America and The American Songbag.
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Sandburg
Chicago
Abraham Lincoln
America
Construction to Start On Virginia Inn Facility
Bill Parrot who bought the Virginia Inn Motel on West 6th St says a new restaurant for 85 people will start within two weeks and be northeast of the main office. The project aims for an October completion with possible 36 additional motel units. architect is Dick Peters of Lawrence.
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Virginia Inn
West 6Th St
Bill Parrot
Parrot
Dick Peters
Lawrence
C Y Thomas Appointed Chairman of Regional Export Council
C Y Thomas of Spencer Chemical Co is named by Secretary of Commerce Hodges to lead the Regional Export Expansion Council. The group, drawn from Western Missouri, Kansas, Western Iowa and Nebraska, aims to boost U S exports by aiding local firms in selling abroad. Thomas also serves as Baker University trustee chairman.
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Spencer Chemical Co
Luther Hodges
Missouri
Kansas
Iowa
Nebraska
U. S
Thomas
Spencer Chemical
Baker University At
Baldwin
X Ray Unit Goes to Eudora in County Tour
The mobile chest x ray unit will station at Eudora City Hall Friday from 10 am to noon and 1 to 4 pm. Mrs. Frank Page and Mrs. Pete Edelbrock lead the Eudora visit. Mrs. Floyd Ott directs staff. The stop marks the second county visit after Baldwin and precedes Lawrence and Lecompton stops through August 18.
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Eudora City Hall
Frank Page
Pete Edelbrock
Eudora
County Tuberculosis Association
Floyd Ott
Weaver Home Demonstration
Baldwin
Lawrence
Lecompton
Near miss forces suspensions after Kansas air collision scare
Two jet airliners with 184 aboard narrowly avoided a collision over eastern Kansas as FAA suspends two traffic control workers. American Airlines flight 73 carried 96 passengers from St Louis to Los Angeles. TWA flight 78 had 72 passengers from Los Angeles to St Louis.
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Kansas
Federal Aviation Agency
American Airlines
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C. E. Davis
George W. Kriske
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L-State Central
Olathe
Kan
Voting Hours Vary by Jurisdiction in Lawrence County
Lawrence County voters are reminded polling hours differ with townships opening 8 am to 6 pm while city polls run 7 am to 7 pm. Officials note past denials due to late arrivals near city borders. A power outage in southwest Lawrence occurred 7:10 to 7:40 pm from 19th to 23rd Streets and Iowa to Louisiana, affecting nearby rural areas. KP&L manager Austin Stedham cites undetermined oil switch failure as cause.
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Delbert Mathia
Lawrence
Kansas Power & Light
19Th
Iowa
Louisiana
Austin Stedham
Kp&l
Churchill Relapses During Hospital Recovery
Sir Winston Churchill, 87, recovering from a broken thigh at Middlesex Hospital, had a mild jaundice attack confirmed by his physician. Lord Moran said Churchill remains under care and will not be moved home at this time.
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London
Winston Churchill
Middlesex Hospital
Lord Moran
Metropolitan Life hits 100 billion in force milestone
Topeka report says Metropolitan Life Insurance Co. has surpassed 100 billion dollars in insurance in force. District manager Jack Walter announced the figure as a milestone, noting Metropolitan is the first to reach this level.
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Topeka
Metropolitan Life Insurance Co
Jack Walter
Metropolitan
Arn Urges Bipartisan Domestic Policy From Kennedy
Ed ward F Arn urged President Kennedy to adopt a bipartisan domestic policy with regular Republican input in Congress. The Kansas speaker candidate said the White House program is bogged down and that aid for the aged and needy is neglected while the New Frontier politics continues. Arn claimed 1962 Republican thinking aligns with most Americans and pledged cooperation to move the country forward.
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Herington
Kan
Edward F. Arn
Kennedy
America
Republican Party
Congress
Ann
U.S. Senate
White House
Arn
Veteran Sarge Kollender Relapses at Forbes Base Hospital
William Kollender of 202 West 15th returned to Forbes Air Base Hospital in Topeka after a relapse. He had been convalescing at home for a month following weeks at the base hospital. Physicians report his condition as fair. Kollender is longtime veteran affairs activist and known as Sarge for his Army ROTC service at KU.
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William Kollender
West 15Th
Forbes Air Base
Topeka
Kollender
Kennedy notes back health as weather gauge
President Kennedy jokes that his back acts as a barometer for weather and politics. He replies at a news conference that his back is very good today, adding humor about health reports since his absence.
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Washington
Kennedy
Safety Official Fined For Speeding Offense
Harrisburg report says Dr. Amos E. Neyhart executive secretary of the Governor's Traffic Safety Council was arrested for speeding near Lewis Run McKean County running 60 in a 50 zone. As a first offender he kept his license, paid a $15 fine, and received a future violation warning.
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Harrisburg
State Traffic Safety Bureau
Amos E. Neyhart
Governor’s Traffic Safety Council
Neyhart
Lewis Run
McKean County
Card of Thanks for Flowers and Support
We express gratitude to friends and relatives for cards, flowers, and food after our loss. Special thanks to Drs Kenneth Holladay and James Reed and to the nurses for their care. Signed by Mrs. Nora Dowding and the Dowding and Midgett families.
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Kenneth Holladay
James Reed
Nora Dowding
Hugh Dowding
Harold Dowding
Orville Midgett
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