Gunshot Ends Con s Flight in Georgia and Florida
In Americus Georgia Patrolman Robert Benson fatally shot convict Melvin Weaver ending a July Fourth killing spree that began in Marianna Florida. Weaver killed four people and wounded one hostage after escaping from a hospital and taking hostages including a 14 year old Richard Hale who briefly fired back amid the chaos.
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Americus
Richard Hale
Melvin Allen Weaver
Franklin
Ohio
Marianna
Florida Panhandle
Grove
Georgia
Robert Benson
Benson
Weaver
Dickie Sangaree
Donalsonville
Colquitt
Georgia Bureau of Investigation
Smithville
W. T. Beauchamp
Beauchamp
W. D. Cochran
Young Hale
Richard
Pecan Grove
Cpl
C. H. Bentley
Bentley
Monday Deadline For Troop Moves
National Guard troops in Cambridge Maryland will not be pulled out until noon Monday after discussions between Governor Tawes and military officials. The delay follows a request from Cambridge Police Chief Kinnamon to postpone the move after the weekend. The troops had been stationed for three weeks to maintain racial peace.
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Annapolis
National Guard
Cambridge
J. Millard Tawes
Odell M. Smith
Tawes
Milton Reckord
George M. Gelston
Carey Jarman
Reckord
Gelston
Gas Man Saves Family After Flue Clogs Carbon Monoxide
Eight members of a Lenexa family were treated for carbon monoxide exposure after a blocked flue from a gas refrigerator caused CO to fill the home. Gas Service Co. worker Robert Thompson summoned help and aided the victims with resuscitators. Victims included Mr and Mrs Holt, Mrs Holt’s mother Selma Fegley of Baxter Springs, and the McCloud family from University City with three children Pamela Donna and Michael. Police and firemen assisted with resuscitation.
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Lenexa
Kan
Gas Service Co
Robert Thompson
Thompson
Fred Holt
Holt
Selma Fegley
Baxter Springs
Charles A. McCloud
University City
Pamela
Donna
Michael
Four Kansas Producers Receive Large 1961 Corn Loans
Four Kansas producers obtained 1961 corn price support loans of $25,000 or more, per Agriculture Department data. Carl Brollier of Moscow led with $51,455 secured by 41,496 bushels. Other Kansas loans included Raymond G. Morris Garden City $36,057, Spikes Brothers Hugoton $33,496, and G B and C A Mayo Garden City $31,492 with $3,667 repaid. A new 1962 loan list will be issued after several months.
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Washington
Kansas
Agriculture Department
Carl Brollier
Moscow
Kan
Raymond G. Morris
Garden City
Spikes Brothers
Hugoton
G. B. and
C.A. Mayo
Western Powers Protest New Berlin Security Zone
The United States Britain and France protested to the Soviet Union over a 110 yard security strip around West Berlin calling it illegal and a brutal violation of German rights. The joint notes were delivered to the Soviet Foreign Ministry in Moscow and cited the move made June 21 before President Kennedy’s arrival in the city.
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Washington
Russia
West Berlin
United States
Britain
Jance
Moscow
Berlin Wall
Kennedy
Conservatives Lose Seats in Two Special Elections
In London Britain’s ruling Conservative party saw sharp vote declines in two by elections to fill Commons vacancies as Labour candidates won both seats. The results highlight political challenges for the Conservatives ahead of future ballots.
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London
Britain
Conservative
House of Commons
Labor
Vatican Aims New Drive On Mindszenty In Hungary
In Vienna the Vatican plans fresh efforts to persuade Cardinal Mindszenty to depart Hungary in exchange for church concessions. Hungary hints it would not block Vatican bishop appointments if Mindszenty is removed. Mindszenty, 71, under life treason sentence, remains confined to the U.S. legation in Budapest after the 1956 Soviet crackdown.
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Vienna
Vatican
Joseph Cardinal
Mindszenty
Hungary
Mimdszenty
U.S
Budapest
Johnson Silent on 1964 VP Nomination in Philadelphia
Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson spoke in Philadelphia during Independence Day events while avoiding a direct answer on whether he will seek the Democratic nomination for vice president next year or return to the Senate where he served from 1949 to 1961.
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Philadelphia
Lyndon B. Johnson
Senate
U S Employment Surpasses Seventy Million Growth
U S employment rose to 70.3 million in June the first time over 70 million. Unemployment increased by 800000 to 4.8 million driven by teenagers. The jobless rate fell to 5.7 percent seasonally. Teens account for most jobless rise and total teen unemployment stands at 1.9 million about 40 percent of the total.
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Washington
United
Labor Department
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Harold Goldstein
School Chorus and Concert Orchestra Share Big Night
Area Elliott Barbara Thornton Linda Metzler Robert Schaaf John Davis Bob Lee Nancy Hitt sing with chorus Sara Adams Suzanne Burgert Gay Cook Bob Flannery Clyne Foust Nancy Gallup Sherry Hughey DeSoto Tom Hanna Martha Huston Winchester Jane Hensleigh Winchester Karen Kolars Lydia Kimbrough Mike Lang Bob Lee Larry Miller Lauradien McLaughlin Nancy Maloney Scott Nelson Tim Oldfather Lee Reese Noel Stewart Valley Falls Becky Walker Woody Wright Tom Wilcox Linda Amego DeSoto. Six Folk Sons and others perform Brahms Coronation Mass and a variety of orchestral and band selections including Romeo and Juliet Overture Fantasy Ischaikowsky Symphony No. 3, Star Spangled Banner, The Nobles Procession, German March, Ballet Music from Coppelia, Italian Polka, Overture The Beautiful Galatea, The Final Dance From Estancia, and more. The program ends with William Tell ballet music and county tunes, under a large concert setting at 7:30 p.m.
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Io Pam
Mozart
County
Derry
Ischaikowsky
Ahaskey-horsakov
Richard the Third
Cadiz
Coppelia
Valverdie
Delibes
Rachmaninoff
von Suppe
Benvenuto
Cellini
Milhaud
William ‘Tellace Rosaint
Estancia
Malambo
Ginastera Trish
County Derry
Grainger
Sinetanan We Hayman
Auto Fatalities Rise During Independence Day Weekend
Auto passengers contributed to a rising highway death toll during the four day holiday period ending Sunday. By mid day the toll was 182 with several crashes involving groups killing multiple persons at a time. The pace rivaled the 1960s record of 509 traffic fatalities for the holiday. Roads were crowded around beaches and recreation spots.
Federal Lands Fuel Big Oil Profits Rise in Royalties
Washington AP reports oil production on federal and Indian lands hit new highs in 1962 with royalties reaching 160 million dollars up 11 percent from 1961. Total output topped 318 million barrels valued over 1.1 billion dollars from 32 000 wells under the Geological Survey.
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New Peak
Washington
Federal Reclamation Fund
U. S. Treasury
Interior Department
Geological Survey
Department
Clergymen Hold Burial Services Above Mt Kaimai Wreck
In Wellington New Zealand three clergymen hovered in helicopters over the Mt Kaimai crash site to conduct burial services for 17 men and 6 women killed when a New Zealand National Airways plane crashed into the forested mountain during a rainstorm on Wednesday.
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Wellington
New Zealand
New Zealand National Airways
Mt. Kaimai
Writer on a Cruise sets sail to prove elders can work past 65
Lima Peru AP writer-lecturer William Willis, 70, sails Thursday on a solitary 12 000 mile Pacific voyage. He aims to show older Americans are rugged enough to delay retirement reaching Sydney in four to five months aboard the Age Unlimited, a 32 by 20 foot steel pontoon raft powered only by sails.
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Lima
Peru
William Willis
Willis
New York
Sydney
Australia
Age Unlimited
Jordan Cabinet to resign after elections
Prime Minister Hussein Ben Nasser's cabinet in Amman is expected to resign following Saturday's elections for Jordan's 60 seat lower house. The government was formed April 21 to dissolve parliament and supervise new elections.
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Amman
Jordan
Hussein Ben Nasser
Topeka Teacher Maude Mary Bishop Dies at 89
AP report from Topeka states Maude Mary Bishop longtime local educator died today at a Topeka hospital after about two weeks of illness. She was 89 and had recently received an honorary degree of humane letters from Washburn University.
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Topeka
Maude Mary Bishop
Miss Bishop
Washburn University
Store Sales Gain 8 Percent in Kansas City District
AP reports department store sales in the Kansas City Federal Reserve District rose 8 percent for the week ended June 29 versus the same period last year. The gain reflects stronger consumer activity across the midwest retail sector.
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Kansas City
Federal Reserve District
Grid Stars And Old Friends In A Shor's Lunch
Leonard Lyons rounds up a column of quick anecdotes from Shor's where Jackie Gleason and George Jessel joke with Johnny Unitas and Tommy McDonald about Baltimore and Philadelphia. Merle Evans heads to Moscow for a Ringling circus exchange while other notes cover Mortimer Caplin, John Profumo, Johnny Mercer, Alec Guinness, and a wedding day prank gone wrong.
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Jackie Gleason
George Jessel
Shor's
Johnny Unitas
Baltimore Colts
Tommy McDonald
Philadelphia Eagles
Jessel
Baltimore
Key
Francis Scott Key
Frank
Merle Evans
Ringling Bros. Circus
Moscow
U.S
Morris Chalfen
Chalfen
Evans
John Profumo
Britain
Christine Keeler
Johnny Mercer
Alex North
Sam Bronston
Alec Guinness
Christopher Plummer
Bengal
Gomulka Warns Polish Intellectuals Over Idea Spread
Wladyslaw Gomulka warned Poland's writers that ideas hostile to communism would not be allowed. He spoke at the 13th general meeting of the Polish United Workers party. The move accompanies plans for a new press and culture office under a cultural czar.
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Warsaw
Poland
Wladyslaw Gomulka
Polish United Workers (Communist) Party
Communist Party
Soviet Union
Gomulka
Khrushchev
Berlin
Beekeeping Groups Plan Meetings in Lawrence and October Event
The Northeast Kansas Beekeepers Association will meet at 2 30 pm Sunday at the Lawrence Community Building. The state association plans an October meeting at the Kansas University Union Building. The group meets monthly with headquarters in Bonner Springs.
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Northeast Kansas Beekeepers Association
Lawrence
State Association
Kansas University Union
Northeast Kansas Beekeepers Group
Bonner Springs
Justice Douglas Visits Liberia For Rural Development Tour
Associate Justice William C. Douglas of the Supreme Court arrived in Monrovia for a five day visit. He planned meetings with Liberia law groups and a tour of interior rural development projects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monrovia, Liberia
William C. Douglas
Supreme Court
Liberia
Bell Ringing Project Energizes Lawrence Community
Lawrence Sertoma Club members reported mixed response to the Let Freedom Ring Independence Day event with strong showing in dense areas and spotty turnout in rural zones. Young participants led the effort while Jim Drieling, Victoria High School infielder, signed a Kansas University baseball letter of intent and excelling in basketball. Local stores stayed open late to 8 30 pm amid holiday hours.
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Lawrence Sertoma Club
Sertoman
Jim Drieling
Victoria High School
Kansas University
A. C. Lonborg
Drieling
Debating Night Soil Use and Medical Questions in 1960s Letters
A reader argues over human waste as fertilizer, noting safety doubts and Typhoid vaccines. Other letters discuss septicemia causes and treatment, diaper hygiene for caretakers, and vitamins for aging sexual health, with practical medical guidance and cautions.
Kennedy Cites Hope for Peace In Krushchev Exchange
President Kennedy and Soviet Premier Khrushchev exchanged Fourth of July messages. Kennedy expressed hope for just and lasting world peace and a solution to key problems dividing nations. Khrushchev sent greetings praising peace and prosperity.
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Hyannisport
Mass
Kennedy
Krushchev
Khrushchev
Two Generations of Service by the Rumsey Family
Rumsey Funeral Home highlights two generations of service in the local community. The advert notes the family firm with a long history and ongoing commitment to funeral care in the area.
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Rumsey
Rumsey Funeral Home
In Memoriam Isaiah F Eberhart 83rd Birthday
In memory of Isaiah F. Eberhart on his 83rd birthday Friday July 5 1963. Beloved husband of Mrs Isaiah F. Eberhart. Gone but not forgotten and very much missed.
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Isaiah F. Eberhart
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