May 3 Deadline On Guard Cuts
Missouri and Kansas governors must decide by May 3 which Army National Guard units to eliminate amid a 475-unit nationwide cut. The 35th Infantry Division could lose a Missouri battle group and artillery battalion and a Kansas battle group if applied. Governors Dalton and Anderson oppose releasing units citing economic impact despite federal funding.
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Kansas City
Missouri
Kansas
National Guard Bureau
35Th Infantry
Army National Guard
Army
35Th
John M. Dalton
John Anderson
Weather forecast for county scattered storms
County forecast calls for scattered thunderstorms this evening and partial clouding tonight and Saturday. Cooler highs in the 70s Saturday and overnight lows around the 50s.
Good Rains Elsewhere in Kansas
AP reports scattered showers in southern and central Kansas late Thursday into Friday with cooler temperatures following a cold front. Most of the western wheat belt saw only light rainfall as the front cleared. Partly cloudy skies are expected Saturday, with a new Pacific front arriving Sunday or Monday bringing more showers, per the Weather Bureau.
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Topeka
Kansas
Wheat Belt
Pacific
Weather Bureau
Traffic Toll Topeka Report For April 1962
AP dispatch notes Kansas traffic deaths over a 24 hour period ending 9 am Friday. The April total reaches 36 with a 1962 year figure of 143 compared to the 1961 period showing 153.
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Topeka
Kansas
Ottawa High seniors win scholarships totaling $3000
Eight Ottawa High School seniors are awarded more than $3,000 in scholarships. Recipients include Lurray Moffett $300 annually to Baker University, Margaret Hughes $400 Elizabeth Watkins Scholarship to the University of Kansas, and Mary Ann Hewitt $350 Ottawa University scholarship, among others.
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Ottawa
P. K. Worley
Memorial Auditorium
Lurray Moffett
Harry Hjorth
Baker University
College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
Lurray
Kayettes
Ottawa High
Elm
Elizabeth Watkins
University of Kansas
Steve Brandon
Fred L. Brandon
E. Summerfield
Brandon
Walter Smith
Sherman H. Smith
RFD
Ottawa Teachers Association
Bill
Thespians and Quill and Scroll
Ottawa High School Record
Mary Ann Hewitt
Richard C. Hewitt
Ottawa University
Future Homemakers of America
Protest at U.S. Embassy as 2000 Japanese students clash with police
About 2,000 Japanese students tried to storm the U S Embassy in Tokyo to protest American nuclear testing. Police used armored trucks to disperse them after an hour of scuffles. 500 later staged a sitdown demonstration. Earlier, 100 reached the gates before being pushed back.
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Tokyo
U. S
Kennedy
Stone and
Iren
Zengakuren Student Federation
U.S
Edwin O. Reischauer
London
Grosvenor Square
Glasgow
Scotland
Not Paying Attention Pays Off
Arlen Pinkston of RFD 1 Quenemo spotted smoke coming from a car near Pomona High and alerted George Bell. Bell and a second student used a fire extinguisher to douse the blaze, suffering inhalation from the extinguisher but preventing damage beyond the back seat.
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Pomona
Arlen Pinkston
Quenemo
Pinkston
Pomona High
George Bell
Bell
Plea To Public By Steel Firms
New York AP reports steel industry leaders urge the public not to pre judge the case after a federal grand jury indicted United States Steel Corp Bethlehem Steel Co and two others for antitrust conspiracy to fix prices and rig bids The indictment also targets five executives and a trade association The scheme allegedly involved forged steel sold to the Army Navy and other buyers worth about 100 million annually with bids and prices synchronized since 1948 through a clearing house style trade group
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New York
United States Steel Corp
Bethlehem Steel Co
U.S. Steel
Army
Navy
Trade Association
Miss Ottawa Beauty Pageant Chooses Local Winner Tonight
Miss Ottawa selects Miss Ottawa-Pepsi pageant winner at Memorial Auditorium starting at 8. Nine candidates compete on talent, personality, and beauty. The winner advances to Miss Kansas and then Miss America Pageant. Ottawa Lions Club sponsors event.
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Ottawa
Memorial Auditorium
Eigh
The
Ottawa Lions Club
Bank Robbers Escape With $53,622 In Sunnyvale
In Sunnyvale California two armed men robbed a Bank of America branch of 53622 dollars. They ordered employees and customers to lie on the floor and methodically stuffed cash from tellers cages and the vault into a green tin box and a beige bank bag.
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Sunnyvale
Calif
Bank of America
Tany's Toot Our One Nuclear Blast
A single nuclear blast has generated widespread fallout disaster affecting nations globally. Authorities warn of radiological effects, agricultural disruption, and health risks as international bodies convene to coordinate response and aid.
County Considers County Unit Road System Plan
Franklin County commissioners sign a resolution to create a county unit road system unless remonstrance petitions are filed by July 27. The plan would shift township roads and equipment to the county, with appraised value of equipment spent in townships within two years. A remonstrance requires signatures from 10 percent of qualified electors. 841 signatures expected from last election results. All electors would vote if the measure reaches a ballot.
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Franklin County
Herald
Cecil Vining
Richmond
Bruce Spears
Donald White
White
Fred Gardner
Open House At Osawatomie State Hospital Observes Mental Health Week
Osawatomie Kansas hosts an open house at Osawatomie State Hospital and a Community Hospital Night with Sen Frank Carlson speaking. The Monday program at Osawatomie city auditorium aims for about 1000 attendees. Visitors see a new 2.25 million treatment unit and officials stress visits help remove misconceptions about mental illness.
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Osawatomie, Kan
Osawatomie State Hospital
Frank Carlson
Osawatomie City
Paola
Osawatomie
George Zubowicz
Templar Takes Oath As Judge In Wichita
George Templar a 54 year old Arkansas City attorney took his judicial oath in Wichita as the Kansas federal district court gained its third judge. About 150 attorneys and court officials observed as Judge Wesley K Brown administered the oath. Mrs Templar helped him don a borrowed robe and Judge Arthur J Stanley Jr welcomed him to the bench.
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Wichita
George Templar
Arkansas City
Kansas
Templar
Wesley K. Brown
Hutchinson
Arthur J. Stanley Jr
Kansas City
Red-faced mixup at Seattle World's Fair paintings
Visitors at the Seattle World's Fair noticed two Roger Bissiere abstract paintings hung sideways since opening day last Saturday. AP reports officials are correcting displays in the fine arts pavilion as guests observed the misalignment.
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Seattle
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