Ottawa forms local insurance board and meeting set
Ottawa agents formed a local insurance board with Randolph Bundy as temporary chair and Al Williams as vice chair. Thirteen agents attended alongside Frank Dunkley of Topeka and Bob Charlton of Lawrence. A Feb 7 meeting will invite all local agents to join as needed.
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Ottawa
Frank Dunkley
Topeka
Bob Chariton
Lawrence
Dunkley
National Association of Insurance Agents For
Kansas
Charlton
Lawrence Insurance Board
Randolph Bundy
al Williams
Kansas HDU Council Elects Officers
Mrs. Cas per Heinz of Claflin was elected president of the Kansas Home Demonstration Council at the annual meeting at Kansas State University. Officers named include Robin son vice president Mrs. W. N. Ruggles secretary and Mrs. Harold Riffs treasurer. Northwest district director named Mrs. H. F. Wolters with continuing terms for Harold Goff Erie Reinhardt Thompson and other regional directors.
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Manhattan
Casper Heinz
Claflin
Kansas Home Demonstration Council
Kansas State University
Lawrence Bruning
Robinson
W. N. Ruggles
Pittsburg
Harold Riffs
Stockton
H. F. Wolters
St. Francis
Northwest
Harold Goff
Ralph Reinhardt
Erie
Southeast
Norman Thompson
Garden City
Southwest
Freeman Meets Two Farm State Senators in Capitol Talks
Secretary of Agriculture Orville L. Freeman visited Capitol offices to meet with Sen. Bourke B. Hickenlooper of Iowa and Sen. Andrew F. Schoeppel of Kansas. They discussed general agricultural problems in a get acquainted session and courtesy call, respectively.
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Washington
Orville L. Freeman
Capitol
Bourke B. Hickenlooper
Iowa
Senate Agriculture Committee
Andrew F. Schoeppel
Kansas
Hickenlooper
Schoeppel
Weather County Forecast for Cloudy and Cold Outlook
Considerable cloudiness and cooler conditions this afternoon with a chance of light snow tonight. Partly cloudy and colder tonight and Thursday. Highs this afternoon 45 to 50 degrees, lows tonight 15 to 20, highs Thursday in the mid 30s.
Hijacked Ship Off Brazil Coast Seeks Concessions
RECIFE Brazil AP The Santa Maria with passengers aboard halted near Recife for further negotiations on its fate as hijackers led by Capt Henrique Galvao press a bid to unseat Portugal's Salazar. President Quadros offered political asylum but asked for lawful handling. U S Navy and Brazilian authorities discussed landing the passengers within Brazil's waters while keeping Galvao in control uncertain.
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Brazil
Santa Maria
South Atlantic
U.S. Navy
Janio Quadros
Quadros
Henrique Galvao
Galvao
Portugal
Caracas
Venezuela
Antonio Salazar
Adm
Allen E. Smith Jr
U.S
John Rough Bough
Damato
Humberto Delgado
Salazar
Bitter Cold Grips Nation As New England Faces Deep Freeze
Cold snap dominates the eastern U S with New England snow and temperatures 20 to 30 degrees below zero. New York winds sting as Saranac Lake records 39 degrees below zero. Ohio and Mississippi rivers see ice jams and slow navigation, while Nantucket mail is sent by air due to ice. Some relief expected only as southern New England warms to the teens.
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Calif
Yuma
Ariz
Nantucket
Cape Cod
Martha’s Vineyard Island
Weather Bureau
New York
Saranac Lake
Emergency Bill Introduced in Kansas Senate Pushes Continuity Plan
TO PEKA AP Bills were introduced in the Kansas Senate Tuesday to make effective a continuity of government amendment voted in at the November election. The measures provide emergency succession in state and local offices and for relocation of seats of government in dire emergencies such as atomic attack. The bills were introduced by the Senate Interstate Cooperation Committee.
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Kansas
Senate
Senate Interstate Cooperation Committee
Wade Myers
D-Emporia
Glee Smith
Charles Forsyht
R.erie
Minuteman Missile Tests Signal New Era in US Defense
CAPE CANAVERAL Fla AP reports a Minuteman intercontinental ballistic missile scored a successful first flight landing in the south Atlantic after three stages fired perfectly. Boeing Aerojet Thiokol and Hercules collaborated on stages with Vast buildup planned to 600 missiles by 1964.
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Cape Canaveral
Fla
America
South Atlantic Ocean
Air Force
Thomas D. White
Thiokol
Aerojet
Hercules
Boeing Aircraft Co
Little Change In Farm Program Is Expected
Washington AP Democrats and Republicans who steered farm legislation in Congress advise Kennedy to build on existing programs. They see little chance for drastic proposals as Kennedy prepares farm plans due to submit within two weeks. A three member task force delivered recommendations that mostly favor existing supports over new rigid controls. Senate agriculture chair Ellender says improvements to current programs are best, while House Republican Boeve doubts a general farm bill will pass this year.
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Washington
Congress
Kennedy
Capitol Hill
Allen J. Ellender
D-La
Senate Agriculture Committee
House
Charles B. Boeven
Iowa
House Agriculture Committee
Kennedy Seeks Revenue to Match New Spending Plan
President Kennedy told Democratic leaders he will seek additional revenues to offset new spending, aiming to balance the budget left by Eisenhower. He noted deficits tied to the July 1 year and signaled possible postal rate hikes and a half-cent gasoline tax, with no plan for a large spending surge.
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Kennedy
Congress
Eisenhower
Dwight D. Eisenhower
White House
Old Post Office to School Board in Emporia
The federal government is ready to turn over the old post office building in Emporia to the Board of Education. The building will be remodeled to provide space for the junior high industrial arts department.
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Ottawa High School
Roger Adcock
W. H. Adcock
Lincoln
Roger
Ransom Memorial Hospital
Roxie Martin
Herald
Dean Martin
Princeton
Jack Fenton
Emporia
Emporia Board of Education
Hhigh Industrial Arts
Happy Chimp Ham Clears Path to Manned Spaceflight
Cape Canaveral AP Ham the chimpanzee capped a space flight with a cheerful handshake signaling that manned spaceflight is feasible. Ham rose 155 miles and traveled 420 miles southeast over the Atlantic before returning to the USS Donner. NASA notes Ham endured five minutes of weightlessness, then high gravity during re-entry. The mission featured an accidental boost from an escape rocket boosting altitude and duration, suggesting both potential and risks for future human flights.
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Cape Canaveral
Fla
Ham
Atlantic
U.S. Navy
Earth
Donner
NASA
Highway bill would expand roads to lakes and parks
In Topeka the Senate Highways Committee approved a bill allowing the Highway Department to build and maintain roads to state and federal lakes and state parks, bypassing the 10,000 mile limit on the state highway system.
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Topeka
Highway Department
Senate Highways Committee
Long Weekend for Kansas Legislature
Kansas lawmakers have a long weekend coming, but the Senate leader says it may be the last. Sen Paul Wunsch, president pro tem, says the Senate will meet Thursday morning then adjourn for the weekend and likely work through Fridays in the remaining weeks of the 1961 session.
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Topeka
Kansas
Senate
Paul Wunsch
Change Liquor Laws Would Let Counties Decide Sales
In Topeka AP reports a House measure by John D. Bowers would let counties decide liquor sales. It would allow cities in wet counties to stay dry but prevent licensing in counties that voted to ban alcohol. Additional bills outline minor liability for financial transfers and blood tests to determine paternity with legal remedies.
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Topeka
John D. Bowers
R-Mclouth
Bowers
Interstate Cooperation Committee
House
Former Coroner Held For Burglary
WICHITA AP Dean L Bratt, until recently Sedgwick County coroner, was arrested by Wichita police Tuesday night and charged with burglary He was accused of taking a 500 microscope and other medical equipment from the offices of two Wichita physicians Bratts second term as coroner expired Jan 9%
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Wichita
Dean L. Bratt
Sedgwick County
Bratt
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