State Fish And Game Director Is Ousted
TOPEKA AP The Kansas Forestry Fish and Game Commission fired Dave Leahy the agency director for nearly two decades though he had offered to resign effective in March The 5 1 vote with Ed Madden dissent followed Leahy's walkout as the firing was decided The commission named Fred Warders assistant director as acting head through February 1 Leahy defended his plans noting long term projects at Cheyenne Bottoms and other refuges and denied accusations of political motivation
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Topeka
Kansas Forestry, Fish and Game Commission Today
Dave Leahy
Leahy
Ed Madden
Hays
Statehouse
Commission
Game and Fish
Pawns
Frank Horton
Wellington
Fred Warders
Ray T. Amer
Pleasanton
Jon Amberger
Belleville
Agency
Umberger
Deardorf
George Docking
Cheyenne Bottoms
Marais Des Cygne
Neosho
Fish and Game Department
State May Have To Pay Back Severance Taxes
The Kansas Supreme Court appeals a district ruling ordering refunds of severance taxes paid by Panhandle Eastern Pipe Line Co. and Hugoton Production Co. The case questions refund eligibility, statute of limitations, and whether refunds require legislative action. The tax was struck as unconstitutional in 1957 and held valid in 1958 for title issues.
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Topeka
Kansas Supreme Court
Siawnee County
Panhandle Eastern Pipe Line Co
Hugoton Production Co
District
Pamhandle
Hugoton
Supreme Court
District Court
Dist
Beryl Johnson
Panhandle
Traffic Toll Topeka Summary 1961 Data
Traffic death log for Topeka shows 24 hours ending 9 a.m. with figures for 1961 and a comparison to 1960. The brief notes a decline of four deaths in the 1961 period versus the prior year.
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Topeka
Kansas
Cheereen
Wareenne
Saveeen
Eareene Adm
Erseer
M. Weber
Weather forecast for county airmass mild this weekend
Continued fair and mild conditions described for the county with temperatures reaching 50 to 55 degrees this afternoon and Saturday. Tonight's low in the middle 20s.
Anderson Schedules Educational Meeting
Gov elect John Anderson invites Kansas citizens to a January 25 meeting in Topeka to discuss improving elementary and secondary education. He will speak alongside Dr Otto Domen, Dr Calvin Grieder, and Sen Laurin Jones, who chair the Senate Education Committee.
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Topeka
John Anderson
Kansas
Anderson
Otto E. Domain
Calvin Grieder
University of Colorado
Laurin Jones
Dodge City
Senate Education Committee
To Be 104 Sunday YOLA AP News
Mrs Theodosia Bear of LaHarpe Kansas will observe her 104th birthday Sunday. She lives with her son Will aged 78 and has four other children in addition to him.
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Yola
Theodosia Bear
LaHarpe
Kas
Bear
Will
Foster family ties bind Lee Spitzers with many children
Mrs. Lee Spitzer recounts hosting twelve birth children with eight lost, four foster children now grown and married, and four daughters she and Rev. Spitzer are adopting along with their own youngest daughter. The couple, longtime Church of the Brethren pastor and wife, discuss distance from biological relatives, the legal status of foster children in Texas versus Kansas, and their rule of sharing assets and home life while baking bread and raising a large, cohesive clan.
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Lee Spitzer
Earl
Miami
Fla
Howard
Corpus Christi
Tex
Spitzers
Evelyn
Portsmouth
Glenn
Ft. Worth
Don
Parnell
Iowa
Frances
Terry Spitzer
Kalona
Iona
Monday
Mrs. Spitzer
Texas
Kansas
Joan
Church of the Brethren
Karen
Joyce
Jerri
Anita
Lois Smith
Cyclones Meet Lions In NE Kansas League Showdown
Ottawa High School junior high hosts Lawrence Lions in a NE Kansas league clash as Ottawa aims to extend an 11 game win streak on home court while Lawrence sits 1-1 in league play and 3-1 overall. Varsity tips at 8 with junior game at 6 30 followed by a student mixer in the gym.
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Ottawa High School
Cyclones
Lawrence Lions
Lawrence
Fatal Shooting At Topeka Admitted
County Attorney Adrian Allen said Arthur Augustus Jr admitted in a statement the fatal shooting of 82 year old Lewis Byrd. Augustus forced Byrd, Dale Hutton and his former wife Floria Harris into a car, drove to a secluded area, released Harris and Hutton, then shot Byrd in the head. No charges filed yet.
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Topeka
Adrian Allen
Arthur Augustus Jr
Lewis Byrd
Allen
Augustus
Byrd
Dale Hutton
Floria Harris
Hutton
Seven Missouri steel firms indicted for bid rigging
Federal grand jury indicted seven Missouri structural steel firms for conspiring to fix bids on highway contracts during 1954 to 1959. Each faces up to 50 000 fine under the Sherman Act. Arraignment set for Jan. 16.
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Stupp
Wilmar
Missouri
15 Die In San Francisco Hotel Blaze
A devastating hotel fire in San Francisco claims the lives of 15 people. Eyewitness accounts and emergency responders describe rapid flames and dense smoke as crews battled the blaze through the night. Investigators will determine the cause and assess structural safety.
Cuba In Frenzy To Fight Off Invasion
Havana reports a mobilized island as Fidel Castro accuses the United States of planning an invasion by January 18. Antiaircraft and artillery emplacements ring the capital while militia patrol rooftops and youths display weapons at the Hotel Nacional.
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Cuba
Havana
Caribbean
Fidel Castro
United States
Castro
U.N. Security Council
Malecon
Revolutionary Youth Organization
Hotel Nacional
Gulf of Mexico
New B52H Bomber Rolls From Boeing Plant
The Air Force unveils the B52H with 17 000 pounds thrust and 10 000 miles more range than prior models. It carries Skybolt air launched missiles with 1 000 mile range, ready for combat in 1964. The bomber promises rapid response and a strategic edge over ICBMs.
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Wichita
Kan
Air Force
Boeing Airplane Co
Air
Senate seeks ways to thwart filibusters
In Washington the Senate debates curb rules as Kennedy prepares to take office. A bipartisan push favors a three fifths limit on debate to curb filibusters with a Jan 20 inauguration in sight. Senate leaders note the topic may advance after joint session counts electoral votes on Dec 19.
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Senate
John F. Kennedy
House
Kennedy
Richard B. Russell
D-Ga
U.N. Council rejects Cuba invasion charge
The United Nations Security Council on Thursday night discarded Cuba’s claim of an imminent U.S. invasion. A majority said there was no evidence to back the assertion, ending the two day debate without a vote. The U.S. called the charge ridiculous and asked that no formal action be taken.
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N.Y
U.N. Security Council
Cuba
United States
Fidel Castro
Burns Fatal To Garnett Man
Clarence W. McKay, 78, of Garnett, died after a fire in his Garnett apartment yesterday afternoon. City workers saw smoke at 4 p.m. and found him badly burned on the edge of a bed. Fire officials suspect he fell asleep while smoking and tried to escape, but the room was heavily charred. He was taken to Garnett hospital where he died about 6 p.m.
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Garinett
Clarence W. McKay
Frank McKay
Nelson
Ottawa
McKay
Brerennen
Eisenhower Library Board Elects Montgomery Chair
The Eisenhower Library Commission elected John Montgomery publisher of the Junction City Union as board chairman James A McCain Kansas State University president was named vice chairman and C L Brainard Abilene re elected secretary Other members include Tom Stephens Washington a White House aide and W E Robinson New York Coca Cola Co board chairman Part of the presidential library will be ready to receive President Eisenhower papers when he leaves office this month.
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Abilene
Kan
Eisenhower Library Commission
John Montgomery
Junction City Union
James A. McCain
Kansas State University
C. £. Brainard
Tom Stephens
Washington
White House
W. E. Robinson
New York
Coca Cola Co
Eisenhower
President Eisenhower
Tragic San Francisco Hotel Fire Kills Fifteen
Fire swept the four story Thomas Hotel at 971 Mission Street leaving at least 15 dead and many injured. Fire Chief William Murray described the blaze starting from a mattress on the first floor and spreading through the rear and elevator shaft as rescuers faced ongoing body recoveries. Survivors were found in various states of dress, some escaping in their undergarments, amid a city record cold morning.
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San Francisco
Thomas
Mission St
William Murray
Chief Murray
Murray
Ed Saylor
Earl Blake
Herbert Isett
Isett
Belgian Strikers Collapse In Two Provinces Amid Riots
The Belgian governments says an 18 day strike has collapsed in Limburg and Luxembourg provinces while rioting erupts in Liege and demonstrations continue in Brussels. Socialist leaders seek a way to end crippling protests as 30,000 strikers cheer union leader Andre Renard in Liege.
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Belgium
Liege
Socialist High Command
Pierre Harmel
Limburg
Luxembourg
Andre Renard
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