Rocky's Name enters primary in New Hampshire race
Fred H. McCune found old Ottawa Street Railway Co stock certificates issued to John Pollock. The streetcar line operated 1880s from Forest Park gateway to Main then to 5th Street with two branches and 5 cent fares. A fire destroyed the horse barn and the line closed. Tulsa incident involved a police officer nearly grabbing a rat trap under a traffic ticket.
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Fred H. McCune
S. Sycamore
Ottawa Street Railway Co
John Pollock
John P. Harris
Peter Shiras
McCune
Forest Park Gateway
Main
5Th Street
5Th
Poplar
7Th
7Th and Willow
Main Street
Tulsa
Okla
Robert Mawhinney
Kennedy Seen Unopposed In NH Primary First Test
In Concord New Hampshire Kennedy Kennedy supporters filed for the popular vote and a delegate slate to back him at the Democratic Convention. Nixon and Rockefeller supporters filed as favorable to their nominees in the GOP race. The primary opens March 8 with a beauty contest and separate delegate contest.
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Kennedy
Concord
N. H
John F. Kennedy
D-Mass
Richard M. Nixon
Nelson A. Rockefeller
New Hampshire
Mary
GOP
Nixon
New York
Rockefeller
Democratic National
Bernard L. Boutin
Laconia
Secretary of State
Massachusetts
Gunman enters Pittsburgh grocery briefly confronts owner
In Pittsburgh an armed man entered a local grocery on Thursday and fled after the proprietor, Anna Claycik, exclaimed that she had seen him before. No injuries were reported.
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Pittsburgh
Anna Claycik
Arson Charge In Wichita Cafe Fire Involving Imm
Mrs Marjorie Grace Imm 380 is charged with arson after a Wichita cafe fire June 24 left her critically burned Henry Warren Piper 38 is accused as an accomplice. Imm moved to Topeka after recovery and hospital release. Fire inspector Longenecker said a letter from Imm alleged gasoline use and intent to ignite with Piper supplying fuel and driving her to the scene.
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Wichita
Marjorie Grace Imm
Henry Warren Piper
Imm
Topeka
Piper
Clarke Longenecker
Lonegenecker
Mrs. Imm
Polio Toll in 57 NY Counties Tops 260 Cases
Polio paralytic cases in 57 counties outside New York City reached 264 with 25 deaths in the year, more than doubling the 1958 figure of 125. Health officials said 18 of the deaths occurred among those with fewer than three Salk vaccine shots.
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Albany
N.Y
New York City
State Health Department
County Forecast Partly Cloudy Through Weekend
Partly cloudy today and tonight with cloudy Saturday. A little warmer on Saturday. No significant precipitation expected. Highs reach near seasonal norms, lows dip modestly overnight. Weekend outlook shows continued mild trend with gradual clearing.
The Accused Of Farm Double Talk
Congressional farm leaders accused President Eisenhower of double talk and urged specific legislative recommendations to solve farm problems. They said his state of the union proposals were vague and unsatisfactory to both Republicans and farm belt Democrats. Rep Wint Smith urged specificity, stressing the need for a concrete farm program.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Congress
Wint Smith
Kansas
Weather to bring milder spell after foggy start
A weather forecast from the weather bureau notes a new wave of less pleasant weather likely in Kansas by Sunday or Monday, with fair conditions today and Saturday. Ottawa woke to fog blamed on snowmelt moisture from Oklahoma and southern Missouri. The bureau cautions it is too early to judge if the weekend system will be severe, but the fog covered Joplin and Pittsburg areas and moved into eastern Kansas overnight.
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Kansas
Weather Bureau
Ottawa
John P. Kelsey
Oklahoma
Missouri
Joplin
Pittsburg
Kas
Missing Clutter Radio Found in Mexico City
GARDEN CITY Kansas AP A portable radio key to the Clutter family murder case was found in Mexico City an KBI agent said before the first district court appearance of two accused men Richard Eugene Hickock 28 and Perry Edward Smith 31 who admitted stealing the radio and pawning it in Mexico City Judge Roland Tate presided and appointed Garden City attorneys A M Fleming and Harrison Smith to represent Smith and Hickock respectively both defendants told the judge they had no counsel and desired appointed attorneys
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Garden City
Kan
Clutter
Mexico City
Kansas Bureau of Investigation
al Dewey
Richard Eugene Hickock
Perry Edward Smith
Roland Tate
A. M. Fleming
Harrison Smith
Fleming
Finney County
Board of Education
Atchison
Milwaukee
Racine
Wis
Tate
Hickock
Car stalls on tracks kill man near Edwardsville
Paxton Kerns of Edwardsville, 68, was killed when his stalled car, being pulled by another vehicle due to battery trouble, stopped on a Rock Island freight crossing and was struck by a freight train. Edwardsville lies about 12 miles southwest of Kansas City, Kansas.
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Kansas City
Kan
Paxton Kerns
Edwardsville
Rock Island
Kerns
Kas
Parole violator J Pierce freed from hospital by four men
A critically injured parole violator, John Pierce, 27, was seized nine days later at a Brooklyn home after being spirited from Coney Island Hospital where he had been being treated for leg and rib fractures and an eye loss from a car crash. Four men reportedly carried him away and assaulted nurses during the escape. Pierce had fled parole after being paroled from Sing Sing in March 1958 for assault and robbery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Coney Island Hospital
Kings County Hospital
John Pierce
Brooklyn
Pierce
Sing Sing
Part Admits In Baby Snatching In Kansas City
A part time investigator admits helping two men abduct Jan Stevens, the five month old granddaughter of banker Rufus Kemper, from her home in Kansas City. Milton Thomson, a 45 year old private detective, is sought by police. William James Stevens, the baby's father, is in Fort Lauderdale. The scheme involved a rented car and a Prairie Village handoff, with tensions as Thomson wanted out while Stevens remained volatile.
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Kansas City
William Canaday
Hillis R. Braden
Jan Clair Stevens
Canaday
Braden
Milton Thomson
Thomson
William James Stevens
Fort Lauderdale
Fla
Stevens
Prairie Village
Rufus Crosby Kemper
The
City National Bank and Trust Co
Avery Introduces Television Bill In Education Channels Plan
Rep. William H. Avery introduces a bill to expand noncommercial educational telecasting. The measure requires channel counts for noncommercial stations to be not substantially fewer than those available to commercial telecast in the same area.
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Washington
William H. Avery
R-Kasy
Dusin Resigns As Pomona Mayor
Dusin resigns as Pomona mayor to pursue other interests. Dick Bethel becomes mayor, Harry Miller elected to council to replace Bethel. Other council members are George Bowman, Lee Figgins, Rolla Knight and Roy English. Dusin cites town improvements including a sanitary landfill and sewer system as goals for continued progress.
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Dick Bethel
Harry Miller
Pomona
Dusin
Oregon Centennial Experience Highlighted at Dodge City Conference
EMPORIA AP Oregon's centennial plans and travel industry growth will be discussed at the fifth annual travel sales conference March 18 and 19 in Dodge City. Main speaker Howell Appling secretary of state of Oregon, plus guests Henry Jameson Maurice Fager Lester Weatherwax John Montgomery Maurice Martin and John Sticher, will join sponsors State Chamber of Commerce Industrial Development Commission Emporia Teachers College and State Board for Vocational Education.
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Emporia
Oregon
Dodge City
Howell Appling
Kansas
F. E. Haritzler
Kansas State Teachers College
Henry B. Jameson
Abilene Reflector Chronicle
Maurice Fager
Kansas Centennial Commission
Lester Weatherwax
Wichita
John Montgomery
The
Junction City Union
Maurice Martin
Kansas Highway Commission
John Sticher
Kansas Industrial Development Commission
State Chamber of Commerce
Industrial Development Commission
Teachers College In
State Board For Vocational Education
Call For Cut In Budget By House Appropriations Leaders
Washington AP. House Appropriations Committee heads Cannon and Taber called for cuts in Eisenhower next year’s 79.8 billion budget. They urged trimming in interviews while noting the president’s proposal goes to Congress January 18. Cannon urged self restraint amid optimistic revenue projections. Taber echoed that a balanced budget is possible but can be achieved with spending cuts.
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Washington
House Appropriations Committee
Eisenhower
Congress
Cannon
Taber
Nixon Campaign Button Maker Bets On Slogans
Emanuel Ross, veteran button maker since 1947, unveils Nixon "Nixon Man of Steel" badge and offers other slogans for 1952 campaign year including "We need Adlai Badly" for Stevenson and "LBJ All the Way" for LBJ. He calls himself the sloganeer without peer and says he does not care who wins, his business is buttons.
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Hal McClure
NEW York
U.S
Emanuel Ross
Ike
Eisenhower
Ross
Richard M. Nixon
Nixon Man of Steel
Nixon
Adlai
Stevenson
Stu
Stuart Symington
Hubert
Sen
Humphrey
Jack
John F. Kennedy
LBJ
Lyndon B. Johnson
LaHarpe Woman Celebrates 103rd Birthday at Home
Mrs. Theodosia Bear of LaHarpe Kansas marked her 103rd birthday. Born near Atlanta Georgia to Ira and ? Smith, she moved with her family to Kansas in 1865, married Henry Bear in 1880, and farmed near Olathe until his death in 1907. She lived in Olathe with son Will before relocating to LaHarpe in 1953, and has four other children in Kansas City Greenville Oklahoma City and West Palm Beach.
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Laharpe
Kas
Theodosia Bear
Atlanta
Ira Smith
Kansas
Johnson County
Henry Bear
Olathe
Beary
Will
L. F. Edson
Kansas City
W. E. Edwards
Greenville
Ill
Stella Davis
Oklahoma City
R. C. Bear l
West Palm Beach, Fla
State surplus could cut statewide taxes, Wunsch says
State Sen. Paul R. Wunsch of Kingman says any state fund surplus, if it exists, should first ease education needs and then cut property taxes by suspending the state building levies for a year. He cautions surpluses may be small after education appropriations and opposes using funds to cut sales tax, urging sound budgeting.
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Wunsch
George Docking
Two Kansas youths charged with burglary and larceny
Carl R. Chase age 18 of near Parsons and Jay Lea King age 20 of Clathe were charged in Neosho County with breaking and entering and grand larceny for an estimated $400 in merchandise stolen from Ward store on December 23. Sheriff Max Gilmore said the pair admitted taking the goods and used a 30.06 rifle with a scratched diamond design in a gun battle with officers near Erie. The county attorney said they also face assault with intent to kill counts.
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Kansas
Neosho County
Donald White
Carl R. Chase
Parsons
Jay Lea King
Clathe
Ward
Don (White
Erie
Max Gilmore
Gilmore
Chase and
King
Eric
Kresge to test charge accounts in Detroit stores
A. S. and Kresge Co announces a trial charge account program to begin Monday in 68 Detroit area stores marking a new cash and carry system expanding to consumer accounts after sixty years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
S. &. Kresge Co
Kresge
Detroit-area
Parole Hassle Breaks Out Again
Kansan Aubrey B. Leigh, paroled from a 1957 rape sentence, is jailed again for passing fraudulent checks at a supermarket. Attorney General Anderson challenges the governor’s parole power, while the pardon attorney says revoking the parole has begun. The 1957 act limited parole to the Board of Probation and Parole, with 21 paroles issued since.
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Kansas City
Kan
Aubrey B. Leigh
Leigh
Cowley County
John Anderson Jr
Dale Spiegel
George Docking
Topeka
Spiegel
Anderson
Board of Probation and Parole
Test Case Planned On Trailer Fees
A district court petition by 12 plaintiffs seeks to bar Salina from collecting six dollars per trailer space per year in city trailer courts. The suit contends the fee is unconstitutional and was set by the city commission to fund regulation costs. City officials call it a test case as other cities plan similar fees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salina
City’ Commission
Rudolph Barta
Traffic Toll Topeka AP Log 24 Hours to 9 Am
Kansas traffic death log for a 24 hour period ends at 9 am. The report covers 1960 4 comparable to 1959 period noting insured payment plan and related adv. status.
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Topeka
Kansas
iLamb
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