Dentist fined for Halloween laxative trick in California
In Fremont California dentist William V Shyne 40 was fined 525 dollars placed on two years probation and given a four month suspended jail sentence for outraging public decency after distributing laxative pills to children who expected candy Several children fell ill but none hospitalized The incident prompted this formal punishment. Sen Hubert H Humphrey and Sen John F Kennedy ready to enter West Virginia May 10 Democratic primary if opposition exists Filing deadline February 6.
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Fremont
Calif
William V. Shyne
Charleston
W.va
Hubert H. Humphrey
Dminn
John F. Kennedy
D-Mass
West Virginia
Diana Barrymore Found Dead in East Side Apartment
New York AP report states actress Diana Barrymore, 38, was found dead by a maid in her East Side apartment. Police investigate after doctors say heart attack as cause, with no self harm indicated. She had a career marked by fame and personal turmoil, including alcoholism and multiple marriages, and published a revealing autobiography.
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New York
Diana Barrymore
East Side
Miss Barrymore
John Barrymore
Blanche Oelrichs
Michael Strange
Ethel Barrymore
Lionel Barrymore
England
Hollywood
Bramwell Fletcher
John Howard
Robert Wilcox
Wilcox
Weather County Forecast Heavy clouds and light rain through Wednesday
Most ly cloudy this afternoon through Wednesday with occasional light rain or drizzle. Tonight and early Wednesday bring cooler temperatures with lows mid to upper 30s and highs in the mid 40s.
Cuba warns of cadavers if U S Marines land
In Havana, Justice Minister Alfredo Yabur warned there will be millions of cadavers if U S Marines enter Cuba. He referenced radio remarks of 10,000 Marines at Guantanamo, a claim unconfirmed locally, as Atlantic fleet officials in Norfolk denied any 10,000 Marines in the Caribbean. Amphibious exercises at Vieques Island proceed as planned.
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Havana
Cuba
U.S
Alfredo Yabur
U.S. Naval Base
Guantanamo
Norfolk
Atlantic Fleet
United States
Caribbean
Vieques Island
Puerto Rico
Yabur
Naval Base
Eisenhower rule out US reprisals against Castro
President Eisenhower said the United States would not take reprisals against Fidel Castro at this time. He cited Cuba's anti American campaign as a concern but noted American affection for the Cuban people and stated there will be no intervention in Cuba's international affairs.
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Washington
Eisenhower
United States
Cuba
Fidel Castro
Castro
Fidel Castro Interruption Highlights Nuclear Dignity Claim
Ya bur, a rarely seen figure, defended the nation against atomic threats amid Fidel Castro's TV attack on Spain and the United States, asserting that there is nothing worthwhile in life without dignity and promising defense of the nation.
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Ister
Fidel Castro
Castro
Spain
United States
Yabur
Traffic Toll in Topeka Log Hits 94 Hours to9 AM
AP report from Topeka notes Kansas traffic death log shows 94 hours recorded up to 9 am during the 1960-22 comparable 1959 period, signaling rising roadway fatalities.
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Topeka
Kansas
Mild Weather to Persist Across Kansas Shielded by Clouds
A stalled cold front over northern Kansas is expected to retreat northward today. Temperatures should stay mild for the next 36 hours with continued cloudiness fog and a chance of drizzle across the state.
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Kansas
Heat Kills Six as Sydney Suffers Severe Heatwave
In Sydney Australia AP reports a second day of extreme heat topping 105.9 degrees. Four people collapsed and died, raising the two day heat toll to six.
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Sydney
Australia
Science Grants To 15 Schools
The National Science Foundation announced grants totaling $510,1000 to 15 colleges for summer institutes this year. Institutes will offer courses in science and mathematics for elementary school supervisors and teachers, with about 550 participants receiving stipends up to 75 dollars weekly for four to eight week courses and no tuition. Schools hosting the institutes include the University of Kansas. Individual grants were not announced.
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Washington
National Science Foundation
University of Kansas
Premier Says Future Of France May Be In Balance In Algeria
Eisenhower defends U S space program at news conference saying Americans should not feel ashamed amid Soviet space feats. He notes solid scientific progress and a five year record, while contrasting with George V Allen’s view that prestige compares with Soviet advances. He stresses the United States is not asleep.
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France
Algeria
Washington
Eisenhower
United States
George V. Allen
U.S. Information Agency
Delegates Named To District Democrat Convention
A Franklin County delegation of 16 will attend the second district Democrat convention in Kansas City Kansas next month. Thirteen delegates are from Ottawa with two others from Pomona and Princeton. Ottawa delegates include Jules Doty K E Andrews Nettie Gibson J L Rokes C L Rathjen Ruby Schwartz Marie Harding John Gere A C Richeson Lowana Minckley Merlin Casteel Veronica Mages and L A Stafford. The same group will attend the state convention in Hutchinson in March.
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Franklin County
Kansas City
Kas
A. C. Richeson
Ottawa
Richeson
Dan Lickteig
Pomona
Eleanor Cole
Princeton
Jules Doty
K. E. Andrews
Nettie Gibson
J. L. Rokes
C. L. Rathjen
Ruby Schwartz
Marie Harding
John Gere
Lowana Minckley
Merlin Casteel
Veronica Mages
L. A. Stafford
Hutchinson
Five Years On Holdup Charge
Lyle Richard Johnson, 36, was sentenced in U S District Court to five years in prison for taking part in a $12,000 holdup of the Twin Cities State Bank in August 1957. He pleaded guilty to a reduced charge of receiving possessing and concealing $2,000 of the loot after a jury had convicted him of bank robbery previously. Johnson, formerly of Kansas City, has been living in San Diego while free on bond.
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Kansas City
Kan
Lyle Richard Johnson
U. S. District Court
Twin Cities State Bank
Johnson
San Diego
Calif
India Marks Ten Years Of Independence With Pomp
New Delhi hosts a celebratory parade as India observes a decade of republican rule amid enduring challenges. Nehru’s 1947 resolution and the 1950 constitution anniversary frame a nation boasting two elections and ongoing five year plans, yet facing population growth pressures and food shortages. Prime Minister Prasad reiterates resolve to settle border disputes with Red China, while Soviet leader Voroshilov attends as an official guest.
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India
Asia
Red China
Prasad
Klementi Voroshilov
GOP Legislation Lowered Tax Cuts Shifted to Schools
TOPEKA AP One key change in the GOP program sent to Governor Docking cuts property taxes by about 10.3 million dollars while boosting state school aid by 9 dollars per pupil to total 15. The bill, approved 87 13, removes per district levy links and focuses aid on schools and state wage boosts for mental hospital staff and college faculty.
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Topeka
George Docking
Senate
John Conard
Greensburg
Paul Wolf
D-Hugn
Democrats and Republicans clash over economic policy
A Senate Economic Committee split along party lines over Eisenhower era policies. Democrats label growth slow and unemployment rising since 1953 and push reforms in fiscal monetary debt policy, while Republicans call the majority report partisan and misleading. The debate frames the 1960 campaign context.
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Washington
Senate
House Economic Committee
Tentative OK On Tax Amendment
A proposed constitutional amendment to do away with the personal property tax on household items was tentatively approved by the Kansas Senate. It awaited a final Senate vote, then would go to the House and, if approved, to voters in November general election.
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Topeka
Kansas Senate
Senate
House
Youth Faces A Murder Charge In Family Shooting
GALENA Mo AP a first degree murder charge against Bobby Cameron 16 Springfield was dismissed at prosecutor request The boy faced charges for shooting his father Cecil Dameron a Springfield sheet metal contractor at the family cabin near Galena in November 1959 A circuit court jury could not reach a verdict and a second trial was set for this week
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Galena
Bobby Cameron
Springfield
Jack Gibson
Cecil Dameron
Seek Freedom For Carole Tregoff
In Los Angeles AP. Carole Tregoff faces murder and conspiracy charges in the July 18 death of Barbara Jean Finch. Prosecutors say she told a preliminary hearing her account of events the night the physician doctor’s wife was killed and defense lawyers seek to use the Fifth Amendment to cast doubt on her credibility.
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Los Angeles
Carole Tregoff
Miss Tregoff
Carole
R. Bernard Finch
Barbara Jean i Finch
Debre Warns Uprising Must Be Put Down in Algeria
Premier Michel Debre cautioned France that all could be lost if order is not restored in Algeria after a night visit to Algiers where insurgents hold central districts. He reaffirmed Gaullist aims for Algerian self determination while military leaders pledged not to fire on entrenched demonstrators amid tense talks with Algerian officials and deputies.
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Paris
Michel Debre
Algeria
Debre
Algiers
France
Charles de Gaulle
de Gaulle
Echo D’alger
Maurice Challe
Paul Delouvrier
Mmembers
Illinois Man Dies In Crash Near Rago Kansas
James R. A. Schuring, 19, of Dundee Illinois, was killed Monday in a collision between his car and a Kansas Highway Department truck near Rago on K42. Schuring was an Air Force member assigned to Sheppard Air Force Base Texas. Two truck occupants suffered minor injuries.
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Kingman
Kan
James R. A. Schuring
Dundee
Ill
Kansas Highway Department
Rago
Schuring
Air Force
Sheppard Air Force Base
Wichita Falls
Tex
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