Ottawan Dies In Accident Near Stanley
Virgil R. Gumm a 34 year old earth hauler operator died when the two ton trailer loaded with six tons of limestone crushed him near Stanley while straightening Missouri Pacific railroad curve work for Petersen-Grosshan Construction Co. He left a wife Wanda L. Welch and six children. Burial will be in Antioch Cemetery after services at Towner Chapel.
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Virgil R. Gumm
N. Cedar
Stanley
Gumm
Petersen - Grosshan Construction Co
Marysville
Missouri Pacific
Floyd Gumm
Towner Chapel
Thomas Ingle
Antioch Cemetery
Bieglow
Wanda L. Welch
County Officials To Attend Meet In Oswego
Franklin County officials will join the quarterly Kansas Officials Council meeting in Oswego to exchange ideas on new state legislation effective July 1. The main topic is uniform 30 percent assessments for personal and real estate property, with impacts varying by county.
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Franklin County
Kansas Officials Council
Kansas
Oswego
Christine Wake
Lauren Y. Gaddis
KOC
Ottawa Boy Loses Fingers in Mower Accident
Allen Bear ten year old son of Mr and Mrs Vernon Bear of 329 Ash was taken to Ransom Memorial Hospital after a power mower he operated cut off two fingers on his right hand. He was at his grandparents home when the blade grabbed his gloves and severed the fingers. He returned home after treatment and is reported in good condition.
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Allen Bear
Vernon Bear
Ash
Ransom Memorial Hospital
Allen
Railroad Union Rejects JFK Arbitration Proposal
Washington report notes a railroad union rejection of President Kennedy’s arbitration plan with Supreme Court Justice Goldberg. Carriers accepted the proposal. unions prefer alternatives to avoid 12:01 a.m. strike. Possible congressional action looms if talks fail, as management aims to cut 40 000 firemen jobs and about 25 000 more. Kennedy kept negotiators on standby and eyed further talks while House adjourned awaiting a solution.
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Washington
Kennedy
Supreme Court
Arthur J. Goldberg
House
W. Willard Wirtz
Service Station Leased At North Main Amid Redevelopment
Bud Bell, operator of the Mobil station at 301 N Main, announces he has leased the Mobil station at 1501 N Main and will run both until Aug 1 before focusing on South Main. The North Main station, owned by Fred Weidner, will be torn down for a new grocery store. The South Main station, formerly run by Bill Weidner who moved to Topeka, is now owned by Fred and leased to Bell. Fred, the local Mobil Oil agent, will run his bulk business from an office at the South Main site.
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Bud Bell
Mobil
N. Main
Fred Weidner
Bill Weidner
Topeka
Bill
Fred
Bell
North Main
Weidner
Weather County Forecast Tonight and Tomorrow
Considerable cloudiness tonight through tomorrow with scattered thunderstorms. Low tonight in the mid 60s and high tomorrow around 85. The forecast calls for unsettled conditions across the county with warm temperatures and a risk of afternoon thunderstorm activity tomorrow.
Kadar Shows Unity Against Red China in Kremlin Session
In Moscow Premier Khrushchev greeted Hungarian Communist leader Janos Kadar with smiles at a Kremlin unity session as China and the Soviet Union pressed through a day of grim talks. The day featured a large Hungarian reception at Kievsky rail station and a sharp Pravda rebuke of Beijing’s hard line, underscoring rifts over peaceful coexistence versus war.
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Moscow
Khrushchev
Janos Kadar
Kremlin
Kiev
Kievsky
Kadar
Pravda
Communist Party
Soviet Union
Hungary
Peking
Interior Recommends Prairie Park in Kansas
The Interior Department urged Congress to create a prairie national park in Pottawatomie County Kansas. With Budget Bureau approval the plan envisions 60000 acres, restoring wildlife like bison and elk and removing roads and buildings to preserve the 1880s appearance.
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Department of Interior
Prairie Park
Washington
Congress
Interior Department
Pottawatomie County
Kan
Department
Budget Bureau
John A. Carver, Jr
Turtle Creek
Army
There’s Something Unusual About That Baby’s Name
Robert McCurdy and his wife welcomed a 7 pound 1544 ounce girl on July 7. When asked for a name they first said Amy something to please everyone, and staff later corrected the birth record to Amy June.
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Robert McCurdy
Oak
McCurdy
Amy
Amy Something McCurdy
Amy June
Harriman to Lead Talks on Nuclear Test Ban
President Kennedy authorizes W Averell Harriman to negotiate a nuclear test ban with the Soviet Union while remaining open to discussions on a European nonaggression pact Harriman will depart for Moscow July 15 after travels from Washington to New York London and then Moscow He will confer with British officials in London representing the third power at the Moscow talks and a National Security Council session at the White House reviewed the assignment amid mixed expectations on Khrushchev's aims and East West relations.
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Washington
Kennedy
W. Averill Harriman
Harriman
Moscow
New York
London
National Security Council
East Berlin
Spaak
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
NATO
Warsaw
Khrushchev
OP Leaders Uninformed On Harriman
Washington AP Senator Dirksen says the Kennedy administration has left GOP lawmakers in the dark about Harriman’s Moscow mission. Republicans adopt a wait and see stance on nuclear test ban talks, with no White House briefing or invitation to accompany Harriman. They oppose any East-West nonaggression link to a test ban.
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Washington
Senate
Everett M. Dirksen
GOP
Congress
W. Averell Harriman
Moscow
Dirksen
White House
Harriman
Llinoisan
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Johnson County
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N. L. Petersen
Virgil R. Gumm, Jr
Freddie
Nevel
Kelley
Jerry James
S. Cedar
Connie
Cindy Gumm
le Loup
Harold
Ottawa
Mildred Lee
Choudrant
Harrel Pipes
Ruston
Hosie Lee, Jr
Downsville
Bruce Spears
Almeda Sinclair
Cecil Vining
Richmond
Spears
Anderson
Allen County
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Toot
Railroad Union
Capitol
J.B. Wolfe
Rene A
A. m. Ates
Teanee
Centennial Cabin Museum
Red
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National Park System
Paul-Henri Spaak
Washngton
U.S
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Memorial Auditorium
Rita Campbell
Kenneth Campbell
RFC
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Joe Alexander
Lane
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Eldon Schnoke
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