Ponton Seeks Re Election For Franklin County Schools
Maurice Ponton incumbent superintendent filed for re election on the Democrat ticket. A 58 year old resident of 741 Ash Ponton is serving his first full term after 10 months of an unexpired term. He a Central State College graduate has taught in several schools and is active in local state and national teacher groups.
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Television Cameras Send Pictures Back To Earth
CAPE CANAVERAL Fla AP Hurricane hunting Tiros V rocketed into orbit to study killer storms and aid taming them. The Thor Delta three stage rocket launched at 7 18 am carrying the fifth weather eye satellite. NASA reported the satellite in orbit and sending cloud cover pictures to Wallops Island tracking station. Continuous images will help researchers learn origin development and movement of tropical storms from the season opening last week. The mission faces autonomous flight after a ground equipment short circuit forced reliance on the on board autopilot. Images will be relayed to warning centers in Miami New Orleans and San Juan for storm tracking and intensity. Tiros V remains primarily a research vehicle as Nimbus program advances toward operational weather surveillance next year.
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Fla
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Wallops Island
Weather Bureau
Miami
New Orleans
San Juan
Puerto Rico
NASA
Tiros V
Tiros
Project Nimbus
Federal Court Voids Oklahoma Apportionment
A three judge federal court ruled Oklahoma's legislative apportionment laws unconstitutional for urban discrimination. It set July 31 to begin fixes, with possible delay to Sept. 10 if Gov Edmondson calls a special session. The decision follows a Supreme Court ruling granting federal court intercession when states fail to apportion by population.
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Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
J. Howard Edmondson
It Has Been 105 Degrees But 100 Will Be Enough
A Kansas weather note from Topeka reports Eureka hit 105 in June with a record low for the city of 38 during a late Monday storm. Temperatures eased to 67 at Eureka by 6 pm and 62 after 8:50 pm as rain totaled 1.70 inches. The piece notes unsettled weather ending, hints at 100 degrees at Ottawa’s 2nd and Main and a contest for guessing when the mark will be reached.
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Topeka
Kansas
Eureka
Mercury
Richard Garrett
Ottawa
Herald
Weather COUNTY FORECAST Clear to partly cloudy through Wednesday
The county forecast calls for clear to partly cloudy skies through Wednesday with overnight lows in the 60s and daytime highs near 90. Local officials urge preparedness for warm, humid conditions and brief heat risk in the afternoons.
Judge endorses whipping post in youth beating case
Pittsburgh AP reports Judge Loran L. Lewis of Allegheny County Court said the whipping post might curb unprovoked attacks by youths after sentencing two teens for beating another. The remark sparked debate on corporal punishment and juvenile crime.
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Pittsburgh (Ap
Loran L. Lewis
Allegheny County Court
Weathering the Storm: Female Hurricanes Amid Forecasts
A brief dispatch notes researchers or commentators discussing female named hurricanes and public perceptions, referencing unusual weather terminology and a light tone as meteorological forecasts and cultural framing interact. The piece hints at resilience or humor in the face of intense storms.
Dave Beck to Surrender for Tax Fraud Prison Term
Dave Beck 67, former Teamsters president, will turn himself in to U S marshal in Tacoma this week to begin a federal sentence for filing false tax returns. Attorney Charles Burdell said surrender likely Wednesday, noting no delay petition will be signed. The Supreme Court denied his appeal on two counts of filing false income tax returns last week.
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Wash
Dave Beck
Teamsters Union
U.S
Tacoma
Charles
Burdell
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Seattle Post-Intelligencer
U.S. Supreme Court
High Court
Charges Young Girls Were Lured Into Sin
U S immigration agent told Senate investigators that Canadian girls as young as 15 were lured to the United States with promises of night club stardom then forced into vice by a crime syndicate. He cited AGVA officials and a Montreal booking agent as involved in a racketeering scheme.
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U.S
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United States
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Senate Investigations Subcommittee
American Guild of Variety Artists
Billie Brown
Montreal
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Miss Y
Immigration Service
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Band Box
Hurley
Wis
Calumet City
Government drives kill 180 Viet Cong in four provinces
A government communique said two weekend operations across South Viet Nam killed 180 Viet Cong and captured 131, with major clashes in Vinh Long An Giang Long An and Binh Duong provinces. The delta battle saw 49 killed and 80 captured after two days of foot fighting.
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South Viet Nam
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An Giang
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Binh Duong
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U.S
Edward G Robinson Rest Needed After Illness in Africa
Film star Edward G. Robinson, 68, is at Princess Elizabeth Hospital in Nairobi under strict rest with no visitors after becoming seriously ill near Mt. Kilimanjaro while filming in Tanganyika. A heart specialist arrived from Nairobi. doctors cannot confirm a heart attack until further tests.
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Kenya
Edward G. Robinson
Princess Elizabeth Hospital
Robinson
Mt. Kilimanjaro
Tanganyika
Arusha
Nairobi
Algerian truce broken as Oran mortar attack wounds troops
A mortar shell hit a Muslim quarter in Oran injuring 18 troops, signaling an escalation despite a ceasefire. Secret Army Organisation factions in Oran and Bone rejected the Algiers peace pact, threatening renewed violence and a scorched-earth campaign for independence. No major violence followed, with a few device explosions and robberies reported. Ben Youssef Ben Khadda, premier of the nationalist government in exile, awaited word.
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Oran
Secret
Bone
Algieria
Algeria
Ben Youssef Ben Khedda
Postpone Airline Strike by Flight Engineers at TWA
Washington AP reports Flight Engineers International Association delayed a planned walkout at Trans World Airlines as government settlement recommendations are reviewed. Secretary of Labor Arthur Goldberg announced the pause at a 2 PM strike deadline, while pickets had formed at Idlewild and other TWA facilities.
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Washington
Trans World Airlines
Secretary of Labor
Arthur J. Goldberg
Flight Engineers International Association
Goldberg
New York
Idlewild
Plan Radiation Study At KSU
An institute on radiation shielding problems will be held at Kansas State University starting July 9. Sponsored by the Pentagon Civil Defense office, co sponsors include the American Nuclear Society and the National Academy of Sciences. Invitations go to U S nuclear engineers and scientists and to NATO countries Sweden.
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Washington
Kansas State University
The
Pentagon Civil Defense Office
American Nuclear Society
National Academy of Sciences
U. S
Traffic Toll Topeka Kansas 24 Hour Death Log June 30 1962
AP report lists Kansas road fatalities in a 24 hour period ending 9 am Tuesday for June 30 1962. The toll for 1961 in the comparable period stood at 246 versus 236 in 1962. Data reflects statewide traffic deaths and daily totals.
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Topeka
Kansas
Dairy Edition On The Way Herald Preview
The Herald announces its annual Dairy Edition published tomorrow. It will include articles on modern dairy farming by specialists and convey congratulations from local businessmen. The form promises lasting value to milk producers and a colorful, informative presentation.
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