Side Swipes On A Golf Course And A City Dog
John Wassmer found his golf bag heavier after nine holes when a former friend dropped a rock into the bottom of the bag, a prank he only learned after completing play. In Sedalia Missouri the 200-pound St. Bernard Gus died near Smithton after a life that drew cheers from children and protests from dog critics, roaming downtown and past Broadway School before his final stay.
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Wassmer
Sedalia
Gus
St. Bernard
Smithton
Broadway School
Northwest Missouri State names new dean of men
Maryville Missouri Jack Lasley a 1961 graduate of Northwest Missouri State College is named the new dean of men succeeding the late Lon Willson. Lasley age 30 was born in Hopkins Missouri and raised in Red Oak Iowa after earning athletic letters in track basketball and football at Northwest and Iowa.
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Jack Lasley
Northwest Missouri State College
Lon Willson
Lasley
Hopkins
Red Oak
Iowa
Iown
Northwest Missouri
Weather County Forecast Fair and hot with storms near
Forecast calls for fair and hot conditions this afternoon. Partly cloudy tonight and Saturday with scattered thunderstorms early Saturday. Highs reach 95 to 100 this afternoon, tonight's low in the mid 70s, with Saturday highs around 90 to 95.
Heat Bakes Ottawa as Wheat Harvest Accelerates
Ottawa faced a 95 degree high with continued heat as wheat moisture fell and local elevators filled. Wheat trucks moved from fields faster, while western Kansas saw harvest push northward amid hot windy weather. The Weather Bureau forecast showers and cooler, partly cloudy skies tonight and Saturday with scattered thundershowers.
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Ottawa
Kansas
1961 Traffic Toll Falls Slightly From 1960
The National Safety Council reports 13,940 motor vehicle deaths in January–May 1961, down from 13,960 in the same period of 1960. May saw 3,160 highway deaths, a 5 percent drop. Los Angeles led with the best record among cities over one million. Chicago, Detroit close behind. Wichita led the 200,000 range. Topeka, South Bend, and Allentown had no deaths in their brackets.
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National Safety Council
NSC
Los Angeles
Detroit
Kansas City
Fort Worth
Wichita
Topeka
South Bend
Ind
Allentown
Traffic Toll In Topeka Rises In 24 Hour Window
AP report notes Kansas traffic counts for 24 hours to 9 am Friday show 50 for June and 263 for 1961, with 237 in the comparable 1960 period. The figures reflect early 1960s traffic trends in Topeka.
School Board Dispute Over Minister's Son
Newton AP report details a clash involving Rev. Monroe Miles and his son Gary 16 with H W Scott over alleged statements about Gary's enrollment. Gary had earlier dropped a firecracker in a teacher's mailbox, received 30 days jail and a $50 fine, and was paroled. The minister says the act occurred after school and did not involve school property. the board controls disciplinary actions.
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Monroe Miles
First Christian Church
Gary
H. W. Scott
Scott
Board of Education
Jack Grove
Miles
Faulty four stage rocket fails to deploy satellite
A Walloups Island launch at 12 06 p m sent a four stage rocket skyward in an attempt to study space dust. By 12 19 p m the third stage did not fire despite a strong first two stages causing a definite failure. NASA reported the unsuccessful test soon after and terminated the flight as a failure.
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Wallops Island
U.S
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Possible West Berlin Showdown Looms Over NATO Forces
Washington reports that the Kennedy administration studies deploying more U S forces in Europe to bolster NATO against Soviet threats to West Berlin. President Kennedy and the National Security Council discussed crisis steps in a secret session while officials warn against miscalculation by Moscow and outline clarifications of purpose and procedure.
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John M. Hightower
Washington
United States
Europe
NATO
Soviet Union
West Berlin
Berlin
Kennedy
National Security Council
White House
Pierre Salinger
U.S
Khrushchev
New Flag Type Upgrades Ottawa Herald Headings
The Ottawa Herald adopts a new 72 point Bodoni modern flag at the top of the page to harmonize with headline type. The same type appears in a smaller size on the editorial page header.
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Herald
Ottawa Herald
New Kansas laws take effect as 466 rules go live
Most of the 466 laws passed by the 1961 Kansas Legislature take effect today and Saturday. The measures cover motorboat regs immunization requirements for pupils, regulation of investment companies and procedures for government succession in an enemy attack. Some laws became effective earlier or later, with notable items including a civil rights act and new districts for congressional representation.
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Topeka
Kansas
Grasshoppers Add To Woes In Drought Conditions
Grasshoppers worsen drought struck northern Great Plains with 90 degree heat. Montana reports infestations on about a million acres while Wyoming and North Dakota battle fires and disaster declarations. Authorities consider adding 30 counties to disaster aid. Canada plans emergency measures to protect dairy and breeding stock in Manitoba Saskatchewan and Alberta.
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Helena
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Montana
Wyoming
Williston
North Dakota
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Norris Ellertson
Ellertson
Bismarck
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Washington
Minnesota
North and
Ottawa
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Fulbright Warns Against Unilateral Warlike Actions
Washington AP Sen J W Fulbright D Ark warns the United States against a dangerous doctrine of unilateral military intervention to block communism. As chair of the Foreign Relations Committee he calls for restraint and careful handling of Cuba and Berlin policy in a major foreign policy speech to the Senate.
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Washington
J. W Fulbright
D-Ark
United States
Fulbright
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Senate
Thurday
Cuba
Berlin
FBI Probes Secret Berlin Plans Leak at Pentagon
The White House says the FBI is investigating a leak of highly classified military plans for Berlin. President Kennedy allegedly ordered agencies to determine how such information reached the press. Newsweek reported a Joint Chiefs contingency plan and a show of strength toward the Soviet Union, including possible nuclear risk.
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Washington
FBI
Pentagon
White House
Pierre Salinger
Chicago Sun-Times
Kennedy
Berlin
Sun-Times
Thomas B. Ross
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Joint Chiefs
Sun-Times Dispatch
Newsweek
Soviet Union
United States
West Berlin
Kennedy signs retirement bill boosting Social Security benefits
President Kennedy signed a measure expanding Social Security for about 4.42 million Americans and allowing men to claim benefits at age 62. The change, costing an estimated 825 million dollars in the first year, funds higher benefits through a payroll tax increase on employers and workers and affects self employed as well.
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Washington
Kennedy
Congress
House
Ways and Means Committee
Senate Finance Committee
Senate
Senate House
Conditional Agreement Hints Settlement With Unions
New York AP report says a conditional deal was announced by David L. Cole, chair of Kennedy’s fact finding board, tying a contract to settlements with two additional unions. The board aims to file its report by Monday and urges parties to stay available for talks through Sunday night as negotiations accelerate.
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New York
National Maritime Union
David L. Cole
Kennedy
American Merchant Marine Institute
Tanker Labor Service Committee
Cole
Shipping Company
Max Harrison
Masters, Mates and Pilots Union
Store Sales Up 2 Per Cent in KC District
Department store sales in the Kansas City Federal Reserve District rose 2 percent for the week ended June 24 and 5 percent for the year. Omaha led weekly gains at 13 percent with Lincoln at 15 percent and Denver 8 percent. Oklahoma City fell 22 percent for the week, while Topeka and Wichita showed declines. Yearly gains ranged from 24 percent in Omaha to 2 percent in Kansas City, with Oklahoma City again down 9 percent.
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Kansas City
Joplin
Downtown Kansas City
St. Joseph
Omaha
Lincoln
Denver
Topeka
Oklahoma City
Downtown
Wichita
Reds Unveil Bigger Jet at Moscow Air Show
The Soviet Union unveiled a four jet delta wing bomber over 40 feet long during Moscow practice flights for an upcoming air show on July 9. U.S. officials, who call the plane code named Bounder, say the design has been in development for years. They warn it could surpass United States long range nuclear bombers in power if produced in quantity.
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Washington
Soviet Union
U.S
Moscow
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