Cooper receives NASA Distinguished Service Medal at White House
Gordon Cooper, the 22 orbit astronaut, arrives in Washington to an admiring Kennedy and officials. Kennedy honors him with the NASA Distinguished Service Medal, praising a "great day" for the country as Cooper smiles and thanks the president and assembly.
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Washington
Gordon Cooper
Kennedy
NASA
America
Space
Cooper
Andrews Air Force Base
Cape Canaveral
Fla
White House
Washington Monument
White Force
House
Lyndon B. Johnson
Bonds Approved atwood school bond vote
Voters in Atwood Kansas approved a $375000 school bond issue by a five to one margin on Monday according to AP reports.
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Atwood, Kan
Wheat Men Meet Tonight In Salina Kansas
In Salina Kansas presidents of the American Bakers Association and the Millers National Federation will address the Kansas Wheat Improvement Association meeting. More than 3,000 wheat farmers from central and western Kansas are expected. Norman Bess of Chicago leads the bakers group and C. Mast of Chicago presides over the millers.
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Salina, Kan
American Bakers Association
Millers National Federation
Kansas Wheat Improvement Association
Central
Kansas
Norman Bess
Chicago
Bakers Group
C. Mast
The
Millers
Weather County Forecast Tonight and Wednesday
Partly cloudy and cooler. Tonight lows 38 to 42. Wednesday generally fair and cool with highs 60 to 65.
Highway deaths top list in Reno Wyandotte counties this year
Reno and Wyandotte counties report 11 highway fatalities each since January 1, leading the state. Butler and Shawnee have nine, Finney eight, Saline six, Sedgwick six, with varied counts in other counties. Total fatalities for the year reach 167, versus 199 at the same point last year.
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Topeka
Reno
Wyandotte
Highway Patrol
Butler
Shawnee County
Finney
Saliney
Sedgwick County
Leavenworth
Montgomery
Sumner
Barton
Cherokee
Cowley
Douglas, Ness
Thomas
Trego
Geary, Johnson, Lyon
Marion
Republic
Rice
Cheyenne
Dickinson
Ellis
Franklin
Jackson
Labette
Wilson
Allen
Atchison
Chautauqua
Clark
Clay
Coffey
Comanche
Crawford
Decatur
Ellsworth
Graham Greenwood
Harper, Jefferson
Linn
Marshall Miami
Mitchell
Morris
Neosho Osage
Phillips Rawlins
Rush
Russell Seward
Smith
Stafford
Wabaunsee
Wallace
Washington
Woodson
Donnelly Reelected State Deputy in Knights of Columbus
Francis J. Donnelly of Kansas City Kansas was re elected state deputy of the Knights of Columbus at the Kansas convention final business session. Andy Hickey Hutchinson chosen state secretary John O Donnell Ellsworth named state advocate. Other officers: Francis Bartonek Wichita state treasurer Darrell Kelsey Salina state warden. Delegates to Milwaukee convention Marcus Gottschalk Coffeyville Nick Theis Troy George Schuckman Wichita Robert Connor Hoisington Anthony Weber Wichita Dr Leo Rongers Hanover Bill Baier Victoria John Rupp Ellis.
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Wichita
Francis J. Donnelly
Kansas City
Kan
Knights of Columbus
Andy Hickey
Hutchinson
John O'Donnell
Ellsworth
Francis Bartonek
Darrell Kelsey
Salina
Milwaukee
Marcus Gottschalk
Coffeyville
Nick Theis
Troy
George Schuckman
Robert Connor
Hoisington
Anthony Weber
Leo Rongers
Hanover
Bill Baier
Victoria
John Rupp
Ellis
Hatcheries in Kansas Produce 2.5 Million Chicks Last Month
AP reports that commercial hatcheries in Kansas produced 2.5 million chicks in the previous month according to the state Crop and Livestock Reporting Service.
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Topeka
Kansas
State Crop and Livestock Reporting Service
Hero's Medals Awarded To Serviceman's Widow
Mrs. Harry N. Ball of 127 S. Locust receives Purple Heart and Silver Star citations for her husband’s World War I service with the 35th Division. Ball died last August after service in Europe and disability links. widow pursued honors at VA urging.
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Harry N. Ball
S. Locust
Ball
U.S
Europe
Veterans Administration
Man Dies in Lions Cage at Ross Park Zoo
Binghamton AP reports attendant Guy E. Carey aged 43 died after a lion attack in a four-part cage at Ross Park Zoo. Police shot the male Timba after the attack. female Tina cowered. Carey, a part time employee, was found by Ralph Landis at 5:30 a.m. with doors closed and the hose running in another section. Timba had a history of escapes and disturbances on zoo grounds.
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Binghamton
N.Y
Ross Park Zoo
Guy E. Carey
Tina
Timba
Carey
Ralph Landis
Witnesses Testify In Mack Nations Tax Evasion Trial
Witnesses described payments totaling over 4800 dollars after a lawyer said he delivered 1000 to obtain a parole for a woman. Nations faces tax evasion charges on 4900 dollars in 1955 with testimony about loans, real estate payments, and a church gift. The trial heard a 1957 sworn statement about political influence and a parole arranged through Gov. Fred Hall’s office. Hyter testified the money was given for the parole during Hall’s 1955 administration.
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Wichita
Kan
Nations
J. M. McKenna
Kingman
Atty. Clair Hyter
Hutchinson
Fred Hall
Hyter
Hall
H. C. Allphin
Kinsley
Willard A. Matthews
Haviland
Sunflower Publishers Co., Inc
William C. Weyrich
Marvin C. Jordan
Internal Revenue Service
Annas Brown
J. Arthur Stanley Jr
Western trade talks near agreement at GATT meeting
U.S. and Common Market delegates reported virtual agreement on reducing Western trade barriers at a GATT ministerial conference in Geneva. Optimism rose as West German Vice Chancellor Ludwig Erhard backed American ideas and a European compromise followed Kennedy’s intervention to break the stalemate.
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Geneva
U.S
Ludwig Erhard
Kennedy
Tony's Toot Find the blanket before bed tonight
A lighthearted note urges locating a blanket prior to bedtime. The reminder emphasizes settling comfort needs before sleep, with a casual voice and a personal task focus.
Old Mansion Up For Sale In Topeka Auction
The old Kansas Governor's Mansion, now abandoned, will be sold at public auction the week of June 20 with bids starting at 30000 dollars. The sale includes about a half block of land, some kitchen furnishings and draperies. Gov. John Anderson and his family have moved to Cedar Crest on the west edge of Topeka.
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Topeka
Kansas
John Anderson
Cedar Crest
Unemployment overpayments found in Missouri Kansas check
Officials cross checked 92 000 Missouri and Kansas records uncover 101 overpayment cases. Money is being returned with no charges filed. Missouri cites 19 cases of willful misrepresentation involving fraud from Missourians working in Kansas. A similar cross-check with Illinois records is planned.
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Jefferson City
Missouri
Kansas
Draft Goldwater Committee Chartered in Florida
A Draft Goldwater Committee Inc is chartered in Florida. Attorney Ellis Rubin said a state headquarters will be set up in the Miami metropolitan area to push Sen. Barry Goldwater for the presidency.
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Miami
Fla
Goldwater Committee, Inc
Florida
Ellis Rubin
Barry Goldwater
R-Ariz
Violent storms spark cold air sweep across regions
Unseasonable cold air followed violent weather that struck six states Monday. Four people died in Maine as storms lashed the area. A small Bath Iron Works plane crash killed a Boston couple and infant. A Winslow man drowned in a squall. Twisters damaged western Massachusetts and Connecticut. Light showers were reported in several states with snow flurries possible in northern Michigan and Minnesota.
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New England
Maine
Rockies
Plains
Minnesota
North Dakota
Broadus
Mont
Moorcroft
Wyo
Bath Iron Works
Bath
Boston
Winslow
Massachusetts
Connecticut
South Atlantic
Rochelle
Valdosta
Upper Michigan
Oklahoma
Illinois
Missouri
Michigan
Wisconsin
Dakotas
Man seeks jail term as drunken companion is locked up
Wichita police report a man walked into the city jail after another man, already jailed for intoxication, was secured. He admitted drinking too much and told officers, You got my drinking buddy so you might as well have me, and he was jailed.
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Wichita
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