Budget Benders Recieve Food Buying Advice
Washington AP Esther Peterson outlines budget conscious grocery tips for housewives. A 12 city AP survey shows weekly shopping costs rising about 7 percent in a year. Peterson urges weekend shopping, specials, planning menus, list discipline, impulse control, solo shopping, product testing, store brands, price comparisons, and choosing cheaper substitutes.
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Kelly Smith
Washington
Esther Peterson
Labor
Associated Press
AP Housewife Brigade
Peterson
Buddhist Junta Reaches Temporary Political Compromise
In Saigon South Viet Nam the military government and Buddhist leaders agree on adding 10 civilians to the 10 man ruling directorate as a temporary agreement amid continued sectarian unrest. June 5 target set for new body with chairman to be chosen next day.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
Buddhist Unified Church
Buddhist Institute
Nguyen van Thieu
Nguyen Cao Ky
U.S
North
Viet Nam
Yen Bay
Red River
Hanoi
Gia Long
Power Buddhist Institute
Wellington Chamber outlines beautification plan and Miss Kansas entry
The Wellington Chamber of Commerce board discusses city beautification, a successful membership drive adding 32 members, and plans to send Nancy Atkinson to Pratt for the Miss Kansas contest. They will inform the Kansas Department of Economic Development about local tourist attractions and vote to close the chamber office on Saturdays. E Don Chapin replaces Duane Carpenter on the board.
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Wellington Chamber of Commerce
Board of Directors
Chamber
Charles T. Herzog
Kansas League of Municipalities
Wellington
Herzog
C of C
N.S. Vickery
Fred Stemas
Sumner County
John Patterson
Jimmie Littl
Nancy Atkinson
Pratt
Kansas
Washington Ave
E. Don Chapin
Duane Carpenter
Carpenter
Elorado
Wellington Library Adopts Summer Hours Schedule
With the end of the school term the Wellington Public Library switches to summer hours from 9 30 a m to 6 p m daily and 8 30 p m closing on Thursdays The Friday morning 9 30 session led by Mrs Allen Felt and Mrs P E Rhine remains in place inviting preschool and kindergarten children to attend.
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Wellington
Gemini 9 Mission Delayed by Radio Relay Failure
Cape Kennedy reports the Gemini 9 launch was postponed after a last minute radio relay problem prevented the guidance signals from reaching the Titan 2 computer. Astronauts Eugene Cernan and Thomas Stafford faced a second straight postponement as engineers reassessed the six minute launch window and target satellite alignment.
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Cape Kennedy
Fla
U.S
Eugene A. Cernan
Cape
Cernan
Thomas P. Stafford
Moon Treaty Prospects Improve Amid Viet Nam War Pressure
U S officials say prospects for a moon treaty banning military use and promoting international lunar exploration look good despite Viet Nam War tensions. Johnson urged United Nations talks starting May 7, and the Soviets echoed, backing early agenda action and immediate study.
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Washington
U. S
Soviet Union
Kansas Colleges Alert on LSD-25 Use
Topeka officials say all Kansas colleges must watch for illicit LSD-25 use but no widespread activity is evident. Evan Wright of the State Health Department cautions rumors exist yet few concrete cases. He notes Kansas drug addict rate is about one eighth the national average.
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Topeka
Kansas
Evan Wright
Food and Drug Division
State Department of Health
Washburn and
Wright
Wheat Harvest Job Office Set in Wellington and Caldwell
Wheat harvest offices will be set up in Wellington and Caldwell by the Arkansas City Kansas State Employment Service, says farm labor rep Eugene Ratzloff. Clear S. Day will open his Wellington office at the 4H Building Thursday June 2 from to 5 p.m. Call FA 6-2181. Ages 16 and up seeking harvest work should apply at the 4H Building.
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Wellington
Caldwell
Arkansas City
Kansas State Emit Service
Eugene Ratzloff
Clear S. Day
Day
Governor Denies Pardon for 1932 Bank Robber Harvey Bailey
Governor William H. Avery refused to grant a full pardon to Harvey Bailey, convict in a 1932 Fort Scott bank robbery and related Oklahoma kidnapping. Bailey, 79, on parole for over a year and living in Joplin, requested pardon to travel beyond parole limits and pursue old Wisconsin business ties.
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Topeka
Kan
William H. Avery
Harvey Bailey
Kansas
Oklahoma
Bailey
Joplin
Avery
Wisconsin
Fort Scott
State Penitentiary
Charles Urschel
Oklahoma City
Kansas Considers Starting School Younger, Raising Kindergarten Age
Kansas moves toward nursery schools for children younger than kindergarten while raising minimum ages for kindergarten and first grade. State superintendent Adel Throckmorton notes districts may run nursery programs but warns against mandatory start rules. State funds now support some kindergarten efforts.
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Dayton Blair
Associated Press
Topeka
Kansas
Adel F. Throckmorton
Washington
Education Group
Throckmorton
Throckmerton
Move to Abilene Considered for Ike's First Son
Gen. Robert Schulz said the disinterment of Doud Dwight Eisenhower from Denver Colorado is in planning and may transfer the first son of Dwight and Mamie Eisenhower to the family plot in Abilene Kansas. The infant, born September 24 1917, died January 2 1921 of scarlet fever while the couple were at Camp Meade.
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Gettysburg
Robert Schulz
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Eisenhowers
Denver
Colo
Abilene
Kan
Schulz
Doud
Dwight Eisenhower
Camp Meade
Baltimore
Eisenhower
Wet May showers dampen Whinstreet scene
Eddie J Shaw notes showers began about 9 this morning and continued through the afternoon with light precipitation. May was dry with 1.43 inches locally, compared to last year's over 7 inches. Parking meters in downtown get aluminum paint and new lane lines. Stickers urge locking cars to prevent thefts. W A Dickey of 821 College Santa Fe remains in Topeka hospital after an April 4 eye injury. his wife says he may lose most vision and may not rail again. A Swedish boil in bag meals concept is expanding to non frozen foods with storage up to 19 days. A teen hop is set for Saturday at Memorial Auditorium to raise money for next season’s uniforms, featuring the Apostles. Kay Buffington led a Home Economics judging school in the H building.
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W. A. Dickey
College, Santa Fe
Santa Fe Hospital
Topeka
Dickey
Memorial Auditorium
Little Football League
Apostles
Kay Buffington
Another Mostly Dry Month Ahead
May is history and left us dry. June will be fair and settled with showers possible early in the month. A slim rain chance from the 11th to 14th followed by light showers the 19th to 22nd. The 27th to 30th offer the best rain. June fishing peaks the 1st and 10th to 14th, 19th and 20th, and 27th to month end.
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F. A. Macklin
Adhaius
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Schull
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New York
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White House
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