Snow Piles High Cold Snaps Records
Heavy snow and a mass of frigid air swept the Northeast with record cold. Nantucket Island received 14 inches, Montpelier 10 inches, Falmouth 9 inches, Bennington 7 inches, and Rumford 7 inches. Muskegon faced nearly 3 feet of snow as temperatures plunged below zero across 13 states from the Rockies to the Atlantic, with Bemidji reaching minus 24 and Rockford shattering a date record.
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Senate Defeats Two Attempts to Trim Foreign Aid Bill
Washington reports the Senate rejected two amendments aimed at cutting foreign aid funds in the $3.2995 billion bill. Morse sought $300 million for defense pact allies, Elender urged $350 million, both opposed by majority. Debate centered on aiding economies on the Sino Soviet periphery to sustain larger militaries.
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Wayne Morse
Core
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Allen J. Ellender
D-La
Three youths bound over on forged check charges
Three youths arrested Monday night waived preliminaries in city court yesterday and were bound over to the March term of district court. Tony Edwards 20 of McPherson, Ivan L. Ray 20 of Parker, and Jack Riley 16 of 722 S Garfield are charged with drawing and uttering three forged checks each for 30 dollars cashed Monday at Donaldson IGA Olson's Market and Deep Rock station.
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Ivan L. Ray
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Jack Riley
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Olson’s
Deep Rock
Reindeer Parked In Wrong Place in Winfield
Santa Claus spoke with a girl in Winfield Kansas explaining he arrived by reindeer and sleigh and the reindeer were parked behind the building. The girl challenged him saying she came in a different way and found nothing there.
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Winfield, Kan
Santa Claus
Winfield
Santa
Tribune Phone Contact for Carrier Update
Instruction to reach the Tribune via phone if unavailable. If the primary contact cannot be reached, use the alternative number HE 1 3400 after p.m. to connect.
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New Star For Christmas Space Plan
The U S space agency will launch a 12 foot diameter Air Density Explorer balloon satellite as a Christmas star. It will be aimed at an orbit near the earths poles and boosted by a solid fuel Scout rocket from a naval facility. The sphere will be visible at twilight as a pin point light moving against the stars, circling the globe every 122 minutes.
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Naval
Yale Home Judging Tonight Lights to crown Chanute contest
Twelve Chanute homes and three churches will be judged tonight in the annual Christmas outdoor lighting contest sponsored by the Chanute Jay Cees. One last home entry, Rex Babcock at 611 N. Steuben, brings the northwest ward total to three. seven in the southwest ward and two in the southeast ward. Three out of town judges will select ward and overall winners after a dinner at the Silver Grill. Winners announced tomorrow.
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Wall Crossing Opens First West Berlin-East Berlin Reunions
West Berlin residents used new Communist passes to cross the inner Berlin Wall and reunite with relatives in East Berlin for the first time in over two years, marking a historic easing of border restrictions.
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Traffic Fatalities Log In Topeka 1963 Year End Count
Topeka report shows Kansas traffic death tally across 24 hours to 6 am Thursday. December 31 figures indicate 1963 total 561 deaths, compared with 576 in the previous year for the same period.
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Intercepted Letter Dear Cha Letter from Kansas aid advocates
An intercepted note expresses hope that Kansas will administer the Kerr-Mills medical plan for elderly beneficiaries. The brief communique closes with a personal sign off.
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Post Office Reaches Christmas Mail Peak at Chanute
The Chanute post office reached its Christmas mailing peak Monday per Postmaster Mrs. Florence Kelley with crowds mailing parcels and stamps. Estimated volumes show a record day, while Saturday hours extend to 5 pm. last week’s stamp sales totaled 595, with Monday 1110 and Tuesday 708 and Wednesday 820, and no overnight pileups reported.
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Earl Morgan
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Kelley
Freezing Drizzle Forecast For Wide Areas of Kansas
Wide areas of Kansas face light snow or freezing drizzle with cloudy skies. Topeka forecasts indicate warmer conditions in the east and south tonight but cooling in the northwest, with Friday bringing more snow in the north and drizzle in the south. Temperatures tonight range 10 to 25 degrees, Friday highs expected in the 30s, colder in the north. Local postal updates note overtime in Chanute and Christmas delivery plans including no rural mail on Christmas Day, plus Santa letters and ZIP codes urged on return addresses.
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Anderson seeks Kerr-Mills talks in Topeka with officials
Gov. John Anderson asked the Kansas Medical Association to meet in his office with the State Board of Social Welfare to resolve disputes over Kerr-Mills. He said operation cannot be turned over to medical groups and defended the state’s plan as fiscally accountable and governing uniform charges. The debate centers on whether the program runs under the board or shifts to doctors or Blue Shield.
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Santa hugs girl as mumps joke lands on Santa
Springfield AP report recalls a pretty girl sitting with a department store Santa to share a pre Christmas joke. She whispers she got the mumps. The part time Santa, David Serrell, jokes he hasn’t had them yet after she leaves.
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David Serrell
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Rev Latimer Resigns Post as Grace Rector
The Rev Boyd C Latimer resigns as rector of Grace Episcopal church effective Jan 15. He has accepted a call as rector of St Mark's Tulsa and chaplain to Episcopal students at Tulsa University. Latimer led Grace since Nov 15 1955, overseeing land purchases for a new church and remodeling, and a new rectory at 118 S Highland.
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Kansas
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Episcopal Canterbury Center
Cohen Trinkets Sold
Flashy jewels once owned by ex mobster Mickey Cohen sold in Los Angeles for about $19,000. The 43 pieces were auctioned by the Internal Revenue Service to help pay roughly $375,000 in back taxes.
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Los Angeles
Mickey Cohen
Internal Revenue Service
Chanute area schools schedule Christmas observances and recess
Chanute public and parochial schools plan Christmas programs and parties as classes close for holiday recess. Students decorate rooms, sing carols at Roosevelt Murray Hill and Lincoln, tour classrooms, and attend PTA celebrations. Junior College and Royster High host assemblies, plays, and Christmas events with staff and student groups coordinating gifts, decorations, and visits from Santa Claus.
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