Bank Truck Robbed of $511000 Cash
Gunmen robbed a Passaic County bank truck of $511000 in cash outside St Anthony's church rectory. Four priests and two guards were taken, the guards bound, and the vehicle looted before the suspects escaped by car. Police described three to six attackers wearing Halloween masks and noted an alarm issue at the scene.
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Paterson
St. Anthony's Roman Catholic Church
John Anderson
First National Bank of
Passaic County
Anderson
Left Hand Pitch at Montgomery Ward Store
One of two 10-year-old boys visits Montgomery Ward with a pad and pencil. He explains he is measuring boxes to find one matching a box at home with his name on it, hoping to deduce what is inside. The store manager M. J. Martin asks about Christmas lists, but the boy clarifies his purpose in a quiet exchange.
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Montgomery Ward
Tere
Small Fry Driver In Fatal Accident
In Miami Florida seven year old David Brooks learning to drive the family car apparently mistook the accelerator for the brakes. His father Robert Brooks 32 stood nearby with sister Deborah 8 as the car lurched forward. Mrs Brooks angrily walking home with two younger children heard the car and Brooks was killed instantly Deborah died in surgery at the hospital.
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Miami
Fla
APUE
David Brooks
Robert Brooks
Deborah
Robert Frost
Brooks
Hia'eah Race Course
Debbie
Suits and Topcoats Stolen in Lawrence Break-In
In Lawrence Kansas the Weaver's department store at 9th and Massachusetts suffered a break-in Sunday night. About 150 suits and 100 topcoats were taken with an estimated loss of 8000 to 10000 dollars. Entry was gained by prying open a back door and no other merchandise was stolen. The merchant patrol found the scene at 9 p.m.
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Lawrence
Kan
Weaver's Department Store
9Th
Massachusetts
Larry Flannery
Wreck in Mexico Fatal to 41 and Peru Mine Blast Kills 57
In Mexico a speeding freight train rear ended a halted passenger train in dense fog near Tacotalpa Tabasco killing 41 and injuring 75 including two American tourists. Engineer fled. wreck blamed on fog and inattention. In Peru a gas and coal dust explosion at Cerro de Pasco mine killed 57 miners and injured two. mine operated by Cerro de Pasco Corp. Authorities investigate cause as rescuers search for remains.
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Mexico
Peru
Villahermosa
Here
Tacotalpa
Tabasco
Mexico City
Palenque
Chiapas
Miguel Sanchez Cruz
Tenosique
Coatzacoalcos
Veracruz
Lima
Cerro de Pasco
Cerro de Pasco Corp
State Traffic Fatal to Six On Weekend
Six people died in Kansas traffic accidents over the weekend. Judy Megenity, 18, of Salina, died when her car overturned near Em poria after attempting a pass. Her car clipped a vehicle driven by Lucille Estep, who was injured. Two 19 year olds, Larry Betz and David Miller, died when their car left the road near Bazine and burned. Alfred R. Mattox, 38, of Atlanta died when his car struck a bridge and landed in a creek near Rose Hill. Pearl Dugan and Thomas Hurphy were killed in separate Friday incidents. Missouri reported eleven weekend traffic deaths.
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Associated Press
Kansas
Judy Megenity
Salina
Kan
U. S. 50
Emporia
Lawrence E. Garner
Dexter
Lucille Estep
Modoc
Estep
Larry Betz
David Miller
Bazine
Atlanta
Alfred R. Mattox
Rose Hill
Pearl Dugan
Wakefield
Thomas Hurphy
St. Joseph
Missouri
Annual Shutdown At Monarch Plant In Humboldt
The Monarch cement plant in Humboldt began its annual winter shutdown on Saturday. Production is scheduled to resume January 10, while the office and shipping departments will stay open during the shutdown period.
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Monarch
Humboldt
Tribune Phone Contact Guidance Stressed
A note directs readers to dial HE 1 3400 after 6 p.m. if unable to reach their Tribune phone or carrier. It emphasizes contacting the specified number when conventional lines fail.
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Tribune
Fire Marshal Probes Inflammable Beads Fire
The state fire marshal investigates a Topeka incident where a woman, Mrs. Claire Hettinger, burned on face and neck when a string of beads caught fire during a Christmas party at a Topeka bank. Beads allegedly lit by a cigarette. beads bought in Kansas City, Missouri.
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Topeka
State Fire Marshal’s
Claire Hettinger
Walter McClanahan
Kansas City
Traffic Fatalities Log for Topeka in 1964
AP report outlines Kansas traffic death tallies over 48 hours ending 9 am Monday December 31 1964. compares with 573 deaths in the corresponding period of 1963 and 629 in the 1964 sequence.
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Topeka
Kansas
Adoption list closed out by Elks lodge says all adopted
The Christmas adoption list coordinated by the chamber office has all its names adopted. As in past years, the Elks lodge closed out the list today.
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Chamber of Commerce
Elks Lodge
Weather summary for Topeka area Christmas outlook
Mild weather dominated Kansas with highs from the upper 40s in the east to near 60 in the west. Tonight colder with lows mid 20s. Tuesday will be cooler with highs in the 30s and lows around the 20s. A brief cold snap tonight followed by warming midweek. Precipitation trace recorded Saturday. Relative humidity in the afternoon at 95 percent. barometer at 29.10 inches.
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Eiasbienias
Topeka
Kansas
Pittsburg Bank Names Topekan As President
John G. McNay vice president of First National Bank of Topeka is named president and managing officer of the City National Bank to be built in Pittsburg. Construction bids will be opened this week and the building is expected ready about April 15.
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Pittsburg
Kan
John G. McNay
First National Bank of
Intercepted Letter Dear Cha Budget Hearing Jest
The note jokes that Gov elect Avery will be lonely if he only attends the state budget hearing and neglects city county and school hearings. It implies a light dig at limited attendance by the governor elect.
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Avery
Public Budget Hearings Open To Kansans Views
Gov elect Bill Avery schedules a full day of public budget hearings in Topeka from 8:30 a m to after 5 p m with a half hour lunch. Citizens and groups will testify on higher education funding state mental health programs motor vehicle safety and other budget items as part of his plan to widen public input before presenting a recommended 1965 budget to the legislature.
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Topeka
Bill Avery
Avery
Washburn University
State Institutions of Higher Education
Kansas
University of Kansas
Kansas State University
Boys Industrial School
Pittsburg State College
Kansas State University School of Veterinary Medicine
State Park and Recreational Program
Pre Yale Hustle Leads to Double Vehicle Accidents
Police report multiple pre-Yale era crashes around Lincoln Elm and Santa Fe. Fred R Brown 29 was treated after rear ending a stopped car while intoxicated. damages to 1964 Fords estimated at 150. In separate incidents Leonard E Ewing 21 dropped a cigarette causing reckless driving. damage to a 1952 Cadillac 200 and to Ewing's car 150. A 1955 Pontiac struck a power pole total loss with driver William Jenkins 19 cited. Various city property hits followed with limited details and no investigations.
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Fred R. Brown
Denman
Neosho Memorial Hospital
Lincoln
Elm
Brown
Lester L. Hillbrant
Ashby
Hillbrant
C. M. Dunham
N. Santa Fe
Junior Gregory
Ewing
William F. Jenkins
Allen
S. Santa Fe
Jenkins
Lois A. Barnhart
18Th
Santa Fe
Two Tulsa brothers die in private plane crash wreckage found
The twin engine plane carrying John and Robert Wheeler, lawyers from Tulsa, vanished Saturday en route to Los Angeles International Airport. Wreckage was located in the mountains north of Los Angeles by a sheriff's mountain rescue team. Two bodies aboard were recovered but not yet identified.
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Los Angeles
Tulsa
Misfortunes Turned Into Blessings by Handicapped American of the Year
Roger W. Irving of St Petersburg is honored as Handicapped American of the Year for turning personal disasters into aid for others. He teaches esophageal speech after losing an arm, sons, voice, and sight, and works with the VA Center, University of Miami Medical School, and Florida Vocational Rehabilitation to help patients speak within a month after surgery.
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St, Petersburg
Fila
Roger W. Irving
Irving
President's Committee On Employment of the
U.S. Veterans Administration Center
University of Miami Medical School
Florida Division of Vocational Rehabilitation
Birmingham Southern College
Irvin
Pay Rates Higher For Crop-Picking
Washington AP reports that American farmers must pay foreign workers in 28 states between 1.15 and 1.40 dollars per hour starting April 1. Kansas sets the rate at 1.40. Rates differ by state and must be offered to domestic workers first. The change aims to replace foreign labor after the Mexican worker program expires this month.
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Washington
Labor Department
Kansas
Rate Hikes Blamed for Milling Slump in Midwest
TOPEKA Kan AP transportation rates are blamed for lost milling business in the Midwest. Gov John Anderson convened officials from nine states and business leaders to discuss grain shipping costs from growing areas to mills nationwide. Oklahoma Gov Henry Bellman attended as discussions centered on how varying freight rates affect wheat regions and the shifting location of milling activity.
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Topeka
Kan
Midwest
John Anderson
Henry Bellman
Oklahoma
Texas
Nebraska
Missouri
North Dakota
South Dakota
Minnesota
Colorado
Kansas
Five Million Dollar Fire Damages Neiman Marcus Store
Dallas construction crews work around the clock to clean up after a weekend fire at the Neiman Marcus specialty store causing an estimated five million dollars in losses. President Stanley Marcus announced the downtown Dallas store would reopen January 11 after the seven story complex sustained heavy damage to decorations and stock from the blaze.
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Dallas, Tex
Neiman-Marcus
Stanley Marcus
Missing Cosa Nostra Boss Bonanno Fails to Appear
New York AP news reports Joseph Bonanno known as Joe Bananas did not show at his Manhattan attorney William Maloney’s office. Maloney left to appear before a federal grand jury about Bonanno’s whereabouts, while Bonanno has been missing for two months after a purported kidnapping. Bonanno, 59, is said to be alive and well, with his lawyer stating he will not talk.
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New York
Cosa Nostra
Joseph
Joe Bananas
Bonanno
Manhattan
William Power Maloney
Maloney
Record of 66 Fire Deaths in Three Days Across Nation
Nationwide fire toll climbs to at least 66 over three days with many victims children. Fires ravaged homes and facilities including a nursing home in Mountaintown Indiana and a Palmyra New York blaze that claimed a mother and her six children.
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Associated Press
New York
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Fresno
Alvin Cramer
W. Main
Rae Ann
Lois Erickson
Pitsburg Bank
Topekan
Cha
Yale
Leonard E. Ewing
Davids
Genevieve Allday
Main
H. L. Rapp
Freda Carmichael
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