Neosho Manor Residents Share Christmas Meaning
The inquiring reporter asks residents what Christmas means to them. Answers highlight family gatherings, faith, peace, and personal memories from William Wiles, Emily Etter, Nellie Walker, Etta Yockey, Edith Howerton, Norton, and Mildred McCarty, with anecdotes of travel, gifts, prayer, and past hardships.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Neosho Manor
William Wiles
Germany
Everett Wiles
Emily Etter
Walker
Yockey
Nellie Walker
Etta Yockey
Traffic Fatalities Report For Topeka December 1962
Topeka Kansas AP reports a traffic fatality log for the 24 hour period ending 9 am Saturday December 29 1962. The figures show 571 deaths for December compared with 537 in the same period in 1961.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topeka
Kansas
Freedom Christmas For 1 113 Prisoners
Cuban invasion prisoners numbering 1 113 were promised freedom by Christmas after a deal with the Castro government. Red Cross and officials said the release would come in exchange for medicines and food aid worth about 53 million dollars. A four plane shuttle will fly the prisoners to Miami with shipments guaranteed by banks and hoped to unfold within six months.
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Havana
Gift of Freedom
Red Cross
Castro
James B. Donovan
New York
Donovan
Principe Castle
Isle of Pines
Cuba
Washington
Port Everglades
Fla
Miami
Idel Castro
U.S
Lusius Clay
Cuban Families Advisory Committee, and E. Roland Harriman
American Red Cross
Pan-American World Airways
Havana Radio
Radio
Royal ‘Bank of Canada
Cuban National Bank
Nassau pact tests Gaulle's stance on Western nuclear umbrella
Nassau Bahamas AP dispatch reports Kennedy and Macmillan presenting France with the Polaris option and a NATO driven nuclear shield. De Gaulle's response will shape whether the pact becomes a three nation Western nuclear club or remains a Britain-US arrangement. The plan envisions NATO control of nuclear forces with allied bombing and submarine forces developed in steps toward a unified deterrent. Britain plans Polaris undersea launches once submarines are ready, likely 1969 or 1970.
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de Gaulle
NATO
United States
Britain
Kennedy
Macmillian
Polaris Plan Triggers British Uproar Over Nuclear Deal
London reports a pact between Prime Minister Harold Macmillan and President Kennedy to supply Britain with Polaris missiles in place of Skybolt sparks harsh criticism across parties. Labour vows a major attack, arguing the deal is late and costly, while some Conservatives fear loss of nuclear independence.
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London
Harold Macmillan
Kennedy
Britain
Skybolt
Labor Party
United States
Macmillan
Conservative
House of Commons
Laborite
Daily Herald
Daily Express
Daily Mirror
Severe cold front hits Kansas on first day of winter
A cold wave threatens Kansas with two surges as the first winter cold front moves in. Temperatures may dip to five degrees in the northwest and around 15 in the southeast with highs in the teens Sunday. Strong north winds accompany the storm and no significant snowfall is predicted.
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Topeka
Kansas
Tribune
Cal
Weather Bureau
Garden City
Russell
Abilene
Hattan
Pittsburg
Kennedy
Air Force
Olathe
Hill City
Beer Laws Are Reviewed For Taverns In Chanute
The Chanute city commission reviewed beer sale rules for taverns and urged operators to keep windows clear and lighting bright. Officials cited underage sales, dim lighting and obstructed views as key concerns while 23 of 24 license applications were approved for taverns and related establishments.
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Pro
John Lapham
Lapham
Lige ‘Matlock
John, M. Sherman Jr
Matlock
Sherman
Dave Evans
Chanute
Lambert
Orley Barker
Orley
S. Forest
Norma Layman
S. Santa Fe
Tioga Hotel
Main
Lincoln
Elks Club
E. Main
Hazel M. Tyson
Tyson's Cafe
W.main
Burris and
Hillard Blume
Empire Billiards
Eagles
Leona Gibson
Top
Hat
Ruby Marhasin
S. Evergreen
Erma Williams
Erma’s Cafe
Pauline Meeker
Travelers Inn
E. Elm
American Legion
N. Evergreen
E. L. Hudson
Hudson's Market
Eric D. Anderson
Anderson's
Christmas Program At Amish School In Kalona Iowa
At Pleasant Hill School in Kalona Iowa 21 children from Amish and Mennonite families perform a Christmas program. Bearded parents observe as students recite poems sing carols and reflect on faith with themes about Bethlehem Calvary and keeping Christ in the heart.
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Kalona
Iowa
Amos Yoder
Pleasant Hill
Rachel Yoder
Eldon Beachy
Calvary
Bethlehem
Nine children fund Christmas trip for mother with coins
Mrs. John Hayden of Long Island plans a Christmas Eve flight to California to visit her parents, funded by her 9 children ages 28 months to 16. They saved through summer earnings and small payments, with father adding a sum. The mother will be away a week for the first time since 1944.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norton
McCarty
Jesse .N. Norton
Indiana
Mildred McCarty
Sayville
N.Y
John Hayden
California
Long Island
Hayden
John
Maureen
Santa Ana
Dennis
Nicholas
Margaret
Donald
Michael
Thomas
Christopher
Rueben C. Molberg
White Christmas in Antarctica Brings Penguin Gifts
U S scientists and sailors in Antarctica plan a Christmas week as snow and ice reach 7 000 feet. Christmas trees were flown 2000 miles from New Zealand and ships carry gifts from U S families. Navy reports penguin jewelry and stuffed toy penguins are the season’s top items.
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Pearl Harbor
Hawaii
U. S
Antarctica
New Zealand
United States
Navy
Christmas Closing Notices and Holiday Schedule
City and state offices shut Monday and Tuesday for Christmas observances. Erie county offices close at noon Monday and reopen Wednesday. Stores open Monday but close early for Christmas Eve. No mail deliveries Tuesday. The Tribune publishes Monday only.
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Erie
the Tribune
Skybolt Tests Mark First Successful Flight by B52 Carrier
A B52 bomber launched the Skybolt missile in its first successful test flight after decades of development. The rocket dropped from under the B52’s wing at Cape Canaveral and climbed over the Atlantic, staging the 39 foot 52 ton weapon as planned.
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Cape Canaveral
Fla
Atlantic Ocean
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Howerton Taylor
Edith Howerton
Co. L. Taylor
Etter
Uthmann
Turner
Pearl Uthmann
Korea
Annie Turner
Principe
S. S
JFK
Mac
Nassau
Bahamas
France
Western Nuclear Club
Cha
Yours
Lincoln School
Santa
Opal Lowe
JoAnna
Reuben Willis
West 21St Street
Willis
R. D. Hamar
Zoning Board of Appeals
William T. Hunt
First Presbyterian Church
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