Christmas Eve Floods Strain West as Waters Rise
Across five Western states flood waters receded slowly in parts while more rain and flood crests threatened through Christmas Day. In California Oregon Washington Nevada Idaho hundreds evacuated as rivers rose and efforts by Air Force Navy National Guard Red Cross and civil defense helped thousands stranded. Death toll neared 28 with over 5 000 displaced as communities faced outages and rescue operations.
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Associated Press
Oregon
Kenneth Parker
Salem
Ore
California
Yuba City
Washington
Nevada
Idaho
Jess
Air Force
Navy
National Guard
Red Cross
Coast Guard
Civil Defense
JayCees Plan Week of Observance and Awards
Chanute JayCees meet at Orchid Buffet to outline JayCee Week January 17 to 23. Activities include a fundraising drive for junior college scholarships and the JayCee awards dinner with four honors: Distinguished service, Representative young teacher, Outstanding young farmer, and Outstanding boss.
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Chanute JayCee
Bob Wells
Charles Winfrey
Christmas Eve 1964 War and Peace Embrace Across Front Lines
The Associated Press reports a Christmas Eve scene of contrast as Pope Paul VI and President Johnson send hopeful messages to servicemen in Vietnam and other theaters. Comedian Bob Hope visits Vietnam bases while U.S. forces in Korea Germany and Berlin share meals and charity with locals. In Jerusalem the Mandelbaum Gate opens for Arab Christians to visit Jordan for Christmas as thousands pass the wall. The day blends war news with holiday rituals and humanitarian gestures.
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Associated Press
Congo
Viet Nam
Christ
Washington
Johnson
U.S
Bob Hope
Berlin
West Berlin
West
Mandelbaum Gate
Missing Pomeranian Moco Returns Garabedian Family
Moco, the male Pomeranian, is back with John and Joanne Garabedian after a ransom drama. Coco, the pregnant female, remains missing after the theft from a Country Club Plaza car on Nov. 27. A waitress recalled a young couple buying one Pom and a suspect man was identified when Moco was returned. The Garabedians had paid 150 dollars in ransom. a 125 dollar reward was offered.
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Kansas City
Moco
John Garabedians
Coco
Garabedian
Country Club Plaza
Sreward
Christmas Holiday Observance Orders Closures Across City and County
Tomorrow Christmas Day will be a general holiday with many retail stores open Saturday while some offices close. Neosho county and state offices delay reopening to Monday, post offices operate on holiday schedule, and the Tribune will be closed. Safari Museum shifts to 2 p.m. opening.
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Neosho County
Erie
the Tribune
Safari Museum
Snyder Improves in Neosho Memorial Hospital Case
Snyder improved today while patient K. C. Snyder of 624 Lincoln, a retired Ford dealer, continues treatment at Neosho Memorial Hospital for pneumonia.
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K. C. Snyder
Lincoln
Ford
Neosho Memorial Hospital
Traffic Fatalities Report From Topeka Logs
Kansas traffic death log for December 2 1964 records 38 fatalities in 1964 versus 39 in 1963. Officials note daily counts from Topeka and surrounding areas, with no immediate cause listed. Authorities urge caution and continued road safety measures across the state.
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Topeka
Kansas
Conscience Based After 35 Years NASHVILLE Christmas
An unidentified senior citizen in Nashville returns to an Aetna office to dispute a 1929 Model T fire he had previously claimed was an accident. He offers to return the $225 damages the insurer paid, saying the fire was not an accident. James L. Busby, an Aetna agent, recalls the scene and the man’s relief at the repayment.
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Nashville, Tenn
Aetna Insurance Co
Aetna
James L. Busby
Santa's Train Delivers Christmas Cheer to LeRoy Family
In LeRoy Kansas a local freight crew led by conductor Doug Ogden raises funds from through-freight crews and the grandmother caring for three girls after their father left. The collection surpassed 75 dollars and the south local plans a 5 pm stop to deliver Christmas freight to the family.
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Osawatomie
Kan
LeRoy
Doug Ogden
Rail Worker Killed on Santa Fe Line Near Vilas
Elvin Beuchat, 59, of Madison, a Santa Fe section hand, was killed about 2 15 PM while working with a tamping machine crew east of Vilas on the line to Fredonia. He was entangled in the tamping machinery as he set jacks under the track. Seven crew members were present. Beuchat had long service with Santa Fe, starting in June 19. Funeral arrangements placed at Gibson and Campbell funeral homes, with a brother in Eureka.
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Santa Fe
Elvin Beuchat
Madison
Vilas
Fredonia
Beuchat
Topeka
Chanute
Santa Fe Ir
Gibson Funeral Home
Campbell Funeral Home
Eureka
Johnson to Seek Postal Rate Hikes and Budget Cuts
Johnson plans to ask Congress for higher second and third class mail rates while pressing for a civil service and postal workers pay rise. Budget director Kermit Gordon said the budget is near completion and expected to fall well under 108.5 billion, with figures not yet fixed. Postmaster General Gronouski announced a modest rate increase and steps to require ZIP code sorting for large mailers, plus more hires to reduce overtime and speed service, and a push to close small offices where rural routes can replace them.
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Johnson City
Tex
Johnson
Congress
Uncle Sam
Kermit Gordon
Fire Destroys Part Of Potatoes In Truck Blaze
A trucker drove a burning semi to the local fire station around 9 45 last night then left after the flames were extinguished. The Minnesota to Louisiana load of potatoes had a stove fire in the trailer to prevent freezing. Minor damage occurred and some potatoes were moved for reloading. Ownership was listed as Caravan Refrigeration Cargoes of Opelousas Louisiana.
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Minnesota
Lousiana
Opelousas
White Christmas Likely for Kansas Areas
The area forecast calls for colder weather through Christmas with light snow possible. Snow warnings were issued for northern counties in northwest and north central Kansas with two to four inches expected there, lighter accumulation elsewhere. Christmas Day will be cloudy and cold with highs in the 20s to around 40, northeasterly winds 10 to 15 mph.
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Topeka
Kansas
Weather Bureau
Desperate Bank Robbery Suspect Arrested After Tulsa Theft
In Kansas City a man attempted a bank robbery at Security National Bank. Patrolman arrested Ellis Thayer Van Nattan of Tulsa after the incident. He waived preliminary hearing and is held on a $5,000 bond. The $7 taken from the teller was returned.
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Kansas City
Kan
Billy
Kriss
Ellis Thayer van Nattan
Tulsa
Okla
Security National Bank
van Nattan
U.S
Robert L. Boyce
Avery Family Vacation Arrives in Jamaica
Governor elect of Kansas William Avery arrived in Montego Bay with his wife and two children for a five day vacation at a private home on Jamaica's north coast. The party touched down in Kingston and planned a quiet getaway away from the capital.
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Kingston
Jamaica
William Avery
Kansas
Montego Bay
Christmas Observed in Steamy Viet Nam Delta
An AP shared Christmas letter from Army Capt. Don Masters in Can Tho Viet Nam to his wife in Austin. He describes a humid Mekong delta Christmas with a makeshift tree, mixed American and Vietnamese children, and gifts. He reflects on faith, home, and waiting to open a Christmas present as distant artillery booms. The note ends with love to Ann.
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U.S
Viet Nam
Mekong Delta
Don Masters
Ann
Austin
Tex
Associated Press
Yang
Gia Long Secondary School
Love
Don
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