Christmas Babies Highlight Neosho Memorial Hospital Week
Two newborn boys born at Neosho Memorial Hospital mark the peak of a week of Christmas events. A son to Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Gerhardt and a second son to Mr. and Mrs. John Webb arrived yesterday morning and evening respectively.
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Gene Webber
S. Lafayette
Patricia
Pamela Gerhardt
Elmer Gerhardt
Gerhardt
Neosho Memorial Hospital
N. Lafayette
Johnny Webb
N. Steuben
Turkey
Santa Claus
Mrs Gooding Wins Tribune News Tip Award
A rural Erie mother, Mrs R W Gooding of Erie R 3, wins The Tribune weekly $3 tip prize for recounting how her two year old son Richard broke through ice on a farm pond. She rescued him by pushing a board to him over the ice despite not being able to swim. The tale ran in Saturdays Left Hand Pitch column.
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Erie
R. W. Gooding
Tribune
The
Chanute
Hutchinson Man Killed in Crash
George L. Williams 51 of Hutchinson died Monday night when passing another car. his car collided head on with a diesel truck pulling two liquid gas trailers on K-61 six miles north of Hutchinson. Richard Wyman of Mahuska was hospitalized with abrasions and shoulder injuries. It was Kansas second traffic fatality since the Christmas holiday weekend began Friday at 6 p.m.
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Hutchinson
Kan
George L. Williams
Richard Wyman
Mahuska
Williams
Kansas
Danville
Richard Gorman
Erie R
Neosho Valley Cooperative Creamery Assn
Glen Weidert
Erie
Lester Marts
Weidert
Division Highway Patrol
Neosho County
Wellington
Yates Center
Death toll climbs during Yuletide holiday traffic
The Associated Press reports 521 traffic deaths during a 78 hour Christmas period ending Monday, with fires adding 83 lives and miscellaneous mishaps 85. Weather and icy roads worsened conditions across the nation, marking the first year since 1955 with over 500 highway deaths in a three day holiday span.
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Associated Press
National Safety Council
Two Fatalities In Kansas Over Christmas Holiday
Kansas highway fatalities dropped to two between Friday evening and Monday midnight, far below last year’s 18. Weather conditions and reduced travel played a role, with the Highway Patrol patrolling around the clock. Governor Anderson urged drivers to keep headlights on during daytime hours for safety.
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Topeka
Kansas
Safety Department
Highway Patrol
John Anderson
Highways Near Normal in Kansas Except Icy Spots
Kansas highways were reported normal overall with slick spots in three northeastern counties. Patrol said patches of ice remain hazards in Atchison Doniphan and Brown counties.
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Topeka
Kansas
Atchison
Doniphan
Brown
Man in Bed Killed as Car Plows Into Home
An auto full of eight teenagers crashed through the wall of Otis Clevenger’s bedroom near Logan West Virginia at 2 15 am killing Clevenger 54 instantly Mrs Clevenger and a daughter escaped as did the eight occupants of the car seven boys and a girl The driver James W Grace 18 lost control after leaving a ditch and swerving across WV 10 through the house door on McConnell four miles south of Logan
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Logan
W.va
Otis Clevenger
Clevenger
Florence
McConnell
Clevengers
J. Tryall
James W. Grace
Grace
13-Year-Old Girl Killed in Foss Car Crash
Mary Lou Williams, 13, of Wichita was killed when the car she rode in overturned on a county road two miles north of Foss Oklahoma. Four other teenagers in the vehicle escaped injury while Robert Scott, 17, and Linda Sue Kelley, 19, both of Clinton, were hurt but not seriously.
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Foss
Okla
Mary Lou Williams
Wichita
Bounty Road
Robert Scott
Linda Sue Kelley
Clinton
Labor Group Calls Action Violation in Kansas Labor Split
The Kansas State Federation of Labor AFL CIO says the independent Council of Kansas Labor formed by dissident groups violates the federation constitution. District 70 IAM reports the move follows a bitter split after the 1962 federation elections, with Topeka meeting set for January 6 to decide on legislative matters and possible rival council actions.
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Holly
La.m
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K.S.F.L
House of Labor
Kansas
Kansas State Federation of Labor
Afl-Cio
C. of K.L
United House of Labor
Topeka
Kansas Traffic Death Log Shows December 41 in 1961
Record shows traffic fatalities during December reaching 41 in 1961, with 532 deaths recorded in 1961 and 502 in 1960. time frame notes 72 hours to 9 a.m. Tuesday and December figures.
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Topeka
Kansas
Fire Loss at Home Here and Holiday Police Activity
Christmas incidents kept Chanute police and fire crews busy with fires at the Moulton residence and a vehicle blaze on Main Street. The Moultons lost clothing and furnishings, while two cars and a pickup sustained damage in collisions and a hit and run. Multiple arrests followed for open bottle transport and reckless driving as officers logged numerous minor accidents and duties over the holiday period.
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Morris D.lice
Pack
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S. Garcers
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Moultons
Santa Fe
Enid
Okla
Chevrolet
802 W. Main
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Edith
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Iola
Gilliland
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S. Steuben
Rush
Lloyd Kerby
Nortonville
Windows J
Cole Motor Co
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Rendevouz Cafe
E.main
JFK Visits His Father During Palm Beach Stay
President Kennedy visited his seriously ill father at St. Marys Hospital in West Palm Beach. The former ambassador Joseph P. Kennedy suffered a stroke a week earlier while the president, dressed casually, spent 24 minutes at the bedside before returning to his Palm Beach lodging.
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Palm Beach
Fla
Kennedy
Joseph P. Kennedy
St. Mary's Hospital
West Palm Beach
Christmas warmth binds nations with acts of kindness
A festive spirit spanned the continent as neighbors aided fire victims in Bloomfield and Nashville while families like the Cahills and Downers received help. Across states, donations funded homes and meals, with one Iraqi-like string of mercy in Galveston, Springfield, and New Cumberland illustrating charity in action.
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Pierce Lehmbeck
Associated Press
Winter storm heads for Kansas from the west
The Weather Bureau forecast snow breaking out in northern and eastern Kansas tonight with light snow or rain across much of the state. Western areas expect 15 to 20 degree lows while eastern regions dip into the 20s and a total snow depth of up to 8 inches remains in the extreme northeast corner. Highs range from the 30s to near 60 earlier in the day.
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Kansas
Topeka
Weather Bureau
Olathe
Dodge City
Pittsburg
Black Christmas Weekend Violent deaths rise in South Africa
Johannesburg reports at least 50 South Africans killed in violent incidents during the holiday period. More than 1,000 white and nonwhite patients admitted to area hospitals for injuries from brawls and assaults. Traffic crashes account for about 20 deaths amid racial tension.
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Johannesburg
South Africa
Johannesburg Star
Die
Vaderland
Johannesburg General Hospital
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