Christmas Holiday Traffic Deaths Rise Across Nation
Traffic accidents over the three day Christmas weekend killed at least 571 people, with California recording 59 deaths, and New York 39. Michigan 35, Texas 34, and Pennsylvania 32 followed. Five states reported no fatalities. The toll fell below the 1955 record of 609 but met safety council projections.
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Associated Press
National Safety Council
New York
Michigan
Texas
Pennsylvania
Alaska
Hawaii
Maine
Montana
Washington
Nine Die In Kansas Christmas Holiday Traffic Toll
A head on collision near Garnett killed three and raised Kansas road deaths to nine over the Christmas weekend. Injuries included five hospitalized, with three in critical condition. Additional fatal crashes occurred in Florence, Parsons, and near Topeka, while Oklahoma, Wisconsin, Illinois, California, New York, Michigan, and Tennessee reported further tolls. An AP survey counted 396 fatalities coast to coast during the period.
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Associated Press
Garnett
Kansas
Jail Term For Contempt Of Court
Erie resident John B. Finley, 32, is jailed for 20 days for contempt of court after an early morning arraignment on charges tied to a high speed pursuit involving Crawford County and Neosho County officers. Finley and his wife were chased near Girard, Intercepted at St Paul, with Finley charged with resisting arrest and two counts of assault. Mrs Finley cited for reckless driving. contempt stemmed from abusive courtroom language.
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John B. Finley
Justice of the
John Lindquist
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Finley
Highway Patrol
George Neely
Neosho County
Crawford County
Girard
Neely
Don Richardson
Chanute
St. Paul
Bill Strukel
Indian Reservation Pipeline Tax Ruled Subject to Tax
TOPEKA Kansas The attorney general says a pipeline on an Indian reservation is subject to assessment and taxation. The ruling cites federal law empowering interior to grant rights of way yet states that owners must pay any lawfully assessed taxes. The issue arose with a pipeline crossing part of the Sac and Fox Reservation in Brown County.
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William Ferguson
Property Valuation Department
Ferguson
Secretary of Interior
Brown County
City Commission Meeting Tonight
The city commission will meet at 7 30 in regular session at the Memorial building. One business item is the consideration of applications for 1965 retail beer licenses.
False alarms trigger no fires at two addresses
Firemen reported two false alarms on Saturday at 7 25 p m and 11 p m. No fire was found at 918 N Santa Fe or 201 Denman.
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N. Santa Fe
Denman
Pittsburg Bank Buys Business Block for New Bank
The National Bank of Pittsburg has purchased all property along the east side of Broadway between Second and Third streets in downtown Pittsburg. A new bank building with drive in windows and parking will replace the razed area, extending from the bank’s current site. The bank, founded in 1880 as Bank of Pittsburg, became a national bank six years later.
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National Bank of Pittsburg
Pittsburgh
C. 0. Davis
The
Bank of Pittsburg
National Bank
About 80 Hostages Believed to Be Alive
LEOPOLDVILLE The Congo AP mercenary troops on a rescue mission reported that about half of the 160 white hostages between Paulis and Wamba were still believed alive. The fate of 80 others, including missionaries and merchants, remained unknown. A UN doctor was said killed by rebels who have slain over 160 Europeans and Americans in two months. Tshombe's force advances southeast from Paulis toward Wamba.
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the Congo
Congo
Paulis
Wamba
United Nations
Flood Relief Flights Blocked by Snow in West
Heavy snowfall halted flood relief helicopter flights in Northern California and Oregon, extending the stranded refugees’ ordeal to a week. Snow levels dropped to 1000 feet as conditions eased elsewhere, but California recorded 19 flood deaths and a roughly 1 billion dollar damage estimate. Civil defense and Red Cross reported thousands displaced across Oregon, California, Idaho and Washington with 500 miners families marooned along Klamath and Salmon rivers. Holiday travelers faced delays after highway washouts and resort-packed shelters near Garberville.
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Pacific
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The
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Idaho
Washington
Klamath
Salmon Rivers
William Sowle
Civil Defense
Yreka
Negotiators Seek End to UN Peacekeeping Crisis
United Nations diplomats, led by Secretary General U Thant, race to avert a Soviet U.S. clash over Congo and Middle East peacekeeping costs. Thant returns from hospital for urgent talks with Soviet ambassador Fedorenko and U.S. envoy Stevenson as Quaison-Sackey coordinates with Jordan and Mali on Security Council bids.
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U Thant
Congo
Middle East
U.N
Thant
Alex Quaison-Sackey
Ghana
Assembly
Quaison-Lackey
Jordan
Mali
Security Council
Fedorenko
Christmas Babies In One Family In Alnwick England
Noel Cassie born Christmas 52 years ago. His daughter Carol born Christmas 23 years ago. Carol now Mrs John Sergeant gave birth to a 7 pound son this Christmas. The Sergeants consider naming him Nicholas after the patron saint of Christmas.
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Alnwick
England
Noel Cassie
Carol
John Sergeant
Nicholas
One Fatality On Turnpike
Kansas Turnpike reports ten accidents during the 3 day Christmas holiday travel period from Thursday 4 p m to today 6 a m totaling 94 274 vehicles. One fatality occurred when Carroll M Kilgore 24 of Springfield Va lost control Sunday morning and hit a bridge pillar on the northwest section during an ice storm.
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Clements
Kan
U. S. 50
Florence
Carroll M. Killgore
Springfield
Kansas Turnpike
Topeka
Wichita
The
Kansas Turnpike Today
Carroll M. Kilgore
Traffic Fatalities Log In Topeka Kansas
The Topeka traffic death log records fatalities over 48 hours up to 9 am Monday December 9. The data lists counts and timestamps for recent road deaths across multiple hours, illustrating ongoing highway risk in Kansas during the period.
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Topeka
Kansas
Contest Underway For Maid of Cotton Crowns
MEMPHIS TENN AP Twenty young beauties vie for Maid of Cotton with a two day schedule of interviews photo sessions public appearances and social events starting today.
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Memphis, Tenn
State Civil Service Examinations Open in Topeka
The state Personal Division announced a Jan 22 deadline for civil service exams for dormitory director and home supervisor. Dormitory directors work in Emporia Fort Dodge Hays Kansas City Larned Lawrence Manhattan Osawatomie Pittsburgh Topeka and Winfield. Home supervisors serve at Atchison's Children Receiving Home The School for the Deaf Olathe and the School for the Blind Kansas City.
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Olathe
School For the Blind
Protest Over Killing Of Two Filipino Trespassers at Clark Base
About 2,000 Filipinos gathered in Angeles to protest the killings of two Filipino trespassers by guards at Clark Air Base. Speakers urged expelling U.S. bases, recall of Ambassador Blair, and a fleet around the Philippines. No violence was reported amid the rally as investigations proceed.
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Manila
Clark Air Base
U.S. Air Force
Angeles
Philippines
U.S
William McCormick Blair Jr
Blair
Clark
Benjamin Ligot
Diosdado Macapagal
Liberal Party
United States
Formosa
Snowbound farm scene ends with amused pair in North Dakota
In Minot North Dakota an Air Force helicopter crew spotted an object in the snow at a farm. An Air Force snow vehicle carried sheriff's men to the farm where brothers William and Olaf Jorgenson said they had no problems. Snow and bare ground formed strange shapes around the scene.
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N.D
Air Force
William
Olaf Jorgenson
Chance
No. 1 Item Of Business For Congress
The Congress of Racial Equality labeled the Mississippi representatives’ election as the No. 1 item for the 89th Congress. CORE urged a roll-call vote to block swearing in the five claimants until the challenge is resolved. Rep. Ryan planned to introduce the resolution on January 4 with possible support from Speaker McCormack. The Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party leaders said they would seek access to the House floor in January by peaceful means.
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Washington
Congress of Racial Equality Today
Mississippi
Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party
James Farmer
CORE
Farmer
William F. Ryan
Dn.y
Congress
House
John W. McCormack
D-Mass
Israeli Jordanian clash in central Jordan no casualties reported
Israeli and Jordanian forces clashed twice in the central Jordanian frontier area this morning. An Israeli army spokesman said there were no Israeli casualties.
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Israel
Jordan
Israel Frontier
Phone numbers for Tribune contact after hours
Instruction to contact Tribune via carrier or, if unavailable, dial HE 1.3400 after 6 p.m. The message provides after hours routing to reach the Tribune through an alternate telephone path.
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Tribune
Weather area forecast for Kansas fragmented front passage
Partly cloudy to cloudy through Tuesday with winds and warmer tonight cooler Tuesday with light snow or drizzle. Highs around 40 Tuesday, 40s in east, 60 in southwest. Precipitation light but may create hazardous driving. snow or freezing drizzle extending across Kansas except far east. Top Sunday highs ranged 31 to 43.
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Topeka
Kansas
Weather Bureau
Four Die in Christmas Holiday Accidents in Division Seventeen
Highway patrol reports 17 Accidents in Division Seventeen during the Christmas holiday with four fatalities. Among the fatalities a one car crash near the Neosho county line north of Parsons claimed John Martin Raymond 19 of Parsons. Other stats include 197 moving violation summons 66 non moving violation warnings and suspensions, two DUI arrests and 27 motorist assists.
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John M. Raymond
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Ralph Phillips
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Carrie Weaver
Tulsa
Missouri
Highway Patrol
Garnett
Neosho County
John Martin Raymond
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