Kansas and K State Meet in Big Eight Opener
Kansas meets rival Kansas State as the 20th Big Eight tournament opens in Kansas City. Wilt Chamberlain enters his sophomore year as Kansas hopes to extend a string of early wins while Colorado faces Iowa State. The doubleheader starts at 7 30 p.m. with Colorado and Iowa State following at 9 30.
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Kansas City
Kansas
Kansas State
Colorado
Iowa State
Oklahoma
Nebraska
Wilt Chamberlain
Oklahoma State
Missouri
Bob Stevens
Hank Iba
OSU
Walt Wesley
Nick Pino
Kstate
Woods Named Outstanding Weightlifter At Chanute Meet
Jim Woods 192-pound lifter totaled 1 145 in the 181 198 class to win outstanding lifter honors at the Chanute Recreation Commission Christmas meet at the Launching Pad. Russell Anderson led the field with 1 225 but Woods earned the award by coefficient.
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Jim Woods
Chanute Recreation Commission
Russell Anderson
Woods
Anderson
E. Erickson
B. Haller
W. Moreland
J. Willcott
J. Kensett
D. Sewart
J. Woods
B. Harris
B. Ennis
R. Anderson
B. de la Torre
E. Hughes
State Weather Kansas City Report
Kansas City AP reports the 24 hour period ending at 6 a m featured reported high and low temperatures and precipitation totals for the period.
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Kansas City
Elvis as a Singing Wrangler on a Girl Ranch
Elvis Presley appears as a singing wrangler at a ranch offering female guests a western themed experience. The segment sketches his stage presence and playful interactions amid rodeo style activities hosted for guests seeking entertainment.
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Elvis
Five Children Die In Farm Home Fire Near Sparta Illinois
Five children perished in a rural Eden fire that destroyed a farm home two miles east of Sparta. The blaze erupted while mother Melvina Bardo visited a neighbor. father Norman was at work. Victims include Ross 5 months, Norman 1 1/2, twins Armenta and Arlene 3, and Clayierssa 4.
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Sparta, Ill
Here
Eden Monday
Melvina Bardo
Ross Bardo
Norman
Armenta
Arlene
Clayierssa
Gift Certificate Pleases Husband at Steel Plant
Pittsburgh AP report: Joseph F. McLaughlin showed coworkers at U. S. Steel a $400,000 Gimbels gift certificate that was accidentally issued instead of a $10 certificate. Gimbels corrected the error by giving him a $100 certificate and letting him keep the $400,000 one marked void.
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Pittsburgh
Joseph F. McLaughlin
McLaughlin
U. S. Steel Corp
Gimbels Department Store
Gimbels
Kilauea Volcano Eruption Subsiding
Hawaii's Kilauea volcano shows signs of subsiding after the Christmas Eve eruption. Residents felt minor tremors three days after lava fountains erupted from Aloi crater. Scientists report no further lava movements underground and seek explanations for the sudden eruption.
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Hawaii
Kilauea
Island
Honolulu
Aloi
Hawaii Volcano Observatory
Stocking defect sparks Soviet sweatshop critique
In Moscow a reader’s complaint about stockings from the Krtsanisi factory in Soviet Georgia prompts Pravda to summon officials from five ministries and Moscow shops. The paper claims 16,000 defective pairs were sent to Moscow, blaming inadequate yarn and old machinery while pledging 1966 upgrades and an 11 percent production rise.
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Krylova
Krtsanisi
Soviet Georgia
Pravda
Communist Party
Georgia
Soviet Union
Duke Holds To Top Spot In AP Poll
Duke remains No. 1 in the AP major-college basketball ranking with 35 first place votes and 405 points. Vanderbilt Bradley Iowa and Kentucky join the top four as undefeated teams, with Brigham Young Michigan St. Joseph's Minnesota and Providence rounding the top ten.
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Duke
Ben Olan
Associated Press
Vanderbilt
Bradley
Iowa
Kentucky
Blue Devils
Michigan
Commodores
Northwestern
University of A At
Wildcats
Texas Tech
Brigham Young
Mets name Scheffing director of player development
New York AP reports Bob Scheffing former Cubs and Tigers manager was named director of player development by the New York Mets on Monday.
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NEW York
Bob Scheffing
Chicago Cubs
Detroit Tigers
New York Mets
Christmas Dance for Senior High and Juco Tonight
Recreation Calendar notes a Christmas dance for senior high and juco students at Launching Pad tonight from 8:30 to 11:30.
Ottawa's Ed Buzzell Leads NAIA All Star Football Team
Ed Buzzell of Ottawa Kansas headlines the NAIA all star lineup after a 1965 season with 31 touchdown passes and 72 career TDs. Bruce McLenna of Hillsdale joins the backfield with Allen Smith Findlay and Mel Stanton Eastern Washington State. Smith repeats as scoring champion with 146 points while Stanton totals 1 233 rushing yards. Leonard Scheufler of Ottawa named an end on the second offensive team.
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Kansas City
National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics
Ed Buzzell
Ottawa
Kan
University
Buzzell
Bruce McLenna
Hillsdale
Mich
Allen Smith
Findlay
Ohio
Mel Stanton
Washington State
McLenna
Smith
Stanton
Leonard Scheufler
Turnpike Announces Safety Passports for New Year Travel
The Kansas Turnpike Authority will issue traditional Safety Passports to adult occupants of vehicles entering the turnpike from 11 p.m. Friday to 6 a.m. Saturday. Passports can be exchanged for a free cup of coffee at Savarin outlets until 7 a.m. January 1 as a safety reminder for 1966.
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Wichita
Kansas Turnpike Authority
L. W. Newcomer
Savarin
Robert Duncan
KTA
Arthur Stauch
Kansas
Union News Company
Stauch
Rain Respects Hope Threat in Viet Nam Show
Bob Hope entertained 7,000 U S troops of the 1st Cavalry Airmobile at An Khe Viet Nam and gave Spec. 4 Bryan O Connell a photo of his twins born in November. Hope said the photograph was requested by the soldier’s wife, Mrs O Connell, who met him at his plane. The sun shone for most of the show at division HQ 250 miles north of Saigon, and when rain began Hope joked you wouldn’t dare, and the rain stopped.
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AN Khe
South Viet Nam
Bob Hope
U. S. 1St Cavalry
Bryan H. O’connell
Studio City
Calif
Viet Nam
Hope
Saigon
Bank Door Open During Holidays in Jacksonville
Hanson entered a suburban Jacksonville bank on Monday to cash a check and found the door unlocked since Friday. He alerted police. Patrolman Crews found nothing disturbed and said the door had been left unlocked by the employee who usually locks it.
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Jacksonville
Fla
Hanson
D.J. Crews
Crews
Illinois State Upsets St Benedicts In Midwest Tourney
Illinois State knocks off top seed St Benedicts 93 74 to reach semifinals of the Midwest Basketball Tournament in Emporia Kansas. Fort Hays State defeats Omaha 78 62 while Pittsburg State beats Washburn 96 78 and Rockhurst tops Emporia State 94 83.
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Kan
Illinois State
Fort Hays State
Rockhurst
Pittsburg State
St. Benedict's
Omaha
Emporia State
Washburn
St. Benedict’s
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Fort Hays
Clear Doyer
Pittsburg
Jim Chroust
Ron Ford
al Payne
Pat Caldwell
Dennis Smith
Dan Swazick
Mark Fenton
Sabetha
Fenton
College Tournament Scores From ECAC Holiday Festival First Round
Illinois defeated Georgetown 96 to 94 in a tight ECAC Holiday Festival opener. Army topped Villanova 89 to 68 while Boston College beat Colorado State University 86 to 64. Providence beat New York University 79 to 76. Temple defeated St. Bonaventure 84 to 72. LaSalle won 71 to 9 against Brigham Young. Minnesota and Cornell tied 84 to 84. St Jos, Pa beat Niagara 95 to 72.
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Georgetown
Army
Villanova
Boston
Colo. St
Temple
St. Bonaventure
LaSalle
Brigham Young
Minnesota
Cornell
St. Jos
Niagara
Springfield State
Grand Canyon College
College of Southern Utah
Central Oklahoma State
Western New Mexico
Oklahoma
Adams State
Peru State
Various College Basketball Results Across Multiple Tournaments
A sequence of game scores from numerous tournaments including the Hurricane Classic, Big Eight, Far West, Los Angeles Classic, Motor City, Rainbow Classic and more. Notable results include Louisville over Georgia Tech 54 48 and UCLA defeating LSU 95 49, with many other college teams across the nation posting wins and losses.
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Louisville
Georgia Tech
Miami
Boston U
Reds Sign Page
Cincinnati Reds sign Neil Page a 21 year old pitcher from Australia becoming the first player from his country to sign a professional contract.
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Cincinnati
Cincinnati Reds
Neil Page
Australia
Chanute Tribune Briefs Chronicle Local News
Chanute Tribune reports on local updates from December 28, 1965, including community events, civic notes, and brief announcements affecting residents and nearby areas.
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The
Chanute Tribune
Golfer Bob Rosburg Hurt in Auto Crash
Professional golfer Bob Rosburg was reported in good condition in Mount Vernon Maine after suffering injuries in an automobile accident.
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Mount Vernon
Maine
Bob Rosburg
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