Snow Blocks Airlift To Aid Isolated Calif Refugees
A three day snowstorm halted a crucial airlift for 500 refugees cut off in Siskiyou Mountain canyons. Helicopters were grounded by ice and snow as Civil Defense warned relief efforts would struggle to reach isolated Klamath and Salmon river communities near Yreka.
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San Francisco
Siskiyou
Klamath
Salmon
California
Humboldt
del Norte
Civil Defense
Yreka
West Pocket
Salmon Rivers
Calif
Oregon
Chicago Gunmen Loot Church Rack Up $223000
Brink's Inc.Estimates show three robbers overpowered two guards and two priests at Divine Savior church in Nor ridge Illinois. Gunmen tied up victims and hijacked the Brink's truck, with checks likely recoverable and cash amount unclear. The incident mirrors a prior Paterson New Jersey robbery where $513000 was stolen from a Sunday collection.
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Chicago
Brink’s Inc
Divine Savior Church
Paterson
Norridge
St. Anthony's Catholic Church
Intercepted Letter Dear Cha Remains Confidential
A fragmentary intercepted note shows Nasser pushing back against U S aid with a blunt rebuke. The letter references Uncle Sam and suggests the offer will be refused due to other dependents. No further context or names are provided.
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Nasser
Uncle Sam
Flapping Wings for Birds Inspires Human Flight Study
Seaford scientist John Seney and college junior Stephen Moore study human flight using Leonardo the buzzard, electronic instruments, and high speed cameras. They aim to map bird wing dynamics and translate strength into wing flapping for man.
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Seaford
Del
John
Seney
Stephen Moore
Fairfax
Moore
Leonardo
Leonardo da Vinci
da Vinci
Steve
Langley Field
Leonardo the Buzzard
DuPont Company
Probe of Funds Used to Fight Unification
TOPEKA AP The Kansas state superintendent Adel F Throckmorton proposed an inquiry into public funds used by local school boards to back the Kansas Rural School Association in a suit challenging the 1963 unified school district law Throckmorton questioned legality of using tax money through a private group for such actions He noted the KSRA said financing a test case would cost at least 8000 and 147 districts joined the suit with Throckmorton as defendant The case now appeals a district court ruling upholding the law He stressed concern for educational welfare of children Kenneth D Sharp KSRA president argued statutes allow districts to test laws and warned against restricting joint actions
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Topeka
Adel F. Throckmorton
State Superintendent of Public Instruction
Kansas Rural School Association
Throckmorton
Supreme Court
Kenneth D. Sharp. Kismore
Three Bandits Hit Veterans Hospital Credit Union
Three armed men described as Negroes robbed the Veterans Hospital credit union in Kansas City this morning, taking about $3,000 from two cash boxes while a third box containing $31,000 for payroll checks remained in a drawer. A nurse and staff were threatened as a supervisor reported the incident at the hospital on Linwood.
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Kansas City
Veterans Hospital
Traffic Death Toll 578 Over Holiday Weekend
Chicago AP reports the nation's traffic deaths over the Christmas holiday weekend reached 578, marking the second highest toll for a three day period.
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Chicago
Weather Area Forecast and Kansas Temperatures
Partly cloudy and cooler tonight and Wednesday with lows near 30 and highs in the 40s. Cooler weather moved into Kansas as a storm front veered north. Moisture limited to possible southeast thunder showers. Northeast and central Kansas were clear while other areas had clouds. Highs ranged from the 30s in the northwest to near 60 in the southeast. Tonight’s lows forecast 15-20 northwest to 25-30 southeast. Monday highs varied from 62 at Hill City to 67 at Liberal with early lows from 18 at Goodland to 49 at Pittsburg.
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Topeka
Kansas
Hill City
Liberal
Goodland
Pittsburg
Gift From Hospital Auxiliary Replaces Old ER Table
Neosho Memorial Hospital Auxiliary presents a Ritter rotating table for the emergency room. The table, adjustable by foot controls, replaces an obsolete vein use table from the 1951 opening. It will save minutes for clinicians handling more emergency patients. Funds came from Gift and Snack shop profits and dues.
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Neosho Memorial Hospital
Buford Fisher
Auxiliary
Henry K. Baker
Safety Passports For Turnpike Drivers
Wichita AP reports Kansas Turnpike will again hand out safety passports during New Year period. The printed cards, valid for one cup of coffee at turnpike restaurants, will be given to motorists entering the 236 mile toll road in an eight hour window spanning the year change from Thursday night to Friday morning. This is a repeat from previous New Year holidays.
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Wichita
Turnpike
Kansas Turnpike
Taverns Briefed On 1965 Beer License Rules
The city commission approved 25 retail beer licenses for 1965, 20 for on premise and five for carryout. Three on premise licensees must appear in person at City Manager Hayes office. discussions covered licensing, operation rules and serving to minors.
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R. J. Hayes
Plicants
Hayes
Southern Rail Strike Is Surprise
Washington AP reports a surprise strike by the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen against the Southern Railway System spanning 13 states and DC. Officials said the walkout began at 6 am and was about 75 percent effective. Government response remained undecided as unions and management blamed absence of firemen for operating freight and yard engines.
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Washington
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen
Southern Railway System
District of Columbia
Afl-Cio Union
D. W. Brosnan
Southern
Brosnan
UN Assembly Agrees to Plan to Wind Up Business
The United Nations General Assembly backed a year end plan to avoid a showdown over Soviet voting rights. A private poll by President Alex Quaison-Lackey will fill Security Council seats vacant Dec 31. Jordan and Mali contested a Moroccan seat. Netherlands Uruguay and Malaysia unopposed.
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Dave Evans
Fred Harris
P. A. Swan
Board of Zoning Appeals
City Planning Commission
Planning Board
Marlin Blackston
Buford Fisher
Carl Pate
Wilbur Thompson
United Nations, N.Y
United Nations General Assembly
Soviet Union
Assembly
U.N. Security Council
Alex Quaison-Lackey
Ghana
Jordan
Mali
Morocco
Netherlands
Uruguay
Malaysia
Riley Bank Robbed in Riley Kansas
Three men wearing nylon stockings over their heads robbed Riley State Bank in Riley Kansas shortly before 10 a.m. and escaped with an estimated 2,000 to 3,000 dollars. Bank president Harold Holmes said books are being checked for the exact amount. The robbers herded four employees and three customers into the vault. a safety latch allowed them to free themselves. A stolen car was used, heading west toward U.S. 77 as the Kansas Bureau of Investigation and FBI investigated.
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RILEY
Kan
Riley State Bank
Harold Holmes
Holmes
St. Marys
U.S. 77
Maybe Murder Will Out
A motion for retrial of Joseph Aiuppa of Elmhurst Illinois on charges of possession and transportation of an unlawful number of birds was filed in U S District Court by Newell A George U S attorney for Kansas. Aiuppa previously faced a 1963 conviction for possession and transportation of 563 doves. the sentence included jail time and a fine and probation. The 10th Circuit reversed based on faulty seizure warrants. the doves remain in cold storage in Kansas City.
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Kansas City
Kan
Joseph Aiuppa
Elmhurst
Ill
U.S
Newell A. George
Kansas
Con
Circuit Court of Appeals
Traffic Fatalities Log For Topeka Area
Kansas traffic death log reports 52 fatalities in December through 9 a.m. Tuesday, 1964, with 607 deaths in the comparable 1963 period and 660 in 1964 overall count, noting 24 hours ending Tuesday. The report provides daily totals and year-to-date comparisons for the Topeka region.
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Topeka
Kansas
U S approves surplus wheat sale to Egypt despite Nasser
Five days after Nasser's harsh rebuke the Agriculture Department authorized a $16.994 million surplus wheat purchase under Food-for-Peace. Egypt will pay in its currency with some spending in the UAR as the U S contemplates ongoing aid over a three year deal ending next June. Experts say a $35 million request for next year may be shelved amid shortages and diplomatic strain.
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Washington
Egypt
Gamal Abdel Nasser
America
United States
Agriculture Department
Department
Nasser
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