King Appearance Spurs Vote Drive In Legality Test
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. planned to speak in Selma to headline a large Negro voter registration drive in Alabama. The event tested a state court injunction banning mass meetings by both sides, but the enforcement official said it is unenforceable and local authorities are powerless to enforce it, amid arrest speculation.
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Selma
Ala
Martin Luther King Jr
King
Wilson Baker
Atlanta
Southern Christian Leadership Conference
Alabama
SCLC
Police Report Quiet Holiday In Chanute
Chanute police report a quiet New Year period with normal activity, calves chased from the highway near the armory, a loose horse on W. 14th, and one traffic collision on N. Evergreen near Main. A 16 year old's car was rear ended by a 17 year old, causing about 70 dollars in damage. Separate reports include thefts, DUI charges, and a highway patrol led case, plus a federal court injunction context related to Selma and civil rights era litigation.
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Lige Matlock
Armory
W. 14Th
Santa Fe Park
N. Evergreen
Main
Ronald E. Venus
N. Forest
Carol A. Ogden
S. Steuben
Venus
Ogden
St. Paul
Fire damages Hutchinson gym at reformatory
Fire at the new Hutchinson State reformatory gym caused heat and smoke damage to the $128 000 facility with only a storage room saved. Guards opened gates after a 30 minute delay caused by a power outage. Athletic clothing worth about $300 was destroyed. No inmates were in the building.
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Hutchinson, Kan
Hutchinson State Reformatory
Dale Love
KU's Don Pierce in Critical Condition After Crash
Don Pierce a KU sports publicity director in Kansas City was in critical condition with head injuries after a rear end collision on U S 40 near Lawrence He remains unconscious in hospital as of Thursday night report His wife Vivian 43 also injured in fair condition in Lawrence The driver Warren Hornsby 44 fled from the scene awaiting turn in Lawrence
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Kansas City
Kan
Don Pierce
University of Kansas
University of Kansas Medical Center
Pierce
U.S. 40
Lawrence
Vivian
Pierces
Warren Hornsby
Hornsby
Intercepted Letter Dear Cha News Note
Intercepted letter fragment notes the new year starting much as the old one ended. The brief reflects a personal correspondence tone with a closing Yours.
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Cha
Weather data shows December readings and weekend forecast
The record lists high and low temperatures for the date with 44 and 33 degrees yesterday 64 and 7 for Thursday. Relative humidity at 1 a.m. 22 percent and barometer 29.25 steady. Precipitation yesterday 0.76 inch Thursday 0.21 inch, total December 1.47 inches for 1964 40.08 inches for the year. Forecast: Fair tonight and Sunday cooler tonight but warmer Sunday with a low tonight 15-20 and Sunday high in the middle 40s.
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FAA
New Year Arrival Brings Joy and Early Duties
In 1965 many Americans faced chores and beginnings. San Francisco parent Elmer Anderson Jr named his triplet daughters Tracy Delia Mia Marie and Marsha Jeaneen after birth. In Port Clinton Carl Johnson gave toys food and clothing to Kentucky neighbors to show goodwill. Angel the mutt settles in Gilbert Nativity scene, renamed Gabriel. President Johnson at his Texas ranch drafts budget plans and the State of the Union while considering steel price increases.
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San Francisco
Elmer Anderson Jr
Lisa
Tracy Delia
Mia Marie
Marsha Jeaneen
Johnson
Texas
Congress
Accident Fatal to Holliday Woman Pollock Young 24
Mrs Martha Jane Pollock Young 24 of Holliday Kan died in a hospital Friday from injuries suffered in an automobile crash on December 15. Her car overturned a mile north of the Zarah community in Johnson County. She leaves her husband Russell C Young a son and a daughter.
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Kansas City
Kan
Martha Jane _ Pollock Young
Holliday
Young
Johnson County
Russell C. Young
Sky diver drops without parachute in 14,600 feet stunt
Rod Pack, a 26-year-old sky diver and movie stuntman from Arvin, leaped from a plane at 14,600 feet with no parachute. A fellow diver handed him a reserve chute 4,000 feet below, allowing a safe landing. Photographers documented the feat as Pack completed the descent and deployed the reserve chute without injury.
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Arvin
Calif
Rod Pack
Earth
Pack
North Hollywood
Bob Allen
Hollywood
Allen
Doyle Fields
Bob Buquor
Vote Tension In Pakistan Preserves Polls
RAWALPINDI Pakistan AP Pakistan stays quiet yet tense as troops guard polls for the first presidential election Partisan aides warn of violence if their candidate loses amid a politically awakening nation People discuss the race in dusty streets bazaars coffee houses and shaded courtyards as crowds gather to watch events unfold
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Rawalpindi
Pakistan
Mohammed Ayub Khan
Fatima Jinnah
Cold Winter Hand On Flooded Areas
The Associated Press reports a worsening flood and snowstorm across Washington Oregon northern California Idaho and Nevada with deadly weather effects. A 9 year old girl dies in California as a Red Cross official is struck by helicopter blades and a crewman is fatally injured. A water tower is toppled in Washington and the World’s Fair Hotel Ship Catalla sinks. President Johnson declares Idaho disaster counties while Nevada explores federal aid. The storm threatens motorists and slows relief as officials shift from rescue to damage assessment.
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Washington
Oregon
California
Idaho
Nevada
Weather Bureau
Red Cross
Washington State
Tatoosh Island
Catalla
Seattle
Johnson
Frank Church
Happy Camp
Klamath National Forest
Paul R. Gillis
Tarzana
Calif
Los Angeles
Orick
Eureka
Yvonne Marie Cavan
George Grace
Office of Emergency Planning
Mountain Rescue Brings Down Injured Climber From Mt Monadnock
A brave volunteer rescue team hauled 22 year old Gary Sylvester from a crevasse on Mt Monadnock in near zero conditions. He sustained a brain injury and was transported by ambulance to a Boston hospital in poor condition.
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Jafrey
N.H
Mt. Monadnock
Gary Sylvester
Watertown
Mass
Boston
Sylvester
Grafton Burke
Dublin
Burke
Associated Press
Deaths Soar On Highways During New Year Holiday
Traffic fatalities surged to 259 in a three day New Year period ending Sunday, with the National Safety Council predicting 300 to 360 deaths over the long weekend. The 1959-60 three day toll was 374, a prior record.
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Associated Press
National Safety Council
Four killed as Kansas traffic ties New Year period
At least four people died in Kansas traffic incidents since the 6 p.m. New Year start. Donald J. Lowry, 53, of Wellington, died in a four mile west of Great Bend intersection crash Friday. Donna Jean Little, 18, of Kansas City Kansas, died in a car hitting a tree in Kansas City Friday. Thursday night fatalities included Mrs. Carol Lee Reschke, 22, of Little River, near Hutchinson, and Robert M. Wood of Kansas City in a Lawrence collision. Three others were injured.
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Associated Press
Kansas
Donald J. Lowry
Wellington
Great Bend
Donna Jean Little
Kansas City
Kan
Carol Lee Reschke
Little River
Hutchinson
Robert M. Wood
Lawrence
Tribune Phone Contact Advice for Readers
Instructions urge readers to contact their Tribune via phone or call HE 1-3400 after 6 p.m. if the carrier cannot be reached. The note emphasizes using the provided line for assistance and timing.
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Tribune
Death Takes K C Snyder Former Chanute car dealer dies at 78
Kenneth C. Snyder longtime Chanute motor car dealer died Friday morning at Neosho Memorial Hospital after weeks of illness. He was 78 and lived at 624 S Lincoln. Born November 18, 1886 in Angola Indiana he moved to Chanute in 1927 and ran Neal Jones Ford until 1947. He married Jewel Weidemeyer in 1917. Survived by his wife and sister Vera Beckholt Fort Wayne Indiana. Funeral at Koch Skinner Memorial chapel Monday at 10 with Rev. Fred Shaw. another service at Forest Hill chapel in Kansas City followed by burial in Forest Hill Cemetery.
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Kenneth C. Snyder
Chanute
Neosho Memorial Hospital
Snyder
S. Lincoln
Neal Jones
Cedar Lodge No
A.F
A.M
Fort Scott
Pittsburg
Vera Beckholt
Fort Wayne
Lrd
Koch-Skinner
Fred Shaw
D.D
Forest Hill Chapel
Forest Hill Cemetery
Kansas City
Shot Kills Man in House Brawl in Kansas City
A young man was shot to death near midnight Friday during a brawl at 6422 Indiana Avenue as a carload of men tried to crash a party. Kenneth E. Mann, in his 20s or 30s, was shot in the chest and head. Seven to eight people remained in the house when police arrived and were questioned. all involved were Negroes.
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Kansas City
Indiana Avenue
Kenneth E. Mann
Unification Proposal Made by Wilson County Schools
Altoona and Midway districts petition for unification to state superintendent Adel F Throckmorton. If approved, a public hearing will occur and an interim board could be elected in April 1965. Unified district planned for July 1966 with three board districts and four year terms. Adjacent territory may petition to join after July 1, 1965.
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Fredonia
Altoona
Midway
Adel F. Throckmorton
Altoona Rural High School
Midway Consolidated School
Benedict
Altoona-Midway
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