Boone's debated legacy as Kentucky pioneer hero
In Frankfort and Louisville a fierce historical debate centers on Daniel Boone. Some scholars call him an uncouth hunter and misattributed figure, while defenders praise his frontier pathfinding. Recent vandalism of his Louisville statue and a proposal to move his grave fuel the controversy.
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Kentucky
Louisville Histori
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Clark
Daniel
Louisville
State Traffic Fatal to Four
Four persons were killed in Kansas over the weekend in traffic crashes. In Emporia area a head on collision on US 50 killed Phillip W. Holcomb 17 and John A. Lopez 21 while Gerald B. Crowell 20 was hospitalized with serious injuries after speeding in the wrong lane. A two car crash on K-18 near Luray killed Gary D. Gindstaff 18 of Sedgwick and left Leonard Brown 19 of Lucas with injuries and his wife Doris 18 hospitalized in Ellsworth. Julius R. Jennings 20 of Kansas City Kansas died when his car hit a utility pole Saturday night.
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Emporia
Phillip W. Holcomb
John A. Lopez
Gerald B. Crowell
Emporians
The
Highway Patrol
Crowell
Luray
Gary D. Gindstaff
Sedgwick
Leonard Brown
Lucas
Doris
Ellsworth
Julius R. Jennings
Kansas City
Kan
Dr Nigro Crashes Through Plate Glass Window
In Kansas City a dinner guest Dr D M Nigro crashed through a 15 foot plate glass window at the Hallmark building while hurrying to check his coat at the People to People event. He escaped with cuts on his hands and said he was grateful for a small audience as porters and guards witnessed the mishap.
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Dr. Nigro
Hallmark
Hope Gun Is Clue In Bank Robbery
Police hoped a sawed off shotgun found in an abandoned car would lead them to two bandits who robbed the Rosedale State Bank of 17444 dollars. Detective Koska said there were no fingerprints on the gun and it had no serial number. The weapon was in a car stolen the day before the robbery.
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Kansas City
Kan
Rosedale State Bank
Michael Koska
Koska
Jet Fighter Pilot Killed in Olathe Crash
Lt. Donald K. Gauble 31 of Littleton Colo, a Titan II missile project engineer and naval reserve officer, was killed when his F4D Skyray jet crashed near the Olathe Naval Base runway during a routine training flight. Witnesses said the takeoff appeared normal before the aircraft disappeared.
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Olathe
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Olathe Naval Base
Donald K. Gauble
Littleton
Colo
Gauble
Martin Co
Cauble
The Common Field Mouse Emerges as Food Predator
The field mouse rarely survives beyond a year as it consumes its own weight in grass and seeds daily. Constant foraging wears it down while it also serves as prey for many larger animals and birds.
Tumultuous Evening for Sandburg at Waldorf Birthday Dinner
New York AP reports Carl Sandburg celebrated his 85th birthday and the publication of Honey and Salt with a star studded dinner at the Waldorf Astoria hosted by Harcourt Brace. Notable attendees included Justice William C. Douglas and novelist John Steinbeck. Sandburg called the evening unforgettable and said the remembrances may add about a year to his life. He read the title poem in a deep mellow voice and quipped that toward the end he felt “like something the cat drug in.”
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Sandburg
Waldorf-Astoria
Harcourt, Brace & World
Weather summary clouds and fog blanket east half of nation
Dismal weather covers the eastern half with clouds fog and wet conditions. Light rain along the Gulf and East Coasts south of Cape Hatteras. Light snow and drizzle affect the Great Lakes and Mississippi Valley with widespread fog in the Ohio Valley and Pacific Northwest. Temperatures run above seasonal in most areas with cooler readings in the southeast from the 30s to 60s.
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Cape Hatteras
N.C
Great Lakes
Mississippi Valley
Ohio Valley
Pacific Northwest
Florida
Tshombe Chooses Path In Congo Crisis Kolwezi U.N. Option
In Elisabethville Tshombe weighs a bloodless U.N. occupation of Kolwezi to secure his hold as central government moves to reintegrate Katanga. U Thant plan envisions merger of armed forces and revenue sharing while U.N. forces bolster control with Amphibious carriers and bridging gear arriving on Globemasters.
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Elisabethville
Katanga
Moise Tshombe
U.N
Kolwezi
Congo
Tshombe
U.S. Air Force
U Thant
Cyrille Adoula
Leopoldville
Home remedies and handy household tips roundup
A compiled set of practical solutions for common kitchen, cleaning, and maintenance tasks. Freshen musty basements with lime on walls, remove paraffin by boiling water, clean paint spatters with steel wool, tenderize steaks with vinegar and olive oil, open stubborn jars with a rubber band, refresh worn silver by refrigerator enamel, protect flowers with waxed paper, control pests with a vacuum, strip varnish with washing soda, improve linen starch gloss with glycerin, clean car upholstery with detergent and ammonia, and remove splinters by iodining the skin.
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