Wichita tanker crash terror grips area
KC135 tanker crashed into a Wichita residential district killing many and injuring none confirmed yet the Air Force chaplain ministered last rites to eight victims. Firefighters said at least eight homes burned and up to 75 could be damaged as civilians fled in freezing temperatures. The Boeing plant origin and McConnell AFB departure were noted as investigators sought cause.
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Wichita
Kan
Wichita Beacon
Air Force
Gilbert Roman
Sedgwick County
Boeing Aircraft
Bomb found at Saigon pool forces evacuation
Saigon police uncovered a 40 pound TNT bomb hidden in a flower pot near a crowded American pool. A Vietnamese officer spotted part of a grenade in soil, triggering a timely alert and evacuation of servicemen and dependents. The pool remained closed briefly and will reopen next day.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
Huynh van Cho
Five families return from Soviet Union after 1956 exodus
Five Russian descent families who went to the Soviet Union in 1956 returned to Argentina saying life under communism failed to satisfy them. One returnee, Ricardo Klimosmus, cited meager ruble earnings and propaganda by the Soviet Embassy and consulate.
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Buenos Aires
Soviet Union
Ricardo Klimosmus
Argentina
Russia
Intercepted Letter Describes Central Park Skating Visit
A fragmented note notes skating at Central Park pavilion with a comparison to fishing at a heated dock. It remarks there will be no thrill of adventure and is signed as a personal missive to Cha.
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Central Park Pavilion
USIA Big Producer of Movies with Global Reach
The U S Information Agency spent about 7.5 million dollars this year on films and distributed some 600 documentaries and shorts to audiences in more than 100 countries. Its output aims to present the American viewpoint overseas and includes a 14 minute drama The President about Kennedy's White House transition sent to 111 countries in 39 language versions.
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Washington
US. Information Agency
South Viet Nam
USIA
White House
John F. Kennedy
Park Pavilion Ice Rink Forming Amid Cold Snap
City firemen flooded the Central Park pavilion rink to two to three inches of water by noon with plans for ice in a couple of days. Recreation director Martin Rotunno urges feet off the ice until officials authorize skating likely Monday. Forecasters expect a low near 10 degrees tonight with Sunday ruled out to prevent cracking. Plans involve the recreation commission, park and street departments, and firemen led by Clem Keller as chief advisor.
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City Recreation Commission
Central Park Pavilion
Martin Rotunno
Recreation Commission
City Park
Clem Keller
Meeting Cancelled Over Main Street Parking Plan
A city commission meeting scheduled for last night to review Main Street parking lot sites was canceled due to City Manager R J Hayes illness. The session will be reset at a later date.
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R. J. Hayes
Weather Update From Topeka Kansas Forecast
North central Kansas sees near zero temps with 3 to 24 degrees in different spots. Today highs 20 to 40 across regions, with lows 10 to 20. Skies clear to partly cloudy, Sunday outlook partly cloudy with highs 25 to 50 and warmer conditions. Precipitation yesterday measured at .02 inch.
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Topeka
Kansas
Weather Bureau
Secret Indictment Arrests Expected
Federal grand jury returned 84 secret indictments tied to the 1964 slayings of civil rights workers Michael Schwerner and Andrew Goodman in Philadelphia and James Chaney in Meridian Mississippi. Arrests were planned in the Meridian Philadelphia area with bonds posted before U.S. Commissioner Esther Carter.
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Meridian
Miss
Mississippi
Jackson
Philadelphia
Michael Schwerner
Andrew Goodman
James Chaney
Rainey
Cecil Price
FBI
Meridian-Philadelphia
U.S
Esther Carter
Justice Department
Schwerner
Goodman
Chaney
Churchill Feared Near Death Amid Brain Clot News
London 90 year old Sir Winston Churchill lay in deep sleep after a cerebral thrombosis. Lord Moran and Lord Brain monitored him as crowds prayed and leaders sent messages. President Johnson and Japan's premier expressed concern and hopes for a swift recovery.
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London
Sir Winston Churchill
Churchill
Lord Moran
Lord Brain
Farm Values To Increase In Kansas Farms And Ranches
TOPEKA AP The 5.9 billion value of Kansas farms and ranches will rise as productive land is adapted to varied crops and new production techniques raise output. William May, vice president of the Federal Land Bank at Wichita, told the Kansas Agricultural Convention that more production is needed as investments grow and profit margins stay narrow.
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Topeka
Kansas
Kansas Agricultural Convention
William §. May
May
Federal Land Bank
Wichita
Light Plane Lands in River in Kansas City Area
Maj. Clyde Gress of Cheyenne and his two children Eva Lee nine and Jeffry eight survived a splash landing on the Missouri River near Independence. After fuel concerns and an engine stall, the pilot directed the plane toward the river, landed on a sand bar, and the group walked to a road where they were picked up.
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Kansas City
Maj
Clyde Gress
Cheyenne
Woo
Missouri River
Gress
Warren Air Force Base
Evalee
Jeffry
Gross
Independence Mo
Albers
Fire Marshal Links KSU Auditorium Fire to Incendiary Origin
Kansas fire marshal Fred Farr said his office is reasonably certain the Kansas State University Auditorium blaze was incendiary in origin. He noted the investigation continues as officials estimate replacement cost at 2.5 million dollars for the six year old building.
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Topeka
Fred Farr
State of Kansas
Kansas State University Auditorium
Farr
Kansas State
Victory Looms for Soviets in UN Dues Vote
At the United Nations in New York AP reports signs favoring a Soviet victory on a showdown vote over peacekeeping dues. The United States appears unable to muster a two thirds majority to apply Article 19 and remove delinquent members, risking a verdict viewed as a U.S. prestige setback.
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United Nations
N.Y
United States
U.N
General Assembly
Assembly
Agriculture Board Elects E. R. Patton President
TOPEKA AP E R Patton Scott City is the new president of the Kansas Board of Agriculture replacing John C Keas Effingham Marthin Green Girard was elected vice president and Robert Teagarden LaCygne was named treasurer Roy Freeland Topeka was reelected secretary Patton farms 1449 acres in Scott County and becomes the 71st president Reelected to the board were Kens Andrew FE Olson Dwight Everett E Erhart Stafford and Howard C Wilson Sharon Springs The election of officers completed the 94th annual Kansas Agricultural Convention.
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Topeka
E. R. Patton
Scott City
The
Kansas Board of Agriculture
Marthin Green
Girard
Robert Teagarden
LaCygne
Roy Freeland
Patton
Scott County
Kens
Andrew FE. Olson
Dwight
Everett E. Erhart
Stafford
Howard C. Wilson
Sharon Springs
Kansas Agricultural Convention
Traffic Fatalities Log for Topeka Area
Kansas traffic death log reports 24 hours ending 9 am Saturday January 18 1965 with 18 fatalities, compared to 30 in the same period in 1964. Records list fatalities across Topeka and nearby areas, noting date and count for public safety update.
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Topeka
Kansas
Tribune Phone Contact Notice
If you cannot reach your Tribune contact, call your carrier. When unavailable, dial HE 1-3400 after 6 p.m.
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Tribune
Last Words Gift Blind Woman and Elderly Man New Sight
In Birmingham Alabama a 15 year old girl and an elderly man will receive cornea transplants from condemned killer William F Bowen 31 who was executed for the 1961 Huntsville murder. Bowen requested his eyes be donated to the University of Alabama Medical Center. He became religious in Kilby Prison and asked the doctors to take care of his eyes.
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Birmingham
Ala
University Hospital Eye Operating Room
William F. Bowen
Bowen
Kilby
Huntsville
University of Alabama Medical
Third Presbyterian Church
James Cantrell
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