1170 Cubans Seek Asylum in United States
About 1170 Cuban refugees arrived at Port Everglades aboard the Shirley Lykes after a rough Atlantic crossing. Red Cross nurses tended the seasick, many elderly, as they sought freedom from Fidel Castro's regime and a new life in the United States.
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Miami
Fla
United States
Shirley Sykes
Port Everglades
Fort Lauderdale
Fidel Castro
Cuba
Benning Lary
Kennedy says Cuba arms buildup not supported by evidence
President Kennedy told reporters that daily aerial surveillance shows no sign of a massive Soviet buildup in Cuba. He noted 16,000 to 17,000 Soviets remain on the island exercising and building barracks, with only one Soviet ship possibly carrying arms since the October crisis. He also discussed tax policy and clarified past air cover questions about the 1961 invasion.
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Washington
Kennedy
Cuba
Robert F. Kennedy
U.S
United States
Living Costs In Slight Dip In December
The government reports a two tenths of one percent drop in December consumer prices due to lower food costs, the largest monthly fall in four years. Officials warn January data may erase the decline because of higher prices from early winter crop freezes. CPI stands at 105.8 with 1957-59 base and 129.8 on the 1947-49 base.
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Washington
Labor Department
Honor Event by Chanute JayCees
Chanute JayCees plan a banquet at the Masonic Hall to honor a young teacher from the Chanute school system. About 50 members, spouses, and guests attend as five local judges pick a winner who receives a plaque and certificates and advances to the state Outstanding Young Teacher competition. Joe Balch will speak. students provide music. dancing follows.
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Chanute
Chanute JayCees
Masonic Hall
JayCee
Joe Balch
Harold Tarpley
Robert Cox
Raymond Zumalt
Nancy Jones
Raymond Bell
Jim Keller
Intercepted Letter Dear Cha Theme
An intercepted note expresses casual amusement about subfreezing conditions being seen as warming up and signs with Yours. The fragment hints at a humorous or ironic personal communication rather than a formal record or event.
Petrolia Fire Destroys Car Garage and Contents
Fire yesterday destroyed the Cochran home garage in Petrolia and its contents including a 1960 Ford car. The building belonged to Cities Service Gas Co where Cochran worked. Fire officials suspect a lit gas stove near a dog routine started the blaze. a dog was outside in a pen. Firefighters arrived at 1 30 p m but flames were too advanced to save the structure. Other calls included a Ben Franklin store steam pipe leak and a Kay Hotel mattress burnout with follow up dousing.
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A. R. Cochran
Petrolia
Cities Service Gas Co
Cochran
C. W. Brennan
Cochrans
Ben Franklin
E. Main
Kay Hotel
N. Highland
Hat Gives Narrow Escape In Trench Collapse
Leonard Murillo a 39 year old worker was buried for about 15 minutes under four feet of earth after a trench side gave way in Los Angeles. He pressed against the far wall and covered his mouth with his hard hat trapping air. Co workers excavated him and firemen gave oxygen. He was shaken but fine and took the rest of the day off.
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Los Angeles
Leonard Murillo
Murillo
Town Without Water For Six Hours In Pauline
Pauline residents were without water for six hours Thursday after a main served the area broke in mid afternoon. Topeka water commissioner Louis Howard cited ground frost as the cause and noted frost troubles across the system with 30 mains broken since December 17.
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Pauline
Louis Howard
Topeka
Howard
B52 Crash Near Greenville Surviving Crew Named
A B52 stratofortress from Westover AFB crashed into Elephant Mountain near Greenville Maine. Two survivors Lt Col Dante E Bulli and Capt Gerald J Adler were flown to Dow AFB Bangor. Authorities search for remaining crew amid low temperatures and scattered parachutes seen nearby.
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Greenville
Maine
Elephant Mountain
Here
Westover Air Force Base
Mass
Budd Holt
Air Force
Dante E.bulli
Cherry, Ill
Gerald J. Adler
Houston
Tex
Westover
Dow Air Force Base
Bangor
Maine Fish and Game Department
Dow
Traffic Fatalities in Topeka Log Update
Kansas traffic death log shows 0 fatalities in the 24 hours to 9 a m Friday. For January 1963 the total is 18 deaths, compared with 30 in the same 1962 period.
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Topeka
Kansas
Dog Geared for Electronics in Police K 9 Unit
Mucho the German shepherd trained to respond to commands from a walkie talkie worn on his harness. Officers say the dog excitedly reacts to K 9 1 calls, and they plan to refine the setup for potential use.
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Alexandria, Va
Mucho
Eugene Yoakum F
Alexandria
Yoakum
County Offices Move Into New Courthouse in Erie
County offices begin transfer to the new Erie courthouse with transections by the treasurer clerk and register of deeds and district court clerk before noon. Sheriff Neely says his radio base station will shift last with new units and antenna tower. old building to be vacated and demolished after a formal opening date is set.
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Erie
Sheriff’s Department
Freda Locke
Virgil Lowe
Ava Jeffrey
Register of Deeds
Merle Estes
District Court
George Neely
Sheriff's Office
Frank Vaughn
Board of County Commissioners
Bills Start to Fall in Senate Hopper
In Topeka Senate action bills would raise state aid to Washburn University by about 300000 and extend sales tax exemption to replacement machinery for existing plants. Also proposed are a 1 mill recreational levy for cities and districts, park-land sales, and probate guardian list repeal. House brief session introduced uniform insurance fees and a Finney County junior college proposal for Gardens City.
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Topeka
Senate
Washburn University
Robert C. Taggart
Taggart
Kansas Industrial Development Commission
KIDC
House
Kansas
Hubert Fatzer
Fellsburg
Fatzer
George Meeker
Garden City
Finney County
Gardens City
Ottawa South protests 1 35 routing reversal hearing set
Jack L. Goodrich of Parsons leads Ottawa South Association to protest the Kansas Highway Commission reversal of the Interstate 35 routing. A hearing is scheduled for 1 30 p.m. February 13 in the state office building at Topeka. State Senator Forsyth and other area lawmakers joined the resolution opposing the change.
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Jack L. Goodrich
Parsons
Ottawa South Assn
Kansas ‘Highway Commission
Topeka
Goodrich
A. J H. Meschke
Meschke
Ottawa South Organization
Charles Forsyth
Erie
Ottawa South
High Commission
Ottawa
Oklahoma Line
Emporia
Kansas City
Committee Posts for Joe Skubitz
Rep. Joe Skubitz from Kansas, a new member, was approved as a member of two House committees. He joins the House Administration and the Interior and Insular committees representing the 5th Congressional District.
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Washington
Joe Skubitz
R-Kan
Congress
House
House Administration
Skubitz
Caney Man Killed In Truck Accident
Roy Perry a 64 year old pipeline crewman from Caney Kan was killed north of Bartlesville when a rolling truck pinned him against a fence post He was setting up a fence with a crew Washington County Sheriff Jim Holt said the truck apparently rolled backward trapping him before he could escape.
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Bartlesville
Okla
Roy Perry
Caney
Kan
Perry
Washington County
Jim Holt
Legislators From Area Planned Open Meeting In Chanute
Chanute area legislators will be invited to an open meeting on legislative issues likely in late next month. The Chamber of Commerce committee on legislative affairs approved the project and will seek state senators and representatives from Neosho Allen Woodson and Wilson counties. Mayor John Lapham attended the committee meeting.
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Chanute Trade Area
Chamber of Commerce
Neosho
Allen
Woodson
Wilson
Chamber
Joe Skubitz
John Lapham
Main
Polio Vaccine Drive Expands Across Erie and Chanute
In Neosho County, about 1,200 Erie area school children joined the second phase of the oral polio program, with Chanute clinics serving roughly 2,600. Sabin Type II vaccine administered at Erie High School and city hall, free to students and preschoolers. adults pay 25 cents.
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Erie
Neosho County
Erie High School
Chanute
Salk
Murray Hill
Hutton and
Alcott
City Hall
Fire destroys Owens barn near Humboldt
A barn on the Melvin Owens farm 32 miles east of Humboldt burned last night. A passerby alerted Mrs. Owens as 8:15 p.m. neighbors helped but the structure with 500 bales of alfalfa and 25 bales of prairie hay was lost. A nearby machine shed roof also burned. An electrical short is suspected due to a sudden power drop.
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Melvin Owens
Humboldt
Owens
Weather forecast for Kansas: cold with snow possible
Temperatures show a mix of milder conditions across Kansas today with a new cold front expected Saturday. Overnight lows range 4 to 14 degrees in the northwest and central areas, with highs likely in the 20s to 30s. A storm in the Texas Panhandle may bring snow and freezing drizzle tonight and through Saturday.
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Topeka
Kansas
Goodland
Olathe
Hutchinson
Wichita
Texas Panhandle
One Week Old Baby Lives in Glass Soundproof Crib
Kelly Farrell, one week old, is kept in a germ free glass box with 80 degree climate control and soundproofing. Parents Mary and Walt Farrell, both 23, say the box provides safety and comfort and limits diaper changes while enabling feeding and play time outside the crib.
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Miami
Fla
Kelly Farrell
Kelly
Mary and
Walt Farrell
University of Miami
Mary
Walt
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Europe
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Tribune
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K-9-1
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