ILC to Add 80 by 120 Foot Plant Expansion
City approves an 80 by 120 foot expansion at the ILC Products plant at 915 W. Cherry to house painting and assembly of blackout taillights for U.S. armed forces. About 40 workers will be hired, mainly women, with manufacture remaining at Elkhart. The new addition ties to a city water main project and supports nearby sites including the Chanute plant and Rolco Mfg Co.
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W. Cherry
R. J. Hayes
U.S
Elkhart
Ind
Hayes
Highland Park
Cherry Street
Harry Byers
Rolco Mfg. Co
Bank of Commerce names promotions and directors
At the annual stockholders meeting held January 18, Bank of Commerce promoted F Wayne Umbarger to vice president and cashier and named Anna Mae Lowe and Marcella LaSalle assistant cashiers. Roger Leeseberg joined as assistant cashier from Household Finance. Directors elected include Margaret Bodley Joe Balch W G Bodley William Gough Bruce Burris D C McCune H O Turner Walter Poor Robert Hollis Gordon Bender and Richard Williams. Bender elected secretary.
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Bank of Commerce
F. Wayne Umbarger
Anna Mae Lowe
Marcella LaSalle
Roger Leeseberg
Leeseberg
Household Finance Corporation
Coffeyville
Sharon
Julia
Roger Jr
Margaret Bodley
Joe F. Balch
W. G. Bodley
William Gough
Bruce Burris
D. C. McCune
H. O. Turner
Walter M. Poor
Robert L. Hollis
Gordon H. Bender
Richard E. Willis
Bender
Bodley
Turner
Ron R. Poor
Rosia Casper
Coldest Kansas day as subzero readings hit state
Area forecast calls for fair to partly cloudy weather through Sunday with very cold tonight. Temperatures plunge below zero again tonight, then modest warming by Sunday. Pittsburg reports one below zero, Belleville 13 below, Concordia sets a record for January 29. Topeka hits 9 below and Wichita 3 below records for the date. Temperatures statewide reflect a severe winter outbreak.
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Topeka
Pittsburg
Belleville
Concordia
Wichita
Record Cold Grips Nation Breaking 72 Year Lows
The Associated Press reports widespread Arctic chill shattering dates with up to a foot of snow in the South and temperatures plunging below zero in 27 states. Williston North Carolina records 40 degrees as the coldest spot amid east of the Rockies.
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Associated Press
Weather Bureau
Williston
N.C
Rockies
Visiting Deer in Back Yard Sparks Local Awe on Kansas Day
Mrs. Virgil Collins reports a beautiful doe deer in her yard at 1920 S Evergreen. The deer, unfazed by barking dogs, appeared well fed and prompted a call to police to confirm it did not escape from a park. All municipal deer were accounted for, leaving the sighting as a brief, curious moment.
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Kansas
Virgil Collins
S. Evergreen
Boston Hotel Fire Kills Nine In Down Town Collapse
A thunderous underground explosion shattered the Paramount Hotel in downtown Boston, killing at least nine and injuring about 60. The blast destroyed a bar and coffee shop, sent patrons into a burning basement, and damaged the adjacent Plymouth Hotel while rescuers hunted for missing people in ice-coated wreckage.
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Boston
Paramount
Kenneth Harrison
Boyston Street
Boston Common
Leo Kelso
Plymouth Hotel
Viet Cong Found Battled Smashed by U S Cavalry near Bong Son
U S 1st Air Cavalry units probing Bong Son area 300 miles north of Saigon report locating and engaging Viet Cong nests. They say 159 enemy killed and 50 captured after helicopter assaults amid heavy fire. 101st Airborne Brigade incurs eight dead in Phu Yen with possible larger toll.
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Saigon
Viet Nam
U.S. 1St Air Cavalry Division
Bong Son
Phu Yen
101St Airborne Brigade
Airborne
State Senate Meats Topeka In Rare Saturday Session
The Kansas Senate plans a first and possibly only Saturday meeting during the budget session with no bills to discuss. Republicans attend Kansas Day activities, while the House did not meet. Three Senate bills passed including a 647954 dollar Schilling Institute appropriation and tax deduction for Kansans paying taxes elsewhere. Proposals include term limits for governors and a five member apportionment commission with a dispute settled by the state Supreme Court.
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Topeka
Kansas Senate
House
Senate
Schilling Institute
Salina
Beech official killed in Wichita traffic collision
in Wichita AP Beech Aircraft Corp official Phil McKnight 55 manager of corporate relations was struck by two cars in downtown Wichita after being hit near a bank exit He was knocked into the street and struck again McKnight a Humboldt Kansas native joined Beech in 1946 and became corporate relations head in 1964
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Wichita
Beech Aircraft Corp
Phil McKnight
McKnight
Humboldt
Kan
Beech
Tribune Phone Help Line Dial After 6 PM
If you cannot reach your Tribune phone contact your carrier then dial HE 1 3400 after 6 p.m. for assistance.
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Tribune
Kansans Sweep Two Events At Fort Worth Rodeo
At Fort Worth Fat Stock Show Sonny Worrell of Altoona won calf roping in 13.5 seconds while John McBeth of Leon took saddle bronc riding with 65 points. The event features more than 400 cowboys competing for 75000 in prize money.
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Fort Worth, Tex
Fort Worth
Sonny Worrell
Altoona
Kan
John McBeth
Leon
Icy Underpass Closes Briefly on 3rd Street
The 3rd street underpass was barricaded to traffic today due to an icing condition created by vapor from the city electric plant cooling tower and the cold. Barricades went up around 9:36 a.m. and were removed about 11 a.m.
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3Rd Street
City Electric Plant
JohnsonDismisses An Appeal Over Resuming Air Strikes
President Johnson dismissed a Democratic Senate appeal for more consultation on resuming bombing of North Vietnam. He said the pause has drawn only a hostile response and pledged unfailing pursuit of peace while offering no date for a decision. He cited 1964 powers to repel armed attacks and aggression.
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Washington
Johnson
North Viet Nam
U.S
Kansan Is Named Honey Queen
Beverly Joan Gibbs, a University of Kansas freshman, was named American Honey Queen after defeating 10 state Honey Queens at the American Beekeeping Federation convention in Chattanooga. She will promote the honey industry at major food shows and state fairs across the United States and received a $500 scholarship with her title.
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Chattanooga
Tenn
University of Kansas
Beverly Joan Gibbs
Gibbs
American Beekeeping Federation
U. S
Traffic Fatalities Log For Topeka Area 1966
Kansas traffic death log reports 24 hours ending 11 a.m. Saturday. January 23 1966 shows 23 fatalities, compared with 43 in the comparable 1965 period. Local authorities review trends and safety concerns.
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Topeka
Kansas
Chanute Wins Alcorn Plant Site Backing Amid Big Local Drive
Chanute chamber backs the Alcorn Combustion Co plant with a 25 000 dollar land and spur cost pledge to secure the project to create a million dollar local income. The plant will employ 100 to 125 by late summer or fall and ship products nationwide and worldwide from a 54 000 square foot first shop.
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Alcorn Combustion Co
Chanute
Chamber of Commerce
Tioga Hotel
Fred Harris
The
Chamber
Harris
Santa Fe Railroad
Santa Fe
Kansas Highway Commission
Triplett
Romney Tops GOP Meet in Kansas Day Activities
Gov. George W. Romney of Michigan spoke at the Kansas Day Club windup as part of two days of Republican events in Topeka. Aimed at 1,000 attendees, the schedule included breakfasts, a news conference, a panel with the state congressional delegation, and luncheons. Debbie Bryant and Jim Ryan were named outstanding citizens at a native sons and daughters banquet.
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Topeka
George W. Romney
Michigan
Kansas Day Club
Kansas
Kansas Republican State Committee
GOP
Kansas Young Republican Federation
Romney
William H. Avery
Sedgwick
Johnson
Shawnee
Native Sons and Daughters
Debbie Bryant
Overland Park
Jim Ryan
Wichita
Kansas Atty General to be urged on tuition law compliance
Kansas Public Junior College Association asked Atty. General Robert Sonderholm to act on counties refusing to accept out-of-county tuition provisions. The group met in Wichita to press for enforcement, noting many noncompliant counties are not adjacent to junior colleges.
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Wichita
Kansas
Robert Sonderholm
Kansas Public Junior College Association
Charles Barnes
Dodge City
Carl Heinrich
Topeka
Attorney General's Office
Storage of Wheat Smallest Since 1954 in Kansas
The Kansas Crop and Livestock Reporting Service reports wheat stocks on January 1 were 296,320,000 bushels, the smallest level since 1954. This marks a 19 percent drop from January 1965 and a 47 percent decrease versus the 1960-64 average.
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Topeka
State Crop and Livestock Reporting Service
Kansas
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