Two U S Airmen Freed by Russians
The Russians freed Capt. David I. Holland and Capt. Melvin J. Kessler, two U.S. airmen shot down in East Germany on March 10 while flying a twin engine RB66. Their release followed 17 days of diplomatic pressure and came at Helmstedt near the East German frontier. Their companion Lt. Harold Welch was released March 21.
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Helmstedt
Germany
U.S
East Germany
United States
Washington
David I. Holland
Holland, Minn
Melvin J. Kessler
Philadelphia
Harold Welch
Detroit
Welch
Holland
Kessler
Magdeburg
Berlin
Johnson City
Tex
Johnson
Abraham Kessler
David
Ambrose Holland Sr
Minn
ADN
RB66
Music Soothes Migrant Students In Daytona Beach
City officials try music to calm an expected influx of 75,000 Easter vacation students. Police report about 100 arrests daily among 50,000 locals, while 6,500 students attended a folk jazz concert at the band shell with standing ovations. The plan aims to avert past riots during spring break.
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Daytona Beach
Fila
al Garguilo
Fort Lauderdale
Shell
Walnut family escapes as farm home burns near Walnut
A Walnut family of five woke to flames at 3:45 a.m. and fled the burning home of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Ludlum located three miles west and one north of Walnut. The fire, likely from an electrical short in a pump house, destroyed the home and contents, with only a dresser saved. The Ludlums, uninjured, are staying with relatives as fire officials battled the blaze. The home was insured but contents were not.
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Charles Ludlum
Walnut
Ludlums
Ludium
Ludiums
Ludlum
Lawrence Hershberger
J. Ray Little
John R. Eggen
Stark
Archie Ludlum
Mary
Jerry Morris
S. Highland
Blacky
Joe
Tom
Weather summary for this date with temperatures and humidity
A weather note reports high 50s for Saturday and low tonight 30 to 35 degrees. It records a 28.82 barometer at 1 p.m. with no significant temperature change expected through Saturday and fair skies with little wind.
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Io Tetley
Gard Isc
Ck Ks
Kansas braces for light snow and colder temps
Topeka dispatch notes a shift to lower temperatures with light snow in the northwest and north central regions. Mild today gives way to a colder Saturday with mostly cloudy skies and intermittent snow. Overnight lows range from 20 to 35, with Saturday highs from the lower 30s to 50 across the state.
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Topeka
North Central
Kansas
Weather Bureau
Grand Jury Petitions Insufficient at Iola
In Iola Judge Spencer A. Gard ruled petitions calling for a grand jury during the May term of district court in Allen County were insufficient due to not meeting the required number of valid signatures. Petition sponsors charged city officials with spending large sums on unnecessary equipment and criticized the city’s gas refund handling last summer.
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IOLA
Allen County
Spencer A. Gard
Big Hill Reservoir Planning Work Starts
Planning work has begun on the $4.1 million Big Hill reservoir project west of Parsons in Labette County Ozarks. Survey and core drilling crews are collecting data as Congress funded $35,000 for initial planning last year. Construction on the dam is slated to begin in fall 1966.
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Parsons
Big Hill
Labette County Ozarks
Congress
Five Foot Ten Inch Giraffe Born at London Zoo
A five foot ten inch giraffe calf was born at London Zoo, mother Maude stands fifteen feet tall, keepers watched the birth via closed circuit television, and the calf's sex was not yet determined.
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London
London Zoo
Maude
Two Accidents Investigated in Local Intersections
Police investigated two late yesterday traffic accidents with no injuries. At 5 10 p.m. Dale Fulps 18 of 1707 Edith and Phil Carter 18 of 215 Gretchen collided at Lincoln and Main with Fulps southbound and Carter turning left. Estimated damage: Fulps 1958 Chevrolet 200 Carter 1950 Plymouth 100. At 6 30 p.m. Joyce Kaufman 17 of 810 S Wilson and Barbara Welch 20 of 1623 S Evergreen collided at 7th and Larson with Kaufman southbound and Welch turning right from west to north. Left rear of Kaufman 1964 Olds 175 damage. left front of Welch 1950 Chevrolet 25 damage.
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Dale E. Fulps
Edith
Phil Carter
Gretchen
Lincoln
Main
Fulps
Carter
Joyce Kaufman
S. Wilson
Barbara Welch
S. Evergreen
Larson
Kaufman
Welch
Chalifour clan skirts Easter outfits for 12 daughters
In Andover Massachusetts Mrs Jean Chalifour forgoes handmade Easter outfits for her 12 daughters choosing ready made clothes instead. She cites the upcoming Sunday dinner for about 30 guests as the task that would have dominated her time. The children aged 1 to 16 will fill multiple church pews at St Augustine's on Sunday with Cheryl 16 guiding the younger sisters under their parents who are land developers.
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Andover
Mass
Jean Chalifour
Chalifours
St. Augustine’s Church
Cheryl
Skunk Outwits Traps Before Humane Society Capture
A lady skunk hid between walls at Weverhauser Co. in St. Louis and spray endured workers during an elaborate trap attempt. Jim Loggins of the humane society finally seized the animal by the tail, exposing himself to the spray, then transported it to headquarters for disposition.
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ST. Louis, Mo
Skunk
The
Humane Society
Weverhauser Co
Wood Products Company
Jim Loggins
Loggins
Society
Betty Chapman barred from Mar Vista Baptist Church
A Los Angeles judge ordered Betty Chapman cannot attend services at Mar Vista Baptist Church. The 41 year old was accused of singing off key loudly and making faces at the pastor during worship. The court found she disturbed church worship and activities and injunctive relief is warranted. The ruling follows a 1961 temporary injunction barring Chapman, her husband, and daughter from attending. Chapman views the Mar Vista church as her home and does not plan to join another congregation.
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Los Angeles
Betty Chapman
Faries
Chapman
Wayne Eurich
John
Connie Ray
Eurich
Easter Egg Hunts Planned by Lions Club and Knights
The Chanute Lions Club hosts its 17th annual Easter Egg Hunt at Highland Park starting at 2 p.m. in roped zones for three age groups with prizes of 3, 2, and 1 dollars per group. Doyle McKinney chairs the Knights of Columbus youth hunt at 3 p.m. at the K of C Hall, open to St. Patrick's students.
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Chanute Lions Club
Knights of Columbus
Lions Club
Highland Park
Charles Ballou
K of C
St. Patrick's
Doyle McKinney
Comforts of Space Station Enjoyed Without Orbiting
Seattle AP report on a 25 day life support test by Boeing for NASA simulating space station conditions. Five men live in a windowless L shaped box with recycled water, frozen food, and air. the trial ends April 1. Commander Roger Barnicki is the only one to lose weight, down six pounds. Participants include three married men and two Boeing employees with Navy Lt Cmdr Donald E Robinson and Ralvan Welker among the crew.
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Seattle
Wash
Moon
Boeing Co
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Roger Barnicki
Barnicki
NASA
Flight Research Center
Edwards Air Fore Base
Calif
Navy
Donald E. Robinson
Pensacola
Fla
Ralvan Welker
Boeing
Paul Trush
Warren Swenson
California woman barred from church sings along with Mitch
An intercepted letter reveals a California woman barred from church for off key singing still joins in on Mitch’s performance, highlighting a clash over musical participation.
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California
Mitch
Boyd Leads Early In Kansas Governor GOP Race
In Topeka AP survey of 105 county chairmen, Huck Boyd emerges as front runner in the Kansas GOP governor race with 39 of 62 responses saying he leads the six man field. Avery Wunsch Ferguson and others receive varied support as campaigns begin.
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Boyd
Kansas
Topeka
McDill
Huck) Boyd
GOP
Associated Press
William H. Avery
Paul R. Wunsch
William M. Ferguson
Avery and
Maynard Stockebrand
Woodson
Wunsch
Vernon L. Williams
Sedgwick
Ferguson
Nip
Tuck
Boyd, Avery and
Chase
Attorney General's Office
Kansas Bar Association
W.W. Steeples
Huck Boyd
Robert Buchele
Crash Hurts Five and Kills Calf Near Altoona
A car driven by Floyd Russell of Altoona collided with a calf on old highway K39 seven miles west of here at 7:20 PM. Russell 33, his wife Margaret 35, and children Debra 8 Linda 7 Patricia 5 and Michael 3 were treated at Neosho Memorial Hospital. The Buick valued at 800 dollars and the calf at 80 dollars were the only reported losses. the family was en route to Chanute for Easter shopping.
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Floyd Russell
Altoona R. 1
K39
Here
Russell
Margaret
Debra
Linda
Patricia
Michael
Neosho Memorial Hospital
Chanute
Highway Patrol
Neil Nelson
R. J. Nelson
Fire damages Wichita U Art Building
A Wichita University two story art building and museum suffered serious damage from an undetermined origin fire. Unofficial estimates place losses at about 250000 dollars as the blaze swept the second floor studios and offices and damaged a wing on the main floor. Firemen battled the flames for three hours after discovery around 3 a.m.
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Wichita
University of Wichita
Traffic Fatalities In Kansas Traffic Log March 1964
AP summary reports Kansas traffic death tolls over 24 hours to 9 am for March 1964 with 238 deaths, compared to 129 in 1964 and 89 in the 1963 period, highlighting year over year changes.
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Topeka
Kansas
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Morris
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Jon
Kathy
Larry
Jim
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Cha
John Anderson
Harold Chase
Grant Dohm
Grinnell
Avery
Bob Dole
Lloyd Grothusen
Ellsworth County
Harry W. Ware
Doniphan
Max L. Dice
Stanton
Bill Ferguson
W.H. Vernon
Pawnee
Pawnee County
Wichita U. Art
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