Area Rejoices As 1.77 Inches Rain Douses Drought
Farmers and stockmen in a four county area welcomed 1.77 inches of rain last night boosting winter wheat, filling stock ponds, and dampening fire hazards. November rainfall reached 2.94 inches this month, with totals across nearby towns listed.
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Kansas
Weather Bureau
Associated Press
Topeka
Goodland
Pittsburg
Chicago
Midwest
Iowa
Wisconsin
Illinois
Traffic accidents reported near Santa Fe and Cherry
Right front door of a 1964 Olds driven by Kenneth Chestnut 42 of 225 Western damaged about 50 dollars in a minor accident at Santa Fe and Cherry around 9 25 last night. Edward Maksimowicz 42 of Box 144 backed from a parking place. Maksimowicz s 1958 Ford station wagon had no listed damage. Howard Hockett 925 N Western reported a man stepped off the curb into his car at Cherry and Kansas about 7 30 last night. the man was not injured. Mrs Wes Henry R 1 hit the rear of C W Lewis s 1964 Chevrolet pickup at a Main Street traffic signal yesterday.
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Kenneth Chestnut
Western
Santa Fe
Cherry
Chestnut
Edward Maksimowicz
Maksimowicz
Howard Hockett
Kansas
Hockett
C. W. Lewis
Fredonia
R. 2
Wes Henry
Main
Traffic Fatalities in Topeka Log for November 18
Kansas traffic death log records 24 hours ending 9 a.m. Thursday for November 18. Data compares the 1964-58 period with 1963 figures, noting fatalities in Topeka. The report provides baseline counts and year-to-year change indicators for the safety record.
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Topeka
Kansas
Local Chamber Pledges 11000 Toward 50000 New Industry
The Chamber of Commerce raised 11000 toward a 50000 goal to finance Lynco Manufacturing, a new greeting card venture relocating to Chanute. A second pledge meeting was scheduled for next Thursday night at 8 30, venue to be announced.
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Lynco Manufacturing
Orchid Buffet
Fred Harris
Chamber
Ken Caldwell
New Industry Committee
W. H. Caldwell
Mid-America, Inc
Pilot Lands Jet Collapses and Dies at Kennedy
Kazimierz Fraser, 50, pilot of BOAC Boeing 707, landed a jet at Kennedy Airport with four passengers from England, then collapsed in the cockpit. Copilot Michael King took control as crew tried to revive him with oxygen. Fraser, a Polish army veteran who later served as a Royal Air Force fighter pilot, died of a heart attack while awaiting taxi instructions.
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New York
Kennedy International Airport
England
Kazimierz Fraser
British Overseas Airways Corp
Boeing
Rolls Royce Replaced When Scratch Found
CREWE England AP Gordon Ignatewicz a Canadian car fan found a scratch on his new Rolls Royce He sent it from Toronto to Rolls London with a sharp complaint The firm sent a replacement Rolls unscratch across the Atlantic by mail Dennis Williams a company spokesman said We couldn't do this for everybody but Gordon is only 8 and the car was a 4 inch model.
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Crewe
England
Gordon Ignatewicz
Rolls-Royce
Toronto
Rolls
London
Atlantic
Dennis Williams
Gordon
Eskimo Named Manager of Barrow Airfield in Alaska
Rex Ahvakana a 52 year old Eskimo who helped retrieve the bodies of Will Rogers and Wiley Post after their Aug 15 1935 plane crash in Barrow Alaska has been named manager of the new Barrow airfield he will oversee operations and staffing at the remote Arctic facility with Will Rogers and Wiley Post as historical anchors to the town aviation legacy.
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Barrow
Alaska
Rex Ahvakana
Will Rogers
Wiley Post
Crume Buses 24 Miles To Face Traffic Charge
William Crume age 71 drove 24 miles to Portales NM to appear before Justice Eldon Whitton on a traffic charge for making an illegal left turn. He said it was his first offense in 51 years of driving, but Whitton fined him 17.50 dollars. Crume normally wouldn’t travel far since only two justices of the peace serve the county and Whitton is one.
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Crume
Whitton
Stolen 1907 experimental $20 gold coin in Belvedere
The Belvedere California couple reported the theft of an 1907 experimental $20 gold piece valued at $18,250. The high-relief coin was struck from a die designed by Augustus Saint-Gaudens and catalogues note its rarity.
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Belvedere, Calif
Belvedere
Augustus Saint-Gaudens
Stamp Out Summer Drive Kicks Off In Ann Arbor
In Ann Arbor Michigan an AP report notes a shop sign urging Help Stamp Out Summer while selling ski gear as an Indian summer 70 degree day arrives Wednesday.
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Ann Arbor, Mich
Ann Arbor
Sleep Helps Miss Page Reaches 105 in Weymouth
Sleep and careful eating help Sarah Ann Page of Weymouth Massachusetts celebrate her 105th birthday quietly today. The observation credits longevity to rest and diet as she marks the milestone.
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Weymouth
Mass
Sarah Ann Page
Flying Wallendas reunite in Wichita in comeback act
Karl Wallenda 59 welcomes Carla 27 back to the Flying Wallendas high wire pyramid. Carla will perform with Andy Anderson and Luis Murillo on a 40 foot wire as the troupe recalls past tragedies including deaths in Detroit and Omaha. Carla’s return follows years with other circuses and a hope that she may one day take over the act.
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Wichita
Kan
Carla
Detroit
Karl Wallenda
Wallenda
The
Flying Wallendas
Karl
Mario
Sarasota
Fila
Andy Anderson
Luis Murillo
Chile
Jenny
Germany
Big Excise Tax Cut In Talks at LBJ
President Johnson plans a 1965 excise tax cut potentially near two billion dollars. Secretary Dillon reports Johnson agreed to abolish all 550 million of excise taxes on cosmetics, toilet goods, jewelry, furs, luggage, and pocketbooks. He said Congress may repeal or reduce other taxes, with total savings possibly between one and two billion. Final decision pending economic outlook and inflation risks. Tax cuts could take effect July 1 next year. Dillon noted repeal of all retail excises would ease shopkeeping bookkeeping.
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Johnson City
Tex
Johnson
Secretary of the Treasury
Douglas Dillon
LBJ
Here
Dillon
Congress
Uncle Sam
White House Press Center
Austin
Sub Sea Dragon Arrives in Sasebo for 3 Day Visit
U S nuclear submarine Sea Dragon docks at Sasebo Japan for a three day recreational visit amid a police split with leftist protesters. Riot police dispersed a sit down demonstration with minor violence and no reported American incidents.
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U.S
Japan
Sasebo
Seven Die In Holyoke Tenement Fire
HOLYOKE MASS AP seven persons five of them children perished when a general alarm midnight blaze believed set destroyed a five story tenement. Fire spread rapidly from wooden rear porches with fifty to sixty people rescued or fled. Fire Chief Mahoney said the fire definitely was set and a tenant heard an intruder in the cellar before discovery.
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Holyoke
Mass
William W. Mahoney
Intercepted Letter Dear Cha
Intercepted note addressed to Cha discusses lingering Rainmakers and their followers. The fragment hints at continued support or influence of a group nicknamed the Rainmakers, with a personal closing Yours.
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Cha
Enrollment surge as Negro pupils reach 87.6 percent in D C schools
Washington AP reports District of Columbia public schools enroll 87.6 percent Negro students, rising by 5,816 from last year per Wednesday census figures. The data highlights demographic shifts in city schools.
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Washington
District of Columbia
New Lights Added to Verrazano Narrows Bridge
New York AP reports 752 new lights brighten the Verrazano Narrows Bridge during a twilight test. The Brooklyn Staten Island span opens in a week. Harry Sverdlove, head of the installing firm, calls it the biggest moment of his life as a technician operates the $100,000 control console.
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New York
New York City
Verrazano-Narrows Bridge
Brooklyn
Staten Island
Harry Sverdlove
Quorum Lacking At City Planning Meeting Called Off
The city planning commission meeting last night was canceled due to a lack of quorum. Several members were at another chamber of commerce meeting and others were out of town. The next meeting is scheduled for December 9.
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City Planning Commission
Chamber of Commerce
New Industry Committee
Commission
Dead end in Grover Jones murder trial mistrial at request
Celina Tenn AP An 18 year search for his father killer ends in a mistrial as Grover Jones’s second degree murder trial collapses after two witnesses are tied to jurors. Judge Mitchell schedules retrial for next June as Welby Lee’s amateur investigation hinges on Jones.
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Celina
Tenn
Grover Jones
John A. Mitchell
Indianapolis
Jones
Wesby Lee
Tompkinsville
Jack Butler
Mitchell
Dist
Baxter Key Jr
Eldon Long
Robert Jackson
Lester Brown
Eula Copass
Welby Lee
Newt Lee
Lee
Tennessee
Cumberland
Mineral Gem Show On Weekend
The Chanute Gem and Mineral Club hosts its annual show this weekend in the Federation room of the Memorial Building. Saturday hours are 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. and Sunday from noon to 6 p.m. Displays include stone sawing and jewelry tumbling with classifications for Indian artifacts fossils and minerals. A fluorescent display and hourly film are planned. The Coffeyville club participates with many individual exhibits. Admission is free.
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Chanute Gem and Mineral Club
Federation
Memorial Building
Coffeyville Club
Tribune Phone Contact Alleges After Hours
If you cannot reach your Tribune contact after hours, try dialing HE 1-3400 after 6 p.m. for assistance.
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Tribune
Rainmaker Seeks Drought Relief in Fitchburg Mass
In Fitchburg Massachusetts a professional rainmaker hired by industrialists uses silver iodide cloud seeding to induce rain. Four generators operated amid scant moisture as only 0.07 inch drizzled in 48 hours. Howell plans to continue seeding until told to stop, with prior rainfall credited near Calais Maine.
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Wallace E. Howell
W. E. Howell Associates
Lexington
Fitchburg
Howell
Calais
Maine
St. Croix
Massachusetts
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