Plane Ruins Found All 28 Aboard Dead
LAS VEGAS AP reports wreckage of a Fairchild F27 from Phoenix bound to Las Vegas found near Arden 16 miles southwest of Las Vegas. All 28 aboard killed after hitting a mountain during a snowstorm. four helicopters searched in blizzard-like conditions as witnesses described the sighting and missing landing lights.
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Las Vegas
Arden
Bonanza
Phoenix
Ariz
McCarran
Las Vegas Strip
Clark Mountains
Potosi
Myron Reynolds
Moisture Situation Real Good in Area
Eastern and central Kansas received a soaking rain, totaling over 2 inches, with more expected. Runoff filled ponds and rivers, improving soil moisture for winter. Forecast calls for tonight showers and thunderstorms, cloudy Tuesday, cooler with highs in the 40s and lows near 40.
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Kansas
Weather Bureau
Associated Press
Topeka
Car Accidents Reported In Area Collisions and Mishaps
Police report two vehicle crashes in the area. Charles Ritz 28 and Irma Gritz 61 were involved in a collision on Island Lincoln yesterday afternoon. Ritz’s 1961 Ford and Gritz’s 1955 Ford sustained $50 and $75 in damage respectively. Additional notes include a one car county road accident northeast of the city limits involving Jack Banta’s daughter, a 1964 Pontiac off US 169 near Neocha drive in theater, and a Chanute Motor Co. car left running in gear with the transmission in drive and unattended in a ditch.
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Charles L
Ritz
Irma Gritz
Island Lincoln
Ford
Jack Banta
Chanute
M. C. Cantrall
Yates Center
Neocha Drive-In
Chanute Motor Co
North Santa Fe
Intercepted Letter Dear Cha
Intercepted letter content notes awareness of approaching cold weather and expresses surprise at its arrival. The fragment hints at a personal exchange between sender and Cha with closing regards. No dates, places, or additional figures are present.
Snowstorm blitz hits western area spares casualties
A late season blizzard slammed the Kingman area in northwest Arizona bringing four inch snowdrifts and two foot drifts along U S 66 and Route 93. Dozens of motorists, hunters and a fledgling flight crew were stranded but all missing people were later found safe. A Prescott teacher died in a separate crash near Prescott. The storm extended from Maine to California with rain in the east and drought conditions persisting in the South and East.
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Phoenix
Ariz
Rocky Mountains
Arizona
Kingman
Las Vegas
Nev
Highway Patrol
Bonanza Airline
Arizona Highway Patrol
Mohave County
Prescott
Callie Mae White
Arizona 69
Pres
Maine
California
Rockies
Great Lakes
Tribune Phone Contact Guidance
If you cannot reach your Tribune by phone contact your carrier for assistance. If the carrier is unavailable after 6 p.m., dial HE 1340 for reachability guidance and help.
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Tribune
Hunter avoids deer in rain fatal collision near Knobwoster
George Andrew Loftus Jr of Raytown Mo spent three deer hunting days near Warsaw Mo. On US 50 a doe crossed suddenly and he swerved, hitting a 200 pound, 8 point buck. The rainstorm spun his car, causing about 300 dollars damage. He kept the deer as no deer tag was used.
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Kansas City
George Andrew Lofts Jr
Warsaw
Raytown
Knobwoster
U.S. 50
Loftus
Man Held as Search For Girl Continues
In Topeka, officers and airmen joined a sweeping search of muddy fields for Gladys, a 10 year old girl reported kidnapped Saturday morning. About 150 to 175 officers, including Shawnee County deputies and Forbes Air Force Base airmen, used a helicopter in the hunt four miles northwest of U.S. 24. William Zimmer, a Kansas City Kansas railroad worker, was arrested on a first degree kidnapping warrant as investigators questioned him about the case.
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Bob Baker
Las Vegas
Highway 91
Baker
Los Angeles
Arden
McCarran Field
Nellis Air Force Base
Garnett
Paola
Topeka
Wichita
Shawnee County
Forbes Air Force Base
Forbes Afb
William F. Zimmer
Kansas City
Kan
Marysville
Robert C. Hecht
Zimmer
Hecht
U.S. 24
Air Force
Charles C. Guillory
Guillory
Sheriff's Office
Tapir skull on display at Chanute gem show
The 6th annual Chanute Gem and Mineral club show featured a tapir skull loaned by Bob Fledge of Newton in excellent condition, dating about 150 thousand years. Exhibits included tumbling demonstrations by Mr and Mrs Harvey Stone, fluorescent rocks under black light, Indian artifacts fossils and jewelry, with about 400 attendees. Glen Ladd presides the club, C K Davis served as general chairman.
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Chanute Gem and Mineral Club
Bob Fledge
Newton
Harvey Stone
Jimmie Comer
McCune
Harold Arthur
Glen Ladd
Independence
C. K. Davis
Christmas Seals Mailed To Aid Tuberculosis Fight
Annual appeal under way as 4,800 area residents will receive letters about TB and how Christmas Seals support the county chapter. County chairwoman Mrs. Bruce Burris notes the drive is the main fund-raiser and funds the X-ray unit touring Neosho county. Chanute will host the unit in June. High school students assembled the letters with Mrs. Merle Neer guiding. County chairs span Erie Galesburg Thayer St Paul and Stark with Chanute leader Mrs D A Finney and other officials handling treasury and health education. An estimated six percent rise in Kansas TB cases last year underscores the need for continued support.
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Bruce Burris
W. 2Nd
Neosho County
The
Tuberculosis Assn
Chanute
Merle Neer
L. K. Olson
Galesburg
Kenneth George
Thayer
Louise Carter
St. Paul
Howard Woodworth
Stark
D. A. Finney
Claudine Neer
E. E. Lofgren
G. L. Ashley
Margaret Wood
Kansas
Burris
Sherry Colvin
Gloria Erickson
Connie Johnson
Carol Kern
Linda Lock
Rita Moore
Joyce Newton
Linda Osborn
Kathy Ostrander
Ann Patterson
Martha Seefeldt
Lynn Smith
Beverly Tichenor
Marilyn Wall
Janie Waller
Pam Wilkins
Traffic Fatalities Log Details for November 1964
A Topeka AP report outlines Kansas traffic death figures for the 48 hours to 9 a m Monday, covering November 1964 with 587 deaths, compared to 515 in the same period in 1963. The log notes inclusion of three earlier accidents in the tally.
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Topeka
Kansas
Kansas Promotion Train Leaves For Chicago Night Run
Gov John Anderson and Kansas business leaders depart Chanute by train for Chicago to promote industry and trade. A bulgur shipment from Kansas will go to the Chicago Port District for Brazil under the Aid Agency program. A reception Tuesday will include Gov elect Avery and Chicago firms with Kansas ties.
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Peka
John Anderson
Kansas
Chicago
Anderson
Kansas City
Garden City
Dodge City
Brazil
Food For Peace
Agency For International Development
William H. Avery
Washington
Hearing On Water Here Today
A public hearing by the Kansas Water Resources Board on proposed water development legislation drew only a few attendees in southeast Kansas. W I Boone Eureka Fred Six Lawrence and executive secretary Dwight Metzler led the session, outlining a general long range plan with later specific projects. The hearing was the fourth in a six part series with final sessions set for Emporia and Hutchinson.
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Kansas Water Resources Board
Kansas
W. I. Boone
Eureka
Fred Six
Lawrence
Dwight Metzler
Emporia
Hutchinson
Enumerators Begin 1964 Census of Agriculture Visits
Enumerators from the Bureau of the Census started visits to farmers in Maryland Virginia West Virginia Kentucky Ohio Indiana Illinois Iowa Missouri and Kansas as the 1964 Census of Agriculture began across ten central U.S. states.
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Washington
Bureau of the Census
U.S
Maryland
Virginia
West Virginia
Kentucky
Ohio
Indiana
Illinois
Iowa
Missouri
Kansas
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Condi
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Tonganoxie
Fredonia
Cherryvale
el Dorado
Goodland
Trace
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Cha
Yours
Cott
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Ind
Martin Johnson
Ozarks
Fort Carson
Colo
Bill Jenkins
Gladys
Larry Hughes
Maj
Ray McKinney
McKinney
Erie
Terry Phillips
Clark Fleming
Sentor High School
Jeft Connie Johnson
Gov. Anderson
R. J. Hayes
Fred Harris
City Commission
Chamber of Commerce
Milt Snyder
Kenya
Africa
Safari Museum
George Goulet
ILC Products Co
Elkhart
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