Christmas Parade Draws Thousands in Garden City
Thousands packed Main Street in sunny cool weather for Garden City's second annual Southwest Kansas Christmas Parade. A color guard led by veterans groups opened the hour-long procession, followed by Garden City High School Band and 16 floats from local schools and churches. No prizes were awarded. each float entrant received $20, and band members earned $1 each.
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Howard Brock
Garden City
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Fulton
American Legion
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Sweden
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Sublette
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Peace On Earth
Dodge City
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Holcomb
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Quinter High
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Santa Claus
Shriners
Sandhi Vaqueros
Akron
Lasunta
Reciente
Dodge
Seressmnese
Emporia
Eieeritent
al Geodata
Weather Tonight Fair and Mild with Light Variable Winds
Tonight will be generally fair and mild with a low in the 30s. Light variable winds will ease any chill and balance scattered clear and cloudy intervals throughout the evening.
Santa Story to Start Monday in Telegram serial
Lucrece Beale’s beloved Santa returns to the Telegram this Monday in Santa and the Flying Shoe a 17 chapter serial guiding Santa from his North Pole workshop to rescue King Ferdinand of Polydora from the Ipswitch terror. The tale runs daily through Saturday December 23.
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Santa
Himsalf
North Pole
King Ferdinand of
Polydora
Ipswitch
King Ferdinand
Garden City Downtown Soaking in Holiday Cheer
In Garden City crowds filled downtown streets as Santa Claus made an appearance. Garden observers noted the jovial scene with shoppers and locals enjoying the festive bustle despite growing crowds.
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Garden City
Santa Claus
Cus
United States and Soviet Clash Over Peiping Seat
In a live opening China debate at the United Nations, the United States led with threats to the Formosan government and warned that admitting the Communists would mean the UN knuckles under Peiping. The Soviet Union retorted by accusing Stevenson of misrepresenting Peiping’s split with Moscow.
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Peiping
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Chiang Kai-shek
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Adlai E. Stevenson
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Stevenson
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Africa
Latin America
Formosa
Republic of China
Kremlin
Valerian A. Zorin
Assembly
Moscow
Congo Resumes Ties With Communist Nations
Leopoldville reports the Congo has resumed diplomatic relations with the Soviet Union Poland and Czechoslovakia. Acting Foreign Minister Marcel Lengema accepted credentials from the charges d affaires as cabinet approval was given. The move ends a 1960 break after Gen Mobutu's coup and follows Cyrille Adoula's premiership and Gizenga's dissolution of that regime.
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Leopoldville
the Congo
Soviet Union
Poland
Czechoslovakia
Foreign Ministry
Marcel Lengema
Congo
Joseph Mobutu
Stanleyville
Antoine Gizenga
Cyrille Adoula
Gizenga
Adoula
Castro Planning Dominican Attack Says Armed Forces Chief
Dominican armed forces chief Gen. Pedro Rodriguez Echavarria claimed Fidel Castro's regime trains an invasion force for an attack on the island. He said 1,800 to 2,000 Central Americans were at three camps in Cuba's Sierra Maestra. He warned strikes may be part of a broader plan to pin down Dominican troops as curfew calmed unrest.
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Dominican Republic
Dominican Armed Forces
Pedro Rodriguez Echavarria
Fidel Castro
Rodriguez Echavarria
Joaquin Balaguer
Cuba
Sierra Maestra
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Balaguer
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