Lornia and the Haunted House by Lucke Beale
A family tale set in Poe's realm follows three siblings on Round Hill Road as a weary bookseller arrives with free stories. Jeremy, Sissy, and Miss Jo seek a safe, true tale about a royal journey and Santa, while a storyteller conjures adventures, friendships, and magic for a Christmas Eve moment.
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Poe
Jeremy
Sissy
Miss Jo
Round Hill Road
Aja
Santa Claus
Weather and sports notes in Topeka area edition
Topeka weather remains dry and mild with forecasts calling for continuing pleasant conditions. Kansas reports similar warmth with highs around 40s to 60s and nighttime readings in the 20s, while a northwest high pressure system keeps colder weather north of the state. In local news, a new city league basketball team forms as school board members inspect a gym floor and two players sink long shots prompting casual court work. Dr Ronald Meredith shares quotes on faith and public life, and JFK field and stadium naming ideas gain support after national figures referenced.
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Lloyd
Hoag
Stewart
Boone
Topeka
Kansas
Chanute
Pittsburg
Garden City
Abilene
Manhattan
Dodge City
United States
Johnson pushes tax cut drive in early White House move
President Johnson presses a broad tax cut plan as part of his economy in government push. Senate leaders briefed reporters after a Tuesday White House meeting with party chiefs. He aims to shape the 1965 budget below $100 billion and reduce government waste and over staffing across agencies.
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Washington
Johnson
Senate
Mike Mansfield
Montana
White House
Legislative Party
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Senate Finance Committee
Ite House
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Congress
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Defense
Robert S. McNamara
Kermit Gordon
Gordon
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Kennedy
New Vocational Programs Proposed By Garden City Schools
Garden City School Board will study distributive education for high school and an auto mechanics program at the junior college. Superintendent Leroy Hood said the initiative fits vocational needs as students split time between on the job training and classroom study. Meetings with state and national education leaders are planned, with trips approved for administrators in Wichita and Atlantic City. The board also moved to rename facilities after John F Kennedy, with no action taken.
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State Department of Public Instruction
Leroy Hood
Juco
Council of Administrators
Wichita
Leroy"Hoods
American Assn
Atlantic City
Topeka
Bob Jaggard
Delgate
Hood
Keller
Metropolitan Planning Commission
John F. Kennedy
Public meeting explains 30 percent assessment law
A 7:30 p.m. Thursday session at the Co-op Center outlines the new 30 percent uniform assessment law set to take effect January 1. Organized by the State Chamber of Commerce and state agencies, the meeting explains that property will be valued at 30 percent of actual value, shifting from current practice near 20 percent. The program links with Southwest Kansas officials’ meeting at 10 a.m. Thursday, while a real estate tax session postponed to January.
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Co-op
State Chamber of Commerce
Kansas
District Court Room
Jane Collins
Gorden Sass Gas Garden Opens With Sage Advice Feature
A column notes that when a man grows too old to set a bad example he shifts to offering guidance. Gorden Sass Gas Garden presents the observation as a reflective, period voice piece highlighting wisdom over bravado.
FBI report likely finds Oswald acted alone in Kennedy slaying
Government sources say the FBI report will indicate Lee Harvey Oswald fired three shots from a sixth floor Dallas window without help during Kennedy’s motorcade pass. It states all three shots came from one direction and the bolt-action rifle could have produced the rapid sequence. The report’s release could shape the Warren Commission’s work, with Ruby’s involvement potentially withheld pending his trial.
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Texas School Book Depository
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Jack Ruby
Johnson
Texas
Waggoner Carr
Warren
Carr
Oswalds
Rights Bill Aims S Rapid House Action Amid Push
Washington AP John W McCormack said a discharge petition will be filed by Emanuel Celler to move the civil rights bill to the House floor, seeking 218 signatures. McCormack expected a strong early show of support and hoped floor action in January as Johnson pushes for swift passage. Bolling is already promoting the petition with leadership backing.
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John W. McCormack
House Rules Committee
Howard W. Smith
Dva
McCormack
Johnson
White House
Emanuel Celler
House Judiciary Committee
Ship
Rules Committee
Richard Bolling
D-Mo
Keeping Christ in Christmas Yule Parade in Garden City
The 1963 Christmas parade titled Keeping Christ in Christmas will be Saturday at 10 a.m. in Garden City with Santa Claus riding in Clarence Osterbuhr’s touring car. More than 20 entries include 14 floats and high school bands from Sublette, Dodge City, Tribune, Garden City, plus groups like the Roping Club and Sandhill Vaqueros Saddle Club, Shrines, and Gribble School of Dancing. The route runs from the high school parking lot south on Main to Fulton then east to 6th where it disbands.
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Santa Claus
Garden City
Jolly Old St. Nick
Clarence Osterbuhr
Mitch Geisler
Annual Mile Banquet Set
The 1963 Finney County Money Maker Mile banquet is set for Thursday at 7 p.m. in the Pioneer Room of Hotel Warren. About 100 people are expected as the Finney County Agricultural Extension Council and the Garden City Area Chamber of Commerce sponsor the event for Money Maker Mile participants their wives and chamber members. Kenneth Fromm says 19 farmers completed records on 21 mile dryland and irrigated plots for full program completion. Top dryland and irrigated producers will receive gifts. certificates go to farmers yielding 100 or more bushels of milo. Fromm will summarize the year’s Mile program.
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Finney County
Pioneer Room
Warren
Finney County Agricultural Extension Council
Agricultural Committee
Garden City Area
Fromm
Texas Governor Continues Postassassination Recovery
Dallas AP reports Governor John Connally showed steady progress after being wounded in the Kennedy assassination. Aide Bill Stinson said no setbacks, with Connally to stay at Parkland Hospital about a week longer and stitches removed from his leg. The bullet traverse covered his back, lung, wrist, and thigh.
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Texas
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Kennedy
Bill Stinson
Connally
Parkland Hospital
Rail Unions Move To Fight Arbitration Ruling
Five rail unions unite to challenge a Tuesday arbitration ruling and the August emergency law. They plan federal suits in Washington to contest the order that would shed thousands of firemen jobs and seek to block crew-size decisions, with Friday deadline for the arbitration ruling challenge. The case involves nearly 200 railroads and a four year dispute under the Railway Labor Act.
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Congress
Railway Labor Act
Labor Department
Presidential Emergency Board
Arbitration Board
National Mediation Board
Auto Hits Pole Killing Kansas City Woman
An automobile struck a utility pole in the 1800 block of Swope Parkway, killing Eleanor Williams, owner of Williams Meat Co., who was driving and suffered mouth cuts. Williams resided in Lake Lotawana, with the crash attributed to two opposing cars forcing him into the pole. The incident occurred in Kansas City, Missouri.
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Eleanor Williams
Williams Meat Co
Williams
Lake Lotawana
Swope Parkway
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