Minuteman Missile Joins U S Bomb Power Forces
GREAT FALLS Mont AP The Minuteman missile becomes part of the nations war time bombing power and the first true Push button capability as twenty missiles are declared ready for war duty in underground silos near Malmstrom Air Force Base. High ranking Air Force officers transfer two flights of intercontinental missiles to SAC. By summer all 20 Minutemen are expected to be operational. Each missile targets a specific destination with its own guidance system.
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Great Falls
Mont
Malstrom Air Force Base
Air Force
Strategic Air Command
Montana
Minutemen
Christmas chill and local signs mark Garden City day
Cold snap hits Garden City with bank signs showing 23 and 18 degrees while the official 8 am reading sits at 17. Weather forecaster Elihu Allman warns of possible wet or snowy weather late next week near December 20. Christmas mood includes mock countdowns to shopping days and a busy concert season at Clifford Hope Auditorium with Garden City High School bands and a two night vocal program by Julius Huttqust.
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Fidelity State Bank
Garden National Bank
Garden National
Fidelity
Dunn
Elihu Allman
Dee
Inmate Flees With New Artificial Limb
Howard W. Addison, 31, an inmate from Chino Institution for Men serving 6 months to 10 years for bad checks, wandered off with his new leg after a shop visit and a guard left at the door. The escape leaves authorities searching as winter approaches.
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Los Angeles
Howard W. Addison
Chino Institution
Addison
San Dipte County
37 Bodies Recovered in Mine Rescue Tragedy
In Carmichaels Pennsylvania miners perished in a methane fueled blast at U.S. Steel Corp Robena No. 3 mine. Rescue teams recovered 37 bodies after a five day search ending Monday night. 44 workers escaped unharmed as coroner says explosion force caused the deaths.
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Carmichaels
U.S. Steel Corporation
Robena No. 3
Pittsburgh
U.S. Steel’s
Don Seper
Ronco
Charles J
Frank Behm
Greene County
Plane Afire Over New York Afterrefuel KC-97 Fire Crash
A huge Air Force KC-97 tanker caught fire over central New York killing Sgt Huston Childress and injuring four others. Ten crew evacuated before the craft disappeared headed north on autopilot. The plane, on an in flight refueling mission from Elmira, crashed near Odessa after the fire broke out. The crew included Capt Riley Godfrey and Capt Lewis James among others. search waited for daylight from Plattsburgh base.
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Watkins Glen
N. Y
New York
Plattsburgh Air Force Base
Huston Childress
Plattsburgh
Riley O. Godfrey
Okla
Lewis E. James
Piggott
Ark
Gerald R. Morrissey
Maryville
Air Force
Elmira
Godfrey
Childress
Odessa
Annexation to Be Discussed at City Commission Session
The City Commission will consider an ordinance to annex 20 acres to the city limits. The land known as Plaza Acres on the east side of N 3rd is platted by Gene Rudd and is expected to be approved. A Civil Defense establishment resolution is also on the agenda. Jesse Scott Jr. will discuss an insurance distribution proposal after criticizing the Garden City Insurance Board. Gerald Murray will present a recommendation on prohibiting parking on Fulton between 6th and 7th. Session starts at 9 a.m.
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City Commission
N, 3Rd
Gene Rudd
Jesse Scott, Jr
Garden City Insurance Board
Gerald Murray
Garden City Co-op
Fulton
Rusk Sees Cuba Troop Withdrawal Slow
Secretary of State Dean Rusk said Soviet forces in Cuba are being withdrawn at a very slow rate. He noted 9,000 to 15,000 Soviet personnel may be present, described as modest yet well armed. Rusk indicated the United States may press for speedier withdrawals if progress stalls.
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Washington
Cuba
U.S
United States
Russia
Dean Rusk
Dhe
Caribbean
Rusk
Paris
North Atlantic Council
Allied
NATO
Woman Held In Shooting MERNBERG Germany
An American woman is in German police custody in connection with the fatal shooting of her U S soldier husband Namon D Walker. The Army identified him as Namon Walker. His mother Cora Hines lives in Wichita Kansas. Walker died after being taken from his Altenberg apartment to Nuernberg Army Hospital. Walker’s wife Ana was taken into custody as the Army investigated. She has two children Diana Catherine 12 and Namon Davis 6.
Arctic Cold Hits Southwest With Record Lows
An Arctic cold front from Wyoming sweeps southeast across the Tele-Brami area plunging temperatures to season’s lows. Kansas State University station records 18 degrees overnight, 17 degrees at the airport, with 58 degrees earlier in the day and light snow grains reported at Goodland. Local stations note multiple sub 22 degree readings this month as the front advances.
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Wyoming
Kansas State University Agriculture Experiment Station
Goodlant
la Junta
Pueblo
Colorado Springs
State Budget Dept Recommends Parks Budget Cuts
In Topeka AP the State Budget Department urged sharp cuts in capital improvements and operating costs for Kansas parks in fiscal 1964. Authority asks totaled 965,429 for capital improvements vs 385,741 recommended, and 327,824 for operation and administration vs 221,441 recommended. Differences hinge on road maintenance responsibility and a youth offender program depending on state decisions.
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Topeka
Kansas Parks
State Budget Department
Budget Department
State Park Authority
James Bibb
Park Authority
State Highway Department
Fall River
Toronto Park
Pomona Park
Turtle Creek
Cedar Bluff
Pomona
Kanapolis
Toronto
Kanonalis
Poronto
Southwest Kansans Weigh 1963 Legislation Opinions
About 50 residents from Garden City and surrounding areas attended a pre legislative conference at the Warren Hotel to rate major 1963 proposals. Participants favored or opposed issues such as apportionment reform, educational television, Sunday selling laws, and Kerr Mills medical assistance with mixed views on university incorporation and school district unification.
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Kansas Legislative
Warren Hotel
Garden City
Kansas State Chambers of Commerce
Scott City
Syracuse
Liberal
State Chamber
Tion
Senate
House
Wichita University
State Board of Regents
Juco Debaters At Southwestern College Invite
Garden City Junior College sent six debaters to the 33rd annual Southwestern College invitational in Winfield. coached by Tom Cook, the group competed against 42 colleges. mixed junior men Leonard and Shea earned excellent, three debates won, three lost, while Rubendall and Dater placed in senior women division with an adequate rating. Shea won superior in poetry interpretation. Leonard earned superior in sales speaking. Dater and Rubendall had no debates but received adequate rating. Next meet is Jan 11-12 at Colorado State College in Greenley.
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Winfield
Garden City Junior College
Juco
Tom Cook
Southwestern College
Garden City
Jim Dougherty
Phil Dick
Judy Rubendall
Roy Leonard
Leona Cater
Alice Shea
Garden
Leonard and
Shea
Pittsburg State
Kansas Wesleyan University
Hutchinson JC
Kansas State University
Coffeyville JC
University of Texas
Dater and
Rubendall
University of Kansas
Hardin-Simmons University
North Texas State University
Coffeyville
University of Arizona
Central State College of Oklahoma
Leonard
Colorado State College
Greeley
Garden City High to Add Retreat Weather Safe Area
The Garden City School Board finalizes plans for a new 21 row stadium with 2,000 seats. A retreat area under the concrete grand stand around the concession stand will protect spectators during inclement weather. Bid openings are set for Jan 22 at the high school Little Theater.
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Garden City High
Penrose
Little Theater
Vocal Christmas Program Set by City Orchestras and Choirs
Garden City junior and senior high orchestras and choirs join with Junior College Choir for two night vocal Christmas program next Tuesday and Wednesday at 7 45 p m in Clifford Hope Auditorium. Julius Hullquist directs vocalists with Larry Harris guiding orchestra departments. Readings include Santa Claus Is Comin To Town and Spirit of Christmas among three string symphony numbers. Soloists include Vicki Schroeder and David Heinemann with the Juco and Senior High robed choir. Final combined glee clubs perform The First Noel and Silent Night.
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Clifford Hope Auditorium
Garden City
Julius Huttqust
String Symphony
Larry Harris
Clifford Hope
Julius Hullquist
Santa Claus
Mixth
Willie
Vicki Schroeder
Juco College Choir
David Heinemann
Mary
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Dae Sony
Aaa
Ly Telegram
Neil Austin
Austin
Kennedy
Khrushchev
Southwest
Roy H. Johnson
L. M. Weltmer
Noble W. Drake
Gene Holloway
Earl Broukouer
Dodge City
Bill City
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Lamar
Russell
Southwestern
Jesus
Junior High Boys Glee Club
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