Owenses Survive Icy Ditch Then Readies Hippo Purchase
Claude and Mary Owens skidded on an icy Kansas road near Cimarron and slid into a ditch after touring several Midwestern zoos. Three of four motorists stopped to help, restoring faith in humanity. They discussed buying a baby hippo seen in Jackson Mississippi for 2000 dollars.
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Mary Owens
Kansas
Cimarron
Mary
Lee Richardson Zoo
Owenses
Jackson
Miss
Chicago
Earl Davis
Columbus, Ohio
Don Davis
Colorado Springs
Rusk Chosen as Secretary of State for Kennedy Era
Dean Rusk, 51, named by President elect John F. Kennedy to head the State Department and guide daily foreign policy. The longtime diplomat favors cautious negotiation and opposes a rush to a summit with Khrushchev, advocating reserved use of presidential personal diplomacy. Rusk previously served as assistant secretary under Truman and led the Rockefeller Foundation.
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Dean Rusk
Khrushchev
Harold Macmillan
Rusk
Council On Foreign Relations
New York
John F. Kennedy
State Department
U. S
Kennedy
Rep. Bowles
Adlai E. Stevenson
U.S
United Nations
Truman
Department
Rockefeller Foundation
Douglas Dillon
Connecticut
Abraham Ribicoff
Health, Education and Welfare
North Carolina
Luther H. Hodges
Commerce Department
Stewart L. Udall
D-Ariz
Interior
Defense
Treasury
Agriculture
Labor
Palm Beach
Fla
Two Added to Toll in Kansas Traffic Death Log
The Kansas traffic death log shows 24 hours to 9 a.m. December 8 with 2 extra fatalities compared with the previous period. The 1960 total 472 and the 1959 comparable period 551. Sunday deaths are included in the count.
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Topeka
Kansas
City Dads set meeting to discuss Airlinks Park location
City Commission will hold a 9 a.m. session at City Hall to consider allowing firms beyond direct manufacturers to locate in the Airlinks Industrial Park. The chamber urges restudying the site purpose. The panel will also set a bid date for the new Wheatland power plant and review several ordinances and licenses.
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Holmes 3Rd
Emerson and Eales
Elks Lodge
Safeway
Higgins, Cobb, McCray and Wheatly
Stevens, Midwest Investment Co
O’brien
Roy Tabor
H.B. McDonald
Kansan Dr Arthur D Weber Receives Farm Bureau Honor
The American Farm Bureau Federation at its annual convention cited Dr Arthur D Weber of Kansas State University for distinguished service to agriculture. Weber former dean at Kansas State and has advised agricultural development in several foreign countries.
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American Farm Bureau Federation Today
Federation
Arthur D. Weber
Kansas State University
Manhattan
Weber
Kansas State
Scott City Girl Dies from Burns
Six year old Debra Lynne Harp died from severe burns suffered in the basement of her home. Her mother and younger brother were present when the fire started as the girl played or wore a cotton nightgown. Debra was rushed to Scott County Hospital where she died about 8 p.m. Funeral will be Wednesday at 2 p.m. at the Christian Church with burial in Scott County Cemetery.
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Scott City
Debra Lynne Harp
Scott County Hospital
Debra
Otto Harp
Century
Jackson
Richard
Debra Lynne
Walter Wood
Marienthal
Arkansas
Kenneth Yardley
Shallow Water
The
Christian Church
J. Allen Wheeler
Scott County
Weinmann
Students Will Present Concert at Clifford Hope Auditorium
About 570 students from junior high, high school, and junior college will perform in the 11th annual vocal Christmas concert next Tuesday at Clifford Hope Auditorium. The 7:45 p.m. program, directed by Julius Hultquist, features glee clubs, mixed chorus, robed choir, junior college choir, and the string symphony orchestra under Douglas Overland. The orchestra will open with Leroy Anderson carols and perform a Christmas suite. No admission is charged. the event should last about 90 minutes.
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Clifford Hope Auditorium
Julius Hultquist
Douglas Overland
Leroy Anderson
Quiet day as New Orleans schools reopen with minimal demonstrators
Near freezing weather and a calm scene at William Frantz school as eight white children and one Negro attend, with federal marshals escorting all students. At McDonogh No. 19, one Negro girl in first grade attends. the four week protest shows little progress after the Supreme Court ruling. Baton Rouge legislators move to oust the Orleans Parish School Board for complying with federal orders.
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William Frantz
U.S. Supreme Court
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Frantz
McDonogh
Kennedy Busy With Cabinet Talks Amid Meany Meeting
President-elect Kennedy began a flurry of cabinet talks in Washington and at Georgetown. He met AFL CIO President George Meany unannounced in 11 degree weather and planned discussions on labor, agriculture and defense posts with Ralph Bradley and Rep. Harold Cooley. Plans included possible picks for secretary of labor and other top posts as Kennedy shapes his foreign and domestic teams.
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John F. Kennedy
George Meany
Afl-Cio
Kennedy
Georgetown
Meany
Secretary of Labor
Mean
Pierre Salinger
Defense
Rep. George
McGovern
D-S.d
Fred W Heinkel
Missouri Farmers Association
Robert S. McNamara
Ford Motor Co
Paul H. Nitze
State Department
Truman
Roswell Gilvatrie
Air Force
Owenses Return With Mixed Zoo Purchases And Prospects
Garden City's zookeepers Mr. and Mrs. Claude Owens return from a 10 day swap and shop tour seeking mates and trades for Lee Richardson Zoo. They secured South American tapirs, African lion cubs, a red kangaroo, plus promises for blackbuck antelope and muntjac deer, while no full grown mate for Kenya the lioness was found. They visited Swope Park, Flinchpaughs Reptile Gardens, Glen Oak Zoo, Brookfield Zoo and others, noting high prices for a hippo and ongoing trade hopes for future arrivals.
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Garden City
Claude Owens
Lee Richardson Zoo
Kansas
Owenses
Owens
Kenya
Kimberly
Swope Park
Kansas City
St. Joseph
Flinchpaugh
Claude
Peoria
Ill
Glen Oak Zoo
Brookfield Zoo
Robert Bean
Milwaukee
Penny
Livingston Park Zoo
Jackson
Miss
Fort Worth
Tex
Weather Toll climbs as Northeast endures brutal blizzard
The Associated Press reports record cold and heavy snowfall paralyzing the Northeast. Temperatures plummeted to 28 below in Jefferson County Pennsylvania and 14 below near Buffalo New York. Deaths from overexertion and exposure approach 150. Snowdrifts up to 10 feet blocked roads and delayed trains and buses as airports struggled to resume service. A missing hunter in New Jersey prompted a search while a car buried in Edison highlighted drifting snow. In Washington federal offices closed and a woman in labor delivered at the State Capitol.
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Jefferson County
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Wyoming County
Buffalo
N.Y
Pittsburgh
Edison
N.J
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New York Area
New York City
Mercury
Virginia
Fredericksburg
Maryland
Nantucket
Mass
Similan Coast Guard
Washington
Trenton
N. J
State Capitol
Baby Wins Jackpot in English Pool at 18 Months
An 18 month old in Oxford, England, won 43 283 pounds for a pool jackpot. Jacquline Cox entered eight stabs on the coupon for the baby, each drawing a match, claiming a world record farthing bet.
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Oxford
England
Baby Paul
Jacqueline Cox
Paul
Tonight Weather: Spotty snow and freezing drizzle likely
The forecast calls for thickening clouds and light intermittent snow or freezing drizzle across the area by morning. Lows are expected in the lower 20s with southerly winds around 15 mph.
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la Junta
Emporia
Garden City
Trace Goodland
Hill City i
Lamar
Io Russell
Salina
Kansan Winter Temperatures Hit Season Lows Across State
Topeka recorded zero degrees as temperatures plunged to season lows. Manhattan and Lawrence fell to five degrees with widespread readings from 12 to 22 in various regions. Snow cover persisted two to four inches across much of the state while thick fog lingered in southwestern areas, expected to lift to partly cloudy conditions west and clear skies east.
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Topeka
Manhattan
Lawrence
Garden City
Dodge City
Goodland
Kansas
Bomb Attacks Rally Opposition in Havana
Three bombs exploded in Havana causing seven injuries and disruption. The incidents heightened tensions with Fidel Castro’s regime as labor groups rallied against rebel leaders Amaury Fraginals and Fidel Iglesias, who led workers to protest at the Presidential Palace demanding action against bosses and seeking a conference with President Cortínez.
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Fidel Castro
Vedado District
Almendares River
Cuban Labor Confederation
Electrical Workers Union
Castro
Amaury Fraginals
Electricians
Cubasi
Russiano
Fraginals
Osvaldo Corticos
Fidel Iglesias
Electrical Workers
Labor Confederation
Garden Sass Gus Lodge Admits Appointed and Disappointed Groups
Garden Sass Gus reports two factions within its lodge, detailing the appointed members and the disappointed group. The note outlines membership divisions and implied roles without further specifics.
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Gus Garden
AFS Campaign Tops Garden City Drive for Exchange Support
Garden City AFS group reports strong fundraising with 1628.88 raised toward a 1000 goal. Senior class wins half day off with 644.13 while sophomores 485.60 to juniors 499.15. late returns may boost totals. Costs for hosting and sending students are 359 and 595 respectively. Final selections rest with AFS New York. January meeting to decide fund use and elect officers.
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Garden City
American Field Service
Bob Jones
AFS
New York
Ora Martin
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