Ruby Denies Conspiracy In Oswald Killing
Dallas AP report says Jack Ruby, gravely ill, insists no conspiracy in killing Lee Harvey Oswald. His brother Earl and lawyer Elmer Gertz say Ruby seeks a final lie detector test to prove he acted alone, recalling his movements and lack of memory of the shooting. They note Ruby’s past arrests and the weapon registered to police.
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Dallas
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Lee Harvey Oswald
Warren Commission
John F. Kennedy
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Jack
Oswald
Earl
Detroit
Earl Ruby
Elmer Gertz
Chicago
Parkland Memorial Hospital
Gertz
Officer Tippit
Warren
J.D. Tippit
Oak Cliffs
Kennedy Gertz
Western Union
Main Street
Main
Police and Courts
Santa Claus Wanted in Local Patrol Message
A humorous weather and leisure item notes a Kansas patrol joke about Santa Claus as a wanted figure in a late- holiday tease. It mentions Christmas caroling by Garden City High School’s Modern Choir and a live Nativity at a Western Kansas church. The Telegram previews a five part Christmas series and a memorial cartoon for Walt Disney.
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Kansas Highway Patrol
Santa Claus
Saint Nick
Kris Kringle
North Pole LH
Little Helpers
Garden City High School Modern Choir
Vaughn Lippoldt
Moundridge
Elkhart
Kansas
First Methodist Church
Garden City
Jesus
George W. Cornell
Associated Press
Hugh Haynie
Walt Disney
Weather outlook with mild temps and light winds
Weather brief reports a mild night with light westerly winds and lows in the upper 30s to low 50s. Tuesday forecast calls for fair, unusually mild conditions with highs in the 60s. Sunrise 7:53, sunset 5:28. Partial city highs listed like Dodge City 63 and Garden City noted.
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Dodge City
Garden City
Russell Huine
New Aerial Raids Hit Hanoi Area
Saigon reports U S warplanes hit Ha Gia fuel storage area 14.5 miles north of Hanoi as weather clears in Red River Valley. First strikes since prior week. ground fighting small. Seven Air Force flights took part. initial reports claim all ordnance hit targets with no confirmed exchange of fire.
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Saigon
South Vietnam
Hanoi
Red River Valley
Ha Gia
U.S
North Vietnam
Panhandle
United States
Moreland
Crash Fatal To Leoti Youth Obituary
A physically handicapped 22 year old Leoti student, Steve Dearden, died in an Emporia hospital from chest injuries after a two car crash north of Emporia. Four other handicapped students from Emporia were injured, one critically, when the head on collision occurred after a car backed into the road from a driveway two miles north of Emporia. Bill Schlick, Emporia, was in critical condition with internal injuries.
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Leoti
Leofi
Emporia
Steve Dearden
Kansas State Teachers College
Kansas Highway Patrol
Tax Payment Deadline Near Finney County Treasurers Notice
Finney County Treasurer Donna Bradford urged timely payment of personal property and real estate taxes with a 5 p.m. deadline Tuesday at the treasurer's office. Mailed returns must be postmarked by December 20. A backlog of mailed returns fills six large boxes and may delay receipts, but all mailed returns will be processed by year end.
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Finney County
Donna Bradford
Family loses home in Sunday fire near Garden City
Ray Counterman and his wife with four children are homeless after a clothes closet fire spread through their rented two bedroom house. Neighbors and relatives assist as they salvage what remains. Firefighters arrived within minutes, gained control in 30 minutes, but flames fully out only by 8 p.m. Cause undetermined. The family, uninsured, stays with Mrs. Zella Martin until new lodging is found.
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Ray Counterman
Counterman
Garden City
Cornerman
Bickers
Efforts Underway To Settle Book Dispute Over Kennedy Biography
Spokesmen for Harper & Row and Look magazine say talks to resolve the clash over The Death of a President are continuing out of court. William Manchester denies breaking faith with Mrs Kennedy and asserts family authorization in 1966 for early 1967 publication and serialization in Look.
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New York
Kennedy
William Manchester
John F. Kennedy
Harper & Row, Publishers Inc
New York Times
Washington
Edward M. Kennedy
D-Mass
Manchester
Lock Magazine Sunday
Look Magazine
Kearny Man Dies in Mishap
Frederick Galliart 62 of Lakin Kearny County died Sunday at St Catherine Hospital Garden City after being run over by a tractor in a field 4 miles southeast of Lakin. The tractor idled and rolled into him as he returned from a telephone call at the Raymond Waiters ranch. Witness Ed Walters found the scene and authorities ruled death from injuries in the incident.
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Lakin
Kearny County
Frederick Galliart
St. Catherine Hospital
Garden City
Galliart
Ernest Craig Jr
Raymond Waiters Ranch
Craig
Ed Walters
Antoniy
Garden Sass Gas Garden Holiday Cheer Season LBJ TIL
A quirky holiday notice references LBJ and the phrases Let's Be Jolly and Ko Ho Ho signaling seasonal whimsy. The brief mentions festive cheer, garden themes, and a playful nod to holiday wordplay without detailing events or dates.
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Gas Garden
Christmas Mail Rush Hits Peak as Weather Stays Mild
Postmaster Lester Harp reports ideal spring like weather fueling record Christmas mail. On Thursday 157 sacks were sent, beating prior records. cancellations exceed 20 000 pieces daily. 70 000 Christmas stamps ordered with potential for 100 000. parcel deliveries remain through Saturday on a six day week.
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Lester Harp
Harp
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Zella Martin
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John Kennedy
Kearny
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