Death of George Earp alters local history tale
The 98 year old George Washington Earp cousin of Wyatt Earp died in a Joplin rest home. A former deputy marshal at Dodge City and founder of Ulysses he later served as a U S marshal in Wichita and as a federal revenue field officer. Local forecaster Elihu Allman predicts a mild Christmas followed by a late month blizzard amid a weather watch. Telegram readers are reminded of Saturday delivery with a full color Christmas feature.
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George Washington Earp
Wyatt Earp
Ulysses
Earp
Fightin Earps
Joplin
Wyatt
Dodge City
TV Bar
Garden City
Wichita
Federal Revenue Service
Elihu Allman
Elihu
Garden Sass Gus Keeps Belief In Santa Amid Bills
A note about Garden Sass Gus clinging to belief in Santa Claus despite Christmas bills arriving. The humor centers on his stubborn hope versus practical finances. Local figure referenced with a festive, light tone.
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Gus Garden
Santa Claus
United Fund Nears Goal In Finney County
The Finney County United Fund stands only 1732.57 away from its 45711 record goal after daylong bell ringing at three Main Street pots. Volunteers from local service clubs manned the pots from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m., aided by large donors and two firms with 100 percent employee contributions. Late shopping hours boosted evening giving, with additional gifts expected as drive organizers seek final contributions.
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Main Street
Finney County United Fund
Walil & Pam
Finney
Northern Natural Gas Co
Garden City Western Railway
Price of Food Triggers Higher November Living Costs
Washington AP report shows the consumer price index rising to 127.4 in November from 127.3 in October, with food prices up for November for the first time since 1951. Also higher costs for movie admissions and hospitalization insurance contributed, affecting about 225,000 workers who will get cost-of-living wage increases. Factory workers’ after-tax earnings fell as hours shortened, with spendable earnings for a three-dependent production worker averaging $80.95 weekly.
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Washington
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Bureau
Fugitives Charged In Goodland Theft Burr
Two Omaha men Robert Ryan and Larry Kalkowski face charges as fugitives from justice after a Goodland Kansas store burglary. About 300 plus suits and topcoats valued at around 10000 were recovered, with many pieces identified as taken on December 11. Kalkowski waived extradition and was sent to Goodland. Ryan remains free on bond after refusing extradition. A January 5 hearing is set with both denying the burglary. Police traced dumped items to a West Omaha garage and found several more garments in four homes.
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Omaha (Ap
Omaha
Goodland, Kas
Robert Ryan
Larry G. Kalkowski
Walter de Vere
Goodland
Kalkoweki
Ryan
de Vere
Calli
West Omaha
Christmas Will Not Be White in Kansas This Year
AP reports Kansans should not expect a white Christmas as a warmer, drier pattern develops. Forecaster Richard Garrett says cold snap giving way to mild weather with highs in the 30s east and 40s west, freezing lows, and continued mild dry conditions through the Christmas weekend. Temperature readings vary by city from Russell to Garden City and Abilene to Garden City.
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Topeka
Weather Bureau
Richard Garrett
Kansas
Holy City
Garrett
Russell
Garden City
Abilene
Banks Offer Centennial Coins in Finney County
One hundred thirty nine Kansas Centennial medals will be available from Fidelity State Bank and Garden National Bank for Finney County residents. 72 medals go to Fidelity and 67 to Garden National. Fewer than 20,000 medals statewide. Drawings for eligible purchasers will be held Monday June 30 with application deadlines January 26. One medal per person by chance. county centennial leaders and state lawmakers are guaranteed a medal on application.
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Finney County
Fidelity State Bank
Garden National Bank
Harrison Smith's Brother Killed Today
Robert H. Smith aged 51 brother of Garden City Attorney Harrison Smith was killed in an early morning railroad accident at Atchison. He served as a switching foreman for Missouri Pacific and was crushed between a car and dirt while riding a lower step of a train pushed toward the U S ordnance storage grounds. Another brother John is the Atchison postmaster.
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Robert H. Smith
Garden City
Harrison Smith
Atchison
Missouri Pacific Railroad
U.S. Ordnance Storage Facility
John
Pennsylvania Dutch Listen To Animals on Christmas
In Lancaster on Christmas Eve a couple keeps vigil in the barn from 11 to 12 to hear animal talk, a belief among Pennsylvania Dutch that such hours bring good omens. The piece notes folk customs, hay and dew charms, bread offerings, and the austere Christmas practices of Amish and Mennonites.
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Lancaster
Martha
Paul
Teachers to Have Merry Christmas in New Orleans
Four New Orleans banks released long frozen school funds following a federal court order. The move allows the city school board to begin paying about 1 million dollars of salaries and half a million in vendor bills, plus contractors already performing renovation work. Paychecks will restore equal pay at integrated William Frantz and McDonough No. 1 schools, with December salaries issued to roughly 1,100 employees including 54 administrative staff. The court ordered release of about 728,000 dollars in board funds and 200,000 dollars in escrowed taxes, prompting political backlash and a two week legislative recess as state leaders debate tax and private school grants tied to integration.
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New Orleans
James Redmond
Sail
U.S. District Court
Redmond
Integrated
William Frantz
McDonough
Jimmie 1 Davis
Jimmie M. Davis
Asl
James F. Redmond
17 Die in Fires Across Country
A virus swept phones across five cities as fires killed 17 people, including 14 children and two mothers. In Chicago and Hartford City Indiana, a mother and four children died in each blaze. Baltimore, Poteet Texas, New York City saw fatalities among children and young adults. causes in Chicago, Baltimore, and New York remained undetermined.
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Chicago
Hartford City
Ind
Baltimore
Poleet
Tex
Vth
New York City
Lower East Side
Albert Coleman
Coleman
Poteel Jin
Texas
San Antonio
Antonio Garcia
Garcia
George A. Poe
Poe
Terresa
Clayton
Jean Davis
Israel nuclear program worries and US assurances
Washington reports that US fears Israel seeks a fifth nuclear power status but welcomes assurances from Premier Ben Gurion and Ambassador Harman. Officials hope Arab governments accept the pledge that a Negev reactor will be used for peaceful science, though plutonium production remains a concern. The State Department vows to keep nuclear energy developments peaceful worldwide.
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Washington
U. S
Israel
Jerusalem
Middle East
State Department
David, Ben-Gurion
Avraham Harman
Negev
United States
Governor Moves Into Senate Job
Governor Joseph J. Hickey the first Democrat in Wyoming in years announced he will resign to take over the Senate seat left by the late Keith Thomson. Secretary of State Jack Gage will serve the remainder of the governor’s term. Thomson died of a heart attack in Cody on December 4 after being elected to the seat.
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Cheyenne
Wyo
Joseph J. Hickey
Wyoming
Senate
Keith Thom
Hickey
Jack Gage
Thomson
Cody
Joseph C. O'Mahoney
U.S
O'Mahoney
Officials Fear More Violence In Latin America Meeting
Montevideo reports officials and diplomats fear a new wave of strikes and violence may erupt after a Latin American building industry workers conference. Delegates from Cuba Argentina Brazil Uruguay Peru Colombia Bolivia Chile Ecuador attended, with East German and Italian delegates signaling possible European involvement.
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Uruguay
Latin America
East Germany
Italy
Cuba
Argentina
Brazil
Peru
Colombia
Bolivia
Chile
Ecuador
No Commitment From Anderson On College Aid
Gov elect Johnt Anderson has not committed to recommending state financial aid for municipal and junior colleges. He said aid depends on available state funds and budget figures while noting prior advocacy during the campaign. College spokesmen cited surveys urging 40 percent state funding and cited varied per pupil aid across states.
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Topeka
Johnt .Anderson
Anderson
Legislative Council
Mitchell Heads Railroad Probe
President Eisenhower named Secretary of Labor James P Mitchell to head a 16 member commission to investigate the railroads versus operating unions over work rules and featherbedding. The panel includes five carriers and five operating union appointees with four other public members.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Secretary of
James P Mitchell
Mitchel
T A Mitchell
Mitchell
Leahy Resignation Branded as Political Trick
Five Kansas Forestry Fish and Game Commission members announce Leahy resignation branded a political trick to bypass the panel. Director since 1948, Leahy plans March 1 exit and urges a three member commission appointed by the governor. He cites reforms and conservation work including state lakes and wildlife refuges.
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Wellington
Kas
Kansas Forestry, Fish and Game Commission
Dave Leahy
Commission
Ray T. Amer
Pleasonton
Frank Horton
R. W. Fowler
Weir
C. L. Deardorf
Cimarron
John Amberger
Belleville
C. HE. Kaup
Manishattan
Leahy
Kaup
Wichita
Cheyenne Bottoms
Great Bend
Marais Des Cygnes
Neosha County
Reds Look For Better Relations
Soviet Foreign Minister Andrei Gromyko told the Supreme Soviet that the USSR is ready to improve ties with the United States after Kennedy’s inauguration. He blamed the Eisenhower-Nixon administration for current tensions and urged a spring U.N. General Assembly summit on disarmament.
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Moscow
Andrei Gromyko
Soviet Union
United States
John F. Kennedy
Gromyko
Supreme Soviet
Kennedy
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Khrushenev
Khrushelev
U.N. General Assembly
U.N
Dag Hammarskjold
Congo
British archaeologists to search Qumran for more Dead Sea scrolls
A team of British archaeologists will begin excavations at Qumran in Amman next month seeking additional Dead Sea scrolls. The site, linked to an Essene settlement, yielded the first scrolls in 1050 years ago.
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Amman
Jordan
Qumran
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