Christmas holiday highway toll tops 550 deaths
The Associated Press reports more than 550 people died in highway crashes over a 78 hour Christmas weekend. California led with 59 deaths, New York 36, Michigan 35, while five states reported no fatalities. five others set 12 month records. The AP tally counted 306 deaths from 6 p.m. Thursday to midnight Sunday.
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National Safety Council
One Council
Alaska
Hawaii
Maine
Montana
Washington
California
U.S. 101
Oceanside
Wisconsin
Illinois
Oklahoma
Minnesota
Colorado
Tennessee
New York
Michigan
Garden City column notes wildlife sighting and holiday gifts
Garden City residents shared a spotted eagle perched on a television antenna atop the Security Savings building and debated its identity. Santa Ira Travis received a Christmas stocking with nearly $500 and cards, then bought a lounge chair he has long wanted. The column recalls white ink on red newsprint mishap and forecasts snow with moisture to come.
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Security Savings Building
Garden City
Santa
Ira Travis
Trav
Marie Dewey
Nine Die on Kansas Roads
A Sunday head on collision near Garnett killed three and raised Kansas road deaths to nine during the Christmas period. Five were injured, three critically, in the Garnett crash. The dead include Mrs. Howard Surber and her mother Mrs. Mary Jarvis plus Ther man Harris. The accident occurred on U.S. 169 six miles south of Garnett.
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Kansas
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LaFontaine
Kan
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Savannah
Therman Harris
Kansas City
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Charles Anderson
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Parsons
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Ralph Phillips
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Carrie Weaver
Tulsa
Missouri
Plot Against Junta Head Said In Bolivia
The Bolivian government says it uncovered a terrorist plot to assassinate General Rene Barrientos, head of the ruling junta. Interior Minister Quiroga Teran said followers of ousted President Victor Paz Estenssoro were responsible, with Estensoro fleeing to Peru after his government was overthrown last month.
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Weather Outlook With Colder Tonight And Tuesday
Weather report notes trailing cold front with falling temperatures tonight near 20. Tuesday brings variable cloudiness and continuing chill with occasional gusts up to 20 mph from the northwest. Highs Tuesday near 46. Sunrise 7:58, sunset 6:82. Local cities listed include Dodge City, Emporia, Garden City, Goodland, Hays, Hutchinson, Russell, Salina, Topeka and Wichita.
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Dodge City
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HN City
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Topeka
Wichita
Light Snow and Drizzle Across Kansas Forecast
A weather front was expected to move eastward across Kansas bringing light snow or freezing drizzle tonight from western to north central areas. Precipitation should be small but may create hazardous driving conditions. Snow and drizzle expected to spread across most of Kansas except extreme east, with warmer conditions and periodic rain in the east. Strong southerly winds expected this afternoon and tonight. Highs ranged from 40s in the east to 60 in the southwest, with lows from near 20 northwest to the 30s elsewhere.
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Weather Bureau
Saling
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Goodland
Wichita
Chanute
Pittsburg
Leo Ignores Deadline in Willow Grove Hen Stays
WILLOW GROVE PA AP The deadline passed Sunday for Leo the Hen to leave town but Howard Sautter's pet remains in his heated quarters. Abington Township commissioners recently passed an ordinance banning wild animals as pets inspired by neighbor objections. Sautter says he will seek legal action when formal notice arrives arguing Leo is harmless.
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Miller Won't Seek GOP Elective Office
Rep. William E. Miller of New York, the GOP vice presidential nominee, says he will not seek any elective office. He plans to practice law in Lockport and Buffalo after the interview on Storer Broadcasting's Report to the People.
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William E. Miller
New York
GOP
Miller
Storer Broadcasting Company
Lockport
Buffalo
Garden Sass: Gus Garden On Turning Molehills Into Mountains
Gus Garden quips that adding a little dirt can transform a molehill into a mountain signaling a playful take on growth and persistence in garden lore.
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Johnson makes foreign policy top priority in busy week
President Johnson elevates foreign policy, reviews US relations with nations, plans to visit chiefs of state, expands ambassador posts, and weighs Antipoverty and education budgets. He reports improved ties with the Soviet Union and Eastern Europe, and better Western Hemisphere relations despite Viet Nam and Congo troubles. Also releases memo urging end to racial discrimination in the armed forces and attends church in Fredericksburg with family.
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Commission On Equal Opportunity In the Armed Forces
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Washington
Train Auto Crash Near Garden City Injures Family
A car and a Garden City Western Railway train collided Sunday near Garden City injuring Mrs Roye Fulton and Roye Fulton Jr with broken arms. Betty Fulton and the husband escaped with minor injuries. The diesel engine pulling 15 sugar beet cars could not stop in time and tore out the car’s right rear. Traffic on the highway was briefly halted.
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Maharani of Sikkim Loses to Burglars
In Tiverton England AP burglars raided Mrs Denys Rhodes home a cousin of Queen Elizabeth II and stole money belonging to the Maharani of Sikkim the former Hope Cook a New York socialite The thieves also took jewels including a queen gift brooch in a wedding present
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Sikkim
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New York
Vietnamese Troops Overrun Major Viet Cong Position
Vietnamese government forces overran a major Viet Cong position 75 miles southwest of Saigon, killing at least 67 guerrillas and capturing 10 others with a large stock of weapons. About 650 government troops took part as helicopters and air bombardment supported the attack. Casualties included 11 government dead and 42 wounded, with seven U.S. helicopter crewmen among the wounded.
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Weather Toll Expands as Northern California Floods Worsen
Heavy mountain snow and coastal winds worsen the floods across Oregon, California, Idaho, and Washington. Hundreds marooned, relief crews stretched thin. Red Cross reports 16,300 families with major losses. damages near 1 billion dollars. Helicopter rescues halted by snow. food shortages persist. thousands displaced or homeless along the Klamath and Salmon rivers.
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Want U S Bases Removed In Philippines Protest
Manila report says American servicemen left Clark Air Base after a weekend of U S Air Force restrictions tied to a protest rally in Angeles. About 2,000 Filipinos urged removal of bases and recall of ambassador Blair. Violence was reported. Philippine officials pledge calm as Justice Secretary Marino planned to start an inquiry ordered by President Macapagal.
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Mariner 4 Surpasses 50 Million Mile Mark
Washington AP reports Mariner 4 has passed the 50 million mile milestone in its arc to Mars, with 275 million miles remaining. The unmanned craft, launched November 28, is operating normally and sending data as it nears a July Mars approach for photography.
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Crucial Stage In U S Red U N Showdown
United Nations negotiations reach a crucial stage as the Soviet Union withholds peacekeeping assessments. US pressure risks losing votes in the General Assembly if formal voting occurs, with key elections unsettled and tense maneuvering over Security Council seats ahead of Tuesday meetings.
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Congo
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United States
U.N
Alex Quaijson-Lackey
Ghana
Europe Endures Deep Freeze Across Regions
London reports Europe gripped by severe winter with snow in Rome and widespread outages of electricity and gas. Five deaths in France and Britain blamed on the weather, Christmas Eve traffic tolls reaching 108 in Britain and 91 in France. Cancellations hit many sporting events as temperatures plunge across cities including Amsterdam Brussels Oslo and Milan.
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