West Flood Areas In Recovery Stage
West flood zones move toward recovery as 15,000 homeless and hundreds of farms and businesses dig out. Outside aid arrives by helicopter and jeep, with substantial damage tallies in California Oregon Washington Idaho and Nevada. Civil defense officials report improving conditions and ongoing airlifts to sustain evacuees.
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San Francisco
Far West
Jim Morrison
Civil Defense
Eureka
Calif
Humboldt County
California
Oregon
Washington
Idaho
Nevada
Yreka
Bill Sewle
Morrison
Department of Interior
Willamette River
Mark Hatfield
Reedsport
Red Cross
Independence
Ore
Johnson
Office of Emergency Planning
Oregon City
Local bird guide misreads eagle claim amid basketball debate
A bird watcher says the Monday picture showed a golden eagle, the national bird, but readers doubt the match to a bird book. A sports columnist from eastern Kansas questions why KU and K-State refuse to play Wichita State, noting potential profits and packed crowds. A wedding band found by a Telegram employee matches none of the lost items but fits perfectly. the owner may claim it at the Telegram office.
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Kansas
K-State
Wichita State
Wichita
Telegram
Kentucky Legal Ace to Be 18
Kentucky lowers the legal age to 18 for signing loans purchases and home deals starting Jan 1 under a 1064 act. Alcohol purchase remains 21. Some argue 18 is young for legal contracts while others say 18-year-olds can vote and join the armed forces.
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Frankfort
Kentucky
Commonwealth
Commerce Clearing House of Chicago
Hundreds of Communists Arrested Across India at Dawn
In New Delhi and across India, hundreds of Communists were arrested at dawn as Prime Minister Lal Bahadur Shastri's government scales up action against subversive groups. The crackdown targets alleged Communist party activity and related measures.
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India
New Delhi
Lal Bahadur Shastri
Aes
Dpey
Comounlat Ching
Specialist Sees Cancer Breakthroughs Near By 1970
An American cancer specialist predicts final breakthroughs toward vaccines and curative drugs will come sooner than the moon landing, perhaps shortly after 1970. Dr. Jacob Gershon-Cohen of Philadelphia cites proof that cancers are virus related and advances in virus structure as key. He also discusses better control of ordinary viruses, infrared detection for health, and latent cancer viruses becoming active under triggers.
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Montreal
Jacob Gershon-Cohen
Philadelphia
Gershon + Cohen
Albert Einstein. Medical, Center
American Association For the Advancement of Science
Gershon-Cohen
American Space Agency
New Evidence Emerges in Civil Rights Workers Case
In Mississippi a federal grand jury will reconvene January 11 to consider the killing of three civil rights workers near Philadelphia Mississippi last summer. The Justice Department reports new evidence in its drive to prosecute 21 men. Judge Harold Cox ordered the grand jury return, although the murder aspect was not specified. Charges against 19 men were dismissed at a Meridian hearing, with two other arrests having charges dropped.
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Jackson, Miss
Mississippi
Justice Department
Philadelphia
Miss
Neshoba County
Esther Carter
Meridian
Biloxi
Shreveport
Vandals rearrange highway near Mount Sterling
Mount Sterling Kentucky sheriff reports vandals dug up two mail boxes and a small billboard, placing them on U S 80 east of town. They erected a barrel barricade and posted signs to divert traffic around the barrier.
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Mount
Sterling, Ky
John Miller
U.S. 80
Here
No Moisture Is in Sight
Topeka AP reports generally fair skies and mild temperatures across Kansas as a high pressure system drifts east. Daytime highs ranged from 35 to 50 degrees, with tonight’s lows from 15 to the 20s. Tuesday highs varied, from 16 at Goodland to 32 at Pittsburg, with morning lows from 32 at Hill City to 65 at Pittsburg.
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Topeka
Kansas
Goodland
Pittsburg
Hill City
Driver Liability Case Could Set Precedent In Topeka
TOPEKA AP A court case in Topeka may set a driver liability precedent. The city sues Eugene Far seas for 171.90 damages to a police car after a police unit collided with the rear of a stolen auto belonging to Fatseas. The city argues Fatseas is liable for leaving keys in a parked car, as mandated by a 1947 ordinance, claiming this was the proximate cause of the accident.
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Topeka
Eugene Farseas
Fatseas
Court Order Ends Quickie Rail Strike
Washington and Virginia rail yards resumed normal operations as a court ordered end to a brief strike by firemen. At Union Station and Potomac yards 1700 freight cars awaited crews, while 16 of 75 usual workers reported for duty. Judge Elliott ordered pickets removed and the AFL-CIO official confirmed the stoppage was terminated. The strike involved Southern Railway across 13 states and DC, affecting major freight flows. Nigerian election confusion deepens amid boycott and party realignment across the south and north.
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Washington
Southern Railway System
Union Station
Potomac Yards
Virginia
Southern
Memphis
Tenn
Atlanta
Potomac Yard
District of Columbia
Columbus
U.S. Dist
J. Robert Elliott
Richmond, Fredericksburg & Potomac
Oren R. Lewis
Alexandria
J. W. Jennings
Afl-Cio
Brotherhood of
Jennings
J. Robert Elliot
Birmingham
Ala
New Orleans
Mem|Pais
Lagos
Nigeria
Nigera
Nigerian National Alliance
Garden Sass Opes On Not Making New Year’s Resolutions
Gus Garden says choosing not to make resolutions avoids an “I told you so” vibe. He notes freedom from guilt and pressure, promoting action over overthinking and encouraging steady progress through the year.
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Gus Garden
American Soldiers Are Still Missing
Saigon reports government forces recaptured Binh Nghia district capital but Viet Cong seized two U.S. enlisted men. Near 80 miles north of Saigon two Special Forces members were killed Tuesday night. Total American combat deaths since December 1961 reach 241 with 13 missing.
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Malcolm W. Browne
Saigon
South Viet Nam
Binh Nghia
U.S
Taxi Fare Zone Rates Set by City
City commissioners met in special session with taxi operators to set zone based maximum fares. Central zone 50 cents, west zone 65 cents, east zone 75 cents, 3 mile area capped at 2.40 dollars. Orosco faces six month taxi ban after a liquor sale conviction. Veteran’s Cab license issued to his wife. Also reports Viet Nam war actions around Binh Nghia near Saigon with 1,200 government troops and 1,200 Communists, several helicopters down, and political maneuvers in Saigon and Washington as Taylor and Rusk discuss steps toward unity.
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Leiker
Orosco
U.S
Binh Nghia
Saigon
Viet Nam
Nguyen Khanh
Armed Forces
South Viet Nam
Khanh
Cap St. Jacques
Binh Nehra
Maxwell D. Taylor
Tran van Huong
Dean Rusk
Johnson
Washington
Richard B. Russell
D-Ga
Senate Armed Services Committee
Seoul
South Korea
State University College Fee Hike Approved
The Kansas Board of Regents approved higher fees for state universities and colleges effective July 4 increasing Kansas resident undergraduate and graduate costs. Kansas resident fees rise $16 per semester at universities and $10 at state colleges, with out of state charges increasing for undergraduates while graduate rates stay largely unchanged. summer session fees also rise.
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Topeka
Kansas
University of Kansas
Kansas State University
Wichita State University
Pittsburg
Emporia
Fort Hays
Council of Presidents
Henry Bubb
Topeka Savings and Loan
Kansas Pilot Killed in Crash at St John’s Airport
An AP report states a Cessna 310 crashed short of the runway at St John’s Airport, killing the lone American pilot. The Flo-Air Inc. aircraft, en route from Gander Newfoundland to Santa Maria Azores, encountered heavy ice on the wings. The pilot’s name remains withheld pending kin notification.
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ST. John's
Canadian Mounted Police
Newton
Flo-Air
Newton Dac
Beirut
Lebanon
Paul Milley
Wichita
Kan
Airy Fe Development Consultants
Iia
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Harold Cox
Jackson
Brand Jury
Honard Brock
Ron Broetemann
Sylvia Marie Garcia
St. Catherine Hospital
Sylvia
D. C. Garcia
E. Santa Fe
Aloysius A. Tauscher
Safford
Phillip John Garcia
Tauscher
Co-op
Dodge City
Enmiporia
Garden U
City
Russell BR
Salina
Isabel Orosco
Veterans Cab Co
Bob Leiker
Yellow Cab Co
4Th
Taylor
Center
3Rd
Veteran's Cab Co
Kansas Board of Regents
John King
Emporia State Teachers College
M. C. Cunningham
Fort Hays State College
Cunningham
Whitley Austin
Austin
James McCain
Bubb
McCain
Regents
Educational Building Fund
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