Weather notes and New Year reflections from The Telegram
The piece reports a weather forecast with rain across most of the state except the southwest, and mentions unharvested milo on a central Kansas farm due to wet fall conditions. It shares editoral humor about the new year, a note that The Telegram will be closed New Year’s Day, and invites to inaugural events in Topeka and Washington, with a tongue in cheek about split allegiances.
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U. S. District Court
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Senate
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Kansas Traffic Toll Second High in History
TOPEKA AP Katsus ends the year with the second highest traffic fatalities in history. Accidents had 660 deaths by early reports and final tallies may rise slightly. The 1956 peak was 683, with eight deaths on New Year’s Day and others in the first days of January.
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Topeka
Katsus
Garden Sass and a Happy New Year from Gus Garden
Gus Garden sends a festive New Year greeting and seasonal garden tips to readers. He reflects on past planting successes and offers encouragement for upcoming gardening tasks while celebrating community spirit.
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Gus
Fireworks on Pike's Peak Revelers Await Arrival of 1965
Associated Press reports a global New Year celebration with sky divers on Long Island planning a midnight jump from 12,0090 feet, AdAmAn Club fireworks atop Pike's Peak, and festive scenes from Rome to Los Angeles. Revelers seek joy, sobriety, and varied entertainment as 1965 nears.
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Associated Press
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Times Square
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Nly
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Frank Guzzman
Colorado Springs
Color
AdAmAn Club
Pike’s Peak
Finances to lead 1965 Kansas Legislature session
Kansas lawmakers Glee Smith and Clyde Hill say finances will dominate the 1965 session with reapportionment, education, and tax questions looming. The school foundation program could cost 40 to 50 million, while proposals for new taxes face opposition from ad valorem sources. A security prison and a planned state junior college system are among major issues.
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Larned
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Yates Center
Senate
House
Associated Press
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Hill
School Foundation
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Hilly
Legislative Council
Public Hearing on Garden City Bypass Economic Effects
A January hearing set for January 14 at 9 30 a m in the Co op Center will examine the economic impact of relocating US 83 around Garden City as part of a five year plan beginning 1986. Officials outline limited access rights of way, a two lane US 83 route with later four lane expansions and a bypass to ease truck traffic while improving local roads and Fulton Street.
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Addison H. Meschke
Highways For
Kansas
The
Highway Commission
Arkansas River
Anothe
Newideas
Fulton
USS
Holcomb
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Meschke
Town
East City
Umit
Survivors Tell of Savagery in Congo
Survivors recount brutal rebel massacres near Wamba in the Congo as hundreds of hostages perish. They detail executions and beatings, the killing of a Belgian priest and bishop, and the release of some missionaries by mercenary rescue teams.
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Wamba
Mungbere
Nicholas Olenga
Olenga
Hassan Ismail
Paulis
United States
Msgr
Joseph Wittebols
Rom Brussels
Wamba River
AAS
Leopardville
Aba
Far' Adje
Stanleyville
Mild Weather Covers Kansas
A Pacific front crossing Kansas brought mild temperatures and clouds. Highs today are forecast 45 to 50 degrees with tonight’s lows 28 to 32 in the northwest and 40s southeast. Central and eastern sections may see occasional rain or drizzle, lasting into Friday morning. Cloudy skies and possible heavy fog prevail statewide. Wednesday highs span 49 at Manhattan to 51 at Pittsburg, with morning lows from 18 at Hill City to 43 at Pittsburg.
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Topeka
Kansas
Manhattan
Pittsburgh
Hill City
Pittsburg
Dim Prospects for 1965 New Year Baby in Garden City
The 1965 Garden City New Year Baby tally seems unlikely as St Catherine Hospital and Raynesford Clinic report no immediate birth prospects after midnight. Still, 19 Garden City merchants offer prizes to the first baby born in Garden City after midnight with rules requiring birth in the city and physician verification. Prizes include baby food and diaper sets.
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St. Catherine Hospital
Raynesford Clinic
Garden City
World Peace Most Urgent LBJ Tells Reds
President Johnson urged Soviet leaders to advance world peace by limiting nuclear weapons, seeking a verified test ban, halting fissile material production, and freezing strategic systems. He sent New Year greetings to Kosygin Mikoyan. White House noted no exchange of official greetings.
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Tex
Johnson
Alexei N. Kosygin
Anastas I. Mikoyan
White House
George E. Reedy
Atomic Energy Commission
Glenn T. Seaborg
Austin
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