Oklahoma's Kerr Dies at 66 in Miami Hospital
Washington AP reports Oklahoma Senator Robert Kerr died at Doctors Hospital after collapsing while chatting with doctors. The 66 year old oilman turned senator faced sudden death from a coronary occlusion days after hospital treatment for a respiratory infection. President Kennedy praised Kerr's exceptional career as Edmondson and others react to the vacancy and implications for Senate balance and Kennedy tax plans.
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Robert &. Kerr
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White House
Senate
Doctors Hospital
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Kerr
Miami
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King
Edmondson
Oklahoma City
George Nigh
Oklahoma
Henry Bellman
Congress
Resolution urges regular exercise for health in 1963
A Kansas Heart Association plea promotes a practical health plan with seven steps to exercise tailored to age and condition. It cites more walking, moderated activity, and a doctor checkup, while offering humorous quips about personal adherence and a sports season memory from a K-State vs KU game.
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Kansas Heart Assn
The
Heart Association
Chaos and Death After Historic Snowstorms in Britain
In southern England the fiercest snow in 82 years triggers a looming blizzard threat as villages starve and ice halts roads and rail. About 10,000 snowplows operate while 12,000 auto workers idle. helicopters ferry supplies and the cold toll rises with dozens dead and communities cut off.
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London
England
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Britain
Oxford
Midlands
Ministry of Transport
Oxford Circus
Kinloss
Scotland
Big Combine Backs U N in Congo Unity Push
Leopoldville reports Union Miniera, backed by Belgians Britons and Americans, will send experts to aid the Congolese central government and Katanga in drafting a repartition plan for currency from Union Miniera sales. Tshombe appeals to U Thant for a meeting not involved in the current operation as heavy fighting persists along the Elisabethville Jadotville road.
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the Congo
Union Miniera Copper Mining
United Nations
Congo
Katanga
Moise Tshombe
U.N
U ‘Thant
Brussels
Union Miniere
T'shombe
Elisabethville
World Organization
Tshombe
Thant
U Thant
Cyrille Adoula
Elisabethville-Jadotville
Kalwezi
Kitwe
Northern Rhodesia
Bloomer Fashion Booms Amid Britain Blizzard Fad
London stores report knee-length bloomers sold out as a warm woolen undergarment trend during severe winter weather. A store spokesman notes initial amusement from customers, now a practical necessity in the harsh conditions sweeping southern England, the worst since 1881.
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London
Britain
England
Young Hobby Club Winners Announced in Telegram Contests
Keith Bertholt Arlen Crabb Shannoy Gestensinger Janet Thies Paul Crabb and Annette Crabb win starfish prizes in contests advertised in the Telegram on Dec 12 and Dec 19. Prizes to be mailed by Cappy Dick, the contest author. A second Telegram contest appears on Page 3 today.
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Hobby Club
Keith Bertholt
Hudson
Arlen Crabb
Shannoy Gestensinger
Stoeckly
Janet Thies
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Paul Crabb
Annette Crabb
Cappy Dick
Telegram
Garden Sass It Takes Gas Garden After Holiday Readjustment
A garden area adjusts after a holiday period as people resume routine work and outdoor care. The brief notes a short readjustment week with focus on tending plants and resuming normal schedules.
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Gas Garden
Two-Gallon Club Members Listed at December Stop
The Red Cross Bloodmobile December stop added four new two gallon donors: Helen Johnson, Jack Devold, Joe Tennessen, and Gerald Van Vleet. Also eleven individuals joined the One-Gallon Club: Lawrence W. Barlow, Robert L. Flynn, Everett D. Ogburn, John W. Patterson, Rudolph J. Perez, Mrs. Harry Reed, John L. Talley and seven more unnamed contributors.
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Jack Devold
Joe Tennessen
Gerald van Vleet
Lawrence W. Barlow
Robert L. Flynn
Everett D. Ogburn
John W. Patterson
Rudolph J. Perez
Harry Reed
John L. Talley
Kennedy Plans Gradual Tax Reductions Amid Budget Concerns
AP reports President Kennedy ready to accept a staged tax cut totaling 5 to 10 billion dollars to ease deficit fears. He orders a tax bill crafted to spread reductions over steps, seeking congressional approval from Rep. Wilbur Mills and Sen. Harry Byrd amid White House lobbying and fears of unemployment. Kennedy also weighs education and aged care legislation, while eyeing foreign policy moves such as Cuba without an invasion.
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D.va
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Kerr
Senate
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Byrd
Sen
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D-La
Palm Beach, Fla
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Wilbur’ Mills
D-Ark
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Ways and Means Committee
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D-Va
Kennedey
Wilbur Mills
Kenneny
Richard M. Nixon
Nixon
Fidel Castro
Students Return to Class Across Garden City Districts
Students in Garden City public schools and St. Marys Catholic School returned after an 11 day Christmas break. Rural Finney County schools resumed on New Year’s Day while others started today. Vacation began December 21 with pre holiday activities ending classes.
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Garden City
St. Mary’s Catholic
Finney County
Cuba Celebrates Fourth Anniversary of Castro Rise
Havana shows heavy Soviet tanks at a military parade marking Fidel Castro's rise to power. Prime minister reviews troops on Plaza de la Revolucion as crowds fill the capital. Soviet and Communist world messages flow in while Pa vel Popovich attends the palace ceremonies. Pravda emphasizes Soviet support and calls for U S withdrawal from Guantanamo.
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Fidel Castro
Plaza de la Revolucion
Peking
Moscow
Communist Party
Pravda
U.S. Naval Base
Guantanamo
Second Sabin Clinic Planned in Finney County
Finney County schedules its second Stop Polio Sunday for January 13 offering Type II Sabin oral vaccine. Clinics will mirror December 2 setup. those who had Type I are urged to receive Type II for broader protection against polio types. No Type I will be administered at this clinic. no third clinic plans announced.
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Finney County
Kansas
U S Helicopter Force Blasted by Communists
In Vietnam near Saigon, Communist ground fire hit a fleet of U S helicopters aiding South Vietnam's government. Three Americans killed, four wounded, and 14 of 15 helicopters struck during the Mekong delta operation. Military actions continued into the afternoon with air support and paratroop drops.
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South Viet Nam
U.S
Ngo Dinh Diem
Mekong
Mekong River
Vinh Long
Tay Ninh
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