Farmers Move Farm Machinery Over Tax Dispute
About 30 Leavenworth County farmers west of Bonner Springs moved over 100 Wathines ranging from family plows to combines to a field three miles west of Bonner Springs to protest school tax rates. They seek transfer from Bonner Springs district to Linwood while noting Wyandotte County rates are lower, and Linwood taxes would be far less.
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Bonner Springs
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Leavenworth County
Linwood
Wyandotte County
Leaverworth
Wyandotte
Kansas
Kansas City
Booner Springs
George Bell
Bell
Adel Throck
Leavenworth Coun
William L. Howard
Benker Springs
Howard
Lietzen
John Watkins
Watkins
New cash-redeemable trading stamps debut in Denver
A Denver supermarket chain launches a new type of trading stamp redeemable for cash to donors. The program pairs with regular stamps to benefit charities chosen by customers. Local business and community groups react as the initiative rolls out amid other city notes.
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Garden City names Duane West new police judge
Duane West, local attorney and former county attorney, is appointed police judge for Garden City replacing Clyde Daniel who resigned to become city attorney. Lloyd Haag, city attorney for ten years, resigned effective end of 1963. West’s appointment by City Manager Deane Wiley was approved by the City Commission. Both West and Daniel assumed Wiley duties today.
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Garden City
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Lloyd Haag
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Solons Propose Bipartisan Plan to Break Health Care Stalemate
Washington AP Six Republican senators say they will unveil a comprehensive health care for the aged plan when Congress reconvenes. It would use Social Security funds or general revenues and allow nonprofit insurance partnerships to cover hospital nursing and home care for citizens 65 and over. The plan aims to attract GOP votes and break the year’s health care dispute, with Sen Clifford P. Case, John Sherman Cooper, Jacob Javits, Kenneth Keating, Thomas Kuchel and Margaret Chase Smith among supporters.
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John F. Kennedy
GOP
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New Jersey
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Kentucky
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Kenneth B. Keating
New York
Thomas H. Kuchel
California
Margaret Chase Smith
Maine
Dan Sullivan Dies at 78 Grant County Pioneer
ULYSSES Dan C. Sullivan 78 the first white child born in Grant County died Wednesday at his home. Born December 22 1885 he was chairman of Sullivan Inc a grain and investment firm with ranching interests. He co owned Grant County Bank and grain elevators in Ulysses Coolidge and Hickok. Survivors include two sons Dan Jr and J David both of Ulysses a daughter Mary E Olson Ulysses and his brother Jerry T of Ulysses. Funeral Saturday 10 am at St Marys Catholic Church Rev Gilbert Herrman officiating burial in Ulysses Cemetery.
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Dan C. Sullivan
Grant County
Mr. Sullivan
Sullivan, Inc
Grant County Bank
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Ulysses, Coolidge and Hickok
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J. David
Mary E. Olson
Jerry T
St. Mary’s Catholic Church
Gilbert Herrman
Ulysses Cemetery
Nine Die on Kansas Roads During Holiday Period
The Associated Press reports at least nine people died in Kansas traffic crashes over a two day holiday period. Victims include Mervin Sorenson 21 of McConnell Air Force Base Wichita Margie Gill strap 24 of Wichita and 13 year old William Henry Frye who died in separate crashes. Others include Cyrus M Cameron 14 Darwin E Kraus 26 Ursula Madel 28 Ivan Thompson 30 and Gary W Kuehl a soldier at Fort Riley. Icy pavement contributed to several wrecks and the toll was tallied Tuesday.
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Mervin Sorenson
McConnell Air Force Base
Wichita
Darwin E. Kraus
Alma
Eskridge
Ursula Madel
Kansas City
Kan
Ivan Thompson
Lebo
U. S. 50
Thompson
Doris
Gary W. Kuehl
Ft. @iley
U. S. 17
Junction City
Highway Patrol
New Year's Baby Is a Boy in Garden City
The 1964 New Year's baby in Garden City arrived at 3 40 a.m. Wednesday at St. Catherine Hospital. Richard Dean Martin weighed eight pounds eight ounces, son of Herman and Mrs. Martin of Eminence Rt. The Martins, farmers 35 miles northeast, note the baby is their fourth child. Five babies were born on New Year’s Day, four girls and one boy. The Ortiz girl weighed 9 pounds 6 ounces, the largest of the day.
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Richard Dean
Garden City
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Finney Countian
Dighton
Bert Maslin
Nicholas Ortiz
Melvin Haas
Davis
Leslie Julian
Ortiz
Southern States Covered by Snow
Severe winter weather stretched across the Deep South and up the Eastern Seaboard, dumping as much as 18 inches in some areas. Twelve deaths were attributed to the storm, with widespread power outages, closed schools, and hazardous driving conditions. Snow fell from Savannah to New Orleans and Nashville, with notable totals in Birmingham, Lawrenceburg, and Columbia.
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Cargo Plane Feared Down Near Wake Island
HONOLULU AP A C124 cargo plane with eight service men and a Navy sailor escorting a dead seaman was feared down in the Pacific between Wake Island and Hawaii. The Hill Air Force Base craft was declared assumed down after fuel ran out, with 22,000 pounds of cargo, and an air sea search ordered at daybreak.
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Fire Kills Three At Mississippi Nursing Home
A early morning fire at a Columbia Mississippi nursing home killed three of the 17 residents. The one story frame building was destroyed. An employee, Mrs Boyd Hamm, said the blaze likely started from a floor furnace. No survivors were reported injured. Sixteen residents were men, many veterans of World War I.
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Columbia, Miss
Mississippi
Boyd Hamm
Garden Sass Gas Garden Keeps a Single Resolution
In a lighthearted note, Garden Sass Gas Garden declares it will make no resolutions this year. The playful stance reflects a carefree approach, emphasizing simplicity over grand plans.
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Gas Garden
Johnson signals 1964 peace offensive and domestic aims
President Johnson plans a broad peace push in 1964 and expects Congress to pass a civil rights bill and an $11 billion tax cut. He will discuss a comprehensive housing program with Robert Weaver and aims to provide elderly medical insurance while pursuing fiscal prudence. Johnson also notes strong defense support and seeks improved U.S.-Soviet relations in the new year.
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Maxwell Tayor
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Khrushchev
Leonid Brezhnev
New Year's Holiday Traffic Toll Reaches 223
New Year's traffic deaths reached 223 over a 48 hour holiday period. Reports from states suggested the final toll could rise. Safety officials noted the count exceeded prior seasonal averages and compared with 117 daily deaths in 1983. Authorities anticipated higher totals and urged caution on roadways.
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Associated Press
Veteran Douglas County Judge Dead at 92
Douglas County aging jurist Hugh Means died at 92 in Lawrence. He retired after 32 years on the Douglas County District Court bench, having previously presided over the Douglas County probate court.
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Douglas County
Lawrence
Kan
Hugh Means
Means
New Cold Surge Predicted for Kansas This Week
The state enjoys mild start to the year with highs in the 50s to near 60 and no precipitation. By Friday a colder air mass arrives, lowering temperatures to seasonal norms. the cold spell is not expected to be as severe as last three weeks. Skies turn partly cloudy with no moisture expected.
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Topeka
Kansas
Four Days Left in Berlin Wall Visit Scheme Near End
West Berliners rush to cross to East Berlin as the visiting arrangement nears midnight Sunday. A total of 172,740 West Berliners greeted the New Year with relatives behind the wall, pushing total visitors past 600,000 since visits began December 19. Mayor Willy Brandt faces pressure to renew the program amid concerns it implies recognition of East Germany and a divided Berlin.
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