Tshombe's Control Is Shattered
Elisabethville Katanga AP reports Tshombe's control crumbling as his army disintegrates and he briefly negotiates with U N forces after house arrest. He urged scattered troops toward Sakania while UN demands for free movement persist and concerns grow over Kolwezi and mining installations.
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Elisabethville
Katanga
Hig
Moise Tshombe
United Nations
U.N
Sakania
Derek Dodson
Tshombs
Tshombe
Rhodesia
Tsombe
U Thant
Kolwezi
Thant
Katangan
George Sherr
Adrian Porter
Union Miniere du Haut
Weather and town chatter in western Kansas forecast
Snow begins to fall as a goose bone predictor hints a windmill storm and a cold Friday. Fair to cloudy with mid 40s expected today, while townsfolk joke about overcoats and spring fever. Local notes praise an automatic telephone dialing system and urge Reno County vaccine clinic participation.
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Great Bend
Weather Bureau
Kansas
Harold Stoner
Bill to settle Finney Haskell land dispute reaches state
A bill introduced by Rep Ben Jacquart seeks to remove 24 sections of Finney County land from Satanta Hospital District. The land entered the district after two tenants signed a petition before the Nov 6 vote to annex it for a home for the aged in Satanta. The election passed 11-1. Finney residents protested taxation. Tenants later sought removal, alleging misrepresentation. plans to finish the project by summer are stalled by the legal fight.
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Topeka
Finney
Haskell
Finney County
Ben Jacquart
Satanta
Satanta Hospital
Haskell County
Bitterly cold snap grips Southwest Kansas with snow
Bitterly cold weather swept the region endangering January warmth. Airport readings dropped to 14 degrees while Goodland and Concordia saw rapid falls from near 40 to below freezing. Snow and blowing snow plagued roads as forecasts kept calling for more cold and moisture to follow across southwest Kansas.
Cupid Spent Busy Year in Finney
Finney County records show four marriages per divorce, with 139 licenses issued by Judge M. C. Schrader in 1962 and 31 divorces granted. Sixty percent of licenses came in June and August, tied at 19 each, while December held the peak for divorces with five granted. Oldest couple were Dale R. Ganson and Mary Etta Mc Cracken at 3 and 85. youngest couples included Garden City pairs aged 14 to 17.
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Cupid
Finney County
M. C. Schrader
Dale R. Ganson
Quinter
Mary Etta MclCracken
Reno
Ill
Charles Pickens
Peggy Hadfield
Larry Noel Underwood
Dorothy Jean Humphries
Garden City
Wheat Plan Outlined by Agriculture Secretary Freeman
Secretary of Agriculture Orville Freeman outlined the Kennedy plan for a two price system for wheat in 1964. He said it would insure producers against income and market chaos with a national referendum required for approval. The plan sets a $2 per bushel support on 1964 crop and a $1.30 rate for wheat grown beyond allotments with a 10 percent cut in allotted acreage and additional payments based on yields.
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Omaha
Neb
Orville L. Freeman
American Farm Bureau Federation
National Farmers Union
National Grange
National Farmers Organization
Plan
Freeman
Insurance firm in Daytona Beach loses cash to thief
Officials say a Daytona Beach insurance company is seeking police help after a Tuesday theft of cash. They emphasize the loss was not insured, and detectives are urged to recover the funds.
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Daytona Beach, Fla
Daytona Beach
Tuesay
Kennedy Wins First Congressional Battle
In Washington the Kennedy administration won the first battle of the new Congress by keeping 15 members on the House Rules Committee, a gain that could aid Kennedy programs though not a decisive victory. The vote 235 to 196 preserves liberal influence and avoids a return to conservative control, while signaling tougher fights ahead over tax cuts and social programs.
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Washington
Kennedy
Congress
House Rules Committee
Con- Capitol
House
John W. McCormack
D-Mass
Rayburn
Job picture steady in December reports AP
The government says December employment fell 420000 while unemployment rose 16000, leaving total employed at 87.561 million and unemployed at 3.817 million. The seasonally adjusted jobless rate stood at 5.6 percent, with non farm payrolls up 1.5 million from a year earlier and farm employment down due to cold weather.
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Washington
Harold Goldstein
Goldstein
Garden Sass Gas Garden Buys Wife a New Shovel
Garden Sass Gas Garden shows resilience toward snow as he purchases a new shovel for his wife, signaling preparedness and domestic practicality amid winter weather.
Mona Lisa Draws Crowds at National Gallery of Art
Washington AP Mona Lisa drew large crowds and eyed a possible attendance record at the National Gallery of Art as its first American showing continued. Word spread that Whistler's Mother and La Vieilleuse may travel from the Louvre to the United States next month for display at an Atlanta museum.
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Washington
National Gallery of Art
Paris Louvre
Whistler
United States
Mona
James Whistler
Georges de la Tour
Louvre
Atlanta, Ga
City Reports 1962 Street and Sewer Work Totals
City Engineer A Harold Long reviewed 1962 municipal construction costing 188210.26 and financed mainly by temporary notes paid via special assessments. The year included 23972.5 feet of curb and gutter, 129227 square yards of steel paving with asphalt, one new parking lot, two miles of new sanitary sewer, and plans for more work. There are 60.15 miles of open streets, 44.19 paved, 3.55 miles with curb and gutter not paved, and 12.16 miles unimproved. 24.99 miles of sidewalks and 45.56 miles of sanitary sewers with three lift stations.
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A. Harold Long
Sth
Pine
State Legislature Rough Scrap Over Oil Unitization
In Topeka a legislative clash forms over a bill to empower the Kansas Corporation Commission to order unitization of oil pools and lease integration where overlapping in a producing area. Supporters say it would spur investment and orderly development, while opponents from small producers fear loss of rights and stricter controls. Critics cite a Los Angeles geologist call that the measure could entrench administrative error and not boost recovery.
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Topeka
Kansas
Kansas Corporation Commission
Texas
California
Legislative Council Committee On Labor and Industries
ECC
Los Angeles
William W. Porter I
Debaters Enter District Meet at Hays This Weekend
Six Garden City High School debaters travel to Hays for the district tournament with an eight round slate. The team includes Sheryl Etling and Larry Meeker on the affirmative and Cheryl Bentley and Larry Watkins on the negative, with Beverly Gardiner and Randy McDonald as alternates. Teams from Dodge City, Great Bend, Hutchinson, Salina, Junction City, Liberal, McPherson and Newton participate. the question asks if the United States should adopt reciprocal free trade with non Communist nations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Garden City
Hays
Sheryl Etling
Larry Meeker
Cheryl Bentley
Larry Watkins
Beverly Gardiner
Randy McDonald
Dodge City
Great Bend
Hutchinson
Salina
Junction City
Liberal
McPherson
Newton
United States
Cold wave brings snow and freezing temperatures
Weather report warns of snow and blowing snow tonight through Friday, with temperatures dropping to near 10 degrees tonight and in the teens Friday afternoon. Snow accumulation expected to reach one inch or more, three inches or more in western counties by Friday afternoon. Winds 2 to 30, sunrise 8:00. Local place references Akron and Laquota appear.
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Akron
Laquota
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Hassle
Kansas State University Agriculture“Experiment Station
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Sunflower State
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Concordia
Kansas Highway Patrol
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