Winter Grips U S With Record Cold Across Regions
The Associated Press reports a sweeping cold siege across the nation. Temperatures plummet from the Rockies to the Atlantic with subzero readings in Minneapolis and Springfield while Florida faces protection for crops but records freezing in northern areas. School closures, plant shutdowns, and travel disruptions accompany the frigid spell as forecasts call for limited moderation in some central areas.
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Sour grapes and weather notes from the garden desk
The writer vents about weather forecasts and wind while noting recent cold temperatures. A Scott City editorial critique is cited, with thanks to local editors Monte Canfield and John Boyer for basketball coverage. A reader’s postcard references a Reader’s Digest piece on retirement and parks.
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Scott City
John Boyer
Monte Canfield
Lakin Independent
Mail
Reader’s Digest
Stevens Park
Wichita Woman Awarded Damages in Civil Case
In Finney County District Court Friday a Wichita woman Mrs. Elma Y Bryant was awarded 1800 dollars against Mrs. Faye Collingwood of Los Angeles California for damage to a carpet in a rental home at 1022 North Fifth Street. Collingwood lived there from September 1954 to August 1955. The jury was dismissed to reconvene Monday for another civil matter.
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Elma Y. Bryant
Faye Collingwood
Los Angeles
Calif
Finney County
Bryant
Collingwood
N. 5Th
New Gymnasium Dedication Set at Garden City High
Brief ceremonies tonight dedicate Garden City High School’s new gymnasium. The Buffs host rival Liberal with a B team game at 6:30 p.m. and varsity 20 minutes later. Board members and contractors to be introduced. Architect Cobb to present building to Lloyd Haag. A flag donated by the Daughters of the American Revolution will be noted. Rev J Merion Kadyk to give invocation. Liberal High girls drill team to perform at halftime.
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Liberal
Robert Cobb
Lloyd Haag
Haag
Cuban Refugees Begin Life Anew
About 1,170 Cuban refugees arrived in the United States aboard the Shirley Lykes, many seasick and in poor condition. They were taken to Fort Lauderdale and Miami where Red Cross nurses tended the ill while officials arranged relief. Most are relatives of 1,113 invasion prisoners and describe leaving Castro's Cuba for freedom and a fresh start.
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United States
Shirley Sykes
Por Everglades
Fort Lauderdale
Fidel Castro
Cuba
Benning Lary
Shirley Lykes
Bay of
Red Cross
Uke
Felipa Latour Y Bravo
Fife
Florida
Kennedy says no evidence of new Soviet arms buildup
President Kennedy told a news conference that daily aerial surveillance of Cuba shows no mass Soviet military buildup and only limited activity since the October crisis. He defended a three year tax cut plan while warning France against independent nuclear force and clarified Air Cover remarks related to the 1961 Bay of Pigs invasion. He also commented on Meredith St James Ole Miss, newspaper strikes, and urged Western unity.
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University of Mississippi
Garden City Burglary Attempts Leave Thieves Empty Handed
In Garden City last night thieves failed to gain entry at Massey Ferguson on west US 50 where a safe was tampered with by a cutting torch. The Smith Packing Plant on E Fulton was broken into but nothing was taken. Kansas Plastics reported a theft of an $85 eight inch power saw.
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Finney County
Wendle Meier
Smith Packing Plant
E. Fulton
Kansas Plastics
West Germans to visit Garden City for three day tour
Two West German government officials will visit Garden City Sunday afternoon for a three day program run by the Governmental Affairs Institute. Rudolf Schmitz junior and Helmut Gestrick will tour city and county offices, schools, farm programs, the Experiment Station, grain elevators and feedyards before departing Wednesday afternoon.
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Federal Police
NATO
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Trier
Chamber of Commerce
Mitch Geisler
Garden Sass Gis Garden Farm Prosperity Contour
A garden story notes that Prosperity farm lies nearby beyond the contour. The readable line hints at land features and a nearby farm named Prosperity. No dates or explicit events are provided. The fragment emphasizes proximity and terrain hints without concrete actions.
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18 Orbits Seen For Next Flight Mercury Mission
Washington AP reports astronaut Leroy Gordon Cooper Jr. may start his orbital Mercury mission as early as April 2, possibly flying 18 orbits for about 27 hours or, if successful, 22 orbits for roughly 84 hours. NASA hasn’t announced launch dates. planning notes place April 2. The Mercury program precedes Gemini and Apollo aims to reach the Moon. Cooper is expected to sleep in two four hour blocks with a buzzer ensuring wakefulness for the final orbits.
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Leroy Gordon Cooper Jr
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Midway Island
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Moon
Cooper
Pipeline Crewman Killed by Truck in Oklahoma
Roy Perry a 64 year old pipeline crewman from Caney Kansas was killed near Bartlesville Oklahoma when a rolling truck pinned him against a fence Perry was part of a crew setting up a fence north of Bartlesville Sheriff Jim Holt said the truck rolled backward trapping him before he could escape.
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Roy Perry
Caney
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Perry
Washington County
Jim Holt
Foreign Exchange Students to Visit Garden City
Garden City hosts foreign exchange visitors this summer with two buses of students about 70 total expected. Dr J D Raynesford urges interested local families to contact the school office, provide lodging and meals, and help entertain. Gilberto Diniz da Costa, this year’s Brazilian exchange student, may speak to groups. contact Mrs Bill Crotigner to arrange engagements.
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Garden City
American Field Service
J. D. Raynesford
AFS
Raynesford
Garden City High School
Gilberto Diniz da Costa
Harry Lightners
Bill Crotinger
Larry Lederer
Beverly Gardiner
the Buffalo
Larry
Glen Lederer
Beverly
Malvin Gardiner
Fire Destroys Motor Garden City Plant Equipment
Fire crews from Garden City’s volunteer department were summoned at 12 25 p m to Southwest Sand Co on W Maple. A motor and cable valued around 300 dollars were destroyed in the blaze.
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Garden City
Southwest Sand Co
W. Maple
Weather report forecasts light snow and cold tonight
A cloudy cold forecast with light snow spreading into northern counties and northeast winds 10 to 15. Lows reach 5 to 15. Saturday brings more snow across the area with northeast winds 19 to 20s. Temperatures drop to middle teens to low twenties. Sunrise 7:50 sunset 6:00.
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Price
JFK Faces De Gaulle Rift Over Nuclear Defense Pact
President Kennedy rejected Charles de Gaulle’s claim the US cannot defend Western Europe with nuclear arms. He announced a NATO nuclear force task force led by Ambassador Livingston Merchant, with Gerard C. Smith and Rear Admiral John M. Lee assisting, to consult allied governments.
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de Gaulle
Europe
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Merchant
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John M. Lee
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Lee
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Meeker Introduces Finney County Junior College Bill
Representative George Meeker submitted a bill to authorize Finney County Commissioners to establish Garden City Junior College as a county junior college subject to county voters approval. The plan would create a separate board of regents, fundable by a property tax within the new district.
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George Meeker
Garden City Junior College
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Junior College Advisory Committee
Junior College Steering Committee
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