Charleston weather map joke sparks county newsroom laughs
Residents of Charleston in Gray County got a chuckle when a Great Bend TV newscast mispronounced its name. A shower from hail and rain drenched the Western Gray County town near the post office causing slick sidewalks and potential hazards next winter. Gus Garden received a friendly jab from Dudley Howland, a former Garden Citian now in Massachusetts, remarking Kansans still need rain gear.
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Charleston
Great Bend
Gray County
Gus Garden
Dudley C. Howland
Garden Citian
Vineyard Haven
Mass
Gus
Massachusetts
Kansas
Miss Haysville Tops Swim Suit at Miss Kansas prelims
Diane Victoria Stalker, 20, representing Miss Haysville, won the swim suit division in the Miss Kansas preliminaries. Twenty six entrants were split into two groups of 13 for swim suit and talent rounds. Ties in talent were Linda Faye Thiel of Kingman and Doris Ann Freshour of Ottawa.
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Stalker
Weather Friday and Saturday Forecast and Temperatures
Friday night shows considerable cloudiness with light to moderate rain possible in the extreme west and lows in the 50s. Saturday turns partly cloudy with a few late thunder showers and highs in the 70s. Sunrise 5:18 sunset 8:10. Temperature readings for several locations include Akron 27, La Junta 81, Emporia 60, Garden City 56, Goodland 42, Lamar 51, Salina 62.
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la Junta
Doge City
Emporia
Garden Ti
Goodland
Hut City
Lamar
Russell
Salina
Heavy Rains Cause Flooding Across Northwest Kansas
Heavy rains in northwest Kansas, especially in extreme northwest Wichita County and parts of Greeley and Scott counties, swelled creeks above banks and flooded areas. Beavers Creek and Lake McBride linked water flow toward Smoky Hill, with Scott City receiving small totals and Scott County seeing rising streams. State Highway 25 near the region closed briefly while the area near Scott City logged more rain and elevated water in lakes and ditches.
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Kansas
Greeley
Wichita
Scott
Wichita County
Scott City
Bryant Holmes
Scott Standard
Doug Baker
Tribune
Greeley County
Kansay
Cheyenne County
Colo
Wallace County
Scott County
McBride
Smoky Hill
Heavy rains hit northwestern Kansas again
A second night of heavy rains drenched northwestern Kansas causing streams to swell and closing at least two highways. McAllaster reported 6.10 inches and Edson 5.65 inches with K25 and K27 closed due to high waters. The Weather Bureau said the worst is over though showers linger statewide with highs in the 70s to 80s and cooler nights.
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Topeka
Kansas
McAllaster
Logan County
Edson
Sherman County
Logan
Sherman
Missouri
Goodland
Pittsburg
Wichita
Ellis
Melvern
Wakefield
Winema
Atwool
Brewster
Norton
Winkler
Waverly
Marysville
East Germans hijack river boat to flee to West Berlin
A group of 13 East Germans, including eight men and five women with a five month old baby, hijacked the Friedrich Wolf river excursion boat on the Spree. Police fired hundreds of bullets as the vessel moved toward West Berlin, the escapees disembarked unharmed after a 20 minute chase.
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West Berlin
Vopos
Friedrich Wolf
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Not So Remote Soviet Jazz Next There’s a Possibility
Editor Leonard Feather argues Soviet jazz may mature beyond imitators as Moscow Leningrad and Kiev host clubs and festivals since 1957. Young composers like Vadim Saka show swing potential while techs and ethno musicologists urge authentic expression over American copies.
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Benny Goodman
Moscow
Associated Press
New Orleans
Leningrad
Kiev
Tartu
Estonia
Leningrad University
Leonid Pereversey
Manuel Claims Truth Suppressed in Estes Case
Washington AP Robert E Manuel former Republican counsel to a House investigative committee charged the Estes case inquiry is distorted and truth suppressed He cited an Agriculture Department official alleging Estes pressured him with the names of Sam Rayburn and Lyndon Johnson though Johnson was not named in public testimony Manuel described a closed session discussion on testimony implicating members of Congress and a senior official He said he disclosed a confidential Agriculture Department report to Earl Mazo of the New York Tribune after his dismissal by Fountain subcommittee Democrats called it ethical breach He named Miller who handled Estes grain storage bond as key to the pressure tactic and said his firing was the price of truth disclosure
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Robert E. Manuel
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Agriculture Department
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Lyndon B. Johnson
Johnson
Congress
Earl Mazo
New York Tribune
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D-N.c
Carl J. Miller
Foyhire
Miller
Rayburn
Ralph Yarborough
Tex
Rayburn and
Democratic Party
Fountain
Billis Lot Estes
Garden City's Annexation Area Projects Move Forward
Garden City planning officials tentatively approved annexation of westward land north of the current city limits between Center and Belmont. The area includes homesites and the future St James Lutheran Church site, owned by Irwin Alg rim, with Roy Fankhauser owning a south edge strip. Final plat must be prepared before final approval.
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Belmont
St. James Lutheran Church
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Garden City-Finney , County Planning Commission
Roy Fankhauser
Algrim
Airlinky
Holmes 3Rd
8Th
Fair
Moore
7Th
Holmes
Pat Calihan, Jr
Spruce
City Commission
Jaycee
Clifford Mayo
Mayo
Airlinks
Kennedy to Visit Father at New York Hospital
President Kennedy plans a stop in New York to visit his father Joseph P Kennedy, who is reported improving at the Institute of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation after a stroke. Kennedy will stay at the Carlyle Sunday night and return to Washington Monday morning. Mrs Kennedy visited her 73 year old father in law on Thursday and planned another visit today before returning to Washington after lunch.
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New York
Kennedy
Joseph P. Kennedy
Institute of Physical Medicine
Carlyle
Washington
White House
Gas Garden asserts Kansan outwitted Washingtonians
Gas Garden claims a Kansan believed Washingtonians were Buffaloed, presenting a sharp political jab about knowledge and deception in interregional discourse.
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Gas Garden
Senate Sets Lid On Foreign Aid Ceilings
The Senate approved a 4.7 billion dollar ceiling on foreign aid for the coming fiscal year, roughly aligning with Kennedy's request. The measure preserves flexibility as Congress plans separate appropriation bills, with debates over aid to Poland and Yugoslavia and exemptions on surplus food gifts. Senate actions leave intent to cut or modify the final funding for military and development loans pending the annual appropriation.
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Senate
Kennedy
Congress
Poland
Yugoslavia
White House
Latin America
Native Buffalo Causes Stir at Seattle World Fair
Garden City native Miss Sunflower a 50 pound yearling buffalo caused a stir in Seattle yesterday. She was to be presented by Kansas Governor John Anderson to Washington Governor Albert Rosellini but bolted from the stock rack and moved into the corral center. The ceremony was held at Woodbury Park as a precaution in case the animal reacted badly to large crowds.
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Seattle
Miss Sunflower
Buffalo Range
Kansas
John Anderson
Washington
Albert DC
Rosellini
Ted Drees
Bob
Ed Gebhard
Meade
Fred Warders
Gene Hitt
State Fish and Game Department
Buffalo
Fairgrounds
Woodbury Park
Finney County
Deer Road Kills Reach 62 Across Kansas April May
The Kansas Forestry Fish and Game Commission reports at least 62 deer killed in April and May. Five were in Leavenworth County with roads across 36 of 105 counties affected. Most deaths occurred in the northeastern quarter. 7 were Mute deer and 55 whitetails. Of 22 salvageable cases, meat went to orphanages and county homes.
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PRATT
Kansas
Forestry, Fish and Game Commission
Leavenworth
Judge acquits juror after 113 year old excuse
Wichita AP Levi Groty was excused from Sedgwick County District Court jury duty Thursday after telling Judge Thomas C. Baum he could not sit still eight hours. He said he is 113 years old and can work hard all day but cannot sit still any more.
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Levi Groty
Sedgwick County
Thomas C. Baum
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