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Newspaper
Garden City Telegram
Location
Garden City, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1965
Page
6
Residents and officials monitor rising waters along the Arkansas River. Reports of dam breaks prove false as aerial surveys show no major flooding upriver. Locals prepare with sand bags while Deerfield bridge status and highway closures create confusion amid animal evacuation at the zoo.
Garden City Mayor James M. Cowgill announced a state of emergency after studying the situation and consulting with the commission. He requested cooperation with local law enforcement and the National Guard under Lt. Claude Heath as flood crest approaches. Kansas traffic death log notes 2 fatalities for June 24 hours to 9 am Friday June 27.
City officials warn the river could rival the 1951 flood as the Arkansas River rose east of Deerfield. Red Cross moved evacuees from Burnside Drive and south Maple while 60 residents were moved by noon. National Guard assisted traffic and animal evacuation at Lee Richardson Zoo as museums and churches prepared shelter.
Lee Richardson Zoo moved many hoofed animals to Garden City Safe Co. as Finnup Park faces possible flooding. Lions and tigers in higher cages remain in place while elephants and large animals stay put. Park Superintendent Claude Owens notes small animals can be moved later if needed and park records have been relocated. The Finney County Historical Society museum is sandbagged and Vanes Truck Line standby vehicles are on scene.
Reports claimed Two Buttes Dam broke this morning but were disputed by a Colorado Highway Patrol officer in Springfield. Water was seen over the spillway yet authorities said the dam remained intact. Two Buttes Creek drains southeast Colorado into the Arkansas River near Holly, with five inches of rain in the area over two nights.
Garden City recalls past floods as the Arkansas River moved eastward. Residents cite earlier deluges and note the 1921 Pueblo flood spurred John Martin Dam, now a protective bulwark. Recent rains fed 1951 highs and 7.38 inches in Lamar caused US 59 closures and minor field flooding along the river.
In Topeka Kansas the mother of a young slayer asked Gov William H Avery to grant clemency for her son George Ronald York 22 and accomplice James Douglas Latham 23 who face execution Tuesday at the state penitentiary. The U S Supreme Court had refused review for the fifth time and a decision from Avery was expected soon. Town send will submit a clemency recommendation while lawyers for the Kansas Civil Liberties Union argued before Avery.
Heavy rain in Colorado caused high water and washouts closing major east-west routes in Kansas and Colorado. Kansas highways 160 7U, 50, K96, KSI, 290 and K277 near the Colorado line were shut, with U S 40 36 287 24 and 85 87 listed in Colorado closures around Denver to Castle Rock and Colorado Springs. Other routes remained open to the state line. In Exeter England Devon County used an old Roman road as traffic relief, with a modern highway built over the mile-long stretch previously used.
Flood waters crept toward Lakin and Deerfield as the Arkansas River rose to major levels, with mains streets submerged and farms moving gear to higher ground. Syracuse reported the river two miles wide west of town and a water shortage after well supply was cut by flood waters, while Tulsa noted a 22 foot crest at Syracuse.
Floods from heavy June storms devastate Colorado with five dead and extensive damage across Denver metro and Pueblo. A 15 foot crest on the Fountain River swamps Pueblo, with many homes destroyed or damaged, dams breached, bridges out, and telephone lines down. Federal aid and disaster response are set to mobilize as officials assess losses to hundreds of homes and businesses.
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