Blizzard Weather Passthrough Hits Southwest Kansas Mentions
A weather report details snow and moisture across southwest Kansas with areas north and northwest of Garden City receiving several inches while southern sections were largely bypassed. Towns like Syracuse Lakin and Scott City saw varying snowfall and winds up to 60 mph. Some regions reported near zero moisture while others measured up to .28 inches. Widespread caution led to a few school dismissals as a blizzard threat lingered.
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Kansas
Garden City
11Th
Santa Fe
Town
Syracuse
Lakin
Deerfield
USS50
Syracase
Scott City
Leoti
Ulysses
Storm history and forecast for Garden City on March dates
Six years ago this month on March 23 1957 a blizzard shut down Garden City for three days with power outages and halted traffic. Local Weather Prophet Elihu Allman notes March dates through the 24th may bring wet conditions, while today’s mid morning forecast for Southwest Kansas showed rain changing to snow.
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Garden City
Elihu Allman
Kansas
No Injuries in Crash Landing at Logan Airport
An Eastern Airlines DC plane with 15 passengers and four crew slid on a snow covered Logan Airport runway and listed to the right after striking lights. No injuries were reported. pilot said no braking action. Passengers remained near the aircraft as emergency crews arrived.
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Boston
Eastern Airlines
Logan
Frank Sweeney
Massachusetts Aeronautics Commission
Sweeney
Edward R. Lebecker
McLean
Washington
Garden Sass Gas Garden Snowball Begun But Incomplete
A lighthearted note recounts Garden Sass Gas Garden attempting a snowball this morning but finishing only half the project. It captures a moment of activity with a casual tone and no further details about participants or outcome.
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Gas Garden
Tornadoes and Floods Hit Three States
Parrottsville area in Cocke County was hit by a tornado as floods swamped east Tennessee. Tornadoes struck parts of Tennessee Alabama and Mississippi killing five and injuring many with property damage in the hundreds of thousands of dollars. Seven missing near Parrottsville were later accounted for and roads around Chattanooga Knoxville and Kingsport flooded.
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Parrottsville, Tenn
Tennessee
Alabama
Mississippi
East Tennessee
Parrottsville
North Carolina
Cocke County
Tennessee Highway Patrol
Chattanooga
Knoxville
Kingsport
Unification Bill Sways in Kansas House Actions
Committees in Topeka debated two divisive issues: school unification and Wichita University’s status. Education members questioned language changes in the unification bill affecting county districts and pupil counts, while Ways and Means pressed secrecy on a compromise to make Wichita University a state school.
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Topeka
Kansas House
Unification
Wichita University
John Bower
R- McLouth
Bower
Seward
Liberal
Ways and Means
John Conard
Senate
House State Affairs Committee
Ways and Means Committee
Main Project To Be Discussed By City Commission Tomorrow
The City Commission will meet in regular session at 9 a.m. in City Hall to discuss the proposed storm drainage and street resurfacing program for Main. The sole resolution requests a single election board for the April 2 regular city election. Additional items include field planning for women's softball this summer, planning commission recommendations, a zoning request at Corn Tobacco Co. 614 N. 9th, and a fee waiver for a Rainbow Girls candy sale in the business area on March 16.
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Planning Commission
Corn Tobacco Co
Rainbow Girls
Garden City Finney zoning board recommends tract rezoning
The Garden City-Finney County Planning Commission recommended that the north half of the block between 10th and 11th and Kansas and Teitlebaum be rezoned from U1 to U2. It also backed a six-trailer trailer park behind the OK Courts on E Fulton and urged compliance with ordinances. Other actions included porch enclosure for 319 N 10th and a lot-width waiver for 1906 N 8th move, with a utility easement study tabled at 9th and Elm.
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Garden City-Finney County
10Th
Howard Blanchard
Morris Jones
Blanchard
Jones
Leonard Heinlen
Colorado Springs
Walter Mercer
9Th and
Elm
Gillan Heads United Fund in Finney County
Dale Gillan was elected president of the Finney County United Fund for a one year term at the annual Chamber of Commerce meeting. A. M. Fleming was named vice president, three new board members were elected for three year terms, and budgets are due April 15 for 1964 with hearings set May 13 at the Warner Hotel.
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Dale Gillan
St. Catherine Hospital
Finney County United Fund
Richard Bortz
Chamber of Commerce
A. M. Fleming
Gillan
Milton Thomas
Fidelity State Bank
Leigh Perry
Garden National Bank
Floyd Hands
S. Star Rt
Frank Lightner
Georgia Brown
George Voth
James Neumann
Bill Brown
United Fund
War- Ten
Mary Knief
Snow and wind blot out night into Wednesday
Weather forecast for the region calls for snow and strong northwesterly winds tonight easing by Wednesday. Lows drop to the 20s with Wednesday highs in the upper 20s to lower 20s. Snow accumulation varies from trace amounts near the southern border to three inches or more in the western and northern counties. Sunrise 557 Sunset 6:45.
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Akron
la Junta
Dodge City
Banporia
Goodland
Hin City
Four Young Men Escape to West Berlin from East Germany
Four young men slipped from Communist East Germany to West Berlin Monday night evading border guards. They reportedly breached the Berlin border at four separate points through barbed wire as police investigated the escape.
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Bprlin
West Berlin
East Germany
Storm Could Dump Upward to 15 Inches
A severe storm moved into northwestern Kansas with heavy wet snow expected to accumulate up to 15 inches in parts of Cheyenne and Sherman counties. Colby reports 2 to 3 inches as roads become impassable, prompting school bus caution and livestock safety measures. Temperatures drop tonight across the state with most areas seeing below freezing readings.
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Goodland
Kan
Kansas
Goodland Weather Bureau
Cheyenne
Sherman
Colby
Kane
Northwest
Topeka
Burezir
Blood donors sought for March Red Cross visit
Recruitment begins this week for the March 28 Red Cross Blood mobile visit. Beta Sigma Phi committees urged to round up donors to meet a 175 pint quota as colds and flu keep crowds down. Bloodmobile hours are 9 a.m. to 2 15 p.m in the basement of the First Presbyterian church. Donors may call the Red Cross office to be added to the donor list and choose a convenient appointment time.
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Red Cross
Beta Sigma Phi
First Presbyterian Church
Red Cross Office
Two Men Face Fraud Charges In Salina Tire Scam
Charles Steen and Roy Morse, both listed as Garden Citr ians, are charged with selling recapped tires as new in Salina. Bond set at 500 each. trial scheduled for March 21. Police traced the scheme after a station operator reported suspicious tires. Detectives found about 200 tires in the suspects’ truck. They allegedly manufactured tires in Garden City using Italian molds, selling six in Salina and ten in Minneapolis, with inside flaws and blue painted exteriors masking recaps.
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Salina
Charles Steen
Roy Morse
Jack Richardson
Garden City
Italy
Minneapolis
Richardson
Communist Meet Okayed by Soviet and Chinese Parties
Moscow AP reports the Communist parties of the Soviet Union and China approved a meeting to discuss ideological differences. No summit between Premier Khrushchev and Mao is specified. Informed sources say little can be achieved without a direct talk between the two leaders. China had pressed for a world party congress to debate peaceful coexistence versus militant opposition. Khrushchev urged less public vituperation and a two party parity.
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Moscow
Soviet Union
China
Khrushchev
Mao Tze-tung
Peking
Fate of Proposed Packing Plant in Hands of Farmers
In Dodge City area meetings about a cooperative beef packing plant, farmers would supply much of the capital and bear risk while gaining plant services. The plan envisions a seven-member board, a $144 million cost, and financing from feeders, certificates, and loans. If pledged cattle support enough, a new corporation could form. otherwise the project may be dropped.
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Dodge City
Kansas
Garden City
Oklahoma
Kansas Cooperative Marketing Act
Farmers’ Marketing Cooperative
CCA
Consumers Cooperative Asen
WBC
Todey
Ulysses
Lamar
Colo
American Legion
Alta Brown School
Fairgrounds
Scott City
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Satanta
Sublethe
Wichita U. Bill
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Telegram
Julius Hultquist
Becky Rogers
Wynn McAfee
Jeannie Phillips
Clifford Hope Auditorium
Garden City High School Vocal Music Department
Concordia
Pittsburg
Manpetan
Scon
Bell Engine Co
Ush
Morse
Steen
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