Father and neighbors save boy buried in basement dig
In Garden City a 11 year old boy Ray Knox was buried under four feet of dirt after an excavation in a basement wall collapsed. His father used mouth to mouth resuscitation while neighbors and responders aided rescue. Ray survived and was reported in good spirits at St Catherine Hospital.
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Old Manor
Ray Knox
Jennie Wilson School
Reuben H. Knox
Ray
Tony Shaddy
Guy Don Pills
Sud
Denly
Connie Shaddy
Tony
Shaddy
Knox
Dennis Siegrist
Garden City Police Dept
Bill Ragel
St. Catherine Hospital
Knoxes
Garden City
Hartford
Gardeners wonder if the dry spell has ended
The writer notes sporadic showers tease drought hopes while a few wheat fields may survive if a late freeze misses. No tomato plants planted yet, and a furniture dealer Charlie Collins and wife return from Spain after winning a voyage on a charter flight. He saw bullfighting and praises Spain’s flowers and farming methods. A political candidate reflects on campaign fatigue and armache from handshakes ahead of the August primary.
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Charlie
Collins
Spain
Air
Chicago
Madrid
Garden City Juco Debaters Place Sixth in Nation
Garden City Community College debate duo Yolande Childers and Denzel Bencini finished sixth at the Phi Rho Pi Forensics Tournament in Miami Florida. The team defeated Palomar St. Petersburg Modesto Broward Lansing and Bakersfield before losing to East Los Angeles in the finals. Roger Rozendal praised the pair and will award a certificate at the May 14 banquet with reservations open to attendees.
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Garden City Community College
Yolande Childers
Denzel Bencini
Miami
Fla
Palomar
Calif
St. Petersburg
Modesto
Broward
Henry Ford Junior College of
Michigan
Lansing
Mich
Bakersfield
East Los Angeles
California
Roger Rozendal
Rozendal
Dedication of St. Dominic School Auditorium in Garden City
A dedication ceremony for the new St. Dominic School and its auditorium was held yesterday with a special dinner and mass. Mayor F Reed praised the parish as a beautiful asset to Garden City while Bishop Marion Forst and Rev Lisle Pottorff spoke on the project’s community impact and future civic and spiritual use. Tours of the school and the nearby Sisters Home followed before the six o’clock events.
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Eo Tel Ph
Marion Forst
Dodge City
St. Dominic
Garden City
G. F. Reed
Herb Epp
St. Dominic Parish
F. Reed
Bob Renick
Garden City Area
St. Dominic Sisters
Garden City Soldier Killed in Texas Airliner Crash
The son of Garden City residents Herman H Brown and wife died among 84 aboard an airliner crash in Texas. Patrick Hubert Brown, 19, was in the U.S. Army, en route to Lamar Colorado, married last August, and his wife, Lyon, is expecting their first child next August. Funeral planned at First Baptist Church Lamar. survivors include his parents, sister Mrs. Robert Flynn and a niece and three nephews.
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Texas
Patrick Hubert Brown
Herman H. Brown
N. Main
U.S. Army
Lamar
Colo
Fort Polk
Washington D.C
Knoxville
Tenn
Kansas City
Garden City
Lamar High School
Fort Bliss
Tex
Delyon
Robert Flynn
First Baptist Church
Dolson Funeral Home
Weather Watch For SW Area Tornado Watches Issued
The Weather Bureau issued two tornado watches for parts of Western Kansas and adjacent areas. One watch runs from 3 p m to 9 p m along and within 70 miles of a line from Burwell Nebraska to Dodge City Kansas and includes central and eastern Nebraska. The second runs from 4 p m to 10 p m on the Dodge City to 70 miles southeast of Lubbock line, covering Southwest Kansas western Oklahoma and northwest Texas. Severe thunderstorms with large hail and damaging winds are forecast for both zones. USD 457 School Board Meets Tonight.
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The
Weather Bureau
Kansas
Burwell
Neb
Dodge City
Kan
Nebraska
Lubbock
Tex
Oklahoma
Texas
Onslaught on Saigon Rages with Full Fury
The Viet Cong offensive against Saigon intensified with fighting near Tan Son Nhut airport and a rocket blast near the U.S. and International House. U.S. officials report heavy clashes, casualties mostly among South Vietnamese, and concerns over enemy proportions near the city as Paris talks loom.
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George Esper
Associated Press
Saigon
Tan Son Nhut
U.S.C
International House
U.S
South Vietnam
North Vietnam
United States
Paris
Hanoi
William C. Westmoreland
Operators Return After Nationwide Telephone Strike Settlement
Local operators returned to the switchboard after an 18 day national strike by the Communications Workers of America. Twenty two temporary workers from Topeka left for home as full staff resumed duties. The union says the contract boosts wages and benefits by about 20 percent over three years, potentially impacting customer rates. Weather calls for tonight showers and thunderstorms with strong winds, lows in the 50s, and tomorrow showers ending then partly cloudy with highs in the 60s.
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Communications Workers of America
Topeka
Bob Wright
Ben S. Gilmer
American Telephone and Telegraph Co
Bell
Federal Communications Commission
Podge City
Bet BS
Senior Citizens Show and Tell Wednesday
Free demonstrations of handicrafts run all day at the City Annex from 9 a.m. to 3:15 p.m. Coffee and cookies offered for a small cost. Various presenters include George Gerstner, Flossie Guseman, Jo Marie Gersiner, and others showcasing over two dozen crafts in 20 minute slots.
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Louis Lobmeyer
Marning
George Gerstner
Howard Smith
Herbert Mickel
Mia
Bill Murry
Mae Leeper
Madge Trick
Flossie Guseman
Jo Marie Gersiner
Elks Team Takes Fourth at State Convention in Wichita
The Ritualistic Team of the local Elks Lodge placed fourth among 19 teams at the four day state convention in Wichita. Gov Robert Docking and Robert Rooney spoke at the banquet. Merle Altman was second in the leading knights chair and Alan D LaShier second in loyal knights chair. B W Smallwood placed fourth as exalted ruler with several officers in attendance.
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Elks Lodge
Wichita
Robert Docking
Robert Rooney
BPO Elks Lodge
Merle Altman
Knights
Alan D. LaShier
Loyal Knights
B. W. Smallwood
Fight
Larry Fowler
Phillip Dick
Robert Law
Charles Lansdon
Ed Rutter
Heavy Rains Drench Southwest Kansas Areas After Weekend Storm
A spring storm drenched parts of Southwest Kansas with up to three inches of rain in places on Sunday night. Meade, Dodge City, Garden City, and nearby towns logged the heaviest totals, with scattered hail and mixed precipitation reported across the region. KGNO and local stations compiled rainfall figures from multiple locales, noting significant totals around Englewood, Meade, and Ford County despite lighter amounts elsewhere.
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Kansas
Garden City
Dodge City
Meade
KIAL
11Th
Santa Fe
Satanta
Sublette
Ulysses
Coolidge
Kendall
Colorado
Scott City
Dighton
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New St. Dominic School
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Jennie Wilson
City Recreation Commission
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Tan Son Nhut Air Base
John Whiteley
Ernest Marquardt
Grace Hertel
Leis Farrell
J. D. Adams
J. W. Hambleton
June Adams
Elks
Liberal
Moscow
KGNO
Dodge
Wright
Bloom
Larned
Windthorst
Spearville
Ingalls
Ford
Englewood
Hanston
Offerle
Kinsley
Protection
Ashland
Burdett
Jetmore
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