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Newspaper
Garden City Telegram
Location
Garden City, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 25, 1964
Page
1
In Lima on a Sunday match between Argentina and Peru a crowd of about 45 000 surged for exits after police used tear gas. Hundreds died and many more were injured as stampedes and crush injuries followed. Government declared mourning and suspended liberties to curb riots.
Weather notes show fair mild conditions tonight with lows in the upper 40s. Partly cloudy tomorrow with a bit cooler high in the low to middle 60s. Southerly winds 10 to 26 mph. Sunrise 3 28 Sunset 7 04. Prev. Dodge City Emporia Garden City Goodland Tit City Salina Russell Topeka Wienka.
Warm humid air returns to Kansas after a brief cool spell as a front moves east. Northern Kansas highs near 90 degrees with lower readings in cities like Pittsburg and Wichita. Lows range from 60 northwest to the low 70s southeast, with recent rainfall totaling up to almost two inches in Bonner Springs and nearby towns.
Kuala Lumpur AP plans for a three nation summit on Malaysia crisis stall over Indonesian guerrilla withdrawal demands. Tunku Abdul Rahman seeks genuine pullout before talks begin while Jakarta insists on timing and dates. Tokyo ministers set June 5 meeting with state chiefs to follow. CAP reports Rahman to visit US in July.
Garden Sass Gas Garden jokes that it will not be Yong before flies return for their annual screen tests, signaling a seasonal note in local humor.
Two bandits entered a rear door of a Kansas City supermarket and tied up about a dozen employees for over an hour as police surrounded the scene. The would-be robbers fired at officers, then discarded their revolvers and fled after the time-locked safe could not be opened.
A Garden City family will host Annulf Juvonen from Helsinki for next year in the senior class. The Townsends, at 1606 North 3rd, will cover all expenses and supervise her stay. Annuli speaks English and will travel with Nancy Townsend from Kansas City.
AP reports a seventh fire death from a blaze at All Hallows Catholic Church during a Samoan sword dance held Saturday night. One dancer cited a misstep, a lighter, and gasoline ignition as the spark. Fire officials blamed panic for the rapid spread and chaotic exits.
Anastas Mikoyan told 15,000 students in Tokyo that the United States dropped atomic bombs on Japan to deter Soviet intervention, not for strategic necessity. He asserted Hiroshima and Nagasaki were bombed to keep the Soviet Union in the war amid Japan seeking aid to end World War II.
Temperatures surged into triple digits in Garden City on Saturday with a high of 101 degrees between 2 and 3 pm. The day marked the unofficial start of summer, the longest day of the year, while Sunday cooled to 85 degrees.
Washington AP report states the Supreme Court of the United States orders Prince Edward County Virginia to reopen public schools on a desegregated basis by September. The county closed schools in 1949 to avoid admitting Negro students, with litigation stretching back to the 1954 Brown decision and ongoing disputes over federal court power to enforce desegregation and fund a nonracial system. Justice Black explains that federal courts may direct re opening and funding to ensure equal education, while Justices Clark and Harlan concur with the reasoning but dispute the holding on court authority. The ruling directs the Virginia district court to decree a nondiscriminatory system and allows adding parties if needed.
In Saigon, Catholic leaders urge restraint as Buddhists prepare to fill streets for Buddha's birthday. North Vietnamese Catholic refugees claim persecution since Diem's overthrow. church leaders deny mistreatment.
Overseas sleuths report fireplaces can hide listening devices. In Paris the American ambassador's residence reportedly contained a hidden radio in a fireplace frame, marking one of many such devices found abroad. State Department security teams monitor and sweep offices in more than 100 countries, with plans to expand operations if funds allow.
New Methodist ministers were appointed for the 26th annual Central Kansas Conference in Hutchinson. Nine or more new appointments announced include Rev. M. Fogleman replacing Rev. Paw Hantli at the University Methodist Chapel in Wichita. Associate pastor Rev. William McPall, recently at St. Paul’s Seminary, Kangas, will move with his wife and three children into the mission parsonage 215. Sankt Fo. Rev. and Mrs. Peckham move to Little River and Mitchell. Other changes in the Dodge City District include Dean Dryden Copeland Wesley F. Davis Deerfield Donald J. Koehn Elkhart Charles Schweiter Haviland Everest 2. Mitchell Liberal Robert H. Ritter Moscow John McGuire Jr Protection William R. Stephens Salina Kenneth Short Tribune Eugene Mace Trousdale and Lester F. Poburen Ulysses.
In Laos near Muong Kheung and Muong Soui, about 1,500 neutralist troops and 23 tanks were driven from a stronghold and cut off by a larger Communist force after a 12 hour battle. The Muong Kheung base fell in a pincer assault by Pathet Lao and North Vietnamese units, with no loss details released. Neutralist Premier Savanna Phouma demanded a ceasefire and a return to former positions as a condition for any conference participation.
An earthquake centered 62 miles northeast of Zagreb damaged houses and factories today. No casualties were reported, according to AP reports from Yugoslavia.
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