Blizzard Strikes North Ohio and Pennsylvania Killing Dozens
A massive blizzard paralyzed northern Ohio and western Pennsylvania with up to 27 inches of snow and 20 foot drifts. At least 38 deaths were linked to heart attacks while shoveling snow or traffic accidents, 16 in Ohio. Thousands stranded, Red Cross shelters opened, and 5,006 vehicles were stalled on a 10 mile Ohio highway south of Brecksville while 2,000 remained trapped on the Pennsylvania Turnpike. A woman in Scottdale, Gertrude Hixon, gave birth in a stalled car, and rescue crews struggled to clear routes as power outages spread through Cleveland area.
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Ohio
Red Cross
U.S
Akron
Cleveland
Anders Anderssen
Bath
Ohio Highway Patrol
Brecksville
Pennsylvania
Gertrude Hixon
R.D. 1
Scottdale
Moundsville
W. Va
New York
Maryland
Michigan
Tennessee
Kentucky
Virginia
Cleveland Electric Illuminating Co
Planning In Lawrence To Launch A New J W Series
In next Tuesday's Journal World a five part series begins to spark thought and action on the future of planning in Lawrence. Authors are Kansas University architects Robert Guenter and Harry Compton, with Compton active in the Old West Lawrence Association where he serves as vice president. The series, illustrated with pictures, aims to deepen interest in Lawrence's scenic house and stimulate more serious public reflection.
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Lawrence
World
Kansas University
Robert Guenter
Harry Compton
Compton
Old West Lawrence Association
Moon Rocket Drive Sparks Kennedy Nevada Stops
President Kennedy seeks funds for Project Rover nuclear rocket engine as he tours the West. He attends Mass at an Air Force chapel in Albuquerque and visits Jackass Flats Nevada for Rover briefings after Los Alamos discussions. The trip includes SAC briefings, Sandia Corp. tours, and a Palm Springs visit with Bing Crosby.
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N.M
Kennedy
Jackass Flats
Nev
Air Force
Nevada
Rover
Los Alamos
White House
Congress
Stra
Tegic Air Command
Omaha
Neb
SAC
Sandia Corp
Bing Crosby
Palm Springs
Calif
New Mexico
Lyndon B. Johnson
Johnson
Texas
Mississippi
Missouri
Flurries Due Tonight Across Northeast Kansas
A cold night with isolated snow flurries is forecast for Northeast Kansas including Lawrence. Skies clear to partly cloudy Sunday with temperatures dipping to the low 20s tonight and rising to about 40 Sunday. Overnight lows reached freezing around 32 at 4 am. Friday's high was 18. Snow flurries are likely tonight but sparse and no sizable snow is expected.
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Kansas
Lawrence
Weather Bureau
London Clears After Five Fogged Days
London wakes to clear skies following five days of dense smog that caused 108 deaths and over 1,000 hospitalizations for chest and heart ailments. The disaster shut London Airport for three days, halted shipping, and hit British European Airways with major losses and flight cancellations. Police cost from robberies during the smog era remains under review.
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London
British European Airways
Boston’s Killer Claims Eighth Victim in Six Months
Boston area police confront what appears to be the eighth unsolved slaying of a Great er Boston woman in six months. Margaret Cadigan 17 was found dead in Winthrop in a case the detective called homicide with multiple possible causes. The string of deaths, many linked to hospitals, has police fearing a madman is targeting women.
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Boston
Winthrop
Greater Boston
Margaret Cadigan
Perrone
Miss Cadigan
Furning
Sophie Clark
Englewood
N.J
Miss Clark
Rescuers Find Body of Miner 650 Feet Down
Rescuers report the body of one of 37 miners trapped 650 feet underground at U S Steel Robena No 3 mine. Methane gas and fires slowed progress as eight man rescue squads pushed toward the mine face about 4,800 feet from the head. Fate of the other 36 trapped miners remained unknown.
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Carmichaels
Robena Wo. 2
U S. Steel Corp
James B. Girod
Girod
Hendfall
Adare Bronakoski
Albert
Frosty Run
U.S. Steel
Robena No. 3
Pittsburgh
Reacuers
Chamber backs Wichita University incorporation
The Kansas Chamber of Commerce endorsed incorporating Wichita University into Kansas state higher education. Directors listed this among three policy declarations for the 1863 legislative program. President Ellis K. Cave of Dodge City said the program aims to guide Kansas toward a better economic climate.
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Topeka
Kansas Chamber of Commerce
Wichita University
Wichita
Kansas
Ellis K. Cave
Dodge City
State Chamber
One Reserve Unit In Lawrence Affected By Army Plans
Defense Department moves to streamline units will affect Lawrence where the 24th Signal Company will be redesignated the 410th Chemical Support Company under XVI Army Corps in Omaha. Commanded by Capt. James H. Conway, the unit has 87 officers and men and may gain a few additional personnel as it shifts to chemical support duties before summer camp. Other local units remain under the 89th Training Division with vacancies noted in each organization.
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Army
Lawrence
4Th Signal Company
Defense Department
410Th Chemical Support Company
Reserve Center
James H. Conway
Tonganoxie
Signal Company
XVI Army Corps
Omaha
Neb
Chemical Company
468Th
Strategic Intelligence Detachment
James A. Bogin Jr
Parkhill Terr
Great Drop for Polio
Atlanta reports polio cases this year may not reach 1000 for first time since statistics began three years ago. Health service notes promising decline and urges continued vigilance in vaccination efforts across the United States.
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Atlanta
United States
Health Service
Quiet UK in City Aimed at Safety
City operates a mild urban renewal by removing vacant unsafe buildings since a 1961 law. Seven structures have been removed, with more in repair or awaiting action. Public hearings precede removal. owners may repair or relocate. The program proceeds at a steady pace to avoid mass destruction.
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Lawrence
Harold Horn
Horn
City Commission
Lnter
Placement Bureau Swamped With Requests for Teachers
The Kan san University Teacher Placement Bureau handled over 12 000 requests for instructors this year and placed more than 600 teachers in Kansas and beyond. Demand focused on English science and mathematics with well prepared music teachers in demand. California led out of state openings with 2172 slots. Average salaries for new jobs rose by about 200 dollars annually, and February has eclipsed April as the peak hiring month.
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Kansan University
Ghana
Okinawa
Philippines
Bureau
Kansas
Missouri
California
Kansas minority report cites barriers to vocational training
Kansas advisory committee findings based on public inquiries in Topeka Lawrence and Wichita show minority teachers are underrepresented in public schools and training programs. Shortage of counselors and lack of minority role models in business hinder student enrollment in distributive education and on the job training opportunities.
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Topeka
Kansas
Kansas Advisory Committee On the
U. S. F Soi Rights Commission
Lawrence
Wichita
Harry Leveinson
Lawrence High School
Eudora Resident Injured In Friday Two Car Crash
A 38 year old Eudora woman Vera Fry was taken to Lawrence Memorial Hospital after a two car collision on Highway K 10 in Eudora. Frye 15 of Eudora drove into her vehicle from behind according to state patrol. The damage to both cars was about 475 dollars. The incident follows several Friday accidents near Eudora on roads leading west of the city. Deputy Sheriff Miller reported icy bridge conditions contributed to multiple minor incidents Friday morning and none of the drivers involved were severely hurt.
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Eudora
Lawrence Memorial Hospital
Vera Fry
Highway Patrol
Eric. DeGraffenried
Mary Jane Frye
LMH
Clayton Saul
Tulsa
Okla
Dutton Bridge
Lawrence
U.S. 59
Roy C. Cox
Ohio St
John Miller
Highway 10
Miller
Kenneth Holliday
Harold Reusch
Reusch
Robert Steele
Highway 40
Lecompton
Dewey Cripe
Raymond Alexander
Shawnee Mission
Weather outlook for Northeast Kansas this weekend
Frigid weather moves through Northeast Kansas with flurries tonight. Sunday should be clear to partly cloudy and colder with low temperatures near freezing and highs around the mid forties. Pet supplies Rexall and other ads appear in the local notices.
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89Th Regiment
88Th Regiment
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Wiota
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