Fireproofing Christmas Tree Advice From Lawrence Fire Chief
Lawrence Fire Chief Fred Sanders urges fireproofing Christmas trees with a borax boric acid solution and thorough soaking and drying. He notes the method may be used on ornaments and warns about candles and dry evergreens. he recommends water soaking the tree before display and safe lighting practices.
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Lawrence
Fred Sanders
Kansas State University Extension Service
Sanders
K-State Extension Service
Sanders and Asst
John Kasberger
Kasberger
Breakfast Cosmos Held Charter Fest in Lawrence
A charter dinner and dance marked the formation of the Lawrence Cosmopolitan Breakfast Club at the Eldridge Hotel. Don Robertson presented the charter to Frank Alexander as officers were installed by Judge Earle W. Frost and 30 new members inducted.
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Lawrence
Gene Hardtaker
Clark
Morton
John Scanlan
Jim Clark
Hardtarfer
Debbie’s Blanket Returned After Thanksgiving Loss
Two year old Debbie Gray in Milwaukee is comforted now that the family’s cherished blanket, called Blanke, has been recovered after a car skid on Interstate 94 near Concord. Mrs. Gray says Debbie was unhappy without it, while Ken Gray trudged two miles through cold wind to retrieve the prize.
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Milwaukee
Wis
Debbie Gray
Blankie
Gray
Concord
Kenneth Gray
Debbie
Uneasiness in Prague Over Weekend Soviet Czechoslovak Talks
Report from Prague on secrecy surrounding a two day Kiev summit between Soviet leaders Brezhnev Kosygin and Czechoslovak officials led by Dubcek. Analysts note isolation of Dubcek and a shifting center toward accommodation with Moscow amid limited citizen access to information.
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Prague
Ukraine
Alexander Dubcek
Kiev
Moscow
Kremlin
Communist Party
Dubeck
Czechoslovakia
Dubcek
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Iowa
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Selden
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Betty Bnite Dry Cleaning
Massachusetts
Leonid Brezhnev
Alexei Kosygin
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Iowa Street
Magnavox
U.S
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Ray Stoneback
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