Eastern storm drags on as new Southwest blizzard hits
The harsh arctic cold grips the East while a new blizzard lashes New Mexico and the Southwest. Death toll climbs past 200 and economic losses run in the millions as Governor Rockefeller orders National Guard to aid snow clearance in New York City. Snow blankets the Southwest and West Texas while the East endures continued travel delays and lingering frigid conditions.
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United States
New Mexico
Moscow
Nelson A. Rockefeller
New York
State National Guard
New York City
West Texas
Panhandle
Big Bend
Seaboard
Baker Vespers Set on Sunday at Baker University
Baker University presents its annual Christmas vespers twice Sunday at First Methodist Church Baldwin. The 80 voice choir directed by Dr. W C Rice rehearsed two months for the concert with 23 of 80 carols chosen by the repertoire class. Nine soloists and a men's trio feature in the program. Candles greenery wreaths and decor set the church nave for the event. over 400 invitations went to former Baker choir members.
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Baldwin
Baker University
W. C. Rice
Baker Music Department
Deaths and Funerals in Eudora and vicinity
Harriett A. Faith 83 of 712 Ohio St dies at Lawrence Memorial Hospital. Funeral 3:30 p.m. Thursday at Rumsey Funeral Home with burial in Oak Hill Cemetery. Viola Rappard 57 of Route 2 Overbrook dies at Sioky Rest Home. Funeral 2 p.m. at Funeral Home with burial in Worden Cemetery. Sophia E. Schurle, former Eudora resident, dies in Topeka after moving from Eudora in 1925. Burial in Eudora Cemetery. Wall-Diffenderfer Mortuary of Topeka handles arrangements. Surviving: Louis Schurle, Mission. Elise Schurle, home. granddaughter Mrs. Arthur Trimble, Kansas City Mo. great-granddaughter.
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Rumsey Funeral Home
Harriett A. Faith
Ohio St
Lawrence Memorial Hospital
Edwin F. Price
Oak Hill Cemetery
Viola Rappard
Rumsey
Route 2
Overbrook
Sioky Rest Home
Paul Weinert
Worden
Sophia E. Schurle
Eudora
Topeka
Germany
Schurle
Eastern Star
Jacob
St. Paul Evangelical and Reformed Church
Arthur Rei
KU Flags – Continued From Page One
Kansas defends its actions amid conference rule disputes calling for clearer interpretation and fair application. The university seeks trust within the Big Eight, notes MU protests, and recounts Doan Adams links and Coan’s 1959 college choices. Maple Leafs veteran Johnny Bower, aged 36, is cited as the league’s oldest player by some writers.
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University of Kansas
L. C. Woodruff
Missouri University
Johnny Bower
Toronto Maple Leafs
National Hockey League
Man Trapped Miner Rescued After Long Entrapment
A miner named Miller was trapped underground as sand falls thwarted rescue efforts by workers and machinery. He endured night cold and wet earth, directed crews at times, and suffered leg numbness but was reported in satisfactory condition though in shock after his long entrapment.
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Miller
Harry Miller
Holly Springs
Miss
Schnoz Durante Set To Marry Margie Little Today
James Francis Durante known as Schnozzola, 67, will wed Margie Little, 40, at St Malachys Catholic Church in New York City this afternoon. The couple began dating in 1944 after his first wife’s death, with engagement announced in 1956 and plans for a quiet ceremony.
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James Francis
Durante
Margie Little
Plainfield
N. J
Thomas de Luca
Troy
N. Y
Cards are sent with each gift subscription
Journal World notice directs readers to circulate gifts with card inclusion and provides a contact avenue Adv information appears for circulation VI3-1000 or by phone.
Local births listed from Memorial Hospital and area
A birth and family notices run through Memorial Hospital and surrounding towns list many residents by name and address. among them Mrs Linnie Crump Eu dora Mr Montford Spriggs Parsons Mrs Henrietta Harris Eudora Mrs Betty Jean Jessup 1735 W 25th and others with babies announced for Mrs JoAnn Jones 804 Me Mrs Barbara Miller 933 Ky Mrs Ruby Bailey 319 Lincoln and Mr and Mrs Ronald E Holmes 2617 La a son today and Mr and Mrs Wayne Schoepke Stouffer Place a daughter today
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Chrystyne Maichel
Richland
Linnie Crump
Eudora
Montford Spriggs
Parsons
Henrietta Harris
Betty Jean Jessup
W. 25Th
Martha Hoover
Route 5
Roberta Holmes
Virginia May
Winchester
Lola Allen
Frederick Lewis Webb II
Baldwin
Minnie Parry
Linwood
Mary Lou Johnson
Mass
JoAnn Jones
Esther Horr
Leota Payton
DeSoto
Barbara Joanne Miller
Donna Sires
Ruby Bailey
Lincoln
George Waters
Iowa
Peggy Silvers
Evelyn Donner
John Baxter
Ralph Raffelock
Ohio
Dolores Norris
Harry Tryon
Irma Burgert
Arvid Erickson
Dakota
Donald Tobler
Miller
Bernice Bender
Brook
Juliet Shaffer
Ala
Janet Fishburn
Ronald E. Holmes
Wayne E. Schoepke
Stouffer Place
Lunar Shot Is Held Up Today
CAPE CANAVERAL Florida AP technical trouble today forced at least a one day postponement of a launch of an American spacecraft toward an intended lunar orbit. The 388 pound craft would have been the first lunar satellite carrying electronics for extensive study of the moon environment. The countdown on the 98 foot Atlas Able booster progressed to within seven minutes of liftoff before the attempt was called off. NASA reported only that technical difficulties prevented the launch.
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Cape Canaveral
Fla
LHS Yule Show Set For Tuesday at 8 P.M.
Lawrence High School presents the Christmas Prelude Tuesday at 8 p.m. in the LHS auditorium featuring the A Cappella Choir soloists and living tableaux directed by R Wayne Nelson. Singers include Susan Ulmer Carolyn Smart Wynne Goff Grace Roberman Paula Wilson and others with violinists Carolyn Smart April King and accompanists Susan Ulmer and Bob Shenk.
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R. Wayne Nelson
Susan Ulmer
Carolyn Smart
Wynne Goff
Grace Roberman
Paula Wilson
Clair Hamman
Dennis Burgert
Reece Mitchell
David Howard
Mimi Frink
Jerry Sego
Larry Colburn
Malcolm Smith
Brian Schweda
Judy Nelson
Flashes Reported Across Pennsylvania Sky
Residents in several Pennsylvania cities reported blue white flashes streaking across the sky from southwest to northeast, with many noting no sound accompanying the display. Local officials urged calm as investigations proceed.
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Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
Eisenhower Cites JFK Calls Winning Negro Vote
President Eisenhower told industrial leaders that "a couple of phone calls" helped swing the Negro vote to the Democrats. The Times reported he referenced calls by JFK and by his brother Robert regarding Martin Luther King Jr. and a Georgia sit-in arrest, noting the related bail and release proceedings.
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the Times
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Washington
John F. Kennedy
Kennedy
Robert
Sen. Kennedy
Martin Luther King Jr
Georgia
Atlanta
Dr. King
Oscar Mitchell
DeKalb County
Haskell Decides to Stay in NEAL and Plans for New League
Haskell will remain in the NEAL with plans in flux for a seven-school setup in the new league. Frank Colan of Seaman explains that football and basketball must be played, with minor sports and debate optional, and Seaman's move from Class A to Class AA is anticipated. The five initial members met at Seaman to form the league and schedule 1962-63 football and basketball. Coffin notes strong competition ahead as Haskell shifts from the Centennial and the Jayhawk League contemplates future actions from Holton Osage City and Wamego.
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Coffin
Frank Colan
Seaman
Colaw
Haskell
Atchison
Highland Park
Jayhawk
Jayhawk League
Holton
Osage City
Wamego
Raspberry and Other Berries Are Classified as Brambles
Raspberries blackberries dew berries boysenberries and logan berries all are classified as brambles in this horticultural note highlighting berry plant groups.
Minuteman Train Details Explained
A full scale Minuteman train mockup in Seattle shows a 10 car consist with four to five windowless cars carrying 58 foot missiles. The train, solid-fueled and storable, will roll within 18 months and fit existing schedules with civilian travel unaffected. Two launch officers in a control section must both turn keys, separated by bullet proof glass, to launch.
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Seattle
Wash
Boeing Airplane Co
Bernard A. Schriever
Air Research and Development Command
Moscow
William Keller
Association of American Railroads
Minuteman
City OKs purchases for five vehicles and equipment
The City Commission approved buying five vehicles and equipment totaling 20 098 99 dollars Two police cars a sanitation truck two street department trucks and a refuse body for the sanitation vehicle Bids were screened with a rule to reject any bid deviating from city specs Successful bidders included Jim Clark Motors Winter Chevrolet Sanders Motors Les Morgan Oldsmobile and Leach Company of Kansas City Missouri The commission also deferred annexation of land south of 19th Street pending ordinance requirements and gave preliminary approval to a Fifth Street vacation plan and boundary line ordinance as well as traffic rules including a no parking zone on West 21st Street.
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Police Department
Jim Clark Motors
Dodge
Chevrolet
Sanders Motors
Studebaker
Les Morgan
Oldsmobile
Leach Company
Kansas City
19Th Street
Haskell Avenue
Edgewood Park
Leo Eller
Birdie Miller
Justin Hill Re-Named Hospital Board Chief at Memorial
Justin Hill has been re-elected chairman of the Board of Trustees of Lawrence Memorial Hospital. Clifton Calvin is treasurer for 1961 and Mrs. Martha Cottle serves as secretary. Other board members include Morris Cohen and Wiley Mitchell.
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Justin Hill
Lawrence Memorial Hospital
Hill
Clifton Calvin
Martha Cottle
Morris Cohen
Wiley Mitchell
Rumsey Funeral Home Prompt Ambulance Service
Ambulance prompt and reliable, funeral home contact Rumsey Funeral Home VI 3-5111 for urgent transport and arrangements.
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Rumsey Funeral Home
Emperor Haile Selassie Reports Normal Situation in Ethiopia
Haile Selassie, on a five day Brazil tour, said he received a morning report from Addis Ababa and that the situation in Ethiopia is normal. He added he is calm and ready to return home if needed.
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Sao Paulo
Brazil
Haile Selassie
Ethiopia
Addis Ababa
Addis Ababa Coup Report Not Verified by U S State Dept
The State Department said undetermined reports from the U S Embassy in Addis Ababa described the imperial household guard allegedly engineering a coup. Lincoln White noted no reports of civil disorder in Ethiopia were received by the department.
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Washington
State Department
U.S
Addis Ababa
Imperial Household Guard
Haille Selassie
Lincoln White
Department
Ethiopia
17 Year Old Girl Escapes Abductors After Ride Home
Hazel Irene Oelrich, 17, daughter of a Sultan banker, fled two abductors in Everett after being taken earlier from Sultan. She called her parents, escaped in a stolen 10 year old car, and headed back toward Sultan as FBI and sheriff’s deputies pursued. Authorities secured the safe return and continued inquiries into the case.
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Sultan
Hazel Irene Oelrich
Snohomish County
Harry Desy
George Oelrich
Here
Oelrich
FBI
Monroe
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