Polar cold grips two thirds of nation across breadth
A vast polar air mass covered more than two thirds of the United States from the Northeast to Texas and the Northwest. Subzero readings persisted in Montana while Browning, Montana faced a water outage after a main collapse. Wyoming and Illinois suffered fatalities in cold conditions and several counties in Montana were declared disaster areas as blizzards lingered.
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United States
Texas
Oregon
Washington
Montana
Browning
Mont
Cody
Wyo
Weather Bureau
Lake Michigan
Texas Panhandle
Lincoln
Neb
Des Moines
Towa
Kansas City
Concordia
Kan
Casper
Creede
Colo
Bloomington
Ill
Tennessee
Mississippi
Minneapolis
Tim Babcock
Powder River
Carter
Fallon
Prairie
Rosebud
Custer
Weather Update Northeast Kansas Through Friday
Fair weather continues in the northeast Kansas region through Friday with cooler air easing. Northwest winds fade tonight. temperatures drop to zero to five below zero. highs reach the teens on Friday.
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Kansas
Frank Green at the Thomas Organ Tonight
Frank Green performs at the Thomas Organ venue tonight as part of the Legionaires advertisement listing brief entertainment acts.
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Frank Green
Thomas Organ
Legionaires
Adv
Survivor recalls Malmedy killings in WWII massacre
AP report details Cpl. John A. O Connell recounting the Malmedy massacre in Belgium on December 17, 1944. He describes being wounded and witnessing German troops shoot captives of Battery B, 285th Field Artillery, with 86 American dead later found near the field.
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Kansas City, Mo
Malmedy
Belgium
John A. O'Connell
285Th Field Artillery
Hitler
O’connell
Dave O'Grady
1St Panzer SS
Dave
O’grady
O'Connell
Duke of Windsor Recovering After Surgery in Houston
The Duke of Windsor, 70, shows a steady recovery after arterial blister removal. A morning bulletin notes he is alert, aids in bed movements, with normal vital signs and pain medication. a “spot of tea” is prescribed in small amounts.
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Houston
Tex
Duke of Windsor
Nat King Cole Treated For Lung Tumor In Cobol Therapy
Hollywood AP Nat King Cole 45 year old pop music star is receiving cobalt treatments for a lung tumor doctors said he is seriously ill. He was admitted at St Johns Santa Monica on Dec 9 with a respiratory ailment and may be home after Christmas with engagements canceled for months to recover.
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Hollywood
Nat (King) Cole
Cole
St. John’s Hospital
Santa Monica
Robert Kositchek
Elmer Rigby
Los Angeles
New Music Center
Frank Sinatra
McCone May Quit as CIA Chief Amid Cabinet Turnover
Washington AP reports strong indications John A. McCone will resign as CIA director, fueling speculation on Johnson's Cabinet. Possible successors and other buttoned shifts include Cyrus Vance, Don Cook, Terry Sanford, and Celebrezze, with Dillon’s planned resignation already noted.
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Washington
John A. McCone
Central Intelligence Agency
McCone
Johnson
Cyrus R. Vance
Defense
CIA
Luther H. Hodges
John T. Connor
New Jersey
New York
White House
Anthony J. Celebrezze
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
Terry Sanford
North Carolina
Voters oppose unified district plan in Reno Tonganoxie bid
Reno School District No. 42 patrons rejected unification with Tonganoxie by 30 to 23 in an opinion vote held Tuesday night. The result is non binding and does not bind the district.
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Reno
Tonganoxie
Bitter Cold Grips Lawrence as Temps Plunge
Bitter record cold held Lawrence today with unofficial -4 degrees at 8 am and a 1 degree official low at KU station. Forecasters expect a slight moderation Friday with zero to 5 below tonight and teens for high temps. The cold wave spans Kansas with lows reaching single digits, while some towns report light snow.
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Lawrence
Kansas University Weather Station
U. S. Weather Bureau
Topeka
Canada
United States
Kansas
Goodland
Pittsburg
Hill City
Concordia
Winter’s Frigid Wakeup Stalls Lawrence Cars
Hundreds of Lawrence motorists faced a frigid morning as many cars would not start and batteries failed under subzero wind chills. Garagemen flooded with calls praised neighbors who pushed cars and offered help while experts urged immediate winterization including checks on points plugs battery oil and cooling systems to prevent a repeat.
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Lawrence
Man Killed in Topeka Car Train Collision
In Topeka police report a car and the Union Pacific Portland Rose train collided near North Topeka. One man, Beryl Young a Shawnee County jail cook, was killed. Stan Johnson of the Shawnee County sheriff's department was injured.
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Topeka
Beryl Young
Shawnee County
Stan Johnson
Woman Burns As Baldwin House Is Gut by Fire
Mrs. Eunice Walker of Baldwin suffered severe burns when her one story home near the Baker University stadium caught fire about 8 am. Fire started in the heating area and the entire house was gutted. She was treated at Lawrence Memorial Hospital and walked to neighbors for help.
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Eunice Walker
Baldwin
Baker University
Lawrence Memorial Hospital
Citizens Ambulance Service
Louis Fundis
Lawrence
Fundis
Homer Schoepflin
Archer B. (Junior) Carlson
Meeting Called Tonight On KU Student Housing
The KU Student Housing Committee of the Lawrence Chamber of Commerce will meet at 7 30 p m with the Lawrence City Commission KU Chancellor W Clarke Wescoe and KU staff to discuss housing for students enrolling through 1968 and a proposed privately financed dormitory at 19th and Naismith. A zoning request was deferred by the Planning Commission until Monday.
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Lawrence Chamber of Commerce
Lawrence City Commission
W. Clarke Wescoe
Virginia Inn
19Th
Naismith
Planning Commission
Private Dorm Ruling Delayed By Lawrence Planning Board
Lawrence Planning Commission defers a rezoning request for a privately financed 10 story KU dormitory at 19th and Naismith Drive until Monday to obtain legal interpretation and more study. The group also quickly approved a separate east of KU high rise project.
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Lawrence Planning Commission
Kansas University
City Hall
Lawrence
Charles Stough
Lawrence City Commission
Planning Commission
City Commission
Commission
West Lawrence
19Th
Naismith Drive
Allen Bros. and
O’hara
Memphis, Tenn
Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Co
Don Metzler
Ethan Smith
John Vogel
Earl Shurtz
Delbert Erhart
Harold Allen
Mike Getto
Metzler
Louisiana
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