Toll in East Pakistan cyclone climbs with thousands missing
Reports from Cox's Bazar and Chittagong describe about 6,000 bodies recovered in a dense area and 20,000 believed missing after a Bay of Bengal cyclone. Naval searches cover Sona Dia Island and many offshore islands as relief teams rush to Cox's Bazar and Chittagong.
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Bay of Bengal
India
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Sanadia
Candidates discuss school board plans at Lawrence forum
About 55 people attend a Lawrence High School forum for four candidates in the Lawrence Unified School District 497 race. Ray Culbertson Emil Heck Jr Dr W F Bradley and Charles Oldfather attend. Owens and Breit haupt are absent. Voter turnout lamented as only 16 to 18 of roughly 300 teachers participate. Polls open 8 am to 6 pm Tuesday across 16 sites for three interim board seats. Registration not required to vote.
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Lawrence High School
Ray Culbertson
Emil W. Heck Jr
W. F. Bradley
Charles H. Oldfather
Jim Owens
Donald C. Breithaupt
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Lawrence Education Association
Donald Binns
Lawrence
Board of Education
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Minor trailer house fire near Kanyaka Corner
Wakarsa Township Fire Department responded to a 2 10 a m call at Gordon Kay trailer house one mile south of Kanyaka corner on US 40. Damage was minor and caused by an electrical short in Kay stacked around the trailer. The trailer lies outside the district but was covered due to Kay insurance with the department.
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KU Students Head Home for Holidays and Center Events
Lawrence KU students break for Christmas with vacation starting Saturday at 12 30 pm and classes resuming Monday morning. South Park Recreation Center hosts junior high tonight and mixed junior and senior events Saturday with a varsity dance 9 30 to 11 30. Kansas basketball faces UCLA and Southern Cal with late local radio coverage. Coach Ted Owens and the Jayhawks plan Disneyland visit Sunday.
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Thailand Faces Tuberculosis Suppression Challenge
Bangkok reports a TB issue as Thailand's Tuberculosis Suppression Association notes a million of the population affected by the disease challenges and public health efforts amid ongoing campaigns.
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Johnson to Light U S Tree Today
President Johnson will light 17 000 bulbs on the 85 foot blue spruce from the White Mountain Apache Reservation in Arizona with British Prime Minister Harold Wilson watching. The ceremony at the ellipse near the White House marks the Pageant of Peace as 53 smaller trees glow along the path.
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KU Again to Host Class AA Tourney
The Kansas State High School Activities Association assigns teams for next year’s district basketball tournaments Feb 22-25 and regional meets March 1-5. Class AA state meet returns to KU Allen Fieldhouse, with Class A at Hutchinson, Class B at Emporia, and Class BB at Dodge City. Area assignments include Leavenworth, Topeka and Ottawa groups along with Bonner Springs and DeSoto among others.
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Schirra and Stafford Return From Bermuda Landing
Gemini 6 astronauts Walter Schirra and Thomas P. Stafford landed at Cape Kennedy on a C140 Jet Star from Bermuda at 11 33 a m CST. They thanked more than 400 people who helped make the space feat possible as they touched down at the skip strip.
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Youth Charged in Death
Daniel J. Mies, 21, from St Mark, bound over to District Court on first degree murder charges in the Nov 5 stabbing death of Brenda M. Bear, 18, of Wichita. A two day preliminary hearing featured a tape confession in which Mies said the slaying followed Bear’s refusal to see him again.
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Grenade Attack Injures U.S. Troops in Saigon Riot
In Saigon a teenage assailant hurled a grenade into a truckload of U.S. soldiers injuring 12, with one seriously hurt. The incident occurred amid a fifth anniversary surge of Viet Cong terrorism as North Vietnamese air clashes continued and U.S. losses mounted.
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English born doctor named new head of Larned state hospital
Dr John Edwin Robinson appointed superintendent of Larned state hospital replacing acting head Dr R Arnold Grushny who will stay on medical staff. Robinson, born in Bristol England, trained at Manitoba and Menninger, begins with 17500 dollar salary and is married with two children.
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Jackie Kennedy Attends Bronx Christmas Party
Mrs John F Kennedy visited a Bronx Christmas party for young and old on Thursday holding 4 year old Bobby Johnson on her lap as 17 cast members from On a Clear Day You Can See Forever performed. Alan Jay Lerner wrote and produced the show and attended the event run by the Children’s Holiday Party Foundation linked to Robert F Kennedy and associates.
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White House to Lose French Chef Rene Verdon
The White House will lose its French chef Rene Verdon who was hired by Mrs. Kennedy to oversee the president’s cuisine. Verdon resigns as of January 1 for personal reasons and will be replaced, though a successor was not announced.
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Baby-Sitters Must Hold License for Home Care
Lawrence area child care expert explains Kansas law requires a license for sitters who care for children in their own homes while those caring in the child's residence do not need one. Dr. Dale Clinton of the health department outlines three licensing criteria including number and health of children, home safety and size, and the caregiver's character and health. Parents are urged to use licensed sitters to avoid illegal action.
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Lawrence-Douglas County
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Lawrence-Douglas
Roger Wilkins Chosen as CRS Director
Roger W. Wilkins, 33, named to head the Community Relations Service, a Commerce Department agency aiding cities in enforcing civil rights. He is the nephew of NAACP executive director Roy Wilkins.
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Roger W. Wilkins
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Roy Wilkins
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
County Assessors Map Locations For 1966 Assessing
Lawrence residents must visit the Courthouse at 11th and Mass Streets from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Mondays through Saturdays in January and February for personal property assessment. Other sites include Eudora Baldwin Lecompton Clinton Kanwaka Wakarusa Willow Springs Palmyra Townships with varying hours. The 1965 self responsibility law shifts assessment to the individual, to be completed between January 1 and March 1.
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Mia Farrow Unveils Boyish Haircut For New Look
Mia Farrow, 20, star of Peyton Place, debuts a boyishly short haircut with freckles and no makeup. Friends say the change is to achieve a "new look" and a fresh image in Hollywood.
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