Hope School aids blind and mentally challenged children
In Springfield Illinois a dedicated program helps youngsters like Johnny a six year old blind pupil who learns one on one in a quiet room. The Hope School for Blind Multiple Handicapped Children serves 28 students from 11 states with funding largely from donations and partial parent contributions.
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Johnny
Hope School
United States
Maurice Tretakoff
Tretakoff
Chicago
Judy
Jordan
Springfield
New Hope
Lake Springfield
Mack Lee Hill Remembered as Unselfish Chiefs Player
Kansas City Chiefs fullback Mack Lee Hill Jr. died after knee surgery at 25. Lamar Hunt lauded his unselfish nature and effort, with Len Dawson and Curtis McClinton paying tribute at a memorial service. Hill will be buried in Quincy, Florida, birthplace, after injuries from the Bills game.
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Kansas City
Mack Lee Hill Jr
Kansas City Chiefs
Lamar Hunt
Hunt
Len Dawson
Chiefs
Curtis McClinton
H. Calvin McMillan
Allen African Methodist Episcopal Church
Mack Hill
Hill
Quincy
Fla
Buffalo Bills
Christmas Holiday Road Death Toll Predictions
The National Safety Council estimates 560 to 680 deaths from traffic accidents over the Christmas weekend. Americans will log about 11.3 billion miles from December 23 to 26, far above the typical 8.9 billion miles for a nonholiday period. Council president Howard Pyle notes Christmas is the most dangerous motorist holiday.
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Chicago
Perry
National Safety Council
Council
Howard Pyle
Hutchinson Man Killed in Eureka Nevada Collision
Lyle Gardner 25 of Hutchinson Kansas died and wife Wilma in her 20s was injured when a school bus and the Gardner car collided on snow swept U S 50 near Eureka Nevada. Lamont Farr 17 the Eureka High School senior drove the bus. Three of five students in the vehicles were injured. The infant daughter was uninjured. Mrs Gardner was taken unconscious to a hospital in Ely and later moved to Holy Cross Hospital Salt Lake City. Tamra Farr 15 was in critical condition at Ely hospital. Eddie Kawchack 16 was injured internally.
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Eureka
Nev
Lyle Gardner
Hutchinson
Kan
Wilma
Gardners
U.S
Lamont Farr
Eureka High School
Gardner
Tamra Farr
Ely Hospital
Eddie Kawchack
Farr
Missouri banks denied exemption from higher deposit interest
Washington AP reports Senator Edward Long urged the Fed to exempt Missouri banks from higher state fund deposit rates. Chairman William Martin Jr. said no legal authority allows an exception. The Fed had just raised the maximum on time deposits to 5.5 percent, affecting about 94 million dollars in state funds held across 433 Missouri banks.
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Washington
Missouri
Federal Reserve Board
Edward V. Long
D-Mo
William Martin Jr
Long
Treasury
Martin
Federal Reserve
Missouri Funds Tied to Fed Rate Affects Public Lending
Senators warned that tying state treasury funds to the Federal Reserve rate could reduce money available for loans to industry, business, and farmers. State treasurer indicated funds would be invested in federal bonds, a move seen as pulling liquidity from the state economy. Missouri stands alone in this law and a request for an exception was raised.
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Missouri
Treasury
Long
Martin
KP & L Tax Payment Announcement in Topeka
Kansas Power and Light Co. said it has started paying the first half of its annual rent and personal property taxes. The total tax in 63 counties exceeds 5.75 million dollars. The firm also expects about 7 million dollars in federal income taxes and over 400000 dollars in state income taxes this year.
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Topeka
Kansas Power and Light Co
Fish medicine theft investigated in Schenectady
Police probe a pet shop burglary in Schenectady New York after finding 32 jars of fish medicine taken.
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Schenectady, N.Y
Plane breaks up upon landing injuring fifteen at Carswell Base
A large C97 four engine Air Force plane broke in two as it landed at Carswell Air Force Base injuring 15 of the 20 aboard. Col. Jim Gelley said gear trouble may have caused the crash. The aircraft cracked behind the cockpit, one wing shattered, and the plane burned. All passengers were attached to the Air Force Logistics Command at Carswell.
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Fort Worth
Tex
Carswell Air Force Base
Jim Gelley
Carswell
Air Force Logistics Command
Edison Bridge Opens in Sandusky Bay
The new 3.2 million dollar Thomas A. Edison Memorial Bridge is a 2000 foot span across Sandusky Bay on Lake Erie and has been opened to traffic.
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Sandusky, Ohio
Thomas A. Edison
K State Leader Resigns to Lead Johns Hopkins
Dr William Bevan resigns as vice president of Kansas State University to accept a similar post at Johns Hopkins University effective July 1 He is 43 and joined K State in 1960 as associate professor rising to second-ranking administrator within three years Johns Hopkins president is Dr Milton Eisenhower former Kansas State president
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Manhattan
Kan
William Bevan
Kansas State University
Johns Hopkins University
Johns Hopkins
Milton Eisenhower
Kansas State
Bevan
Kstate
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KP & L
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Lawrence Outlook
Gess Hardware
Lawrence Laundry
Friend Lumber
Douglas County State Bank
Hatfield-Jackson
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