Bastogne Remembrance of the 1944 Siege and Rescue
In December 1944 Bastogne faced a brutal siege with 72 000 US troops, encirclement, shelling, and scarce supplies. The 101st Airborne held firm as air drops finally brought aid on December 22, followed by Patton’s arrival on December 28, ending the siege with significant destruction and 13 civilian deaths.
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Bastogne
U.S
Stalingrad
Alamein
Caen
Gis
Clearnaux
Luxembourg
Wiltz
Clervaux
101St Airborne Division
Neville
Neffe
Mont
Bizory
Foy
101St
Santa Claus
Anthony C. McAuliffe
Girls’ College
Rue de la Halle
Red Cross
George S. Patton
Lawrence Postmaster Warns of Peak Holiday Mail Rush
Lawrence Postmaster Jack Harris urges residents to mail now for guaranteed delivery before Christmas as the city gears for last minute holiday mailings. The post office will stay open 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday for stamps and mailings.
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Lawrence
Jack Harris
Harris
Weather- Week Boosts Holiday Shopping Across town
Business leaders from Jay Shoppe Weaver's TG Y Malls Montgomery Ward Ray Christian Jewelers Daniels Woolworths and Briman's share optimism as cold spell drags on. They report late-week delays but overall stronger sales than last year with shoppers buying sooner and more amid the weather.
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Jim Schubert
The
Jay Shoppe
Larry Flannery
Weaver's
Kansas City
Topeka
Bill Forbis
Montgomery Ward
Richard Randolph
Ray Christian Jewelers
Dan
Daniels
Terry Nowlin
Woolworths
Ralph Wolfson
Briman’s
Dorm Zoning Hurdles Explainer Clears KU Plans
City Attorney Charles Stough issued an opinion on privately financed dormitory zoning at Kansas University. He said dorms could fit C-1 high rise apartment zoning and that the Planning Commission and Board of Zoning Appeals could interpret the ordinance with good reason. Final action may come early next week.
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Kansas University
Charles Stough
Stough
Board of Zoning Appeals
Planning Commission
19Th and
Naismith Drive
City Commission
Routine meeting set for Lawrence Industrial Development Co
President Arthur Weaver reported a routine meeting of the Lawrence Industrial Development Co this morning at the Chamber of Commerce offices. He said the annual meeting is scheduled for January 18 at the Chamber offices.
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Arthur Weaver
Lawrence Industrial Development Co
Chamber of Commerce
Weaver
Chamber
Duke on His Feet After Surgery
The 70 year old Duke of Windsor walked with nurse assistance from bed to chair in Houston two days after an arterial blister the size of a grapefruit was removed from his abdomen.
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Houston
Tex
Duke of Windsor
Georgia Governor Sanders Christmas cards etched with Goldwater name
Investigators probe why on 12 000 Sanders Christmas cards a tiny Goldwater inscription appeared. Ken Williams, a University of Georgia student, says he did not add the mark and wonders who did. University officials consider possible disciplinary action if integrity is questioned.
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Atlanta
Carl E. Sanders
Georgia
Goldwater
Barry Goldwater
Sanders
Ken Williams
University of Georgia
Williams
Melbourne
Fla
Lamar Dodd
Dodd
Capitol
Fire rages through large building in Douglas County
Firefighters battled a blaze that began in the grease room and spread quickly, threatening a possible explosion. A nearby house south of the service station required watering but was undamaged, and a building east across the road overheated but suffered no damage. Two days earlier a Bald win frame home burned with a person injured.
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Douglas County
Baldwin
Lawrence Memorial Hospital
Saigon Police Go On Full Weekend Alert
Saigon police launch full alert amid fears of weekend unrest from Buddhists and Viet Cong. Monks threaten immolation to spur Buddhist campaign against Premier Tran Van Huong’s government. Viet Cong activity and temple upheaval echo national holidays.
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Saigon
Viet Cong
Tran van Huong
Ngo Dinh Diem
National Front For the Liberation of
South Viet Nam
U.S
Plane Crash Kills Four Guardsmen at Dallas Fort Worth
An Air National Guard KC97 tanker crashed during a practice approach at Greater Southwest International Airport killing four of the 11 aboard. The seven survivors were hospitalized in Dallas in sub freezing weather. Names of the dead include M. Sgt. Roy R. Supert and M. Sgt. Robert E. Weeks.
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Fort Worth
Tex
Air National Guard
Greater Southwest International Airport
Parkland Hospital
Dallas
136Th
Hensley Field
Grand Prairie
Air Force
Roy R. Supert
Hurst
Robert E. Weeks
Arlington
Emil J. Trojacek
Charles W. Elmore
Pittsburg Bank Accepts Tax Payment in Pennies
The First State Bank of Pittsburg received 14 650 pennies from a resident who paid a tax bill of 146 50 using six cigar boxes of one cent coins. The bank, short of coins, agreed to accept the payment in pennies and processed the full amount.
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Pittsburg
First State Bank of
Mariner 4 Reoriented to Canopus After Woomera Signals
In Pasadena California AP report scientists at Jet Propulsion Laboratory say Mariner 4 has been ordered back to Canopus. The Mars bound spacecraft followed Thursday radioed instructions from a tracking station in Woomera Australia. The craft must lock onto Canopus to point its antenna to Earth for Mars television pictures next July.
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Pasadena
Calif
Mariner 4
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
U.S
Woomera
Australia
Earth
Mars
Mariner
Canopus
Youths Aid Injured Man Then Rob His Billfold
In Kansas City three youths aided Ernest Anthony after a two car crash at Linwood and Prospect. While assisting him, three Negro youths joined and one took his billfold containing $1 before all fled. Anthony, 27, suffered head lacerations and back injuries. Patrolman Willie Culclager reported the incident.
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Kansas City
Ernest Anthony
Linwood
Prospect
Willie Culclager
Anthony
Culclager
Soldier 28 Fleeing East Into Communist Border Zone
Private first class Claude D. Swain 28, attached to the 4th Armored Division at New Ulm, reportedly drove with a girl to near the Iron Curtain border at Mansbach and fled into East German territory. Army confirms missing status and identity with relatives notified.
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Fulda
Germany
U.S. Army
Washington
Army
Claude D. Swain
4Th Armored Division
New Ulm
Healdton
Oklo
Mansbach
Rooster Owners Win Damages Suit in Mobile
In Mobile, Mr. and Mrs. Nicholas Moulyet won a $10,000 damages verdict against neighbor Daisy Oates. The suit claimed their rooster attacked Oates causing a broken wrist. The jury ruled Thursday in favor of the rooster owners.
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Mobile
Ala
Nicholas Moulyet
Daisy Oates
One-Day Strike Ends at Cape Kennedy Spaceport
Cape Kennedy Florida AP reports a one day carpenters strike ended after nearly 1,000 members of Carpenters Local 1685 AFL-CIO walked out Thursday over hiring of 30 non union carpenters, halting $246 million of spaceport construction.
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Cape Kennedy, Fla
Carpenters Union
Spaceport
Carpenters Local 1685
Afl-Cio
Service For Every Faith Rumsey Funeral Home Ad
Classified funeral ad for Rumsey Funeral Home VI 3-5111 offering services for all faiths. Includes contact number and advertisement style typical of local obituaries or memorial notices.
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Rumsey Funeral Home
Two KU Seniors Face Rhodes Interview For Oxford
Philip Smith of Onaga and George Barisas of Kansas City undergo 15 minute regional Rhodes interviews in Des Moines Iowa with KU history professor Aldon Bell and other committee members. Finalists will win roughly $3000 yearly for two years of study at Oxford.
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Philip Smith
Onaga
George Barisas
Kansas City
Des Moines
Iowa
Aldon Bell
Smith and Barisas
Rhodes
Oxford University
Oxford
England
Smith
Barisas
Baldwin Fire Victim Listed In Poor Condition
Mrs. Eunice Walker of Baldwin was described as in poor condition at Lawrence Memorial Hospital after a Thursday morning home fire left her with severe burns to the front of her body. Officials said she was publicly listed as generally poor and having a poor day.
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Eunice Walker
Baldwin
Lawrence Memorial Hospital
Viet Forces Improve Quality and Performance
Leavenworth Kansas AP reports Army Chief of Staff Gen Harold K Johnson says South Vietnamese forces have shown vast improvements in quality and performance in recent weeks.
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FT. Leavenworth
Kan
Army
Harold K. Johnson
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By Leon Jacqmin
Belgium
Ardennes Forest
Lawrence Sertoma Club
Salvation Army
Sertoma Club
Kettles
Massachusetts Street
Dillon’s Plaza
Sertoma
Lawrence Kiwanis Club
Jayhawk Kiwanis Club
American Legion
Dorsey Liberty Post
Lawrence Rotary Club
Lions
Douglas County Boy and Girl Scouts
Hoch Auditorium
Edward Bishop
A. E. Woestemeyer
23Rd and
Mass. Sts
Kansas Highway Commission
23Rd Street
Virgil Holdredge
Potter Lake
Kansas University Physical Education Department
Fountaintown
Ind
Duke
Barry
Rice Phelps
Don Phelps
Vermont
East Sector
Cape
Kansas
Douglas
Franklin
Johnson
Jefferson
Miami
Dwight Sickles Agency
Ohio National Life Ins. Co
Tennessee St
Gill Bidg
Hutchinson
Missouri
St. Louis
Gary Thomas
Kansas State University
University Symphony
Phi Beta Kappa
Owl Society
Sachem
Summerfield
National Science Foundation
Sigma Alpha Epsilon
Templin Hall
Vox Populi
Rubber Stamp CO
Lawrence Memorial Co
Norman Endacott
East 13Th
New Hampshire
Shadition
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