Lakonia Fire Forces 1,046 Off Ship. 750 Rescued
Aboard the Lakonia 1,046 passengers and crew faced a fire and explosions in the Atlantic near Madeira. About 750 were rescued from lifeboats or the sea, with 296 unaccounted. Planes and ships coordinated rescue as survivors endured rough conditions and smoke aboard the burning liner carrying mainly British and Irish travelers.
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Lakonia
Atlantic
U.S. Air Force
Madeira
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Air Force
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Fla
Azores
Montcalm
E. J. Kempton
U.S. 57Th Air Rescue Squadron
Stratheden
Southhampton
Teneriffe
Canary Islands
Africa
Christmas Eve and Day Services Across Lawrence Churches
Lawrence churches announce a week of special Christmas services. Good Shepherd Lutheran holds a 10:30 a.m. Christmas Day festival service with Rev. I M Gjellstad delivering the message and choir music. Other churches plan candle light services, midnight masses, and choral Eucharists with Holy Communion daily through December 28.
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Lawrence
Good Shepherd Lutheran
Harvard
I. M. Gjellstad
Manger
William Rutherford
Second Christian Church
13Th and Conn
Sts
Plymouth Congregational Church
Paul Davis
Ronald Wade
ST. John’s Catholic Church
Bob Flannery
Clarence Adamson
Church OF the Nazarene
Mass
Trinity Episcopal Church
Thomas B. Woodward
First Methodist Church
Vt. St
The Torch Is Passed book on Kennedy assassination soon
The Toaorch team will publish a 10 page hard cover on Kennedy assassination events. Associated Press handles printing and the Journal World offers copies at 2 dollars. Orders exceed six hundred twenty eight from subscribers in over a dozen states.
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Kennedy
Americ
Aca
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Journal- World
Journal- World Thames
Warm front lifts. area warms after bitter cold spell
After three days of record lows, a large mass of mild dry air moved in boosting temperatures to 4 degrees by 2 pm. Tuesday will see mostly sunny skies with lows in the teens and highs in the 30s, ending the prolonged cold snap and allowing snow to melt.
GOP Objection Delays House Vote On Foreign Aid Measure
The House defeated a two thirds vote attempt on a 3 billion foreign aid bill provision authorizing Johnson to back wheat sales to Russia. Debate centered on who bears responsibility for the delay with Hallick and McCormack trading blame as members race between committee action and a Tuesday decision. A charter flight movement to bring lawmakers back from Christmas return trips drew questions about funding.
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House
Paul Findley
Ill
Johnson
Russia
Senate House Conference Committee
Rules Committee
Charles A. Halleck
Indiana
McCormack
GOP
John W. McCormack
D-Mass
White House
Texas
Louisiana
Georgia
Carol Caravan Brings Cheer Amid Arctic Chill
The Carrier Boys' Brass Choir braved 5 degree temperatures in Lawrence on Sunday night to perform at seven stops with Santa Claus visiting homes door to door. Director Bob Zillcox led the group through thawing autos and frigid instruments before finishing at 19th and Maple Lane to a large crowd.
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Journal-World
Lawrence
Carrier Boys
Santa Claus
North Pole
Carrier Boys’ Brass Choir
Bob Zillcox
19Th
Maple Lane
Twelve Animals at Ise Shelter Find Homes Weekend
A dozen animals including three full grown dogs and two full grown cats were adopted Saturday and Sunday at the Charles Ise Memorial Animal Shelter on East 19th Street. The shelter, open 1 to 5 pm daily except Monday, said 25 animals have found homes since a front page article appeared in the Journal-World.
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Charles Ise
East 19Th Street
Vic Melton
Thursday Journal-World
Lawrence High students win top KU scholarships
Eleven Lawrence High School students will enter Kansas University with major scholarships next fall. Elizabeth M. Watkins scholars Nancy Gallup Sara Paretsky and Lucy Price receive awards. Summerfield scholars Albert Brune James McCalla Russell Merrill Michael Rasmussen and Erik Wright also named. recipients listed with parent addresses.
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Lawrence High School
Kansas University
Robert Billings
Elizabeth M. Watkins
Nancy Jean Gallup
A. F. Gallup
West 21St St
Sara Nancy Paretsky
David Paretsky
Eudora
Lucy Jean Price
G. Baley Price
Barker
Solon E. Summerfield
Albert Wesley Brune
Daniel R. Brune
James Wesley McCalla
Wesley G. McCalla
Ohio
Russell Blair Merrill
William M. Merrill
Oak. St
Michael Christian Rasmussen
Carl N. Rasmussen
Belle Haven
Erik Olin Wright
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Rumsey Funeral Home
Weather Fair Displays Warm Trend for Northeast Kansas
The forecast calls for mostly fair and warmer conditions in northeast Kansas tonight and Tuesday. Tonight's low will be in the teens with Tuesday's high in the low to mid 30s. Previous records note a 63 degree high in 1955 and a 3 degree low in 1960. Sunrise is listed at 7:38 a.m. and sunset at 6:02 p.m.
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Christacmaas
U.S. Weather Bureau
Lawrence
EU Weathermraman
David Storer
Kanga
Kansas
Iear
So Toin
TV Pyar
Op Ed Critics Religious Illiteracy in Americas Public Schools
The author argues that American education neglects religion, praising a high school principal for breadth yet condemning his religious ignorance. He cites the Judeo Christian tradition as core to democratic ideals and warns that secular schooling erodes ethical emphasis and religious literacy across the nation.
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Willian J Moore
Australia
United States
Iuner University
Indianapolis
Chicago University
Butler Crisersus
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Ulineis
Drake University
Des Moines
Iowa
Lawrence
Kansas Bible
Disciples of Christ
Kaas School of Religion
National Association of Biblical Instruct
Society of Biblical Literature and Exegesis
American Schools of Oriental Research
Churchafe
Ele
Bethany Press
Oliver Goldsmith
Europe
Great Britain
Athena
Zeus
God
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