Christmas Flood Toll and Rescue Efforts Across West
Flooding across Oregon California Washington Idaho and Nevada left at least 37 dead with hundreds displaced. Red Cross Civil Defense and clubs mobilized meals gifts and shelter as helicopters ferried supplies toward Eureka and Portland while rivers receded but bridges and homes remained at risk.
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Guantanamo to welcome back families before long
At Guantanamo Bay, 3,000 dependents in February were reduced to 1,200 as Fidel Castro cut water. A naval communique says married men will be allowed to return with wives and children soon, after a self contained water plant was completed.
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Scout Official Dies in Greenwich Connecticut
Eleanor Smith Mobley aged 58, national treasurer of the Girl Scouts of America from 1946 to 1951, died Wednesday after a long illness. Born in Omaha, Neb, she served on the Girl Scouts National Board of Directors from 1946 to 1955.
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Nikita's Parties Also Going Moscow New Year
AP reports Khrushchev’s lavish New Year receptions may end as the ousted leader is replaced. Western diplomats hint they may not be invited this year, and some say the party could be canceled. Communist sources say the new leadership wants New Year’s Eve to be a family affair.
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Milestone for CFCA marks one millionth nitrate ton
The Cooperative Farm Chemicals Assailant plant reached its one millionth ton of nitrate fertilizer in 1954 ten years after starting production. Since then 800000 tons of other products have been made, filling 56876 railroad cars. The plant now produces about three times as much and employs 333 people on a 374 acre site near Lawrence along K-10.
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Fog Grips Northeast Airports Halting Holiday Travel
Dense fog crippled airline operations across the Northeast delaying thousands of travelers during a peak travel period. Major hubs like Kennedy and LaGuardia were largely closed, with Newark and other airports also affected. Delays and diversions surged as planes were grounded or redirected, while trains and buses absorbed the overflow and motorists faced tighter speed limits.
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Work Going Fast At McCollum Hall
Exterior work on Kansas Universitys McCollum Hall is nearly finished Interior construction is advancing with the top floor in place and the pent house for the elevators rising Also windows are installed and bricklaying proceeds The project is on schedule 75 bricklayers are employed Total cost 32 million with a 27 million residence hall designed for 976 men to occupy in September 1965 Dedication planned for fall 1965 Vollmer Construction Co is general contractor and the building will be air conditioned with two man bedrooms across eight stories and a central lounge on each floor The interior is expected to be completed by June with furniture moved in over the summer and a driveway installed afterward
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German Study Apparently Short Cut to Rhodes Honor
Kansas University student George Barisas became the fifth KU Rhodes winner in seven years. Barisas majors German mathematics and chemistry edits Versuch and is active in campus groups including Greek life, residence hall affairs and Phi Beta Kappa. The Rhodes scholarship funds about $3 000 yearly for two years at Oxford University.
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There Is an Uncle Sam in Every Christmas Belief
Editor William L. Ryan replies to Virginias question about Uncle Sam with a Christmas time defense of Americas aid and influence. The piece extols Uncle Sams generosity and global role, portraying him as real and benevolent despite foreign skepticism and anti American sentiment.
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New York Sun
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Holiday Marked By Uncertainties
The year end holiday finds Christians in many lands pausing amid uncertainty to celebrate. While peace touches much of the world, war shadows the season as American soldiers face death in Viet Nam. A Christmas Eve bombing in Saigon killed two Americans and injured 63 as Malaysia issued warnings from Seoul.
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Ice slows Lawrence drivers on Christmas Eve travel
Early morning ice coated Lawrence streets as sand trucks and police urged caution. No major accidents were reported by 7 a.m. while hospitals kept staff ready. Pedestrians faced slick conditions and churches reported capacity crowds for Christmas services.
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Weather alert and local ad notes in northeast Kansas
Cold continued tonight and Saturday with highs in the mid 30s. Hazardous driving due to slick forenoon road conditions and no rain overnight. Temperature readings show low twenties, with yesterday and year-ago highs noted. Gene Doane insurance ad and Hillcrest Bowl open for bowling starting at 3 p.m.
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