Kansas Humor Highlights From 1965 In News Snippets
A Kansas year in light moments features Vern Miller of Sedgwick County returning a license with a joke, a Salina job form high IQ answer, a Stormont-Vail Hospital delivery mix up, and mayoral mishaps in Wichita and Wellington. It recalls oddities from Abilene to Hutchinson with cops, judges, rail chiefs, and a Royal guard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vern Miller
Sedgwick
Newton
Kansas
Salina
Topeka
Stormont-Vail Hospital
Wichita
William Tarrant
League of Kansas Municipalities
Cynthia Davis
Abilene
Johnson
Cynthia
City Commission
Wellington
Elton L. Hill
Buenos Aires Hit By Power Loss
Buenos Aires experienced a major power outage Sunday afternoon that halted transit and trapped thousands in subways and elevators. Officials blamed a grid breakdown with no details, likening the event to a prior large blackout in North America. Over seven million residents affected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buenos Aires
Argentina
Power Authority
New York
United States
Canada
Beal and Others Return From Holiday Visits Across States
Local residents report holiday travel and visits with relatives across Kansas and neighboring states. Mr. and Mrs. George M. Beal return from Hays with C. O. Rutledge and family. Everett C. Christianson spent Christmas in New York City with son Leslie.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George M. Beal
Ind
Hays
C. O. Rutledge
Minn
Charles Topping
Route 1
Harold Miller
Chanute
Betty Jane Anderson
Anna Louise Anderson
Chicago
Ill
Lucy Anderson
N.H. St
CORE Leader James Farmer Plans March Departure
A CORE spokesman confirms national director James Farmer will step down March 1. Farmer had not publicly confirmed reports of his departure after leading CORE since 1961. Public affairs director Greg Harris calls the reports a leak and notes replacement procedures were initiated sixteen days ago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Congress of Racial Equality
James Farmer
Farmer
Greg Harris
Friendship Open House At Recreation Center
An Interfaith Committee hosted Friendship Open House from 7 30 to 9 30 p m Wednesday at the South Park Recreation Center with child care in the game room. Hosts and hostesses named with names tags and refreshments planned. calls for participation in Interracial Home Visits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Friendship
Recreation Center
South Park Recreation Center
Interfaith Committee
Lawrence
Thomas Moore
Alonzo Howard
Temperature Test For Active Dry Yeast
Dissolve active dry yeast in water that feels comfortably warm to the wrist. A small drop of the water should feel warm but not hot, signaling proper activation.
American-born Spanish dancer Lina Monter shines in Madrid Ballets tour
Irina Monter known as Lina Monter, 19, is the lone American in Antonio and the Ballets de Madrid on its U. S. tour opening at the national theater. Daughter of Louis J. Monter and a former ballet teacher, she trained in Salt Lake City and Madrid, plans future European stints, and uses English with Spanish speakers in the troupe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lina Monter
Antonio
Ballets de Madrid
U. S
National Theater
Louis J. Monter
Utah
Los Angeles
Robert
el Camino Junior College
Irina
Salt Lake City
Mary
Investigation Probes Cable Car Disaster Deaths
An investigation commission in Clermont-Ferrand sought the cause of a Christmas Day cable car accident that killed six skiers on a rocky slope and injured twelve others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clermont - Ferrand
France
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By Joe Degeorge
Associated Press
Commission
George Richardson
Richardson
Alton
Independence
Warren B. Grant
John W. Barriger
Katy Railroad
Parsons
Barriger
Ing
Leavenworth
National Guard
Kansas City
Camp Ripley
Missouri Highway Patrol
Missour
Scott Boles
Hutchinson
Wayne Boles
Robert Stucky
LaVern Markos
Arvada
Colo
George Wise
Wise
Stuckey
Markos
Arthur Corel
Philadelphia
Conrad Hahn
C. A. Skaggs
W. 21St St
Veterans Administration Hospital
Robert R. Moore
Toledo
Ohio
W. A. Moore
Ind. St
Louie D. Wycoff
Marilyn E. Parker
Incarnate Word College
San Antonio
Tex
Helen Byres
Jean
Ruth Ann Parker
Wichita Clinic
Jon Moore
Keith Parker
Brett Edwin
Susan Elaine
Olathe
Parkers
Parker
Marion Laboratories
Journal-World
St. Paul
Boggs Hat Shop
Vermont
Rothmoor
Monarch
Fredericks
Youthcraft
Betty Rose
Second Fleet
Rogers
Sandler
Viner
Cinderella
Pram
Sam Adams
William Binns
L. Vernon Brown
A. L. Parker
H. L. Keltz
Jesse Newman
Gordon Wiseman
R. N. Wolfson
Mathias Mertes
Paul Brotsman
Paul Davis
Robert Gatts
Priest Jordan Jr
Richard Sapp
John Spearman
George Wedge
Washington
Irina Monter
Ballet Corps
Spain
London
California
Lawrence Paper CO
Uckwall
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