Brink's Bandits Take 223000 In Church Robbery
Investigators say Brink's Inc lost an estimated 223000 to three gunmen who overpowered two priests and a guard at Divine Savior Church Nor ridge Illinois. The heist mirrors a Paterson New Jersey church truck robbery last week involving 513000. Authorities expect a final tally after inventory and note much of the loss may be in recoverable checks.
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Chicago
Brink's Inc
Divine Savior Church
Paterson
N.J
S. Genet
Brink’s
Donald Hoagland
Brink
St. Anthony’s Catholic Church
Joseph W. Tottingham
George Gruber
Norridge
Divine Savior
Robert Johnston
Alsip
Walter Morris
Johnston
Richard Burke
Weather Summary Northeast Kansas Partly Cloudy and Cooler
Partly cloudy tonight and Wednesday in Northeast Kansas. Temperatures: high 30s to 40s Wednesday, low tonight 20s to 30. Yesterday’s high 51 and low 2. record high 64 in 1947 and low -1 in 1946. Sunrise 7:42 a.m., sunset 5:06 p.m.
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Kansas
The Sirloin Closes For End Year Break Adv Says
Readable ad notes The Sirloin will close for a year-end break and reopen on New Year’s Eve. The notice emphasizes limited hours during the holiday period and invites patrons to return for fresh service in the new year.
Buffalo Treasurers Office Robbery Yields 294000 In Cash
Two gunmen robbed Buffalo City Treasurer Melvin W. Elliott's office taking 294130 in receipts 16245 in cash. A Brink's pickup was to retrieve funds soon after. In Kansas City three bandits robbed Veterans Hospital credit union of about 3000 missing 31000 payroll cash.
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Buffalo
N.Y
Brink’s Inc
Chicago
Brink’s
Melvin W. Elliott
Mae D. Wicks
Elliott
City Hall
Thomas J. Wright
Kansas City
Veterans Hospital
Elizabeth Frederick
National Federation of Federal Employes
Linwood
Federal
Employer- Credit Union
Bank Hold Up Reported In Riley Kansas
Three men wearing nylon stockings over their heads held up the Riley State Bank today in Riley Kansas. No injuries were reported and police likely launched a routine investigation as witnesses described masked intruders entering the bank.
Moment of Truth for Kansas State Schools Wescoe Claims
Wichita State University joined the state system this year with assurances not to reduce others. KU Chancellor Wescoe and WSU President Lindquist urged legislative approval of the Kansas Board of Regents budget. They warned the 4 percent increase keeps status quo while enrollment climbs toward 1972, needing 108 new faculty and 2,987 more FTE students to avoid impairing academics.
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Wichita
Wichita State University
University of Kansas
W. Clarke Wescoe
Sedgwick
Wescoe
Emory Lindquist
WSU
Kansas Board of Regents
Lindquist
Cleanup Begins As Floods Paralyze Northwest
In northwest California a massive airlift delivers food and repair gear as floods from Christmas week isolate 400 to 500 people along the Klamath and Salmon Rivers. Snow and cold hinder helicopter relief, with Yreka Civil Defense urging rapid air operations over rugged terrain.
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San Francisco
California
West Pocket
Klamath
Salmon Rivers
Yreka
Calif
Oregon
Yreka Civil Defense
Bill Sowle
Mrs Shultz Listed Serious After Rome Air Crash
Mrs O R Shultz of Route 3 is listed in serious condition at the U S Air Force Hospital in Wiesbaden Germany after their TWA airliner crashed in Rome November 21 killing 45. The couple's three children and other relatives traveled from Chicago to Wiesbaden and then to Lawrence as the spouses recover.
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O. R
Bill)’ Shultz
U. S. Air Force Hospital
Wiesbaden
Germany
Rome
Italy
TWA
Shultz
Barry Shaw
Phoenix, Ariz
Curtis Stewart
Route
Harold Lukens
1103
W. 22Nd St
Eudorans Seek Help After Farmhouse Fire
The Fields Holmes family of Eudora lost upstairs furniture bedding and clothing in a Saturday night fire at the 180 acre Holmes farm, 24 miles north of Eudora. The downstairs items survived and the house is being rebuilt with temporary housing provided by friends in Kansas City. Insurance covers the structure but not contents. The trio Loy 18 Bert 16 and their parents plan to return to the farm where the house has stood for over a century.
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Douglas County
Fields Holmes
Eudora
Kenneth Tuggle
Holmes
Kansas City
Loi
Eudora High
Bert
Changes in Catholic Mass Get Ready Approval Here
The Catholic Church shifts to an English Mass with the priest facing the congregation and more English songs. Rev. Michail Moriarty of St. John's says acceptance is growing as worshippers adjust, though some were confused during Communion. He notes six Sunday sessions prepared Catholics for the change and expects younger members to adapt quickly.
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Michail Moriarty
St. John’s Catholic Church
Father Moriarty
St. John's
Moriarty
Morality
Regents to Discuss Student Fee Hikes in Special Session
Kansas Board of Regents meets at 2 p.m. in a special session called by chairman Larry Morgan to consider raising student fees at state universities and colleges. The plan would lift average Kansas student fees from 122 to 137 dollars per semester and out of state from 287 to 337.
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Topeka
Kansas Board of Regents
Larry Morgan
William Avery
Morgan
University of Kansas
Kansas State University
Wichita University
Kansas
Pittsburg
Emporia
Fort Hays
Sale Hallmark Cards at W Price Hixon Studio
Hallmark Christmas cards advertised by W Price and Hixon's Studio. This brief retail notice invites shoppers to browse seasonal card selections and take advantage of holiday pricing.
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Hallmark Christmas Cards
Hixon’s
Adv
Unification Fund Questions Across Douglas County
Kansas schools chief calls for public accounting of funds raised by local boards for the rural school test case under the 1963 unification act. In Douglas County Lecompton and India districts contributed. others may have supported without funding. The case, appealed after Shawnee County ruling, raises legality of using tax funds via a private association.
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Kansas
Adel F. Throckmorton
Kansas Rural School Assn
Throckmorton
Journal-World
Lecompton
India
Douglas County
Shawnee County
Beryl R. Johnson
Kansas Supreme Court
Charles Rooney Sr
Rural School Association
William M. Ferguson
Storm Bypasses Lawrence With Cooler Turn
A storm front veered north sparing Lawrence from rainfall. The U S Weather Bureau Topeka forecast calls for partly cloudy skies tonight and Wednesday with colder air. Highs near 30 to 40 and lows in the 20s to 30s mark a sharp drop from Monday’s 51/27/39 reading in the downtown district.
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Lawrence
U. S. Weather Bureau
Topeka
William Smith Named New Dean of Engineering at KU
The Kansas Board of Regents in Topeka approved Dr. William P. Smith, current KU Electrical Engineering Department chair, as the new School of Engineering and Architecture dean. He succeeds Dr. John S. McNown on July 1, 1965, with McNown returning to teaching after a sabbatical.
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Kansas Board of Regents
Topeka
William P. Smith
KU Electrical Engineering
School of Engineering and Architecture
Smith
John S. McNown
McNown
Regents
W. Clarke Wescoe
Bill Smith
Bill
Superior
Wis
Superior East High School
Minnesota University
Minnesota
Texas University of Texas
Commonwealth Edison Company of Chicago
Chicago Technical College
Goldwater to Undergo Back Surgery in Washington
Sen Barry Goldwater will enter a Washington hospital next week for back surgery. The condition was disclosed publicly in January 1961 when his physician Dr Janet Travell was named official White House doctor by the late President John F Kennedy.
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Phoenix, Ariz
Barry Goldwater
Washington
Goldwater
Janet Travell
White House
John F. Kennedy
Banks Closed in Lawrence for New Year Holiday
The banks of Lawrence will not be open for business on Friday January 1 in observance of New Year s Day a legal holiday.
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Lawrence
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Learnard Ave
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Elm St
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Eudorans
Whitley Austin
Salina
Board of Regents
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Austin
William Smith
U.S. Naval Reserve
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