Gemini 6 Nearly Touches Gemini 7 in Historic Rendezvous
Space Center Houston reports Walter Schirra and Stafford came within one foot of Gemini 7 during the first major rendezvous. Frank Borman and James Lovell of Gemini 7 described fuel-cell concerns late in their 14 day mission, but the spacecraft completed the journey.
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Space Center
Houston
Tex
Walter Schirra
Air Force
Stafford
Schirra
Frank Borman
James Lovell
Borman
Chris Kraft
Swordfish Beaten By Beachboys In Huge Tug Of War
In Miami Beach Florida two beachboys Bob Neunzig and Bar ney ye an hour and a half fought a 30 inch swordfish caught in shallow water. They used bare hands and a 25 foot nylon rope to lasso the tail and gills as the fish thrashed and pulled them under several times. The struggle stretched a mile and a half to the pier with witnesses describing the fish as a bucking bronco.
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Miami Beach
Fla
Bob Neunzig
Barney Ye
Kenny Braeseke
Braescke
Cipriani
Neunzig
Bob
Ced
Spies Okay For Alcohol Agency
A Kansas federal judge ruled the Kansas Alcohol Beverage Control unit may spy in other states to determine out of state liquor buyers, disallowing a suit by Berbiglia Inc. The judge sustained the ABC motion to dismiss, finding no constitutional rights violations by Kansas officers. The suit claimed Kansas spies targeted customers driving cars with Kansas licenses and arrested them.
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Kansas City
Kansas
Richard M. Duncan
Alcohol Beverage Control Unit of
Berbiglia, Inc
ABC Spy Network
Two Treated at LMH After Emergency Incident
Two people were treated at LMH after an emergency at Memorial Hospital. Details unclear due to fragmented text, but responders arrived promptly and provided first aid before transport.
Nine Miners Die In Redstone Colorado Mine Blast
A methane gas explosion in the No 1 Dutch Creek Mine near Redstone Colorado killed nine miners who were working overtime to gain New Year’s time off. Twenty one other workers in adjacent tunnels were uninjured as officials restricted access to the area.
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Redstone
Colo
Colorado
Haske
Denver
Dutch Creek
One Siamese Twin Dies In Los Angeles Hospital
AP report from Los Angeles notes Lisa Marie Mantonya the smaller Siamese twin born Christmas Day died at Cedars of Lebanon Hospital from peritonitis after separation surgery left her with no colon. She weighed 4 pounds 15% ounces. Sheila, her sister, had improved and remains under care as their mother Robyn Mantonya recovers at Holy Cross Hospital.
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Los Angeles
Lisa Marie Mantonya
Cedars of Lebanon Hospital
Lisa
Sheila
Robyn Mantonya
Holy Cross Hospital
San Fernando
Cedars of Lebanon
Hollywood
Arizona Floods Cause Over Seven Million in Damage
Arizona Civil Defense says last week's floods caused more than 7 million dollars in loss, with about 4 million to public property and private damage to farmland and buildings likely exceeding 3 million. Gov. Sam Goddard seeks federal disaster funds and a presidential declaration. final totals to be determined next week per Col. Carl N. Smith.
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Phoenix
Ariz
Arizona
Sam Goddard
Johnson
Civil Defense
Carl N. Smith
Lucas Bank Burglary: Safes Rifled at Night in Kansas
Burglars entered Farmers State Bank in Lucas Kansas through a basement rear door and rifled most safety deposit boxes. The main money safe was untouched, and the amount stolen is unknown. FBI and other agencies joined the investigation in the Russell County town of about 600.
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Lucas
Kan
Farmers State Bank
William Dawe
Russell County
FBI
Couple Set To See 80th Anniversary
FERGUS FALLS Minn AP Ole Sholberg 103 and his wife Otila 101 celebrate 80 years of marriage next Wednesday in Fergus Falls Their six daughters two sons will join them in the observance Ole helped build the home and church and will listen by radio to a Bethlehem Lutheran service The Rev Otto Dale says the couple are unafraid of death and have lived a long glorious life with a beautiful marriage
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Fergus Falls
Minn
Ole Sholberg
Otila
Mrs. Sholberg
Ole
Sholberg
North Sea
Norway
Minnesota
United States
Shelbergs
Bethlehem Lutheran Church
Sholbergs
Johnson
Otto Dale
Reformatory Records Third Stabbing As Officials Move
Hutchinson Kansas AP Kansas Bureau of Investigation agents called back to the state Industrial Reformatory after a third stabbing injures Patrick Wayne Simmons 22 of Kansas City serving on a grand larceny conviction He is Abdomen stab victim taken to St Elizabeth Hospital Simmons is not talking at this time Nora F Stucker appointed superintendent to replace retiring John D Munns Stucker previously led the state Reception and Diagnostic Center at Topeka and will be succeeded by Joseph B Noble KBI reports on two prior stabbings turned in Reno County Attorney Dick Rome expected to file charges The latest stabbing occurred in the hallway between the chapel and the cell house as inmates returned from a Wednesday afternoon service
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Hutchinson
Kan
Kansas Bureau of Investigation
State Industrial Reformatory
Patrick Wayne Simmons
Kansas City
Simmons
St. Elizabeth Hospital
Howard Ayres
Reformatory
Nora F. Stucker
John D. Munns
Stucker
Topeka
Joseph B. Noble
Leavenworth
KBI
Reno
Dick Rome
Tax Liability Charged Two From Kansas City
A complaint filed in U.S. District Court charges Edward L. Williams and Marion Sutton Williams with income tax liability of 3 503 845 80 for 1953 through 1957. U S district attorney Russell Millin filed the case. Williams, once a cemetery and country club promoter, wed his former wife in 1955 aboard a chartered 44 passenger airliner.
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Kansas City
Edward L
Doc) Williams
Marion Sutton Williams
U.S
Russell Millin
Williams
Marcos Takes Manila Reins
Ferdinand E. Marcos was sworn in as the Philippines sixth president pledging austerity at home and closer ties with Asia. Vice President Humphrey attended the inauguration as 50,000 in Luneta Park watched, while Marcos warned of empty coffers and hard decisions including possible deployment to Vietnam.
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Manila
Ferdinand E. Marcos
Philippines
Asia
Hubert H. Humphrey
United States
Luneta Park
Manila Bay
Marcos
Viet Nam
Premier Is Named For Fanfani Job
Rome AP President Saragat appoints Aldo Moro as foreign minister replacing Amintore Fanfani who resigned amid criticism of his handling of Hanoi peace feeler. Fanfani announced resignation Jan 8 after La Pira report sparked controversy. observers debate his role and Moro moves to solidify the center left cabinet.
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Rome
Giuseppe Saragat
Aldo Moro
Amintore Fanfani
Saragat
Moro
Center Left
Fanfani
Giorgio la Pira
Hanoi
la Pira
Christian Democratic Party
Catholic Christian Democrats
Socialists
Pendergast Portrait Sparks Damage Suit in Kansas City
Thomas J. Pendergast Jr. sues The Place tavern in Westport Kansas City seeking 250000 dollars for invasion of privacy over a portrait of the late Thomas J. Pendergast Sr. used in the bar Big Tom's without family consent. The Jackson County case names Joseph Falk and Kenneth Hill as defendants.
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Kansas City
Thomas J. Pendergast Sr
Thomas J. Pendergast Jr
Westport
Joseph Falk
Kenneth Hill
Jackson County
Pendergast
Big Tom’s
Scientist 83 Dead in Peking Report
Chieng Shang shu age 83 a member of Red China Academy of Sciences and director of its Institute of Botany died in Peking on Tuesday according to the New China News Agency AP reported from Tokyo.
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Tokyo
Chieng Shangshu
Red China
Academy of Sciences
Institute of Botany
Peking
New China News Agency
Gas Firm Seeks Intervention In Service Proposal
Attorneys for Kansas Public Service Co of Lawrence petition to intervene with the Federal Power Commission over Union Gas System request to tap Cities Service Gas line south west of Lawrence. Union sought certification to serve an area around Lawrence not yet served while KS Public Service and Kansas Power and Light opposed. FPC rehearing set for Jan 10. Greeley Gas and Gas Service Co. not included. KS Public Service argues existing near location makes new line duplicative and costly.
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Kansas Public Service Co., Inc
Lawrence
U. S. Federal Power Commission
Union Gas System, Inc
Independence
Kan
Cities Service Gas Company
Union Gas
Kansas Corporation Commission
Kansas Power and Light Co
Greeley Gas Co
Gas Service Co
The
Corporation Commission
Kansas Public Service Co
Commission
Union
Kansas Public Service
FPC
Topeka
Local Man Caught By Truck Is Fair
A 38-year-old Douglas County man suffered a concussion and chest injuries when a pickup truck slipped off a jack and pinned him beneath it. Leslie Downing of Route 5 near Lawrence was found unconscious but listed in fair condition at Lawrence Memorial Hospital. His sons Dalen 9 Lonnie 12 and daughter Ella 11 helped as Ella summoned aid and Daren and Lonnie lifted the vehicle with the jack. neighbor Rye Fabesch pulled Downing free.
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Douglas County
Leslie Downing
Route 5
Lawrence
Lawrence Memorial Hospital
Downing
Dalen
Lonnie
Ella
Daren
Lonnie Downing
Rye Fabesch
Power outage hits downtown Leavenworth business district
An overhead line short circuit interrupted power in Leavenworth Kansas today. Officials from Kansas Power & Light Co. said service was restored to most areas about an hour later and that the cause of the break is not yet known.
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Leavenworth, Kan
Kansas Power & Light Co
Intellectual is Dead Tokyo
Masao Yonekawa a 74 year old noted Japanese scholar of Russian literature died Wednesday from cancer in Tokyo.
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Tokyo
Masao Yonekawa
Lawrence junior high plans holiday dance at South Park Center
Lawrence junior high students will attend a holiday dance tonight from 7 90 to 10 30 at the South Park Recreation Center with music by the Intruders. Boys wear shirt and tie and girls a dress or skirt with blouse or sweater. Also notes a separate Topeka incident about a parking ticket paid by Tom Schwartz and fellow attorneys, plus a hunting trip by Earl Wilson and son Jim in Norton.
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South Park Recreation Center
The
Intruders
Kansas City
Joseph McDowell
Topeka
Tom Schwartz
Dana Hummer
McDowell
Talks on Strike Continue Today Amid Impatience
Washington AP reports talks on the Olin Mathieson gunpowder strike drag into today with signs of federal pressure and impatience. Discussions resume six hours after a 2 a.m. CST break, as the Army reactivates a mothballed plant while Baraboo Wis Badger plant faces a six month ramp up. Labor officials warn of possible ammunition shortages for U.S. forces in Viet Nam unless a settlement is reached, with President Johnson’s potential court injunction as a last resort.
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Washington
U.S
Viet Nam
Army
William E. Simkin
Olin Macea Co
East Alton
Badger
Baraboo
Wis
Pentagon
Olin Mathieson
W. Willard Wirtz
Wirtz
Afl-Cio International Association of Machinists
Afl-Cio International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers
Employes Trade Council
Simkin
Johnson
Wiles Weighs Two 1966 Campaign Paths
Kansas Democrat Wiles, who ran for governor in 1964, keeps open two possible races for 1966. He says his gubernatorial filing is a distinct possibility after receiving over 400,000 votes last election and losing by 0.6 percent. He also seriously considers challenging Senator James Pearson in the Senate race.
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Sie
Barry Keeeping
Wiles
Kansas
Robert B. Docking
Senate
Sen
James Pearson
Kan
Coastal Storm Moves Eastward Across the West
The Associated Press report describes rains tapering in Southern California as a broad storm shifts east. Flagstaff receives 1.14 inches of rain atop 8 inches of snow. many western areas see 1 inch or more of rain with heavy snowfall in places like Idaho and Virginia, as floodwaters, mudslides, and traffic deaths from slick roads are noted amid forecasts of continued rain and winds through Friday night.
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Flagstaff
Ariz
Rece
Iday
Los Angeles
Ventura County
California
Card of Thanks for Dr Learnard and Nursing Staff
The Wright family expresses gratitude to Dr Learnard and the nurses on the third floor for excellent care. They thank relatives friends and ministers for kindness during illness and death of beloved husband father and brother Joseph P Wright. Florence Wright Virgil Smith and Family Joe Wright Jr brothers and sisters thank you all.
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Joseph P. Wright
Florence Wright
Virgil Smith
Joe Wright Jr
Brothers & Sisters
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Norton
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