Topeka Tornado Tops 1966 News in AP Poll
The Topeka June tornado was the top Kansas news story of 1966 by AP poll. Docking's victory over Gov. Avery ranked second, with reapportionment and Jim Ryun's world record mile among the top items. Tornado caused 17 deaths and over 500 injuries with $100 million in damage.
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Topeka
Kansas
Associated Press
Robert Docking
William H. Avery
Docking- Avery
Jim Ryun
Ryun
Kansas House of Representatives
Washburn University
Manhattan
Jardine Terrace
Kansas State University
Jardale
Kansas Supreme Court
House of Representatives
U. S. Supreme Court
Wichita
University of Kansas
Berkeley
Calif
New Year's revelry to boom this year across the nation
Prices for New Year's Eve revelry rise and fall but remain steep as clubs hotels and restaurants across the United States prepare for a big night. From Berkeley to Chicago to New Orleans venues set varied rates with some all inclusive packages while others offer minimal options. Top entertainers including Juliet Prowse Xavier Cugat Mort Sahl Debbie Reynolds and Steve Lawrence are headlining in Las Vegas casinos as revelers plan to forget wartime worries for one night.
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Brody Corporation
Associated Press
Peter Redfearn
Claremont
Berkeley
Calif
San Francisco
Fairmount
Chicago
Maxim’s de Paris
Astor Tower Hotel
Diamonds stolen from Saigon PX during bomb scare
A tray of 20 diamond rings worth 18000 dollars was stolen from a downtown Saigon post exchange after a bomb scare closed the store at 2 p.m. A Vietnamese caller warned of a bomb, but no device was found and the exchange reopened before a second closure at 3 p.m. The rings were valued at 900 dollars each.
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Saigon
South Vietnam
U.S
Vietnamese Constituent Assembly
Two Ships Race To Help Yawls In Atlantic Storm
In heavy seas off New York two merchant vessels the Cotswald and the Hille Oldendorf rushed toward the 70 foot yawl Petrel with ten people aboard after the vessel lost its mast radio and engine in a gale. The Petrel crew as well as passengers mostly college students from Stamford Connecticut were reported in satisfactory condition as Coast Guard vessels and aircraft aided in the rescue efforts.
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New York
North Atlantic
Coast Guard
Cotswald
Hille Oldendorff
Yawl
Stamford
Conn
Bermuda
Heidi
Vigilant
Petrel
Bridal Photographs at Pilsen Studio
Bridal and wedding photographs advertised by Pilsen Studio located at 721 Masa with OV option listed. Contact VI 23-0330 for details.
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Pilsen
Doctors Fight Tetanus Crisis In Knoxville Hospital
Jerry Robert Cook, 23, is in critical condition at St. Mary's Hospital in Knoxville as doctors combine modern medicine with a curare based treatment to combat tetanus. Breathing is assisted by a ventilator while convulsions and infection threaten his life after a hunting injury on December 9 led to illness five days later.
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Knoxville, Tenn
Jerry Robert Cook
Cook
St. Mary’s Hospital
Knoxville
East Tennessee
St. Mary’s
Byrdstown
Space Scientist Not Sorry He Passed Accountant Spot
Ray Stevenson, Lawrence High graduate class of 1947, shifted from accounting to space work. As assistant space flight operations director for Boeing on the Lunar Orbiter project in La Canada California, he coordinates liaison with NASA and JPL, overseeing photo missions to map the moon. The program aims five orbiters with completion in 1968, including planned crashes to study tracking and lunar size and shape. Stevenson's Christmas break included a Lawrence visit with family.
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Lawrence High
Ray Stevenson
Stevenson
L. A. Stevenson
Okla
Boeing Company
la Canada
Calif
Moon
Tion
Lawrence
Dale Stevenson
Eloise Kerr
Boeing
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
New Chairman of Fed Reserve Appointed in Kansas City
Dolph Simons editor of the Lawrence Journal-World is named chairman of the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City. He has served as a bank director since 1962 and deputy chairman since 1963, succeeding Homer A. Scott. Dean A. McGee becomes deputy director and Willard D. Hosford Jr. joins the Fed board, as the Tenth District covers seven states with offices in Kansas City Omaha Denver and Oklahoma City.
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Washington
Dolph Simons
Lawrence Journal-World
Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City
Simons
Kansas City Bank
Homer A. Scott
Sheridan
Wyo
Federal Reserve System
Federal Reserve Bank
Dean A. McGee
Kerr-McGee Corp
Oklahoma City
Willard D. Hosford Jr
Omaha
John Deere Co
Tenth Federal Reserve District
Kansas
Nebraska
Colorado
Wyoming
New Mexico
Oklahoma
Missouri
Kansas City
Denver
Tenth District Bank
George Clay
Kenneth Peters
Larned
First State Bank of Larned
Eugene Adams
Colo
First National Bank of Denver
Federal Reserve Board
New Chairman Seizes Spotlight In Page 2 War Coverage
A terse note from Page 2 announces a new chairman amid broad war coverage. The item highlights leadership change at a key agency as editors signal upcoming reports and editorial direction.
Warmth Anticipated as Lawrence Regions Warm Up Today
A layer of warm air over the Lawrence region is expected to lift temperatures from 8 above to the mid 20s by this afternoon under mostly fair skies. The five day outlook shows readings from Saturday through Wednesday averaging slightly below normal with 0.25 to 0.75 inches of precipitation as snow Sunday and Monday. Southerly winds 10 to 15 mph will keep tonight and Saturday partly cloudy with a low in the teens and highs in the 30s.
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Lawrence
Weather Bureau
Injured Firemen Recovering After Thursday City Fire
Firefighters injured in Wednesday morning fire at 700 block of Massachusetts and Vermont Streets show improvement at Lawrence Memorial Hospital. A fourth fireman was admitted for smoke inhalation. Doyle Headley 40 listed in fair condition with multiple injuries, LeRoy Spence 36 in good condition with burns and knee injury, Otis Clemmons 29 listed in fairly good condition after smoke inhalation, Captain Donald Knight released for smoke inhalation, Spence and Clemons expected to be released later today.
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Massachusetts
Vermont
Lawrence Memorial Hospital
Doyle Headley
Independent Laundry
Capt
LeRoy Spence
Otis Clemmons
Ark. St
Donald Knight
Spence
Clemmons
Weather outlook for Northeast Kansas with snow likely
Mostly cloudy tonight and Saturday with teens tonight and highs in the 30s. Five day forecast shows temperatures near normal with ¼ to ¾ inch of precipitation as snow Sunday and Monday. Yesterday’s high 28 and low 16. today’s high 67 and low unspecified. Sunset 5:06.
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Prue Ree
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