Massive wintry blast grips eastern half of U S
A frigid arctic air mass sweeps from Minnesota to the Atlantic, bringing record lows and heavy snow. Chicago reports up to 36.5 inches from three storms with 27 inches on the ground, while New York and Texas face sleet, freezing rain, and strong winds. Deaths linked to heart attacks and accidents raise cold weather toll as crews clear roads and schools close.
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Minnesota
Canadian
Midwest
Chicago
Great Lakes
Indiana
Gary
Texas
New York City
Wisconsin
Illinois
Middle Gulf
Tennessee
Ohio Valley
West Virginia
New England
New Orleans
Weather Bureau
Louisiana
Illinois 136
Rantoul
Dakotas
Michigan
South Dakota
Walter Leidell
Cleveland
St. Bonifacius
Minn
Jesuit College
Minnesota 7
Lake Erie
Detroit
Cincinnati
Pennsylvania
Maryland
Kansas lawmakers seek KU training center and tax tweaks
A Kansas House bill would create the O W Wilson Law Enforcement Training Center at the University of Kansas to certify training for officers, requiring 120 days for appointment and setting advisory approval. Other measures include cash basis parties, income tax conformity, interstate compacts on mental health and unclaimed property, open meetings rules, and county salary boosts for Johnson County. Senate hearings on college budgets loom as well.
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Topeka
Kansas
University of Kansas
Shelby Smith
Wichita
Jess Taylor
Tribune
Walter Ford
Ulysses
Elmer Holt
Wellington
Smith
Ralph Skoog
Skoog
Interstate Cooperation Committee
House
J. L. Harper
Johnson County
Register of Deeds
District Court
Senate
Ways and Means
Pittsburg
Emporia State
Masked Topeka Housewife Testifies In Prostitution Hearings
A Topeka housewife in scarlet testified before the Kansas House Judiciary Committee that she is not a prostitute. She urged placing prostitution under the State Economic Development Commission and called for a grandmother clause. The hoax was admitted as a practical joke on the legislature with unnamed participants.
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Topeka
Kan
Topeka State Journal
House Judiciary Committee
Kansas
State Economic Development Commission
U.S.A
Ralph Marsh
Two Thefts Reported From KU Gym
Kansas University police reported two thefts Thursday at KU. Leslie Mueller of Belleville Illinois, a KU junior, said his wrist watch and wedding band valued at 70 dollars were stolen from a locker in Robinson Gymnasium around 9 pm. Bruce Linton, professor of speech and drama, reported 110 dollars missing from a desk in Room 217, Flint Hall, with the loss found Friday morning.
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Kansas University
Leslie Mueller
Belleville
Ill
New Robinson Gymnasium
Bruce Linton
Flint Hall
Lunar Orbiter 3 Adjusts Course With Precise Result
Scientists at Pasadena confirm a slight midcourse maneuver for Lunar Orbiter 3 was "right on the money" after hours of tracking. The launch from Cape Kennedy was previously praised for "fantastic accuracy" and the adjustment slowed the craft by 11.4 mph to reach an optimal lunar approach on Wednesday.
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Pasadena
Calif
Cape Kennedy
Fla
County Grants 5 Percent Pay Raise to Most Workers
The Douglas County Commission voted to give all county employees with over a year of service a 5 percent raise effective Feb 1. The panel also relieved John Robertson of patrols at Lone Star Lake and assigned lake patrol duties to the sheriff's office.
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Douglas County
John Robertson
Lone Star Lake
Landmark Status Sought for Farm
The home of Kansas first governor Charles Robinson, known as Oakridge, near Lawrence in Douglas County, is proposed as a state historical landmark. Lawmakers John Vogel and Morris Kay seek to have the site acquired by the Kansas Historical Society from current ownership by the University of Kansas Endowment Association.
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Topeka
Kansas
Charles Robinson
John Vogel
Morris Kay
Lawrence
Robinson
Oakridge
Douglas County
California
University of Kansas Endowment Association
The
Kansas State Historical Society
Nancy Sinatra Arrives to Entertain Troops in Saigon
Nancy Sinatra arrives in Saigon to spend two weeks entertaining American troops across South Vietnam. She says it is a rare privilege to be here to entertain the troops and speaks with reporters at the airport in Saigon.
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Saigon
South Vietnam
Nancy Sinatra
US Units Open New Offensive In Cong Stronghold
U S troops launch a major ground push into War Zone C against Viet Cong bases while chemical defoliation targets southern DMZ routes. Air power by B52s and F4s sorties, raids near Hanoi, and heavy aerial clashes accompany the operation with reports of 100 plus enemy deaths and extensive damage to targets in the region.
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Saigon
South Vietnam
U.S
Demilitarized Zone
Air Force
Gadsden
196Th Light Infantry
Liberation Forces
Three Thefts Reported Over Weekend Here
Three thefts were reported Saturday afternoon to police. Robert Merritt reported the theft of two suitcases valued at 50 dollars from the basement of his apartment. Jack McInroy reported the theft of tools valued at 346 dollars from his garage after Friday night. Mike Rhoads reported the theft of a Citizens Band radio valued at 150 dollars from his garage apartment Friday night. Robert Tippit reported mail tampering Friday afternoon.
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Robert Merritt
Emery Rd
Jack McInroy
Cedarwood Ave
Mike Rhoads
Tenn. St
Robert Tippit
R.I. St
Memorial Hospital Birth Announcements List
A long list from Memorial Hospital Fort Worth and various addresses announces multiple births and new arrivals. Details include names such as Mrs. Barbara Cole, Mr. and Mrs. Harrison Traul, and Mr. and Mrs. Jo Allen Bevan with newborn sons and daughters reported across several dates.
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Virginia Stanton
Leavenworth
Ella Ogle
North St
Betty Smith
Richard Hane
A. G. Robins
Scranton
Verna Hagerman
Baldwin
Hank Keech
Sunflower Village
Madge Rothberger
Eudora
Andre Lauret
Ind
Rose Herschell
Patty Wilder
Mass
Janet Ellis
Dale Kerr
R. I
Mayme Tuttle
Walter Schwarz
Harrison Traul
Tenn
Jo Allen Bevan
Stouffer Place
Gary McCormick
Keith Wright
Edward Hadi
Missouri Turnpike Hope Sees Green Light
Missouri Highway Commission chairman Jack Stapleton Sr. announced optimism about turnpike construction in the state. He cited a forthcoming conference between Missouri Governor Hearnes and Kansas Governor Docking on a possible state line turnpike and a plan for cooperation with Kansas.
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Kansas City
Jack Stapleton Sr
Missouri Highway Commission
Missouri
Commission
Kansas
Hearnes
Robert Docking
Czech Set Free Seeks Quiet Sunshine With Wife
Vladimir Kazan Komarek, freed from an eight year Czech prison term on spy charges, plans a quiet Washington trip with his wife to discuss case clearance with State Department officials. He admitted partial guilt but declined details, and looks forward to sun and a short vacation after prison days.
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Wellesley
Mass
Vladimir Kazan-Komarek
Czechoslovakia
Washington
State Department
Kazan Komarek
Prague
Lawrence lawmakers push concurrent jurisdiction over Haskell
Kansas House passes a bill enabling Lawrence police to control Haskell Institute. State Rep. Morris Kay and Rep. John Vogel cited the measure as aligned with a federal action. Legislative leaders visit KU for budget talks at 4 p.m. in the Union with KU Chancellor Wescoe.
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Lawrence
Haskell Institute
Kansas House of Representatives
Morris Kay
The
Journal- World Today
John Vogel
Kay
Haskell
Kansas House and Senate
Ways and Means
Kansas University
Kansas Union
W. Clarke Wescoe
Mount Oread
Union
Ku-Nebraska
University Theatre
House
John Conard
Greensburg
Calvin Strowig
Abilene
Joseph Mikesic
Kansas City
Senate
Glee Smith
Larned
Frank Hodge
Hutchinson
Charles Joseph
Potwin
2 Year Old Drowns In Sump Pump Accident
A two year old boy, Russell H. Lowe Jr., drowned in a sump pump drain at his grandmother's Wichita home. He was visiting from Arkansas City with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Russell H. Lowe. The tragedy occurred early Sunday at Mrs. Leota Harring's residence.
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Wichita
Russell H. Lowe Jr
Russell H. Lowe
Arkansas City
Leota Harring
Yale Bollingen Prize Awarded to Robert Penn Warren
Robert Penn Warren, twice Pulitzers winner, receives the Bollingen Prize in poetry worth 5000 dollars in New Haven Connecticut. The award is regarded by many as the most prestigious in poetry.
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Yale
Bollingen
Warren
New Haven, Conn
Robert Penn Warren
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