Hollywood Mourns Powell and Carson as Cancer Claims Two Stars
Dick Powell famed for song love and megasales dies at 58 after a cancer battle in a penthouse. Jack Carson, 52, dies the same day from liver cancer following a secret illness. both Hollywood icons leave families and colleagues in shock.
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Hollywood
Dick Powell
Ruby Keeler
June Allyson
Jack Carson
Powell
Charles Laughton
Thomas Mitchell
Miss Allyson
Pamela
Norman
Ellen
Joan Blondel
Howard
Wilmette
Ill
Illinois Central Railroad
Luther
International Harvester Co
Ricky
Allyson
Justin Dart
Powells
Carson
Wisconsin
Frank Stempel
Jack
Andover
N.J
Saree Man
Canada
Milwaukee
U.N. Troops Capture Jadotville in Katanga Advance
U.N. forces seized Jadotville a mining town in Katanga as part of a push toward Kolwezi. Indian Irish and Ethiopian troops took the town with little resistance, enabling a springboard toward Tshombe's Kolwezi headquarters.
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Katanga
U.N
Jadotville
Kolwezi
Elisabethville
Lufira
Tshombe
United Nations
Congo
Elizabethville
Union Miniere
Prem Chand
Kamina-Kabongo
Washington
United States
Weldon Wallace
Baltimore Sun
Arthur Bonner
Columbia Broadcasting System
Lionel Fleming
British Broadcasting Corporation
Weather Outlook for Northeast Kansas Clears by Weekend
Fog and rain sweep into northeast Kansas with a rainy Friday. Tonight’s low around 906, Friday high near 30s, with a weather log noting 4 Ppm and several readings from 2 6 and 10 p.m. Historical highs and lows show notable records from 1955 and 1947.
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Kansas
Midiag
Siberian peasants seek asylum at U.S. Embassy in Moscow
About 32 residents from Chernogorsk, Siberia, marched into the U.S. Embassy seeking refuge from alleged religious persecution. embassy staff sheltered them in the lunchroom while officials contacted the foreign ministry. The group, led by Evangelical Christians, hoped to reach Israel but faced a long stay in the Soviet Union.
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Moscow
U.S
Chernogorsk
Soviet Union
Israel
Richard T. Davies
Foreign Ministry
Davies
Washington
Foy D. Kohler
State Department
Kohler
United States
Grim Mekong Battle Grim Aftermath and Casualties
After twenty hours of fighting near Tan Hiep and Ap Bac in the Mekong delta, U S and Vietnamese forces withdrew with pronounced losses. Five helicopters were destroyed, two American soldiers killed, and more than 100 casualties reported as the Viet Cong-held hamlet faced government forces now encircled. The Viet Cong attack involved about 600 men, with 800 ARVN and U S troops in the area.
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Tan Hiep
South Viet Nam
Mekong River
U.S
Ap Bac
Paul D. Harkins
Viet Nam
Saigon
Pentagon
X Ray Reveals Bulb in Child Lung in Modena
Doctors diagnosed severe influenza as the cause of illness in 4 year old Maria Cristina Bertoni. Parents urged an X ray which led to hospital transport and a surgeon removing a small electric light bulb from the lung. She recovered well after the operation.
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Modena
Italy
Maria Cristina Bertoni
Maria Cristina
Albino Robin Becomes KU Ornithology Museum Study Specimen
Law rence police brought a female albino robin to Kansas University where Richard Johnston notes it is the first partial albino in the 300‑bird study collection. He cites a winter influx of robins linked to extreme cold and a pre Christmas migratory surge of 2 000 to 3 000 birds through town.
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Lawrence
Kansas University’ Ornithology Museum
Richard Johnston
Dyche Hall
Johnston
City
Prof. Johnston
Sally the Beagle Tops Lawrence Dogs on Time
Sally the beagle at 1019 W 10th St is named the city’s top dog while over 1500 local dogs risk penalties. City Clerk Harold Fisher urged owners to buy new tags costing 2 dollars for males and neutered females or 5 dollars for females, with rabies certificates required. A grace period through April 1 fits enforcement, after which tag prices double and untagged dogs may be impounded. Tags are sold 8 am to 5 pm at the City Clerk’s office weekdays.
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Sally the Beagle
10Th St
Lawrence
Sally
Paul D. Tubach
Harold Fisher
Fisher
Foggy and Rainy Weather Expected Tonight and Friday
The weather forecast calls for fog and rain with temperatures in the 30s. In Lawrence the period saw a 10 p.m. Tuesday to 2 p.m. today range of four degrees, with a high of 32 and low of 28. Tonight and Friday portend little change and a mid-30s high on Friday.
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Weather Bureau
Lawrence
Kansas
Eddie Bond Named To U S VEW Post
Eddie Bond of Lecompton commander of that city's VFW post has been named a national aide de camp by national adjutant general Julian Dickenson. He was recommended by state commander Ora D Hess of Lawrence, Arthur P Howe of DeSoto and Paul J Born of Eudora. Norman Easum of Lawrence Post 852 is a special aide de camp serving the national commander.
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Eddie Bond
Lecompton
VFW
Julian Dickenson
Ora D
Bud) Hess
Lawrence
Arthur P. Howe
DeSoto
Paul J. Born
Eudora
Hess
Norman Easum
Byron B. Gentry
Pasadena
Calif
Endowment funds misread as political gifts to parties
The KU Endowment Association says 750 dollars given last fall to Kansas political parties were educational grants for two internships funded via the National Center for Education in Politics. Each party matched 375 dollars with its own funds, paying intern salaries through the clearing house.
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Kansas University Endowment Association
Topeka
KU Endowment Association
Kansas
Association
Ethan P. Allen
KU and Association
Endowment Association
Telstar Satellite Revives, Plans Europe Live TV Friday
Telstar communications satellite revived today and Bell Labs engineers announced readiness for a live television transmission to Europe scheduled Friday. Ground transmitters and receivers now successfully link to the satellite, enabling international broadcast capability.
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Washington
Telstar Communications
Europe
Bell Telephone Laboratories
Hagman
Belose-Or
Lawrence 1962 Building Totals Reach 3.5 Million
Lawrence issued construction permits totaling 3.538 million in 1962 with 208 living units added including 128 single family dwellings. December activity was slow at 110,946 while March led with 507,426. Remodelling and additions amounted to 765,839, and the seven year total for new construction was 29.13 million with 5.27 million in remodels.
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Lawrence
Edge of City
Kansas University
Stone
Orvil Beer
Wellington Road
Bruce Yeakel
Ridge Court
Cedarwood Drive
Bruce ‘Yeakel
Western Home Builders
Lawrence Avenue
Mam R. Wilson
North 3Rd
George Vv. Allen
Arkansan
Fred Coe
West 20Th Terrace
Aksford Nieder
Peorae Vv
Allen
Arkansas
Pier L. Seyter
West
Gene Cox
Dana Dowd
Tennessee
UF Meeting on Jan 9 to Elect Board Members
The Lawrence United Fund board will meet at 3:30 p.m. on Wednesday Jan 9 in the Wren Building at 8th and Vt Streets. The session will elect public members and set plans for the year. The 1982 UF drive stands $1,160 under its $68,000 quota.
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Lawrence United Fund, Inc
Wren
8Th and
Vt. Sts
Perkins Named President of Cornell University
James A. Perkins aged 51 is chosen as the new president of Cornell University succeeding Deane W. Malott who becomes president emeritus. The board chairmen Arthur H. Deas and Walker L. Cisler announced the decision. Perkins will assume office on July 1 after roles at the Corp. of New York and the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching.
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NEW York
James A. Perkins
Cornell University
Deane W. Malott
Arthur H. Deas
Walker L. Cisler
Perkins
2 Corp. of
Carnegie Foundation For the Advancement of Teaching
Malott
The
Beverly
Mnes R
Kansas
Univessiir Ie
Ome
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