Katanga Leader Urges Peace As U.N. Armored Column Advances
President Moise Tshombe, at the Northern Rhodesia border, told Katanga forces not to oppose a U.N. armored convoy marching toward Elisabethville. Tanks and planes provide air cover as Tshombe tours towns to urge restraint among his gendarmerie amid rising tensions with U Thant’s UN mandate.
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Mokambo
Katanga
Moise Tshombe
Northern Rhodesia
U.N
Tshombe
Elisabethville
Sith Malik
Congo
Welgelegen
Tshobe
U Thant
Kolwezi
Thant
Tshombe Leads Fantastic Drive Katanga Town Is Gripped by Fear
Katanga's Kolwezi seethes with fear as Tshombe loyalists lose control of civil military administration. White workers and mercenaries fear African troops may trigger mines and damage at Union Miniere plants and Nzilo dam. U.N. presence looms as tensions rise over possible demolition and violence.
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Tshombe
Katanga
Kolwezi
Moise Tshombe
Union Miniere
United Nations
Elisabethville
Nzilo
Congo River
U.N
Bank Robbery in Kansas City by Two Masked Bandits
Two masked robbers looted The Bank e of Riverside in North Kansas City today. Chet Adams, bank president, said the men entered with revolvers and directed staff to the wall. One herded five employees, another rifled cash drawers and forced Adams to open a vault before locking workers in a furnace room.
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Kansas City
Bank E
Riverside
Chet Adams
Adams
NASA revises space program focuses on Mars mission
NASA shifts interplanetary plans away from Venus and orders a Mars flight after Mariner 2 success. The Venus pass of 21 594 miles on Dec 14 is cited, with a Soviet Mars probe from December still en route.
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Washington
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Venus
Soviet
Russia
Countermoves Set By Young GOP In Battle With JFK
Washington AP reports younger Republicans in the House plan more counterproposals to President Kennedy's ideas rather than outright opposition. Led by Rep Gerald Ford and Rep Charles Goodell, they aim to shake up leadership, broaden influence in the GOP Conference, and project a fresher image while urging action on good ideas. Ford says his election symbolically empowers the younger wing.
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Young Gop
JFK
Washington
Kennedy
Charles E. Goodell
R-N.y
Republican House
Gerald R. Ford Jr
Michigan
House Republican Conference
Republican Policy Committee
Goodell
Charles A. Halleck Jr
Indiana
Leslie C. Arends
Illinois
Ford
House Changes and Tax Exemption Proposals Introduced
In Topeka AP report lawmakers introduced two controversial measures. A House reapportionment bill would base representation on counties, shrinking the chamber from 125 to 105. Skepticism from Atty Gen Ferguson centers on constitutionality, with counties like Sedgwick and Wyandotte set to lose multiple seats as the debate continues.
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PEKA
Kansas House
Kansas
Atty
William Ferguson
Ferguson
Newsmen
House
Senate
Sedgwick County
Wyandotte
Shawnee and
Johnson
Barton, Douglas
Leav
Warden details forged prison break attempt at Alcatraz
Alcatraz Warden Olin Blackwell said a forged court order and letters nearly freed bank robber Roy Drake but was halted upon discovery. The Justice Department opened an investigation while Drake’s criminal record includes bank holdups in Indianapolis and prior prison escapes.
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Alcatraz
San Francisco
Olin Blackwell
Washington
Justice Department
Indianapolis Star
Roy Rudolph Drake
Indianapolis
Blackwell
Dale J. Holder
Wees
Drake
Robert G. Newbold
Newbold
New Orleans
California
San Quentin
Missouri
Kansas Unveils Broad Economic Plan To Boost Growth
A 21 member advisory panel urges replacing the Kansas Industrial Development Commission with a new State Department of Economic Development and a Citizens Economic Development Commission. The plan calls for a constitutional amendment to lift the 1 million debt limit and expand long term risk capital. No cost figures were provided. they will appear in the governor’s budget message. The report notes Kansas lags national gains in per capita income and job opportunities and urges swift action. Senator Paul Wunsch and House Speaker Charles Arthur attended the briefing. Six to seven bills would be needed to enact the program alongside the constitutional amendment.
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Kansas Industrial Development Commission
Anderson
E. R. Zook
Lawrence
Zook
Kansas
Paul Wunsch
R-Kingman
State Senate
House
Charles Arthur
Manhattan
KIDC
Kansas Wheat Commission
State Department of Economic Development
Citizens Economic Development Commission
Lawrence 1962 Fire Loss Ranked Fourth Highest
Fire Chief F. C. Sanders reports 1962 city fire loss at 154936 dollars, fourth highest in 11 years. Heaviest loss was 50000 dollars at First Presbyterian Church on December 27. Three 1962 fires totaled 98490 dollars. Building losses reached 114504 dollars. The department logged 340 runs and 7640 man hours of care, with 17 false alarms and nine runs outside the city.
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Lawrence
F. C. Sanders
First Presbyterian Church
Vt. St
Goble’s Market
Ind. St
Mass, St
Snow and Cold Bring Wintry Weather to Lawrence
Lawrence faces two to four inches of snow and arctic temperatures tonight through Friday. Strong northerly winds up to 30 mph will cause heavy drifting as lows dip to 5-10 above zero and highs reach 10-12 above. The cold wave follows a warm spell that peaked at 63 on Wednesday and 64 on Tuesday.
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Lisa Zielinski
Vt. St
Lawrence
Lisa
James Zielinski
Journal-World Photo
Weather Bureau
Kansas
Water Projects Evaluated For Area by Col. Rollins
Army Col. A P Rollins Jr of the Kansas City District Corps of Engineers outlined Kansas civil works plans for 1963 at a Kansas Contractors Association meeting. He cited 1962 totals of 23 civil contracts worth 21 931 870 and 22 military contracts for 3 880 000, and described Tuttle Creek Dam near Manhattan, Pomona Reservoir near Lawrence, and Milford Reservoir near Junction City with anticipated expenditures and development stages.
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Army
A. P. Rollins Jr
Kansas City
Col. Rollins
Kansas Contractors Association
Muehlebach
Kansas
Tuttle Creek
Manhattan
Lawrence
Pomona
Milford
Junction City
Metzler Chosen President of Lawrence United Fund
Prof. Donald E. Metzler, 48, associate dean of the Kansas University Engineering School, was elected 1963 president of Lawrence United Fund Inc at a UF Board meeting in the Wren Building. He succeeds Austin Stedham, who is retiring as drive chairman and president.
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Donald E. Metzler
Kansas University Engineering School
Lawrence United Fund, Inc
UF Board of
Wren
Metzler
Emery Rd
Austin Stedham
Kansas Power & Light Co
Stedham
Drive
Viola McGrew
Robert Georgeson
Paul Gibbs
Ivan Rappard
Gibbs
Hallmark Cards
Jess Thackston
South America
du Pont Company
James Thomen
Skipper Williams
J. W. McCoskrie
George Ryan
Dwight Freeman
Arthur Heck
Mike Getto
Thackston
John Newman
James W. Black
John A. Golden
Ralph Reed
Earl J. Wilson
United
Weather Preview: Snow and Cold in Northeast Kansas Through Friday
The weather page warns of much colder conditions through Friday with two to four inches of snow. Strong northerly winds, low temperatures near 5 to 10 above zero and Friday highs around 10 to 12 above. Previous readings show yesterday’s high 63 and low 3, with record highs and lows noted for context.
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Kansas
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R-Larned
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R-Idana
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Topeka
John Anderson
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Raney Hillcrest
Donald Metzler
United Fund
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