Peru Avalanche Toll Seen At 3000 To 4000 Dead
Rescue planes entered the Huaylas valley north of Lima as the Peru disaster loomed. Authorities warned of further slides while 50 bodies were recovered before darkness. Estimates of dead or missing varied up to 4,000 with 14 settlements destroyed and two villages wiped out. Food and medical aid began to reach survivors as officials warned of continuing danger.
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Lima
Peru
Andes
Huaylas
Caraz
Roberto Thorndike
Red Cross
U.S
James Loeb
Death Valley
Huarascucho
Ranrahirca
Loeb
Huaraz
Fomento
Pumahuain
Lianguanuco
Southern Demos Vital to JFK Plans
Washington AP reports Kennedy’s 1962 legislative push hinges on two Southern Democrat chaired committees. Rules led by Howard W. Smith and Ways and Means led by Wilbur Mills can block or advance measures, including school aid and medical care under Social Security, with action expected after Kennedy’s State of the Union address.
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Washington
Kennedy
House
Rules Committee
Ways and Means Committee
Congress
White House
Wilbur D. Mills
Arkansas
Ways and Means
Howard W. Smith
Virginia
Smith
Rules
Weather Summary for Northeast Kansas Turns to Snow and Cold
Fair to partly cloudy weather gives way to increasing clouds Saturday with snow later. A turn to colder air follows, with tonight around 20 degrees and highs in the 30s for today and Saturday. The date records note a high of likely in the 20s a year ago and a 191...
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Kansas
Topeka
1961 A Wet Year Sets Kansas Rain Records
Kansas endured one of its wettest years on record in 1961. Major tallies surpassed all long standing marks including Leavenworth at 63.70 inches, eclipsing the 1958 peak of 59.65 inches, with many towns posting new 50 to 100 year records across the state.
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Topeka
Kansas
Leavenworth
Yates Center
Eureka
Howard
Lawrence
Atchison
Winfield
Quinter
WaKeeney
Liberal
13th Annual Pancake Day Feed Is Set
The 13th annual American Legion Pancake Day feed will be March 3 and is an all you can eat event for 50 cents. Proceeds support the Lawrence Junior Legion baseball team, with last year’s event feeding over 2,000 people and raising funds for equipment and sausages. Legion commander Bill Boswell announced preparations are underway with Ernie Pulliam’s team mixing batter at Blue Mill Cafe and local merchants supplying supplies for the one day feed.
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American Legion
The
Legion
Bill Boswell
Ernie Pulliam
Boswell
Blue Mill Cafe
Blue Mill
George Brown
Pulliam
Lawrence Junior Legion
Kenny Page
Eleven Coal Miners Perish In Blue Blaze Mine Disaster
Rescue teams recovered all 11 miners killed in Wednesday explosion at Blue Blaze No 2 coal mine near Carterville Illinois. The incident prompted a full-scale search with authorities promising a full investigation into the cause. Local services note Hillcrest Bowl is open tonight with dining ads for oven ready prime rib beef Saturday night at Dine A Mite.
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Carterville
Australian Premier Warns of Defense for East New Guinea
Australian Prime Minister Robert Menzies warned Australia would fight to protect East New Guinea if Indonesia expands beyond West New Guinea. He cited Indonesia’s assurances of no territorial ambitions in the eastern half and urged settlement through negotiation between the Netherlands and Indonesia. Arthur Calwell warned of potential aims after West New Guinea falls under Sukarno.
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Canberra
Australia
Robert G. Menzies
East New Guinea
Indonesia
West New Guinea
Menzies
U.N
New Guinea
Arthur Calwell
Labor Party
Sukarno
Netherlands
Thompson renews talks with Soviet on Berlin crisis
In Moscow, U.S. Ambassador Llewellyn Thompson renewed Berlin consultations with Soviet Foreign Minister Andrei Gromyko after receiving new instructions from Washington. They met in the Foreign Ministry and spoke for about two hours. An embassy spokesman said the conversation would likely be lengthy.
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Moscow
Washington
U.S
Llewellyn Thompson
Berlin
Andrei A. Gromyko
Gromyko
Foreign Ministry
Five Engine Advanced Saturn Rocket Planned for Moon Flight
Huntsville Alabama space officials unveiled a five engine first stage Saturn with 1.7 million pounds thrust and a 110 ton payload. The upgraded booster will use five F-1 engines and a five J-2 second stage burning hydrogen and oxygen. The design aims for a 1965 readiness to lift a three man craft to orbit, then a lunar landing and return. NASA and Marshall Space Flight Center bypassed C2 C3 and C4 concepts in favor of the C5 style advanced Saturn.
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Cape Canaveral
Fla
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Marshall Space Flight Center
Earth
Moon
NASA
Saturn
Walker voices U S pullout from United Nations stance
Los Angeles AP Edwin A Walker retired major general argues the United States may withdraw from the United Nations. At a rally in Sports Arena he contrasts General Omar Bradley who warned against Berlin mistakes with a belief that East Germany and Red China recognition are inevitable.
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Los Angeles
Edwin A. Walker
United States
United Nations
Walker
Freedom Club
First Congregational Church
Omar N. Bradley
Bradley
Berlin
Soviet Union
East Germany
Red China
Heat Wave Sparks Warmer Start Before Weekend Snow
Lawrence experienced a 2 degree warmer morning and a 36 degree high by 2 pm marking the warmest day since Sunday after three consecutive record lows. Forecasters expect a cooling trend with possible snow by Saturday as Kansas warms then chills again.
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Lawrence
Calendar deadlines loom for 1961 taxes and property dues
Taxpayers face multiple 1961 tax deadlines starting January 15 for estimated payments and amendments, January 31 final 1961 return option, February 15 for farmers, and April 16 for final returns. County taxes due include personal property and real estate halves with June 20 second half. Unpaid taxes incur interest and vehicle tag charges, with arrests likely for untagged cars after March 1.
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Sheriff's Office
Displays of Unity and Congress Struggle Over Kennedy Agenda
President Kennedy faces likely approval of less than half of his wide set of domestic and foreign programs as Congress motions to claim authority. Bipartisan praise for the Berlin stance contrasts with skepticism on emergency powers and broad social initiatives, while some measures like Market access talks and debt limits look friendlier.
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Congress
Kennedy
Washington
State of the Union
Berlin
U.N
Alliance For Progress
Latin America
Inquest Called Over Strange Deaths At Kingston Farm
An inquest was called today to determine the cause of death of Mr and Mrs Claude Grove whose frozen bodies were found in their Kingston area farm home. They apparently suffocated a week ago as fumes from a gas furnace flashed through the house. Their bodies and two dogs were found after the road into the farm was cleared following last Friday's blizzard.
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Kingston, Mo
Claude Grove
Kingston
Missouri Highway Department
No Steps Necessary For Family or Friends
Funeral home notice for Rumsey Funeral Home shows contact by Ady V13-511 and outlines service guidance for family and friends, indicating a simple process and possible arrangements without steps for others.
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Rumsey Funeral Home
Goble Fire Loss Estimated At 30000 In Undetermined Origin
Fire of undetermined origin swept Goble Food Market at 547 Ind. St. early today, destroying two upstairs apartments and causing heavy main-floor losses. Fire Chief Sanders estimated 30000, may rise. No injuries reported. Building insured. extensive investigation planned.
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Charles Goble
Wayne Pine
Goble Market
Ind. St
Goble
F. C
Fritz) Sanders
Sanders
City Water Department
Ed Arndt
Route 2
Charles Goable
Huxtable Electric Co
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