Fire and Gas Blast Level 20 Homes in Jamaica Queens
A pre-dawn fire with gas explosions ripped through an eight block Jamaica area destroying 20 homes in Queens New York. Fire crews evacuated residents and stopped gas flow to prevent explosions with no injuries reported. Patrol officers rescued about 100 residents before the blaze. flames were visible near Kennedy Airport.
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Rock N.Y
New York
Jamaica
Queens
Robert O. Lowery
Lowery
Roger Bernard
Bernard
John O'Connor
Francis Keating
O’connor
Lawmakers Say They Got No Baker Funds
Seven senators and Rep. Wilbur Mills testified they received no funds from the Baker political scheme or from Kerr. Witnesses described $100 bills collected from California savings and loan officials and a $66 300 total delivered to Baker in 1962.
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Washington
Bobby Baker
Senate
Savings and Loan
Baker
Savings and Loan Industry
Robert S. Kerr
D-Okla
Kerr
USS. Dist
Oliver Gasch
Congress
Wilbur D. Mills
Dark
J .W. Fulbright
D-Ark
Edward Bennett Williams
Carl Hayden
D-Ariz
George A. Smathers
D-Fla
Frank Carlson
Kan
Everett M. Dirksen
Ill
Thruston B. Morton
R-Ky
Wallace F. Bennett
Utah
Williams
Mills
Sen. Kerr
Gasch
Bob Kerr
Morton
Capitol
Dirksen
Fulbright
Baker Fund
California Savings and Loan Associations
Stuart Davis
San Francisco
The
Great Financial Corp
John F. Marten
Los Angeles
Great Western
Marten
Savings and Loan Associations
House
Ways and Means
Fair Housing Bill May Be Unveiled Soon in Topeka
Kansas senators plan to introduce a broad fair housing bill with enforcement by the Civil Rights Commission and new structural changes. The measure exempts private sales and owner-occupied rentals while adding two commission members. The effort follows a 1965 bill and a history of sit-ins in the governor’s office.
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Topeka
Kansas
Keith Sebelius
R-Norton
Senate Federal and State Affairs Committee
Senate
William H. Avery
Civil Rights Commission
Legislative Council
Sebelius
Commission
Robert Docking
Wallace vows to fight federal welfare cut bluff
Alabama Governor George Wallace says he will call the bluff of federal officials seeking to cut about 96 million dollars in welfare funds. He plans to seek a federal injunction to stop the cut and promises that elderly citizens and needy children will not lose any money.
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Montgomery
Ala
Alabama
George C. Wallace
Wallace
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
Bridal and Wedding Photos at Art Studio
Bridal and wedding photographs offered at Art Studio located at 721 Mags. Contact VI 38 0330 for appointments and pricing details.
Aluminum Prices Rise Despite Government Plea
Reynolds Metals and three other major producers boosted prices effective Jan 18 despite a government request to defer. The increases match a prior rise from 14 months ago and drew criticism from Gardner Ackley of the Johnson administration as untimely amid improving industry earnings.
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New York
Reynolds Metals Co
Aluminum Co. of America
Reynolds
Washington
Gardner Ackley
Johnson
Council of Economic Advisers
Olin Mathieson Chemical Corp
Aluminum Corp. of America
Kaiser Aluminum and Chemical Corp
Mozart Concert Competes With Super Bowl Plans
The Kansas University Chorus and Orchestra proceed with a 3:30 p.m. Winter Concert in Hoch Auditorium featuring Mozart Grand Mass in C Minor. Conductor James Ralston notes the show will end in time for most of the Super Bowl. The 400-member chorus and 60-piece orchestra include KU singers and gifted guests with soprano Inela Williams and bass David Holloway among soloists.
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Kansas University Chorus
Wolfgang Mozart
Kansas City Chiefs
Len Dawson
Green Bay Packers
Bart Starr
University
Hoch Auditorium
Los Angeles Coliseum
Mozart
James Ralston
Inela Williams
Wichita
Doris Peterson
Reading
Bruce Gardner
Halstead
David Holloway
Weather Pattern Holds Steady Across Kansas region
The weather bureau predicts no change in the dry mild pattern for the region over the next 24 hours. Tonight expected to be warmer and cloudy with lows in the mid 30s. Saturday cooler with overcast skies, highs near the mid 40s, and a 10 percent chance of snow or rain. Lawrence area reports no precipitation for 10 straight days and KU station tops at 52 degrees. Westerly winds 10 to 15 mph.
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Kansas
Weather Bureau
Lawrence
Kansas University
Bureau
Theis Named to New Kansas Federal Judgeship
President Johnson nominated 11 federal judges serving nationwide. Frank G. Theis of Arkansas City Kansas, a Democratic national committeeman and 1933 Kansas University graduate, was named to a newly created district judgeship in Kansas.
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Washington
Johnson
Frank G. Theis
Arkansas City
Kan
Kansas
Prominent Kansans Tied to Stock and Insurance Deal
The Kansas City Star reports Kansas legislators and notable residents held interests in a multimillion stock and insurance operation denied a state charter. State records note some lawmakers held insurance licenses to earn commissions in their counties as of May 1, 1966. Gov. Docking said an investigation may occur after reviewing facts.
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Kansas City
The
Kansas City Star
Kansas
Star
House
Senate
Topeka
Robert Docking
Docking
Investiga
Richard Pringle
State Securities Commissioner
National Finance Life Underwriters Inc
Pringle
Bond Package Receives Narrow Support From Advisory Group
The Citizens Advisory Group on public facilities endorsed a package bond proposal likely over 9 million dollars covering city county and hospital needs and excluding Unified School District 497. No election date set but the plan hinges on the package concept for passage. A second Kansas River bridge was also highlighted.
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Citizens Advisory Group
City Commission
Unified School District 497
Virginia Inn
Lawrence
Kansas River
Ray Culbertson
Ray Wells
Johnny
Lawrence Memorial Hospital Board
AP's Manager Awarded William Allen White Citation
Wes Gallagher of Rye New York general manager of the Associated Press is named the 10th annual William Allen White Journalistic Merit recipient. The presentation at Kansas University February 10 will include the 18th annual White Lecture marking the Emporia editor's birth. Gallagher’s career includes 1944 invasion coverage, 26 foreign countries, and roles from war correspondent to AP executive.
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Wes Gallagher
Rye
N.Y
Associated Press
William Allen White
Gallagher
Kansas University
Emporia
Herbert A. Meyer Jr
Independence
Kan
Frank J. Starzel
France
Denmark
Norway
Yugoslavia
Greece
Singland
Europe
Germany
Berlin
United States
AP Newsfeatures
California
Louisiana State University
Baton Rouge
Rochester
White Foundation Board of
Opening of new service touted for prompt delivery
AP notes play on words and garbled text about a new delivery service, claiming early opening and prompt delivery. Details are unreadable. no clear dates or entities identifiable.
Weather Outlook Northeast Kansas Warms Then Clouds
The forecast calls for warmer, cloudy weather in northeast Kansas tonight, with a cooler day Saturday. Tonight’s low expected in the mid 30s and Saturday’s high in the mid 40s.
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Kansas
Pa. Y
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