Belgian Wounded by Congo Attack and Refugee Tension
Baluba warriors attacked a hospital in Luena wounding a Belgian doctor as UN forces reported. Moroccan UN troops exchanged fire with Baluba in Katanga while white refugees fled violence in Kivu. American missionaries were reportedly detained en route to Ruanda Urundi and released later. Swedish guards repelled Baluba as trains moved to Kamina with UN support.
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Leopoldville
the Congo
Luena
United Nations
U.N
Conpoese
Katanga
Kivu
Goma
USN
Ruzizi
Ruanda- Urundi
Ruanda
Shanvupu
Bukavu
Patrice Lumumba
Berean Mission
St. Louis
C Reuben Lindquist
Berean
Congo
Ruanda-Urundi
Bukama
Spoksman
T Rain
Elisabethville
Kamina
Kasai
Longtime Eu dora telephone operator dies at 53
Lee B Craig 53 operator of the Eu dora telephone exchange for Southwestern Bell died Sunday at his home. Survived by wife Bertha, sister Nellie Richmond of Pittsburg Kan, and four brothers. Graveside service set for 2 p m Tuesday at Independence Cemetery, Hume, with Rev. Jack Bannister officiating.
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Lee B
Craig
Eudora
Bertha
Southwestern Bell Telephone Co
Methodist Church
Carbondale
Independence Cemetery
Hume
Jack Bannister
Crais
Nellie Richmond
Pittsburg
Ian
George Bo Craig
Nevada
Earl Craig
Charles Craig
Quenomo
Milo Craig
Paramount
Calif
Teamsters Local 600 Approves Strike Authorization
In St Louis, Teamsters Local 600 voted 1361 to 38 to authorize an executive board strike. Negotiations with trucking industry leaders resume tomorrow in Chicago. The union cites reduced overtime and jobs as the basis for demands, representing over 7700 members across road and local freight roles.
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ST. Louis
Teamsters Union
Chicago
Charles W. Grogan
Guy Roper
Husmann and Roper Freight Lines
Carl G. Hogan
Hogan Truck Service
Central States Conference of Teamsters
Democrats Seek State Double Tax Fund Bill In Kansas
In Topeka Democrats Dals Saffels and Thomas Van Cleave introduced a bill to combine the Kansas general and sales tax funds. The measure, previously proposed by ex Gov. George Docking, has been blocked by Republicans in committee in past sessions.
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Topeka
Kansas House Today
Dals Saffels
Garden City
Thomas van Cleave
Kansas City
Kas
George Docking
Lawrence Jaycee Bosses Night Honors Slated in Jaycee Week
Lawrence Mayor Weatherwax and Kansas Governor Anderson proclaim Jaycee Week to celebrate the Junior Chamber of Commerce. The highlight is the Bosses Night and Distinguished Service award banquet at 7 p.m. Wednesday at the Eldridge Hotel with Lawr ence Jaycees to announce three top honors. Kansas Attorney General Ferguson will speak on Juvenile Responsibility. Awards include the Service, Outstanding Boss and Key Man, with four nominees Ralph Raffelock Clinton Daniels Charles Zook and Larry Ball.
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Lawrence
John Weatherwax
Kansas
John Anderson
Jaycee
Jaycees
Ralph Raffelock
Clinton Daniels
Charles Zook
Larry Ball
Tragic Texas Tower Rescue Race After May Day SOS
High winds and 35 foot seas beset a Texas Tower offshore New Jersey 66 miles east of Barnegat Light as 4 Air Force men and 14 civilian workers vanished after radar contact was lost. Navy vessel Talk-17 and coast guard cutters led a 10 minute search while Wasp with destroyers backed rescue efforts.
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Barnegat Light
N.J
Air Force
Texas Tower
Talk-17
Wasp
Coast Guard
Brightest Stars Revealed in Earth View
The six brightest stars by observed brightness are Sirius Canopus Alpha Centauri Vega Capella and Arcturus. The ranking reflects apparent magnitudes as seen from Earth, listing each star in order.
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Earth
Sirius
Canopus
Vega
Capella
Arcturus
Proper Learning Is Subject Of Series by Noted Teacher
A University of Southern California professor, Dr Leslie J Nason, will write a Journal World series on study methods to help students learn faster and improve grades. He outlines guidance on reading, writing, handwriting, listening, math problem solving and test prep beginning January 30.
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Journal-World
Leslie J. Nason
University of Southern California
Nason
Dr. Nason
The
Memorial Hospital Admissions List Names Many Newborns
A long memorial hospital notice lists numerous admissions and births including Barbara Rider and baby boy in Sunnyside, Merle Black and wife in Williamstown with a son, John Garland in Lindenwood with a daughter, and several other families from Tonganoxie, Wellsville, Eu doora, and nearby areas with multiple newborns reported across the weekend.
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Merle Black
Williamstown
John K. Garland
Lindenwood
Robert R. Patterson
Route 5
Gerald S. Bernstein
Vincent Anselmo
Sunnyside
Robert Sieber
Walnut
Don R. Vesper
Route 1
City considers Fifth Street vacate and district levies
The document outlines a first reading to vacate Fifth Street by Grandview Heights and a second reading for an ordinance to levy assessments in the Louisiana sidewalk paying benefit district from Centennial School to 25th Street. It notes a second reading to remove a five percent penalty on overdue water bills and presents an annual activity report from the Douglas County Mental Health Society by Dr Gary M Lee. It also covers a traffic commission action to remove parking stalls near the Dillon Store to install a mailbox.
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Nance
Fifth Street
Grandview Heights
Louisiana
Centennial School
25Th Street
Douglas County Mental Health Society
Gary M. Lee
Traffic Commission
Dillon
Kansas State Battle Looms For Friday In Allen Fieldhouse
In Lawrence tickets remain for the Kansas vs Kansas State game at Allen Fieldhouse with Earl Falkenstien citing a possible sellout by tipoff as both teams carry unbeaten Big Eight records. Anticipated attendance for tonight’s Oklahoma State match is about 7,500 following a 9,000 turnout for KU’s 90 59 win over Iowa State Saturday.
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Allen
KU Athletic
Earl Falkenstien
Sunflower
Falkenstien
Iowa State
President forecasts 1962 budget push with $1.9 billion rise
President Eisenhower proposes a 1962 budget increase of $1.9 billion highlighting defense outlays up $1.4 billion to $42.9 billion for Polaris submarines Minuteman missiles and warning systems. Space exploration gains 195 million while interest costs fall 400 million to 8.6 billion as debt shrinks to 283.4 billion.
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Defense Department
Atomic Energy Commission
Eisenhower
Congress
Kennedy Nominee Gets Approval For Postmaster General
The Senate Post Office Committee unanimously approves President elect John F Kennedy's nomination of J Edward Day as postmaster general and also approves H W Brawley as deputy postmaster general.
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Washington
Senate Post Office Committee
John F. Kennedy
J. Edward Day
H. W. Brawley
Anderson Proposes 1962 Kansas Budget At 356 Million
Gov. John Anderson plans to send a 1962 Kansas budget of about 356 million dollars to the legislature. The proposal trims about six million from the current 362 million estimate and uses the full 1.5 mill state property tax for college construction, signaling shifts in highway funding and welfare.
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Topeka
John Anderson
Kansas
Anderson
Associated Press
George Docking
Parole Board
Local Court Actions and Traffic Docket Summary
In the Courts George Cabrera fined 25 and 30 day suspended for petty larceny. County Court Lloyd C. Beller a transient six months for petty larceny. William V. Fairbanks Topeka 30 days for drunk in public. Edwin Peterson Eudora Route 1 50 dollars for assault. Wayne Hattabaugh 2002 Mass bound over to February term on felonious assault bond 1500. Traffic Violations Lester J. Boeckman Topeka 10 dollars speeding. Gaylord Hendrickson Mission 10 dollars speeding. Warner J. Stark Hickman Mills Mo 10 dollars speeding. Clyde H. Cox 710 W 6th 10 dollars running stop sign. William Cleland Route 3 Baldwin 10 dollars running stop sign. Divorce Cases Fired Beverly Peak vs Edwin B. Peak and George Eberhart vs Emma J. Eberhart.
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George Cabrera
Lloyd C. Beller
William V. Fairbanks
Topeka
Edwin Peterson
Route 1
Eudora
Wayne Hattabaugh
Mass
Lester J. Boeckman
Gaylord Hendrickson
Mission
Warner J. Stark
Hickman Mills
Clyde H. Cox
W. 6Th
William Cleland
Baldwin
Travel Ban Shuts U S To Cuba And Four Communist Nations
The United States bans travel by Americans to Cuba effective in about 48 hours with narrow exceptions for those deemed in the best interests of the United States. A similar ban extends to Red China Albania North Korea and North Vietnam.
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Washington
United States
Cuba
State Department
Red China
Albania
North Korea
North Viet Nam
Soviet May Plot Hints at Space Mission on JFK Inauguration
Soviet missile sighting over the Pacific sparks talk of a dramatic space test near the eve of Kennedy's inauguration. Three radar ships are reported near the target area 1,000 miles southwest of Hawaii, signaling a possible orbital attempt.
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Washington
Soviet Union
Pacific
John F. Kennedy
Navy
Hawaii
Manhattan Borough President Suspended for Conspiracy Case
New York AP Manhattan Borough President Hulan E. Jack received a one year suspended sentence for conspiracy and city charter violations tied to a $4,000 Harlem apartment remodeling deal. Judge Sarafite called the actions a betrayal of trust and removed Jack from his $25,000 a year post.
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NEW York
Manhattan
Hulan E. Jack
General Sessions Court
Joseph A. Sarafite
Jack
Harlem
Sidney J. Ungar
Station Burglarized at Lee's Service Station
Burglars stole cigarettes and other items valued around 11 dollars from Lee's Service Station at 700 Locust Street early Sunday. Entry was gained by breaking a window on the west side.
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Lee
Locust St
Colorado Senator Allott to Keynote Kansas Day Dinner
AP reports Senator Gordon L. Allott Republican Colorado will be principal speaker at the Kansas Day Club dinner in Topeka on January 27. State Senator Glee Smith of Larned, the club president, announced the plan today.
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Topeka
Gordon L. Allot
R-Colo
Glee Smith
Larned
Rainstorm isolates southwestern British Columbia
Heavy weekend rains left southwestern British Columbia virtually cut off from the rest of Canada. Four to 10 inches fell from Hope to Vancouver, flooding rivers, evacuating dozens of homes, and disrupting road and rail links. One man died as a CN bridge master was crushed by a slide in the Fraser Canyon. The Fraser River gorge witnessed its worst slide chaos in 30 years.
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Vancouver
B.C
British Columbia
Canada
Interior
Hope
Vancouver Island
R. J. McMillan
Kamloops
Canadian National Railways
Fraser Canyon
Fraser River
Gaglardi
Stoffer Unchanged as Milt Stoffer Moved to Kansas City Hospital
Milt Stoffer of 614 Ala. St. was moved from the Kansas University Medical Center to the Veterans Hospital in Kansas City. He entered the Med Center on December 28 with uremic poisoning and has remained in critical condition since then.
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Milt Stoffer
Ala. St
Kansas University Medical Center
Veterans Hospital
Kansas City
Stoffer
Med Center
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Reed O. Gentry
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Will Johns Sr
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Joe Hemphill
John Riling
Clyde Franks
Basil Green
Richard Pucka
Russell Sehon
Reynolds Shultz
Elmer Ousdahl
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DeSoto
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William A. Schneider
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Medina
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Elm Creek
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B. D. Brown
Oklahoma City
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Flint
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Lawrence Lodge No. 6
AF & AM
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George W. Male
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Tonganoxie
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McLouth
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Wellsbille
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