Britain Holds Momentous Funeral For Winston Churchill
Britain staged a grand funeral at St Pauls Cathedral for Sir Winston Churchill with kings queens presidents prime ministers and leaders from 113 nations attending. Eisenhower and De Gaulle joined Lady Churchill and Queen Elizabeth II as hymns including Battle Hymn of the Republic echoed through the cathedral. The public tolling of Big Ben and a naval gun carriage marked a solemn procession from Westminster Hall to the service.
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London
Britain
Sir Winston Churchill
Old St. Paul's
France
Charles de Gaulle
Christopher Wren
Dwight D. Eisenhower
de Gaulle
Winston
Lady Churchill
Sir Winston
Churchill
Jennie Jerome
New York
St. Martin’s
Bladon
Blenheim Palace
Wesmindter Hall
BBC
St. Paul’s Cathedral
Queen Elizabeth II
Westminster
John Heenan
Christ
Westminster Hall
Churchill Catafalque
Big Ben
Queen Victoria
St. Paul's
Flood Miseries Back Again In Northwest U S
Pacific Northwest floods drive hundreds from homes in Oregon Washington and Idaho. In La Grande Oregon Civil Defense reports many homes underwater and sandbag lines held barely. A causal bridge washout on the Union Pacific main line near Island City disrupted rail service. Fatal earthslide near Randle Washington kills Mr and Mrs Mullin. Damaged Cazadero Dam flood wave dissipates before Portland. Cold snap grips nation with scattered snow from Virginia to Kentucky.
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LA Grande
Ore
Pacific Northwest
Oregon
Col
Earle C. Misener
Union County
Union Pacific
Island City
Enterprise
Milton Freewater
Walla Walla
Mark Hatfield
Wemma
Mt. Hood
Keizer
Salem
Willamette River
Washington
Idaho
Randle
Cascade Mountains
William Mullin
Cazadero
Clackamas
Portland
Lapwai
Mission
Sweetwater
Culdesac
Continental Divide
Miami
Maine
Ohio Valley
Great Lakes
Mississippi Valley
Plains
Weather Bureau
Virginia
Rockies
Kentucky
Frank' Green at the Thomas Organ. Legion Acres tonighit
Advertisement notes Frank Green performing at the Thomas Organ venue with Legion Acres tonight.
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Frank’ Green
The
Thomas Organ
Legion Acres Tonighit
Adv
Bowling Opens Weekend at Hillcrest Bowl Adv
Bowling event at Hillcrest Bowl this Saturday and Sunday promises leagues and open play. Participants can expect contests, potential prizes, and casual lanes for all ages and skill levels.
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Sun
Hillcrest Bowl
Numbers Game Lets Bailey Reclaim License Tag
John R. Bailey in Wichita sought a duplicate auto plate number 72606 after using the same digits last year for his telephone and plate. Despite a late request, he stood in line at the auto license office and received 72606, a result he called fantastic.
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John R. Bailey
Bailey
Cadets Resign From Air Force Academy Cheating Scandal
Resignations of 28 more cadets bring the total to 93 amid a widening cheating scandal at the Air Force Academy. Secretary Zuckert notes possible involvement of up to 100 cadets, including 30 football players, as a two-educator committee reviews honor code and ethics policies.
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AIR Force Academy
Col
U.S. Military Academy
West Point
Air Force
Eugene M. Zuckert
Scott Emnyre
Wilmette, Ill
Jerry Yankee
San Antonio
Tex
Fritz Greenlee
Seattle
Wash
Zuckert
Thomas D. White
Four Perish In Building Blaze In Tulsa Luxury Complex
A mother and her three children died in an early-morning fire that damaged a two-story building in a Tulsa south side luxury apartment complex. The victims were Mrs. J. E. Kavanaugh and her children Steve 6 Sherri 4 and Ellen 13 months found among debris after residents were counted. Eleven fire companies fought the blaze aided by a 20 mile per hour wind and cold wet weather as nine other dwellers fled to safety.
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Tulsa
Okla
J.E. Kavanaugh
Steve
Sherri
Ellen
Thousands wait all night to honor Winston Churchill in London
Britons huddled along the London procession route through the night to attend the Churchill funeral. Crowds grew six deep on Ludgate Hill as 3:30 am brought cold winds, while vendors profited and police woke sleepers. Young mourners, veterans, and families gathered to pay tribute and reflect on his wartime speeches.
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London
Sir Winston Churchill
Westminster Hall
St. Paul’s Cathedral
Ludgate Hill
Annie Birkett
Freddie Brampton
Hospital Charges Rise One Dollar a Day for Raises
Lawrence Memorial Hospital to raise daily rates by one dollar starting Monday to fund salary increases averaging $243.22 per employee. Board approved Jan. 18. first hike since Aug. 1, 1962. New rates: nursery $8, private rooms $20–$21, two-bed semi private $16–$17, three-bed $15, five-bed pediatric $15, ICU $17, six-bed pediatric $15.
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Lawrenc Memorial Hospital
Hospital Board of Trustees
Rodger Johnson
Johnson
Kansas City
Topeka
Lawrence Memorial Hospital
KU plans big master build up as enrollment grows
KU moves ahead on a master plan to guide campus growth with a new physical education building under construction east of Allen Fieldhouse. Phase one features a natatorium and two gymnasiums with a $1 million state appropriation and $45,000 in Regents funding for phase two. Enrollment is projected to rise from 12,344 this year to 13,859 next fall and possibly 26,700 by 1979 80.
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Mount Oread
Kansas University
Lawrence
Studens
W. Clarke Wescoe
Allen Fieldhouse
Summerfield Hall
EU Department of Physical Education
National Collegiate Athletic Association
American Athletic Union
Kansas
Kansas Board of Regents
Arctic Chill Still Lingers Tonight In Lawrence Area
A frigid, Arctic cold remains in Lawrence with sub zero readings overnight and wind chills. Tonight forecast calls for zero to 10 below with clearing to partly cloudy skies and northerly winds easing. Temperatures were 23 and 8 Friday, with a trace of snow measured by KU observers.
Avery to Visit Washington on Midwest Resources Meeting
Gov. William H. Avery will depart Kansas Tuesday for Washington to attend a Midwest Resources Conference gathering on Wednesday. Kelks Dance Saturday night.
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Topeka
William H. Avery
Kansas
Washington
Midwest Resources Conference
Gas Line Expansion Planned From Lawrence to Tonganoxie
Cities Service Gas Co announces a 20 million dollar expansion including a 26 inch line from east of Lawrence to the Tonganoxie compressor station and a 25 mile link to Kansas City. The 10 mile Lawrence Tonganoxie segment will replace a 16 inch line and improve service to St. Joseph Missouri and Falls City Nebraska. Construction awaits Federal Power Commission approval with a 2,000 horsepower compressor already installed at Tonganoxie.
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Lawrence
Tonganoxie
Cities Service Gas Co
Kansas City
Lawrence - Tonganoxie
Kaw River
Harry Ford
Cities Service
Oklahoma City
Federal Power Commission
Ford
St. Joseph Mo
Falls City
Neb
Weather outlook for Northeast Kansas with clearing skies
The forecast calls for clear to partly cloudy conditions in Northeast Kansas from this afternoon through Sunday. Northerly winds 10 to 20 mph this afternoon, then diminishing tonight. Temperatures show a high this afternoon around 10 to 15 above zero, a low tonight 0 to 10 below, and highs Sunday in the low to mid 20s with warmer morning. Snowfall trace. record highs and lows noted from prior years.
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Lawrence
Topeka
Kansas University
Mercury
Jacob Qandil
Kentucky
Tennessee
Kansas Power and Light
Austin Stedham
Kansas
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Merle McClure
Jim Collins
Northwestern Supervision of Police Personnel
Northwestern University
Journal-World Photo
Avery
D.C
Kelks
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