Midwest Tornadoes Kill Four Amid Severe Storms
Severe weather battered the Midwest with tornadoes killing four and injuring several as counties in Tennessee Indiana Illinois and surrounding states faced extensive damage. In Stanton Tennessee an eight month old infant and two adults died in a rural tornado while Kokomo Indiana saw Mayme Mansfield killed as a truck terminal collapse toppled her house. Additional tornadoes damaged Jerseyville Effingham and Litchfield with injuries and wreckage across buildings trees and utility lines. Snow further challenged Nebraska Iowa Minnesota and Wisconsin with major snowfalls and stalled traffic in Minneapolis Saint Paul as bitter winds persisted.
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Kennedy Faces Senate Tests for JFK Program Spending
President Kennedy's agenda sails toward Senate votes on a $394 million unemployment relief bill plus hearings on extending unemployment benefits. A key fight centers on whether to run the program via a separate agency or through the Commerce Department as Dirksen proposes an $80 million Eisenhower style plan and Scott offers a $214 million middle option.
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Illinois
Dwight D. Eisenhower
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Hugh Scott
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Weather Outlook Northeast Kansas Clouds Bring Light Rain and Snow
Cloudy conditions continue through Tuesday across Northeast Kansas with occasional rain or snow. Tonight lows expected in the upper 30s, Tuesday high near 40, with mixed readings showing daytime temperatures around 44 at times. Yesterday’s high 47 and low 37, rainfall 0.86 inch, record highs and lows noted for the date.
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Voter Sign-Ups Close Friday In City Elections
City Clerk Harold Fisher set the registration deadline at 10 p m Friday with City Hall open through Friday for registrants Filing for candidates closes at noon Friday If needed a primary will be Tuesday March 21 with the general election on Tuesday April 4 Three City Commissions seats and three School Board posts are up for election A primary only if seven or more candidates run per agency
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Elizabeth Taylor gravely ill in London with pneumonia
Elizabeth Taylor remains seriously ill in the London Clinic with pneumonia and anemia requiring blood transfusions. Doctors say she is not out of danger though there is slight improvement, and her prolonged recovery could affect the Cleopatra production and its schedule for resuming filming in Britain.
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Elizabeth Taylor
Carl Heinz Goldman
Goldman
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Cleopatra
Spyros Skouras
20Th ,Century-Fox
New York
Talks Begin To Restore Garrison At Matadi Congo Port
U N forces withdraw after 24 hours of street fighting in Matadi as negotiations with the Congo government to reestablish a U N garrison proceed. Two Sudanese soldiers are dead, thirteen wounded, twelve missing, and a Canadian signal captain is missing amid chaotic fighting and blockades.
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New York
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Madagascar
Antoine Gizenga
Oriental
Car Overturns Injuring Father and Son Near Here
A father Donald J. Hodge and his seven year old son Donnie Floyd Hodge sustained minor injuries when their car skidded on a rain slick and overturned about 7 15 p m Sunday on Hughes Lake road three miles west and north of Lawrence. The 1960 vehicle was demolished.
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Sheriff's Deputies
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Lawrence
Donnie Floyd Hodge
More Moisture Forecast Brightens Kansas Fields
Weather outlook predicts more rain or snow Sunday night into Tuesday with periods of showers. Farmers welcome soaking rain after field work delays while urban areas expect lawn and crop benefits. highs near 40, lows in the 30s, and unsettled skies across northeast Kansas.
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Kansas
Melvon Wertzberger
Pancake Day Success for Legion Dinner Funds
The American Legion Pancake Day feed at the Community Building raised just over 1100 dollars at the door and 270 in advance gifts to support the Junior Legion baseball program. About 2200 attendees paid 50 cents for meals. Mort Harmon led supply efforts and local businesses supplied ingredients. Al and Tony Ice managed day’s tasks with praise for the crowd and Legion Auxiliary help.
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Acapulco a Growing Jewel for American Tourists
Acapulco Mexico emerges as a popular resort for Americans with air fare only slightly higher than Florida. The city, connected by highway to Mexico City and a shuttle air line, hosts about 80 000 visitors during peak season and 25 000 in summer, amid a history from a small Indian village to a bustling coastal port.
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Vinyard Enters Lawrence City Commission Race
Kenneth H. Vinyard a 34 year old finance company manager announced his candidacy for one of Lawrence Kansas three city commission seats to be decided April 4 He has served on the Traffic Commission nearly three years and is the second candidate to declare his bid joining Mayor John Weatherwax Vinyard a Navy veteran and community helper lives with his wife Betty and children Gary and Sara at 1015 W 22nd St and has ties to the Pelathe Bay Sewant District family groups and local veterans organizations competing for the posts vacated by Dr Ted Kennedy and Russell Mosser He moved from Indianapolis six years ago and is a member of several fraternal and civic groups and formerly chaired Scout Troop 3059.
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Ted Kennedy
Russell Mosser
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22Nd St
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Harrisburg
Ill
Masonic Blue Lodge No. 6
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Navy
Supreme Court Won't Hear Sit-In Case in Tallahassee
The U S Supreme Court refused to review an appeal by 12 protesters arrested during sit-ins at a Woolworth lunch counter in Tallahassee Florida. Eight of the defendants were Black and four white. Each faced a $300 fine or 90 days in jail in Tallahassee Municipal Court.
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Supreme Court
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High Tribunal
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MU Humor Magazine Showme Banned Again
The University of Missouri banned its humor magazine Showme again after the latest issue appeared. The committee on student publications abolished the magazine following that issue, marking a renewed ban after a prior reversal in 1957 and a restart in October.
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Rumsey Funeral Home Ad Notice Ends
Classified snippet notes Rumsey Funeral Home withVI3 5111 contact and advertisement line for services.
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Rumsey Funeral Home
Governor Denies Clemency for Andrews in Kansas
Gov. John Anderson refused executive clemency for Lowell Lee Andrews, scheduled for execution Thursday for murdering his parents and sister in Wyandotte County. The decision followed Supreme Court denial of appeal. defense attorneys consider possible federal action.
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Wallows
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Kansas City
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Tracy Hand
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County Farmers Ready to Start Early Planting
A mild winter keeps Douglas County farmers eager for spring work with oats about half to two thirds sown and rain delays likely. Prospects for sorghums rise as feed crop policy shifts loom, while historical death row and capital punishment notes fill background context.
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Wertzberger
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