43 Die as TWA Jet Burns on Rome Takeoff
A Boeing 707 operated as TWA 800 crashed after striking a road grader during takeoff at Fiumicino Airport Rome. Of 72 aboard 43 were killed and 8 of 29 survivors were in critical condition with 22 passengers and 7 crew among the survivors. The flight originated in Kansas City with stops in Chicago New York Paris and Milan before Rome en route to Athens and Cairo. The crash involved flames from a wheel assembly as the jet wavered and exploded.
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Missouri Tigers decline post season bowl bid
Columbia Missouri AP Missouri athletics director Don Faurot announced the university will end its bowl prospects for the season. The official statement read The University of Missouri officially has withdrawn from all further bowl consideration. Missouri stands 6-3-1.
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Bank of England Hikes Rate To Curb Deficit
AP report notes the Federal Reserve raised the bank discount rate to 4 percent amid potential capital outflows from widening rate gaps. London also lifted the Bank of England rate from 5 to 7 percent to curb Britain's trade deficit, aiming to bolster sterling amid currency pressure.
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Taylor Sees North Viet Nam Strikes May Help
U S Ambassador Max Taylor says limited air strikes against North Viet Nam and Laos bases could aid South Viet Nam victory though he cautions military action alone will not win. He notes the outcome remains in doubt and stresses restoring a viable society in the provinces. Westmoreland reports Viet Cong losses around 18,000 year to date amid a major Saigon riot against the government.
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Elks Coon Hunt Tonight Adv Gene Doane Wants Insurance
Local notice promotes an Elk Lodge event tonight and features an advertisement for Gene Doane offering insurance agency services.
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Girl May Regain Use Of Her Mangled Arm
Deborah Hunter an 11 year old from Kansas City had her right arm nearly severed Friday when it was caught in a washing machine at an automatic laundry. Surgeons at Menorah Medical Center worked almost two hours to save the arm and reported her condition satisfactory.
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Lawrence's Leading Funeral Service
Funeral notice for Rumsey Funeral Home advertising contact number VI 3 5111 and service details.
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Thousand Attend JFK Grave Tribute at Arlington
About 30000 Americans visited Arlington National Cemetery to honor John F Kennedy. Dignitaries, families, veterans and strangers filed past the grave, laying flowers and kneeling before the eternal flame in frigid dawn air. Jacqueline Kennedy and her family sent wildflowers from Hyannis Port, while Luci Baines and Lynda Bird Johnson offered roses.
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Rome airliner crash injures Shultz couple from Lawrence
The Journal-World reports Mr and Mrs O R Shultz of Route 3 Lawrence were aboard the TWA crash near Rome. They are in a Rome hospital in good condition with Shultz said to have broken a foot and Mrs Shultz burns on the legs. Several others including a Martin Chappler Ernest Havell Jones an American serviceman and two Ethiopian citizens were brought to hospitals with minor injuries as witnesses describe fuel leakage and explosions during the takeoff and crash sequence. Elisabeth Loretta Cartley is among the identified injured.
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City workers fill forms for new job study plan
City employees number 218 in Lawrence are to return special questionnaires by Wednesday. The effort, led by Charles Manley of the Kansas League of Municipalities, aims to standardize qualifications and duties, and to develop a city personnel manual covering sick leave to vacations. City Manager Ray Wells notes the need for consistent policies and centralized hiring, with a personnel officer to be appointed.
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Estes Sent to Jail as Bond Is Forfeited in Fraud Case
U S Dist Judge Sarah T Hughes ordered the arrest of Billie Sol Estes after forfeiting his 10 000 bond for travel beyond the 100 county federal jurisdiction. The former fertilizer tank promoter faces charges of false financial statements to the CCC and has appeals pending against 23 years of sentences. Estes testified he traveled for work to Denver El Paso Austin Houston and New Orleans.
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Mild temperatures return after record lows in Lawrence
Lawrence areas see a warm up after a weekend freeze. Record low marks were set Friday through Sunday with lows of 13 on Friday 9 on Saturday and 16 on Sunday morning. By Sunday the high reached 53 and by 2 pm today 51 in the downtown district. The Weather Bureau forecast calls for more mild weather with tonight's lows 32 to 35 and Tuesday's high 50 to 55.
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Pringle Wins Final Journal-World Football Contest
K D Pringle of 226 Locust wins first prize a 15pound turkey in the Journal-World Football Contest the last for 1964 He picked Missouri to beat Kansas 14 10 MU 34 14 Dennis Lee 83345 Mo St and Dale Scannell 2520 Belle Crest Dr win second prizes each 10 pounds Scannell a Kansas University professor and associate dean had multiple prior wins in the family record Mrs Scannell and son Jeff also won earlier this season Lee and Scannell missed several games yet were close on the KU MU score.
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6 Hour Photo Finishing and Fast Color Service
Hixons at 721 Mass offers six hour photo finishing and fast color service with quick turnaround for customers needing urgent prints. The shop emphasizes reliable processing and convenient hours for everyday photography needs.
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Lawrence city plan hailed as vital for future growth
City Manager Ray Wells urged broad public attendance at a Lawrence Planning Commission hearing on the Harland Bartholomew comprehensive plan. He called the plan the most important city document in a decade, with wide implications for community life and the budget, urging hearings to iron out conflicts before final adoption.
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Cinderella's Christmas Story feature opens on Page 5
The Journal-World runs a Walt Disney holiday special Cinderella's Christmas Story. Follow daily progress as Cinderella faces her step-sisters and step-mother amid Christmas plans. Banks of Lawrence closed Thursday November 26 1964 for Thanksgiving Day legal holiday.
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Haskell to Get Two Buildings Worth 798,000
Rep Robert Ellsworth says two new Haskell Institute buildings costing about 798000 will be bid by December 22. A vocational trades building and a paint shop will expand courses and replace older structures with plans to begin in 1965 and finish by spring 1966.
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Quintuplets Born to Mrs Sandor in Suburban Paris Clinic
Paris reports five newborns to Monique Sandor aged 27 at a clinic in suburban Asnieres. Three boys and two girls, all in good health, listed among attendees. The event marks a rare multiple birth with all infants reported thriving.
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Northeast Kansas Weather Summary
Fair and mild tonight with a cooler Tuesday. south winds diminish. Low tonight 32 to 35, high Tuesday 30 to 55. Also notes past temps and sunrise sunset times for the date, including records from 1958.
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