Boy Testifies Points to Zimmer Abductor of Topeka Girl
The 5-year-old brother of slain Topeka girl Gladys Johnson identified William Zimmer, 44, of Kansas City Kansas, as the kidnapper at a preliminary hearing. Elmer Johnson testified in Topeka court as Zimmer faces kidnapping and first degree murder charges. The body of Gladys was found last week near St Marys Kaw.
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Topeka
William Zimmer
Elmer Johnson
Zimmer
Kansas City
Kan
Gladys Johnson
Bob Hecht
Shawnee County
Johnson
St. Mary's
Kaw
William Carpenter
Carpenter
Ministers Send Young to Baker University's Enrollment
Fourteen ministerial families send children to Baker University Baldwin for the semester. The group includes two local residents Stephen Biddle and Marion Chase and students from Kansas Missouri and abroad including Sarawak. Baker University remains affiliated with the Methodist Church.
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Young
Baker University
Baldwin
Kansas
Missouri
Towa
Sarawak
Southeast Asia
Stephen Biddie
Roger Biddle
Marion Lyle Chase
Orville Chase
Overbrook
Pamela Jeanne Beach
A. Otis Beach
Neodesha
Lorene Bartlett
E.R. Bartlett
Priscilla Berger
H.E. Berger
Topeka
Faith Haigh
Charles Haigh
West Branch
Town
Joseph Jones
Joseph W. Jones
Leavenworth
Phillip Ling
James Ling
Carol Massie
Carl Massie
Smithville
John Nickel
Mary Peterson
Kansas City
Kan
David Perry
Earl Perry
William Pierson
A.E. Pierson
Kansas City, Kan
Robert Stauffer
Gary Stauffer
HL. Stauffer
Fayetteville
N.C
The
Methodist Church
Dangerous Game of Bombs Targeting Rural Mailboxes
Undersheriff Rex Johnson warns of a dangerous, ongoing practice placing homemade bombs with fuses in rural mailboxes. Explosions at night threaten farmers and mail injury, with federal involvement if mail is damaged. residents urged to report sightings and obtain vehicle license numbers.
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Undersheriff
Rex Johnson
Johnson
Sheriff's Office
Intersheriff
Botulism Victim in Iron Lung At Denver Hospital
A Kansas girl Rhonda Marie Long 17 of Clayton was placed in an iron lung at Colorado General Hospital after food poisoning caused breathing difficulties. Three other Kansas children Stanley Newell 17 of Selden Pauletta Meitl 18 and Donna 16 of Dresden also ill from botulism and in satisfactory condition. All attend Leoville Kane High School after a music festival at Herndon Kan.
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Denver
Kansas
Rhonda Marie Long
Clayton
Colorado General Hospital
Stanley Newell
Selden
Pauletta Meitl
Donna
Dresden
Leoville, Kane
Doctor Gives Tragic Word To Mrs. JFK
White House physician Dr George Burkley relates to the Warren Commission the moment Mrs Kennedy was told the president was dead in Dallas. He describes her near the body at Parkland, prayers, last rites, and receiving two roses she carried.
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Washington
Warren Commission
Burkley
Mrs. Kennedy
Kennedy
Barkley
Idaho Name Meaning From Shoshone Greeting
The origin of Idaho traces to a Shoshone greeting meaning look the sun is coming down the mountains. The phrase appears as an historical note describing how the state got its name.
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Idaho
Missionary Killed as Rebels Fire on Hostages in Stanleyville
Belgian refugee Fernand Deprey described Paul Carlson among about 150 hostages forced into the street when Congolese rebels fired as paratroopers approached. Carlson, an American medical missionary, was killed by a head wound. Refugees recounted the chaos and fear at Hotel Victoria as Belgian troops arrived.
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Brussels
Paul Carlson
Stanleyville
Fernand Deprey
Belgian Airlines
Congo
Victoria
Deprey
Carlson
Red Cross
Valere Pairot
Liege
Hotel Victoria
Rene Bragard
Simba
Bragard
Albert van de Ven
Antwerp
Walter de Lepper
Eindhoven
Christophe Gbenge
Gbenye
Father de Lepper
Christian de Greef
de Greef
Claudia Harris Earns State 4-H Honor
Claudia Harris of Route 2 receives a state certificate for her work in the 4-H recreation program. A Cottonwood 4-H Club member, she has eight years in 4-H, led her club for two years, and earned county recreation champion or reserve champ for three years. A 1964 Lawrence High School honor roll graduate, she attends Stewart Beauty Academy in Topeka, daughter of Mr and Mrs Vernon (Jack) Harris.
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Claudia Harris
Route 2
Cottonwood
Miss Harris
Lawrence High School
Stewart Beauty Academy
Topeka
Vernon
Jack) Harris
Gowen Named Associate Chair Of English Rhetoric Panel
James A. Gowen acting assistant professor at Kansas University has been appointed associate chairman of the committee on the rhetorical analysis of English prose for the National Council of Teachers of English. The panel prepares sample materials on argumentative and persuasive writing for teachers.
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Kansas University
Complete Funeral Facilities Rumsey Funeral Home Notice
Public notice lists services at Complete Funeral Facilities Rumsey Funeral Home VI 3 S111 Adv. Details unreadable in OCR fragment. confirms location and facility name for readers seeking memorial services or inquiries.
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Rumsey Funeral Home
34 Texas Threats Probed 2 Years Before JFK Slain
Secret Service tests show 34 Texas based threats against President Kennedy were investigated in the two years before Dallas. Five deemed dangerous, 25 not dangerous, four closed. Nationwide total 1,372 cases. Texas noted for detail. No names in file. Oswald not listed. Houston alerts involved an auxiliary deputy sheriff and a woman with past threats.
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Washington
Secret Service
John S. Kennedy
Dallas
Warren Commission
Houston
Kennedy
Protective Research Section
Commission
Texas
Lee Harvey Oswald
Detroit Newspapers End 134 Day Strike With Return
The Free Press and the News resumed publication in Detroit after a 134 day shutdown the longest metropolitan daily strike in U S history. Editorials hailed the end of enforced silence and urged readers to catch up on news since July 13.
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Detroit
Free Press
News
Cleveland
The
Prof at KU to Speak At National Meeting
The National Council of Teachers of English will hear a report from Dr. Kenneth S. Rothwell, associate professor of English at Kansas University, at the annual meeting in Cleveland, Ohio. He will discuss "Grammar, History, and Criticism."
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National Council of Teachers of English
Kenneth S. Rothwell
Kansas University
Cleveland
Ohio
United Fund Drive Nears Goal Shortfall Visible
Lawrence United Fund total recently topped 73 500 with about 5 000 still needed to reach the 78 500 goal. Drive chairman Bob Billings urged remaining workers to finish and reports to be submitted. if not met, funds will be pro rated among 13 agencies.
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Lawrence United Fund
Drive
Bob Billings
Lawrence officials plan school visits and holiday gym schedules
Lawrence Superintendent Carl Knox begins a round of visits to all 11 elementary schools two junior highs and the senior high before Christmas to discuss the School Foundation Program. A free play weekend follows at the Lawrence Community Building and South Park Recreation Center with separate schedules for girls junior high and senior high students. The Lawrence Post Office will be closed on Thanksgiving Day with no mail deliveries. City Hall closes for the holiday. A Farm City Week meeting at the 4H Fairgrounds promotes rural urban understanding with Roderick Turnbull as main speaker.
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Lawrence
Carl
Knox
McAllaster School
Lawrence Community Building
Wayne Bly
South Park Recreation Center
Jack Harris
Douglas County
Fairgrounds
Lawrence Chamber of Commerce
Roderick Turnbull
The
Kansas City Star
Deal Six
Smiling Hunter Needs Teeth Lost at Cheltenham Meet
An advertisement in Sporting Life recalls amateur hunter Michael Vance misplaced his front teeth at Cheltenham. Robin Lord, the Cheltenham course valet, is asked to return them, joking that the rider’s tight-lipped smile shows his impaired mastication and digestion.
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London
Sporting Life
Michael Vance
Robin Lord
Vance
Lord
Lawrence High School considers indoor outdoor pool option
Lawrence Board of Education Swimming Pool Committee met at the Virginia Inn to review preliminary plans by architect Charles Marshall for an Olympic size pool west of the current high school. The design links to the gym with a covered walkway and skylighted roof.
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Lawrence High School
Lawrence Board of Education
Virginia Inn
Charles Marshall
Topeka
Marshall
Board of Education
Lawrence
Lawrence Recreation Commission
Charles Stough Jr
Olin K. Petefish
State Attorney General’s Office
Kansas
Salina to vote on industrial development tax
Salina voters will ballot next April on whether to levy an industrial development tax. Mayor Carl Rundquist disclosed plans during a discussion on Schilling Air Force Base closure. Defense Dept listed Schilling for base closure. state law allows up to 1 per 1000 evaluation for industrial development use. Salina has approved such levy previously.
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Salina
Kan
Carl Rundquist
Schilling Air Force Base
Defense Department
Schilling
de- Salina
Santa Fe Declares Dividends On Stock
Santa Fe Railway directors announce a 25 cent per share dividend on preferred capital stock payable February 1 to holders of record December 31. They also declare a per share dividend on common stock payable March 1 to holders of record January 29, 1965. The 1964 dividends total 1.50 for common and, with preferred, reach 42.9 million in aggregate dividends.
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Topeka (Ap
Santa Fe Railway
Santa Fe
Colorado Centennial nickname origin tied to 1876 admit
The article explains that Colorado earned the Centennial nickname because it joined the United States in 1876, one hundred years after the Declaration of Independence was signed.
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Colorado
Belgians Die in Stanleyville as Rebels Seize City
The crisis in Stanleyville deepens as Clay is killed and U S consul Hoyt and staff report brutal beatings in rebel custody. Hostages, including 250 whites, are moved to Lumumba Square for a proposed execution, while paratroopers land and the fall of the city draws harsh condemnations from Moscow and Peking.
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Stanleyville
Clay
Associated Press
John Latz
U.S
Michael 5
Hoyt
Carlson
Lumumba Monument
Gbenye
Nicholas Olenga
Lumumba Square
Adlai E. Stevenson
United Nations
United States
Stevenson
William Atwood
Nairobi
Thomas Kanza
Soviet Union
Red
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LHS
Farmers Insurance Ec Ae
Farmers Insurance Group
R. L. Bob Stewart
Andy Anderson
Don L. Bailey
21 West Ltd
R. Slapar
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Archie Mills
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