Simultaneous Fires Strike Kansas City Major Loss at Auto Parts
Nine teen fire companies fought three unrelated blazes in Kansas City within blocks of downtown. The largest fire at United Auto Parts Co. 1901 Troost Ave damaged a workshop and storage area with motor parts and military tanks. owner Norman Glazer estimated losses at about 1 million dollars. A second fire at 24th Street and Forest Ave damaged three houses and spread to adjacent vacant homes.
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Kansas City
United Auto Parts Co
Troost Ave
Norman Glazer
Sherman
Julius Levi
24Th St
Forest Ave
Fifth Annual Iris Show Awards Announced
Mrs. Charles E. Benson won the queen of the show and the horticultural sweepstakes at the South Plains Iris Society event staged at the Municipal Garden and Arts Center. Runner-up in the sweepstakes was Mrs. Walter Herrrin. best arrangement went to Mrs. Benidean Hammock. No artistic sweepstakes winner due to a tie. The event runs 1 to 5 p.m. with iris garden visits at K. N. Klapp Park nearby.
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Charles E. Benson
26Th St
South Plains Iris Society
Municipal Garden and Arts Center
Benson
Plains Iris Society
University Ave
Walter Herrrin
Benidean Hammock
Marlboro
K. N. Klapp Park
Garden
Avenue U
Medicare Plan Operated At Slight 1967 Deficit
The voluntary Medicare program for those over 65 ran a small deficit in fiscal 1967, the Social Security Administration reported. A $4 monthly premium, raised from $3 last December, is expected to cover the deficit and avoid a further rate increase next December. The agency said income reached 1.3 billion dollars with disbursements likely higher, and noted the program remains in excellent overall financial shape.
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Washington
UPI
Social Security Administration
Social Security
Roert M. Ball
Congress
Oe Security Administration
Mrs Abigail McCarthy Admitted for Medical Observation
Evansville Indiana AP Mrs Abigail McCarthy wife of Senator Eugene J McCarthy was admitted Saturday to St Marys Hospital for observation of congestion The physician said she is doing nicely and was admitted for observation because of congestion
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Evansville, Ind
Abigail McCarthy
Eugene J. McCarthy
T. Mary's Hospital
Jet Overshoots Runway At Southend Airport
A Channel Airways Viscount turboprop returning from a charter trip to the Netherlands overshot the runway at Southend Airport in England. The aircraft broke in two after crashing into railway tracks, injuring more than a dozen of the 80 passengers, with two seriously hurt. Wreckage blocked the line between Southend and London, 35 miles west, disrupting rail service.
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Southend
England
Southend Airport
London
Channel Airways
Netherlands
Hawkhead Moth Noted Traveling at 33 Miles Per Hour
A hawkhead moth was recorded moving at a speed of 33 miles per hour. The note documents its rapid travel for the period reported, with emphasis on the insect's notable velocity.
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Thousing
Liberal
Lubbock Avalanche Journal Mail Subscriptions Rates
Advertising fragment lists home delivery options for morning evening and Sunday editions with various price points. Includes combinations such as Morning and Sunday and Evening and Sunday, plus single day options. Postal information notes second class postage paid at Lubbock Texas.
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Lubbock
Avalanche-Journal
Lubbock Avalanche-Journal Mail
Cecsseaseeeenes
Fasatent Tak Ll
Morning & Sun
Evening
Sunda
Lubbock Avalanche-Journal
8Th and
Avenue 3
Texas
Podva
Birth Of Conservative Coalition Traced To the 1930s
Washington report outlines the rise of the modern conservative coalition starting in 1933 under FDRs New Deal. It notes the Democratic majority shifts and southern Republican defections that allowed conservatives to dilute liberal bills from the late 1930s through the 1960s. It highlights key milestones including Civil Rights era clashes and Johnsons 1964 landslide aiding liberal gains.
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Arnold B. Sawislak
Washington
UPT
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Congress
Senate
FDR
Roosevelt
Supreme Court
Republceang
Confederacy
House
John F. Kennedy
Kennedy
Johnson
Conservae
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Mrs. Benson
Mrs. McCarthy
Mother
Koen
Itive
North Ave
Erskine
Ol' Ray
Committee For Progress and Economy
W. D. Rogers
PA. Pol. A.v
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