Ottawa High Prepares East Kansas League Tourney
Ottawa High readies its first EKL basketball tournament with a year of planning behind it. Principal W P Shepard outlines two coordinating teams, with Harold Wallace as tournament manager, ticket sales led by Shepard, and emergency seating plus overflow parking planned. Host duties, refreshments, and host assignments for visiting schools are arranged, with three days of games and trophies to be awarded. Tickets are 50 cents for students and 1 dollar at the gate for others, with grade school children paying 50 cents.
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W. P. Shepard
Shepard
Harold Wallace
Surgery No Help For Ruby Case
Dallas AP report says Jack Ruby's cancer is beyond surgical cure. Dr. Jack Barnett, associate professor at Southwestern Medical School, cites widespread spread into the lymphatic system and a new pleural tumor. Chemotherapy offers the only potential treatment for a cure.
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Dallas, Tex
Jack Ruby
Ruby
Jack Barnett
Barnett
Southewestern Medical School
Parkland Hospital
Lee Harvey Oswald
Warren Commission
Kennedy
Bomb Hit Wrong Place Near Hue Killing Civilians
US warplanes backed a Marine drive and dropped a bomb 1800 yards short of target near Titone Phu Gia village, 30 miles southwest of Hue, killing two Vietnamese civilians and injuring one. The error mirrored an earlier incident 80 miles from the border where two bombs hit short, killing 16 Marines and wounding 11.
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Saigon
South Vietnam
U.S
Titone Phu Gia
Hue
Iwo
Landon urges new world policies at Kansas State lecture
Former Gov Alf M Landon lectured at Kansas State University urging praise for foreign policies amid world changes. He cited Soviet modernization of dogma, Sino Soviet split and nuclear power as new realities driving a shift toward nonalignment and welfare state ideas. He urged dialogue with the Soviet Union and United States and warned China could join for a stable peace.
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Manhattan
Kan
Alf M. Landon
United States
Soviet Union
China
Landon
Alfred M. Landon Lecures
Kansas State University
Sen
Robert F. Kennedy
New
Willis Garden Center Gift Certificate Ad
Advertisement for a gift certificate from Willis Garden Center located at 5th and Cherry. Adv promotes shopping at the Willis store for holiday and special occasion gifts.
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Willis Garden Center
5Th and
Cherry
Maddox Edges Callaway in Georgia Governor Race
In Georgia, Democratic Lester G. Maddox leads Republican Howard Callaway by almost four points among legislators who will pick the governor. The 259-member General Assembly shows 229 Democrats and 30 undecided with Maddox about to hold sway as the session starts January 10.
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Atlanta, Ga
Georgia
Lester G. Maddox
Howard Callaway
General Assembly
Senate
House
Associated Press
Sams
Maddox
Callaway
White House Christmas Decor Brightens Executive Mansion
Reporters previewed the 1964 White House Christmas setup at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue. A 20 foot balsam fir dominates the Blue Room with garlands, cookies, and colored bulbs, while Mrs Lyndon B Johnson adds a 13 foot creche and a 12 days of Christmas mirror in the East Room. The upper floors show a scotch pine with popcorn and cranberry strings.
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Washington
Pennsylvania Avenue
White House
Lyndon B. Johnson
Executive Mansion
Johnsons
Christmas baskets aided by Mrs Stephenson in Ottawa
Mrs J Stephenson of Ottawa RFD 4 launches her 12th annual Christmas project for the needy. Call CH 22437 or mail Box 5 to adopt a family or donate. Names will be checked with Franklin County Social Welfare to avoid duplication. Stephenson will pack and deliver baskets to those not adopted, recalling last year’s distribution of about 58 baskets.
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J. Stephenson
Ottawa
Tami Smith
Richard Smith
Eisenhower Eyes Golf After Gallbladder Surgery
Former President Dwight D. Eisenhower recovers at Walter Reed after gallbladder removal of multiple stones. Doctors call the operation satisfactory and expect a 10 day to two week hospital stay before returning to Gettysburg and then Palm Desert with plans to play golf by early spring. Mamie Eisenhower and family close by as well wishes flood in.
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Washington (Ap
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Walter Reed Army Hospital
Fields
Eisenhower
John
Milton
Philip W. Mallory
Gettysburg
Palm Desert
Palm Springs
Calif
Possible Suspect Arrested In Famous Strangler Case
Cincinnati police said laborer and former cab driver Posteal Laskey, 29, was detained as the investigation into six stranglings and the fatal stabbing of Barbara Bowman, 31, intensified. He denies involvement. police pursued warrants and seized items from his and his mother’s residences as the case heightened public fear.
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Cincinnati, Ohio
Posteal Laskey
Cabe
Laskey
Hoffa Faces Hard Time After Supreme Court Rebuff
Washington AP Hoffa faces prison after the Supreme Court refused to hear his appeal of the jury tampering conviction. The Teamsters leader, 1964 Chattanooga case, was sentenced to eight years and may seek delays through rehearing a stay of execution or a habeas corpus petition. Close associates say he remains defiant and plans further legal battles.
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Washington
James R. Hoffa
Teamsters Union
Supreme Court
Hoth
Teamsters
Chattanoooga
Tenn
Hoffa
County Forecast Shows Warmer Trend Through Wednesday
Clear to partly cloudy skies with a gradual warm up through Wednesday. Tonight’s low 25 to 30. Monday high near 46 with today’s low around 18. A year ago today highs reached 50 and lows 30. Record high 70 in 1948 and record low 10 in 1961. Hourly temperatures extend to 8 a m with readings from 9 a m to 8 p m and late evening values. Barometer 30.22 inches.
Supreme Court Allows Undercover Tactics in Hoffa Case
The Supreme Court upheld convictions of Teamsters President Hoffa and associates, endorsing limited government use of informers and undercover agents in criminal prosecutions. The decision, 6 to 1 or 8 to 1, accepts deception in specific contexts while noting privacy limits under the Fourth Amendment. Justice Stewart stressed Partin did not enter Hoffa’s room by force, but Hoffa relied on trust in a fellow union official.
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Callaway
Maddox
U.S. Supreme Court
Washington
Supreme Court
Teamsters Union
James R. Hoffa
Z.T. Osborn Jr
Duke Lee Lewis
Hoffa
Prise
Osborn
Lewis
High Court
Earl Warren
Potter Stewart
Edward Grady Partin
Teamsters
Partin
Nashaville
Tenn
Stewart
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