Christmas At Guantanamo
Mrs John Fitzgerald and her year old daughter Debbie will spend Christmas at Guantanamo Bay with PR 2 John Fitzgerald, head of the family, after traveling from Rock Island Illinois to Richmond earlier this month. They were flown to Guantanamo by Navy transport after a long trip via Kansas City and New York.
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Richmond
John Fitzgerald
Debbie
U.S. Navy
Guantanao Bay
Rock Island
Fitzgerald
Leo Wiederholt
Navy
Guantanamo
Wiederholdt
Kansas City
New York
Bearing Burns Out In Diesel Engine Generator
A bearing burned out in the Enterprise diesel engine generator of the city water and light department. The engine generator was purchased in 1957.
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Enterprise
City Water and Light Department
State budget trims Kansas universities for 1964 readied
The state budget office recommends 49.57 million dollars in state funds for five Kansas universities and colleges for next year, a reduction of 1.1 million from the regents request. Clyde Reed of Parsons urged funds for faculty pay raises as enrollments are projected to rise, with 1964 to show an 8 percent increase from 1963.
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Topeka
State Budget Office
Kansas
Board of Regents
John Anderson
Budget Department
Kansas Research Fund
Anderson
Regents
Clyde Reed
Parsons
Reed
God Told Me To Slayer Of 4 In New Jersey Farm Killings
Gabri el Richard Trifari 26 confessed to bludgeoning his parents Maxim and Maria Trifari and siblings Maxim Jr and Olga at the Trifari chicken farm in Freehold New Jersey. He claimed a divine command and asked for a priest to bless eggs as police investigated.
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Freehold
N.J
Gabriel Richard Trifari
Trifari
Maxim
Maria ‘Trifari
Maxim Jr
Olga
Frank Snyder
Snyder
Christmas Mischief: Two Boys Locked In Store
In Cambridge two youngsters aged 7 and 9, known as Peewee and Fatty, spent 11 hours overnight in a closed department store. They sampled many items, selected a camera and wristwatch, and wore shoes and used a fountain pen. Judge M Edward Viola reprimanded them. police warned them of consequences when fathers learn of the escapade.
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Cambridge
Mass
Fatty
M. Edward Viola
Juvenile Court
Expect Death Toll To Soar Over Christmas Holiday
The National Safety Council estimates holiday road deaths during the 102 hour Christmas period could reach 650 to 750 with 27 000 to 33 000 disabling injuries. Compared with a nonholiday period, 470 deaths and 20 000 injuries are typical. The 1956 four day Christmas peak was 706 deaths, while last year’s three day period had 524. Through October the annual average was 110 deaths per day totaling 33 430.
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Chicago
National Safety Council
Council
No New Year's Party Money
TOPEKA AP State employees will not get their monthly paychecks until after New Years. State controller Roy Shapiro says workload prevents early distribution this time. Employees will have Dec 24 and Dec 31 off.
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Topeka
Roy Sharpiro
Shapiro
Sharpiro
Weather County and Kansas Forecast Summary
County forecast shows mostly cloudy and unseasonably mild conditions through Wednesday with occasional rain or drizzle mainly in the southern area. Lows tonight. highs Wednesday around 55 to 60. Kansas forecast likewise mostly cloudy with occasional rain or drizzle southwest to southeast tonight into Wednesday. continued mild with lows in the 30s to 40s and highs near 50s to 60s.
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Ods
Kansas
Bottle Club Test In District Court In Kansas
Atty Gen Ferguson filed two suits in Shawnee County District Court to test Kansas liquor laws on private bottle clubs. Cases target Kansas Super Motels Bucanneer Club and Grace's Caravan Club to decide if access by hotel guests or by manager approved entrants makes a club private. Evidence gathered by Alcoholic Beverage Control supports the action. no arrests were made. Ferguson expects more such clubs but notes the test excludes clubs with permanent members or closed membership screens. The cases aim to clarify when premises may host alcohol legally for non members.
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Topeka
William M. Ferguson
Shawnee County
Kansas
Kansas Super Motels, Inc
Buccaneer Club
Grace’s Caravan Club
Ferguson
Alcoholic Beverage Control Office
Williams
Sedgwick County
Alexander Hamilton bill triggers police counterfeiting probe
In Lebanon Pennsylvania a store clerk reported a smirking face on a fake ten dollar bill. Lt John Feather confirmed the counterfeit note was printed on cheap paper with faded green ink. Four similar fake tens have circulated since Saturday in the area.
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Lebanon
Alexander Hamilton
John Feather
Feather
Frank Carnevale Hosts 90th Birthday at Carnevale Party
In Rochester New York on Monday a Carnevale birthday party honored Frank Carnevale for his 90th birthday. Also celebrated was his great grandson, Frank, marking his first birthday. Attending were Frank Carnevale the elder’s son and Frank the grandson, all sharing the event.
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Rochester
N.Y
Carnevale
Frank ‘Carevalle
Frank Carnevale
Frank
Traffic Toll Topeka Count For December 1962
Kansas traffic death log shows 0 fatalities in the Topeka area over the 24 hours to 9 am Tuesday for December. The year to date totals: 566 deaths in 1962 versus 330 in the comparable 1961 period.
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J" m. Shes
Feeney
Topeka
Kansas
Tony's Too and Kansas funding for schools and roads
A brief Kansan opinion arguing that the proposed money for schools and roads should produce the best educated drivers in the world, framing fiscal policy as a path to improved driver education and public welfare.
Hodges urges quick tax cut to spur inflation paced growth
Secretary of Commerce Hodges announced U S production hit a record pace with GNP above 560 billion for Q4 1962 and an annual output near 554 billion, up 7 percent from 1961. He urged immediate personal income tax cuts to sustain growth and warned against delaying reform.
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Washington
Luther H. Hodges
Hodges
Kennedy
Public meeting voices oppose ad valorem tax hikes
More than 200 officials and citizens gathered at Memorial Auditorium to oppose higher ad valorem taxes for Kansas highway funding while accepting a state gasoline tax increase. The session outlined long range road needs, county and city shares, and proposed financing, including a county unit system and new revenue measures to cover a projected $25 million annual gap.
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Memorial Auditorium
Kansas
Citizens Highway Advisory Committee
Roy Jorgensen
Elmi
Ray Shepherd
First Highway District
Kansas Highway
Addison H. Meschke
Citizens Highway Advisory Committees
Herald
Clouds and Fog Bring Mild December Weather in Kansas
Clouds and fog moved into parts of Kansas with mild mid December temperatures. A dense fog layer covered eastern Kansas extending through Topeka area while southern and western sections stayed cloudy and north central to northwest enjoyed sun. Similar conditions expected Wednesday with possible rain in extreme south.
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Topeka
Kansas
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