Elisabethville in UN Hands in 'Today’s Herald'
On Page 8 the paper presents The Sermon On the Mount from the Revised Standard Version. Page 2 features a Holiday basketball game between Williamsburg and Melvern High School at Melvern on New Year's night January 1. Also on Page 2 a bowl game telecast schedule for New Year’s Day. Page 4 covers toy making in the Editor’s Notebook. Page 5 continues the Eurich Report on Kansas Higher Education.
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Food For Thought
Herald
Williamsburg
Melvern
Eurich
Kansas Higher Education
Tshombe Troops Flee As U.N. Seizes Elisabethville
U.N. forces backed by air bombardment seize most of Elisabethville, Tshombe flees palace, Katangan police collapse, and key facilities including the Union Miniere refinery face pressure. Kolwezi air raid tightens pressure as UN plans mop up operations and restoration of water and power proceeds.
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U.N
Elisabethville
Kolwezi
Tshombe
Katanga
Union Miniere
Umumbashi
Kipushi
Kansas Pocketbooks Were Fatter In 1962
The Associated Press finds in 1962 Kansans had higher cash in pockets with rising retail sales and bank resources, while farm income declined. Wichita lost a major Air Force contract, and officials eyed education and science advances to boost the economy.
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Topeka
Associated Press
Wichita
Air Force
Kansas
Best Of Many Home Fire Tip Winner Named
The Herald's Christmas season tip contest awarded $5 to E. E. Holden of 719 N. Main for tipping a home fire at Centropolis. Several residents submitted tips, with emphasis on tips tied to actual news events. The paper notes tips on real news are favored for the prize.
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The
Herald
E. E. Holden
N. Main
Centropolis
Mike Jones
N. Cherry
Sherry Swartz
Geneveva O’neal
W. 2Nd
Homer Schmoe
N. Oak
David Anderson
Escapes Death In Collision On Wichita Road
Jay Marvin Smith of Wichita, 37, was driving to a utility plant when ice on the road prevented him from stopping at a Missouri Pacific crossing on Highway K96 near Bently Road. A train struck his car, tossing it 150 feet down the track into a ditch. He was thrown clear with a scalp wound, abrasions, and bruises, and is listed in good condition at Wesley Medical Center.
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Wichita
Jay Marvin Smith
Bently Road
Marvin
Tshombe Threatens Destruction If U.N. War Continues
President Moise Tshombe of Katanga warned in Elisabethville that he would seek "total destruction" of his secessionist province unless U.N. forces halt fighting within 24 hours, a pooled report from foreign correspondents indicated in Johannesburg.
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U.N
Elisabethville
Offic
Idnaian
Reginald Noronha
Tshombe
Johannesburg
South Africa
Moise Tshombe
Katanga
U. N
Traffic Deaths At New High In 1962
The National Safety Council reports 37,140 traffic deaths in January through November 1962, the highest on record for that period. November marked the 13th straight monthly increase. Chicago remains the safest city among those with populations over 1 million, with other safest cities including St Louis Topeka and Salina in their respective population classes.
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Chicago
National Safety Council
The
Safety Council
St. Louis
Topeka
Kan
Salina
Weather County and Kansas forecast update
Generally fair and much colder tonight with lows from 5 to 10 above. Tomorrow will be clear to partly cloudy and cold with highs in the 20s. In Kansas, forecast calls for generally fair conditions in the east and partly cloudy in the west, continuing cold with tonight’s lows at 5 to 10 northeast and 10 to 15 southwest. Highs tomorrow in the 20s.
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Kansas
Assessor Door Knocking Starts in Ottawa County
Assessors for Ottawa and Franklin County begin annual door knocking to inventory personal property. Eight Ottawa residents and 16 township trustees will inspect county property, including business, construction, and oil and gas, with a mid February finish if all goes well. Bruce Spears notes training sessions and provides tips for homeowners, including involving spouses, listing vehicles, and reporting dogs with state dog fees guiding a school fund.
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Ottawa
Franklin County
Bruce Spears
Clek
Spears
Harry Keller
Frank Cannady
Harry Lidikay
E. G. Stith
Hazel Hough
Carl Richardson
Edith Crandall
Margaret Shaughnessy
K. A. el Ben
Henry Carez
Josephine Evans
Township
Tustees
Life sentence for German helper at Berlin Wall
Harry Seidel a 24 year old refugee who aided a tunnel rescue effort near the Berlin Wall was given a life term by East Germanys Supreme Court. The ruling reported by ADN marked the harshest punishment for aiding refugees. He was captured November 14 at the West to East tunnel exit after guiding others to safety.
Cold Air Moves In Across Kansas
Cold air poured down from the north over Kansas with temperatures forecast to stay below freezing in most areas through Sunday. Highs were in the 20s in the north and around 30 in the south, with sun expected to return Sunday and little change in temps. Fr day brought milder readings, 38 at Olathe and 49 at Goodland, while the east faced fog and drizzle and lows ranged 15 to 40 in Goodland to Pittsburg.
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Topeka
Kansas
Weather Bureau
Olathe
Goodland
Pittsburg
Boy Dies After Shooting Mishap in Pittsburg
Henry Sampson, 12, son of Mr and Mrs Pete Sampson of Pittsburg, died in a hospital Friday night about 10 hours after being wounded in the throat in a target shooting accident. Police said the pellet gun wound was inflicted by his cousin William Sampson of Pittsburg.
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Pittsburg
Kan
Henry Sampson
Pete Sampson
William Sampson
Two Killed When Car Overturns in Kansas Field
A rain slick Kansas 63 roadway caused a car to skid and overturn twice in a field south of Havensville. Two 18 year olds died: Spencer LaRue of Topeka and Richard Funston of Holton. Martin Hutchinson of Holton was hospitalized. LaRue was described as driving too fast on the wet pavement. Funston was Holton High School student council president.
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Havensville
Kan
Kansas
Spencer Arthur LaRue
Topeka
Richard Lynn Funston
Holton
Martin D. Hutchinson
Kansas Highway Patrol
LaRue
Funston
Wallace Funston
Holton High School
Arthur LaRue
Robert Frost
Tanys Toot Hospitable Hostess Offers Tea and Facts
The hospitable hostess named Tany promises to present the assessor with all facts and a cup of tea, signaling cooperation and courtesy in the proceedings.
Tax loss estimate on U.S. ransom for Bay of Pigs prisoners
Mitchell Rogovin of the Internal Revenue Service says the U.S. tax loss from the $40 million in donated goods used as ransom for 1,113 Bay of Pigs prisoners could reach about $20 million, spread over three years, though he believes the figure may be lower.
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Washington
U.S
Mitchell Rogovin
Internal Revenue Service
U.S. Treasury
Fidel Castro
Cuba
Bay of Pigs
Rogovin
Commissioner of Internal Revenue
Atty
Robert F. Kennedy
Havana
United States
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the Congo
T’shombe
SAAB
Vsn
Sion
John Anderson
Smoky Hill
J. A. O’leary
Federal Housing Administration
United Nations
Wesley Medical Center
Bulletin
John Lee Johnson
Lee H. Johnson
Oak
John
Lucky
New High
Cannes
K. A. Elben
S. Elm
City of
Raney
Tany
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