JFK Orders Nuclear Test Shots Resumed
President Kennedy orders resumption of preparations for another underground nuclear test in Nevada after talks with Russia on a test ban broke down. Secretary of State Rusk described U S concerns with Canada over a nuclear weapons policy and warned that if Soviet troops stay in Cuba longer, the United States would reassess its stance on the crisis. Rusk also noted no clear split in the Western Alliance and stressed continued priority on a test ban as a step toward disarmament.
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Washington
Kennedy
Nevada
Russia
Dean Rusk
New York
Geneva
Rusk
United States
Canada
Ottawa
Cuba
U.S
Neverteless
Khrushchev
Charles de Gaulle
de Gaulle
Britain
Soviet Union
Tony's Too Fallout From Nuclear Test Sparks Fallouts
Tony's Too captures ongoing tensions from a nuclear test program as officials debate policy and fallout across conferences and remote sites. Descriptions highlight disagreements, safety concerns, and geopolitical stakes amid likely budget and security implications.
Good People Prevent Fires in Ottawa January Report
Ottawa Fire Chief Harry Gilliland lauds “good people” as January fire report shows only four fires causing $140 damage. Incidents include a $100 cigarette drop fire, $20 neon sign short, $20 overheated flue fire, and a no-damage thawing water pipes. Two still alarms for auto mishaps, plus $15 from a leaky fuel pump backfire. Firemen also freed cars from trees and checked a smoking TV set.
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Ottawa
Harry Gilliland
The
Herald
January coldest in 23 years in Kansas City area
Kansas City area records show January average temperature at 19.8 degrees, about 11 degrees below normal, the coldest since January 1940. The month had seven clear days and total precipitation of 0.59 inches, with a dry spell dominating the period.
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Kansas City
WU Bill Is Ready to Join Kansas State System
The Education committee of the Kansas Senate moved to introduce a bill to bring Wichita University into the state system of higher education. The voice vote approved the measure with some members absent and the committee amended it to authorize the Board of Regents to set a budget and sign contracts with faculty before the July 1 1964 takeover date.
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PEKA
Kansas Senate
Wichita University
Board of Regents
Kansas
Weather forecast summary for county and Kansas areas
Cloudy to partly cloudy and mild tonight with increasing northerly winds and colder conditions late tonight and tomorrow. Lows around 30, highs in the 30s tomorrow. Kansas forecast shows partly cloudy skies, warmer tonight, then sharp cooling with strong northwest winds late tonight and tomorrow. Low 30 to 40, high in 30s north and 40s south. Five day outlook calls for 4 to 6 degrees above normal east, 10 to 12 above west, with mild spells Friday through Sunday and colder by Monday or Tuesday.
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Kansas
Planes collide over Ankara kill 115 in city square
Two planes crashed in Ulus Square Ankara after a mid air collision. Police estimate 115 dead, many on the ground as burning wreckage struck shops and pedestrians. MEA Viscount and a Turkish C47 collided near the capital’s airport. MEA flight had origin Beirut with a stop at Nicosia.
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Ankara
Turkey
New York City
Brooklyn
Ulus Square
Times Square
Middle East Airlines
Nicosia
Cyprus
Radio
Ulus
Kemal Ataturk
MEA
Beirut
Mr. Stillwell
Middle East
Traffic Toll Topeka Report For February 1963
Kansas traffic death log shows 0 fatalities in February to 9 a.m. Friday and 20 deaths in 1963 through January. The comparable period in 1962 recorded 35 deaths, highlighting a drop year over year.
January Gone Good Riddance Ottawa Weather Summary
January brought harsh cold with nine days at or below zero and nineteen days not above freezing. The John P. Kelsey station recorded two lows at eight below on January 12 and 13, with a low maximum of eight degrees on the 12th. precipitation totaled .82 inches and snow remained from January 11 after a 63 degree warm spell on January 8.
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Ottawa
John P. Kelsey
Anderson presses foundation plan for school funding reform
WICHITA AP Gov John Anderson sharply criticizes Kansas aid formulas as a hodgepodge and urges adoption of the foundation plan to ensure equitable education. He calls for school unification, better efficiency, and a state educational television program while pushing junior college reforms.
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Wichita
John Anderson
Anderson
Kansas Council of Administration
Kansas
Mother rescued baby after trailer explosions in Richmond
In Richmond Missouri a young mother escaped a trailer blast then reentered flames to save her seven week old son Timothy. A second blast blew the Norman Clevenger home roof off as neighbors and nearby houses suffered damage within a half mile. Mrs. James Watkins 23 sustained burns and a cut. baby Timothy burned on head feet and back. Neighbor Mrs. Earl Libeer 23 was cut by flying glass. The cause is under investigation. fuel sources included bottled gas and natural gas.
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Richmond
James Watkins
Timothy
Earl Libeer
Norman Clevenger
Clevengers
Jack Evans
Clevenger
Plan Farm Management Meetings Begin Next Four Weeks
A series of four farm management classes will be held over the next four weeks led by Wilton Thomas Rosemary Crist and Don Brown. The sessions start Thursday February 7 at 10 a.m. at the Masonic Temple with further dates February 12 February 20 and March 1. Open to all interested attendees.
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Don Brown
Franklin County Agricultural Extension
Wilton Thomas
Manhattan
Rosemary Crist
Brown
Masonic Temple
Breath Of Spring chosen for Ottawa theater season
Ottawa Community Theater PlayersInc selects Breath Of Spring by Peter Coke as spring production. The 3 act comedy features a cast of eight and performs March 28 29 30 at Memorial Auditorium with tryouts February 7 at the Youth Center. Ruth Kirven directs with Marlene Kraft assisting and Helen Pickens producing.
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Peter Coke
Ottawa Community Theater Players, Inc
Memorial Auditorium
Sylvia Fogle
Players
Ruth Kirven
Marlene Kraft
Helen Pickens
Attendance Up In Season Of Illnesses Across Ottawa Schools
Ottawa schools report higher than normal absences due to flu colds and chickenpox. Hawthorne School shows notable chickenpox absences while Eugene Field kindergarten and most other grades report weather or illness related misses. Wellsville and Richmond districts report chickenpox cases. several counties note no cases.
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Ottawa
Hawthorne School
6Th Oak
Ralph Loyd
Eugene Field School
Selma Smith
Wellsville
Maurice Ponton
Richmond
Appanoose
Spring Creek
Lane
Rantoul
Pomona
Williamsburg
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