Baby Boy Is Ottawa's First 1964 Birth At Memorial
Ray Allen Ott 9 oz son of Mr and Mrs Mike Ott born 7 21 pm Wednesday at Ransom Memorial Hospital first child of the Otts first grandchild for Mr and Mrs John Ott and Mr and Mrs Alfred K Hopkins. If born 19 hours earlier he would have added 600 to his father tax deduction. Twenty four Ottawa merchants awarded gifts to the parents and child. A daughter born to Mr and Mrs K Evans 316 Walnut at 11 51 pm Wednesday was the hospital's second new arrival of 1964.
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Ray Allen Ott
Mike Ott
Ransom Memmorial Hospital
Ottawa
John Ott
Alfred K. Hopkins
K. Evans
Walnut
N. Cedar
Ray Allen
Ransom Memorial Hospital
Freight Cars Derail West of Ottawa Spill Oranges
Four Santa Fe freight cars derailed three miles west of Ottawa spilling two overturned cars loaded with oranges. Two upright cars stayed intact. No injuries reported. Cars righted and moved to Emporia. Spilled fruit reloaded into other cars. Officials cited a broken or burned axle as the derailment cause.
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Ottawa
Santa Fe
Emporia
Dissolution of P E L Construction Company
The P E L Construction Company is dissolved by Barret Parks Erwin Elder and Allen Loyd after about five years of operation. The firm built 17 houses in Ottawa two in Topeka and the Safeway supermarket at 9th and Main and is finishing an addition to Cedar House. Elder and Parks will run the Ottawa Mill works. Loyd will form Loyd Construction Co and will open a cabinet shop and display room west of US 50 south of the viaduct over US 59 by Feb 1.
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P.E.L. Construction Company
Barret Parks
Erwin Elder
Allen Loyd
Ottawa
Topeka
Safeway
9Th and
Main
Cedar House
Elder
County Weather Forecast Foresees Warm, Windy Night
Fair conditions give way to increasing cloudiness and a cooler Friday. Tonight’s low 35 to 40, Friday’s high in the 40s. Historical and hourly figures mixed in, with scattered entries showing times and températures.
Fidel Castro Opens Massive Parade Marking Batista Overthrow
Fidel Castro leads a major parade in Havana to mark the fifth anniversary of Batista's overthrow. Thousands watch Soviet tanks artillery and missiles as Castro vows 1964 will be the year of the economy. Delegates from Europe Asia and Latin America join on the reviewing stand led by Nikolai Podgorny. Khrushchev and Brezhnev pledge support while Castro discusses possible US normalization with Kennedy. He insists Cuba will not renounce Marxism and expects the United States to take the next steps if relations improve.
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Fidel Castro
Fulgencio Batista
Europe
Asia
Latin America
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Nikolai Podgorny
Soviet Communist Party
Presidieum
Kennedy
United States
Cuba
New York
ABC
Traffic Takes 9 On Kansas Roads
Nine people died in Kansas traffic accidents during a two day holiday period, including seven on New Year’s Day. Victims include Mervin Sorenson, 21, of McConnell Air Force Base Wichita, and Margie Gillstrap, 24, of Wichita, plus 13 year old William Henry Frye. Others were Cyrus M. Cameron, 14, Darwin E. Kraus, 26, Ursula Madel, Doris Thompson, Ivan Thompson, and Gary W. Kuehl. Icy pavement and a curve on Highway 99 or U.S. routes are cited as causes in several crashes. Two other deaths occurred Tuesday.
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Associated Press
Kansas
Mervin Sorenson
McConnell Air Force Base
Wichita
Kansas Turnpike
Bonner Springs
Henry Frye
Cyrus M. Cameron
Darwin E. Kraus
Alma
Eskridge
Ursula Madel
Kansas City
Kan
Ivan Thompson
Lebo
U. S. 50
Thompson
Doris
Gary W. Kuehl
Ft. Riley
U.S. 77
Junction City
Highway Patrol
Obstacles Overcome In New Year Church Wedding
John Howell and Connie Altic wed on New Year’s Eve at Richter Methodist Church after a week of delays. They initially planned to elope but slept in, canceled a Monday ceremony, and faced a missing district judge to sign the license. Despite 30 degree heat, they married, John 20 and Connie 17.
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John Howell
Connie Altic
Richter Methodist Church
Richter Church
John
Connie
Johnson aims for unrelenting peace offensive in 1964
Johnson plans a broad peace push in 1964 including housing reform civil rights legislation a large tax cut and elder medical insurance He seeks to press progress early while meeting with Housing and Home Finance Chief Weave r and aides The White House briefing notes emphasize fiscal prudence and praise McNamara and Taylor amid hopes for stronger U S Soviet thaw messages with Khrushchev Brezhnev and a year of greater diplomatic gains.
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Tex
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White House
United States
Robert C. Weaver
The
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Congress
Hugh Means Dies At 92 In Lawrence
Lawrence resident Hugh Means former Franklin County District Court Judge died at 92 after a lengthy career beginning in 1921 and ending with retirement in 1953. He also served as Douglas County Probate Court judge and held Masonic Lodge leadership in 1897. Survivors include a niece and a grand-niece. services Friday at the Congregational Church with burial in Oak Hill Cemetery. Cooper Warren Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.
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Rotary Club
Douglas County Bar Association
Masonic Lodge
Lucene Bayles
Adrienne Mitchell
San Mateo
Calif
Congregational
Oak Hill Cemetery
Cooper-Warren Funeral Home
Arren Canta
Tony's Toot Normalization Explained by Castro
Tony's Toot offers a discussion on social normalization, inviting readers to consider Castro's interpretation of normalization as a process shaping behavior and norms within a community or society. The piece invites critical reflection on language and cultural change.
Warheads Arrive for Canada's Bomarc missiles
The first 28 nuclear warheads for Canada's Bomarc antiaircraft missiles have arrived on station at North Bay Ontario, a base about 180 miles north of Toronto, AP reports.
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North Bay, Ont
Canada
North Bay
Toronto
Farmers Move Farm Machinery Over Tax Clash
About 30 Leavenworth County farmers west of Bonner Springs moved over 100 machines to a field west of Bonner Springs for assessment in the Linwood School District. They oppose high Bonner Springs district taxes after their lands were unified into the district, facing 8.90 per 100 and bond debts for seven elementary schools and a high school. Farmers had sought transfer to Linwood, but the request was denied.
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Leavenworth County
Linwood
Wyanedotte
Leavenworth
Wyandotte
Kansas
Kansas City
Bonner
Adel Throckmorton
August Lietzen
Wyandotte County
Lietzen
Leavenworth Couney
William L. Howard
Bowe Ner Springs
Howard
John Watkins
Kerr-Mills Aid Opens To Kansas Seniors In 1964
Kansas seniors over 65 can apply for Kerr-Mills medical aid for hospital bills doctor fees and drugs. The $3 million program, funded by federal state and county resources, targets those with assets under set limits and income thresholds. Wanda Baird says local offices will accept applications and emphasizes need over entitlement, noting eligibility rules and hospitalization caps.
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Kansas
Kerr-Mills
Wanda Baird
Franklin County
Baird
GOP Senators Plan Own Health Care Proposal in 1964
Six Republican senators said they will introduce an alternative health care plan for citizens over 65 when Congress reconvenes. It would use Social Security funds or general revenues and allow private insurers to offer low cost nonprofit plans, covering hospitalization and home care, with nonprofit options for doctor bills. The group includes Case, Cooper, Javits, Keating, Rubin, and Smith.
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Congress
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Hies
Johnson
John F. Kennedy
GOP
Sens
Clifford P
New
Jerse
John Sherman Cooper
Tucky
Jacob K
Javits Anneth B
Keating
Mass
Antitrus
State Auto License Tags Go On Sale This Year
License tags went on sale in the county treasurer office with no long lines this year. Machine punch cards mailed to car owners speed access and reduce waiting. Treasurer Almeda announced the process, stating first in line remains reserved and ready for pickup.
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