Gas in Garnett sewer prompts probe and city measures
Garnett reports a gas filled sewer line near a liquor store amid recent explosions. City manager Rubin says a gas sample was sent for analysis while nearby main pressure remains intact. Officials vow leaks checks, odorizing, private leak checks, added inspectors, and stricter housing and code enforcement to curb future incidents.
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Garnett
Howard M. Rubin
Tulsa Laboratories of Cities Service Gas Co
Rubin
Linccoln Street
George Wallace
Ray Wallace
University of Kansas Medical Center
Kansas City
David
Wallace
Anderson County
Garnett City Commission
Ruebin
Place Odor
Avery Seeks School Foundation Finance Plan First
Gov William H Avery, in his first news conference, prioritizes a school foundation finance plan before considering an accelerated highway program. He cites 1.5 cent gasoline tax proposals for highway funding, notes statewide support for the foundation, and outlines new daily and monthly briefing habits. He will send officials to Salina to discuss Schilling AFB site use.
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Topeka
William H. Avery
Avery
Lon
Ave Ery
Walter A. Haines
Charles D. McAfee
Salina
Schilling Air Force Base
Burglary Rampage in Ottawa Marks 1964
Ottawa crime data for 1964 shows general decline with a burglary spike in November. Police Chief Eugene Flaherty noted 14 of 32 burglaries occurred that month, while overall arrests reached 1,380 and 34 crimes were solved. The report also lists numbers for rape, assaults, larceny, and auto thefts, with most offenses lacking force and juveniles involved in several cases.
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Ottawa
Eugene Flaherty
Flaherty
Federal Bureau of Investigation
United States
Ware
Gunman blasts parlors in Gardena poker spree
A berserk 170 year old gunman opened fire at three poker parlors in Gardena California injuring more than 30. Louis Koullapis armed with six guns including a double barreled shotgun fired from a curbside window, was disarmed and arrested on suspicion of attempted murder. Arthur Archibald 73 of Los Angeles was shot in the kidneys and hospitalized.
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Gardena
Calif
Louis Koullapis
Arthur Archibald
Los Angeles
Koullapis
Reaction To Textured Hose Attracts Ottawa Interest
Textured hose in black brown and patterned weaves become a fad among Ottawa high school and college girls and some older women. Principal W P Shepard notes no school rule against them. clerks say wear as dressy accessory. Shoppers discuss appeal, church use, and opinions from students and a university crowd.
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Rosie Lister
Ottawa
Ottawa High School
W.P. Shepard
Shepard
Robert Michels
Ottawa University
Old Greenewich
Viva Kellogg
Ottawa Uniersity
Oelwein
Iowa
Legislators Pick Leaders Prepare For 1965 Session
In Topeka the Kansas Legislature moves to formal organization. House Republicans name Clyde Hill speaker. Senate selects Glee Smith as president pro tem. Key leaders chosen or elected include Bill Fribley as majority leader and J C Tillotson as speaker pro tem. Democrats name Mikesic minority leader in the House and Joseph and Warren lead in the Senate caucuses.
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House
Rep
Clyde Hill
Yates Center
Senate
Sen
Glee Smith
R-Larned
House Republican Caucus
Bill Fribley
Crestline
J. C. Tillotson
Jerry Griffith
Derby
John Casebier
McPherson
Maurice Martin
Senate Democrats
Charles Joseph
Potwin
Joe Warren
Maple City
Meyer Miles
Jewell
Ross P. Woolpert
Tospeka
Jess Taylor
Tribune
Ben Jacquart
Satanta
Orville Hazen
Highland
W. R. Hubbard
Hugoton
Henry Kolling
Morganville
Robert R. Crothers
First Presbyterian Church of
Topeka
Oliver H. Hughes
Republican House
Burch to Yield GOP Post for Bliss in Transition
Washington AP report says Republican National Chairman Dean Burch will step down after a transition period to allow Ohio GOP leader Ray C Bliss to lead. The plan, approved by Barry Goldwater, aims to avert a showdown vote and shift likely early in spring with a transitional period before Bliss takes helm. William E Miller backed a settlement to avoid party split among Goldwater supporters.
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Washington
Dean Burch
Ohio
GOP
Ray C. Bliss
Barry Goldwater
William E. Miller
Goldwater
Boy Survives 236-Foot Fall From Golden Gate Bridge
A 16 year old Livermore California student Tom Tanzer survived a 236 foot fall from the Golden Gate Bridge into San Francisco Bay. He was rescued by the Coast Guard and hospitalized with a broken collarbone and multiple broken ribs. Doctors called his condition remarkable as authorities note he is the second known survivor of a bridge fall.
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San Francisco
Golden Gate Bridge
San Francisco Bay
Tom Tanzer
Livermore
Calif
Letterman General Hospital
Coast Guard
Tanzer
Bay
Maj
Carl W. Hughes
Army Hospital
Paul Tanzer
Ottawa retailers set early Christmas hours plan
About 15 Ottawa Chamber of Commerce retailers met to decide 1965 Christmas season night hours. They unanimously favored staying open Dec 4 and Dec 11 and Dec 15 through Dec 23, excluding Dec 19, with no Christmas Eve openings, and agreed to visit Atchison to study urban renewal and merchant practices linked to sales gains.
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Ottawa Chamber of Commerce
Ottawa
Atchison
County Forecast: Partly cloudy tonight and Wednesday
Partly cloudy conditions continue tonight with northeast winds on Wednesday. Low temps range 20 to 25, with highs in the upper 30s. Yesterday's numbers show 42 for Monday high and 22 for today’s low, while last year’s highs and lows were 48 and 13. Record highs and lows for this date are 71 in 1960 and 19 in 1912. Hourly readings end at 8 am with temps from 29 to 41 and barometer at 30.11.
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Record Party
Dayton Blair
Associated Press
Priscilla Carey
Charles Carey Jr
S. Mulberry
Pam Kasper
E. E. Kasper
E. Wilson
Dudley Gray
Rainbow Club
Rainebow Club
Kansas
Burch
Bliss
Phoenix
Ariz
National Committee
Republican National Committee
Chamber
Robert Pinet
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