Local anniversaries and travels in multiple Kansas towns
A collage of brief notices from Kansas papers reports Mr and Mrs Ben Overley celebrating their 50th anniversary at home in Sie County. Others note staff writer Paul Deets at a Chicago convention and various trips and hospital visits across communities including Little Rock Arlington Conway Springs and Wellington.
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Ben Overley
Oxford Register
Paul Deets
K-State Ag
Chicago
The
K-State
Paul
Leonard Deets
Alvin Proctor
South Haven
J. W. Proctor
Dr. Proctor
Kansas State Teachers College
Pittsburg
Averill Skiles
Denver
Colo
C. D. Skiles
Conway Springs
Clyde Rowan
Milton
McAllen
Texas
H. E. Bees
Wellington Area Weather Outlook
Partly cloudy and turning colder today and tonight. Lows 30 to 35. Saturday highs 55 to 60. Tonight's lows 25 to 30.
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Wellington
Court strikes down Kansas legislature apportionment
The Kansas State Supreme Court invalidated the 1963 apportionment law for Senate and House seats. A special session to draft a new framework is virtually certain early next year as the court’s ruling ends the current distribution.
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Topeka
Kansas
State Supreme Court
Leawood
John Anderson
Senate
Anderson
Paul Wunsch
Kingman
Charles A. Arthur
Manhattan
House
House of Representatives
Kansas Legislative Council
Oswald boasted of attacking Walker in Dallas claim
Report cites Merina Oswald telling FBI agents Oswald said he fired at General Edwin Walker eight months earlier through a Dallas window. Tests on rifle use were inconclusive. The FBI report ties Oswald to Kennedy's assassination, with details from the Walker incident and the weapon purchase.
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Washington
Lee Harvey Oswald
John
Kennedy
Edwin A. Walker
Dallas
Tex
Walker
Merina Oswald
Oswald
FBI
Justice Department
White House
Dallas Police Department
Chicago Sun-Times
Washington Evening Star
Associated Press
The
Sun-Times
Army
Germany
Star
Chicago
A. Hidell
Christmas Parade Brightens Mainstreet on Pearl Harbor Day
Saturday December 7 1963 in downtown celebrates with a Christmas Parade featuring Santa Claus visiting stores on Thursdays and Saturdays this season. Also notes free Saturday parking until Christmas and local events at the Elks Lodge Armory and St Rose benefit dance with Caudillo orchestra. Pearl Harbor birthdays listed include Pat Howe Claude S Rice and the Howards wedding anniversaries for C A Howard and C Barrett.
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Pearl Harbor
Santa Claus
Saint Nick
St. Anthony’s Catholic School
Varity Kapaun
Wichita
J. Potucek
Joe Potucek
Elks Lodge
Elks
St. Rose
Kennedy
Armory
Caudillo
Wll
Lawrence Boatright
Kansas City
Kansas Society of Cpa
Kansas University
Pat Howe
Claude S. Rice
C. A. Howard
Charles Barrett
Ira Laneford
Martin Anderson
Dixie Gill
Chester Payne
Soviets Urge Red China to End Public Spat
The Soviet Union appealed to China to halt public wrangling within the Communist alliance. Pravda urged private talks to prepare for a world conference, citing differences in party tactics and the need for time to reveal the correct path according to Marxist Leninist principles.
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Moscow
Soviet Union
Pravda
Communist Party
Khrushchev
W H Van Winkle Dies Here Friday
William Homer Van Winkle 78 retired Argonia farmer died 3 p m Friday at Sumner County Nursing Home. He lived there since March 6 1951 born Oct 8 1885 Flora Illinois resident of Sumner County since 1919 member Pilgrim Holiness Church Argonia survivors wife a daughter Mrs Arthur McMillen three sons Merle B C Argonia a mzel Abilene Texas eight grandchildren and one great grandchild funeral by Hermann Mortuary Argonia.
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William Homer van Winkle
Argonia
Sumner County
van Winkle
I. Fern
Flora, Ill
Pilgrim Holiness Church of
Arthur McMillen
West 12Th
Merle
B. C
Mzel
Abilene
Tex
Hermann Mortuary
Home Pearson to confer in Ottawa
Prime Minister Sir Alec Douglas-Home will confer with Canadian Prime Minister Lester B. Pearson in Ottawa from February 10 to 12. The talks precede Pearson’s planned visit to Washington for meetings with President Johnson on February 12 and 13.
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London
Alec Douglas-Home
Lester B. Pearson
Canada
Ottawa
Washington
Johnson
Simpson Charges JFK Death Blame Warping Truth
Sen Milward Simpson says rightists and conservatives are blamed for Kennedy assassination by those who gain politically from warped truth. He denounces blaming Dallas and notes national grief but warns against political use of the tragedy. The House GOP denounces suggesting hatred fed by communism.
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Washington
Milward L. Simpson
R-Wyo
John F. Kennedy
Wyoming Republican
Senate
House Republican Policy Committee
Simpson
Earl Warren
Kennedy
Don Quixote
House
GOP
Johnson awards Medal of Freedom posthumously to Kennedy and Pope John XXIII
President Johnson announces posthumous Medal of Freedom honors for John F Kennedy and Pope John XXIII during a White House ceremony. The day also features NATO discussions, projected Allied nuclear forces, and ongoing reviews with Defense and State Department advisers. The ceremony includes figures such as Marian Anderson, Jean Monnet, Annie Waunaka, James B. Conant, and Felix Frankfurter. The event unfolds amid Johnson’s focus on alliance issues and military spending.
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Washington
Johnson
Atlantic Alliance
Medal of Freedom
John F Kennedy
White House
Kennedy
Marian Anderson
Jean Monnet
Annie Waunaka
Educa
James B. Conant
Felix Frankfurter
Supreme Court
Pope John
Mother of four killed in wreck near Phillipsburg
Mrs Vernon Erickson a 46 year old mother of four was fatally injured in a traffic accident four miles west of Phillipsburg Kansas Sheriff Louis Beeve said a car tried to pass her car and sideswiped it She died several hours later in Phillipsburg hospital Her 16 year old son Keith escaped injury The Erickson family lives in the Prairie View community west of here
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Phillipsburg
Kan
Vernon Erickson
Here
Louis Beeve
Erickson
Keith
Prairie View
Army sergeant kills two, wounds one, then shoots self
In a Fort Riley incident Sergeant Godfrey Anderson Jr. fatally shot Sergeant J C Storey and wounded Staff Sergeant Larry Johnson before turning the .45 on himself. Authorities say Anderson, 28, was mentally disturbed by his daughter's illness after cancer diagnosis and release from the Army hospital. No evidence of dissension among the patrol or with the men.
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FT. Riley
Kan
J.C. Thomas L. Storey
Henryetta
Okla
Godfrey Anderson Jr
Marianna
Fla
Larry Johnson
Albany
N. Y
Fitzsimmons Army General Hospital
Denver
Clifford D. Merrill
Anderson
Johnson
U. S. Army Hospital
Storey
Third Relief
Thompson Convicted in Slaying of His Wife
A six to six juror verdict in Minneapolis finds T Eugene Thompson guilty of first degree murder in the bludgeon knife killing of his wife Carol nine months after the crime. He faces a life sentence with possible parole after 17 years. Prosecutor alleged murder for insurance proceeds of over 1 million dollars and a romance with a secretary.
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Minneapolis
T. Eugene Thompson
Thompson
Carol
Rolf Fosseen
Randall
Dick W. C. Anderson
Minnie Forrer Dies After Husband Eight Days Earlier
Mrs Minnie Forrer of 116 West Maple died in a Wellington hospital Friday night. Her death follows eight days after husband Henry Forrer. Surviving sons include Julian of Ulysses Harry Dean of Goleta Calif and Gene of Fort Worth Texas. Daughters are Mrs Hartley of Ulysses and Mrs Carl Pietsch of Dallas. Grandchildren number fourteen with five great grandchildren. Harold Samuel preceded her in death in 1927. The couple wed February 14 1906 and lived in Sumner County since 1915. Fisher Mortuary to announce funeral arrangements.
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Minnie Forrer
W. Maple
Wellington
Henry Forrer
Julian
Ulysses
Harry Dean
Goleta
Calif
Gene
Ft. Worth Texas
Hartley
Carl Pietsch
Dallas
Texas
Harold Samuel
Sumner County
Fisher Mortuary
Early favorable foreign press reaction to Johnson noted
Washington AP report: The U.S. Information Agency released a survey showing highly favorable foreign press reaction to President Johnson in his first days in the White House. The December 2 material indicates a general confidence in Johnson from international outlets.
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Washington
U.S. Information Agency
Johnson
White House
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