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In 2006, former KGB spy Alexander Litvinenko died in London from radiation poisoning
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Today is Wednesday, Nov. 23, the 327th day of 2022. There are 38 days left in the year.
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11/23/22
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Plans for promoting the Jefferson Highway were discussed at a dinner at the Stilwell Hotel
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11/22/22
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In 1963, President John F. Kennedy was assassinated in Dallas
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Today is Tuesday, Nov. 22, the 326th day of 2022. There are 39 days left in the year.
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11/22/22
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Judge Clement A. Reed announced his resignation as cyclops in the Coffeyville KKK
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11/19/22
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Temperance in Crawford County, Kansas, part 2
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Kansas entered the union on Jan. 29, 1861, without a satisfactory liquor law and temperance advocates were not happy that the liquor problem was left unsolved by the new state constitution. Civil War soldiers were coming into Kansas and new settlers were arriving daily, along with the saloon keeper, the gambler, and the prostitute.
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11/19/22
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In 1959, Ford announced it was halting production of the unpopular Edsel
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Today is Saturday, Nov. 19, the 323rd day of 2022. There are 42 days left in the year.
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11/19/22
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In 1942, President Roosevelt ordered nationwide gasoline rationing
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11/18/22
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Not killer bees, but problem birds are giving Arma residents nightmares
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11/18/22
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In 1936, Germany and Italy recognized the Spanish government of Francisco Franco
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11/18/22
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Adventures with brother Gary, part 1
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Here’s another excerpt from “Frogdancer,” the autobiography by former Arma native Frank Louis Jeler Jr. This one about some boyhood adventures with his brother, Gary. As I had two older brothers myself, I can relate … to Gary. — J.T.K.
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11/17/22
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A concrete highway from Opolis to Asbury will be the last link from Joplin to the state line
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11/17/22
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In 1947, President Truman called for emergency aid to Austria, Italy and France
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11/17/22
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A new movement is on foot among labor organizations for the release of Alexander Howat
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11/16/22
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In 1907, Oklahoma became the 46th state of the union
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11/16/22
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In 1959, four members of the Clutter family of Holcomb, Kansas, were found murdered
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11/15/22
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The former Mulberry postmaster pleaded guilty to embezzling government funds
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11/15/22
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In 1942, the World War II naval Battle of Guadalcanal began
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11/12/22
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Leroy Nelson, who escaped from Crawford County jail, turned himself in
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11/12/22
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Temperance in Crawford County, Kansas, part 1
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Crawford County history buffs and readers of this newspaper are typically very knowledgeable about the area’s rich roots in bootlegging and coal mining. What they might not know, however, is that Kansas — including Crawford County — has a history with the temperance movement as well, dating back to the late 1800s.
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11/12/22
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In 1982, the newly finished Vietnam Veterans Memorial opened to visitors
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Today is Thursday, Nov. 10, the 314th day of 2022. There are 51 days left in the year.
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11/10/22
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