Richmond Blast Kills 42. Indiana Town Racked by Fire
In Richmond Indiana a massive blast at Marting Arms Co. caused a two block disaster with Gunpowder tied to the store. The death toll rose to 42 with 21 missing and 18 in hospitals. Fire damaged Holthouse Furniture and Serjent's, and FBI probes a possible gas leak.
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Richmond
Holthouse Furniture Store
Indiana
Marting Arms Co
Fred Klotz
FBI
Leo Collins
Marting
Collins
Kenneth E
Weather Update For Kansas Future Warmth Ahead
Area forecast calls for clear to partly cloudy skies with a gradual warming trend tonight and Tuesday. Northwesterly winds 10 to 15 mph tonight. Low tonight mid 40s. High Tuesday near 70. In Topeka forecasts expect mostly fair weather with highs in the 50s to 60s in the southeast. Five day outlook shows 3 to 6 degrees above normals with some Wednesday precipitation in southeast Kansas. Overnight lows dipped to 24 at Goodland and 45 at Chanute with freezing confined to western Kansas.
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Topeka
Weather Bureau
Kansas
Goodland
Chanute
Air Training Exercise Over Missouri Kansas Area
Air defense forces of NAD C will join with SAC bombers for a joint training drill over the western United States and southwestern Canada. B52s will fly over British Columbia while other aircraft pass over U S areas. Sonic booms may be heard near Richards-Gebaur Air Force Base.
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Kansas City
Missouri
Kansas
Air Defense
North American Defense Command
Strategic Air Command
Canada
United States
Canadian
British Columbia
10Th Air Force
Richards-Gebaur Air Force Base
Intercepted Letter About Gardening Casual Note
A short excerpt describes an intercepted letter to Cha about gardening. The writer notes the pastime’s appeal done in shirt sleeves and signs off with a friendly sentiment. The fragment focuses on casual, everyday talk rather than broader events.
Westmoreland sees U S military edge in Vietnam talks
General William Westmoreland says U S forces hold a better relative position in South Vietnam as peace talks with North Vietnam loom. After two days with President Johnson and aides, he told reporters the offensive spirit is spreading and the enemy is weakened, then departed for California to brief Eisenhower before Saigon.
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Washington (Ap
William C. Westmoreland
United States
North Vietnam
Westmoreland
Johnson
White House
South Vietnam
Vietnam
California
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Saigon
Secretary of Defense
Clark M. Clifford
Six Die In Fire In Kansas City Apartment
A Sunday fire in an east side apartment building killed six people, including three generations of the Young and Taylor families. Mrs Ethel Young 66 manager of the building Clyde Young 47 her husband Marion N Taylor 47 visiting from Wichita Robert Taylor 9 grandson. all but Mrs Young were found in their beds. Firemen say the blaze began in the living room on the second floor and went unnoticed until heat blew out a window.
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Kansas City
Ethel Young
Clyde Young
Marion N. Taylor
Young
Bombing limits tighten in North Vietnam area
President Johnson reportedly limited U S air raids to below the 19th Parallel in the North, expanding the demilitarized zone while keeping the option to strike up to the 20th Parallel. Reports indicate over 700 enemy killed in weekend fighting as U S pilots flew 134 missions.
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Saigon
Johnson
North Vietnam
U.S
Demilitarized Zone
19Th Parallel
Dmz
Bumb
Washington
White House
Tom Johnson
North Vietnamese Panhandle
Tribune Phone Contact Instructions
If you cannot reach your Tribune, contact your carrier for help after 6 pm. If he is unavailable, dial HE 1-3400 after 6 p.m. for assistance.
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Tribune
BOAC Jetliner Crash at London Airport Claims Dozens
An 707 jet with 126 aboard crashed on takeoff at London Heathrow. Police report 5 killed, 18 missing, 22 injured hospitalized, 30 treated at the airport medical center. Survivors numbered 103 with 24 migrants among the passengers.
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British Overseas Airways Corp
Australia
Scotland Yard
Australia House
Zurich
Switzerland
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Israel
Tehran
Iran
New Delhi
India
Singapore
Perth
Sydney
BOAC
Mansfield warns against impetuous action after King slaying
Senate Democratic Leader Mike Mansfield urges caution in Congress after racial violence following Martin Luther King Jr. slaying. Johnson’s joint session address is uncertain and a Ford aide signals opposition to immediate House approval of the civil rights bill, though Congress may proceed this week.
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Washington
Senate
Mike Mansfield
Congress
Martin Luther King Jr
Johnson
House
Gerald R. Ford
Michigan
Montana
White House
Atlanta
Dr. King
Mansfield
King
Baltimore
Ford
Ottawa University appoints Dr Peter Armacost as president
Ottawa Kansas AP report Dr Peter H Armacost 32 will be installed April 21 as the 12th president of Ottawa University He has served as acting president since September succeeding Dr Andrew B Mastin
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Ottawa, Kan
Peter H. Armacost
Ottawa University
Armacost
Andrew B. Mastin
Thousands March In Tribute To King In Memphis
Mrs. Martin Luther King Jr. joined a silent Memphis march honoring her slain husband. Kings widow Coretta and three older children flew in with Harry Belafonte as National Guardsmen secured the city hall area. Labor leaders and civil rights figures led the front rows, while negotiators failed to reach a bargaining settlement for garbage workers before the march.
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Memphis, Tenn
Martin Luther King Jr
Memphis
King
Coretta
Atlanta
Harry Belafonte
The
March
Mississippi River
Dr. King
National Guard
Troops Restore Quiet in Riot Torn American Cities
Violence, looting, and arson hit Baltimore Pittsburgh and other cities after Dr. King’s assassination. Army troops and National Guardsmen moved in as curfews and federal aid began, with 25 dead 1 200 injured and 6 000 arrested nationwide.
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Baltimore
Pittsburgh
Washington
Chicago
Martin Luther King Jr
U.S
Baltimore County
Memorials For Dr. King Observed Across Churches
Local churches will open for quiet prayer and meditation in memory of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. No formal service planned, though many churches held memorials in worship. A 6:30 pm service was scheduled at the Iola Memorial Building for the slain civil rights leader, lasting about 30 minutes.
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Martin Luther King Jr
King
Dale Sneeringer
Chanute Area Ministerial Alliance
Memphis
Iola Memorial Building
Roberta Thuston
Neosho-Allen County
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
City Commission to Elect Mayor Tonight
The city commission will select a mayor from among its members during its regular meeting tonight at 7 30 in the memorial building commission room. Dr James W Kensett currently holds the office.
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City Commission
James W. Kensett
Memorial Building
Pilgrims Gather in Atlanta for King's Funeral Blessing
Thousands travel to Atlanta from across the nation to honor Martin Luther King Jr. as services at Ebenezer Baptist Church precede his burial in South View Cemetery. Rev Ralph Abernathy and 88 others plan to fly to Memphis to back striking garbage workers tied to the assassination.
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Atlanta
Martin Luther King Jr
Mississippi
Hollywood
Congress
Ebenezer Baptist Church
King
South View Cemetery
Ralph Aberworthy
Southern Christian Leadership Conference
Memphis
Racial Alliance Patrols Across Major Cities
A quiet national capital with troops on streets accompanies a looming food shortage. Reports describe Army and National Guard patrols in Chicago Baltimore Pittsburgh Nashville Detroit New York Memphis Wilmington Des Moines and Atlanta as King’s body lies in state and cities brace for unrest.
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Associated Press
Washington
National Guard
Chicago
Wilmington
N.C
Atlanta
King
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