Troops Shift North As VC Pressure Rises in Vietnam
U S forces move 1st Cavalry Airmobile into Quang Ngai Province near Saigon to counter increasing Communist pressure and protect border areas. About 100 enemy killed since April 8, with 630 suspects captured. US casualties 12 KIA and 40 wounded.
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Saigon
South Vietnam
U.S
1St Cavalry
Quang Ngai Province
Vietnam
South
North Vietnam
Quang Ngai
Police Court Report Highlights March Fines and Arrests
Police court fines and bond forfeitures for March totaled 1125 dollars, with 59 misdemeanor arrests and no felonies. Calls for service rose to 290. 54 traffic accidents in three months included 3 injuries. Animal control picked up 36 dogs. two patrol cars logged 10,356 miles and 1061.4 gallons of gas.
Docking Hints Veto Of Juco Aid Bill
Sen. Keith Sebelius says Gov. Docking will be responsible for continuing a bad situation if he vetoes the measure to increase state aid to junior colleges. The bill would end out district tuition by raising state aid from $3 to $10 per credit hour and cost the state about $1.7 million annually.
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Sebelius
William H. Avery
Docking
Kansas Senate
Traffic Fatalities Log for Topeka in April 1967
Kansas police report traffic death figures for Topeka covering the 48 hours to 9 am Monday April 21 1967. The log shows 130 deaths for April compared with 175 in the same period in 1966.
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Topeka
Kansas
Arsonist Linked To Wichita Fire Spree Under Probe
Wichita investigators pursue a serial arsonist blamed for nine garage and car blazes in a six block area. Damages total under 15000 dollars with a separate 50000 dollar warehouse fire linked to potential arson. Fire chief Paul Beard cautions the suspect is likely mentally troubled while investigators inspect break in signs at Miro-Flex Co.
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Wichita, Kan
Garag
Wichita
Paul Beard
Miro-Flex Co
Dawson Manufacturing Co
Beard
Miro-Flex
Break-in at Byers Business Office
Police on routine patrol found the Byers rock crusher gasoline station business office broken into at 3 10 a m yesterday. Seventy five cents in change and keys to the buildings missing. Entry gained by breaking out windows.
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Byers
Byers Rock Crusher
Bus Service Bill Vetoed In Kansas
Gov. Robert Docking vetoed a measure to force bus companies to serve cities within 35 miles of an established route. Rep. Arden Dierdorff sponsored the bill citing possible Smith Center coverage. Docking warned of undue hardship on carriers and potential state wide service cuts. Atty. Gen. Sonderholm said likely unconstitutional. It was Docking’s fourth veto of the 1967 session.
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Topeka
Smith Center
Robert Docking
Kansas Corporation Commission
Arden Dierdorff
Rsmith Center
Docking
Atty
Robert Sonderholm
Quake in Indonesia Fatal to 37 Persons
A strong earthquake struck Indonesia's southern Celebes region killing 37 people and injuring 51, Antara News reported.
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Indonesia
Jakarta
Celebes
Antara
City Storm Alert System Test Planned Tomorrow
A 1:30 p.m. test of the storm warning system will occur tomorrow if weather is clear. Air horns and tone activated radios in schools and other sites will be tested under Police Chief Lige Matlock and Civil Defense Director Ralph Toland.
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Lige Matlock
Matlock
Ralph Toland
City Civil Defense
Police Department
Weather Summary and Area Forecast for Topeka Kansas
The report notes today’s high 63 and low 43 with yesterday 83 and 59. A funnel was sighted near Lawrence but no touchdown. Storms bring hail in Coffeyville and La Cygne with rainfall totals ranging from .21 to 1.75 inches across eastern Kansas.
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Topeka
Kansas
Coffeyville
la Cygne
Lawrence
Garnett
Paola
Olathe
False alarm ends in birth for Carol Ross
In San Francisco a fire alarm alerted firemen to an expected birth. Carol Ross and her husband were awaiting a baby when the alarm was pulled, but the infant arrived with help from Mrs. Ross’s mother and no emergency action was needed.
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San Francisco
Carol Ross
Turnpike talks mark gain and loss for Speaker Conard
Speaker John Conard says his push for a three turnpike compromise with Gov. Docking aides hurt his prestige but produced a passed turnpike bill. He notes the three pike plan died in Senate committee yet a broader turnpike authorization was approved.
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Topeka
John Conard
Greensburg
Conard
House
Robert Docking
Senate Roads Committee
Eral
Administration
Tornadoes and storms sweep eight states killing and injuring dozens
A series of tornadoes and severe storms hit eight central states from Wisconsin to Oklahoma and beyond. In Iowa Keosauqua suffered fatalities and injuries as the system damaged homes and utilities. Owosso Michigan and other towns suffered structural damage, power outages, and debris hazards as storms moved east and winter weather affected the north.
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Associated Press
Central States
Wisconsin
Oklahoma
Keosauqua
Iowa
South Dakota
Michigan
Missouri
Kansas
Arkansas
New England
Pacific Northwest
Owosso
Corunna
Bowlegs
Okla
Seminole
Shidler
Osage County
Oklahoma City
Shawnee
Tecumseh
Green
Lafayette
Helen Scull
Delbert
High Court Denies Clay Induction Stay
The Supreme Court denied Cassius Clay Muhammad Ali a injunction to delay his April 28 Army induction. His lawyers argued potential irreparable loss of about $460,000 from three fight contracts, but the court did not comment on the denial.
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Supreme Court Today
Cassius Clay
Clay
High Court
Muhammad Ali
Cherryvale Man Dies in Bridge Crash
A 70 year old Cherryvale man, John Franklin Sitz, died when his car swerved across a county road near Sycamore, Kansas and struck a bridge railing. Autopsy cites chest injuries. death to be counted in highway totals.
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Sycamore
Kan
Cherryvale
Montgomery County
Bill Lessman
John Franklin Sitz
Sitz
Police Seek Glowing 1963 Plymouth Car
Kalamazoo police hunt for an experimental 1963 Plymouth valued at 30000 dollars missing from Western Michigan University's Industrial and Engineering Technology Building over the weekend. The car features a plastic top and a blue fluorescent body that glows in the dark and was donated to WMU by Chrysler Corp.
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Kalamazoo
Mich
Western Michigan University
Western Michigan
Chrysler Corp
Tax Returns Rise as Kansas Filers Surge Ahead
Kansas taxpayers rush to file with 481000 returns received by Friday and 270581 refunds totaling 8.7 million processed. Revenue director James McDonald notes 65 percent filed so far, 150000 ahead of last year, with 750000 due and refunds expected to total about 12.5 million. He adds refunds average three weeks and no budget problems.
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Topeka
Kansas
James T. McDonald
Donald
McDonald
Four die in Kansas weekend traffic incidents
Four people were killed in Kansas over the weekend. Jerry J. Johnson, 28, of Ogden, died in a one car crash near a township road north of the city limits. Johnny Pete, 20, and Michael Vesey, 19, died when a tire blew on a car west of El Dorado. Five year old Vicky Kennedy was fatally injured when struck in Sedgwick.
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Associated Press
Kansas
Jerry J. Johnson
Ogden
Riley County
Michael Vesey
Highway Patrol
Vicky Kennedy
Sedgwick
Kan
Surveyor 3 Aims Moon Landing With Soil Digging Gear
NASA reports Surveyor 3 cleared sun and Canopus for navigation and, after launch, heads to the Ocean of Storms site about 300 miles west of Surveyor 1. The 2,283-pound lander will use a shovel sized scoop and extendable arm to dig for soil texture while photographing the site for two weeks.
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Moon
Benjamin Milwitsky
Surveyor
Soviet Union
Strike Halt Ordered Over Lycoming Plant Shutdown
A 10 day restraining order was issued by U.S. District Court Judge William H. Timbers to stop a strike at Avco Lycoming's Stratford Connecticut plant. The action follows a dispute with the AFL-CIO United Auto Workers over wages cost of living protections and benefits. Deputy Defense Secretary Cyrus Vance swore the strike could imperil national safety. The plant was shut at 12 01 a m Sunday as talks stalled.
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New Haven, Conn
Vietnam
U.S. District Court
William H. Timbers
Lycoming Division
Avco Corp
Afl-Cio
United Auto Workers Union
Johnson
Justice Department
Cyrus Vance
Aveo
Lycoming
Stratford
Conn
Intercepted Letter Debates Lunar Potato Planting
A playful intercepted note imagines Surveyor 3 taking a shovel to the Moon to settle whether potatoes grow best in darkness or moonlight.
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Surveyor 3
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