Weather on Spree Snow and Floods Across Central South
Tornadoes from severe storms touched Mississippi and Louisiana with fatalities near Goodman and multiple injuries in Weathersby. Flooding along Lake Erie hit Michigan and Ohio with hundreds displaced. winds up to 40 mph and a Weather Bureau forecast of continued gale through Thursday.
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Michigan
Ohio
Civil Defense
Red Cross
Monroe
Mich
Detroit
Port Clinton
Toledo
Weather Bureau
Traffic Fatality Log Shows 1966 April Death Toll
Topeka AP reports Kansas traffic death log listing 42 fatalities in April 1966 and 177 for the year to date. Comparable 1965 period records 184.
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Topeka
Kansas
Air Search For Balloonist In Mountain Desert Area
San Diego AP reports an air search began for aeronaut Tracy Barnes and his hot air balloon after radar tracked a descent near Thing Mountain in the Anza Desert. Barnes, 27, from Chester South Carolina, was alone on a transcontinental flight from La Presa when last seen. Ground crews led by Terry Wright, 39, could not locate the balloon as of 2 43 a.m. Flight Service noted Barnes had 45 minutes of butane left and intended to descend.
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San Diego
Calif
Tracy Barnes
Here
Sheriff's Office
Thing Mountain
Anza Desert
la Presa
Terry Wright
Chester
Barnes
Three Missin g After Big Blast At Indiana Ammunition Plant
A massive explosion at an Indiana ammunition plant near Charlestown damaged 1,600 buildings and injured 41. Three workers at the southeast corner of the installation are missing and presumed dead. authorities say they were near a reinforced concrete magazine holding mortar propellant.
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Charlestown
Ind
Indiana
Louisville
William G. Lawhead
Lawhead
Tax Boost Out Tax Boost Out
Gardner Ackley, president Johnson's economic adviser, ruled out any immediate tax increase to curb inflation. He said economy restraints last winter and cooperation from industry and labor will hedge inflation. Ackley spoke at the Supermarket Institute convention and urged food industry aid in holding prices. Humphrey also rejected an anti inflationary tax rise.
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Chicago
Johnson
Gardner Ackley
Council of Economic Advisers
Supermarket Institute
Hubert H. Humphrey
Associated Press
New York
Ackley
Talks Open Between Britain and Rhodesia Leaders
Prime Minister Harold Wilson announced informal talks have begun with Rhodesia to seek a solution to the rebellion. Wilson noted the talks started Friday while his private secretary was in Salisbury. Ian Smith said his white government would enter talks with Britain without preconditions.
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London
Harold Wilson
Rhodesia
Wilson
Oliver Wright
Salisbury
Ian Smith
Britain
House of Commons
Miss Chanute 1966 Pageant plans and schedule
Seven of eight contestants attended a Miss Chanute Pageant chairmen meeting at the Chanute Chamber of Commerce. The event, organized by the Chanute Jaycees, includes a 8 p.m. Saturday pageant in the Memorial Building with Mimi Frink of Kansas attending for interviews and a judges tea. Awards total about 360 to 385 dollars in scholarships and gift items for top entrants.
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Chanute Jaycees
Memorial Building
Chanute
Jaycees
Chanute Speedway
Municipal Auditorium
Miss Kansas
Mimi Frink
Maple Leaf Tea Room
Jaycee
Maple Leaf
Johnson
Becce
Sue Naff
Floyd Naff
W. Oak
Neosho Junior College
Chanute Senior High School
Miss Naff
Bank of Commerce
Severe weather watch issued for parts of eastern Kansas and Missouri
A severe weather watch was issued for parts of eastern Kansas and central Missouri from 3 to 9 pm. Live thunderstorm activity with large hail and damaging winds is anticipated along a zone roughly 60 miles wide from Emporia Kansas to east of Columbia Missouri, extending toward Chanute Manhattan Canton and near St. Louis.
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Kansas City
Kansas
Missouri
Emporia
Kan
Columbia
Chanute
Manhattan
Canton
St. Louis
Rusk Denies U S Shelving Atlantic Nuclear Plans
Secretary of State Dean Rusk rebutted a New York Times report claiming the United States planned to relinquish joint ownership of an Allied nuclear weapons system. Rusk described the article as a misstatement of facts in Washington.
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Washington
Dean Rusk
United States
Atlantic Alliance
Rusk
Robert J. McCloskey
New York Times
Johnson
West Germany
Times
Dean Acheson
Acheson
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
U S Forces Hit North Viet Nam As Saigon Faces New Bombings
U S Air Force B52s raid Mu Gia Pass on the North Viet Nam supply route as American bombers strike the Laotian frontier. A Viet Cong mine in Saigon kills eight South Koreans and three Vietnamese, injuring over forty. In the ground war, the 1st Infantry Division and Marines report limited progress in Operations Birmingham and Georgia with Viet Cong casualties and captured rice.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
North Viet Nam
Mu Gia
Strategic Air Command
U.S
Hanoi
Guam
U.S. 1St Infantry Division
Marines
Tay Ninh
Quang Nam
da Nang
Ambassadors Launch Chamber Membership Calls After Luncheon
The Ambassadors of the Chamber of Commerce began membership outreach this afternoon following a luncheon at the Orchid Buffet. Calls will continue tomorrow with a 4 p.m. meeting at the chamber office to review results. Ron Poor serves as Ambassador chairman.
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Ambassadors, Chamber of Commerce
Chamber
Ron Poor
New York Central Pennsy Merger Declared Largest in U S
The Interstate Commerce Commission unanimously approved the Penn Central merger the biggest in U S rail history. The order includes absorbing the bankrupt New Haven and rejected a rival plan that would have formed a 25 000 mile system from Chicago to the West Coast.
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New York Central
Pennsy
U. S
Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
Pennsylvania
U.S
ICC
Eastern
New Haven
Great Northern
Northern Pacific
Ton & Quincy
Chicago
West Coast
Penn-Central
Montreal
Norfolk
St. Louis
Kenneth H. Tuggle
Chesapeake & Ohio
Norfolk & Western
Neat Trick to Excuse Taxes for Dodd Donations
Sen. John J. Williams accuses Johnson administration officials of proposing a neat trick to bar tax liability on testimonial dinner receipts for Sen. Thomas J. Dodd. He says IRS officials have been discussing with senators that current law may be unclear and needs clarification. Williams cites over $100,000 raised for Dodd in Connecticut dinners used partly for personal expenses, claiming such funds are taxable if not used for campaign purposes.
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Washington
John J. Williams
R-Del
Thomas J. Dodd
D-Conn
Williams
Senate
Internal Revenue Service
Dodd
Connecticut
Cold front crosses Kansas with showers forecast
A cold front moved across Kansas today causing a drop in temperatures and forecasts of showers and thunderstorms. Northerly winds of 40 to 50 mph were reported in the Goodland area as the Weather Bureau predicted general, light rainfall across the state.
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Topeka
Kansas
Goodland
Weather Bureau
Intercepted Letter Dear Cha
A fragmentary note references an intercepted letter titled Dear Cha with casual remarks about spring weather and college vibes. The text is brief and lacks clear names or dates.
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Cha
Tribune Phone Contact for Your Carrier
If you cannot reach your carrier, try the Tribune phone line after 6 p.m. Call HE 1 3400 for access when regular contact fails.
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Tribune
Fire department promotes Aikins to assistant chief
Ray Aikins of 602 South Katy is named assistant fire chief after Johnny Erickson was appointed chief yesterday. Aikins has served with the department since January 1 1955.
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Ray Aikins
S. Katy
Johnny Erickson
Aikins
Fire Department
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