Marines Press North Vietnamese Hill 861 Assault Ends
U S planes and artillery pounded Hill 861 near Khe Sanh after 37 Marines were killed and 84 wounded in a three day attempt to seize the hill. Four American planes were shot down in raids on Hanoi Haiphong with total losses at 520 in the air war.
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Saigon
U.S
South Vietnam
North Vietnam
Hanoi
Haiphong
Hill 861
Khe Sanh
Associated Press
Richard Merron
Galesburg High School Attendance Facility Heads Up for Vote
A special meeting is set in the Galesburg High School gym to decide if the Galesburg high school attendance facility should be discontinued at the end of the 1966 67 school year. The district 472 board and the newly formed consolidated district 101 will attend. The meeting begins at 8 p m with a vote to follow discussions.
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Galesburg
Unified District 472
District 472 Board of Education
District 472
Education
Unified District 101
Turnpike bond issue eyed as bid optimism rises
Rep. Bill Fribley says eastern Kansas turnpike supporters will be pleasantly surprised by bids when the Kansas Turnpike Authority offers a 120 million dollar bond issue. He also expects no major problem financing a feasibility study for a second Kansas City area turnpike.
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Topeka
Kan
Bill Fribley
R-Crestline
Kansas Turnpike Authority
Fribley
Kansas City
Wichita
Sam Ranson
Ethics Committee Duns Senator Dodd in Public Letter
An intercepted letter portrays the ethics committee placing a dunce cap on Senator Dodd and setting him in the corner as a rebuke. The fragment reflects informal, satirical punishment of a political figure by a committee.
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Sen. Dodd
Censure Move Stirs over Senator Dodd Ethics Findings
The Senate Ethics Committee recommended censuring Senator Thomas J. Dodd for conduct deemed contrary to morals and public trust. The report says Dodd misused funds raised through political testimonials for his personal benefit and urges the Senate to vote on the proposal in a reasonable time.
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Washington
Senate Ethics Committee
Sen
Thomas J. Dodd
Senate
Stennis
Mike Mansfield
Montana
Dodd
Connecticut
Traffic Crash Near Senior High Causes Vehicle Pileup
A late night crash at Island Evergreen involved a 1964 Mercury station wagon and a 1956 Dodge among four new pickups and a 1967 Chevelle. Police say four students in the wagon backed into traffic after checking for materials, triggering a chain collision that left the station wagon and Dodge destroyed and the Chevelle a total loss.
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Island Evergreen
Don R. Abbuehl
Jim Babcock
N. Steuben
Gail Abbuehl
Ed Abbuehl
Kathy Kihm
S. Tennessee
Babcock
Evergreen
1St
Main
1St Street
Sam Davis
S. Malcolm
Fisher Motor Co
Fisher
Alcorn Plant Open House Draws Local Interest
About 200 residents from Chanute toured the Alcorn plant during an open house. Guides explained heat transfer equipment manufacturing for oil and petrochemical use. Visitors included Chanute Area Chamber of Commerce and Mid-America Inc. representatives. Alcorn employs 200 locally with payroll near 750000. main office in New York City. The Chanute plant sits at 1500 S. Washington, with local offices at 20 S Highland.
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Chanute
Alcorn
Chanute Area
Oil and Petro-Chemical Industries
New York City
S. Washington
S Highland
Street Supervisor Calvin Hurford Hired in City
Calvin Hurford, 16 S. Plummer, becomes city street superintendent succeeding Cecil Webb who resigns. Webb returns to self employed trade after years as Neosho county road foreman.
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Calvin Hurford
S. Plummer
Neosho County
Cecil Webb
What You Believe Stressed by Titus at Chanute Chamber Dinner
Cliff Titus of Beech Aircraft spoke on the theme What Do You Believe at the Chanute Area Chamber of Commerce dinner. He urged self reflection and purposeful work, stressing that work creates wealth and that government money comes from taxes or borrowing. About 275 attended the event at the Masonic Temple as part of a Showers of Blessings program with choral and ceremonial presentations.
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Cliff Titus
Chanute Area
Beatnik
Wichita
Tom Campbell
Edsel Noland
Duff Wagoner
First Methodist Church
Carter Ward
Bruce
Chanute
Charles Henshall
Chamber
Jim Benton
Pete Disney
Wayne Umbarger
Keith Wright Dent
Cheaste Area
East Main Plans Approved by Planners in Special Meeting
The city planning commission voted to forward two East Main improvement proposals to the city commission. One would widen the street by six feet total and overlay with asphalt, funded 65 percent by property owners and 35 percent by the city, about 18 000 dollars total. The second requests street lighting additions beyond the petition scope. Representatives cited traffic hazards from Central to Ashby and anticipated growth. City Manager R J Hayes and City Engineer Paschal Grimes spoke on costs, noting the city could fund up to 80 percent of city-at-large costs.
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City Planning Commission
East Main
Central
Ashby
City Commission
Seth Gray
John Chaffee
Leonard Brazil
Planning Board
Brock
Steuben
Hayes
Carl Pate
Missouri Kansas Use Tax Pact Aims Border Revenue Boost
Gov Warren E Hearnes and Gov Robert Docking announced a cross border use tax agreement between Missouri and Kansas. The plan collects a 3 percent tax on shipments crossing the border and sends revenues to the respective states. Officials say it will ease merchant tensions and curb unfair competition starting July 1 and is backed by chambers of commerce and retailers.
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Jefferson City
Warren E. Hearnes
Robert Docking
Kansas
Missouri
Missouri Department of Revenue
Missouri Revenue
Thomas A. David
James T. McDonald
Chambers of Commerce and Retailers’ Associations
Topeka
Docking
Neosho County Plans Facilities survey discussion
Neosho County planning board discussed a facilities survey to assess services in the county for public use. It would gauge citizen opinions on churches schools fire protection libraries parks markets recreation medical and housing among other topics.
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Neosho County
ERIE
County Planning Board
Farmers Home Administration
Kansas Department of Research and Development
Carpenter survives 21 story fall in Tulsa
A 35 year old Tulsa carpenter fell 21 stories down a trash chute from the University Club Tower and survived with multiple bone fractures, lacerations and abrasions. Doctors say he has a good chance for recovery. He landed in a pile of trash on the eighth floor.
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Tulsa
Okla
Bobby Gene Williams
Towe
Baileyville Bank Robbery Reported in Kansas
Baileyville State Bank was broken into during the night. A safe was blown but authorities had no immediate word on the amount stolen. Local officers investigated the break in Baileyville.
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Baileyville
Kan
Bridge Falls Near Walnut West of Walnut on K 146
A bridge three miles west of Walnut on K 146 was found fallen this morning and blocked by highway patrol. The 7 ton limit span was deemed unsafe by state highway division engineers who inspected the site this afternoon.
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Walnut
Highway Patrol
State Highway Division
Erie
Traffic Fatalities Logged in March Reported in Topeka
A Kansas AP log shows 37 traffic fatalities for March 1967 not previously reported, covering 24 hours to 9 am Thursday April 3. The figures add to the state's toll for the month and reflect regional traffic hazards.
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Topeka
Kansas
Saigon Impressions From Two Kansas State Correspondents
Kansas State University journalism seniors Jean Lange and Leroy Towns report from Saigon, describing a sprawling, crowded city wrapped in war. They note heat, humidity, a vibrant street life, and a mix of French and American influence, while acknowledging danger nearby and the presence of warplanes at Tan Son Nhut.
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Jean Lange
Leroy Towns
Kansas State University
Manhattan
The
Tribune
Kansas
Kansas City
Tan Son Nhut
Saigon
Kansas Temperatures Bring Seasonal Return After Record Lows
Area forecast shows partly cloudy weather with temperatures rising through Friday. Yesterday's high 44, record lows earlier this week dropped to 32, with 30-degree readings Monday. Central Kansas expected 60s today, 70s in the west as Topeka notes 26 at Manhattan airport and 39 at Pittsburg lows.
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Topeka
Kansas
Manhattan
Pittsburg
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