Area Pilot Nets First Red Supersonic Jet
Maj. Paul J. Gilmore and radar officer Lt. William T. Smith shot down a MiG-21 near North Vietnam and 35 miles from Red China. Gilmore described watching his missile explode the jet’s tail after a six minute dogfight. This marked his first air victory after 12 years in service and came as news to his worried parents.
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North Viet Nam
Maj
Paul J. Gilmore
Gilmore
Hanoi
Red China
Associated Press
William T. Smith
Wayne
Maj. Gilmore
DaNang
da Nang
480Th Tactical Fighers
366Th Tactical Fighter Wing
South Vietnam
Paul
Labette Joins Humboldt Center
Labette County commissioners voted to join the Southeast Kansas Mental Health Center at Humboldt. The center is financed by Allen, Neosho and Woodson counties.
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Oswego, Kan
Labette County
Southeast Kansas
Humboldt
Allen
Neosho
Woodson
Viet Cong hit back as Saigon advances pace up
U S forces report renewed Viet Cong contact with increased operations by South Vietnamese government troops and air power. Government losses fall while Viet Cong casualties rise as U S casualties decline. week totals show 35 Americans killed and 547 wounded, 8 missing or captured. Viet Cong losses 694 killed, 69 captured, with allied deaths rising to 32. April week losses also noted.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
U.S
Supreme Court rules GM violated antitrust law in LA discount ban
The Supreme Court ruled General Motors violated antitrust law by attempting to bar Chevrolet sales through discount houses in the Los Angeles area. Justice Fortas delivered a unanimous decision calling it a classic conspiracy in the restraint of trade and detailing joint actions by dealers the defendant associations and GM to limit competition and restrict dealer freedom.
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Washington
Supreme Court
General Motors Corp
Los Angeles
Justice Department
Abe Fortas
Fortas
General Motors
Chevrolet
Five Die As Texas Floods Swamp Dallas Area
In Dallas and Garland, five people drown after historic rains flood homes and roads. W L Perryman president of General American Oil Co. dies in a Cadillac swept into a creek. Robert Buck and Adrienne Buck of San Antonio drown when their car is swept away. Firemen rescue others from cars and trees as rivers rise. Ford plant in northeast Dallas shuts down, 1,500 workers idled. Mayor Jonsson warns more loss possible if rains resume.
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W. L. Perryman
General American Oil Co
States
Canada
Robert Buck
Adrienne
San Antonio
Texas
East Point
Eric Jonsson
Intersection crash damages two cars injures no serious harm
Cars driven by Mrs Lillie McCoy 65 of 1112 S Santa Fe and Reva Ferguson 49 of 1401 S Central were heavily damaged in a Grant Street intersection collision at 12 40 p m yesterday. McCoy 1964 Buick sustained about 400 in front end damage and Ferguson 1964 Comet about 450 at the right rear. Passengers Mary Ann Garcia and Vicky VanGotten 15 suffered minor bruises. Officers said McCoy traveled north on Grant while Ferguson eastbound on 11th.
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Lillie McCoy
S, Santa Fe
Reva Ferguson
S. Central
Llth and
Grant
Mary Ann Garcia
Vicky VanGotten
Fumes Found At Pete Smith Residence Prompt Evacuation
Fire department tested for carbon monoxide at 109 N Grant after a Smith child fell ill. Firemen ordered the family to leave and arrange heating equipment checks to locate the fumes source.
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Pete Smith
N. Grant
Smith
Balloonist Aims to Cross U S Crashes in Laguna Mountains
In San Diego area, balloonist Tracy Barnes and his balloon went down after striking a rocky peak in the Laguna Mountains. Barnes suffered a back injury after being thrown from the gondola. The $15,000 craft crashed five miles from the peak. An air search located Barnes. a deputy sheriff hiked in to assist.
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San Diego
Calif
Tracy Barnes
United States
Barnes
Laguna Mountains
Fire destroys Weir grain elevator in Kansas
The Weir grain elevator was destroyed by fire on Wednesday in Weir Kansas. Authorities investigated the blaze as a grain storage facility loss with no immediate reports of injuries.
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Weir, Kan
Weir
Tax Probe of Sen Dodd Centers on 100000 in Testimonial Dinners
IRS orders an investigation into more than 100000 raised for Senator Thomas J Dodd during testimonial dinners in Connecticut. Senate criticism and alleged mischaracterization as tax free gifts surface as officials consider whether the events were personal expenses or campaign fundraising. The probe may extend from Connecticut to Washington, with a potential tax claim if dinners were not acts of appreciation.
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Washington
Internal Revenue Service
Thomas J. Dodd
D-Conn
Connecticut
John J. Williams
R-Del
Johnson
Dodd
Williams
IRS
Neodesha Driver Pleads Guilty in City Court
Robert Kennedy, 34, of Neodesha pleaded guilty to driving while intoxicated and transporting an open bottle in city court. He was fined $145 plus $5 costs, or 30 days in county jail, with custody pending payment. Kennedy was arrested about 7:15 PM on highway K39 seven miles east of Chanute by Neosho county undersheriff Don Harding.
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Robert Kennedy
Neodesha
Don Harding
Neosho County
Kennedy
K39
Chanute
Airliner wreckage found after fatal Andean crash
A search party located the four engine Constellation near Huampara about 60 miles southeast of Lima. The Peruvian airliner vanished Wednesday with 49 aboard include five Americans, all confirmed dead. The wreckage was found by Lineas Areas Nacionales search planes.
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Lima
Peru
Andes
Lineas Areas Nacionales
Huampara
Army sergeant in Viet Nam told to wait for reclassification
David L. Lehigh, 25, has been in Viet Nam since early April. A Selective Service board letter said he has been reclassified and will not have to enter the armed forces. Lehigh's wife and three children live in Urbana.
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Urbana, Ill
David L. Lehigh
Viet Nam
Selective Service Board
Lehigh
Urbana
Weather cool with frost risk across Kansas today
Topeka reports sunny but unseasonably cool conditions with frost or light freeze likely in western and north central counties and possible eastern frost tonight. Cool air swept the state Wednesday with 40 to 50 mph winds. rainfall under a tenth of an inch confined to northern counties.
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Weather Bureau
Traffic Fatalities Log From Topeka April 1966 Report
Traffic death log from Topeka lists 24 hours to 9 am Thursday April 42 1966 with 177 fatalities versus 188 in 1965. The AP roundup notes 24 hour totals and year over year comparison for Kansas road deaths.
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Topeka
Kansas
House Group Adds Another Half Billion
The House Appropriations Committee voted to add about half a billion dollars to the Labor Department and HEW bill beyond President Johnson’s request. The panel approved 212.8 million more than its subcommittee, including 232.8 million for school districts affected by federal installations, while cutting 20 million for the teacher corps.
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House Group
Washington
House
Appropriations Committee
Johnson
Labor Department
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
George H. Mahon
D-Tex
Personnally
Agriculture Department
Congress
Frank T. Bow
Ohio
Melvin R. Laird
Wisconsin
Robert H. Michel
Illinois
Garner E. Shriver
Kansas
Political budget fight sparks calls for action by Johnson
Senator Dirksen attacks President Johnson over a possible 3 billion increase to the 113 billion budget. Dirksen says Johnson should urge party leaders to resist boosts while Democrats blame GOP spending. A named Democrat says there may be no such request and accuses Johnson of political budget juggling.
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Johnson
White House
Dirksen
Intercepted Letter Dear Cha Reveals Family Strain
Intercepted note jokes about government inquiry into family finances. It underscores tough choices for parents about cutting kids’ allowances and hints at wider public interest.
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Cha
Shanahan's Widow Sworn In as Kansas Secretary of State
Mrs. Elwin M. Shanahan, widow of Paul Shanahan, was sworn in as Kansas secretary of State. Chief Justice Jay S. Parker administered the oath. Gov. William H. Avery announced the appointment Wednesday afternoon.
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Topeka
Elwin M. Shanahan
Paul Shanahan
Kansas
Shanahan
Jay S. Parker
Kansas Supreme Court
William H. Avery
Tribune Phone Help: Call After 6 PM
Instructions urge readers to contact their carrier if Tribune is unreachable and provide a fallback HE 1 3400 after 6 p m. The note emphasizes reaching the service line for assistance.
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Tribune
Young Kansas boy wins Young American Medal for heroism
David Eugene Crowe, then five, saved three younger sisters from a Cherokee home fire on December 2, 1964. He will be honored by President Johnson with a Young American Medal, the youngest recipient in 16 years. KOAM and Pittsburg American Legion funded vision restoration and education efforts.
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Pittsburg
Kan
David Eugene Crowe
David
Johnson
Washington
Donald Crowe
Cherokee
Sherri
Peggy
Seanna
KOAM
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