Quake Toll at 149 100 Still Missing
Caracas death toll rises to 149 with at least 100 missing after the quake. Among the Americans killed are Joshua and Inez Kogel of Kings Point New York and Lilly Morse of Minnesota, while Embassies report other victims and relief flights resume.
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Caracas
Venezuela
Interior Ministry
U.S
Joshua E. Kogel
Inez C. Kogel
George Kogel
Kings Point
N.Y
Mercedes Chocron Kogel
Joshua
Lilly Morse
Keith Allan Kaplan
Owatonna
Panama
Raul Leoni
Montreal
Intercepted Letter Hints Johnson Safer World Plan
An intercepted note quotes a letter to Cha praising President Johnson for a calm plan to fund global commitments while maintaining domestic spending. The brief implies confidence in international aid without detailing actions.
Area Wheat Crop 60 Per Cent Cut
Kansas farmers still cutting wheat with up to 40 percent unharvested in some areas. Harvest complete in Goodland. Hutchinson reports some western Reno and Stafford counties still active. Crop service notes 93 percent statewide harvested by July 29 and varied progress for corn sorghum and soybeans. Pastures provide ample feed for livestock.
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Topeka
Kansas
Kansas Labor Department
Farm Placement Service
Chanute
Goodland
Great Bend
Hays
Hutchinson
Reno County
Stafford County
Independence
Newton
The
Kansas Crop and Livestock Reporting Service
Weather summary for Topeka and Kansas with scattered storms
Area forecast calls for considerable cloudiness with showers and a few thunderstorms tonight and Wednesday, turning partly cloudy by Wednesday afternoon. Tonight will be a little cooler with a low around 70 and Wednesday middle 80s highs. Kansas weather shows warm humid conditions with scattered afternoon and evening thunderstorms, cooler northwest winds moving in, highs 90 to 100 and lows 60s to 70s.
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Topeka
Kansas
Weather Bureau
Traffic Fatalities Log for Topeka and Kansas
Kansas traffic death log shows 1 death in 24 hours ending 9 am Tuesday. For July total 63 fatalities. For 1967 total 349, down from 400 in the comparable 1966 period.
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Topeka
Kansas
Stripes on Sleeves Mark 90 Day Wonders at Ft Benning
Stripes on the sleeve replace shoulder bars for Viet Nam era NCOs trained in 12 week classes at Ft Benning. The program, dubbed Instant NCO, aims to produce about 8 000 noncommissioned officers in 41 classes within a year to lead fire teams and rifle squads, reviving a WWII style shortage remedy.
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Benning, Ga
Ft. Benning
Riots Spread From D C to Milwaukee and Portland
Riots in Washington D C involved fires rocks and looting near landmarks including the White House. Police and rainfall dispersed groups as three other cities Milwaukee and Portland also faced violence with arrests injuries and curfews. American troops were redeployed in Detroit while Gov Romney lifted some emergency restrictions.
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Associated Press
Washington, D.C
White House
Capitol
George Romney
Washington
Milwaukee
Portland
Ore
Allied assault in Mekong Delta kills Viet Cong in major operation
U S and South Vietnamese forces say about 350 Viet Cong killed in the largest delta sweep involving up to 10 000 troops launched last Friday to clear Viet Cong mining Highway 4 and ease food price pressures in Saigon. Casualties: U S 16 dead 59 wounded. South Vietnamese reports 28 killed 50 wounded.
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Saigon
U.S
Mekong Delta
South Vietnam
U.S. 9Th
U.S. Navy
My Tho
Fred C. Weyand
Field Force II
Weyand
Freight Rate Hike For the Railroads
The Interstate Commerce Commission approved a 300 million dollar freight rate increase for U S railroads, about three percent, marking the first rise in seven years. The move aims to cover rising wage costs and payroll taxes while arguing that moderating increases helps price stability in the long run.
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Washington
The
Interstate Commerce Commission
Johnson
ICC
United States
Commission
LBJ Says Americans Can Afford War and Domestic Programs
President Johnson told a Washington news conference that Americans can finance both Vietnam and domestic programs. He argued the nation's prosperity allows action abroad while addressing slum uprisings at home. He noted potential adjustments to a six percent tax surcharge and declined to discuss specifics.
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Washington
Johnson
Congress
Treasury
$2,350,000 Cessna Aircraft Contract Awarded
The White House notified Gov. Robert Docking that a $2,350,000 contract has been awarded for Cessna Aircraft. The Wichita project covers 11,250 bomb dispensers to be produced in Wichita, with work to be performed there.
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Topeka
Robert Docking
White House
Cessna Aircraft
Wichita
Docking
Red Chinese envoy screams in Rangoon over held embassy consignment
In Rangoon Burma Monday a Red Chinese diplomat shouted at customs officials after 40 cases sent from Peking to the Chinese Embassy were refused clearance. The first secretary accused Burma's government of blocking the consignment to oppose China and persecute Chinese citizens. The reason for the hold remained unclear.
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Rangoon
Burma
Peking
China
Three Arrests Tied to $1.55 Million Plymouth Cash Haul
A Boston AP report says a woman and two men were arrested on federal indictments for the 1962 Plymouth mail truck robbery. The trio, linked to a haul of $1,551,277 in Canadian and U S currency, face minimum 25 year sentences if convicted.
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Judy Merewether
Judy
Boston
Plymouth
Francis H. Farrell
Diaferio
Joseph Bailliro
U.S
Richards
Kelly
Post Office
Parsons Plant Pact Ends Construction Slowdown
About 850 workers at the Kansas Army Ammunition Plant near Parsons returned to work after pipefitters Local 664 voted nearly unanimously to end a four day strike. The dispute centered on layoffs and regional staffing. Eby Construction, the general contractor, said production will ramp up with $16 million in contracts and limited work starting in September.
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Parsons
Kan
Kansas Army Ammunition Plant
Paul W. Works
Martin K. Eby Construction Co
Kendall Inc
Wichita
Joe Pucci
Pittsburg
Kendall
Kansas
Eby
Topeka Neighborhood Youth Corps Project Approved
The governor announced approval of a $172 240 Neighborhood Youth Corps project in Topeka. It will provide employment for 60 youths out of school with $140 000 of the cost funded by the federal government under the Department of Labor.
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Topeka
Robert Docking
Department of Labor
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McKeesport
U.S. National Catholic Welfare Conference
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Tania Braun
Houston, Tex
Emilia Cabrera
Mina
Keith
Lyn
Alicia Kaplan
Eduardo Parra Neff
Cha
FAA
Detroit
101St Airborne Division
Selfridge Air Force Base
Ft. Campbell
82Nd Airborne Division
Oregon
Providence
R.I
Erie
Negro East Side
Benny Wall
North Vietnam
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Forrestal
Hanoi-Haiphong
Tuy Hoa
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Weymouth
New England Power Co
John J. Kelley
Watertown
Patricia Diaferio
U.S. Marshals
Parsons Plant Pact
Neighborhood Youth Corps
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