Violence Flares As Wichita Curfew Enters Second Night
Scattered violence continued in Wichita during the second night of a city curfew. A sniper fired a shot injuring Billy Williams. six police were hurt and two cars damaged. Arson, store and church damage followed with losses over 50 000. NAACP leader Chester Lewis condemned the curfew as illegal.
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Wichita
Kan
Billy J. Williams
E. O. Ford
Holy Savior Catholic Church
Kansas
Chester Lewis
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
Gonzalez urges making Columbia the state of D C
Rep Henry B Gonzalez argues that the District of Columbia should become the state named Columbia and introduces a constitutional amendment to end Congress exclusive jurisdiction over D C He concedes chances are slim now but foresees eventual passage as public rights for residents expand The measure would repeal parts of the Constitution granting Congress exclusive legislative power over the capital
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Washington
Henry B. Gonzalez
D-Tex
District of Columbia
Columbia
Congress
D.C
Eisenhower’s minor ailment prompts routine care at Walter Reed
Former President Dwight D. Eisenhower returns to hospital for a minor digestive tract ailment. Doctors plan to use the stay for dental work and routine checks, not expecting a long hospitalization. He traveled by helicopter to Walter Reed from his Gettysburg farm and by Sunday morning was alert and performing light activities.
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Washington
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Eisenhower
Army
Walter Reed General Hospital
Gettysburg
Record Marijuana Seizures By Customs Soar
The Customs Service seized a record 26,313 pounds of marijuana in the year ended June 30, more than twice the prior year. Commissioner Lester D. Johnson said 1,081 seizures occurred in the last fiscal year, up from 699 and 10,411 pounds the year before.
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Washington
Customs Service
Customs
Lester D. Johnson
Weather Summary for Local Area
Today's high around 89 degrees and a low near 72 with a 1 p m reading. Precipitation totals include .02 inch today and .97 yesterday. Thayer reports 1.30 inches since Sunday and Altoona 1.50 inches. Area forecast calls for generally fair warm humid conditions through Tuesday with a few isolated evening and night thunderstorms. Highs near 90 Tuesday and overnight lows in the lower 70s. Precipitation chances about 10 percent tonight and Tuesday.
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Csc
Thayer
Altoona
Kansas Weather Forecast Promises Heat and Thunderstorms
TOPEKA AP reports the forecast for hot humid weather continues with a chance of late afternoon or nighttime thundershowers, underscoring persistent forecast inconsistency for the day.
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Topeka
Kansas
Shots Across the Jordan Breach in Cease-Fire
Israeli and Jordanian troops exchanged shots across the Jordan River in a cease-fire breach near the Allenby Bridge. Arab merchants closed shops in Jerusalem in a near total strike against Israeli policies, while Cairo papers spoke of an Arab summit in Khartoum.
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Associated Press
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U Thant
Nils G. Gussing
Amman
General wounded as helicopter rescues crew near Saigon
A U S Army brigadier general was wounded in the leg when Viet Cong fire hit his helicopter during a rescue attempt near Saigon. His aide was wounded in both legs while both crews and helicopters suffered damage as other actions unfolded south of Hanoi. Ground units closed on the downed crew.
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U.S
U.S. Army
3Rd Field
Soviet Cavalry Division Annihilated Reported in Sinkiang
Tokyo based Mainichi cites a wall newspaper from Peking claiming the annihilation of a Soviet cavalry division that allegedly intruded into Sinkiang Province. No date or size is given, and the Soviet force is referred to only as The 1st Soviet Cavalry Division.
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Mainichi
Wall
Peking
Sinkiang
Soviet Union
Neosho County Fair Adds New Divisions
Neosho fair expands judging classes for Thursday through Saturday events at the fairgrounds. Open-class and 4-H food, crop, and garden judging start Thursday at 1 pm with a bicycle safety contest at 3 pm and livestock fittings later. Exhibits accepted Thursday 8 am to noon. livestock in after noon Wednesday. prizes require exhibits to stay until 8 pm Saturday.
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Erie
Neosho County
Saddle Club
Neosho County Fair Board
William George
George Madill
Earl Long
Prisoners Food Fund Hike Debated by County Board
Erie county commissioners met to resolve a dispute over prisoner meal funding. Sheriff George Neely asks for a rise from 1.50 to 2.50 dollars per prisoner per day, citing inflation, while county attorney John White notes a 1967 statute sets a 1.50 minimum but with a 1968 effective date. The board delayed a decision until November 1 to craft policy, clarifying sheriff versus county responsibility for meals.
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Erie
Board of County Commissioners
George Neely
Neely
Board of Commissioners
John White
Kansas
White
State Traffic Fatal to Four
Four people died in Kansas road accidents over the weekend. A stolen car chased by police in Kansas City Kan collided with two other cars, killing Mrs. Harley Wagner 56. In Wichita A W Barron 50 died when his car hit a tank truck. Gordon D Gaston 16 of Wakefield died in a two truck crash south of Clay Center. Mrs Jean Wheatley 73 of Satanta died in a two car collision near Pierceville.
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Associated Press
Kansas
Kansas City
Kan
Harley Wagner
Wichita
A. W. Barron
Gordon D. Gaston
Wakefield
Clay Center
Republican River
Jean Wheatley
Satanta
Pierceville
Injuries Fatal in Two-Car Manitowoc Crash
Gerald Ashworth six of Wichita Kansas died Sunday night six hours after a two car crash at a highway interchange west of Manitowoc.
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Manitowoc, Wix
Gerald Ashworth
Wichita
Kan
Manitowoc
Beagle Dies After Friday Farmhouse Shooting
Charles F. Beagle, 35, of Wichita, died at a hospital from a gunshot wound to the head suffered Friday. He was found on his farmhouse floor by the sheriff after a woman reported the shooting. Beagle's wife was in shock and admitted to a local hospital.
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Wichita
Kan
Charles F. Beagle
Beagle
Intercepted Letter Dear Cha Sparks Back-To-School Talk
The Little League season winds down as schools approach and parents shift focus from managers and umpires to teachers and school officials.
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Cha
Castro Cubans Hijack Colombian Airliner to Havana
An airliner with 71 to 78 aboard was hijacked by five pro Castro militants from Fidel Castro in a DC4 flight from Bogota to San Andres Providencia. The plane landed in Havana where captives were reported safe and six Cuban exiles were paraded at a news conference alleging CIA involvement. An onboard U.S. Army Captain and his wife recounted the diversion to Havana after the MIG sighting.
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Harris Wheeler
Helga
Modesto
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Panama
Wheeler
Moran girl chosen Miss Kansas by two judging panels
Miss Debbie Barnes of Moran earned the Miss Kansas crown in Pratt last month and again by a separate judging group miles apart. A friend sent photos of all 36 entrants to Vietnam soldiers who chose Barnes without knowing she had already won at Pratt.
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Pittsburg
Kan
Debbie Barnes
Moran
Kansas
Pratt
Miss Barnes
Vietnam
Death claims Leslie Byers longtime Tu Lakes businessman
Leslie Robert Byers 53 of Tu Lakes died of a heart ailment after entering Neosho Memorial Hospital Sunday evening. He ran rocks and cement businesses with Har ry Byers and Sons until 1961 real estate development on highway K39. Born Feb 15 1914 at Fredonia he married Edna Carpenter in Erie Dec 23 1933. Survived by wife three daughters five grandchildren his mother three brothers four sisters and other relatives. Memorial service Wednesday 2 pm Evangelical United Brethren Church with Rev William Baldwin officiating. Burial Greenlawn Memorial Park Cemetery Johnson Mortuary in charge.
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Tu-Lakes
Neosho Memorial Hospital
Harry Byers
Leslie Robert Byers
Fredonia
Edna Carpenter
Erie
Byers
Marquette
Midwest
Patty Kern
Charlotte Fink
Sandra Harmon
N. Plummer
Jess Byers
S. Garfield
Floyd Byers
S. Denman
John Byers
Lansing
Fluffy Thomas
Kansas City
Betty Reeves
Phoenix
Ariz
Dorothy Crabtree
Evangelical United Brethren Church
William Baldwin
Greenlawn Memorial Park Cemetery
Johnson Mortuary
Gun Accident Fatal at Wichita
Lo well O Sparks, 23, of Wichita, was shot in an apparent accident while two men worked on a gun. Sparks sat in a chair when a 22 caliber rifle discharged and struck him in the head after a bolt was removed but a bullet remained in the chamber.
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Wichita, Kan
Lowell O. Sparks
Wichita
Sparks
George Richardson
Richardson
Traffic Fatalities in Topeka Log Averages
Topeka reports 48 hour traffic death log shows 4 fatalities for August 1967 plus 10 for the year and 310 for 1967 total, compared with 412 for the same period in 1966. The AP dispatch notes ongoing totals through Monday morning.
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Topeka
Kansas
Five youths post bonds after indecent exposure arrest
Five males aged 20 to 23 posted bonds totaling 850 after arrest early Sunday in the 500 block on West Main. Charges include indecent exposure resisting arrest failure to obey a police officer and reckless driving with trial set for Wednesday in City Court.
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Marion Cox
Highway Patrol
Steve Allen
Larson
Bruce Benson
S. Evergreen
Doug Dufek
Wichita
Chanute
Chad McCullan
Russell Kern Jr
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