Major War Spread Appears Lessening
Washington reports there is less chance of a major expansion of the Vietnamese war as no mass troop movements are seen in China or North Vietnam and no evidence of enemy sea or air attacks. President Johnson has broad support in Congress for a flexible military response if needed to repel aggression, with House and Senate approving resolutions. South Vietnam remains the focal point of the anti-Communist struggle in Southeast Asia.
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U.S
China
North Viet Nam
Johnson
Congress
Southeast Asia
House
Senate
United States
South Viet Nam
South Pacific
Hawaii
Western Pacific
United Nations
Security Council
Turkish Jets Roar Over Cyprus Amid Rising Crisis
Turkish air force jets swept over Cyprus in a second show of support for Turkish Cypriots. Greek Cypriots accused the planes of strafing Polis Harbor and hitting an Italian cargo ship, prompting U.N. aggression charges and a Greek national guard alert.
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Nicosia
Cyprus
Polis
Turkey
U.N. Security Council
U.S
Athens
Peter Garoufalias
Chanute youths face juvenile review on shoplifting and a punch
Police referred a Chanute 15 year old boy and a Chanute 15 year old girl to the county juvenile officer after separate shoplifting incidents. The girl admitted taking dresser scarves and a soap dish from two stores. the boy attempted to steal two model car wheels. A Chanute mother reported a 15 year old boy assaulted her 14 year old son, causing a bruise.
Chanute Invitational Seuphir Championships Debuts Today
A new sport may be born at the Chanute Invitational Seuphir Championships at 2 p.m. on the east overpass by the grain elevator. Competitors ride oversized cardboard boxes down a steep grass hill, judged by time and form, with 25 to 30 contestants expected and spectators invited.
Three Children Die in Refrigerator Find in Chicago
Chicago police found Cynthia Ann Hartman four, Joe five, and Martin six Hartman suffocated Friday night in an unused back porch refrigerator. They were reported missing by their mother hours earlier.
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Chicago
Cynthia Ann Hartman
Joseph
Martin
George Hartman
Intercepted Letter Debates Ballot Distribution Plan
An intercepted letter questions mailing unused ballots to all registered nonvoters and even nonregistrants, arguing they paid for them. The writer suggests broad distribution of ballots, debating potential voter access versus election integrity concerns.
Baling Wire Helps Car Reach Home After Fires
Gary Ellis, 19, drove his sister's 1956 car when the frame broke and he tied it with a rope. The rear end shifted, the driveshaft fell out, and a neighbor pulled the car. A flat spare failed, a tire blew, sparks set five grass fires, the Napoleon Fire Department put them out, and Ellis said he would keep the car as a relic.
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Napoleon, Mich
Gary Ellis
Gary
Napoleon Fire Department
Widow Rears Eight Grandchildren After Tragedy
Mary C. Brooks, 72, cares for eight grandchildren in Wichita after Vernon Brooks, 36, shot their mother and himself last May. She refuses welfare, lives on under $350 monthly, and plans two extra bedrooms while noting neighborly aid and church ties. The guardianship hearing adjourned with no welfare aid granted.
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Vernon Brooks
Wichita
Mary C. Brooks
Bill
Linda
Ricky
Brenda
Small Kennedy Merchants Do a Thriving Business
In Hyannis Port Mass nieces and nephews of Robert F Kennedy ran sidewalk stands selling postcards medallions and souvenirs to fund a Kennedy Memorial Library in Boston. They earned about 50 dollars in two days attracting tourists who learned the sellers identities. A traffic jam and police were needed and the children closed the shop despite strong demand. Participants included Maria Shriver 8 Robert Kennedy Jr 10 David 11 Mary 7 and Sydney Lawford 7.
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Hyannis Port
Mass
John F. Kennedy
Kennedy Compound
Kennedy Memorial Library
Boston
Kennedy
Presi
Maria Shriver
Robert Kennedy Jr
David
Mary
Sydney Lawford
Belding girl dives to save dogs as train passes
Lorri Campbell, 9, leapt toward railroad tracks to rescue two dachshunds, grabbing one before a switch engine train struck her. Pogo survived while Quanda was killed. Lorri, with a broken collarbone and minor injuries, is reported doing fine at the hospital. her mother Mrs. Donald Campbell recalls the dramatic moment.
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Belding
Mich
Lorri
Donald Campbell
Grandmother of JFK Dies in Boston at 98
Mrs John F Fitzgerald widow of former Boston mayor and mother of six, including John F Kennedy’s grandfather, dies at 98. She watched Kennedy’s rise on television and supported him with prayer during the 1960 election Amid public affection for the family Honey Fitz yacht nickname referenced.
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Boston
John F. Fitzgerald
John F. Kennedy
President Kennedy
Mrs. Kennedy
Milton and
Thomas
Honey Fitz
Kennedy
Tribune Phone Contact Note
A brief reminder to contact the Tribune by phone if unavailable through the carrier After 6 p.m. readers are advised to dial HE 1-3400 for access when the regular line is unreachable.
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Tribune
Final Approval On Antipoverty Due in House
The House advanced President Johnson's antipoverty bill to brink of passage after a 228-190 vote but delayed the final tally due to a technicality. Opponents demanded a printed copy including recent amendments, a request regularly allowed but seldom exercised, prompting a Saturday session pause before today.
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Washington
House
Johnson
Orchid hydrant clash and tense Capitol votes in 196?
In Binghamton a resident faced fines and possible jail after painting a fire hydrant orchid, which officials said violated water rules. City crews repainted it red. In Congress, Democrats faltered on a high priority bill as Rep. Howard W. Smith led a bid to strike the enacting clause, later reversed by party cohesion. a loyalty oath proposal passed 144-112.
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Binghamton
Charles Bachovchin
Bachovechin
Water Department
Howard W. Smith
Dva
House
Senate
John Bell Williams
D-Miss
Martin Is Named By Wiles As State Democratic Chairman
TOPEKA AP Maurice Martin of Topeka has been asked by Harry G. Wiles the Democratic gubernatorial nominee to be state chairman. Wiles said Martin a former state highway director would answer by next Saturday when the state committee meets. Jack Graves Wichita current chairman and Democratic nominee for Congress had resigned but the action was not taken. Martin previously directed state highways under Gov George Docking and earlier worked for the U S Internal Revenue Service.
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Topeka
Maurice Martin
Harry G. Wiles
Wiles
Martin
Jack Graves
Wichita
Congress
George Docking
U. S. Department of Ternal Revenue
Electrical Fence Burns Topeka Boy
A 13 year old rural Topeka youth Tony Cutright was hospitalized in critical condition after an electrical fence shock. He and two friends were frog hunting near a pond when contact was made and the boy stayed in contact about ten minutes according to his grandfather C R Stover.
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Topeka
Tony Cutright
C. R. Stover
Tony
Stover
Plunge to Death from Golden Gate Bridge
An unidentified young man leaped to his death Friday from the Golden Gate Bridge. This marked the sixth suicide from the bridge in two weeks and the 271st since it opened 27 years ago.
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San Francisco
Golden Gate Bridge
Thrill in Ride at Paola Fair Ends Safely
About 20 people were stranded for an hour on a Ferris wheel at the Miami County fair in Paola Kansas after a cable broke. Fire crews used a bucket truck to lift riders to safety while operator Robert Schafer 25 of Kansas City endured bruises but stopped the wheel. The wheel owned by Wrigley Amusement Co of Leavenworth Kansas.
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Paola
Kan
Miami County Fair
Robert Schafer
Kansas City
Schafer
Weather Summary for Today and Outlook
Temperatures today high 85 and low 70 with yesterday's precipitation of .02 inch. Relative humidity and barometer readings noted. forecast calls for generally fair and mild conditions tonight. Sunday expected fair to partly cloudy and a little warmer with low in the mid 60s and high near the mid 90s.
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Anta Foricasi
Pleasant Kansans enjoy cooler air after front
TOPEKA AP reports fair skies and comfortable temperatures as a cool front ends the heat. A warming trend is not expected to be severe. Today highs reach 85 to 90 with 60s tonight. Weekend showers will be confined to the southwest. Wichita and Hutchinson saw 30 degree drops due to showers. Friday highs 80 in Wichita to 92 in Concordia, lows 58 to 72.
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Wichita
Hutchinson
Concordia
Pittsburg
Momentum For Training Momentum For Training
The Labor Department reports 6253 people in six state area Missouri Kansas Nebraska Iowa North and South Dakota have received Manpower Development and Training Act support. Missouri leads with 3596 trainees followed by Kansas 913 Iowa 873 Nebraska 359 North Dakota 336 and South Dakota 176. Unemployed at least 15 weeks 39.4 percent and 56.5 percent are heads of families. Over one quarter are ages 19 to 21 with 31.5 percent in North Dakota and 15.7 percent in Kansas.
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Kansas City
Labor Department
Missouri
Kansas
Nebraska
Iowa
North
South Dakota
Roland Ross
North Dakota
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