U S Cavalry Presses Fight in Central Highlands
In the La Drang Valley a 150 man unit from the 1st Cavalry Division repelled about 500 North Vietnamese troops, calling in artillery and napalm to drive the attackers away. Five prisoners and nine enemy killed were reported, with moderate American casualties amid a large allied sweep named Operation Paul Revere.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
Central Highlands
U.S
1St Cavalry
Hanoi
la Drang
U.S. 1St Infantry Division
Phuoc Vinh
North Viet Nam
July Bonds and Fines Reported by Police Court
Police court bonds and fines for July totaled 1030 dollars, with June at 1001 and seven months to Aug 1 at 4998. July parking meter penalties reached 386.50, home to 2680.25 for seven months. There were 1945 July parking tickets, 35 misdemeanors, 0 felonies, 448 service calls, 29 traffic arrests, and 14 investigated accidents with two injuries. Age peak 17-19 and 65+, patrol mileage 8404 and 805 gallons of gasoline. Animal control recorded 50 dogs picked up, 4 reclaimed, 9 placed, and 20 killed.
City Commission to Convene Regular Meeting Tonight
A regular meeting of the city commission is set for tonight in the Memorial building commission room at 7 30. The session will cover the usual municipal matters and public input is invited.
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City Commission
Memorial Building
Dr Hal Burnett dies in Parsons at 48
Dr Hal A Burnett 48 surgeon and physician died early today after being in serious condition since major surgery June 19 He came to Parsons in 1951 as chief surgeon for the northern division of the Missouri Kansas Texas Railroad Employer Hospital Association and earlier taught at the University of Oklahoma Medical School He is survived by his widow and four daughters
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Parsons, Kan
Hal A. Burnett
Missouri-Kansas- Texas
Hospital Association
University of Oklahoma Medical School
Oklahoma City
Two Cousins Found Dead Near Fort Worth
Two teenage cousins were found shot to death and hidden in a car trunk near Fort Worth. A 16 year old girlfriend of one boy is being sought as police allege rape and murder. Roy Green 18 and Kenneth McDuff 20 from Marlin area were charged with sexually motivated slayings and rape charges are expected.
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Fort Worth
Tex
Asst. Dist
Grady Hight
Central Texas
Hight
Roy Green
Kenneth McDuff
Marlin
Traffic Fatalities Log Shows August 1966 Toll
In Topeka Kansas a traffic death log records 401 fatalities for August 1966 through 9 a.m. Monday. The comparable 1965 period shows 376 deaths, reflecting year over year changes in road fatalities.
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Topeka
Kansas
New Peak of Workers
Washington AP reports the nation reached a record 76.4 million employed in July with unemployment at 3.9 percent. payroll gains totaled 680,000 from June helped by a rise in jobs despite auto model changeovers and an airline strike which trimmed about 100,000 positions. Unemployed fell to 3.2 million, down 650,000 since June.
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Washington
Labor Department
Arthur M. Ross
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Whitman Terror Claims 17th Victim
A week after the University of Texas shooting, 17 year old Karen Griffith of Austin died at Brackenridge Hospital from a chest wound. Another patient, 41 year old Mary Gabour, of Texarkana, remained in critical condition with head injuries.
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Austin, Tex
Charles J. Whitman
University of Texas
Karen Griffith
Austin
Brackenridge Hospital
Whitman
Mary Gabour
Texarkana
Brackenridge
Bickford Elected President of Higher Education Executives
Max Bickford executive officer of the Kansas Board of Regents was elected president of the Association of Executive Officers of Higher Education at its Columbus meeting. He will serve as president for the next year.
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Columbus, Ohio
Max Bickford
Kansas Board of Regents
Association of Executive Officers of Higher Education
Bickford
Cars Collide On US 169 Near Thayer
Charles J. Dougherty 69 of Thayer and Billie G. Me Cause 36 of Tulsa collided on US 169 about 10 15 last night. Damage valued at 300 to Dougherty’s 1963 Ford and 100 to Me Cause’s 1961 Imperial. Dougherty was pulling from the shoulder onto the pavement when the crash occurred.
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Thayer
Charles J. Dougherty
Thayer R. 1
Billie G. Me Cause
Tulsa
The
Highway Patrol
Dougherty
Older Americans Maintain Own Homes
Census Bureau reports more seniors live independently or with nonrelatives, with about 9.5 million people aged 55 and older living alone or with nonrelatives last year. The count is double 1950 and rising faster than family households.
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Washington
Census Bureau
Bureau
Costs of the TFX warplane rise amid weapon system delays
Pentagon figures show the TFX or F111 program costs balloon from early estimates to about 5 million for the Air Force version and 8 million for the Navy model. Development costs for the Phoenix guidance system now total 237 million, with most increases due to government change orders. The F111 programs face schedule setbacks with delivery target slipping toward the 1970s.
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Washington
Defense Department
Pentagon
Congress
Air Force
Fort Worth
Tex
General Dynamics
Grum
Senate
Boeing
Linda Klick Named Woodson County Hay Queen
Linda Klick, 1966 Yates Center High School graduate, was chosen Woodson County Hay Queen from 13 contestants at the Woodson County fair. First runnerup Carol Habiger of Piqua. second runnerup Judy Lynch of Piqua. The Lassman Sisters of Chanute won talent awards. Julia Comeau, Ker ry Swilly, and DeAnn Colbert also placed in talent. Habiger also won clothing. other grand champions included Eileen Smith in foods and Carolyn Engstrom in home improvement.
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Yates Center
Linda Klick
Yates Center High School
Woodson County
Verle Bachelder
Yatesville
Linda
Wichita
Carol Habiger
Piqua
Judy Lynch
Julia Comeau
Iola
Kerry Swilly
Toronto
Hay Queen
DeAnn Colbert
Miss Habiger
Anita Rhea
Eileen Smith
Foods
Carolyn Engstrom
Car Skids in Gravel Upsets at St. Paul
A 1960 Oldsmobile driven by Mrs. Clara Sevart of St. Paul rolled over in loose gravel near the Catholic church corner about 8 25 p m Saturday. She and her 6 year old son Richard were uninjured. The Neosho county sheriff reports the car a total loss.
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ST. Paul
Clara Sevart
St. Paul R
Nebras ka airliner crash kills 42 near Falls City
Braniff Flight 250, a BAC One Eleven, crashed in a soybean field eight miles northeast of Falls City Nebraska. Investigators say one flight data recorder was burned beyond use while the cockpit voice recorder may yield clues. 42 people died and crew included Capt. Donald G. Pauly and First Officer James A. Hilliker.
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Falls City
Neb
Braniff International Airways
Here
Schawang
British Aircraft Corp
United States
Braniff
Donald G. Pauly
James A. Hilliker
Ginger Elaine Brisbane
Minneapolis
Minn
Sharon Eileen Hendricks
Sawyer
N.C
Braniff Flight 250
Omaha
New Orleans
Shreveport
Fort Smith
Ark
Tulsa
Okla
Kansas City
Nebraska
National
Slattery
Labor Dept. Urges New Talks In Air Strike
In Washington the Labor Department urged union and management to resume negotiations in the month-old airline strike. AFL-CIO machinists and five airlines United Eastern National Northwest and Trans-World were to meet with Assistant Secretary James Reynolds after Wirtz summoned both sides. Congress debates a bill to order workers back up to 180 days, with Staggers warning action will pass the Senate margin. Siemiller says the tie-up is not a national emergency and compares it to a recent bus strike affecting similar passenger numbers.
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Washington
Labor Department
Congress
Afl-Cio International Association of Machinists
United
Eastern
National
Northwest
Trans-World
Asst
James J. Reynolds
Harley C. Staggers
D-W.va
House Commerce Committee
Labor and Management
Staggers
Machinist
P. L. Siemiller
Commerce Committee
House
Senate
Labor
Union leader cites lack of interest not discrimination in Negro participation
Peter Schoenemann, head of the United Association of Journeymen and Apprentices, told the 29th convention that the small number of Negroes in plumbers and pipe fitters may reflect a gradual realization of opportunity rather than systemic bias. He noted minority members exist and are valued, urging not to criticize minorities for not joining the trade.
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Kansas City
Plumbers and Pipe Fitters
Peter T. Schoenemann
Schoenemann
United Association of Journeymen
United States
Canada
United Association
Weather summary and Kansas forecast report
Area forecasts show partly cloudy skies with little temperature change. Tonight near 60 and Tuesday in the mid 80s. A cool front from Nebraska and Iowa will bring cooler, drier conditions across Kansas by Tuesday morning with scattered thunderstorms and weekend rainfall reported in western counties.
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Topeka
Nebraska
Iowa
Kansas
Weather Bureau
Beaver City
Great Bend
Greensburg
Bellfont
Tribune Phone Contact Notice
If you cannot reach your Tribune phone, contact your carrier. If unavailable, dial HE 1-3400 after 6 p.m. for assistance.
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Tribune
Rainmaker Jeffery Aims to Prove Rainmaking Science
Pluviculturist Edmond Charles Jeffery, based near the Morena reservoir east of San Diego, claims to resurrect Charles Mallory Hatfield’s rainmaking method. He bets his reputation on chemicals atop a tower to deliver two inches of rain within 10 days, with Sunday proclaiming rain by Monday.
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San Diego
Calif
Plu
Morena
Charles Mallory Hatfield
Hatfield
Jeffery
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