Urge More Negroes In National Guard
The National Advisory Commission on Civil Disorders urges substantial recruitment of Negroes into the Army and Air National Guards, expanded riot control training, and a review of guard officer qualifications to prevent substandard appointments. As of 1966, Negroes were 1.15 percent of the Army Guard and 0.6 percent of the Air Guard.
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Washington
National Advisory Commission
Civil Disorders
National Guard
Guard
Johnson
Army National Guard
Air National Guard
Defense
Robert S. McNamara
Army
Commission
David Ginsburg
White House
Talks of Israel Jordan Talks Reported Amid Peace Effort
Yugoslav President Tito seeks a Middle East peace formula with Egyptian President Nasser while Jordan signals intention to negotiate with Israel. Ismail Hejazi says announcements may come within 10 days. Tito acts as mediator amid Western and Soviet support requests. Egypt vows not to close the door to a settlement though vow to continue struggle remains.
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Associated Press
Jordan
Israel
Prospect Today
Tito
Middle East
Gamal Abdel Nasser
Ismail Hejazi
Jerusalem Post
Hejazi
Allah
Hussein
Cairo
Johnson
U.N. Security Council
Moscow
Washington
Nasser
Egypt
Vietnam
Ban on Gun Sales Lifted in Wichita Amid Curfew
Wichita Mayor Clarence Vollmer lifted the citywide ban on gun sales and ammunition late Wednesday. The curfew previously imposed to curb racial disturbances in the northeast section was removed Monday night. Police Chief Eugene Pond said the ban had served its purpose and was no longer needed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wichita, Kan
Wichita
Clarence Vollmer
Vollmer
Eugene Pond
Lt Gov Crutcher Can Act In Emergencies For Kansas
Kansas Attorney General says the lieutenant governor may act in emergencies when the governor is absent. The opinion limits such action to the emergency and requires notification to the governor where feasible. No clear case sets a firm rule though Markham v Cornell is cited as guidance.
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Crutcher
Sonderholm
Kansas Supreme Court
Markham
Neosho County Fair Opens With Free Shodeo At Eight
The 13th annual Neosho County Fair in Erie features a free Shodeo at the fairgrounds arena at 8 p.m. sponsored by the Saddle Club. Earlier, open-class foods, crops, and gardens judging occurred. a bicycle safety contest was held at 3 p.m. Tomorrow includes multiple 4-H and open-class judging with a 8 p.m. pony pulling contest.
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Erie
Neosho County
Fair Grounds
The
Saddle Club
Traffic Fatalities Log for Topeka Area Released
Kansas traffic death log lists 4 fatalities in 24 hours to 9 am Thursday and 368 deaths for 1967, compared with 416 in the same period in 1966. Official figures track August totals and year-to-date trends for Topeka and statewide roads.
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Topeka
Kansas
Tank on Mission Beyond Return
The O'Neill Tank company will not recover a misrouted storage tank made in 1966 for a Wyoming customer. After being sent to Houston and ending at a Suez Canal dock, manager Glenn Nass says the tank is likely lost and jokes about letting Nasser use it for olive oil storage.
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Great Bend
Kan
O'Neill Tank Company
Wyoming
Houston
Tex
Suez Canal
Glenn Nass
Nasser
Intercepted Letter Dear Cha War on Crime Note
A clipped wire dedication notes that more troops are needed in the war on crime. It urges readers to contact the Tribune by phone after 6 p.m. and provides the carrier number HE 1 3400 for reach.
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Tribune
Weather: Mild to Tonight and Friday With Cool Nights
Area forecast calls partly cloudy and mild tonight and Friday. Topeka says unusually cool weather near record lows may persist through Saturday with overnight lows from 55 at Hutchinson and Ft. Riley to 63 at Pittsburg. Lawrence Topeka readings 58, four degrees above 1912 records. Precip yesterday 0.86 inch. Sunrise 6.32 Sunset 8.22.
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Topeka
Weather Bureau
Kansas
Hutchinson
Ft. Riley
Pittsburg
Lawrence
Salina
Eisenhower Shows Continued Improvement at Walter Reed
Walter Reed Army Hospital reported that former President Dwight D. Eisenhower continues to improve after a gastrointestinal upset. He was flown from Gettysburg, Pennsylvania to the hospital last Saturday and spent another restful night in good spirits. Doctors say discharge is not expected to be soon.
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Washington
Walter Reed Army Hospital
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Gettysburg
Eisenower
Underground Nuclear Test at Nevada Site
Washington AP reports a low yield underground nuclear test at the AEC Nevada test site. The explosion was equivalent to 20 000 tons of TNT or less and was the 17th weapons related test this year, with one Plowshare experiment for peaceful energy use also noted.
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Washington
Atomic Energy Commission
Nevada
AEC
Nation's death rate unexpectedly falls in first quarter
Atlanta report cites a drop across all regions with no influenza epidemic detected. The Communicable Disease Center reports deaths well below expected levels and cannot explain the cause for the nationwide downturn.
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Atlanta, Ga
Communicable Disease Center
Center
FBI reports sharp rise in national crime rates in 1966
FBI Director J Edgar Hoover released the annual crime report noting a 48 percent rise since 1960 and an 11 percent jump in violent crime last year. It cites increased overall crime, higher per capita rates, lower clearance, and calls out shifts in offenses including robberies and auto theft.
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Washington
FBI
J. Edgar Hoover
FBI Reporter
U.S
Kansas
Kansas City
Clay, Jackson, Cass and Platte
Missouri
Wyandotte and
Johnson
Two MIGs Downed By US Fighters Over North Vietnam
U S Navy F4C Phantoms from the carrier Constellation shot down two Soviet MIG21s in air to air combat over North Vietnam marking the first dogfight in two weeks. The U S Command also reported civilian casualties in the Mekong delta from an incident nine days earlier involving enemy ground fire against Army helicopters.
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Saigon
North Vietnam
U.S
Mekong Delta
Constellation
Bon Homme _ Richard
North
Train Crash in Denmark Kills Nine Injures Forty
An express train rear ended another near Odense Denmark killing nine and injuring about forty. Rescue teams freed passengers trapped in two coaches as fire and diesel spills hindered operations.
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Odense
Denmark
Planners OK Rezone Request
The city planning commission approved a rezoning proposal by Bob Whyte of 126 S. Larson to buy land on West Cherry for cabinet and furniture production. The plan includes Highland Park lots 6–8 and, after Buford Fisher’s motion, blocks 12 tons of land to broaden the area for further business use. Final approval rests with the city board of commissioners.
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City Planning Commission
Bob Whyte
S. Larson
Memorial Building
Whyte
W. Cherry
West Cherry
Highland Park
Board of Education
Buford Fisher
Commission
Board of City Commissioners
Neodesha Bank Produces Minutes in IRS Dispute
Wichita AP report says First National Bank of Neodesha Kansas produced a directors minute book after a US District Court order. The order was dismissed. the IRS had requested the record and bank officers had allegedly withheld it.
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Wichita
First National Bank of
Neodesha
Kan
U.S. District Court
Internal Revenue Service
Garden City Man Named To State Juco Advisory Council
TOPEKA AP The office of Gov. Robert Docking announced the appointment of John Collins of Garden City to the Kansas Community College Advisory Council. Collins, 56, is a Garden City Community Junior College trustee replacing Dr. George D. Marshall of Colby. Reappointed were Dr. Wilburt T. Billington Mission Kan and Jack A. McGlothlin Pittsburg.
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Topeka
Robert Docking
John Collins
Garden City
Kansas Community College Advisory Council
Collins
Wellington Proposes $2.2 Million School Bond Issue
Wellington, Kansas faces a proposed $2.2 million bond for the Wellington School District to build or remodel high school, junior high, and elementary facilities.
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Wellington
Kan
Two Former Chanute Pilots Land Passenger Jet Here
Ralph Heaton and Jo Ferguson, both former Chanute residents, piloted a North American Saberliner passenger jet into Chanute Municipal Airport at 11 15 this morning. Company executives and a mechanic accompanied them on the KC flight which covered the 18 minute trip from Kansas City. The Saberliner features two rear engines, a swept wing, a cruising speed of 580 mph and a 41 000 foot ceiling. The return flight to Kansas City was planned for this afternoon.
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Kansas City
Municipal Airport
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New York City
Robert C. Londerholm
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John Crutcher
Robert R. Docking
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Hoover
Shawnee County
Sedgwick
Butler
Gov
Copenhagen
Jet
Doug Lehrmanne
Sam Barnhart
Bank
John Ferguson
Ralph Heaton
Ferguson and Heaton
Chanute
Neodesha Bank
Juco Advisory Post
Jo Ferguson
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