Cyprus Faces Precarious Peace Amid Cyprus Line Tensions
In Nicosia Turkish Cypriots shout insults across the green line as UN officials fear a trigger could break a fragile cease fire. Turkish forces halted recon flights after a UN appeal but warn they may strike if the cease fire collapses. Greek Cypriots blame the US and Britain for siding with Turkey, demanding self determination under UN protection. Parliament President Glafcos Clerides condemns international backing of Turkey and urges action.
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Turkey
U.N
Kokkina
Nicosia
United States
Britain
Glafcos Clerides
United Nations
Clerides
NATO
Great Britain
Johnson signs 2.4 billion highway bill for motorists
President Johnson signed a 2.4 billion highway bill establishing a two year federal program for primary and secondary roads starting in fiscal 1966. The act sets federal shares at 45 percent for primary routes 30 percent for secondary roads and 25 percent for urban extensions with interstate funding at 90 percent. Officials could not yet estimate each state allocation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Johnson
Bureau of Public Roads
Rioting erupts in Elizabeth and Paterson NJ
Youths armed with gasoline bombs bottles and rocks rioted in Elizabeth and Paterson. Police restored order with nightsticks as 200 to 300 store windows were broken in Elizabeth. Hospitals treated eight with minor injuries. twenty three arrests in Paterson and sixteen in Elizabeth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elizabeth
Paterson
New Jersey
John O’brien
Fourth Ward
Student Loans By Banks Climb In Kansas
Kansas banks increased loans to state college students over two years. 2,583 loans were made through United Student Aid Funds, Inc., totaling $1,372,351. Carl A. Bowman of the Kansas Bankers Association provided the figures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topeka
Kansas
Carl A. Bowman
The
Kansas Bankers Assn
Bowman
United Student Aid Funds, Inc
Atheist Madalyn vows to fight extradition from Hawaii
Intercepted letter shows Madalyn Murray O’Hair declaring she will resist any extradition from Hawaii to Maryland for herself and her son. She states she will not rely on prayer in presenting her case, though the outcome seems foregone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madalyn
Hawaii
Maryland
Woman Remarries Boosts Williams College by Stock Award
A divorced Williams College alumna received 8,000 Eastman Kodak shares in a 1957 settlement. After she remarried, a State Supreme Court justice awarded Williams $1,048,175 in stock value, fulfilling the settlement condition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rochester
N.Y
Williams College
Williamstown
Mass
Halford R. Clark
Williams
Eastman-Kodak
Clark
Camera Company
Supreme Court
U S Dollars Flow Abroad Surges Then Eases in 1964
The Commerce Department reports a $2.9 billion annual rate outflow of U S dollars abroad in April to June, after a strong first quarter deficit drop to about $850 million. For half the year, the deficit runs about $1.9 billion, with forecasts of $1.5 to $2 billion for 1964. The shift partly reflects temporary first-quarter factors and may affect U S gold reserves as foreign central banks swap dollars for gold.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
U.S
Commerce Department
Weather summary for today and Friday
Area forecast predicts mostly cloudy skies through Friday with scattered showers and thunderstorms. Temperatures rise slightly tonight with lows 65 to 70 and Friday highs in the middle 80s. Humidity is noted at 28 percent with a falling barometer around 1 p.m.
Weather: scattered showers as cool spell ends in Kansas
AP weather bulletin notes scattered showers across Kansas as the cold spell ends. Western and central areas saw beginnings of rain with showers spreading tonight and Friday. Morning lows ranged from 74 at Olathe to 84 at Goodland after Wednesday highs from 53 in Olathe to 64 in Wichita and Salina. Lawrence set a record low of 54, Topeka tied 54, and Kansas City hit 59, all dating to 1888.
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Topeka
Kansas
Hutchinson
Salina
Liberal
Garden City
Olathe
Goodland
Wichita
Lawrence
Kansas City
Senate OKs Salinger for California Seat
The Senate upheld the legality of Pierre Salinger's appointment as U S senator from California. A voice vote adopted a resolution declaring Salinger entitled to a seat after Gov. Edmund G Brown filled the vacancy caused by the death of Sen. Clair Engle. Salinger, former White House press secretary, had won the state's Democratic nomination.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pierre Salinger
United States Senate
California
Salinger
White House
Edmund G
Pat) Brown
Clair Engle
Foreign Aid Bill Faces Exten sive Debate On Reapportionment Rider
Senate foes of the Supreme Court reapportionment ruling warn of extensive debate as they challenge a rider to the 3.3 billion foreign aid bill. House supporters seek a two year stay via a rider, while Senate backers push the compromise reapportionment amendment amid quick passage hopes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
Joseph S. Clark
D-Pa
William Proxmire
D-Wis
Philip A. Hart
Dmich
Rules Committee
House Judiciary Committee
William M. Tuck
D-Va
Supreme Court
Tuck
House
Maryland Satisfied With Madalyn in Hawaii
In Honolulu Hawaii Gov John Burns signed extradition papers from Maryland to return atheist Madalyn Murray and her son William 18, with no immediate move to execute. Murray vows to fight extradition and her Baltimore lawyer Hy man Greenstein heads to Honolulu amid legal difficulties. The pair were jailed July 22 in Baltimore for contempt of court after fleeing police persecution.
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Honolulu
Madalyn Murray
Baltimore
Hawaii
John Burns
Maryland
William
Murray
Murrays
Checkers Match Ends In Draw
Eugene Frazier of Parsons and British champion Derek Oldbury finished a 20 game checkers match in a deadlock, splitting a 615 dollar purse. Oldbury won game 18 to tie 2-2, with the last two games drawn after midnight. Oldbury opens the national tournament August 17 at Rockford Illinois. Frazier has not decided whether to enter.
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Parsons
Kan
Eugene Frazier
Derek Oldbury
Oldbury
Frazier
Kansas
Rockford
Dream Come True For Austrian Imigrant Mother
In Wichita Kansas AP report tells of Julia Znachko a 69 year old Austrian immigrant reuniting with her son Michael 44 and granddaughter Helen 17 after 36 years. Michael left Philadelphia in 1928 with his father. he was born in Philadelphia and became an American citizen. The reunion follows long delays and Polish German war era detours. Michael and his daughter planned to meet his mother at the Wichita trailer park where she operates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wichita
Kan
Julia Znachko
Michael
Philadelphia
Austria
Mrs. Znachko
Fire Bombs Hit Kansas City Club in Early Morning Attack
Three gasoline bombs were hurled through a private club window in Kansas City injuring operator Robert D. Whiles. The Chit Chat Club at 1242 Wood Ave. was crowded at the time. Police could not determine a motive and noted no racial link.
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Kansas City
Kan
Wood Ave
Robert D. Whiles
Edwardsville
Boston Daniels
John Ashworth
Longest warrant served on Mike Schiffelbein in Kansas
A warrant served on Mike Schiffelbein by Deputy Sheriff Stan Johnson stretched to about 10 feet of typewritten copy. The charges allege 18 counts of check forgery and uttering. Johnson said it was the lengthiest warrant he can recall in his 15 years in law enforcement.
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Topeka
Kan
Mike Schiffelbein
Stan Johnson
Schiffelbeing
Johnson
Santa Fe Names Baird Safety Superintendent in Chicago
D. D. Baird, safety supervisor for Santa Fe Railway at Shepton Iowa, named superintendent of safety system with headquarters in Chicago. He succeeds L. P. Heath, who becomes special assistant to the vice president.
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Topeka
D.D. Baird
Santa Fe Railway
Shepton
Iowa
Chicago
Baird
L.P. Heath
Public golf interest meeting draws 132 for Chanute course
The first public golf interest meeting in Chanute attracted 132 attendees who filled questionnaires and listed 95 additional interested people, bringing total interest to at least 227. A seven member board was formed with Jack Brown as chairman and plans to map future steps.
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Golf Interest
Chanute
Jack Brown
Max White
Jerry Thompson
Pete New
Richard Purdy
Bud Smulling
Frank Shaffer
Brown
Martin- Johnson Airport Administration
Don McLean
National Golf Foundation
Gasoline Tax Distribution Is Made In Four-County Area
Neosho county led the four county area in the July distribution of 50 percent of the balance in the county road and city street fund from the one cent gasoline tax. Totals include Neosho 12426.04, Allen 11666.64, Wilson 11440.02, Woodson 7985.33, Chanute 8456.29. Other towns received smaller amounts, including Erie 1137.91, Humboldt 1950.71, Iola 5937.43, Toronto 393.52, Yates Center 1656.98, and St Paul 605.17.
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Neosho County
Chanute
Allen County
Wilson County
Woodson County
Altoona
Benedict
Buffalo
Coyville
Barston
Elsmore
Erie
Galesburg
Hepler
Humboldt
Iola
St. Paul
Lavonburg
Stark
Thayer
Toronto
Walnut
Yates Center
Traffic Fatalities Rise in Topeka Area
In Topeka Kansas traffic death tolls for the early week show August 27 1964 compared with the prior year. The AP report notes figures from the 1964 period reaching 376 fatalities and a 350 count in 1963, signaling rising fatalities.
Fall From Canoe Fatal Near Ely Minnesota
Floyd Davidson 55 longtime agricultural experiment station superintendent at Newton Kansas drowned after falling from a canoe on Dry Lake six miles north of Ely. Companion Vern Umbarger said Davidson reached to retrieve a kit and disappeared about 25 to 30 feet away. Authorities planned to search a 40 foot deep area. Davidson, Madison Kansas native and Kansas State University graduate, had led the Newton station since January after earlier posts at Mound Valley station.
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Davidson
Madison
Kan
Kansas State University
K-State Experiment Station
Newton
Mound Valley
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Nowysacz
Poland
Santa Fe
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Coffeyville
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