Commuter rail disruption sparks investigations and aid plans
Long Island Rail Road canceled 28 morning trains affecting 90,000 riders as crowds squeezed into late trains or shifted to subways buses and cars. Rep. Lester Wolff urged the ICC and DOT to probe operations amid the service breakdown.
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New York
Long Island Rail Road
Lester Wolff
Long Island
Interstate Commerce Commission
U.S. Department of Transportation
Pentagon weighs shutting antibomber missile batteries
The Army, under budget pressure from Congress tax cuts, considers deactivating several Nike-Hercules antibomber batteries. Navy has already cut ships and squadrons to save about 118 million dollars. Exact unit freezes remain under Pentagon study, with some likely National Guard outfits affected.
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Washington
Army
Pentagon
Congress
Johnson
Navy
National Guard
Weather area forecast and Kansas front outlook
Partly cloudy with a few showers or thunderstorms and a 30 percent chance of precip. Temperatures from mid 80s to lower 90s with tonight’s lows around 60 to 70. A weak cold front moves south into Kansas today with thundershowers in northern areas and heavier rains north and south of the state. Cooler air follows the front. Overnight lows 62 to 72, highs 84 to 95.
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Topeka
Kansas
Weather Bureau
Bureau
Goodland
Pittsburg
Leavenworth
Garden City
France Targets U S Trade With Countervailing Duties
Washington reports the United States will apply countervailing duties to French goods in a broad move after France subsidized manufacturers. The plan starts at 2.5 percent and scales down as subsidies fall, affecting wines perfumes and autos. The move follows May and June wage boosts in France and aims to shield domestic industry. Kansas traffic death log shows 24 hours ending Wednesday with 2 deaths.
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Washington
Nazi Germany
France
United States
Treasury
U.S
Topeka
Kansas
County Commissioners Deny Hearing for Welfare Increase
Erie Neosho County commissioners refused to grant a hearing to a woman seeking a $30 monthly welfare increase. The request, filed in writing, argued the funds were needed to care for her dog, and was denied in their role as the county social welfare board.
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Erie
Neosho County
First Car on Assembly Line Pulled on Rope by Sorensen
Charles Sorensen a Ford pattern maker helped set up the first auto assembly line by towing a car chassis on a rope. His demonstration led to the Model T assembly line and mass production. He later helped armament efforts including the Jeep and Willow Run bomber factory. He resigned Ford in 1944 and became Willys president. Sorensen immigrated from Denmark at age four and was knighted in 1937.
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Bethesda, Md
Charles Sorensen
Henry Ford
Ford
Detroit
America
Willow Run
Willys- Overland Motors, Inc
Sorenson
Denmark
Christian
Intercepted Letter from Paris Negotiators
A brief intercepted letter notes much talk in Paris by negotiators about peace, though not among themselves. The writer signs with a casual closing Yours.
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Paris
Dance Sensational Showmen Tonight at Danny's Pub
A vivid ad promotes the sensational Showmen act performing tonight at Danny's Pub in Ady. The notice highlights a lively dance and entertainment event with bold wording aimed at drawing patrons.
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Danny’s Pub
Ady
Allies uncover vast Viet Cong weapon caches near Saigon
Allied forces said they found extensive caches in villages north of Saigon and along the Cambodian Laotian borders as part of seal and search operations. The discoveries included rockets recoilless rifle ammunition and thousands of automatic weapon rounds, with casualties among Viet Cong suspects and prisoners captured.
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Saigon
U.S
North Vietnam
Panhandle
11Th Armored Cavalry Regiment
Cau Dat
5Th Infantry Division
Chanh Luu Last
Cambodia
Mekong Delta
South Vietnam
Eight arson fire bombings hit Kansas City area
Police confirmed eight fire bombings in Kansas City between midnight and 4 am. No injuries were reported and only one damage claim was filed, about 200 dollars to a drug store. Incidents occurred south and east of downtown, striking three drug stores two paint shops a grocery and a hardware store. One drug store had extensive damage linked to the April riot with six killed and one million in damage.
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Kansas City
Zoning Board Debates Church Education Building Request
The city board withheld ruling after a public hearing on Zion Lutheran church appeal seeking an exception to area and boundary rules for a new educational building. The site is just north of the church at 1200 West Main.
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City Board of Zoning Appeals
Zion Lutheran Church
W. Main
Deadlock in Paris Talks Stalls Viet Nam Peace Efforts
In Paris United States Ambassador Harriman and North Viet Nam's Xuan Thuy enter the fourth month of talks focused on ending U S bombing. Harriman accuses Hanoi of a sterile stance while Viet Cong violence in South Vietnam continues with thousands killed wounded and abducted. Also in Kansas a truck crash on I 70 near Abilene kills Leland Liese and injures Donald Bruntmeyer.
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Paris
U.S
W. Averell Harriman
Xuan Thuy
North Vietnam
Vietnam
Hanoi
Washington
Harriman
le Duc Tho
Communist Party
Tho
Saigon
South Vietnam
United States
Abilene
Kan
Independence
Kansas
Leland Liese
Donald Bruntmeyer
Damages Settled Over Misplaced Forceps Incident
Los Angeles woman Mathilde Clem, 59, settled for 64 000 in damages after forceps left in her abdomen during a July 24 1962 operation required a second surgery. She claimed 175 000 against surgeons Dr James I Wargin Dr William G Caldwell and St Vincent Hospital.
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Los Angeles
Mathilde Clem
Parsons Firemen Walkout Continues Amid City Tension
In Parsons Kansas seventeen of twenty two city firemen quit their jobs in protest over pay for a 58.8 hour week. Four on duty at central station with another station closed. Police ready to assist and volunteers may provide service as city officials say the action is not a strike.
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Parsons
Kan
William B. Tschudy
R. L. Engel
Oren Gray
Oday
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