Chicago Violence in Aftermath of Civil Rights Marches
Rioting whites clashed with police in Chicago after three civil rights marches into all white neighborhoods. At least 16 injured including five officers. 21 people arrested as Marquette Park saw clashes with rocks and bottles. Rep. Pucinski urged Congress to empower courts to limit march sizes.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Marquette Park
American Nazi Party
Gage Park
Bogan
Jefferson Park
John Patter
Roman C. Pucinski
D-Ill
Raleigh
N.C
Detroit
John A. Ricca
Lansing
Ypsilanti
Muskegon
Mich
Philadelphia
Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee
Winston Early
Fred Meely
Morris Ruffin
George Anderson
SNCC
Charlotte
Charles W. Willis
Sylvester Patterson
Grenada
Miss
First Baptist Church
Los Angeles
New York
Rockaway
Queens
Six traffic accidents investigated by Neosho county over weekend
Six traffic incidents on Chanute city streets and area roads were investigated. A 1959 Oldsmobile driven by Linda Raney caused a collision near Highway 146 with $500 damage after a near crossing train. other crashes involved Norma Breiner, Eva Graham, Paul Collins, and an accident east of Chanute. Civil rights clashes across the nation followed with rallies, arrests, and violence reported in multiple cities.
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Chanute City
Neosho County
Don Morris
Main
Grant
Norma A. Breiner
R. Erie
Kenneth Roper
N. Steuben
Eva L. Graham
S. Grant
Imelda Adelgren
Adelgren
Ford
S. Steuben
Paul Collins
S. Evergreen
W. 2Nd
Steuben
Jess Byers
S. Garfield
Oneal Smith
Chanute
Smith
Byers
Litter Box Mail Mishap In El Dorado
In El Dorado 24 aluminum litter containers marked Litter and 72 U S Mail boxes exist. Mrs Faye Clark and Mrs Leo Horton misplaced papers after a club dinner. A pie tin triggered a litter box dumping, revealing an unposted letter found sealed addressed and stamped, then mailed at the Post Office.
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EL Dorado
Kan
U. S
Faye Clark
Leo Horton
Two Killed In Traffic In Kansas Over Weekend
Two people died in Kansas traffic accidents over the weekend. Joyce Vandergrift, 19, of Wichita, died Saturday after her car veered off the road and hit an embankment. Retired Winfield teacher T. H. Vaughn, 74, died after striking a passing car driven by Ronald Fox of Burden on Friday. Vaughn had tennis prominence and was injured in a prior crash two years earlier.
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Associated Press
Kansas
Joyce E. Vandergift
Wichita
Miss Vandergrift
Winfield
T. H. Vaughn
Vaughn
Ronald Fox
Burden
Vaugh
Tragic Drowning in Lovewell Reservoir
Miss Sheryl Sue Knoll aged 17 of Osborne Kansas drowned while wading in Lovewell reservoir. Unable to swim she stepped into a deep hole and disappeared. Parents listed as Mr and Mrs Harvey Knoll.
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Mankato
Kan
Sheryl Sue Knoll
Osborne
Lovewell Reservoir
Diphtheria Outbreak Reported Around Columbia
In Columbia South Carolina area from early June thirty one diphtheria cases are confirmed. Two children have died. Dr John Preston director Richland County Health Department says it is not an epidemic. Officials have started a vaccination program.
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Columbia, D.C
South Carolina
John Preston
Richland County
Princess Anne at 16 Receives Dress Advice and Sits for Polo
Princess Anne, 16, spends birthday in Kingston Jamaica with polo in view and her own Buckingham Palace suite. Columnist Anne Edwards urges relaxed royal dress on off duty days while maintaining formal style for events.
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London
Anne
Elizabeth II
Kingston
Jamaica
Prince Philip
Prince Charles
Benenden School
Kent
Buckingham Palace
Stockholm
Sweden
Carl Gustav
Swedish Royal Palace
Edwards
Woman reports man lying near culvert. police find dummy
A Sunday morning call from an unnamed woman led officers to a culvert south of the highway east of Chanute where they discovered a lifeless subject. The body turned out to be a dummy.
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Chanute
Parsons Youth Shot in Heel Amid Cleaning Accident
Jerry Stotts, 20, of Parsons, accidentally shot himself in the heel while cleaning a .22 rifle in Erie yesterday. Sheriff George Neely reported the incident occurred around noon. Dr. E C Bryan treated Stotts, who was not seriously injured.
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Jerry Stotts
Parsons
George Neely
Neely
Erie
Stotts
E. C. Bryan
Juveniles Taken To Police Station After Curfew Violations
Three juveniles were taken to the police station at 11 05 p m Saturday after officers stopped their car. Two had recently been picked up for curfew violations. A 15 year old boy appeared intoxicated and police found two full beers and one empty can in the car. Parents were summoned and juvenile officer Ray Zumalt notified.
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Ray Zumalt
Traffic Fatalities Log Shows August 27 1966 Counts
Topeka Kansas traffic death log lists fatalities over 48 hours to 9 am Monday. The August 27 1966 period shows 417 deaths versus 394 in the comparable 1965 period. One previously unreported fatality is noted.
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Topeka
Kansas
Voting Agreement In Airline Strike Ends Impasse
Washington AP reports a tentative three year contract for 35,400 IAM strikers across United Eastern National Northwest and Trans World, pending a vote. Labor officials say terms include a cost of living wage escalator and higher wages, with a possible return to work plan once approved.
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P. L. (Roy) Siemiller
Labor Department
Siemiller
Reynolds
White House
United
Eastern
National
Northwest
Trans World
Viet Nam War Update From Ia Drang Valley Engagements
In Ia Drang Valley US air cavalrymen fought North Vietnamese troops while Air Force rockets pounded the foe. Rain and jungle hindered maneuvers as a rocket helicopter was destroyed with four crewmen killed. Two American planes were lost and two mistaken attacks on villages occurred with civilians killed or wounded. About 300 South Korean troops arrived as a prelude to a 17 000 man division. A 3 800 man US light infantry brigade was deployed near Saigon.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
Ia Drang
U.S
North Viet Nam
United States
Mekong Delta
Viet Nam
Weather and temperatures for Topeka area today
Partly cloudy through Tuesday with widely scattered showers and thunderstorms. Warm and humid with tonight in the mid 70s and highs Tuesday reaching 90 to 95. A weak cool front was expected to move southeast across northwestern Kansas.
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Topeka
Kansas
Weather Bureau
Plains
Moon Craft In Warmup
In Pasadena California the Lunar Orbiter sends simulated moon scenes from a new orbit as close as 117 miles to the surface. Officials report the transmitting system works while the 850 pound craft prepares to begin actual photographs and televise them to networks Thursday night.
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Pasadena
Calif
U.S
Lunar Orbiter
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Airstrike in Da Nang area nets 30 Viet Cong dead
American F4C Phantom pilots under Maj. Lester N. Romine bombed an enemy position 27 miles southeast of Da Nang during Operation Colorado aiding Marines. Capt. William L. Schultz reported 30 bodies in open areas after directing the strike.
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Saigon
Colorado
da Nang
Lester N. Romine
Alamogordo
N.M
William L. Schultz
Chanute
Kan
Dogs Keep Police Busy in Chanute Weekend
Chanute police and animal control responded to several dog complaints. A summons was issued to Joe Harris for letting a dog run at large with a trial set. Ed King reported two dogs chased his son causing a bicycle accident and a deep knee cut. A feral mouth frothing dog cornered a man in a car on Steuben and had to be shot. the dog belonged to Jim McKenzie.
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Humane
Don Buster
Joe Harris
Ashby
Ed King
S. Ashby
King
N. Steuben
Jim McKenzie
N. Forest
City Budget Hearing Set For Memorial Building
The city commission meets tonight at 7 30 for a public hearing on next year's budget in the Memorial building commission room. Budget topics and fiscal plans will be discussed by city officials and residents may speak.
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Memorial Building
Intercepted Letter Dear Cha
A brief note titled Intercepted Letter Dear Cha describes a playful observation about birds and the difficulty of flying, suggesting a light humorous tone without concrete events or people.
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Cha
Dream of Disneyland for Ill girl Aids by Kansas donors
A 7-year-old Clifton girl, Cindy Knox, diagnosed with cancer, will visit Disneyland in Los Angeles with her family. The Clifton American Legion and Auxiliary started a Disney land fund that surpassed 1300 dollars toward a 1000 dollar goal, funded by local contributors after a Topeka Capital story.
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PEKA
Disneyland
Cindy Knox
Bruce Knox
Clifton
Topeka
Clifton American Legion and Auxiliary
Cindy
Troy
Kansas City
Los Angeles
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