Broom corn trip and raccoon rescue near Chanute
A. E. Krone of the Chanute Broom Company traveled to Lindsay Oklahoma to buy broom corn for his factory at 603 N Evergreen after reports of a strong crop. In Chanute city park workers received four young raccoons after a bulldozer damaged their home on South Katy. the fire department helped deliver them, noting a mother raccoon fled and one kit died.
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A. E. Krone
The
Chanute Broom Company
Oklahoma
Krone
Lindsay
Okla
N. Evergreen
United States
South
Katy
Farm Tour Wednesday Sponsored by Chamber of Commerce
The fall farm tour organized by the Chamber of Commerce is scheduled for next Wednesday with Neal McCoy leading the agriculture committee. Assembly is in the city parking lot east of the Memorial building and departs at 3 30 p.m. Notify the chamber office to arrange transportation. Stops are being planned by McCoy and Ron Poor with no meal served after the tour this year.
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Chamber of Commerce
Neal McCoy
The
Charber’s Agriculture Committee
Memorial Building
Chamber
McCoy
Ron Poor
Tribune Phone Contact for Carrier Reachability
If you cannot reach your Tribune carrier, contact them by phone after 6 p.m. If the carrier is unavailable, dial HE 1 3400 after 6 p.m.
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Tribune
Farm Bill Clears House After Storm
The House approved a sweeping four year farm bill 221 to 172 after three days of debate. It funds government supports estimated at 16 to 18 billion dollars and covers wheat, feed grains, cotton, wool and dairying with major changes to cotton and wheat, a new dairy program, and a 40 million acre land retirement plan. The bill faces Senate opposition as key farm state senators object to costs and administration shifts.
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Washington
House
Senate
Congress
Agriculture Committee
General Treasury
Secretary of Agriculture
Peaceful Opening Of The 107th Iowa State Fair
Des Moines Iowa AP The 107th Iowa State Fair opened with a Boy Scout bugle call and armed National Guardsmen called by Gov. Harold Hughes to assure peace amid rumors of civil demonstrations or riots. About 50 guardsmen entered the fairgrounds as officials reported no incidents.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Harold Hughes
National Guard
Expanded Operations At Sunflower Plant Kansas
Army plans to expand operations at the Sunflower Ordnance plant in Sunflower Kansas citing Viet Nam war needs. The facility now employs 250 workers with a plan to add 200 each month until reaching 1600, according to Kansas members of Congress.
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Washington
Army
Sunflower Ordnance Plant
Sunflower
Kan
Kansas
Congress
Court Commission Resumes Meeting in Topeka
The Kansas Supreme Court nominating commission resumes conferences to consider filling two vacancies created by Justice Wertz’s resignation effective Oct 1 and the death of Justice Robb. Both justices were from Wichita.
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Topeka
State Supreme Court Nominating Commission
William J. Wertz
Clair E. Robb
Wertz
Robb
Wichita
St. Paul Car Stolen And Later Returned
A 1962 Chevrolet owned by Henry J. Fager of St. Paul was stolen from his residence last night and later found undamaged. Sheriff George Neely said the theft occurred about 9 15 p.m. and the car was recovered after 2 a m, having traveled roughly 100 miles. The ignition key was left in the vehicle.
Crash Fatal To Attorney Near Tuscaloosa
Ku Klux Klan attorney Matt H. Murphy 51 was killed when his car hit a gasoline tanker on U.S. 11 six miles north of Tuscaloosa around 4 am. Murphy defended three Birmingham area men charged with murdering a Detroit woman in the Selma to Montgomery voter rights march. The crash likely delays their trials for the Liuzzo case.
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Tuscaloosa
Ala
Ku Klux Klan
Matt H. Murphy
Detroit
Typhoon Mary Kills 17 in Formosa
Typhoon Mary struck Formosa on Thursday killing 17 people according to police. The storm caused widespread damage and disrupted transportation and power services across the island.
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Taipei
Formosa
Missouri Kansan votes split on poverty program renewal
The Senate approved a 1.65 billion second year for the war on poverty by a 61 to 29 vote. In the roll call Republicans Carl son and Pearson of Kansas opposed while Democrats Long and Symington of Missouri supported.
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Washington
Senate
Missouri
Kansas
Long and
Symington
Carlson and Pearson
Weather drifts over Kansas garden spot with showers
Area forecast calls for cloudy skies and scattered thunderstorms across Kansas through Saturday. Highs in the 80s, lows in the 60s to 70s, with 60 to 70 percent statewide shower chances and localized heavy rains possible in the central region. Substantial rains were reported in Southwestern Kansas Thursday.
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Topeka
Kansas
Sublette
Liberal
Syracuse
Garden City
Cimarron
Dodge City
Jetmore
Great Bend
Pratt
Kingman
Goodland
Coffeyville
Brewster
and &S
Olathe
Salina
Chanute
Space Team Set For Saturday Launch
Cape Kennedy Florida AP reports flight officials cleared most issues from Thursday and set sights on a Saturday launch for Gemini 5. An electrical glitch, lightning surge, and a cable fire were fixed or assessed as crews completed a shortened countdown and prepared for launch weather. Astronauts L Gordon Cooper Jr. and Charles Conrad Jr. await final preflight drills after Thursday’s postponement.
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Cape Kennedy
Fla
Space Agency
L. Gordon Cooper Jr
Charles Conrad Jr
Traffic Fatalities Log for Topeka Area
Kansas traffic death log lists 5 fatalities in 24 hours to 9 a m Friday with 38 for August and 401 for 1965. Two deaths occurred on Wednesday, with comparable 1964 period at 402.
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Topeka
Kansas
Youth Marriages on the Increase Across Cities
An Associated Press survey finds more marriages among draft-age youths as Viet Nam deepens. Clerks report rising license applications in cities including New York Detroit Philadelphia and Denver with officials split on whether draft avoidance drives the trend and some noting August is typically busy.
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New York
Viet Nam
Associated Press
R. K. Thomas
Salt Lake County
Salt Lake City
Utah
New York City
Herman Katz
Katz
Detroit
Michigan Selective Service Board
Ralph Donahue
Philadelphia
Denver
Political Sniping Replaces Rioting In Los Angeles
Los Angeles sees a shift from riot and arson to political sniping as Gov. Edmund G. Brown forms an eight member panel to probe the week long violence that left 34 dead. John A. McCone will head the commission and emphasis is on subpoena power and truth. Mayor Yorty criticizes the plan while MLK urges police reform amid tension with Parker.
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Los Angeles
Edmund G. Brown
Watts
Brown
John A. McCone
Central Intelligence Agency
Commission
McCone
Washington
Gemini 5 At Glance
Launch rescheduled for 9 a.m. Saturday from Cape Kennedy Florida after weather and technical problems paused Thursday's attempt. Astronauts Lt. Col. L. Gordon Cooper Jr. and Lt. Cmdr. Charles Conrad Jr. target 191 hours 57 minutes and 121 orbits to study eight days of weightlessness and rendezvous tests aboard a two man capsule atop a Titan 2 booster. The crew aim to complete the mission with a world record duration, while Cooper quips about the earlier delay.
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Associated Press
Cape Kennedy
Fla
Air Force
L. Gordon Cooper Jr
Navy
Cmdr
Charles Conrad Jr
Cooper
Job Corps Fight Rumors Flare At Morganfield Center
At the Morganfield Kentucky Job Corps center a 12:30 to 1:15 p.m. melee involved about 150 students. FBI agents on site reported possible hospitalizations and noted tensions after a civil rights group accused the center of discrimination. State Police said buildings were torn up and a fire truck destroyed.
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Morganfield
Job Corps Center
FBI
Bernard C. Brown
Louisville
Couple Killed in U S 71 Collision Near Belleville
A Republic couple, Aunt Carlson 77 and Hulda Carlson 77, died when their car was struck by a Tucson driver Herschel Ovren 43 on U S 71 north of Belleville Kansas. Ovren and his family were treated and released.
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Belleville
Kan
Republic, Kan
Here
U. S. 71
Carlson
Hulda
Highway Patrol
Herschel
Ovren
Tucson
Ariz
Oyren
Intercepted Letter and Farewell to Farm Life Song
A fragment notes an intercepted letter to Cha and references the song How you gonna keep em down on the farm after they ve seen Paree. Once a comedy about comfort in city life the tune is labeled as tragically prophetic reflecting cultural shifts.
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Paree
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