Thayer Picnic and Fair Slated for Aug 31 to Sept 2
Thayer marks its 56th annual free Homecoming Picnic and Fair at McLachlen Park from August 31 to September 2. Parade sets opening day. shodeo, rodeos, and calf events run through the weekend with prize money from the Thayer Chamber of Commerce. Watermelon feed and amusements headline the three days. Watermelon averages dip to about 35 pounds due to moisture. A Watermelon Queen contest runs with several entrants.
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Thayer
McLachlen Park
Dale Anderson
Thayer Chamber of Commerce
Thayer Saddle Club
Thayer Fair Association
Parsons Municipal
Katy
Anderson
Suzie Stevenson
Sandy Smedey
Ronda Jeans
Margaret Babcock
Arlene Leffen
Less Kansas Jobless Less Kansas Jobless
The Kansas Labor Department said unemployment fell 4,100 from June to July, lowering the rate from 2.5 to 3.0 percent. July employment reached 858.70 thousand with farm job gains and construction rises offset by declines in education and aircraft manufacturing. Factory pay averaged $2.82 an hour and the typical work week edged to 41.4 hours.
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Topeka
Kansas Labor Department
Department
New York Mercantile Exchange Opens Silver Dollar Trading
The New York Mercantile Exchange began trading silver dollars. Darrell M. Hills of Topeka bought into the opening session, with 42 bags of circulated coins and 32 bags of uncirculated coins auctioned. Prices ranged from 1 900 to 2 500 dollars, opening at 2 300 dollars for uncirculated coins. Hills expected to profit and flew in for the launch.
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NEW York
New York Mercantile Exchange
Darrell M. Hills
Topeka
Kan
Hills
Fighting In Nigeria Near Oro West of Lagos
Heavy fighting 100 miles east of Lagos at Oro, a town seized by Biafran rebels. A federal spokesman called the assault desperate and said the next 24 hours were crucial as rebels press toward a breakthrough into the West or face potential surrender. Federal forces suffer heavy casualties but hold the line 150 miles west of Biafra.
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Lagos
Nigeria
Oro
Biafrica
Injured Americans in Saigon Area Aircraft Crash
In Saigon area a twin engine Air America Beechcraft crash left three American civilians injured, including Jack E. McFadden of Iola Kansas who suffered a broken back. Four others died, among them an Australian soldier and three Vietnamese. McFadden works as an auditor for the U S Agency for International Development.
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Saigon
Air America
Jack E. McFadden
Tola
Kan
McFadden
U.S. Agency For International Development
W. P. McFadden
East Buchanan, Iola
Tribune Phone Contact Instructions
If you cannot reach your Tribune contact, call your carrier. If he is unavailable, dial HE 1-3400 after 6 p.m. for assistance.
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Tribune
Christian Crusade at Place-Royster Stadium Tonight
Evangelist Lane Adams leads a Christian Crusade at Place-Royster Stadium at 8 p.m. Attendance reported at 1,374 with 31 inquirers. Sermon titled The Problem of Popularity. Event includes Youth Night tonight.
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Royster Stadium
Lane Adams
Heavy U S Air Actions Hit Hanoi Haiphong Area
US Command reports one of the war’s heaviest raids on the Hanoi Haiphong sector costing six American planes including two downed in Red China. Attacks targeted Yen Vinh rail yard and Hanoi power plant while rail yards and the Port Wallut base in Tonkin Gulf area were hit. Casualties: seven Americans killed and 51 wounded with 153 enemy killed.
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Saigon
Hanoi
Haiphong
United States
Red China
U.S
South Vietnam
Demilitarized Zone
North
North Vietnam
Red Chi
North Korean Attack Kills American Soldier Near Panmunjom
An American soldier was killed and another wounded in a North Korean attack on the Panmunjom border area. A truck hit a land mine near the truce village, followed by gunfire on the disabled vehicle. A second truck hit a mine with no casualties. The men were from the US 2nd Infantry Division along the armistice line.
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Seoul
North
South Korea
U. N. Comand
Panmunjon
U.S
8Th Army
2Nd Infantry Division
Scott City Tot Killed by Pickup
A 4-year-old boy, George Ingalls, son of Mr and Mrs George Ingalls IV of Scott City, was killed Monday night after being struck by a pickup on U S 83 in the south part of Scott City.
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Scott City
Khan
U.S. 83
George Ingalls
George Ingalls IV
Weather extremes report from Palm Springs and Hibbing
The nation records its high of 112 at Palm Springs California and a low of 31 at Hibbing Minnesota on Monday. The extreme temperatures showcase wide regional contrasts in the weather pattern across the United States.
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New York
Palm Springs
Calif
Hibbing
Minn
Senate Senate Social Security bill faces long Senate scrutiny
The Social Security Bill goes to the Senate Finance Committee for hearings expected to last into October. Public hearings and executive votes aim to move the measure to the Senate by mid October for debate. House changes include boosts to benefits and payroll tax increases, with potential floor fights over the $70 minimum.
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Washington
Senate Finance Committee
Senate
House
Johnson
Ways and Means
Much of '67 Wheat Crop Not Under Support Loans
Washington AP report notes farmer disenchantment led many wheat growers to avoid government price support loans for the 1967 crop. Freeman urged storage under loans, but officials say uptake remains low as prices trend downward from 1.75 in 1966 to about 1.37 in July this year. Farmers selling now fear no price rebound and prefer market sales over loans.
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Washington (Ap
Orville L. Freeman
Department
Receiver Appointed for L and O Cattle Co in Wichita
A US district judge in Wichita appointed a receiver for L and O Cattle Co a 1958 partnership of William D Lohman and Ray D Oltjen after the Cedar Vale bank closing. Ol tsen sought a receiver and sued Lehman heirs to disclose partnership holdings. Lehman died by rifle shot the day after insolvency was declared, ruled accidental. Defendants include Gloria Lohman William D Lohman Jr and Pamela Lohman.
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Wichita
L & O Cattle Co
William D. Lohman
Mobridge
S. D
Ray D. Oltjen
Cedar Vale
Kan
National Bank
Oltsen
Lehman Heirs
Lehman
Gloria Lohman
William D. Lohman Jr
Pamela Lohman
Chisholm Trail Centennial Banquet in Abilene
Leaders and dignitaries gather in Abilene Kansas for a centennial banquet marking 100 years since the first Texas longhorns crossed the Chisholm Trail. Speakers include George H. Shirk and rail officials, with gifts planned for Gov Docking and Dwight Eisenhower’s representative.
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Abilene. Kan
Chisholm Trail
Texas
Abilene
Jesse Chisholm
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Harry Darby
Kansas City
Kan
Trail’s End
Bees Stir Up Salina Hornet's Nest Over Beehive Ban
In Salina Kansas a proposed city ordinance to ban beehives sparked protest from beekeepers and local groups. Health department complaints followed a bee sting, while advocates warned of disrupted pollination if bees are removed. The plan was postponed due to City Commissioner Waddell's absence.
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Salina, Kan
Salina
Garden Club
Vocational Agriculture Department of
Waddell
Weather Outlook: Warm, Pleasant Kansas Tonight and Wednesday
AREA FORECAST calls for fair to partly cloudy conditions with a little warmth tonight and Wednesday. Highs Wednesday 90 to 95 with lows tonight 60 to 65 and a 10 percent chance of precipitation. Topeka AP notes Kansas should stay pleasant tonight and Wednesday with clear to partly cloudy skies and daytime highs in the upper 80s to mid 90s.
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Topeka
Weather Bureau
Kansas
Garden City
Salina
Goodland
Leavenworth
Kansas Oil Output Shows Increase
The Oil and Gas Journal reports US crude oil and lease condensate production averaged 9,365,645 barrels daily last week. Kansas led with a daily average of 276,675 barrels, up 3,880 from the prior week.
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Tulsa
Okla
United States
Oil and Gas Journal
Kansas
Intercepted Letter Dear Cha
A damaged clipping notes an intercepted letter to Cha about silver dollars trading for higher prices on the open market than at the supermarket. The fragment hints at exchange value and market activity without further details.
Purple Martins Slaughtered Near Missouri Governor's Mansion
In Jefferson City Missouri a group of about six shotgun hunters killed an estimated 1800 to 2000 purple martins roosting in trees near the governor's executive mansion. The birds are protected by state and federal law and an investigation is to be led by a U S game management agent with coordination from the State Conservation Commission and federal authorities.
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Jefferson City
Missouri
Executive Mansion
U. S.S
State Conservation Commission
New Haven Faces Fourth Night Of Racial Violence
Mayor Richard C. Lee met with top police to halt a fourth straight night of violence in New Haven. The city stayed under a state of emergency as arrests rose, mostly for breach of the peace, with more than 350 arrests since Saturday. The disturbance began after the shooting of a Puerto Rican man, with fires and looting spreading from the Hill section along Congress Avenue, prompting tear gas and police containment.
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New Haven, Conn
Richard C. Lee
Congress Avenue
Traffic Fatalities Log For Topeka Area
Kansas traffic death log shows figures for 48 hours to 9 am Tuesday and monthly tallies. August and yearly totals list fatalities, with 1967 and 1966 comparisons and a period comparison to 450 deaths.
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Topeka
Kansas
Governors Seek Assurances on Mid-Continent Airport Toll Road
Missouri Governor Hearnes and Kansas Governor Docking consider signing a statement affirming mutual interest in a toll road linking Johnson Wyandotte and Leavenworth counties with a bridge over the Missouri River to a north Kansas City airport project. Draft outlines limited feasibility funding and future detailed agreements.
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Topeka
Kan
Warren l Hearnes
Missouri
Kansas
John Montgomery
Highway Department
Robert Docking
Lake of the Ozarks
Hearnes
Johnson
Wyandotte
Leavenworth
Missouri River
Kansas City
Montgomery
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Thayer Fair Assn
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Vietnam
Christian Crusade
Red
Nelson J. MacDonald
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N.J
Yen Vinh
Navy
Senate Studies
John
Joan W. Gardner
Secretary of Health, Education and Welfare
Wilbur J. Cohen
HEW
Robert M. Ball
The
Social Security Administration
Oklahoma
George H. Shirk
Oklahoma City
Chisholm Trail Commission
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Cha
New Haven
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