Dances Suspended At Central Park Private Dances
City commission suspended all privately sponsored dances at the Central Park community building, except one booked event this Friday, after complaints of noise and litter. The recreation commission will publish a weekly calendar of uses and enhance supervision, while police oversight and key control were reorganized. An age up to 18 curfew amendment was approved for state-law conformity.
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New
Central Park
City Recreation Commission
Martin Rotunno
W. H. McMurray
Recreation Commission
Rotunno
R. J. Hayes
McMurray
L. R. Spencer
Ray Zumalt
Harold Williams
City Planning Commission
Bob DeBolt
Chanute Ambulance Service
E. R. Parr
N. Highland
Spencer
Zumalt
Police Department
John Sherman
City Commission
Spencer and
Viet Cong Mine Sinks U.S. Ship in Saigon River
An explosion from a Viet Cong mine sank the Baton Rouge Victory in the Saigon River, killing seven of 45 crew and injuring another. Salvage work began as Vietnamese navy closed the channel and U.S. patrols watched river traffic.
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U. S
Saigon
South Viet Nam
Baton Rouge
U.S
LSD seizure valued at 140000 shocks New York
Police overpowered Allen Sugerman a 28 year old Springfield Massachusetts man described as a college teacher. Detectives seized one quart of LSD enough for 40000 doses valued at 140000 on the street. Sugerman was charged with selling LSD weapons law violations and felonious assault.
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New York
Allen Sugerman
Springfield
Mass
Sugerman
Greenwich Village
Midtown Manhattan
Intercepted Letter Dear Cha
The Luscious insides of Thay er watermelons show no indications of the several weeks drought this summer.
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Cha
Thayer
Zoning Hearing Tonight for Home Ambulance Service
Public hearing before the zoning appeals board at 7 in the Memorial building on an application by Chanute Ambulance Service to operate from 412 N Highland. The request seeks a non conforming business use in a residential zone.
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Chanute Ambulance Service
N. Highland
Zoning Appeals Board
Memorial Building
Motorcycle crash sends two youths to hospital in Neosho
Injury treated Leland Clark of 921 S Washing ton suffered a facial cut in a motorcycle accident at 24 W Mulberry around midnight. Police said Clark and companion Don Chittenden of Chanute were riding Clark's bike when it ran into a ditch and threw them off.
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Leland Clark
S. Washington
Neosho Memorial Hospital
W. Mulberry
Clark
Don Chittenden
Chanute
Weather cool with light rain across Kansas today
The Topeka forecast calls for unseasonably cool weather in Kansas with highs in the 70s to near 80s and overnight lows in the upper 50s to lower 60s. Light rain observed in extreme southeast Kansas as Canadian air keeps central plains temperatures down. Northeast to southeast winds push the cool air southeastward.
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Weather Bureau
Central Plains
Kansas
Thayer Fair Celebrates Watermelon Time in Three Day Picnic
The 55th Thayer Homecoming Picnic and Fair runs Sept 1-3 at Thayer’s McLachlen Park with a parade, free watermelon feed, band concert, calf roping, kid’s rodeo, and amateur hour. Highlights include school floats prizes, a photography and canning displays, and a team pulling contest. Ernest Harms leads the Thayer Fair Association with Willard Marsh chairing the Chamber of Commerce.
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McLachlen Park
Thayer Saddle Club
Thayer Chamber of Commerce
Kansas
Thayer Fair Association
Parsons Katy Municipal Band
Delmer Woolery
Ernest Harms
Willard Marsh
Chamber of Commerce
Presi
Chanute Receives Pedestrian Safety Award From A A A
Chanute is notified of a special citation in the pedestrian safety program by the American Automobile Association. Clive Lane of the Automobile Club of Kansas will present the award at 10 30 a m August 31 in the governor's office in Topeka.
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Chanute
American Automobile Assa
Clive Lane
Automobile Club of Kansas
Governor’s
Topeka
Francis X Bushman Dies After 83 at Home
Hollywood veteran Francis X Bushman, famed for 1910s star power, died at age 83 following a fall in his residence. Funeral plans were not announced.
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Francis X. Bushman
Hollywood
Gas blast devastates Plainview church killing one
A Monday night explosion at the Church of God in Christ in Plainview Texas collapsed the roof and injured 53. Officials said a natural gas leak, possibly triggered by an electric organ, caused the disaster. Rescue crews retrieved a victim identified as Mrs Ennis A. Dukes of Pampa among the wreckage while ambulances ferried injured worshipers to nearby towns.
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Plainview
Tex
Church of God In Christ
United Baptist Choir
Henry Jackson
Ennis A. Dukes
Pampa
West Texas
Mrs Embry Resigns Red Cross Post From Neosho County
Neosho County Red Cross board meets at Memorial Building to accept the resignation of executive secretary Mrs Embry for health reasons. Appointment of a replacement is planned as nine new and three guest attendees review readings and upcoming bloodmobile visits Sept 15 16 in Chanute and Nov 22 in Chanute for youth programs.
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Lee Embry
Chanute
Neosho County
Ed Ranz
Blood Program
Ernest Kepley
Brenda Jackson
Lila Hall
Margie Hines
Erie
Red Cross
Reopening Pacts Not Closed Issue
The United Auto Workers signals it will not accept the Big Three refusal to reopen contracts for immediate skilled worker raises. GM Ford and Chrysler resist citing upcoming automatic raises and three year pacts. Tensions rise with past demonstrations and at least one factory shutdown amid a booming market.
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Detroit
United Auto Workers Union
General Motors
Ford
Chrysler
UAW
Varto Earthquake Devastates Town Killing Thousands
An elderly peasant recalls Friday's quake that destroyed Varto in eastern Turkey, where officials report about 3,000 dead and 2,100 confirmed in the district. Survivors crowded the open as the government plans housing for 58,000 families before winter.
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Varto
Turkey
Osman Duman
Interior Ministry
Suleyman Demirel
Demirel
Royster Enrolling New Students
Paul Parsons principal at Royster Junior High urges all new students and others not yet enrolled to visit the office for immediate enrollment. Office hours are 7 30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Shortened classes start September 2 and regular sessions begin September 6.
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Paul Parsons
Royster Junior High School
Royster
Blast Kills Two at Indiana Rod & Wire Plant
A noontime blast at the Indiana Rod & Wire Division plant of Phelps-Dodge in Fort Wayne killed two workers and injured at least ten. About 400 rescuers including Army and Marine reserves searched rubble for trapped employees after reports of a gas odor. Two bodies were recovered and investigators sought the cause of the explosion.
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Fort Wayne, Ind
Indiana Rod & Wire Division
Phelps-Dodge Corp
Intercom
Fort Wayne
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