Kansas to seek Greek clemency for Roger Ranney marriage case
Pardon attorney Ron Baxter said Gov. Docking will request Greece’s justice ministry grant a parole hearing for Roger Ranney, the Chanute native serving life for the 1961 murder of two Greek seamen. Ranney plans to marry Christine Billings of Detroit.
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Ron Baxter
Robert Docking
Topeka
Roger Ranney
Ranney
Associated Press
Mediterranean
Baxter
Docking
Ministry of Justice
Chanute
Ministry of of Justice
Detroit
Christine Billings
Greece
Billingses
Weather forecast and past date highs for Topeka area
The region is expected to stay fair to partly cloudy and warm through Thursday with southerly winds 5 to 15 mph. Lows tonight near 60s, highs Thursday in the 90s, and a 5 percent rain chance through Thursday. In eastern Kansas today highs in the upper 80s and mid 90s in the west, with tonight’s lows about 60 northwest to upper 60s southeast. A severe storm seven days ago damaged pine crops with marble sized hail and Walnut area reporting 0.66 inches of rainfall.
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Wooster Gay
Topeka
Kansas
Weather Bureau
Walnut
Meeting to Discuss Rural Fire Protection
The city commission calls a meeting at 7 30 tonight in the Memorial building to discuss rural fire protection. Attendance is open to all interested persons within a seven mile radius of the city limits.
Carry Nation Raid at Wichita Cow Town Celebrated
Mrs. Robert Garrett of Wichita portrayed Carry Nation on Tuesday using the original hatchet and wearing traditional dress as part of the Chisholm Trail Celebration in Wichita to disrupt the saloon at the event.
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Wichita
Robert Garrett
Carry Nation
Wichita Cow Town
Christian Crusade at Place-Royster Stadium
Evangelist Lane Adams led a service at night with an attendance of 1 723 and 44 inquirers present. The sermon titled The Most Overlooked Problem in the World Today drew attention as Billy Graham records were presented to 51 percent of the teenagers attending the service last night.
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Royster Stadium
Lane Adams
Billy Graham
Five Youths Plead Guilty In Mooning Parking Lot Incident
Four of five defendants aged 19 to 22 plead guilty to indecent exposure in a West Main parking lot case. Chad McClellan Bruce Benson Steve Allen and Russell Kern Jr. fined 100 dollars and receive three days in county jail with one day credited. Benson also pays 25 dollars for careless driving. The fifth, Doug Fuke, is in military service.
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West Main
Chad McClellan
Wichita
Bruce Benson
S. Evergreen
Steve Allen
S. Larson
Russell Kern Jr
Benson
McClellan
Allen
Doug Dufek
Chanute
Nine Hobos Attend Hobo Convention in Rainy Iowa
In Britt Iowa only nine hoboes braved rain for the 67th annual Hobo Convention. The Hardrock Kid earned the crown after five votes, reclaiming the title from last year’s Pennsylvania Kid Richard Wilson and crowning John Mislen of New Jersey as king.
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Britt
Iowa
Hardrock Kid
John Mislen
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
Richard Wilson
Tribune Phone Contact for Carrier Assistance
If you cannot reach your carrier try the Tribune number after six o'clock HE 1 3400. Dial the same line for after hours assistance when needed, ensuring contact with the Tribune team.
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Tribune
Intensified US raids reach near Hanoi and rail hubs
American warplanes pressed the Hanoi region with strikes on rail and road bridges including the Canal des Rapides near the city center. Reports describe heavy anti aircraft fire and missile barrages with six planes lost the previous day. In Saigon a GI was killed en route to work amid election disruption fears.
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Saigon
North Vietnam
Hanoi
U.S
Canal Des Rapides
China
Hanoi-Haiphong Road
Thailand
South Vietnam
Tonkin Gulf
Mystery Women Gather for Valentino Memorial
Hollywood strong, mystery women in black veil visit Rudolph Valentino’s crypt each Aug 23 marking the 40th memorial pilgrimage to the silent film star who died in 1926.
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Hollywood
Rudolph Valentino
Heat Wave Sees 110 at Buckeye as U S Ends Cool Night
The nation recorded a 110 degree high in Buckeye Arizona on Tuesday while Pellston Michigan cooled to 32 degrees overnight. The extreme heat contrasted with a frigid overnight in the Great Lakes region.
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New York
Buckeye
Ariz
Pellston
Mich
Senate backs $70.1 billion defense bill after votes
The Senate approved a record 70.1 billion defense bill by an 8 to 3 margin amid Vietnam war funding tensions. A compromise with the House was planned as Sen. John Stennis and others prepare to bridge differences. The panel also approved 11.9 million for 45 B52 aircraft and rejected 233.5 million for five fast deployment ships.
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Washington
Senate
House
Johnson
Wayne Morse
D-Ore
Nest Gruening
Alaska
Stephen M. Young
Ohio
Sen
John Stennis
Miss
Stennis
City Manager Earl Keaton Resigns in Coffeyville
Coffeyville City Manager Earl Keaton resigns to take a similar post in Muskogee Oklahoma. He aims for a Sept. 15 effective date and will start Sept. 18 with a salary of 16300 annually, up from 14160 in Coffeyville. Keaton has served three years after arriving from Hurst Texas.
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Coffeyville
Kan
Earl Keaton
Muskogee
Oklo
Keaton
Hurst
Tex
Tulsa OKs 17.5 Million Bond for Port at Catoosa
Tulsa voters approve a 17.5 million bond to build a Verdigris River port at Catoosa linking to the Arkansas River navigation project. The plan anticipates 12 million tons of freight yearly and thousands of new jobs from lower freight costs. Funds already approved in Muskogee Fort Smith and Little Rock.
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Tulsa
Okla
Corps of Engineers
Verdigris
Catoosa
Chamber of Commerce
Muskogee
Fort Smith
Ark
Little Rock
Production starts at Parsons plant in September
Parsons Kansas AP report says production of 81mm mortar shells will start in October at the Kansas Army Ammunition plant operated by Nations Gypsum Co. with about 100 workers by Oct 1 rising to 300-350 by Nov 1. Full payroll to 3,500 by early 1968. Brig Gen Luczak to inspect. Colen Brown accompanies.
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Parsons
Kan
Kansas Army Ammunition Plant
Robert E. Scifres
Nations Gypsum Co
Scifres
Nation Gypsum
Bernard R. Luczak
Johnson Hints at Arab Steps Linked to Israel Withdrawal
President Johnson reportedly wrote to King Faisal of Saudi Arabia promising withdrawal of Israeli forces from captured areas if Arabs accept arrangements tied to the five point program announced June 19. Al Hayat cited vague terms while Beirut reports say Arab leaders may meet in Beirut with King Hussein, Abdul Rahman Aref.
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Associated Press
Johnson
Faisal
Saudi Arabia
Beirut
al Hayat
Washington
Israel
Hussein
Jordan
Abdel Rahman Aref
Iraq
Charles Helou
Traffic Fatalities Log In Topeka For 24 Hours
Topeka Kansas traffic death log records 0 fatalities in the latest 24 hour period ending 9 am Wednesday. For August total 35 deaths and for the year 1967 there are 391 fatalities. The comparable 1966 period shows 451 deaths.
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Topeka
Kansas
British Mission Burned in Peking Strains Ties
The British Foreign Office condemns the Communist Chinese for burning the British diplomatic mission in Peking and punishes Chinese diplomats in Britain. Fifty four mission members sought shelter in friendly embassies after Red Guards assaulted staff. London accuses Mao regime of orchestrating harassment linked to Hong Kong policy.
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London
Foreign Office
Peking
Donald Hopson
Britain
Mao Tse-tung
Hong Kong
Intercepted Letter Discusses Tulsa Port Expansion and Highway Plan
A transmitted note asserts Tulsa approved 17.5 million dollars to build the Port of Catoosa and queries routing a four lane highway from Kansas City Kansas through southeast Kansas to the port.
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Tulsa
Catoosa
Kansas City
Kan
Kansas
Kansans face higher property taxes in 1968 across cities
An AP survey shows most Kansas cities plan higher combined levies to fund 1968 budgets. Chanute and Topeka join Wichita Fort Scott and Parsons with notable jumps. El Dorado and Independence slightly dip or rise. City county and school district levies drive the increases amid rising valuations statewide.
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Neosho County
City of
Chanute
Kansas
Associated Press
el Dorado
Topeka
Independence
Wichita
Parsons
Abilene
Atchison
Lawrence
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Christian Crusade
Marion Cox
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Sam Barnhart
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Pravda
Valentino
U.S. Defense
Senators
McNamara
Okays
Port Catoosa
Arkansas River
Arkansas
Mississippi River
Ply Agency
Joliet
Til
Procurement and Supply Agency
Colen Brown
Buffalo
N.Y
National Gypsum
Luczak
Brown
Red China
Cha
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Salina
Newton
Leavenworth
Junction City
Emporia
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