Marines smash camp 20 miles southwest of Da Nang
U S Marines pressed into a communist training camp near Da Nang and fought a second battle with North Vietnamese forces elsewhere. They reported heavy fire, 211 enemy killed, 44 Communist dead at the camp, and light Marine casualties. A 12 hour engagement near Cam Lo valley yielded 17 enemy deaths and two captures as air, artillery and ground reinforcements supported the operation.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
da Nang
Victor Chanesian
New York City
Viet Nam
U.S
4Th Marine Regiment
Cam Lo River
Dong Ha
Demilitarized Zone
Illinois to Activate National Guard for Cicero March
Gov. Otto Kerner announced plans to activate the Illinois National Guard this week in anticipation of a civil rights march into Cicero on Sunday. He expects an executive order Friday to place troops on the streets by Saturday or Saturday night. Cicero officials, Sheriff Richard Ogilvie, and Guard commanders discussed the need for order as local police are deemed insufficient. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. said demonstrators will proceed despite Cicero being described as the area’s most hostile white enclave.
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Springfield
Ill
Otto Kerner
Illinois National Guard
Cicero
Kerner
Richard Ogilvie
Cook County
National Guard
Martin Luther King Jr
Chicago
Zoning Appeal Denied for Chanute Ambulance Service
The zoning appeals board denied the application to operate Chanute Ambulance Service from a residence at 412 N High land by a 6 to 0 vote with one member absent. A public hearing heard both supporters and opponents and a neighbor affidavit and 16 signature objection petition were on file. The board cited scope limits and noted neighborhood concerns about parking near the home. R. D. Hamar chaired the hearing.
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Chanute Ambulance Service
N. Highland
Zoning Appeals Board
Appeals Board
R. D. Hamar
Tractor Goes Wild Near Garnett
Amos Yoder drove a farm tractor on U.S. 59 when it jumped a ditch and crashed through fences and into the Jim Miller residence after sideswiping a tree. Yoder was hospitalized with non critical injuries.
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Garnett
Kan
Amos Yoder
U.S. 59
Yoder
Earl Benjamin
Jim Miller
Weather: Unseasonably cool with warming trend ahead
Weather data shows 1926 low recorded at 54 with 1 p m relative humidity 45 and barometer 29.22 falling. Area forecast calls for partly cloudy skies and unseasonably cool conditions through Thursday with lows near 60 and highs near 80. Kansas to see warming into the 70s today and 75 to 85 Thursday with scattered thunderstorms possible tonight and Thursday.
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Topeka
Kansas
Weather Bureau
Russell
Liberal
Hill City
Hutchinson
Man Dies After Six Days In Wreckage
John T. Emmanuel of Hartford died in Hartford Hospital after being trapped six days in a small plane crash on Mt. Higby near Middletown. He had been rescued from the wreckage Sunday and moved between Meriden and Hartford hospitals. The Aug. 15 crash killed pilot Richard C. Grimaldi, 32, of Newington.
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Hartford, Conn
John T. Emmanuel
Hartford Hospital
Emmanuel
Mt. Higby
Middletown
Meriden Hospital
Eugene Silliman
Hartford
Richard C. Grimaldi
Newington
Watered corn grows tall by Humboldt farmers irrigation success
George and Jack Works irrigate 350 acres of white milling corn along the Neosho River near Humboldt. Over 10 years they expanded from 60 to 350 acres, using three electric pumps to push water through open ditches and lift systems. They report lower costs than sprinkler systems and hold a state water rights permit to irrigate during dry years.
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Humboldt
Kansas
George Works
Jack
Neosho River
George
Works
State Department of Water Resources
Topeka
Petitions Backed for KCK Tulsa Direct-Route Freeway
The Kansas City Kansas Tulsa Freeway Assn reports strong local support for a direct route highway. Hundreds signed in each community, with petitions and a resolution to be sent to state and national officials, lawmakers, and the governor. Meetings focused on organization. more towns added, a budget planned, and each town to appoint a director rather than using a chamber of commerce manager.
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Kansas City, Kan
Tulsa
Chamber of Commerce
Chambers of Commerce
Jack Groves
Lee Murren
Humboldt
Harland Martin
Coffeyville
Chanute
Tiny Hyraxes Arrive at Topeka Zoo From Ethiopia
Two small hyraxes weighing two to three pounds arrive at Topeka Zoo after a delayed flight from Ethiopia caused by an airline strike. They join Luna the teenage elephant in the large mammal building, marking the display of both species side by side in Kansas.
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Topeka
Topeka Zoo
Ethiopia
Luna
Gary Clarke
Zoo
Kansas
Collie on Death Row Gets New Hearing Bid
New York city seeks return to Department of Health for Pete the collie to face cross examination and new hearings on a vicious dog ruling. William Jones, 17, defends Pete as playful, while supporters press for a retrial and review of three bite incidents. Pete is housed at an SPCA shelter while awaiting outcome.
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New York
Pete
Collie
State Supreme Court
Department of Health
William Jones
Asst. Corp
Irving Gerstman
Johnson designates October 3 as Child Health Day
President Johnson proclaims Monday October 3 as Child Health Day citing the importance of a good start in life for a child's physical and mental development and for society's progress.
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Washington
Johnson
The
Net
Intercepted Letter Dear Cha Discusses Dams Aid
An intercepted note from Nute to Cha notes big dams on headwaters help keep the Neosho River Valley green during drought conditions. The missive states appreciation for water management efforts.
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Neosho River
Boy Runs Away on Horseback from Kansas City to Fort Scott
A 15 year old boy running away from home rode 95 miles to Fort Scott on horseback. Police withheld his name but said he aimed to reach Oklahoma to become a cow boy. He is being held for his parents.
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Fort Scott, Kan
Kansas City
Fort Scott
Oklahoma
Copters Aid Rescue Lift In Texas
Helicopters from Fort Bliss El Paso and Reese Air Force Base Lubbock aided flood relief in West Texas and New Mexico delivering food water and medicine. They evacuated residents from Carlsbad and Dell City as waters rose and receded amid heavy rains. One death was reported from Pecos River flooding and a search for Joe Little continued. Losses were expected in the hundreds of thousands of dollars.
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Associated Press
Air Force
West Texas
New Mexico
Bad
N.M
Ft. Bliss
el Paso
Dell City
Tex
Reese Air Air Force Base
Lubbock
Carlsbad
Pecos
Joe Little
National Guard
KPBM
Soviet Luna 11 aims to orbit moon as Luna 10 did
The Soviet Union launched Luna 11 a 3615 pound unmanned space lab to orbit the moon and test spacecraft systems. Tass said its main purpose is artificial satellite testing and near lunar exploration with possible cameras, indicating an orbital mission rather than landing.
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Moscow
Soviet Union
America
Earth
Tass
Lunar
Moon
Traffic Fatalities in Kansas Log for August 1966
The Topeka AP traffic death log shows 50 fatalities in August, 1966, up to 9 a.m. Wednesday, with 440 deaths for the year to date, compared to 412 in the same period in 1965.
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Topeka
Kansas
Work Order for Neosho Road Job
State Highway Commission issues a 1.6 mile grading and surfacing project on Neosho Road funded by Neosho County. Contracts awarded: bridge $62,790.50 to Fred Beachner, light surfacing $3,742.84 to Joe O'Brien, grading $45,300.49 to R W Lingenfelter. Phillip Stallard is resident engineer. County engineer William S Hill directs the program in line with county commission policy.
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St. Paul
State Highway Commission
Neosho County
Fred Beachner
Joe O’brien
R. W. Lingenfelter
Kansas City
Highway Commission
Phillip Stallard
Pittsburg
William S. Hill
Eric
Homeowner Fights Off Three Robbers In Kansas City
Seventy one year old Garnet H. Smith armed with a club from a wastebasket chased three intruders from her home after one struck her, a guest, and a robber dropped a .32 caliber pistol. The attack left Smith with a scalp cut.
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Kansas City, Kan
Garnet H. Smith
Johnson appeals to reason to curb wage price rises
President Johnson urged capital and labor to keep wage and price increases within reasonable bounds at a news conference. He cited 1960–recent rises: prices up 10 percent, wages 17 percent, profits 83 percent, and ordered an inquiry into medical costs. He warned inflation varies by country and urged restraint while awaiting Congress decisions on spending.
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Washington
Johnson
United States
Labor Department
Congress
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Russ Corbitt
Tribune
KCK
Nowata
Iola
Neodesha
Osawatomie
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Parsons
Paola
Hugh Chapman
Chanute Area
Daniel J. Fitzpatrick
Jones
Society For the Prevention For Cruelty To Animals
Cha
Yours
Copters Aid
Texas
Carls
Carlsbad Caverns National Park
Neosho Road
Smith
LBJ
Reason
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