Decision on Main street widening due in three weeks
The City Commission and Planning Commission will review a proposed Main street widening of six feet, plus off street and parallel parking and a downtown circulation plan. An estimated two weeks will determine costs, with financing methods examined at the three week meeting.
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Main Street
Planning Commission
City Commission
Memorial Building
Chamber of Commerce
Herbert Johnson
Burgwin and Martin
Johnson
Royce Wells
Chamber of Commerce Retails Committee
Dave Evans
Thayer Thayer Homecoming Picnic and Fair Opens Sept 3
The 33rd annual Thayer Homecoming Picnic and Fair begins September 3 at McLachlen Park in Thayer Kansas. A three day program includes a Shodeo event, calf roping and races, a Saturday parade with nursery rhymes theme, a free watermelon feed, a Katy Band concert, a kids rodeo, amateur hour and daily exhibits in agriculture and home economics plus a carnival.
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Thayer
McLachlen Park
Kansas
Thayer Saddle Club
Thayer Fair Association
Parson Municipal
Katy
Unity Spectacular Johnsons Aim For Demo Meet
ATLANTIC CITY N J AP President Johnsons peace makers worked backstage to shape the 1964 Democratic National Convention into a unity spectacle. He hesitated over Hubert Humphrey as running mate amid Dixie opposition while Alabama Mississippi delegations faced seating disputes. Rebels who refused to pledge support challenged credentials as Johnson sought to cool tensions before a floor fight. Robert F Kennedy announced he would run for the New York Senate as Kennedy aides stood by.
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Atlantic City
N.J
Johnson
LBJ
Hubert H. Humphrey
Dixie
Smoth
Ering
Alabama
David Lawrence
Robert F. Kennedy
New York Senate
New York
Robert F. B Wagner
Khanh Abandons Presidency as Vietnam Crisis Eases
Maj. Gen. Nguyen Khanh gave up the title of president and his dictatorial powers under student and Buddhist pressure. He may remain as chief of the US backed government and could seek re election or resign power while retaining command of the armed forces. Students said Khanh agreed to a new election and dissolution of the military council after.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
Nguyen Khanh
Revolutionary Military Council
Associated Press
Khanh
Military Council
Ton Thah Tue
Viet Nam
Blood Drive Sets 240 Pint Quota in Chanute Visit
Red Cross bloodmobile arrives in Chanute for first fiscal year drive hosted by Mrs. Marion Kibler. Quota 240 pints. operation at Methodist Church basement 3rd and Lincoln. Thurs 1 to 6 16 p.m. and Fri 8 a.m. to 1 15 p.m. Results of Neosho county versus Ponca City per capita trophy expected in October.
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Red Cross
Chanute
Marion Kibler
Neosho County
Ponca City
Okla
Kennedy Declares Senate Candidacy in New York
Atty. Gen. Robert F. Kennedy announced his run for the Democratic nomination to the U S Senate from New York. He launched the campaign at Gracie Mansion with Mayor Robert F. Wagner present after returning from the Democratic National Convention in Atlantic City.
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New York
Robert F. Kennedy
U.S. Senate
Kennedy
Robert F. Wagner
Gracie Mansion
Wagner
Atlantic City
Weather Today and Area Forecast Summary
Partly cloudy and much cooler tonight. Wednesday will be fair to partly cloudy and a little warmer. Low tonight 50 to 55. High Wednesday 75 to 80. Precipitation today 0.28 inch at 1 p.m. Humidity 72 percent at 7 a.m. Barometer 30.10 rising at 1 p.m. Record high 104 in 1934 and low 4 in 1917.
Weather Outlook Kansans See Mild, Fair Skies Tonight
AP report notes a cold front brought precipitation and lower temperatures across Kansas from Council Grove to Wichita with notable rainfall in Wilsey Wichita Peck Elk Pratt Ellsworth Centralia and Concordia. Also reports of hail in Wichita and a thunderstorm in Concordia. Deep freeze cryosurgery touted by doctors at Sloan Kettering and St Barnabas on treating tonsils and other diseases.
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Topeka
Kansas
Council Grove
Wichita
Wilsey
Peck
Elk
Pratt
Ellsworth
Centralia
Haif
Concordia
Intercepted Letter Warns of Carefree Mothers Near Schools
With children back in classes, motorists are urged to be vigilant for carefree mothers during school hours. The note implies caution for drivers in and around school zones and may reflect local concerns about traffic and safety.
Chain of Thefts Sparks Multi-State Suspects Arrests
A string of thefts in Chanute and nearby areas led to a search for a Chanute man and the arrest on felony charges of three youths from Kansas City Kansas and Perry Oklahoma. Tire thefts, a car purchase scheme, and a refinery incident culminated in four suspects held on felony counts with Johnson sought on parole and other youths under investigation.
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Chanute
Kansas City
Kan
Perry
Oklo
Howard Carder
Phillips 66
N. Lincoln
Carder
Les Spencer
Kent Johnson
S. Forest
Johnson
Neely
Richard Holtzman
Thayer
Mid- America
Dennis R. Cook
Glen Winston Hyatt
Okla
Kenneth Larry Young
Jet Service For Wichita
Trans World Airlines will launch commercial jet service to Wichita on September 6. Four daily flights will operate to Wichita with one continuing to Newark New Jersey and other routes serving east and west coast origins and destinations.
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Wichita, Kan
Trans World Airlines
Wichita
J. P. Figgins Jr
Newark
N. J
Buffalo Man Admits Stealing Carburetor
Charles Crowder, 23, of rural Buffalo, admitted stealing the carburetor from a 1960 Pontiac at Rudolph Sandburg's home at 8 W. Walnut and stealing wiring from Ranz Pontiac on N. Lincoln. Restitution requires returning items and paying installation costs. no complaints filed yet.
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Charles Crowder
Buffalo
Rudolph Sandburg
W. Walnut
Crower
Ranz Pontiac
N. Lincoln
Tribune Phone Contact Fails After 6 P.M.
A fragmented notice indicates an attempt to reach someone at Tribune by phone after 6 PM failing with the line You can t be reached. The message includes a partial number 1 3400 and references a carrier.
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Tribune
Dia
Satellite in orbit seeks to solve radio blackout problem
A 97 pound satellite launched from California by NASA to study the ionosphere aims to explain radio signal blackouts. The Scout booster propelled the craft into a 600 mile high orbit with three antenna arrays extended. University College of London contributed experiments on ion density near the satellite. The three nation effort maps ionospheric ions and their currents that affect radio reflection.
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National Aeronautics and Space Administration
University College of London
Back to School For New Term Here Friday
School bells ring for the first day of the new term in Chanute on Friday morning. Senior and junior high schools hold a short session, per Buford Fisher, superintendent of schools. Enrollment for grade schools set from 9 a.m. to 12.
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Chanute
Buford Fisher
Royster Junior High School
St. Patrick's
Hurricane Cleo batters Cuba and barrels toward island
Hurricane Cleo shifted to a northerly course battering Cuba with 110 mph winds and high tides. Fidel Castro dispatched doctors, nurses and medical supplies to Camaguey and Oriente provinces as evacuations became mandatory. forecasters warned the storm would skim the southern Cuban coast for 24 hours and threaten Jamaica with high tides.
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Cleo
Cuba
Fidel Castro
Camaguey
Oriente
Miami
Fla
Flora
Castro
Jamaica
Santiago
Cape Cruz
Train wreck forces 1500 Chillicothe residents from homes
A Milwaukee freight train derailment near Chillicothe Missouri involved about 15 cars carrying potash naphtha LNG and diesel. Fire followed the wreck and a bridge over the Grand River burned after an overheated wheel bearing likely caused both incidents. Evacuation within a three block radius kept residents away until a thunderstorm passed.
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Chillicothe
API
Milwaukee
Salvation Army
Grand River
Missour
Dwelling Risk Rates Climb in Kansas City Area
AP reports Kansas Insurance Commissioner Frank Sullivan announced a Monday rate rise for extended dwelling coverage and other property due to severe wind and hail storms. The statewide increase is about 14.4 percent, raising company premiums by roughly $1.164 million, and new rules cap fire and extended coverage policies at three years with annual installments equal to one-year contracts. Minimum policy premium rises from $10 to $15.
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Spencer
Johnson
Jack Hammond
Malcolm
Hammon
Larry Chaney
Spencer and McCoy
Edwin Dillon
George Neely
Don Harding
Neely
Thayer
Topeka
Frank Sullivan
Sullivan
National Board of Fire Underwriters
Traffic Fatalities Log Shows 1964 Update Topeka
AP report records Kansas traffic deaths from 24 hours to 9 am Tuesday August 52 1964 noting 40 fatalities, compared with 377 a year earlier in 1963.
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Topeka
Kansas
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Dale Anderson
Cha
Thayer Chamber of Commerce
Johnsons
Washington
William G. Cahan
Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
Irving S. Cooper
Department of Neurosurgery
St. Barnarbas
Society For Cryobiology
Buffalo Man
Point Arguello
Calif
Cleo Batters
Kingston, Jamiaca
Sierra Maesta
Manda
Tory
Gordon Dunn
Miami Weather Bureau
U.S. Mainland
U.S. Navy
Guantanamo Bay
Haiti
Wendell McMurray
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