Former State Representative Kidwell Found Dead With Wife in Car
Former Kansas House member Thomas M. Kidwell was found wounded in a wrecked car south of Topeka with the nude body of Betty Goetsch Kidwell, allegedly his wife. Kidwell, shot in the chest, was hospitalized in satisfactory condition. authorities say Goetsch was killed about an hour before the crash. The couple had marriage and annulment histories cited, with Kidwell facing non support charges in Sedgwick County.
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Topeka
Thomas M. Kidwell
J. L. Lattimore
Betty Goetsch
Sabetha
Kan
Shawnee
Kidwell
Reno
Lattimore
Stormont Vail Hospital
Viola R. Carroll
Wichita
Leonard W. Pipkin
Carroll
Pipkin
Viola Kidwell
Tommy L. Ronnsavall
Texarkana
Ark
Thomas Kidwell
California
Betty
Southwest Kansas Seeks New Highway Link
Seven city leaders from Liberal Minneola Fowler Pratt Hutchinson McPherson and Salina formed the Southwest Kansas Highway Movement to press for a northeast south west link joining I 70 at Salina with I 40 at Tucumcari New Mexico. The group drafted a resolution urging immediate consideration. Jim Bohart Pratt Chamber of Commerce manager warned that freeways are being built around the region and southwest Kansas could lose out if action is delayed.
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Pratt
Kan
Salina
Tucumcari
N.M
Kansas
Liberal
Minneola
Fowler
Hutchnson
McPherson
Jim Bohart
Pratt Chamber of Commerce
Southwest
Intercepted Letter Dear Cha Stresses Clothing Hazard
The note discusses workplace safety in a plywood plant noting tight clothing as a new job hazard alongside the longstanding warning about loose garments near machinery. It highlights concerns over protective measures and potential injuries in industrial settings.
Cleanup Efforts Begin After Destructive Dell City Carlsbad Floods
Massive flood damages unfold in Dell City Texas and Carlsbad New Mexico as cleanups start. Death toll stands at four in New Mexico with two drownings and two fatal accidents. Damage to homes in Dell City projected at at least two million dollars and crops face 30 to 35 percent loss.
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Associated Press
Dell City
Tex
Carlsbad
N.M
New Mexico
Texas Highway Patrol
Jerry Miller
Weather forecast previews warming trend for region
Area forecast says mostly fair and warmer through Friday with low tonight near 60 and highs 85 to 90. Topeka reports fair weather and a slow rise in temperatures with highs upper 70s to low 80s today and overnight lows mostly in the 60s. Friday highs expected in the 80s.
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Topeka
Weather Bureau
Bank Robbery Hits Wilmore State Bank
Thieves broke into the Wilmore State Bank in Wilmore Kan during the night, taking an undetermined amount of money after entering via a post office window. The cashier Myr Dallinger says it looks like they probably got it all. the last burglary here was in 1929.
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Wilmore, Kan
Wilmore State Bank
Commanche County
Myr Dallinger
Tribune Phone Line Reaches After 6 PM
If you cannot reach your carrier contact the Tribune after 6 p.m. dial HE 1 3400 for assistance.
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Tribune
Garnder plywood strike hits 300 workers over dress code
In Gardiner Oregon the International Paper plywood plant strike grows as over 300 workers walk out after Pat Morris 35 was suspended for tight clothing. Morris says she was singled out for wearing stretch jeans while others wore similar outfits. Union says warning should be in writing and demands lift of suspension. Plant manager calls it a policy matter outside the contract. The town’s economy relies heavily on forest products.
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Gardner
Dre
International Paper Co
Oregon
Pat Morris
Gardiner
Coos Bay
E.A. Meyers
Miss Morris
Teenager hospital treated after overdose at home
Police received a Chanute call at 12 45 a m reporting a 16 year old boy had taken pills and left. Relatives and officers found him at Neosho Memorial Hospital where his stomach was pumped. He remained overnight with tablets described as aspirin like.
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Neosho Memorial Hospital
Recommend No Change In Sales Tax
TOPEKA AP The Assess ment and Taxation Committee of the Kansas Legislative Council agrees there should be no basic change in the Kansas sales tax law at this time. A report will be prepared next month recommending against expanding the tax base. The committee notes no extra general fund revenue will be needed for existing programs and warns against broadening the base unless absolutely necessary.
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Topeka
Kansas Legislative Council
Kansas
Council
Record 146 American missions raid North Viet Nam
American warplanes mounted the heaviest raids of the war with 146 missions against North Viet Nam. Ground fighting flared as U S Marines clashed with regulars in the northern provinces while the 1st Infantry Division hit Viet Cong forces 20 miles north of Saigon. Total American casualties rose, with 91 battle deaths for the week and 425 wounded. The U S combat strength exceeded 300,000 as Ky urged turnout for Sept 11 elections amid terrorism warnings. Oil depots suffered damage and air raids continued to set a new record.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
North Viet Nam
U.S
U.S. 1St Infantry Division
Viet Nam
Nguyen Cao Ky
North
Three Killed in Highway Crash Near Albuquerque
Mr and Mrs Ralph McMinimy of Route 1 received word of the deaths of Merle Ray Basye his wife and their 12 year old son in an auto crash Sunday in Albuquerque New Mexico Their daughter and a friend were seriously injured The Basye boy was a Chanute High School graduate and son of Charles Basye of Rialto California His father worked for Santa Fe while they lived in Chanute The funeral was held today in Albuquerque.
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Ralph McMinimy
R. 1
Merle Ray Basye
Albuquerque
N. M
Basye
Charles Basye
Rialto
Calif
Chanute High School
The
Santa Fe
Chanute
Storm Faith Hurtles Toward Leeward Islands
Hurricane Faith storms westward toward the Leeward Islands with forecast dangerous winds and high tides. Evacuations urged along coastlines as ships and residents brace for impact while Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands may receive hurricane warnings.
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Miami
Fla
Faith
Leeward Islands
Caribbean
Dominica
Atlantic
Island
Guadeloupe
San Juan
Puerto Rico
Weather Bureau
Virgin Islands
Demos Dump John Harper Candidate for Risk Post
John Harper of Wichita plans to run for state insurance commissioner as an independent after the Democratic Committee withdrew support. Party leaders disclosed Harper’s 11 year old felony and probation history, saying voters were not fully informed. Harper remains confident he can perform the office duties.
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Demos
John Harper
Risk Post
Topeka
Wichita
Democratic Committee
Harper
Democratic Party
Tom Corcoran
Kansas
Robert Docking
Charles R. Orwick
Overland Park
Saturn 1 rockets unmanned Apollo toward planetary tests
CAPE KENNEDY Fla AP An unmanned Apollo moonship rode a Saturn 1 rocket on a 93 minute test mission aimed to push the vehicle three-quarters world and return for Pacific recovery. The craft was not to orbit and recovery would be attempted after a fiery reentry.
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Cape Kennedy
Fila
Globe
Pacific Ocean
Hutchinson Man Killed in Goddard Car Crash
A car crash on U S 54 near Goddard killed Harold Gene Angel 33 of Hutchinson, owner of a construction firm. The driver L B Brown 31 is listed in serious condition at a Wichita hospital.
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Sedgwick County
Defense Pacts Cut Down War Risks, Rusk Tells Congress
Secretary of State Dean Rusk told a Senate subcommittee that global defense commitments reduce the danger of war. He said the United States is not the world’s policeman and supports strengthening world peace machinery with allies rather than a Pax Americana.
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Washington
Dean Rusk
Congress Today
United States
Rusk
U.S
North Atlantic Alliance
Car Collision Causes $600 Damage on US 169
A two car crash 1.1 miles south of Chanute on US 169 caused about $600 in damage. No injuries. Francis E. Smith 88 of Erie and Mildred Schupback 55 of Chanute drove involved cars. Anna Smith 83 a passenger. Smith failed to slow for a left turn into a private drive.
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Chanute
Highway Patrol
Roland Vogel
Francis E. Smith
Erie
Mildred Schupback
Anna Smith
Schupback
Fred D. Humers
Smith
Dodge
Collie Off Death Row in NY Case Over Due Process
New York AP report says Pete the Collie was spared death after State Supreme Court Justice Daniel E. Fitzpatrick vacated the City Health Department order to destroy him. The judge ordered a reopened case and backed the claim that pets have due process rights like their owners.
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New York
Pete the Collie
State Supreme Court
Daniel E. Fitzpatrick
Pete
Fitzpatrick
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Judy Mendez
N. Lee
Cha
Robert Boyd
Jack Campbell
Wilmore
Lumber and Sawmill Workers Union
Harley Gray
Union Local
U. S
Storm Faith
Cape Kennedy, Fla
America
Hutchinson
Goddard
Senate Preparedness Subcommittee
John Stennis
D-Miss
Stennis
Collie
Death Row
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