Reds Tighten Mortar and Rocket Attacks on Bases
Communist mortar and rocket barrages hit two Marine bases in the northern Vietnam region with heavy casualties. Ten U.S. Marines killed and 106 wounded as 12 helicopters were damaged or destroyed. Can Tho hospital area and other sites suffered major civilian deaths and injuries amid anti election fears.
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Saigon
U.S
South Vietnam
Comunist
da Nang
Leatherneck
Dong Ha
Dmz
Robert D. Ohman
Can Tho
Hoi, An
Hoi An
Highlands
Ban Me Thuot
Pleiu
Nine Die In Kansas Weekend Traffic Toll
The Associated Press reports nine people killed in Kansas traffic accidents over the weekend. Among the victims were Margaret Dyck and Sarah Nikkel, both 75, of Buhler, in a two car crash northwest of Inman. six other adults and a child died in separate incidents across McPherson,Bird City,Lakin and Wichita.
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Associated Press
Kansas
Margaret Dyck
Sarah Nikkel
Buhler
Inman
Anna Gaeddert
Elizabeth Gaedder
Elizabeth Schmidt
St. Joseph
Bird City
John Thomas Begley
Mildred H. Begley
Duane Covall
Whitewater
Vera Miller
Wichita
Bert Osburn
Lakin
Proxmire urges $9 billion cut to counter tax surcharge
Sen. William Proxmire proposes a $9 billion spending reduction to oppose President Johnson's 10 percent income tax surcharge. He warns no cut is possible without Johnson's agreement and cites possible savings in public works, space programs, and by withdrawing four of six U.S. divisions from Europe. He also calls for at least a one year postponement of the supersonic transport program.
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Washington
William Proxmire
Joint
Senate House Economic Committee
Johnson
Wisconsin
Traffic Fatalities in Topeka Log Shows 53 August Deaths
Kansas traffic death log lists 53 deaths in August and 409 in 1967 as of 9 am Monday for the 48 hours to that date. The comparable 1966 period had 464 fatalities.
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Topeka
Kansas
Extreme Heat Sweeps The Nation With 115 Degree Readings
The warmest spot Sunday reached 115 degrees in Thermal and Palm Springs California while Hibbing Minnesota recorded a chilly 37 degree overnight low.
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New York
Thermal
Palm Springs
Calif
Hibbing
Minn
City Commission Meeting Tonight in Memorial Building
A regular city commission session is set for 7:30 PM in the Memorial building commission room. The meeting will address routine civic matters and public concerns.
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City Commission
Memorial Building
Tribune Phone Contact Guidance
Instructions advise calling your Tribune carrier if not reached. If unavailable contact after 6 p.m. at HE 1 3400.
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Tribune
Arab Leaders Plan Summit in Khartoum
A summit of Arab leaders opens in Khartoum to pursue a unified policy toward Israel amid Yemen civil war tensions and Western relations. Foreign ministers approved the agenda as Egypt backs the Yemen Republican regime while Arab states differ on ties with Britain and the United States.
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Associated Press
Khartoum
Israel
Yemen
West
Houari Boumedienne
Khartoum Sun
Egypt
Saudi Arabia
Britain
United States
Tunisia
Jordan
Weather Break Aids Pacific Northwest Forest Firefighting
Cooler temperatures and scattered rain eased the flames in Idaho Montana British Columbia Washington and Oregon after more than two weeks of fires. About 9 000 firefighters gained ground as weather slowed growth and strengthened lines though eight of the ten largest fires remained burning across the region threatening timber brush and rangeland across nearly 120 000 acres.
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Associated Press
Pacific Northwest
Idaho
Montana
British Columbia
Washington
Oregon
Chanute Visitor Finds Honest Action Restores Billfold
Mrs Myron Ingram of Alton Illinois visiting Chanute was relieved to find her billfold returned to her car after misplacing it in a downtown shop. She thanked the unknown good Samaritan whose honesty restored her money and prized possessions.
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Ingram
the Tribune Today
Chanute Area C of C Meeting Tonight
The Chanute Area Chamber of Commerce board and committees meet at 8 tonight in the chamber office. School representatives will discuss economics instruction in first and second grades. A vote on national chamber rating and accreditation for local chambers is planned. Also a Safari Museum meeting Thursday at 8, to plan museum support, with Clifton Gibson as museum committee chair.
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Chanute Area
Clifford Gibson
Intercepted Letter Dear Cha
An intercepted note describes a Kansas August street scene with people on the sunny side seeking comfort. The fragment ends with a signoff from Nute.
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Cha
Weather warms across Kansas after cool weekend
Area forecast calls for fair to partly cloudy skies and warmer conditions in Highland Tuesday with southerly winds 15 to 25 mph. Low tonight 55 to 60, high Tuesday 90 to 95, 10 percent chance of precipitation. Topeka reports temperatures rising after a night low of 48 at Leavenworth as a high pressure system moves east.
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Highland
Topeka
Weather Bureau
Kansas
Leavenworth
Humboldt Youth Killed in Vietnam
Humboldt residents learn their son Army Lt. James F. Godsey died in Vietnam while serving with Special Forces. He was 25, killed by friendly fire near the enemy after nearly a year in country. He had four years in the Marines before joining the Army and was to return home Oct 14. His widow is Jackie Compston Godsey of Humboldt, now Springfield, Illinois. The body is being returned to Humboldt.
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Charles A. Horgan
Rt. 1
McPherson
Humboldt
E. R. Godsey
Army
James F. Godsey
Vietnam
Godsey
Special Forces
Marines
Jackie Compston
Springfield, Ill
Sky Divers Missing In Lake Erie Search Prolonged
In Huron Ohio 14 sky divers remain missing after a B25 jump over Lake Erie. Coast Guard and volunteers search 150 square miles with 21 boats as rain and rough water hinder recovery. Two bodies found. several survivors report narrow chances of survival.
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Huron
Ohio
Lake Erie
Coast
Coast Guard
Cleveland
Navy
Coct Guard
Air Force
Army
Ortner Air Service Fields
Wakeman
Kaw
Paul Potter
Robert Karns
Vermilion
Ohio Highway
Loran
Amherst
Patricia C. Lownsbury
Akron
Alvin
Lownsbury
Dorsie Kitchen Jr
Michael Thiem
Springfield
Robert Coy
Coy
Psychiatric hearing set for John Patler in Rockwell murder case
In Arlington Virginia John C Patler 29 facing murder charges in the death of Commander George Lincoln Rockwell a psychiatric hearing was ordered and postponed to August 31 Judge L Jackson Embrey to appoint three psychiatrists to examine Patler An Australian on tourist visa Eric Ray Wenberg 21 interrupted shouting you filthy assassin He was jailed fined and will be released after contempt proceedings The hearing resumed with Patler in custody and bond set at 50000
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Arlington, Va
John C. Patler
George Lincoln Rockwell
Nazi Party
Patler
Patter
Eric Ray Wenberg
Wenberg
United States
Rockwell
Arlington County
L. Jackson Embrey
Embrey
Arlington
William J. Hassan
Morrisania Hospital
Bronx
N.Y
Plane Crashes Off Cape Cod. All 14 Aboard Survive
A two engine Lockheed Electra ditched in calm Atlantic water off Humarock Beach, Scituate, as 14 people aboard were saved. Pilot Elwood Hallowell from Naples, Florida, stayed calm and ditched after engine trouble. five non swimming passengers were rescued from the left wing before the aircraft sank. Eyewitness Curtis Schermerhorn praised the pilot for handling the emergency.
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Scituate
Mass
Atlantic
Provincetown Boston Airlines Inc
Provincetown
Cape Cod
Boston
Elwood Hallowell
Naples
Fla
Curtis Schermerhorn
Humarock Beach
Port Dickinson
N.Y
Chanute Area Crusade closes after 15 days
The Chanute Area Christian Crusade concluded with 23 237 in attendance at Rooster Stadium despite cool weather. Lane Adams praised the effort of the crusade workers and executive committee while Sterling Huston reported an average nightly attendance over 1550 and 389 inquirers with 47 percent making a first decision for Christ.
Two Cars Collide on a Neosho County Road
William R. Van Houten 35 of Humboldt Route 2 and Velma Tonkinson 47 of Chanute Route 3 collided at a county road intersection northeast of Chanute around 10 a.m. The Van Houten Ford was total loss. Tonkinson’s Chevrolet sustained $125 in damage. Tonkinson had no injuries. Van Houten cited for driving without a license.
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William R. van Houten
Humboldt R
Velma Tonkinson
Chanute R
Chanute
Tonkinson
Neosho County
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Harry Toevs
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Ibune
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Leo
Wayne
Jerry Young
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Arab Heads Plan
Tant
Yours
City Hall
Filthy Assassinary
Long
Mat Koehl
Koehl
L. J Jackson Embrey
Sterling Huston
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Billy Graham
Graham Assn
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