Tribune Autumn Leaves bus tour to Ozarks announced
The Tribune plans an Autumn Leaves bus tour October 15 and 16 into the Ozarks. The trip includes Roaring River state park Beaver Lake dam Eureka Springs Marvel Cave Park and overnight at Rock Lane Lodge Table Rock Lake. Reservations will open after an upcoming Tribune ad and are limited by lodging.
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Stevens joins Beech Aircraft aviation education staff
Marion Stevens a aviation and mathematics instructor at Sen ior High School and Neosho Junior College will become administrator of the aviation education department at Beech Aircraft Wichita. He will move to Wichita soon leaving Chanute schools after 11 years. Garry Church says Darrel Erikson will take over the aviation class and Al Jones will likely teach math classes.
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al Jones
Housing industry to get $4.76 billion federal boost
The government moves to inject $4.76 billion via Fannie Mae to bolster housing, easing a severe slump but likely keeping interest rates high. Analysts warn the aid will raise starts by about 100,000 units and may push rates further as Fannie Mae borrows $3.76 billion in a tight money market.
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Kansas Oil Output Shows Decrease
Production of crude oil and lease condensate in the United States declined about 7,000 barrels daily last week. Kansas output fell by 1,200 barrels to 291,600 while Oklahoma rose 1,000 barrels to 609,500. U.S. average fell to 8,193,200 from 8,200,200.
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Scientists Call Off Attempt To Tame Hurricane Faith
Hurricane Faith drifted toward land and the planned silver iodide seeding was canceled. Gordon Dunn of the National Hurricane Center said there would be no seeding today and unlikely in the future as the storm veered toward the Bahamas. Faith was about 500 miles east of Fort Pierce at 11 a.m. moving northwest at 10 mph.
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Kansas Republicans name national committee members and state GOP chair
In Topeka the Kansas Republican Party chose Mrs. Sam Mellinger of Emporia and McDill Huck Boyd of Phillipsburg for the Republican National Committee. George Nettels of Pittsburg was elected state GOP chairman succeeding Oliver Hughes. Nettels and Boyd were unopposed. Mellinger defeated Mrs. Sam Wallingford 90 to 42 for the NC seat. Additional officers were elected by acclamation: Dot States as vice chair, Betty Jo Roberts as secretary, and Jim Ungerer as treasurer.
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Nevada
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Shawnee Mission
Betty Jo Roberts
Garden City
Jim Ungerer
Marysville
Bob Talkington
Iola
Two Kansans Listed Viet Nam Casualties
The Defense Department list of Viet Nam War fatalities includes two Kansans: Marine Pfc. Donald A. Lewis of Eureka and Army Pfc. Felix Pacheco of Kansas City Kansas. Also named were Marine Pfc. Bill J. Harrison of St. Louis and Marine Pfc. Ronald L. Bowman of Warrensburg Missouri.
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St. Louis
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Warrensburg
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Eureka
Kan
Army
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Kansas City
Intercepted Letter to Cha Reveals Mother’s Hopeful Line
An intercepted note shows a mother writing to Cha about her children in school. She remarks with quiet sorrow that all the children are in school this year and ends with a cordial signoff.
Dreiling Elected Kansas Democratic State Chairman
Norbert Dreiling 40, of Hays, was elected state chairman by the Democratic State Committee. He was the choice of gubernatorial nominee Robert Docking and succeeds Tom Corcoran. Corcoran named state finance chairman. Mary Allen reelected vice chair. Ruth Browne reelected secretary. Joe Caldwell elected treasurer. The committee met before the party council.
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Clay Center
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Traffic Fatalities Log Totals In Topeka
Topeka Kansas traffic death log reports 24 hours to 9 am Tuesday shows 1 death for August 1966 and 454 for the year, compared with 427 in the comparable 1965 period.
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Weather Today Forecast for Kansas with Warm Temps
The area forecast calls for sunny skies and southerly winds across Kansas today and tomorrow with highs in the upper 80s to low 90s. A few traces of light rain fell in extreme eastern Kansas Monday, and a shower chance exists in western Kansas by Thursday.
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Shields Pleads Guilty in Police Court
David William Shields, 35, of 817 N Evergreen, pleads guilty to driving while intoxicated and driving during suspension. He is sentenced to six months in the county jail on the DWI charge and 30 days on the license charge, to run concurrently. He must remain jailed until $96 back fine is paid. He was arrested at Chestnut and Malcolm about 3:45 p.m. yesterday and held overnight.
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Fire damages wiring at Lesley Bond residence
The fire department responded to 1111 W. 4th at 11:55 a.m. to extinguish a fire in the wiring of an electric cook stove. Firefighters reported extensive damage to the wires and smoke damage to the home.
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Viet Cong Attack Trails Shipping Push In Mekong Delta
Viet Cong harassment of allied shipping continued with an attack on a U S Navy river patrol boat in the Co Chien River delta southwest of Saigon. Helicopter gun ships supported the river fleet as a mine exploded near the patrol boat but caused no damage.
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Bid for Freedom Ends in Capture At End of Line
Two escaped convicts seized a Southern Pacific train and held a five man crew hostage while a 70 member posse waited at the end of the line. One of the fugitives carried a loaded shotgun as the men were pursued for nearly two hours before capture.
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Johnson Warns of Explosive Crises Without Global Action
President Johnson told the American Legion convention the United States could face a series of explosive crises unless it works with other nations to eliminate poverty spiritual blight and curbs on liberty that fuel violence. He urged imagination compassion and courage and said aid in Asia must be at the level chosen by those nations. The remarks followed a separate train robbery incident in which two men hijacked a caboose near Hayden Arizona holding hostages and later surrendered after a sheriff’s pursuit.
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Seoul Encephalitis Death Toll Rises to 338
South Korea reports 28 new deaths from an encephalitis outbreak in 24 hours, raising the total fatalities to 338 since the outbreak began earlier this month per the Health Ministry.
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Marriage squeeze affects half million brides to be
Miami Beach report notes postwar baby boom leaves 93 men per 100 women in marriage age. Sociologists Paul Glick and Robert Parker warn rates could force many women to postpone marriage or never wed, unless patterns shift toward younger men or older brides.
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Elk City Reservoir Dedication Set for Sept 11
The $19 million Elk City Reservoir flood control and water conservation project near Independence Kansas will be officially dedicated on September 11. Lt Gen William F Cassidy will speak with attendees including Senators Frank Carlson and James B Pearson Representatives and governors from multiple states. The dam is 4902 feet long 107 feet high with a 3550 acre conservation pool and 50 mile shoreline.
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Oklahoma
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$135,000 Damage Suit After Five Deaths
In Wichita AP report, Gerald D. Woods of Abilene sues Montgomery Ward & Co in federal court seeking $135,000 after his wife and four children died last January from asphyxiation blamed on a stove. The suit seeks $125,000 for deaths and $10,500 for medical expenses and Woods’s disability. R L McNutt, Mrs Woods’ father, also died in the incident.
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Telephone contact for Tribune carrier after hours
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