Pre-Vote Assaults by VC Terrorists Roil Saigon as Vote Nears
Communist guerrillas mounted pre election attacks across South Vietnam with shelling, kidnappings, and terror. Phan Thiet town hit by mortars. 39 draft age men abducted at Cua Doi. Casualties rise weekly while U.S. warnings urge civilians to stay in billets and observers begin arrival.
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Saigon
South Vietnam
U. S
Vietnam
Mekong
Quang Ngai
U.S
Phan Thiet
Cua Doi
Johnson
Nevada town hit by flash flood. 30 homeless
BEATTY Nevada AP reports a flash flood swept through the southern Nevada desert town at night after a cloudburst in the timber mountains. About three houses were destroyed and several cars damaged with roads washed out leaving some residents homeless.
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Beatty
Nev
Nevada
Timber Mountains
Docking Defends Sullivan in Resnick Accusations
Gov. Robert Docking said Kansas Insurance Commissioner Frank Sullivan should have a chance to answer charges raised by Rep. Joseph Resnick regarding alleged improper activity by two Farm Bureau insurers in Manhattan. Resnick alleged tickets to Kansas State games were given to Sullivan annually. Sullivan denied receiving or granting special consideration. Docking said he would seek more information before judging and emphasized concern over conflicts of interest while noting Sullivan’s long tenure and public trust.
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Topeka
Robert Docking
Kansas
Frank Sullivan
Joseph Y. Resnick
D-N.y
Resnick
Kansas Insurance Department
Farm Bureau
Manhattan
Commissioner's
Kansas State University
Sullivan
Farm Bureau Mutual Insurance Co
Farm Bureau Life Insurance Co
Docking
Kansas Farm Bureau Insurance Companies
Paul Pendergast
Washington
Kansas State
Doubt Over Yemen Peace Pact Raises Questions
In Khartoum Arab summit sources question the Egypt Saudi peace accord for Yemen as it lacks consultation with Yemeni republican and royalist factions. Nasser signals a softened Israel stance while proposing a withdrawal of Yemeni forces. Faisal agrees to halt royalist aid.
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Khartoum
Sudan
Yemen
Egypt
Saudi Arabia
Israel
Gamal Abdel Nasser
Nasser
Faisal
Phone contacts for Tribune help after 4 pm
The notice instructs readers to contact the Tribune via the phone number HE 1-3400 after 4 p m if the primary carrier cannot be reached. It emphasizes checking your carrier for service and provides a fallback contact.
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Tribune
Kansas Uses Fresh Air Campaign To Lure Industry
Kansas economic development officials promote the state as a place with abundant fresh air. The campaign targets national magazines with ads claiming wind and clean air attract business, supported by a $50,000 budget and inquiries from several states and Puerto Rico.
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Topeka
Kansas
Department of Economic Development
Jack Lacy
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
New York
Michigan
Puerto Rico
Iowa
Lacy
Traffic Fatalities in Topeka Log Update
Topeka report shows 24 hour toll to 9 am Thursday at 3 deaths. August total 60. 1967 year count 416 with one previously unreported fatality noted. 1966 period recorded 458.
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Topeka
Kansas
Chanute Schools Open for 1967 68 Term with Shortened Day
Chanute students return to classes with abbreviated schedules as junior high and senior high start at 8:05 and 8:15 respectively for the first day. Grade schools enroll with 8:30 to 11:30 morning sessions while kindergarten begins next week. Unified School District 413 begins Tuesday with no bus transportation.
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Chanute
Royster Junior High
Neosho County Community Junior College
Morrow
Unified School District 413
Jerry Steele
Garry Church
Church
Royster
Paul Parsons
Union to Grrd for Strike
AP Detroit United Auto Workers councils at Ford General Motors and Chrysler urge a special convention to bolster the strike fund. If one Big Three strikes when contracts expire, GM is seen as the likely target for pattern bargaining. The fund totals 67 million and would last only weeks at GM, with larger buffers at Ford and Chrysler.
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Detroit
United Auto Workers
Ford
General Motors
Chrysler
UAW
Labor Day Holiday Observed With Wide Area Closings
A pre autumn chill signals Labor Day with widespread closures. State and county offices observe three day weekend. city clerk’s office opens Saturday but closes Monday. No mail, post office windows, library, or Tribune publication. Schools shut while traffic and enforcement urge caution on roads.
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the Tribune
Troops in Vietnam Increase to 462000
The U S Command reports American troop strength in Vietnam rose by 5000 last week to 462000. The 2nd Squadron 1st Cavalry from Ft Hood Texas arrived at Qui Nhon aboard a troop ship and will join the 4th Infantry Division in the central highlands.
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Saigon
Vietnam
U.S
1St Cavalry
Ft. Hood
Tex
Qui Nhon
U.S. 4Th Infantry Division
Central Highlands
State and Local Spending Set To Rise Sharply
Washington reports three studies by a Senate House subcommittee project state and local government spending at 103 billion annually within three years, rising to 119 billion by 1975. Debates over tax sharing with the federal government outline varied revenue outlooks and potential expansion of state income taxes.
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Washington
Senate House
Fund Shortage Delays Kansas Draftees Exams
TOPEKA Kan AP A state Selective Service officer says a batch of Kansas draftees will miss scheduled physical examinations next month due to insufficient funds. Francis Martin cites federal budget problems as the cause and notes 84 local draft boards were told to cancel orders for 165 registrants to report in late September. The fiscal year began in July and authorities expect new money soon after.
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Topeka
Kan
Kansas
Francis Martin
Selective Service
Martin
Intercepted Letter Dear Cha
A slight rise in school enrollment is expected here. The increased number of student cars bicycles and pedestrians will surge noon traffic in the area, creating a noticeable impact on local streets.
Arlington judge rules Patler competent for trial
An Arlington County Court declined to commit John C. Patler for further mental examination after three court psychiatrists found him competent to stand trial. Judge L Jackson Emberg set next week for bail reduction motion and a preliminary hearing while Rockwell’s cremation proceeds and the party seeks burial in a military cemetery.
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Arlington, Va
Arlington County
John C. Patler
George Lincoln Rockwell
L. Jackson Emberg
Patler
Rockwell
Emberg
Potter
Patter
American Civil Liberties Union
Unseasonably cool statewide weather and record lows
Weather reports show Topeka tying a 1916 August 31 record low of 47 degrees with a high of 107 in 1947. The area stays cool through Friday with mostly fair skies, light western showers, and a low tonight in the 50s.
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Topeka
Kansas
Pittsburg
Chanute
Garden City
Weather Bureau
Toronto Dam
Arlene Weakens in the Eastern Atlantic
Tropical Storm Arlene lost strength with top winds down to 50 mph and became disorganized far from land. At noon it was over 2,000 miles east of Miami moving northeast at 17 mph. forecasters had expected it to become the season's first hurricane before nightfall.
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Miami
Fla
Arlene
Atlantic
National Hurricane Center
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Sam Barnhart
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