Federal highway safety standards set by Commerce Department
The Commerce Department unveiled 13 highway safety standards including eye tests, yearly vehicle inspections, helmet rules for motorcyclists, and revocation of licenses for refusing alcohol tests. States must implement programs by end of 1968 to avoid potential loss of federal road funds. funds will be provided on a 50 50 basis to aid development and coordination.
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Washington
Commerce Department
National Highway Safety Agency
Lowell K. Bridwell
Commerce For Transportation
William Haddon Jr
The
Highway Safety Agency
Johnson Proposes Phased Open Housing Civil Rights Plan
President Johnson outlines a phased open housing civil rights bill delaying full effect until 1969. The plan faces House support but likely Senate opposition, with Sen Sam J. Ervin calling the proposal a threat to liberty.
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Washington
Johnson
House
Senate
Sam J. Ervin Jr
D-N.c
Area Weather Summary and Snow Blanket Area
Area forecast notes a partly cloudy sky with cooler tonight and Friday. A half inch of snow fell by 1 p.m. today with continuing moisture potential. Kansas warms toward Friday, followed by another cold night. lows near 20 and highs in the 40s. Concordia Manhattan Wamego Olathe and Lawrence reported lows around 7, Garden City 18.
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Topeka
Weather Bureau
Kansas
Concordia
Manhattan
Wamego
Olathe
Lawrence
Garden City
Driver Test Bill Would Require Periodic Tests for Drivers
The Kansas Senate Highways Committee approved a bill mandating motorists under 65 take a short test every four years and those 65 and older every two years to satisfy federal safety standards. Tests include a vision check and a one mile drive with an officer or DMV staff, with license reclassification into A B and M categories.
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Topeka
Senate Highways Committee
L. A Billings
Motor Vehicle Department
Powell Wife Says Endorsements Not Hers
Mrs. Powell testified that someone else endorsed payroll checks made out to her and that the signature did not appear to be hers. She could not name the to whom the endorsement belonged, though the signature looked familiar. The remarks came during a House probe into Representative Adam Clayton Powell and payroll practices surrounding his seat.
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Washington
Adam Clayton Powell
Marjorie Powell
House
Powell
Congress
New York
House Administration Committee
New York Congressional
Traffic Fatalities In Topeka Log For Feb 17 1967
Topeka reports a 24 hour traffic death log ending 9 am Thursday covering February 17 1967. Comparable figures show 58 deaths in 1967 versus 61 in the 1966 period.
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Topeka
Kansas
Producers of 3 Counties Enter Hogs in Show Here
Seventeen producers from three counties entered 34 head of hogs in a market hog show at Chanute Live Stock Auction sponsored by the Neosho county extension service. Counties represented included Allen and Wilson. top honors went to Don Sailors and others.
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Chanute Livestock Auction
Neosho County
Allen
Wilson
Don Sailors
Erie
Thomas Mills
Marion
Max Page
Stark
Virgil York
Altoona
Jim Strong
Moran
Wichita
Strong, Mills
the Pages
Marvin Huffman
Monte Erbe
Gene Raymond
Garnett
Kansas State University
Hull and Dillon Packing Co
Pittsburg
Tribune
Keith Wright
Free Enterprise System Fading Warns Rural Audience
Minnesota businessman Arnold Paulson told a Memorial auditorium crowd that the United States risks planned economy and national bankruptcy from debt growth and farm under pricing. He urged farmer organization, arguing each dollar paid to farmers yields seven dollars in income, while underpayment costs seven dollars. He labeled federal policy advisers as pushing socialism and cited government records to support his claim. About 500 listeners, mostly rural, attended the 1 hour 45 minute talk.
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United States
Arnold Paulson
Minnesota
Paulson
Washington
Memorial Auditorium
Gene McMillen
R. 1
Wil
Mrs. Bideau Files For School Board Seat
Beverly Bideau of 424 West Sixth filed for Unified School District 413 board of education. She is on the current board and is the fourth candidate for three seats. Filing ends at 4 p.m. Monday. Other filers include Richard V. Barnard Dwight Blackwood and Billy J. La Rue Blackwood also serves on the current board.
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Beverly Bideau
W. 6Th
Board of Education
Bideau
Richard V. Barnard
Dwight Blackwood
Billy J. LaRue Blackwood
The World in 1966 Books Available at Tribune
The World in 1966, a colorful AP living history volume, arrives at The Tribune office. Price is 3 dollars. order now or visit the office to ensure a copy, with 40 color plates and hundreds of black and white photos chronicling a dramatic news year.
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Tribune
Associated Press
The
Rendezvous Tavern Reports $75 Theft
Earl Beeler Jr. owner reports $75 stolen from Rendezvous Tavern at 211 E Main after closing last night. Police found no sign of forced entry and believe tavern staff may have failed to lock up. Amounts include $50 from a car and $25 from a record payer left unlocked with a key in the register.
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Rendezvous Tavern
E. Main
Earl Beeler, Jr
Beeler
Winter storm lashes South Dakota to New England
A fierce winter storm unleashed widespread snowfall across the Midwest and Northeast. Unroofed buildings toppled radio towers and power lines while roads were snow clogged, as the system moved from South Dakota through the Great Lakes into New England.
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Associated Press
South Dakota
Great Lakes
New England
One Pup Rescued From 28-Foot Well Near Knoxville
A pup trapped two days in a 28-foot well near Knoxville, Tennessee, was recovered today and appeared healthy. Rescuers used a parachute-type cloth to lower food into the shaft after abandoning a dig-out due to additional cave-ins.
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Knoxville
Tenn
Eleven Die in Texarkana Ammunition Plant Blast
An explosion on a Lone Star Army Ammunition Plant assembly line in Texarkana West, Texas, killed 11 civilian workers and wounded many others. The blast, at 10:30 p.m., occurred in a 20 by 40 foot room and likely involved a shell with high explosive.
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Texarkana
Tex
Army
Here
Vietnam
Lone Star
Army Ammunition Plant
Duane Harris
Harris
Heavy U.S. Infantry Attack in Central Highlands Near Cambodian Border
Three battalions of American infantrymen from the 4th Infantry Division faced heavy mortar and automatic weapon fire in jungled terrain during Operation Sam Houston near the Cambodian border. U.S. losses included 13 helicopters downed and at least moderate casualties among two infantry companies.
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Saigon
South Vietnam
U.S
Associated Press
al Chang
Highlands
U.S. 4Th Infantry Division
Chang
Canal
Mekong
Delta
McNamara to Call Up to 31000 Reservists for Duty
Secretary of Defense Robert McNamara announced a plan to call at most 31,000 reservists to active duty who are unable or unwilling to participate in reserve activities. The measure targets individuals not meeting unit or statutory obligations and avoids activating complete units. Effective next July these members face 24 months of service, under authority of the 1967 Defense Appropriation Act.
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Washington (Ap
Secretary of Defense
Robert S. McNamara
McNamara
MacNamara
Defense
Defense Department
Docking Outlines Kansas Turnpike Plan
Gov Robert Docking announced the administration will submit a package bill to the legislature to finance and build turnpikes in Kansas with priority for a Kansas City to Galena toll road and a Wichita to Tulsa link. The Tulsa segment would mostly be an Oklahoma project and Wichita to Hays could follow later. A Wichita Baxter Springs route would be deferred.
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Topeka
Robert Docking
Kansas
Kansas City Galena
Wichita-Tulsa
Tulsa
Oklahoma
Wichita- Hays
Wichita-Baxter Springs
Docking
House
Kansas City
Galena
Wichita
Baxter Springs
Hays
Misquoted Chanute Humane Society Leader Calls Quotation Inaccurate
Ray, president of the Kansas Federation of Humane Societies, says a Times report misquoted him on Chanute dog handling. He testified before a legislative committee, denying that unlicensed dogs were sold to dealers and noting dog control is a society contract responsibility.
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Lyman Ray
Valley Center
Kansas Federation of Humane Societies
Chanute
Ray
John Sherman
Ghanate Humane Society
Four More Seek Juco Board Seats in Neosho County
Virgil Lowe reports that four more candidates joined the race for the Neosho County Community Junior College board of trustees. Floyd Naff Wilbur Thompson E M Boyce and Ralph Watkins are listed alongside other contenders for the nine hopefuls seeking a six seat board. Filing closes at noon Monday with an April 4 at large election date and a possible primary if 13 or more candidates file.
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Neosho County Community Junior College Board of Trustees
Virgil Lowe
Floyd W. Naff
Neosho
Little Girl Killed Crossing Road in Hays Kansas
Rene Kuhn seven year old daughter of Mr and Mrs Louis Kuhn was killed when struck by a car Wednesday near her home in Hays Kansas The Ellis County sheriff s office said the girl appeared to try crossing a county road while playing with her 12 year old brother The car was driven by Douglas A Harris seventeen of Hays Kansas.
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Ellis County
Intercepted Letter Dear Cha
A fragment notes an intercepted letter to a recipient named Cha and comments on the difficulty of finding news to fill space. The brief hints at editorial constraints rather than a full story.
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Cccsscese
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Pike
Newt Cherem
Chanute Humane Society
City Animal Shelter
Sherman
Kansas City Times
Cha
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