Indian Artifacts Fascinate Chanute Collector
Chanute resident Bill Carl shows a 2000 plus piece American Indian artifact collection at his home 1609 S Malcolm. He began after a 1950 Big Hill Creek Cherryvale find of flint points and a grinding stone. Pieces span up to 6,500 years with origins from Plainview culture to Osage times. Carl hopes to open an Indian museum as the collection grows.
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Big Hill Creek
Cherryvale
Chanute
Bill Carl
S. Malcolm
Carl
Plainview
Neosho County Community Junior College
Larry Wright Injured in Evening Intersection Crash
Larry Wright a 17 year old of 1817 S Evergreen suffered leg and shoulder injuries in a two vehicle crash at 12th and Evergreen around 2 55 pm yesterday. He was taken to Neosho Memorial Hospital by ambulance and admitted. The other driver Mrs Charles Larson 23 of 1132 S Central escaped injury. Police say the Larson car was west bound and Wright south bound the impact occurred on the left side of the Wright car sending it over the curb into a tree. Both cars were total losses. Larson said she did not see the Wright car in time to avoid collision.
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Larry Wright
S. Evergreen
12Th
Evergreen
Neosho Memorial Hospital
Wright
Charles Larson
S. Central
Larson
Reasons Exhausted For Bombing Lull
Gen Maxwell D Taylor a top adviser to President Johnson says the reasons for continuing the bombing lull in North Vietnam are exhausted and the United States must resume air strikes. He spoke after a White House meeting with congressional leaders and at a New York news conference saying pressure must be kept on until the other side yields. Secretary Rusk noted peace efforts from A to Z while Senator Mansfield praised the consultation with Congress.
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Washington (Ap
Maxwell D. Taylor
Johnson
Viet Nam
United States
Taylor
Saigon
New York
Washington
Dean Rusk
Capitol Hill
Senate
Mike Mansfield
Congress
Viet Cong suffered heavy losses in Mekong Delta clash
Allied forces said 91 Viet Cong were killed and 123 captured in the first major engagement after the lunar New Year truce. The 9th Regiment hit a Viet Cong training camp 80 miles southwest of Saigon, with 14 killed and 114 captured, plus 117 suspects seized. A South Korean patrol near Bong Son reported 35 Vietcong killed and two captured.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
Mekong
Bong Son
New Orleans Badman in 10-Gallon Hat Robbery
In downtown New Orleans two men robbed a clerk of 100 dollars on Wednesday. Police Lt. Harold Foster said officers questioned anyone seen wearing a cowboy hat, including a suspect in a 10 gallon hat.
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New Orleans
Harold Foster
Traffic Fatalities Report For Topeka Area 1966
Kansas traffic death log records 24 hours to 9 AM Thursday for January 22 1966. Comparable figure for January 22 1965 shows 42 fatalities. Data covers Topeka region and nearby areas.
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Topeka
Kansas
Johnson Reports Prosperity Amid Inflation Watch
President Johnson sent Congress an economic report highlighting 1965 gains and projected 1966 growth. Key figures show GNP around 722 billion, 2.5 million more jobs, 4% wage rise, higher profits, and rising federal and state receipts. Inflation risk and noninflationary budget framing accompany the outlook.
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Washington
Johnson
Congress
Kansas House committee boosts state fair budget
The House Ways and Means Committee approved a report increasing Gov Avery's Kansas State Fair budget by 20000 to 538732. The package allocates 457585 for operating expenses 81147 for capital improvements 15000 to start fairgrounds road improvements and 5000 for an outside ramp to the grandstand second floor with a planned restaurant.
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Topeka
House
Ways and Means Committee
William H. Avery
Johnson outlines economic plan and 1966 outlook
President Johnson’s congressional economic report stresses matching demand to productive potential through fiscal and monetary policy. It notes Viet Nam costs are minor to GNP, predicts rapid 1966 growth, rising investment, and defense spending as a new force, with unions urged to restrain wage demands to protect profits.
Caldwell Construction Co. wins Chanute special services center bid
Caldwell Construction Company of Chanute won the bid for a special services center with a 37 437 contract, beating Sell Construction of Iola by 106. Subcontractors Lassman Electric and Neosho Valley Electric will handle plumbing and electrical work. Construction to begin next week with a 2 to 3 month timeline. The center, east of the board of education building, will house a library processing center, nurse's office, guidance, and two instructors offices. Funded by an 83 631 federal grant under the Education for Economically Deprived Children program.
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Caldwell Construction Company of
Chanute
Board of Education of Unified School Dist
Caldwell
Sell Construction Company
Iola
Lassman Electric
Neosho Valley Electric of
St. Paul
Board of Education
Board
Chanute Jaycees Ranked Fifth in Parade of Cities Contest
Chanute Jaycees moved up to No 5 in the Kansas Parade of Cities standings based on local projects. Five new members Ted Cowan Don Ward Bud Leroy Dan Bubb and Jim Prosser joined at a regular meeting at the Tioga Hotel. state and local Jaycee leaders spoke on Kansas Jaycee matters and future plans including a Chanute Booster Club for athletics.
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Chanute Jaycees
Tioga Hotel
Ted Cowan
Don Ward
Bud Leroy
Dan Bubb
Jim Prosser
Jack Swartz
Kansas Jay Cees
Chanute
Dean Sutcliffe
Kansas
George McCune
Chanute Club
John Pate
Jay- Dee
Sutcliffe
Tioga Ballroom
Gary Lantz
Germany
Painters Union Pushes for Job in San Francisco
The painters union distributed leaflets urging labor temple tenants to join in refusing to pay rent. The pamphlets call on the San Francisco Labor Council and the owner to act, including applying a new coat of paint.
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San Francisco
the Painters Union
Labor Temple
San Francisco Labor Council
Arctic Air Grips Kansas With Subzero Night Temps
Topeka reports new Arctic air lowering temperatures to zero or below in the northwest tonight. The cold pattern continues into Friday with a high near 20 and only slow moderation. Light snow fell in central and southwestern sections, but no measurable amounts were reported.
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Topeka
Kansas
Living Costs Up During December
Washington AP reports December 1965 saw a 0.4 percent rise in living costs, the largest December gain since 1950. Bureau of Labor Statistics Commissioner Arthur Ross cautioned inflation risks depend on Vietnam war escalation, with food costs driving the CPI to 111.0, meaning $11.10 buys typical items that cost $10 in the base period.
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Bureau of Labor Statistics
Bureau
Lawmakers Push Four Year Terms and Reapportionment Plan
In Topeka the Kansas House heard a constitutional amendment by Reps. Keith Howard and Phil Woodworth proposing four year terms for House members with staggered elections and annual sessions. The measure would let the legislature set House and Senate sizes and establish equal district populations, removing unconstitutional language about counties having at least one representative. A separate education amendment by Rep. Jerry Griffith calls for a 10 member Board of Education and a 9 member Board of Regents while abolishing elected state and county superintendents. Another bill by Reps. John Conrad and Francis Carter would allow tax abatements or refunds for flood damage to livestock or poultry assessed earlier.
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Topeka
House
Kansas House
Keith Howard
R-Overland Park
Phil Woodworth
Rmisson
Senate
Howard
Woodworth
Jerry Griffith
D-Derby
Howard-Woodworth
John Conrad
Greensburg
Francis Carter
Syracuse
Intercepted Letter Details Space Potato Plan
A playful note claims scientists will launch a potato into space to settle a potato planting dispute. The proposed timing hinges on phases of the moon and readiness, framed in a humorous, fictional tone.
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Nancy
Steve
Todd
Neosho River
Big Hill
Carr
Bill Jenkins
White House
Badman
LBJ
Caldwell Firm
Arthur Ross
Griffith
Senate Education Committee
John H. Colburn
Wichita
State Board of Education
Board of Regents
Senate Committee
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