Juco Hosts Notable Visitation for Prospective Students
The visitation program at the junior college drew about 100 high school seniors and parents from Erie Joint Rural Midway Galesburg Thayer St. Paul Walnut and Altoona. Dean McMurray noted a joint effort by students faculty and administration with Buford Fisher welcoming guests and Chester Day leading orientation.
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W. H. McMurray
Erie
Rural
Midway
Galesburg
Thayer
St. Paul
Walnut
Altoona
Buford Fisher
Dean McMurray
Conveyor Co Official Here in Chanute for Plant Move
Donald M. Abraham vice president and general manager of Screw Conveyor Corp. visited Chanute to inspect the new plant building set to house the Wichita moved operation. Work has begun and is expected to finish in April on the city financed facility on West Ash, near highway K39.
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Donald M. Abraham
Screw Conveyor Corp
Hammond
Ind
Chanute
Wichita
Abraham
West Ash
Four Die In Lyons Area Car Crash
Four people from Lyons Kansas died when their car struck a parked salt truck on a road 32 miles north of Hutchinson. Victims were James F Laney 73 and Clara his wife 61 Andrew B Martin 77 and Lucille his wife 57. The truck carried 20 tons of salt bound for Kansas City. Police said the car left 45 feet of skid marks before impact.
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Hutchinson
Kan
Lyons
James F. Laney
Clara
Andrew B. Martin
Lucille
Kansas City
Highway Patrol
Glen Sith
Essex Freed From Sand Bar Off Puerto Rico
The aircraft carrier Essex lay at anchor at Roosevelt Roads Naval Air Station after being freed from a sand bar five miles off Puerto Rico's east coast. Navy tugs refloated the 849-foot ship after pumping off much of its fuel and moving helicopters to lighten the vessel.
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San Juan
P.R
Essex
Roosevelt Roads Naval Air Station
Here
Puerto Rico
Navy
Roosevelt Roads
Intercepted Letter Dear Cha in Dust Control Efforts
The report notes agriculture industry smog in Kansas and steps begun to curb blowing dust during the Black 30s with progress made. A Tribune phone line remains in use for readers to reach the paper or carrier, with a contact number provided.
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Kansas
Apollo 1 damage described as extensive inside and out
CAPE KENNEDY Fla AP an inspection of Apollo 1 shows extensive damage both inside and outside the moonship. George Alexander Aviation Week notes the blaze penetrated via access panels as crews left them open near the Feb launch date.
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Cape Kennedy, Fla
Virgil I. Grissom
Edward H. White II
Roger B. Chaffee
George Alexander
Aviation Week Magazine
Day
Alexander
National Aeronautics and Space
Battle on Smog Is Being Lost
President Johnson urged Congress to empower the federal government to control air pollution while urging states cities and private industry to act. He proposed emission control levels for heavily polluting industries and giving HEW authority to designate industries publish levels and apply federal standards where states fail to adopt their own.
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Washington
Johnson
America
Congress
Secretary of Health, Education and Welfare
Pellet Gun Incident and Street Dump Reported by Local Man
A local man reported a pellet fired from a car struck his windshield but did not break it. the shooter’s license plate could not be obtained. Also reported were a garbage can dumped in the 200 block on North Lafayette and prank midnight phone calls about a storm warning air horn on West 7th.
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North
Lafayette
West 7Th
Traffic Fatalities Log For Topeka Kansas
Kansas traffic death log shows 48 hours leading to 9 am Monday plus January totals 38 for 1967, 38 for year, with comparable 30 in 1966 period.
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Topeka
Kansas
Mild area forecast with chance of snow flurries Tuesday
The area forecast calls for generally fair and mild weather through Tuesday. Lows tonight should be 30 to 35 with highs near 60 on Tuesday. In Topeka a turn to cooler temperatures is possible Tuesday with light rain in the southeast and extreme east and snow flurries in the northwest and north central regions.
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Topeka
Weather Bureau
Embassies in Belgrade Guarded After Bomb Attacks
In Belgrade US and Canadian embassies received special police protection today following Sunday's bombing of Yugoslav missions in the United States and Canada. Local authorities tightened security to prevent further attacks and protect diplomatic staff amid ongoing inquiries.
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Belgrade
Yugoslavia
United States
Canada
Fear Shocks by Piledrivers Disturb Turtles' Romance
In Schriever Louisiana a turtle breeder fears highway overpass construction will frighten Myrtle the turtle and her 55,000 pond mates, shrinking the egg supply used for the children’s pet market. Tulane scientist Dr. Fred R. Cagle confirms turtles are sensitive to low sounds and vibrations in courtship, detailing how males woo by vibrations and tail flicks.
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Schriever
Myrtle
Earl P. Bergeron
Bayou Terrebonne
Atchafalaya
Tulane University
New Orleans
Bergeron
Fred R. Cagle
Cagle
Mr. Terrific
Bombers Near Saigon Strike Closest Target Yet
U S B 52 bombers hit a Viet Cong base camp 16 miles west of Saigon in the war’s near capital raid. Simultaneously 3 200 more American infantry arrived at Vung Tau to reinforce the Mekong Delta force.
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Saigon
South Vietnam
U.S
Mekong
165A
9Th Infantry Division
Pope
Vung Tau
Vietnam
Debt ceiling hike sought to 337 billion dollars
Secretary Henry H. Fowler urged Congress to raise the debt limit by 7 billion to 337 billion, warning payments including Social Security pensions and military and civilian retirement pay could be halted by March 1 without action. He urged responsible votes and tied the move to President Johnson’s 135 billion budget and tax plan.
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Washington
Secretary of the Treasury
Henry H. Fowler
Congress
Treasury
House
Ways and Means Committee
Fowler
Russell Man Killed In Crash On I-70
Russell Kans AP report states Richard Stewart 27 of Russell was killed Saturday night in a crash on Interstate 70 four miles east of Russell. Passenger Harry Krug 26 of Russell Rt 2 was hospitalized in satisfactory condition.
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Russell
Kan
Richard Stewart
Harry Krug
Rt. 2
Appliances Stolen and Gasoline Thefts Reported
Mary Vance of 907 S Highland said a window was broken Friday night and a transistor radio was stolen from her apartment along with a toaster and an electric skillet. Wendell Erickson of rural Chanute reported 25 gallons stolen from two combines and a tractor. Max Alcock on 504 S Kansas reported an attempted gasoline siphon at his station wagon with the gas cap missing and inlet cover left up.
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Mary Vance
S. Highland
Wendell Erickson
Chanute
Max Alcock
S. Kansas
Savings Time Bill Prompts Hearty Kansas Debate hearings set
Rep. Jess Taylor chairs the House State Affairs Committee as it schedules a Feb. 6 hearing at 1:30 p.m. on a bill to keep Kansas on standard time. The issue divides rural and urban interests with daylight time favored in cities and standard time supported by some western communities.
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Topeka
Jess Taylor
R-Tribune
House
Kansas
Taylor
Statehouse
Calvin Strowig
R-Abilene
Mrs Shiflett Injured In Traffic Crash
Mrs Ed Shiflett 78 of 524 S Lincoln suffered severe hip and leg injuries when struck by a car at Main and Highland about 3 15 p.m. Saturday. Police say Frances L Roberts 58 of Erie R 1 was turning right from the north. Shiflett was crossing Main. She was admitted to Neosho Memorial Hospital. The sun blinded the driver momentarily. It followed another pedestrian accident in eight days.
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Ed Shiflett
S. Lincoln
Main
Highland
Chanute Ambulance Service
Neosho Memorial Hospital
Frances L. Roberts
Erie R. 1
Kansan Leads Strike Over North Vietnam
Lt. Col. Donald K. Salmon, 41, of Kansas City Kansas, led the first strike Sunday over the rail yard at Thai Nguyen in North Vietnam. His flight of F105 Thunderchiefs dropped 750 pound bombs on the target 35 miles north of Hanoi, according to the Air Force.
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Saigon
Donald K. Salmon
Kansas City
Kan
Thai Nguyen
North Vietnam
Air Force
Salmon
Hanoi
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