Fuel Depots Hit Again in Viet Nam Air Campaign
U S pilots struck the Dong Nham fuel depot 15 miles northwest of Hai Phong, estimated at 14 000 metric tons of fuel. American ground forces repelled a Viet Cong ambush near Saigon as 300 enemy were reported killed in the An Loc area. Three U S F 100 jets accidentally dropped cluster bombs on a Vietnamese village, killing five civilians and wounding 41.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
U.S
U S
Dong Nham
Haiphong
An Loc
Bien Hoa
Lincoln named school kept after Pershing stone found
A four foot stone with Pershing carved on the back was found at Lincoln school built in 1920. History notes the board planned Pershing as the name, later changing to Lincoln as Civil War president. The Lincoln cornerstone was removed and the Pershing stone to be reused in the new school.
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Pershing
John J. Pershing
West School
Lincoln
Weather Update Signals Heat Across Kansas Ahead of July Fourth
Temperatures today reached near 100 degrees in Kansas with highs in the mid 90s for Saturday and lows around 70 to 75. FAA reports 2.94 inches of rain in June. Mostly fair, warm weather expected tonight and Saturday with a slight chance of scattered storms in western Kansas as Independence Day approaches.
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Topeka
Kansas
De Gaulle Leaves NATO Amid Moscow Field Survey
An intercepted note states Charles de Gaulle quit NATO games, took his French marbles, and returned to Paris after surveying a new field in Moscow.
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de Gaulle
Paris
Moscow
Fear 11 Killed In Crash Near Ozark Alabama
A bus carrying migrant workers from Orlando Florida crashed into an embankment nine miles north of Ozark in Dale County early today killing 11. The old school bus carried about 30 people headed to Missouri to work in corn fields. A four man medical team from Fort Rucker aided the injured.
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Ozark, Ala
Orlando
Fla
Here
Ozark
U.S. 231
Ft. Rucker
Ala
Dale County
Harold Dick
Missouri
Car Train Crash Fatal Near Goodland
Sam Gorrell a 61 year old Goodland resident died when a Rock Island passenger train collided with his car three miles west of Goodland Kansas on Thursday authorities said the collision occurred as the vehicle entered the crossing posing fatal injuries to the motorist.
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Goodland
Kan
Sam Gorrell
Rock Island
Iraq Returns To Normal After Brief Bloody Coup Attempt
Travelers arriving from Iraq reported Baghdad returning to normal after a four hour battle. Rebel pilots used MiG jets to attack the presidential palace and 50 tanks moved on the radio station while the presidential guard resisted with heavy casualties. Baghdad Radio carried the reports from Baghdad.
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Beirut
Lebanon
Iraq
Baghdad
Wichita Boy Dies After Baseball Injury
Rudolph H. Watson, 13, son of Mr and Mrs Herman Watson of St John Kansas, died after being struck in the head by a foul ball while watching a game at City Park in St John. He had used a wheelchair due to a bone impairment and was a spectator at the Monday night game.
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Wichita, Kan
Wichita
Rudolph H. Watson
Herman Watson
St. John
Kan
Johnson vows U S stay in Viet Nam until peace talks succeed
President Johnson tells a Des Moines Democratic dinner the United States will stay in Viet Nam to seek an honorable peace. He warns that air raids will continue in North Viet Nam while Communist leaders refuse negotiations. Johnson says talks could occur with no agenda and no commitments in a single room.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Johnson
Hanoi
United States
Viet Nam
U.S
South Viet Nam
Heavy damage fires two Erie area crashes
The sheriff's office reported two traffic accidents with no injuries. At 9:25 a.m. on US 59 a mile north of Erie, a Vaughan 1962 Dodge and a Willis 1966 Ford collided. Vaughan's car sustained about 500 dollars in damage and Willis's car over 1000 dollars. At 5:30 p.m. near Thayer a 1963 Chevrolet driven by Tina Brungardt skidded on gravel, rolled over, and suffered about 1000 dollars in damage.
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Erie
Sheriff's Office
Ernest Willis
Kansas City
Clarence Vaughan
Bethel
Dodge
Ford
Willis
General Foods Corp
Vaughan
Chevrolet
Tina Brungardt
Galesburg
Thayer
Traffic Fatalities Update From Topeka Log
A Topeka briefing shows Kansas traffic deaths for the 24 hours ending 9 a.m. Friday June total 65, July 0, 1966 year to date 317. Compared with 1965 period 298.
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Topeka
Kansas
First Six Months of 1966 Shows Big Lack of Moisture
A weather summary reports 1966's first half near record dryness with 11.50 inches of rain, 9.03 inches below last year and 1.13 above 1963. April to June delivered 9.21 inches, far short of the 16.15 last year, while the FAA at Martin Johnson airport recorded monthly totals from January to June. It would take 26.90 inches over the next six months to reach the annual average of 38.40 for the area.
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Federal Aviation Agency
Martin Johnson Airport
France quits NATO military commands in Europe
President Charles de Gaulle orders withdrawal of about 2,000 French officers and troops from integrated NATO commands and 72,000 French personnel in West Germany. France remains in the alliance but under no local command, with bases and headquarters to depart French soil by next April affecting about 28,000 U.S. troops. An advance American contingent began evacuating Evreux for England.
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Charles de Gaulle
France
West Germany
NATO
Europe
Paris
de Gaulle
U.S
Evreux
England
Medicare Day Passes Quietly Across Kansas Hospitals
The first day of Medicare for 65 and older saw minimal disruption at Neosho Memorial Hospital and other Kansas facilities. Officials reported few admissions, some paperwork delays, and no major problems as hospitals prepared for insured senior care.
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Associated Press
Kansas
Wichita
No Immediate Rush as Medicare Opens for Seniors
In Washington 6414 of 6978 potential hospitals were certified under Civil Rights Act for Medicare, 92 percent nationwide. Officials praised compliance while noting some hospitals were removed from the eligible list for not meeting no discrimination requirements. The launch affected about 19 million Americans 65 and older with automatic status transfers for bookkeeping.
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Washington
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
John W. Gardner
South
Fireworks Stand Fire Causes No Injuries
Fireworks at a stand at 7th and Steuben briefly ignited around 1 35 p m yesterday with stock damaged by explosion and fire extinguisher use. Scott West operated the stand for Richard Denton. West escaped injury despite a roman candle strike while extinguishing the blaze. Fire Salvage valued at about 30 dollars. stand stock about 150 dollars. Fire Chief John Erickson noted no other local fireworks stand fires.
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7Th and Steuben
John Erickson
Man reports theft at Adair pool
Joseph Hamilton of Adair Iowa told police yesterday afternoon a billfold containing about $100 was taken at the city swimming pool. He said the billfold was found later without the money.
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Joseph Hamilton
Adair
Iowa
Year Ends In Red As Government Begins New Fiscal Year
Washington AP reports the new fiscal year starts with disagreement between Congress and the Johnson administration over whether the 1966 deficit will be red or black. Estimates place last year’s deficit between 3.4 and 3.9 billion, with some sources suggesting it could dip below 3 billion, while 1967 projections show deficits ranging from 1.8 to 2.9 billion. The dispute centers on tax receipts versus spending.
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Washington
Congress
Johnson
Senate Revenue Taxation
Committee
Treasury Department
Blood Drive Short by Despite Two Hour Warning
With less than two hours left the Red Cross Bloodmobile nears the 300 pint goal. By 11 30 a m 70 pints were collected today while 107 donors gave yesterday at the basement of the old First Methodist Church. Most donors were walk ins without appointments.
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Red Cross Bloodmobile
Old First Methodist Church
Salesman Tipton Arrested for Green River Ordinance Violation
Police arrested Robert L. Tipton of Overland Park on a charge of violating the citys Green River ordinance by house to house magazine subscription sales. He was released on a $25 bond after questioning.
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Robert L. Tipton
Overland Park
Green River
Tipton
Kansas May employment hits new statewide record
Kansas unemployment data show May employment at about 815,300 with non farm payrolls at 625,100, a record for May. Farm jobs rose 11,500 from April, manufacturing employment reached 135,000, and weekly earnings averaged 119.87 dollars while hourly pay stood at 2.77.
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Topeka
Kansas
M. W. Buffon
Buffon
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