U.S. Planes Press North Vietnam in Haiphong Attack
U.S. Navy fighter bombers struck two torpedo boats off Haiphong as air warfare with the North continued. One A4 Skyhawk was shot down but the pilot was rescued from the Gulf of Tonkin by a helicopter. A spokesman said it was unclear if the torpedo boats were hit. Navy and Air Force planes participated.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
U.S. Navy
Haiphong
Gulf of Tonkin
da Nang
7Th Fleet
Coontz
Constellation
U.S
Navy
Air Force
Americans Protest Vietnam War Across World on Independence Day
Crowds in Japan Paris London and Philadelphia demonstrated against the Vietnam War on July 4. Police escorted Secretary Rusk from Osaka while protesters clashed with security. in London flags burned and the embassy party was disrupted. Fourteen hundred strategic air raids targeted North Viet Nam fuel depots near Hai Phong and Thanh Hoa as U.S. Marines near Da Nang repelled Viet Cong attacks.
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London
Viet Nam
U.S
Dean Rusk
Japan
Osaka
Paris
David Bruce
Committee of 100
Hanoi
Haiphong
Harold Wilson
Labor Party
House of Commons
Philadelphia
George W. Ball
Independence Hall
United States
Copper Wire and Tubing Stolen from Royster Area Home
Lester Marts reported to police the theft of electric wiring and copper tubing from his house at 424 West Elm in the Royster Junior High expansion area. The incident was reported yesterday.
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Lester Marts
S. Garfield
W. Elm
Royster Junior High
Kansas Receives $2.7 Million in Disaster Aid
President Johnson designated Kansas a major disaster area on June 8 and approved $2.7 million in federal relief funds for Riley and Shawnee counties. Debris clearance and repairs to essential public facilities are funded.
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Johnson City
Tex
Johnson
Kansas
Riley
Shawnee
Intercepted Letter Dear Cha A Postholiday Note
A postholiday note reflects a return to routine and the sense that the day resembles a Monday. The writer mentions quiet workdays and the easing of holiday bustle after the break.
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Cha
Heat persists as Kansas endures blistering temperatures
Area forecast calls for fair humid conditions with hot days and warm nights through Wednesday. Topeka reports highs 95 to 102 degrees and lows around 70 as a cool front from the Dakotas to Colorado may bring Western Kansas showers within days.
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Topeka
Kansas
Dakotas
Colorado
Weather Bureau
Tribune Contact Instructions
If you cannot reach your Tribune phone, contact your carrier for assistance. If he is unavailable, dial HE 1-3400 after 6 p.m. for reachability options and further guidance.
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Tribune
Grass Fires Sweep City Amid Dry Weather
Fire department battled twelve grass and vegetation fires from Saturday evening to today with no losses. Chief John Erickson warned drought conditions heighten risk and urged careful disposal of cigarettes and matches and cautious burning.
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South Santa Fe
21St
Santa Fe
East 14Th
Santa Fe Railroad
Santa Fe Park
John Erickson
Safe Holiday Driving Record in Southeast Kansas
Area law enforcement reported one traffic fatality in the division during the 4th of July holiday period. The deceased was an 81 year old man injured near Baxter Springs amid religious refusals of treatment. Other incidents included two accidents in Neosho County and several minor Chanute area collisions with modest damages.
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Chanute
Lyle Huitt
4Th Division
Highway Patrol
Kansas
Huitt
Baxter Springs
Neosho County
Huntt
Car Strikes Bridge. Driver Unhurt in Kansas Incident
A 1965 Plymouth driven by Jerry L. Kramer of Galesburg struck a bridge bannister then went off the road about a mile and a half west of town at 10:10 a.m. according to the Neosho county sheriff's office. Kramer escaped injury and cited skidding to avoid a sudden vehicle appearance. Damages were estimated at 750 dollars to the car and 100 dollars to the bridge.
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Sheriff's Office
US 169
Morehead
Joe David Bickers
Hattieville
Ark
Robert B. Mealey
Independence
Bickers
Erie
Tommy R. Amos
Jim Hallman
Chanute
Gary Parker
Wichita
Main and
Ashby
Peggy Haviland
S. Highland
Jim Kaufman
Humboldt
Lee Ray Mitchell
East 7Th
City Park
Galesburg
Jerry L. Kramer
R. 1
Here
Neosho County
Giant Saturn I Rocket Launch Marks Hydrogen Milestone
The Saturn I rocket, America's heaviest to date, lifted off from Cape Kennedy propelled by 1.6 million pounds of thrust. Ground stations reported calm surface conditions and successful in-orbit testing including a simulated restart of the upper stage engine. NASA later announced the second stage ignited and entered an orbit about 118 miles high after a brief delay caused by a camera failure in the fuel tank.
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Cape Kennedy
Fila
America
Moon
Globe
United States
Tional Aeronautics and Space Administration
Traffic Fatalities Log Shows July 1966 Toll in Topeka
AP report from Topeka lists Kansas traffic death toll over 72 hours to 9 a.m. Tuesday for July 1966 at 331, compared with 302 for the same period in 1965.
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Topeka
Kansas
Record Fourth of July traffic toll tops previous highs
The Independence Day period saw at least 567 traffic deaths plus 215 drownings and 52 boating fatalities, totaling 834 accidental deaths. The National Safety Council voiced optimism about new safety funding as a Tucson head-on crash killed 10 Arizona Indians. Local tragedies included Mary Lynn Newcomer and a Wellington street fatality.
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Associated Press
National Safety Council
Howard Pyle
Council
Tucson
Ariz
Arizona
Kansas
Mary Lynn Newcomer
Overbrook
Mission Hills
Kansas 150
Olathe
Albert Bean
Kansas City
University of Kansas Medical Center
Roe Bolevard
Highway 150
Marvin White
Wellington
Harold York
Argonia
Police log notes break-in hints and firecracker complaints
Osawatomie area reports include a possible break in at the clubrooms near the American Legion building and several firecracker disturbances. Police dispersed groups, noted a dent from a pellet gun on a Western Avenue car, and recovered two damaged motel rooms after a Topeka group admitted payment for damages. A bicycle theft occurred during the City Park fireworks display.
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Osawatomie
Don Richardson
Highway Patrol
American Legion
N. Evergreen
Richardson
South Santa Fe
South Forest
Max White
S. Western
West Main
Topeka
Billy Brown
W. 14Th
City Park
Flight to London Without Ticket Stowaway Boy Reaches Embassy
A 16 year old American, James Richard Clark Davidson of San Marino California, flew Kansas City to London without a ticket or money and bypassed immigration. Embassy officials lend him money while they locate his mother Nova Davidson. He reportedly changed planes in Chicago and used an empty seat strategy to evade detection. London immigration likely to refuse landing and send him home.
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London
U. S
Kansas City
Chicago
James Richard Clark Davidson
San Marino
Calif
State Department
Davidson
California
St. Paul’s Chapel
British Home Office
Chanute Elks Lodge Opens New $150000 Building
Chanute Elks Lodge, now at 321 E Main at the Main and Central corner, opened its new $150000 home after 64 years at 1132 E Main. The second and third floors housed meetings since 1902, with dining, stag area, and a soon to be completed cocktail lounge. A dedication is eyed for Nov 5, with extensive kitchen facilities due by September.
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Chanute Elks Lodge
E. Main
Main
Central
E Main
Ray Smith
Smith
Sell Construction Co. of
Iola
Kiene and Bradley of
Topeka
Max Alcock
Chanute Lodge
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Moore Brothers
V-C
Earlton
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Pyle
Congress
State Hospital
W. Main
Young Davidson
Nova Davidson
The
Chanute Elks
Russ Corbitt
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