Martha McCoy Competes For Miss Kansas Title
Martha McCoy Miss Chanute 1966 travels to Pratt for four days of Miss Kansas events. She shares prep with mother Mrs Neal McCoy and attends registrations rehearsals judging interviews and banquets with Debbie Bryant Miss Kansas Mimi Frink and Norman Lee Orchestra. Martha, an 18 year old sophomore at Neosho County Community Junior College, will major in elementary education and holds a private pilot license.
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Martha McCoy
Chanute
Martha
Neal McCoy
Pratt
Kansas
McCoy
Ranz Motors
Pratt Jaycees
DSA
Norman Lee
Ottawa
Neosho County
Tribune
Russ Corbitt
State highway plans announce $69.7 million area program
Kansas highway director Addison H. Meschke unveiled a $69.7 million highway construction program for the next year. Of the total $6.245 million targets southeast Kansas across 17 counties with surfacing on U.S. 54 and K57 and a new K68 bridge at Ottawa, plus work on U.S. 166. The plan also lists $25.6 million for interstate, $34.7 million for primary and urban improvements, plus relocations, park roads, and major interstate projects in the Kansas City and Wichita areas.
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Kansas
Topeka
Addison H. Meschke
Allen
Bourbon
Greenwood
Neosho
Crawford County
Marais Des Cygnes River
Ottawa
Louisburg
U.S. 166
Baxter Springs
Highway Commission
Meschke
Goodland
Kansas City-Brewster
McPherson
U.S. 54
Sedgwick
Kingman County
Wichita
Car Hits Deer on Highway 169 Killing Animal
Gus Whinery of Lola reported striking a deer on US 169 north of town last night. Police found the deer dead in a field west of the highway north of the river bridge. Dean Riedesel of Erie collected the deer. Police said the car suffered right front and side damage.
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Gus Whinery
Lola
Whinery
Dean Riedesel
Erie
Hottest Kansas Weather Keeps Temps Above 100
Area forecast calls for fair to partly cloudy skies with heat and humidity through Thursday and a chance of scattered showers tonight. Highs Thursday expected from 98 to 103 as temperatures topped 111 in Beloit and reached 110 in Hill City, with several other cities posting 103 to 109 degrees.
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Topeka
Kansas
Beloit
Hill City
Russell
Garden City
Concordia
Salina
Liberal
Dodge City
Hutchinson
Wichita
Olathe
Heavy U S Air Raids North Vietnam Amid Missile Onslaught
American warplanes faced a heavy volley of Soviet missiles over the Red River Valley north and northwest of Hanoi. Officials debated totals, with 27 to 29 missiles counted and possible duplicates, while pilots reported destroying four missile sites and two fuel depots within about 28 to 33 miles of Hanoi.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
North Viet Nam
Red River Valley
U. S
U.S
Hanoi
U.S. Air Force
Massive derailment halts Katy freight near Savonburg
Twenty six northbound freight cars derailed three fourths of a mile north of Savonburg at 4 20 p m. No injuries reported. Five loaded cars remained, most derailed cars damaged or destroyed. An acetic acid car leaked into a creek. cleanup teams rerouted the creek to protect stock water. Service to Kansas City via Parsons expected to resume today.
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Savonburg
Katy
Here
War-weary moods in Hanoi but no peace bid yet
Under secretary of State George W. Ball said reports from Hanoi show war weariness but no political move toward settling South Vietnam. He warned against over-optimism and noted the difference between attitude and concrete decisions. Ball spoke while Rusk was away, citing observers in Hanoi and conversations with regime figures.
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Washington
George W. Ball
Hanoi
North Viet Nam
Ball
Dean Rusk
Goose survives prank at Santa Fe Park incident
A goose was the target of a practical joke at Santa Fe Park last night. An attendant at the North Lincoln Service Station found the bird in a restroom about 1 10 a.m. Police were notified and a patrol car returned the goose to the park.
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Santa Fe Park
North Lincoln
Intercepted Letter Dear Cha
Surveyor 1 again talks back from the moon asking when it can expect a rescue party. The playful line hints at space rescue themes and interplanetary communication.
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Cha
Surveyor 1
Night registration extended for state primary vote
The Chanute city clerk's office will stay open until 9 PM for five days starting tomorrow to register voters for the August 2 state primary. Night registration runs Thursday, Friday, Saturday this week and Monday, Tuesday next week to accommodate those unable to register during normal hours.
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Chanute
Bank Calls TOPEKA and Washington on bank condition
State Bank Commissioner J C Wilson calls state banks and trust companies to report their condition as of June 30. The Comptroller of the Currency issues a similar call for national banks. The Federal Reserve and FDIC also require insured state banks to file statements.
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Topeka
J. C. Wilson
Washington
Comptroller of the Currency
Federal Reserve Board
Federal Deposit Insurance Corp
Federal Reserve System
Traffic Fatalities Log Shows July 1966 Increase
Topeka AP reports Kansas traffic death log for the 24 hours to 9 am Wednesday shows 334 fatalities for July 1966 compared with 304 in July 1965. Two deaths were previously unreported, one in June and one in July.
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Topeka
Kansas
Surveyor 1 Regains Voice After Lunar Night
Pasadena reports Surveyor 1, the moon mission, comes back to life after two week frigid lunar night. Jet Propulsion Laboratory confirms contact and questions on temperature and voltages. cameras may be reactivated when Goldstone station resumes control, as temperatures plummet near 260 degrees below zero.
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Pasadena
Calif
Surveyor 1
Surveyor
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Ture
Goldstone
Moon
Earth
Two School Building Talks Dominate Unified District 413 Meeting
Unified District 413 Board and Neosho Junior College Board heard two major building proposals last night. Architect Jim Blessing outlined a plan to replace the old trade school with a new Royster Junior High cafeteria and shop building. A separate bond proposal from First Securities Company of Kansas eyed a dormitory and student union at the Neosho County Community Junior College site. Blessing's figures suggested a new building could cost about $6,500 more than remodeling, with several location options discussed including a three-walled structure using the gym wall as a fourth side.
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Unified
District 413 Board of Education
Neosho Junior College Board of Trustees
Jim Blessing
Royster Junior High School
Fred C. Littooy
First Securities Company of Kansas Inc
Neosho County Community Junior
Royster Com
Board of Trustees
NCCJC
Buford Fisher
Fisher
Sterner and McDowell
Building Plan Shifts Are Proposed for NCCJC
The NCCJC board discussed a plan to connect a new student union and dormitory complex with a proposed plex but postponed action. Surveys from 31 NCCJC students showed 60 percent want dorms and 90 percent want a campus cafeteria.
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Miss Chanute
Kansas City
Denison
Tex
Parsons
Associated Press
Keith Wright
Ical
South
Viet Nam
Johnson
Reds
Blessing
Plex
Littooy
Board of Education
Chanute Recreation Commission
Norman Matthews
Sharon Eggen
Monte Summers
Martha Moody
George McCune
Columbus
Supt
Unified Dist. 472
St. Paul
Stark and
Thayer
Chanute Board
472
Dist. 472
Chanute and
Coffeyville Hospitals
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