Battle of Artillery In Vietnam Escalates Near Demilitarized Zone
U S Navy cruisers pounded Communist gun positions just below the demilitarized zone while Red rockets hit Marine lines. Photographs from a Hanoi raid suggest 68 missile canisters were struck as McNamara toured battle zones and Delta pacification efforts.
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Saigon
U.S. Defense
Robert S. McNamara
Demilitarized Zone
Mekong Delta
Ban Yen Nanh
Hanoi
Dong Ha
McNamara
U.S
Erie 100th Year Celebrations Open With Concert on Main
Erie marks its centennial with a Rogues concert on Main from 8 to 9 tonight and a centennial queen contest at 8 p.m. on Main with seven candidates and $30 $20 $10 prizes. The centennial band performs 30 minutes before the queen contest, followed by a rock and roll dance at the American Legion hall. Additional weeklong events include a bean feed with Gov. Docking Friday and a centennial museum in the Rogers building open daily 1 to 9 p.m.
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Erie—The Rogues
Erie
Lila Hall
Nancy Cox
Nancy Dorris
Gloria Tredway
Debra Mullen
Mary Forsyth
Marjorie Hines
Centennial Band
American Legion Hall
Robert Docking
Rogers Building
Main
Trucks Damaged In Collision Here
A delivery truck struck a parked pickup on Lincoln near Main at 9:35 a.m. The 1966 GMC owned by Lyon County News Co. and driven by Homer E. Ashley of Emporia caused rear panel damage. The 1967 Ford pickup owned by Grass Roots Petroleum Co. of Chanute sustained bumper and gravel pan damage. Police estimate total damage around $150.
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Lincoln
Main
Lyon County News Co
Homer E. Ashley
Emporia
Grass Roots Petroleum Co., Chanute
Legislation Urged for Kansas Toll Road Plans
Gov. Robert Docking said more legislation is needed before toll roads can be built in Kansas. He spoke at a meeting with lawmakers, turnpike and highway officials and urged forward planning early in 1968. A consultant warned a Kansas City to Oklahoma line revenue bond would attract no bids now.
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Topeka
Kan
Robert Docking
Kansas
Iask
Docking
Gale Moss
Kansas City
Oklahoma State Line
Mid-Continent
Tional
Kansas City-Oklahoma
Weather warms across Kansas with increased humidity
The area forecast calls for mainly fair, warm, humid conditions tonight and Tuesday with lows in the mid 70s and highs in the upper 90s. A cool front is expected Wednesday bringing cooler air, with scattered thunderstorms possible today and tomorrow over the central plains. Highs range from 87 at Fort Leavenworth to 96 at Hill City.
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Topeka
Kansas
Weather Bureau
Central Plains
Ft. Leavenworth
Hill City
Moran Girl Debra Barnes Crowned Miss Kansas 1968
Debra Dene Barnes a 19 year old Moran junior at Pittsburg State College was named Miss Kansas of 1968 at Pratt. She stands 5 feet 9 with light golden hair and blue eyes. Kandee Klein was first runner up and several finalists from Prairie Village Lawrence Newton Ellinwood Barton County competed. Barnes will represent Kansas at Miss America in Atlantic City in September.
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Susan Carey
Ellinwood
Barton County
Miss Barnes
Kansas
Atlantic City
It Pays to Examine Old Christmas Cards
Frank Knorr of Parsons recalls a retired office manager gift card found among old Christmas cards. The card contained a cash gift large enough to buy a Christmas present in July, illustrating how overlooked cards can yield unexpected funds.
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Parsons, Kan
Frank Knorr
Parsons
Four Die In Kansas Weekend Traffic Accidents
Four persons were killed in Kansas traffic crashes over the weekend. Fred Nelson, 39, of El Dorado died with three family members injured at a Chase County intersection northwest of Emporia. Bill Joe Grisham, 36, of Liberal died when his car rolled over on U S highway 270. Dwayne Thomson, 19, of Wellington, was killed in a train collision at Belle Plaine. A two year old, Mark Aroyo, died after being struck by a car in Salina.
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Associated Press
Kansas
Fred Nelson
el Dorado
Emporia
Chase County
Highway Patrol
Kan
Baker
Bill Joe Grisham
U.S
Liberal
Dwayne Thomson
Wellington
Belle Plaine
Mark Aroyo
Salina
UN to send observers to Suez cease-fire line
The Security Council voted to deploy military observers along the Suez Canal cease-fire line as Israel considers permitting the U N force to operate on the canal's eastern side. Egypt's consent is sought for positions on the west bank. King Hussein arrives in Cairo to meet Arab leaders amid regional tensions.
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United Nations, N.Y
U.N. Security Council
Suez Canal
Jerusalem
U.N
Israel
U Thant
Egypt
West Bank
Geria
Noureddin Atassi
Syria
Algeria
Abdel Rahman Aref
Iraq
Traffic Fatalities Log Sees Three New Deaths in Kansas
Topeka report shows 48 hours ending 9 am Monday July 30 1967 with five fatalities. Compared to 1966 total of 352, the log adds three previously unreported deaths and notes a rise in fatalities.
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Topeka
Kansas
Destructive Wave of Rioting Hits Waterloo North End
A wave of window smashing looting and rock throwing spread through Waterloo Iowa early today injuring several including two Negroes and three whites as police dispersed the crowds. Police chief Robert Wright cited housing and employment as underlying causes amid similar unrest in Tampa and Kansas City and NAACP leader Roy Wilkins warned of more riots unless whites address jobs housing and economic security.
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Associated Press
Waterloo
Iowa
Robert Wright
Warren Nash
Tampa
Fla
Boston
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
Roy Wilkins
Sunflower Tops Soviet Crop Gains In Oil Trade
The sunflower, a Great Plains native, becomes the Soviet Union’s main vegetable oil source. Soviet seed production reaches 6.2 million tons with exports of 200 000 to 300 000 tons of oil yearly. Much goes to Western Europe. Japan is a top soybean market. In the U.S. this crop is barely noted in official statistics.
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Washington
Great Plains
Soviet Union
Europe
U.S
Japan
U.S. Agriculture Department
Animal Pen Protest Planned For Santa Fe Park
A delegation protests conditions and supervision of animal pens as city commission meets at 7 30 pm in the Memorial building. An incident last Friday left a baby deer injured by a buffalo and later died after care by the John Minkler family at 218 West Fifth.
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Santa Fe Park
City Commission
John Minkler
W. 5Th
Minkler
Commission
Memorial Building
Intercepted Letter About Sunflowers and Osage Hedge Balls
A fragment discusses Soviet sunflowers paying off and questions potential use of Osage hedge balls. The text also references a Tribune phone and a carrier, with contact instructions after 6 p.m. All content is unclear and speculative.
Kansan Killed in Vietnam Confirmed by Family
The family of Marine Captain Richard J. Sesek aged 30 from Topeka has been notified that he was killed in action Thursday in Vietnam. He was married to Janet Sesek of Topeka.
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Topeka
Richard J. Sesek
Vietnam
Janet Sesek
Disorderly Weekend At Chanute Draws Police Attention
Chanute police handled multiple incidents over the weekend including an 18 year old resident facing six charges after a late night party. Junior Hemphill was charged with disorderly conduct resisting arrest profanity intoxication assaulting an officer and disobeying police orders. He was released on bond with a July 26 hearing.
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Franklin
Junior E. Hemphill
S. Wilson
Aikins
Hemphill
Bede Lifts Off for 62 Day World Flight
Jim Bede, piloting a modified sailplane, launched from Cleveland International Airport on a 62 day round the world attempt. He faces a wing fuel leak and a planned route of about 25 000 miles despite overcast skies and a 9 000 foot runway.
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Cleveland
Jim Bede
Cleveland International
Bede
Jeff
Parents Learn of Son's Death After Drowning
Leon Kansas authorities report 16 year old Carl Cross drowned in the Little Walnut River while wading a submerged bridge during a Yellowstone trip. Parents Mr and Mrs P W Cross returned home from vacation to learn of the tragedy as relatives met them near their rural home. Mrs Cross and her mother Mrs Spencer Bevan were hospitalized briefly after collapsing. The body was recovered the next day.
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el Dorado
Young Cross
Little Walnut River
Cedarvale Bank Shuts Under FDIC Liquidation
Cedarvale National Bank in Cedarvale Kansas is closed and placed in liquidation by the Comptroller of the Currency. FDIC staff said depositors are protected by FDIC insurance up to 15 900 dollars and a 1 million dollar dishonesty policy, with payments to begin by next Friday. The bank serves about 2 000 depositors holding roughly 3 800 000 dollars in deposits.
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FDIC
Charles A. Holmes
Washington
Comptroller of Currency
R. D. Itjen
Gov Docking weighs court clash over livestock sanitary chief
Gov Robert Docking signals possible court fight with the Kansas Livestock Association over appointing the livestock sanitary commissioner. He may name a qualified person without the association list and seek their approval later, aiming to resolve the issue within a week in Topeka if needed.
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Topeka
Robert Docking
Kansas Livestock Association
Docking
the Livestock Association
Livestock Association
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Coosces
Chanute
Lynda Campbell
Jack Campbell
R. J. Eric
Plummer
Seventh
Tribune
Sam Barnhart
Charles Williams
N. Grant
Plan UN
Cairo
Hussein
Jordan
Gamal Abdel Nasser
Houari Boumedienne
Boumedienne
Atassi
Rence
Nick Nuccio
Swope Park
Try
Orient
Animal Pen
Cha
Yours
Kansan
Ray Atkins
Donald E. Cress
Humboldt R. 1
Cress
Iola
4Th and Wilson
Cedarvale Bank
Cedarvale, Kan
Cedarvale National Bank
The
Federal Deposit Insurance Corp
A. G. Pickett
Association
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