Violence flares as Newport News shipyard strike erupts
State police rushed into Newport News to curb a riot at the Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Co after a midnight flare up. About 3,000 rioters clashed with officers, stores were looted, and vehicles damaged while 26 people were arrested. Two officers remained hospitalized with injuries. The strike by Peninsula Shipbuilders Association was over grievances including pay, job ratings, and overtime suspensions.
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Newport News
Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Co
William Peach
Richmond
Virginia
Mills E. Godwin Jr
Peninsula Shipbuilders Association
Inventory Of Animals And Birds For City Disposition
Clem Keller parks supervisor presented a city inventory of animals and birds slated for disposal. The list includes six white fallow deer, five black fallow deer, six Karakul sheep, three bison, six monkeys, eight ringneck pheasants, three silver pheasants, three golden pheasants, four chukar partridges, 10 peafowl, two wild turkeys and eight pairs of Northern bob white quail. Newly hatched birds and incubation eggs were not fully counted. The city commission voted to sell or gift the animals to other towns with zoos after a protest delegation.
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Keller
Bullet Is Fatal To Kansas Citi
Donald Francisco 18 was killed in Kansas City Kansas when a passing taxicab driver apparently fired on him as he and three companions stepped into the street at 12th and Pawnee. Francisco died at a hospital. police held a cab driver in custody with charges not yet decided.
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Kansas City, Kan
Donald Francisco
Francisco
Kansas City
Kan
12Th
Pawnee
Wilson County Population Dips
Wilson County census places the county population at 14,379, down 48 from last year. Fredonia declines to 3,887, down one from 1966. Neodesha rises to 4,253, up 107. Other town changes include Altoona 597, Benedict 121, Buffalo 412, Coyville 127, and New Albany 76.
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Fredonia
Wilson County
Neodesha
Altoona
Benedict
Buffalo
Coyville
New Albany
Debra Mullen Queen Crowned At Erie Centennial Event
Debra Mullen was elected queen of the Erie centennial celebration after judging on Main Street last night. Second place went to Nancy Cox and third to Lila Hall. other candidates included Gloria Tredway, Mary Forsyth and Marjorie Hines. Nan cy Dorris was ill with mumps and unable to participate. prizes were 30 20 and 10 dollars for the top three. The program includes a pony pulling contest tonight and various women’s events tomorrow, with Browning family musicians performing at 8 30 and a bean feed Friday night.
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Erie
Debra Mullen
Main Street
Nancy Cox
Lila Hall
Gloria Tredway
Mary Forsyth
Marjorie Hines
Nancy Dorris
County Fairgrounds
Browning
Oil Well Replaces Water Drill In Oklahoma Yard
Lawton residents M. B. Capshaw and family expected a water well but hit oil instead at about 300 feet in the backyard. Oil was struck in gray limestone on Monday. Capshaws run two beauty salons and a wig salon and see slim chances for commercial production with crude around 3.05 dollars per barrel and the owner taking one eighth.
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Lawton
Okla
M. B. Capshaw
Capshaws
UAW presents demands to Chrysler in profit sharing call
Walter P. Reuther unveiled his contract demands to Chrysler Corp in Detroit. The UAW chief sought terms believed identical to those at GM and Ford, including profit sharing. Chrysler’s John D. Leary said the team would work hard to settle differences without a strike.
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Detroit
Walter P. Reuther
Chrysler Corp
Reuther
General Motors
Ford
John D. Leary
Chrysler
United Auto Workers Union
Trade Promotions Planned By Retail Committee Here
Chanute Area Chamber of Commerce retail committee discussed this month and next months promotions at the July meeting. July Madness Sale set for July 20 with extended hours 10 a.m. to 9 30 p.m. Last two hours feature special sales 7 30 to 9 30. August’s promotion will be open for merchant input on Outdoor Living. Parking meter revenue bond terms limit free parking. committee to explore merchant pay on special days to cover meters.
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Chanute Area
John Congdon
Congdon
Weather Summary With Rainfall Across Kansas
Heavy rains began in northwestern Kansas and spread across the state today. Highs in the low 80s, lows near 70 this evening, with thunderstorms and possible 20 percent precipitation tonight and Thursday. Rainfall reports include Plainville 2.14 inches and Sublette 1.93 inches.
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Topeka
Kansas
Weather Bureau
Wichita
Hutchinson
Plainville
Sublette
Syracuse
Cimarron
Manhattan
Dodge City
Goodland
Traffic Fatalities in Topeka Log for July 21 1967
Kansas traffic death log reports 307 fatalities in 1967 and 355 in 1966. The log covers 24 hours to 9 am Wednesday and cites Topeka as a location reference.
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Topeka
Kansas
Vandalism Reports From City Streets Late Night
Police logged acts of vandalism on North Santa Fe and nearby streets. Three youths warned after car seen driving carelessly. A traffic island light at 9th and Central damaged, eggs shattered wind shield on South Santa Fe, and a torn Slow for Children sign at 9th and Highland.
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North Santa Fe
Department
9Th and Central
South Santa Fe
9Th and
Highland
Pearson Urges Public Financing for Federal Campaigns
Sen. James B. Pearson of Kansas urges public financing to curb reliance on special interests. He introduced a bill offering tax incentives for political contributions and stricter campaign spending reporting. He called for comprehensive reform to share the burden of costly elections.
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Washington
James B. Pearson
R-Kan
Pearson
Intercepted Letter Reframes Kansas Wheat Outlook
A Kansas wheat estimate was revised upward not from higher yields but from more acres harvested than expected. The intercepted letter to Cha discusses the surprising area planted and gathered, implying supply implications for futures and markets.
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Kansas
Fighting expands as IsraelEgypt clash spreads to sea
Israel said its naval units sank two Egyptian torpedo boats in the Mediterranean near El Arish in the first naval clash since the war. Egyptian reports said exchanges south of Ismailia damaged both sides as tanks and armored cars were knocked out. The U N General Assembly debated censuring Israel over Jerusalem while behind the scenes talks persisted on troop withdrawals.
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United Nations
N.Y
Israel
Jerusalem
Middle East
Mediterranean
el Arish
Elath
Ismailia
Suez Canal
Israe
Istani
Agha Shahi
General Assembly
Assembly
Egypt
Syria
Jordan
U Thant
Old City
Abba Eban
Thant
Pakistan
United States
Johnson
North Vietnamese attack hits U S in Central Highlands
North Vietnam regulars struck two American companies of the 4th Infantry Division in the central highlands near Ia Drang Valley. About 250 U S troops faced heavy close range fighting that left 35 Americans dead and 26 wounded.
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Saigon
Demilitarized Zone
U.S. 4Th Infantry
Hanoi
Ia Drang
Associated Press
Peter Arnett
Pleiku
U.S
Cambodia
Highlands
North Vietnam
Red Territory
Spacecraft Set for Dual Departures From Cape Kennedy
Technicians prepared two major spacecraft for departure at Cape Kennedy with one rocket launch by Atlas Centaur for Surveyor 4 on a 65 hour lunar flight. The mission plans a lunar television relay and soil and iron fragment tests at Sinus Medis Central Bay. The other voyage on a barge carries the Apollo 1 capsule to Langley for ten years storage after a seven day Intracoastal trip.
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Cape Kennedy
Fla
Moon
Surveyor 4
Sinus Medis
Bay
Earth
Surveyor
Langley Research Center
Hampton
Flareup Over Congo Prompts Capitol Warship Debate
Mike Mansfield predicted a better Congress President Johnson understanding after a Congo flareup. He praised Dean Rusk's testimony on sending three U S transport planes to aid the Congo government amid a mercenary-led rebellion and Vietnam commitments. Senator Dodd opposed the move, calling it an internal disturbance not tied to Communism or national security. Congressional committees signaled a desire for greater congressional voice on U S military deployments.
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Washington
Mike Mansfield
D-Mont
Congress
Johnson
Congo
Rusk
Thomas J. Dodd
Dconn
Dodd
U.S
McNamara briefs Johnson on Vietnam manpower options
Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara told President Johnson his recommendations on U.S. manpower in Vietnam but offered no advance clues. Johnson and White House advisers gathered in the Cabinet Room before a luncheon as McNamara returned from his ninth on the spot assessment of the Vietnam effort.
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Washington
Robert S. McNamara
Johnson
U.S
Vietnam
White House
McNamara
Gun Used as Drill Is Fatal to a Boy
Daniel John Hurlburt 15 was shot and killed in Riley Kansas when his father aimed a .30-06 rifle through the roof to finish a hole. The family intended a roof display for 4-H work. the boy had climbed onto the roof at the time. The undersheriff said the drill bit was too short and the fatal shot occurred through the roof interior.
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Riley, Kan
Daniel John Hurlburt
Wayne Anderson
Riley County
Jack Hurlburt
Riley
Manhattan
Tribune Phone Contacts For Carrier Inquiries
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 follow up.
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Tribune
Bomb blasts strike Hong Kong amid colonial violence
A time bomb damaged a rural advisory meeting house in Tai Po as unrest rises in Hong Kong. Communist led gangs set buses and cars ablaze in Kowloon while police imposed a dusk to dawn curfew across the island.
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Hong Kong
Kowloon
Iong Kong
Wichita committee studies juvenile code changes
A Kansas subcommittee on the House Judiciary Committee roughs out juvenile code changes aligned with a U.S. Supreme Court ruling. The bill, due for public review before September, would require timely charges, court appointed lawyers, right to confront witnesses, and safeguards against self incrimination.
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Wichita
U.S. Supreme Court
High Court
House
Judiciary Committee
Obscene Book Case Is Reinstated
The Kansas Supreme Court decision reversing a Sedgwick County ruling on seized books from a Wichita store was reinstated. Attorney General Robert Sonderholm led the case testing whether the titles such as Last Hungry Passion Priestess Penthouse Pagans and Flesh Avenger were legally obscene.
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Topeka
Kansas Supreme Court
State High Court
Wichita
Sedgwick
U.S. Supreme Court
Atty
Robert Sonderholm
Fatal crash near Greensburg claims woman life
Mrs Mildred Parkin 73 of Greensburg was killed Tuesday afternoon when her car collided with a semitractor on U S 54 a half mile east of Greensburg. Her husband Pete Parkin 83 was taken to Kiowa County Hospital and driver Leo Voegel 56 of Wichita was treated and released.
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Greensburg, Kan
Mildred Parkin
Greensburg
Here
U.S. 54
Pete Parkin
Kiowa County
Leo Voegel
Wichita
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