Barry Goldwater gains momentum as delegates pile on
In San Francisco AP reports Goldwater expands lead toward a first ballot presidential nomination. Rep. John Byrnes releases Wisconsin's 30 votes to Goldwater, reinforcing a 2-1 advantage. Gov. Scranton, after a platform debate setback, says he remains in the race but not a running mate candidate.
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San Francisco
Barry Goldwater
John W. Byrnes
Wisconsin
Goldwater
Arizona
William W. Scranton
Pennsylvania
Scranton
Byrnes
Platform vote signals GOP rift over Goldwater plan
In San Francisco the Republican convention defeated three Scranton civil rights provisions by a wide margin 897 to 409. The roll call reflects a party split as delegates prepare to vote today on their presidential nominee amid three hours of debate and votes.
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San Francisco
William W. Scranton
Barry Goldwater
Scranton
Pennsylvanian
New York
Nelson A. Rockefeller
John Birch Society
Republican Party
Goldwater
Ku Klux Klan
Barry
Rockefeller
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Richard M. Nixon
Hugh Scott
Scott
Justice Department
Court removes Shawnee County Sheriff Vernon Robinson
Kansas Supreme Court orders the ouster of Shawnee County Sheriff Vernon Robinson for willful misconduct and neglect of duty tied to a prisoner spending nights at home. The court reversed a lower ruling and gave Robinson 20 days to seek a rehearing.
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Topeka
Kansas Supreme Court
Shawnee County
Vernon Robinson
Robinson
Lufthansa Boeing 720 crashes on test flight killing three
ANSBACH Germany AP A Lufthansa Airlines Boeing 720 on a test flight crashed in a wooded area near Kettersbach two miles from a U S Army air strip. Police said the pilot likely tried an emergency landing and all three aboard were killed. The aircraft had departed Frankfurt for a test run and returned to Frankfurt. Lufthansa confirmed the victims were airline employees. U S Army helicopters were dispatched to the scene.
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Ansbach
Germany
West Germany
Lufthansa Airlines
Nuernberg
Kettersbach
Lufthansa
Frankfurt
Intercepted Letter Encourages Self-Defense in New York
An intercepted letter from Dear Cha criticizes bystanders in New York who watch women being attacked and argues women may carry switchblades, guns, or poison pins for protection. The caller notes sensational urban danger without naming individuals or specific incidents.
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New York
Traffic Fatalities Log For Topeka Kansas 1964 Update
A Topeka AP traffic death log lists 24 hour fatalities up to 9 am today with totals for July 22 1964. The report notes a previously unreported fatality from Sunday and compares figures to 1963 period totals.
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Topeka
Kansas
Man Claims He's Bandit
Walter Jerome Entrekin, 33, turned himself in to El Dorado police claiming he robbed a San Francisco bank. He showed a clipping and FBI Kansas City verified the robbery. Entrekin, held in Butler County jail, awaits decision on federal charges.
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EL Dorado
Kan
Walter Jerome Entrekin
U.S.A
San Francisco
FBI
Kansas City
Crocker National Bank
Entrekin
Butler County
U.S. Attorney's Office
Tribune Phone Contact Message
A notice directs readers to contact the Tribune by phone via the carrier. If unreachable, readers are advised to dial HE 1 3400 after 6 p.m.
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Tribune
Four Chanute men beautify island at Third and Plummer
Four local residents began tending an overgrown plot at the Third and Plummer junction, removing debris, installing lights and signs, and planting evergreens trees and roses. The neighborhood effort grew spontaneously with neighbors helping as they noticed needs, turning the island into a tidy, attractive space and reducing litter.
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Chanute
Third
Plummer
E. E. Zastrow
W. 3Rd
D. A. Finney
S. Plummer
More Kansans for Barry Rise in GOP Delegates Support
Kansas delegates backed Barry Goldwater at the Republican National Convention, counting 16 of 20 votes with three uncommitted and one Scranton supporter. The roll call showed 18-2 against denouncing extremists and civil rights changes, with James Woodson and Richard Rogers dissenting. Rep. Bob Dole urged Taft for vice president amid Kansas delegates’ convention theater.
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Barry Goldwater
Rogers
Woodson
Kansas
Jayhawk
Eisenhower
Iire
Bob Dole
Russell
Robert Taft Jr
Ohio
Taft
Henry Bubb
Topeka
John Anderson
Juco Campus Drive Aims To Buy Joplin Site For College
A citizens group named Friends of the Junior College launched a drive in Joplin to raise 300000 dollars for purchasing Mission Hills farm and adjoining land to establish a 230 acre permanent Jasper County Junior College campus. An anonymous donor provided 100000 dollars, with total site cost around 255000 dollars and plans to start remodeling and construction to open by fall 1965.
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Joplin, Mo
Citizens Group
Jasper County Junior College
Friends of the Junior College
Joplin
Mission Hills Farm
Mission Hills
Duquesne Road
Frank C. Wallower
Max Whitehead
Brezhnev Relieved as Soviet President. Mikoyan Succeeds
Moscow AP reports Premier Khrushchev recommended Brezhnev be relieved of the post as Soviet president. Anastas Mikoyan is elected to succeed him, signaling a leadership transition in the Soviet leadership.
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Moscow
Khrushchev
Leonid I
Brezhnev
Anastas
Mikoyan
Jury Clears Del Fava of Switchblade Charge
A Queens grand jury refused to indict Arlene Del Fava under the Sullivan Law for carrying a switchblade used to stab an alleged attacker. The panel indicted Harold Modell for attempted rape and felonious assault, while the judge dismissed the charge against Del Fava. Del Fava said she would do it again to defend her honor and life.
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New York
Queens
Arlene del Fava
Harold Modell
Supreme Court
Joseph
M. Conroy
del Fava
Frank O'Connor
New York University
Forest Hills
Miss del Fava
Modell
One Car Accident Fatal Near Goessel
Laura Mae Koch, 35, died after a one car crash near Goessel Kansas. She was thrown from the vehicle and died two hours later at Axtell Clinic Newton. Koch worked in Wichita as a taxicab driver.
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Goessel
Kan
API
Laura Mae Koch
Newton
Highway Patrol
Axtell Clinic
Miss Koch
Wichita
Delay Launchings at Cape Kennedy Stop Three Satellites
Technical problems forced postponement of an attempt to launch three satellites from Cape Kennedy to lay groundwork for a space network intended to police the limited nuclear test ban treaty.
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Cape Kennedy
Fla
Weather forecast for eastern Kansas and Topeka area
Partly cloudy with little change in temperature through Thursday. Low tonight mid 70s. High Thursday in the upper 90s. Scattered showers were predicted for eastern Kansas with the rest of the state hot and generally fair. Showers likely tonight and possibly Thursday morning.
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Topeka
Kansas
Wunsch Avery To Be Here Friday Campaign Tour
Two Republican gubernatorial contenders will visit Chanute and Erie on Friday. Paul R. Wunsch of Kingman arrives in Chanute at 3 p.m. and in Erie at 5 30 p.m. Bill Avery of Wakefield campaigns in Iola Humboldt and Chanute before Erie evening bean supper.
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Wunsch
Avery
Erie
Paul R. Wunsch
Kingman
Chanute
Fredonia
Bill Avery
Wakefield
Iola
Humboldt
Chanute United Fund approves 1964 65 budget total
The Chanute United Fund directors approved a 1964 65 campaign budget of 21906.19 at a Board of Education meeting. Allocations include American Red Cross 6587, Kansas Children's Service League 555, The Salvation Army 1200, Girl Scouts 4182.93, Boy Scouts 5576.12, Mental Health Association 1300, United Cerebral Palsy 1505.14, with 500 reserves and 500 emergency funds. Bill Young notes the total rose only 10.10 due to pledge payments and reduced reserves. The drive begins September 21 with the business and professional division.
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Chanute United Fund
Board of Education
American Red Cross
Kansas Children’s Service League
the Salvation Army
Girl Scouts
Boy Scouts
Mental Health Association
Bill Young
Fire in Chutes at Ash Grove Plant
Welding work at Ash Grove Lime and Portland Cement Co. caused a fire in the chutes at 10 20 am. Chanute fire department arrived quickly. No injuries and minimal equipment damage, though damage estimate unavailable.
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Ash Grove
McMeekin
Driver Held on 250 Bond After Elm Central Crash
Paul A Kierl of Puyallup Washington faced charges of driving while intoxicated and transporting an open bottle after a collision with a Florida couple Delbert Lee Parker traveling east in a 1964 Ford pickup. Kierl's 1962 Volkswagen veered into Parker’s truck on highway K39 at 808 PM causing $250 damage to the Parker vehicle and $400 to Kierl’s car. Kierl was held on a $250 bond.
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Paul A. Kierl
Puyallup, Wash
Elm and Central
K39
Delbert Lee Parker
Florida
Kierl
Parker
Pin removed after 14 years in lung
Virginia Leavy 37 of Greensburg Pennsylvania swallowed an open safety pin in 1949 or 1950 while dressing her infant son. After years of activity she coughed blood and a chest X ray located the pin. Doctors at Mercy Hospital used a bronchoscope and forceps to extract the rusted pin, the head breaking earlier during attempts.
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Pittsburgh, Pa
Virginia Leavy
Pittsburgh
Mercy Hospital
Leavy
Greensburg
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Betty Williams
Republican Nation
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