Riots in Chicago prompts National Guard deployment
Illinois Governor Otto Kerner ordered 3 000 National Guard troops to support about 900 police amid three nights of West Side rioting. Two Black civilians were killed and more than 300 arrested as sniping looting and gunfire surged into daylight. Police mobilized heavy arms and transit service was halted.
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Chicago
Illinois National Guard
West Side
Otto Kerner
Richard J. Daley
Chicago Transit Authority
Chanute Weather records show extreme heat and possible relief ahead
The Chanute area endures record heat with multiple 100-plus days and a 117-degree July 18, 1936 benchmark. Forecasters warn of more heat after brief showers and expect a slight cool spell tonight but hot conditions to return soon. Statewide reports note scattered rain totaling inches in several towns, offering temporary relief.
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Chanute
Mercury
Federal Aviation Agency
Martin Johnson Airport
Tribune
Kansas
Weather Bureau
Associated Press
Topeka
Brewster
Goodland
Scott City
WaKeeney
Jetmore
Sublette
Dodge City
Wichita
Hutchinson
Harveyville
McFarland
Onaga
Natoma
Lucas
Ellsworth
Miltonvale
Intercepted Letter Dear Cha in Election Year Context
A fragment notes that inspecting telephone and power line poles reveals little about the political cycle as an election year unfolds.
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Cha
Celia Threat To Gemini 10 Delays Likely
Cape Kennedy Florida AP weather experts warned Celia could delay Monday's Gemini 10 mission. Meteorologists noted the storm about 900 miles southeast and poorly organized but moving toward land had not shifted. If delayed, the launch could slip two days to Wednesday as astronauts undergo final medical clearance.
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Cape Kennedy
Fla
Celia
Space Agency
Thirty one new industries start in Kansas this spring
The State Department of Economic Development said thirty one new industries began production in Kansas during May and June. These plants are spread across Abilene Belleville Concordia Council Grove Ellsworth Emporia Fort Scott Garden City Gardner Kinsley Lenexa Lincoln Manhattan Minneapolis Olathe Osawatomie Pittsburg Salina Wamego and Wichita.
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Topeka
Kansas
State Department of Economic Development
Abilene
Belleville
Concordia
Council Grove
Ellsworth
Emporia
Fort Scott
Garden City
Gardner
Kinsley
Lenexa
Lincoln
Manhattan
Minneapolis
Olathe
Osawatomie
Pittsburg
Salina
Wamego
Wichita
Strikes by Air on North Viet Nam Escalate
U S fighter bombers launched new strikes on North Viet Nam following Thursday’s high of 144 missions. A Navy Skyhawk from Ranger was shot down 35 to 40 miles south of Hanoi, pilot missing. Total American aircraft losses reached 291 since February 1965. MIGs clashed with raiders four times, with two MIG27s shot down near Hanoi. Ranger and Oriskany aircraft suffered engagements with missiles and fighters, while F105 and F4 sorties reported successful strikes on bridges and missile sites around Hanoi and Cau River area.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
North Viet Nam
U.S. Command
Carrier Ranger
Hanoi
U.S
North
Radio
U.s.air Force
Red China
Oriskany
Ranger
Traffic Fatalities Log In Kansas
Kansas traffic death log reports 24 hours ending 9 am Thursday July 31 1966 with 352 fatalities, compared to 323 in the same period of 1965.
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Topeka
Kansas
Lions Try to Hijack Plane Over Europe
Two adult lions and a cub escaped from their cages aboard a Frankfurt to London flight and entered the cockpit near Brussels forcing an emergency landing. The German pilot radioed for help as the cub was spotted and the crew deployed an ax to restrain the animals until Antwerp zoo experts secured the lions with nets.
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Brussels
Belgium
Frankfurt
London
Antwerp
Swim pool performer killed by electric shock
A 21 year old swim performer was killed when he received an electric shock while changing an underwater light bulb at a pool and bar in Clayton. Paul Coke of University City Mo died on arrival at St Louis County Hospital.
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Clayton, Mo
Clayton
St. Louis County Hospital
Paul Coke
University City
Bean Night at Erie draws crowd for Sailors and Soldiers Reunion
A thousand pounds of beans simmer in Erie for Bean Night at the courthouse square during the Sailors and Soldiers Reunion. Free bread and coffee will be served 6 to 8 pm with political hopefuls on the Democratic ticket among attendees. Governor William Avery was invited but unavailable. The event, hosted by the Erie American Legion post, also features a covered dish dinner by the Neosho County Women's Democratic Club and horseshoe contests to close the week.
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ERIE
Harold Herd
Leigh Warner
Floyd Breeding
U.S. Senate
Bob Docking
George Hart
Delano Bass
James DeCoursey Jr
Paul Hiebert
Robert Saft
Neosho County
William Avery
Women’s Democratic Club
Is. Main
The
Erie American Legion Post
George Neely
Topeka
Neely
L. W. Thurman
Ray Coder
Kenneth Casper
Kansas Safety Council
Nurses slain in Chicago mass killing. 50 hurt in Carthage blast
Miss Corazon Amarao, a 23 year old Philippines ex change student, survived by hiding under a bed as eight nurses were killed in a dormitory mass murder. A white man about six feet tall is described by police sketch. A $10,000 reward offers information.
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Chicago
Corazon Amarao
Michael Spiotto
Francis Flanagan
Homicide Division
Carthage powder plant blast injury toll details emerge
An explosion sequence at the Hercules Powder Co plant near Carthage Missouri injured many people and damaged the town. A worker Maurice Crowell 50 remained missing and was found alive after 11 hours. Residents describe shattered homes and windows from the blasts as cleanup began.
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Carthage
Hercules Powder Co
Hercules
Maurice Crowell
Crowell
Explosion at Crowell plant injures worker and triggers fires
Television newsmen heard a man moan and police found Crowell, with most clothing burned. Two more explosions followed within hours, and plant manager Robert Good warned one powder magazine remained as a hazard while fires burned. Most workers escaped.
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Crowell
Robert Good
Botanical Research Center Completed at KU in Lawrence
The $90,000 botanical research center at the University of Kansas in Lawrence has been completed. KU shared costs with the National Science Foundation. The center has attracted private grants exceeding the university's investment and sits on the west edge of the Lawrence campus.
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Lawrence, Kan
University of Kansas
National Science Foundation
Lawrence
Humphrey Guests of Brewer in St Louis Trip
Vice President Hubert H. Humphrey and a Justice Department antitrust chief flew to St. Louis in a Anheuser-Busch sponsored plane less than a month after the government dropped an antitrust action. A Humphrey spokesman said he knew nothing of any action and joined the trip for a baseball game luncheon with Democratic contributors. Turner called the outing a social occasion.
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Washington
Hubert H. Humphrey
Justice Department
St. Louis
Anheuser-Busch Co
Humphrey
St. Louis Brewing Company
Surveyor 1 Faces Uncertain Moon Night After Triumph
In Pasadena AP reports Surveyor 1 the United States camera spacecraft on the moon has entered a second lunar night and its future is uncertain after sending 11 150 pictures. Jet Propulsion Laboratory scientists will wait three weeks before announcing an official end for the craft.
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America
Surveyor
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Girl moves limb to rescue cousin in windstorm
Carolyn Horn, an 18 year old from Columbus, lifted a 40-foot tree limb weighing about 150 pounds to free her unconscious cousin Walter Charles Williamson, 14, who was pinned under the branch. She could not move the limb afterward. Williamson was reported in fair condition.
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Columbus, Ohio
Carolyn Horn
Walter Charles Williamson
Peace Talks Deadlocked in Eight Day Airline Strike
Washington AP reports eight day old airline strike talks remain deadlocked with no progress. Assistant Secretary of Labor James J. Reynolds leads the discussions and says talks will continue this weekend, while an airline spokesman notes no progress at noon.
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Washington
Asst
James J. Reynolds
Reynolds
An Airlines
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S. Grant
Russ Corbitt
Viet Nam
U.S. Air Force
Good
Leland Franklin
Otis Buck
Donald F. Turner
Turner
Pasadena, Calif
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