Florida Camp Fire Kills 37 Prisoners at Road Camp
At Road Camp 12 near Jay Florida a riot sparked a blaze that killed 35 inmates inside the burning barracks and two who died outside. Fourteen prisoners were rescued as flames swept through the World War II era building in eight minutes. Guards evacuated survivors and battles over a broken gas line and a torn fluorescent lamp were cited as the fire’s ignition source.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wainwright
G. C. Mayne Jr
Raiford
Mayne
Pasco Rowells
State Highway Department
Cocker Nelson
Santa Rosa
H.C. Crawford
Milton
Gerald Milligan
Milligan
Harvell Enginger
Jay
Florida
Panhandle
Pensacola
Alabama State Line
Weather record and area forecast for Kansas and surrounding areas
A weather summary reports a new low of 56 at an area station, notes prior record lows, and predicts partly cloudy warmer conditions for tonight and Tuesday. Forecast highs reach 80 to 85 with 10 percent precipitation chance, while Topeka records 57 and Lawrence 56 as western Kansas showers develop.
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Topeka
Weather Bureau
Kansas
Lawrence
Goodland
Chanute
Leavenworth
Emporia
Garden City
Intercepted Letter From Dear Cha
Intercepted missive shows a taunt about big cities that today aren’t even a whistle stop. The note ends with a personal sign off Yours.
U.N. observers begin cease fire work at Suez Canal
United Nations announced that cease fire observers began patrolling the Suez Canal area at noon (EDT). Lt. Gen. Odd Bull of Norway leads the U N T P O team as Egyptian and Israeli forces along the canal stay silent after three weekends of fighting. Egyptian warnings threaten to fire if Israeli boats move, while Cairo and Tel Aviv resolved wording disputes delaying full operation.
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United Nations, N.Y
United Nations
U.N
Suez Canal
U.N. Truce Supervision Organization For
Palestine
Odd Bull
Norway
Associated Press
Cairo
al Ahram
Tel Aviv
U.N. Palestine Truce Organization
Dennis Neeld
el Qantara
Egypt
Bull
Canal
New York
Driver Fined and Sentenced in Thayer Incident
Alfred Hawes 35 of Chanute was arrested by highway patrol at Thayer after turning into a Derby filling station and colliding with a building corner. He pled guilty in city court to driving while intoxicated and driving with a suspended license, receiving fines and concurrent jail terms. He also faced a separate driving while suspended charge from a police summons issued July 5 with further fines and 30 days.
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The
Highway Patrol
Alfred Hawes
Chanute
Thayer
Hawes
Derby
Erie
Receiver Ripped Off at Park Telephone Booth
A Chanute resident reported a car stopped at 16 N Evergreen and a passenger tossed a telephone receiver onto a building. Firefighters recovered the receiver from the building top and police notified the telephone company of the damage and recovery.
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Chanute
N. Evergreen
Santa Fe Park
The
Telephone Company
Mail restrictions due to rail strike limit third class dispatches
Postmaster Mrs. Florence Kelly reports that no second third or fourth class mailings will be accepted to destinations beyond the second parcel post zone from the sending post office. In Chanute the second zone covers Kansas City Tulsa Wichita Hutchinson Jefferson City and Springfield MO. First class letters or packages mailed with first class postage or to military addresses in the Pacific will face no restrictions. The rules take effect today and last for the strike duration.
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Florence Kelly
Wichita
Chanute
Kansas City
Tulsa
Hutchinson
Jefferson City
Springfield
Missouri
Pacific Islands
Police Handle Disturbance Reports On Main Street And Club
Police received several calls Saturday night about two disorder incidents on Main Street involving groups of young people. Officers dispersed the crowds each time. A disturbance at the Top Hat Club at 501 N. Santa Fe was reported but ended before officers arrived and partygoers were leaving.
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Main Street
Top Hat Club
501
N. Santa Fe
New York
Trains Halt Across Chanute as Rail Strike Shuts Santa Fe
Rail traffic in Chanute stopped at midnight as a nationwide rail strike by shopcraft unions paralyzed Santa Fe trains. G W Allison said passenger and freight flows were idle while nearby MKT freight service continued normally. In Topeka, Machinists Local 378 and allied unions halted Santa Fe activity affecting over 4,000 workers.
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Chanute
Santa Fe
G. W. Allison
Missouri- Kansas-Texas
Katy
MKT
Tulsan
Here
Tulsa
Winfield
Railway Express Agency
Topeka
Santa Fe Railway
National Organization
Union Pacific
Kansas City
Missouri
Kansas
Missouri-Kansas-Texas
Parsons
Kan
St. Louis
Rail Strike Halts Nationwide Commuter Service
The 20 year’s biggest rail walkout by 137000 shop craft workers shuts down 30 railroads halting freight and commuter flows. Congress stalls on a bill as White House presses for quick action and Yarborough promises action by noon. About 400000 commuters affected nationwide and parts of New England and the South escape the strike.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Vinocur
Associated Press
Vietnam
Senate
House
White House
Ralph Yarborough
D-Tex
Joint Committee
New England
South
Congress gears up to end rail strike amid stalled procedure
The Senate and House reconvened to approve a plan to end the nationwide rail stoppage that disrupted shipping and the Vietnam war effort. Senate leaders predicted final passage within hours, sending the measure to President Johnson for signing as traffic slows coast to coast and key routes like Katy stay in service.
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Washington
Congress
Johnson
Senate House Conference Committee
Senate
House
Harley O. Staggers
D-W Va
Mike Mansfield
Montana
John W. McCormack
Mass
Wayne Morse
D-Ore
Parking Lot Project Starts At Hospital
Workmen begin surfacing the north parking lot at Neosho Memorial Hospital. The project will take about two weeks with parking facilities very limited and users inconvenienced. A hot asphaltic concrete mat is being laid over crushed rock.
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Neosho Memorial Hospital
Glen Dormois
Dormois
Wheat Harvest in Neosho 40 to 50 Percent Complete
Neosho county wheat is 40 to 50 percent harvested according to county agricultural agent Fred DeLano. Weather over the weekend limited rain and hindered field drying, while yields run about 40 bushels per acre but quality declines as some strawing and loss to the combine occur. Weeds complicate moisture use, drying fields faster than weed-free plots.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Neosho
Neosho County
Fred DeLano
DeLano
Detroit women seek Greek pardon for Chanute man Ranney
Mrs. Lucille Billings and her daughter Christine travel from Detroit to Greece to press for Roger Thorn ton Ranney’s pardon after a 1961 death sentence was reduced to life imprisonment. They plan petitions, embassy permission, and appeals to U.S. senators to secure royal clemency, stating Ranney is ill and eligible for pardon after five years.
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Roger Ranney
Chanute
Greece
Detroit
Ranney
Lucille Billings
Christine
Detroit News
Billingses
Kansas
Christine Billings
Roger Thornton Ranney
Miss Billings
Traffic Fatality Totals From Topeka Log
Kansas traffic death log lists 48 hours to 9 am Monday with 32 July fatalities, 1967 total 318, 1966 total 365, noting earlier fatalities not previously counted.
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Topeka
Kansas
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Ginger
A. O. Lovett
Altoona
Cha
Yours
Tribune
Sam Barnhart
Marvin Seger
S. Santa Fe
Allison
Greyhound Bus Lines
Electrical Workers Union
the Brotherhood of Railway Clerks
New York City
Chicago
Philadelphia
Robert S. McNamara
Alan S. Boyd
Southern Pacific Railroad
San Fernando Valley
Yuma
Ariz
Lawrence O’brien
O’brien
International Association of Machinists
W. J. Staudenmaier
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