Railroad Strike Ends After Federal Back to Work Law
The first nationwide rail strike in 20 years ended as a federal back to work law forced a settlement. Pickets withdrew, trains resumed, and officials reported vital materials moving to Vietnam. Union leaders urged compliance while a court order sought to halt continued strikes on the Southern Railway.
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Washington
Johnson
Congress
Vietnam
White House
W. Willard Wirtz
J. E. “Doc” Wolfe
Southern Railway
Frank W. Wilsitt
U.S. District Court
Chattanooga
Tenn
Union Pacific
Great Northern Railroad
Burlington
J.A. Nesbett
Pine Bluff
Ark
Weather forecast for Kansas with showers and heat
The Area Forecast calls for considerable cloudiness with mild to tonight and Wednesday with scattered showers and thunderstorms. Low tonight mid 60s high Wednesday 80 to 85 with 40 percent precipitation. Topeka report notes rain could arrive tonight across much of Kansas with clouds and warmer temps today through Wednesday.
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Topeka
Kansas
Weather Bureau
Lee Battershell Dies In Tractor Accident
Lee Battershell 47 died when a mowing machine overturned at the west edge of Lyons Kansas. The tractor slid into a culvert on U S 56 and pinned him between the machine and the culvert. He formerly lived in Chanute and worked at Chanute Country Club seven years ago.
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Lee Battershell
LYONS
Kan
Battershell
U.S. 56
Chanute
Chanute Country Club
Mable Battershell
Battershells
Kimball
Pickets Withdraw Across Kansas Missouri Railroads Resume
Most pickets left posts as Congress intervened, with railroads saying trains would move once crews returned. Santa Fe and Frisco reported rapid returns to service across Kansas and Missouri while some locations like Emporia and Parsons remained at partial duty into midmorning. Union Station workers and M K T areas saw varied restart times as officials issued withdrawal notices.
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Kansas City
Missouri
Kansas
Santa Fe
Kan
Chicago
Fort Madison
Iowa
Frisco
Missouri- Kansas- Texas Railway
Katy
St. Louis
Missouri Pacific
St. Louis Union Station
Emporia
Parsons
M-K-T
Union Pacific
Union Station
Budget Limit In Dispute In Wichita Schools
Wichita educators clash over how to exceed the 104 percent education budget limit. Superintendent Lawrence Sheppiser favors exploring options before a probable attorney general ruling, citing a $500000 salary-based raise instead of $1.2 million, while opposing a district-wide limit based on the full budget. Board President William Busch seeks a formal hearing and ruling.
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Wichita, Kan
Lawrence Sheppiser
Board of Education
Shepoiser
James Bibb
William Busch
Intercepted Letter Dear Cha
A rainy cool daylight time summer note discusses saving water and electricity bills. The sender signs as Nute and mentions an intercepted communication labeled Dear Cha.
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Cha
Post Office Eases Mailing Embargo After Rail Strike
The Post Office Department lifts its embargo on second to fourth class mail as rail service returns to normal. Postmaster General Lawrence F. O'Brien says 15 regional directors will resume accepting these mailings and prevent jams. Mailers are urged to cooperate during the rescheduling period.
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Washington
Post Office Department
Lawrence F. O’brien
O’brien
O'Brien
Leaving Scene Charge Against Kenneth Tunnell
Kenneth Tunnell, 34, of Kansas City, was charged with leaving the scene of an accident after his station wagon struck a parked car at the Elks Club. The car, a 1966 Pontiac owned by Bill Hedden of the club, sustained $117 damage. Tunnell was released to appear in police court at 3 30 p.m. tomorrow.
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Kenneth Tunnell
Kansas City
Elks Club
Bill Hedden
Hedden
Tunnell
Picketing Continues As Rail Strike Drags On Here
Picket lines remained at Santa Fe Railway yards here and in Kansas City and Tulsa despite President Johnson's Monday night order ending the nationwide rail strike. Officials cited Santa Fe refusing to sign a non discrimination pact as the cause. Industry observers noted grain elevators suffer with rain delaying harvest while Missouri-Kansas-Texas, Frisco, and Kansas City Southern lines continued service with little disruption.
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Santa Fe
Johnson
Kansas City
Tulsa
Forest Hazen
Carman’s Organization
Lewis Gerken
Chanute Grain & Seed Co
Alcorn Combustion Co
Tom Cain
Cain
Missouri-Kansas-Texas
Frisco Railroad
Kansas City Southern Railroad
Sampans Sunk by Helicopters Near Saigon
US Command reports 122 Viet Cong sampans sunk in two helicopter attacks with 143 Communist soldiers killed in the past 24 hours. Firefly helicopters hit a convoy at the Truong Giang River mouth 350 miles northeast of Saigon before dawn, sinking 71 sampans after silencing a gun bunker.
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Saigon
South Vietnam
Truong Giang
Cambodia
Phuoc Hiep
Prinoc Hiep
Watershed Plan For Cedar Creek Backed by CofC
Directors of the Chanute Area Chamber of Commerce endorsed Cedar Creek watershed development in Wilson county northeast of Altoona. The vote supports a rating review later this month by the state Water Resources Committee to determine federal funding priority for watershed projects.
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Cedar Creek
Cofc
Chanute Area
State Water Resources Committee
Ken Caldwell
Industrial Committee
New Ross, Inc
Caldwell
D. Propst
Agriculture Committee
Neosho County
Withdrawal Plan Fades at U N Special Session
The General Assembly failed to rally support for a resolution urging Israeli troop withdrawal from Arab territory seized in the June war. Syrian Ambassador Tomeh and Israeli Foreign Minister Eban clashed over recognition of Israel, while Latin America sought Soviet-Union dialogue. Security Council options loomed as U N observers monitored the Suez cease-fire line amid a growing Israel Egypt dispute over canal patrol boats.
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United Nations, N.Y
U.N. General Assembly
George J. Tomeh
Assembly
Middle East
Israel
Soviet Union
Abdul Rahman Pazhwak
Afghanistan
Security Council
U.N
Suez Canal
Egypt
Mohamed Awad el Kony
U Thant
Bitter Lakes
Newark Riots Ebb Calm Returns After Five Days of Violence
Racial unrest in Newark and nearby cities ends with a return to normalcy as National Guardsmen depart and a 10 p.m. curfew is lifted. A looter was shot after a predawn incident, a patrolman was wounded, and looting damages total about 15 million dollars.
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Associated Press
Newark
New Jersey
Richard J. Hughes
Plainfield
Arthur J. Sills
Surveyor 4 Abandoned Moon Landing Mission
Jet Propulsion Laboratory scientists gave up attempting to contact Surveyor 4 on the moon and declared the mission a failure. Ground stations in Canberra and Goldstone reported signals but received no reply, with a committee assessing whether the craft landed or crashed.
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Pasadena
Calif
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Canberra
Australia
Goldstone
Surveyor
Earth
Traffic Fatalities Log For Topeka Kansas
Traffic death log from Topeka lists fatalities for 24 hours to 9 am Tuesday. Shows July totals 33 for 1967 and 319 for the year, against 365 in 1966.
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Topeka
Kansas
Reckless Driving Conviction Upheld By State Supreme Court
The Kansas Supreme Court ruled Monday that a motorist can be convicted of reckless driving without an accident. Robert M Walker appealed his Wilson County conviction from Sept 4 1965 arguing no evidence of recklessness. The court upheld reckless driving and DUI convictions but reversed the license charge.
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Topeka
Kansas
State Supreme Court
Robert M. Walker
Wilson County
Walker
Udall Sees Brief Rise in Crude Oil Prices
Secretary of the Interior Steward Udall said recent crude oil price hikes in the midcontinent will be short lived and may roll back soon. He noted a temporary supply shortage from the Suez Canal closure and outlined a boosted import program for low sulfur crude to curb air pollution without altering overall imports or domestic oil production.
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Washington
APF
Steward Udall
Udall
Suez Canal
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