First Action by U.S. 1st Division in Viet Nam Reported
The newly arrived U.S. 1st Division was attacked by Viet Cong at Bien Hoa 12 miles northeast of Saigon. Three Americans were killed and several wounded in the night assault on forward elements of the 2nd Brigade. U.S. planes then bombed a 10 mile rail line north of Yen Bay. A Navy jet was shot down over North Viet Nam with two pilots captured.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
U.S
Bien Hoa
Viet Nam
Africa
Europe
U.S. Navy
North Viet Nam
U.S. Defense
Robert S. McNamara
7Th Fleet
Independence
Haiphong
Hanoi
Bandit Trio Robs Hutzlers Takes $40,000 During Night Hold
Three masked men held Hutzlers department store official Conrad McClung and his family at gunpoint overnight then looted the store safe for about $40,000 before fleeing in a car. McClung and his wife Mary Lou along with their children were later reported safe. Police blocked routes but the bandits escaped before roadblocks were fully set.
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Towson, Md
Conrad O. Mc
McClung
Pay Hike Vote Delay in House Bill Pass
House leaders postponed a likely up or down vote on a $1 billion military personnel pay raise bill to Tuesday to allow members to attend funeral services in Illinois for Adlai E. Stevenson. With no major opposition, the measure was slated to finish debate and proceed to a roll call as unfinished business.
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Washington
House
Illinois
Adlai E. Stevenson
Cycle Crash Fatal Near Wichita Store Parking Lot
Lelony Wishere, 18, of Wichita, was killed when her motorcycle struck a brick wall in a suburban discount store parking lot Sunday night. Investigators estimate she was traveling about 30 miles per hour.
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Wichita (Ap
Lelony Wilshire
Wichita
Racial Strife Across Several Southern Cities
Greensboro Alabama reports quiet marches by Negroes to the courthouse for voter tests while state troopers stand by after arson against two Negro churches. In Bogalusa Louisiana a Deacons of Defense member is held on attempted murder charges and a march on City Hall is planned. Mississippi State University enrolls its first Negro student under a compliance pledge tied to the 1964 Civil Rights Act. Citizens in Anniston Alabama raise 20000 dollars for the capture and conviction of the killer of Willie Brewster, a Negro laborer shot dead Sunday.
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Greensboro
Ala
Bogalusa
Deacons of Defense
Starkville
Miss
Mississippi State University
Anniston
Willie Brewste
Wanted Ad Delivers Quick Rental of Two Bedroom House
Daily calls on this ad led to a quick rental by the third day. Mrs. Churchill of 801 N. Washington reports satisfaction. The home features two bedrooms, wall to wall rugs, furnace, attic fan, 220 wiring, garage, and a fenced back yard, contact HE 14952.
Mrs Churchill Quick Deal Noted In Chanute Ad
An 8 a m to 5 p m Chanute Tribune Advisor offers help for a fast task at a price of 1 80, implying a quick service by Mrs Churchill. The repetitive line underscores a promotional prompt for reader action.
Last Rites For Adlai Stevenson in Bloomington
A memorial service at Illinois State University drew thousands while about 200 attended the funeral at the Unitarian church. National figures led by President and Mrs. Johnson and Vice President and Mrs. Humphrey joined Adlai E. Stevenson's family in mourning the longtime statesman praised as a voice of peace and reason.
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Bloomington
Ill
Adlai E. Stevenson
Horton Fieldhouse
Illinois State University
Unitarian Church
Johnson
Hubert H. Humphrey
Earl Warren
Johnsons
Luci
Washington
Bandit Strikes Newton Shoe Store Raking In Over $1000
Newton Kansas police report a shoe store manager robbed of about 1300 dollars after picking up bank funds. A man by a mailbox accosted him and fled when Willis looked out rear door. Earlier, burglars hit three local businesses and a Hesston site, netting small cash and a two way radio.
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Newton, Kan
John Willis
Willis
Kansas State Bank
Hesston
Merriam Councilman Killed By Contact With Power Line
Ed ward Monroe Plumb Jr., 38, a Merriam city councilman, was electrocuted Saturday while helping remove a fallen tree limb. He touched a live power line with an aluminum ladder during the rescue effort.
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Merriam, Kan
Edward Monroe Plumb Jr
Merriam
Plumb
Traffic Fatalities Log For Topeka 1965 July Update
Kansas traffic death log shows 2 day total up to 9 am Monday with July 27 as 1965 figure 322 versus 334 in the comparable 1964 period. Includes one fatality from last Friday.
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Topeka
Kansas
Woman Wins Tribune 100 Degree Contest With Insightful Pick
Alice L. Roecker of Chanute won $10 as the Tribune’s 100 degree contest winner by correctly predicting July 17 as the day the temperature would hit 100. Her 1:30 p.m. guess came true at 4:58 p.m. The runner up, Bill Young, collected $5 with a 2:35 p.m. guess, while Lois Barnhart and Cathy Oliphant were close but did not win.
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Alice L. Roecker
S. Ashby
Miss Roecker
Tribune
Mercury
Chanute
Bill Young
Rutter
Lois Barnhart
Cathy Oliphant
N. Highland
Alice Boecker
The
Weather area forecast and regional temperatures in Kansas
Partly cloudy with little change in temperature through Tuesday. Highs 95 to 100 Tuesday. nights mid 70s. Light showers in northeast Kansas earlier today. heat and humidity persisted in the south and southwest with 100 degree readings in Goodland Wichita Hill City Russell Garden City. Overnight lows 69 to 78.
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Topeka
Kansas
Missouri
Goodland
Wichita
Hill City
Russell
Garden City
Salina
Senate panel shows snooping devices used by IRS in Boston
Senate Judiciary subcommittee displays two electronic spying devices named Snooperscope and Sniperscope suspected to be used by IRS agents in Boston. Witnesses deny knowledge of details and acknowledge possible eavesdropping incidents in the Boston area.
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Washington
Senate
Internal Revenue Service
Boston
Edward V. Long
D-Mo
Senate Judiciary Subcommittee
Federal Grand Jury
Boston Federal
IRS
Alvin M. Kelley
Boston Area
Keiley
Ray C. Cole
Subcommittee
Cole
Two Lynn Girls To Split $4000 Found Cash In Theater
Thelma Sutton and Leonora Subrizio both 16 found a tied bundle of cash totaling 4000 dollars on the Surf Theater floor in Swampscott last July 19 while at a matinee. Chief Wall announced the money will be returned to the girls Tuesday. The American Theater Corp has a claim but town counsel says the girls hold the right to the money apart from the finder or the owner.
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Thelma Sutton
Leonora Subrizio
Surf
Swampscott
Francis P. Wall
American Theater Corp
$39,200 Grant For Dr. Vandegrift
Chanute native Dr. Eugene Vandegrift, chemical engineer at Midwest Research Institute in Kansas City, received a $39,200 federal grant to study technical aspects of salt water distillation. His work aims to improve the method and reduce the cost of converting salt water into fresh water, with current plants producing water at about $1 per 1,000 gallons. His grandmother, Emma Vandegrift, is a longtime Chanute resident.
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Chanute
Eugene Vandegrift
Midwest Research Insitute
Kansas City
Emma Vandegrift
United States
Vandegrift
Fall Is Fatal
Robert Lee Lamar a 47 year old hotel employee died of a broken neck from a fall down the basement stairs at his home in suburban Johnson County Kansas on Sunday.
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Kansas City
Robert Lee Lamar
Johnson County
Kansas
Girl Drowned In Verdigris River Near Altoona
Eight year old Karen Evenson drowned after slipping into a 20 foot deep hole at a former dam site on the Verdigris River near Altoona. Her younger sister Caroline was saved as their father tried to reach Karen. Funeral set for Tuesday at Cason Funeral Home in Fredonia.
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Altoona
Karen Jane Evenson
Verdigris
Caroline
Wilson County
Hubert Harris
Robert Evenson
Thayer
Harris
Karen
Sharon
Charlene
John Jacobs
Neodesha
Ole Evenson
Cason Funeral Home
Fredonia
Exhaustive Mars picture study begins at JPL
Scientists at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory started an in depth review of Mariner 4 photographs of Mars. They will analyze all 21 frames from the flyby to search for signs of life while noting potential camera or transmission glitches.
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Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Mars
William H. Pickering
The
National Aeronautics and Space
Mariner 4
Earth
Four Die In Kansas Weekend Traffic Crashes
Four persons killed in Kansas over the weekend include Hilliard W. Muir 59 of Fairway president of Muir Thompsons Inc struck on the Kansas Turnpike Wyandotte County by Robert S Harley 50 of Independence Mo. A relative cites dizzy spells and a past concussion. Also dead are Mrs Gary Hohrmann 21 Garden City and two teens in Wichita and Johnson County. Missouri reports five traffic deaths.
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Associated Press
Kansas
Hilliard W. Muir
Fairway
Kan
Topeka
Muir-Thompson, Inc
Robert S. Harley
Independence
Kansas Turnpike
Wyandotte
Muir
Hutchinson
Gary Hohrmann
Garden City
Robert Whiting
Wichita
Kenneth Brown
Johnson County
U. S. 50
U. S. 69
Frederick Wood
Ottawa
Wood
Missouri
Kansas Hatchery Output Declines Slightly in June
Commercial hatcheries in Kansas produced 555,000 chicks in June, a bit over half May’s total and 2 percent above June 1964. Year to date, 5,940,000 chicks hatched, down 19 percent from last year. Laying flocks produced 80 million eggs in June, 86 million in May, 77 million in June 1964, with 19.1 eggs per layer. The June flock size is about 4,171,000 hens and pullets, up from 4,063,000 a year ago.
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Topeka
Kansas
Crop and Livestock Reporting Service
Phone number to reach Tribune carrier after hours
If you cannot reach your Tribune phone carrier after hours, call HE 1 3400 after 6 p.m.
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Tribune
Riders Head for Oklahoma on 117 Mile Horseback Journey
The Chanute Bit and Spur Saddle Club with 13 riders has completed about half of its 117 mile trek to Pawhuska Oklahoma for the International Cavalcade Roundup. They spent last night in Coffeyville after leaving Chanute Saturday morning.
Seek Diver In Search For 2nd Car
Topeka reports Cmdr. Dale R Richardson of the U S Naval Reserve will seek a professional diver this weekend to locate a second car that may have fallen into the Kansas River when a bridge collapsed July 2. He will contact the Coast Guard base in St Louis and the Naval Training Station at Great Lakes for availability and ideas. One body was recovered, and witnesses said a second car was on the falling portion. The river search, halted after three days, will resume after water levels drop with outlet gates opened at Tuttle Creek and Milford reservoirs upstream from Topeka.
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R. Richardson
U.S. Naval Reserve
Topeka
Kansas
Richardson
Coast Guard
St. Louis
Naval Training Station
Great Lakes
Tuttle Creek Reservoir
Milford Reservoi
Intercepted Letter Mentioning 100 Degree Day
An intercepted letter to Cha notes hope that Alice Boecker guessed the only day this year when the mercury hits 100 degrees. The brief mention ties to a hot spell and a named individual, suggesting a curious local communication.
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Alice Boecker
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