Floods Wash Over Missouri Towns With Rescue Efforts Underway
Torrential rains of up to 21 inches flood northwestern and west central Missouri. Dozens rescued by boats, while towns like Smithville Tracy Mosby and Holden face widespread damage and fatalities. Governor seeks disaster aid as rivers crest and highways remain closed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Missouri
Smithville
Kansas City
Little Platte
Missouri City
Clay County
Sheriff's Office
Mosby
Goldberg Chosen U.N. Ambassador Shifts Supreme Court Vacancy
President Johnson named Justice Arthur J. Goldberg as the new U.S. ambassador to the United Nations. Speculation swirled about a Supreme Court successor with Thurgood Marshall and Abe Fortas among names discussed. Goldberg, 57, from Chicago, promised to promote the rule of law in international relations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Arthur J. Goldberg
The
Supreme Court
U.S
United Nations
Johnson
Adlai E. Stevenson
U.N. Post
Goldberg
J. W. Fulbright
D-Ark
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Senate
Thurgood Marshall
Marshall
Bill D. Mayrers
White House
2Nd Circuit Court of Appeals
Justice Department
Abe Fortas
Interior Department
White House Rose Garden
Adlai Stevenson
U.N
Dean Rusk
Rusk
Defense
Robert S. McNamara
State Department
Kennedy
Labor
Stevenson
London
Bloomington
Ill
Johnsons
Illinois
Chicago
Meeting to Promote Industry Here
A community meeting on industrial promotion is set for 7 30 tonight at the Chamber of Commerce offices. The session will explore how Chanute can attract and assist industry. Chamber Manager Milt Snyder announced that attendance is open to all interested persons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamber of Commerce
Chanute
Milt Snyder
McNamara says Viet Nam situation not all black
Defense Secretary McNamara reports deterioration in many aspects over 15 months but insists the picture is not all black. He cites Viet Cong pressure, US and Vietnamese forces bolstered, and a troubling day including an attempted ambush on Ambassador Taylor and a major Bu Dop garrison battle with heavy casualties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saigon
Viet Nam
Robert 5S
McNamara
Johnson
U.S
Maxwell D. Taylor
Bien Hoa
Taylor
Washington
Earley
Wheeler
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Henry Cabot Lodge
United States
Bu Dop
Sheriff offers reward for theft of car gas tank caps
Erie George Neely, Neo sho county sheriff, today offered a $10 personal reward for information leading to arrest and conviction of persons who stole an estimated 50 to 75 automotive gas tank caps here. The caps were taken Saturday night or early Sunday, Neely said. Theft of 10 from cars in a used car lot at Chanute was reported to Chanute police last week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Erie
George Neely
Neosho County
Neely
Chanute
Little People of America hold seventh annual convention
About 250 members and many more than 13 inches tall attend the Gloucester New Jersey gathering. The group notes employment as a key issue amid a world built for tall people and speaks of diverse careers beyond show business.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gloucester
N.J
Little People of America Inc
United States
George Boehm III
New York
North Carolina
Baehm
Christine
Tina
Baehm Container Co
America
Suit Filed for Injuries in Thayer Residence
Mrs. Marie Roberts seeks 20500 in district court against Milo C. VanMeter of rural Thayer. She alleges a floor collapse at 120 N. Grant due to termite damage while renting from VanMeter, causing back injury, medical costs, hospital bills, and lost income. he allegedly promised repairs but did not fix the floor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marie Roberts
N. Santa Fe
Milo C. VanMeter
Thayer
Roberts
N. Grant
VanMeter
Bandit Knocks Bank Cash At Kansas City Center
A bandit held up the North Hills Bank in the Antioch Shopping Center Kansas City North today and escaped with about $9,000. Witnesses say the robber carried two pistols in a shoulder holster.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bandit
Kansas City
North Hills
Antioch
Meter Rules Enforced in City Parking Areas
Police announce enforcement of parking meter rules across locations with meters. Officers report tickets issued for overtime parking while motorists claim Main Street area remains unmetered. Replacement meters on Main delayed until three new city lots are ready.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Main
Weather area forecast and Kansas rainfall update
Considerable cloudiness with scattered showers and thunderstorms through Wednesday. A little cooler with lows 70 to 75 and highs 90 to 95. Showers predicted across much of Kansas tonight as a frontal system brings cooler temperatures to northern areas. Heavy overnight rains caused Stranger Creek to rise and slight overflow at Easton. Tonganoxie recorded 3.29 inches, with Atchison 2.29, Morse 2, and 0.75 to 1 inch in the Marais des Cygnes valley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topeka
Kansas
Stranger Creek
Easton
Tonganoxie
Atchison
Morse
Marais Des Cygnes Valley
Traffic Fatalities Log For Topeka July 30 1965
Kansas traffic death log shows 24 hours to 9 am Tuesday July 30 with 1965 total 325. compares to 337 for the same period in 1964. Reported from Topeka AP bureau.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topeka
Kansas
Explosion Damages Plant Near Deerfield Kansas
The Kansas-Nebraska Gas Co plant near Deerfield Kansas was damaged extensively by an explosion and fire Monday evening. No injuries were reported. The blaze lasted about two hours. Superintendent Hank Wagner of Hastings Nebraska planned to fly to Deerfield to assess damage and possible shutdown duration. Deerfield lies 16 miles west of Garden City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Deerfield
Kan
Kansas-Nebraska Gas Co
Hank Wagner
Hastings
Neb
Garden City
Intercepted Letter: Snow Paralyzes, Rain Seen Catastrophic
A clipped note reads of a 21 inch snow paralyzing the region while a 21 inch rain is described as catastrophic, the writer signing off as Dear Cha.
House OKs 1 Billion Pay Raise For 2.6 Million Troops
The House approved a bill providing a 1 billion dollar annual pay raise for 2.6 million uniformed personnel, averaging 10.7 percent with enlisted up 13 percent and officers 7.2 percent. Senate action pending. Absent members delayed formal passage due to Adlai Stevenson funeral. Leaders expect final raise to land around 7 to 8 percent after Senate action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House
Senate
Johnson
Illinois
Adlai Stevenson
Uniformed Services
Congress
Fire Fatal to Five in Topeka Home
A mother Helen Hawkins 47 and four of her children McDonna 18 Ruth 16 Anita 6 and Jimmy 13 died in a two story frame house blaze in Topeka Kansas. The husband Gerald Hawkins slept downstairs and was forced back by flames as the fire swept the rear staircase trapping occupants upstairs. Two other daughters were away in Kansas City at the time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topeka
Kan
Helen
Elen Hawkins
McDonna
Ruth
Anita
Jimmy
Gerald Hawkins
Hawkins
Kansas City
Phone contact notice from Tribune ad
Instructions urge calling Tribune phone through carrier and provide HE 1 3400 after 6 pm if the person cannot be reached.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tribune
Kansans say school boards bypassed in federal plans
David Nichols president of the Kansas Association of School Boards charged that local boards were excluded from a White House education conference in Washington. He said Kansas boards were not invited and stressed that local boards bear responsibility for administering schools and implementing both federal and state laws. He also telegraphed Kansas lawmakers calling the omission a direct slap to the association.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topeka
David Nichols
Kansas Association of School Boards
Nichols
Johnson
White House
Washington
Kansas Schoo Board
Kansas
States
Also Mentioned on This Page
Clay County Sheriff's Office
Tracy
Rock Port
Boney Branch
Main Street
Warren E. Hearnes
Concordia
Odessa
Warrensburg
Pleasant Hill
Mike Henley
Blackwater Creek
Holden
Bill Callaway
Forrest McKean
John Hawk
Garretsburg
Highway Patrol
Edgerton
Riverside
Knob Noster
St. Joseph
Stuart Simmons
Cuba
U.S. 36
Platte River
Excelsior Springs
Missouri Pacific Railroad
Santa Fe
Marceline
Independence
Harry S. Truman
Jackson County
Truman Road
Independence Animal Shelter
Lake Tapawingo
Justice Goldberg
Murray Hill School
Dean Hilton
Chanute School System
Marvin Knapp
S. Malcolm
Hutton School
Cha
Yours
Kansan
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!