Air Strikes Expand as U S Forces Press Viet Cong
U S air strikes in South Viet Nam escalated with at least six bombing missions against North Viet Nam and offshore bombardments by the 7th Fleet. A spokesman reported two Americans killed in incidents today and another in a plane crash. additional deaths included a Marine near Da Nang and a Skyraider pilot shot down northeast of Saigon. A total of 165 sorties were flown against Viet Cong targets.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
United States
North Viet Nam
Air Force
da Nang
U.S
Binh Dinh
Two Texas Coeds Are Still Missing
Two Dallas women aged 21, Susan Rigsby and Shirley Ann Stark, remain missing after being last seen in Austin on Sunday. A statewide search followed the discovery of their clothing in a ditch near the city edge. They were sorority sisters visiting UT Austin for summer class enrollment.
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Austin
Tex
Dallas
Susan Rigsby
Shirley Ann Stark
Miss Rigsby
University of Texas
Miss Stark
Progress Made Here In Project Head Start
Six ty children from Neosho County attend the Murray Hill school for culturally deprived kids. Supervisors, aides, and volunteers guide morning activities, library visits, and field trips with a noon balanced meal. Most pupils face emotional or speech handicaps, and extensive testing follows open house.
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Neosho County
Murray Hill
Joe Jacobs
Erally
Jacobs
State tax receipts exceed estimates by nearly three million
TOPERA AP reports state tax receipts for the last fiscal year are about 2.9 million above earlier estimates. Individual income taxes rose 2.3 million over projections and total receipts in the two funds reached 171.212 million for the year ended June 30, with a 1.7 percent increase over estimates.
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Topera
Legislative Council
Kansas
Heatwave grips Kansas with near 100 degree highs
AREA FORECAST calls for fair tonight and Saturday with little temperature change. Highs around 100 for Saturday, Lows in the mid 70s. In Topeka, scorching heat persists with highs near 100 and little chance of cooling, as a weak front nears northern Kansas.
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Topeka
Kansas
Weather Bureau
Emporia
Goodland
Manhattan
Traffic Fatalities Logged In Kansas In 24 Hours
Kansas traffic death log reports 35 fatalities for July and 330 for 1965. The 1964 comparable period shows 340 deaths. Both figures are additional previously unreported fatalities in Topeka and surrounding area as of 9 a m Friday.
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Topeka
Kansas
Mrs Kelley Nominated for Postmaster Posts
President Johnson sent 123 postmaster nominations to the Senate including Florence W Kelley for Kansas Chanute Alice M McNary for Gaylord Effie M Dunn for Meriden Wilma F Majors for Russell Springs confirming local postal appointments into the federal system.
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Washington
Johnson
Senate
Kansas
Florence W. Kelley
Chanute
Alice M. McNary
Gaylord
Effie M. Dunn
Meriden
Wilma F. Majors
Russell Springs
Bargeman Appointed Topeka Park Authority Four-Year Term
RP Bargeman C V Bargeman Fredonia was renamed to the State Park and Resources Authority by Gov. William H. Avery for a four year term.
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Topeka
C. V. Bargeman
Fredonia
State Park and Resources Authority
William H. Avery
Boy Found in Maze of Pipes in Dallas Storm Sewers
Nine year old David Knight was rescued from a vast storm sewer maze under a new Dallas freeway after an overnight crawl. Police and firemen traced tracks with a highway engineer and state maps before Patrolman J E Farris reached David who slept in an 18 inch pipe and had traveled about 3200 feet from his start.
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Dallas
Tex
David Knight
David
J. E. Farris
Thad Thuston Drowns At Municipal Pool
An 11 year old Chanute boy Thad Thuston drowned at the municipal pool within 30 minutes of arriving. He was found at nine feet of water after swimming with his brother Timothy from Central Park to the pool area. Lifeguards police and firemen worked to revive him but he died at a local hospital. The boy was a member of the elementary school band and had attended a band concert at Central Park before a planned pool party.
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Chanute
Thad Thuston
Floyd H. Thuston
N. Evergreen
Thuston
Church of God In Christ
George Neely
Neosho County
Thad
Central Park
Timothy
Jeff Erickson
Grant
Steve Moon
Moon
Gorillas and Chimpanzees Placed in Nursery at Yerkes
At the Yerkes Regional Primate Research Center near Emory University nine gorillas and four chimpanzees live in a nursery where they wear diapers drink from bottles and cuddle blankets. Researchers led by Dr. R. K. Davenport and Dr. C. M. Rogers say the infants aid their behavioral studies, suggesting environment may be less decisive in shaping behavior than some theories imply.
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Atlanta, Ga
Emory University
Yerkes Regional Primate Research Center
R. K. Davenport
Davenport
C. M. Rogers
Yerkes
Intercepted Letter Raises Question on $3 Million Overage
A fragment shows a curious note from Dear Cha about state revenue $3 million above expectations and asks which bank will hold the additional funds. The writer signs as Yours.
State Bank Account Rotations Scrutinized in Kansas
Gov. Avery reportedly influenced a break in rotating state deposits among five cities and major banks, triggering warnings of political fallout. The Board of Treasury Examiners, with members including J. O. Wilson and Martin Kiger, made the July 6 change over objections. Deposits from Emporia State, Kansas State, University of Kansas and other institutions were shifted to different banks, with multiple ties to Avery allies and political figures.
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PEKA
William H. Avery
Clay Hedrick
Lawrence Journal World
Kansas
Hedrick
State Board of Treasury Examiners
J. O. Wilson
Avery
Martin Kiger
Department of Administration
Walter Perry
Emporia
Emporia State College
Citizens National Bank
Emporia State Bank
Oliver Hughes
Wichita
Sam Mellinger
Manhattan
Kansas State University
Citizens State Bank
Don Everett
Lawrence
University of Kansas
Douglas County
First National Bank
The
Journal-World
Douglas County State Bank
Topeka
Odd Williams
Gov. Avery
Douglas State Bank
Kansas City
University of Kansas Medical Center
Brotherhood State Bank
Home State Bank
O. W. Sheherd
Home State
Canada
Minneapolis
Minn
Kiger
Perry
Reynolds Suffers Coronary Attack
Bob Reynolds 1020 S Larson suffered an apparent coronary attack at 11 45 a m and was taken by ambulance to Neo sho Memorial Hospital. Reynolds president of the Chanute Jaycees was at his prescription shop on 811 W Main when the attack occurred. He had reported not feeling well yesterday and today.
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Edward J. Lombard
Humboldt
Plummer Road
Here
Highway Patrol
Neosho Memorial Hospital
Lombard
Chanute
Neosho County
George Neely
Bob Reynolds
S. Larson
Reynolds
The
Chanute Jaycees
W. Main
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U.S. 7Th Fleet
Texas
Margaret Wood
Tribune
Lois Erickson
Council
Budget Committee
Bargeman
the Diving Board
Cha
Yours
Dolph C. Simons Jr
Bank
W. H. Bell
Byron Brooks
Leavenworth
Kansas Penitentiary
Manufacturers State Bank
Leavenworth National Bank
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