Scant Clues in Mitre Brink’s Truck Holdup
Bedford Massachusetts police report a sketchy description and the name Lennie as clues in a swift Brink's armored truck robbery at Mitre Corp. Three bandits in rubber Halloween masks seized $131000 in cash and $16000 in checks from a three man crew. The heist lasted about 15 seconds.
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Bedford
Mass
Lennie
Brink's, Inc
Mitre Corp
Thomas Horrigan
Brink
Boston
Horrigan
Gemini 11 Prep Underway After Gemini 10 Return
CAPE KENNEDY Fla AP Gemini 11 preparations begin for Sept 9 launch as Gemini 10 crewmates John W. Young and Michael Collins return from the mission aboard the USS Guadalcanal. Titan 2 stand is erected and Atlas Agena checked. debriefings start to plan further space work.
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Cape Kennedy
Fla
Navy
John W. Young
Air Force
Michael Collins
Guadalcanal
Sen
Atlas
Young
Columbus
Collins
Second Street Tops American Street Names
Detroit report: No 1 Street in America is Second Street per R L Polk & Co directory tabulations. The list names Park as second, Third as third, Fourth as fourth, Fifth as fifth, with Main at sixth and First at seventh.
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America
Detroit, Mich
R. L. Polk & Co
Polk
United States
Pork
Park
Intercepted Letter Dear Cha Reveals Old Time Idea
A quirky note suggests using an oldtime passenger train news batch system to solve a state office building coffee break problem. The fragment hints at a humorous workaround blending transportation lore with bureaucratic routine.
President Johnson Calls End to Rioting by Big City Riots
President Johnson arrived in the Midwest and urged an end to rioting by African Americans in major cities stating violence breeds tyranny and backfires on rioters. He defended civil protest, urged ballot boxes and community groups as proper avenues, and warned against violence that harms reform. He also defended Vietnam policy and inflation actions.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Johnson
Midwest
Indiana
Illinois
Kentucky
Humboldt Police Chief Joins Sheriff's Force
Humboldt Ross Wade, police chief since January 1963, resigns to become Allen county undersheriff. Bud Nelson named police chief. James H. Murrrow, 23, of Petrolia hired as patrolman and to move to Humboldt. Wade succeeds Don Isaac as undersheriff. Isaac takes vacancy in Jola police department.
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Humboldt
Ross Wade
Allen County
Bud Nelson
James H. Murrow
Petrolia
Wade
Don Isaac
Jola
Isaac
Blast Kills Miner In West Virginia
A coal mine explosion near Mount Hope West Virginia killed one miner and left six missing while 20 to 23 others were trapped inside the Siltex mine of the New River Co. Officials confirmed the numbers and said the search for the missing men continued.
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Mount Hope
W.va
West Virginia
New River Co
Gunfire during riots injures two in East New York area
Police report gunfire from a moving car carrying four Negroes wounded two white men at 2 a.m. in Brooklyn East New York. Frank Toledo, 24, was critically shot in the abdomen. Gregorio Cruz, 35, was in fair condition. Police arrested eight youths and injured officers.
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NEW York
Brooklyn
Frank Toledo
Gregorio Cruz
East New York
Brownsville
Minn. forest ranger delays Kansas wedding after bear attack
William Bradshaw a 23 year old forest ranger and Twyla Griffith 21 from Lewis Kan still plan to marry in Kansas soon. Bradshaw recovering in Virginia Minn after a bear chased him up a tree tore off boot and sock and mauled his leg. They will marry at Emporia Kan once doctors clear him.
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Virginia, Minn
William Bradshaw
Minnesota
Twyla Griffith
Lewis, Kan
Kansas
Bradshaw
Miss Lewis
Emporia
Kan
Superior National Forest
Virginia
Infant Killed As Car Hits Missouri Dept Truck
A 15 month old baby, Sandra Kay Wright, died in a collision between the family car and a Missouri Highway Department truck in north Kansas City. The infant’s parents Calvin L. Wright and his wife and another passenger were injured. It marked Kansas City’s 55th traffic fatality of the year.
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Kansas City
Sandra Kay Wright
Calvin L. Wright
Missouri Highway Department
Weather record and rainfall in Kansas area
Area forecast calls for considerable cloudiness and scattered thunderstorms through Sunday with little temperature change. High near 90 on Sunday, low nights 70 to 75. Rainfall moved east overnight with heavy totals in southeast Kansas, Longton 4.36 inches and Walnut 2.67 inches among many observed amounts statewide.
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Topeka
Kansas
Longton
Walnut
Kiowa
Cedar Vale
Rosalia
Tonganoxie
Easton
Belleville
Lyons
Aetna
Valley Falls
Plevna
Colby
Sharon Springs
Bonner Springs
Fort Scott
Olathe
la Cygne
Norway
el Dorado
Graduation in Federal Prison at Leavenworth
At the Leavenworth federal penitentiary seven inmates earned junior college degrees from Highland Junior College in a fifth annual ceremony. Forty three inmates received high school diplomas, with several facing years remaining in prison before release. Valedictorian Frank, 36, of Minnesota, with a 2.84 GPA, hopes to study at the University of Minnesota and may be released in about nine months.
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Leavenworth
Kan
Federal Penitentiary
Highland
Frank
Minnesota
University of Minnesota
Financial Report by State Printer in Topeka
Robert R. Sanders the state printer reported last fiscal year sales of printing and binding at the state plant reached 1 492 921.75 dollars. The twelve months ending June 30 rose about 93 000 dollars from the prior year. Expenditures totaled 1 394 655.80 dollars with capital outlay of 60 608.43 dollars.
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Topeka
Robert R. Sanders
Sanders
U S Troops Hit Viet Cong, Report Mixed Losses
U S Marines shell Viet Cong positions near Da Nang while helicopter combat teams move on bunkers 25 miles from Saigon. North of Saigon U S infantry routs Viet Cong in Ong Dong jungle. Air and sea actions disrupt targets in North Viet Nam as Australian Thai forces join. Casualties reported include seven wounded and a downed Navy plane. two fliers missing status unclear.
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Saigon
U.S
Navy Hospital
da Nang East
Navy
South Viet Nam
U.S. 1St Infantry Division
Ong Dong
Navy Pilot Escapes VC Camp Rescued by Flier
A United States Navy pilot shot down over Communist territory escaped a prison camp and was rescued after a 23 day jungle flight. An Air Force flier spotted him near the 17th Parallel in the rugged Laos Viet Nam area, and the command said next of kin have been notified. The pilot’s identity remains withheld for security.
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U.S. Command
Oriskany
North Viet Nam
North
Vinh
Saigon
South Viet Nam
U.S
Air Force
17Th Parallel Demilitar
South
Viet Nam
Laos
USS
Three Injured In Erie Highway Crash
Three people sustained minor injuries in a two-vehicle crash at the junction of K108 and US 59 in Erie. Al Ricketts 63 Leslie Scoville 65 both of Erie and Cecil Borjas 22 of Chanute were treated for wounds including head and facial cuts. The collision involved a 1961 Corvair pickup driven by Ricketts and a 1963 Chevrolet driven by Wayne Bass 26 of Chanute. Bass car was a total loss and pickup damage was about 250 dollars. Highway signs were damaged.
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Erie
al Ricketts
Leslie Scoville
Cecil Borjas
Chanute
Ricketts
Scoville
Borjas
Neosho County
George Neely
Neely
Wayne Bass
Washington
Borj
Bass
Two Plainville Men Die in One Car Crash
PLAINVILLE Kan AP two Plainville men were killed in a one car accident on K18 near Damar. Dennis Harris 19 and Kenneth Kaltenbaugh 22 were pronounced dead Elmer Odle Rooks County sheriff identified. Lee Alle Mai 19 was in good condition in a local hospital. The car driven by Harris went out of control and flipped end over end several times.
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Plainville
Kan
Damar
Elmer Odle
Rooks County
Dennis Harris
Kenneth Kaltenbaugh
Lee Alle Mai
Odle
Harrison
Dodd Denies Double Pay for 1964 California Trip
Sen. Thomas J. Dodd denied that the Los Angeles Junior Chamber of Commerce paid his air fare to California in 1964. He said the Jaycees’ $320.78 check covered his wife’s expenses while his own trip was paid by the juvenile delinquency subcommittee during the drugs and firearms investigation.
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Washington (Ap
Thomas J. Dodd
Los Angeles
California
Connecticut Democrat
Victor Stark
the Jaycees
Senate
Dodd
Enrollment Stable At Washburn U
Washburn Municipal University officials report early survey results show no drop in enrollment from outside Topeka after the June tornado damaged buildings. Dean Dr. Lee Dodson notes 171 responses from 641 mailed cards among 241 partially complete students and 401 applicants. only 10 would not enroll, and none cited the tornado as a factor.
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Topeka
Washburn Municipal University
Lee Dodson
Washburn
Dodson
Traffic Fatalities in Topeka Log 24 Hours End July 1966
Topeka report shows Kansas traffic death log tallying 24 hours to 9 a m Saturday July 42 1966 with 363 deaths compared to 336 the previous year.
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Topeka
Kansas
Strike Talks Lock In Stalemate On Airline Strike
Washington AP President P L Roy Siemiller of the striking Machinists Union called today’s talks in the 16 day airline strike fruitless and said the 35000 members will not yield. He described negotiators as trading verbal accusations while strikers urge unity and pressure to stay in.
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Washington (Ap
P.L
Roy) Siemiller
Machinists Union
Siemiller
James J. Reynolds
Youth Is Killed In One Car Crash Near Council Grove
Neil P. Marom, 17, of Prairie Village, Kansas, died Friday when the car left highway 177 13 miles north of Council Grove, crossed a field and stopped in a ditch. Driver Joe D. Greve of Larned suffered minor injuries and passenger Malcom I. B. Weems of Mahaska was treated and released.
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Council Grove
Kan
Neil P. Marom
Prairie Village
Highway 177
Here
Marom
Highway Patrol
Joe D. Greve
Larned
Malcom I. B. Weems
Mahaska
Controversy Over Coffee Break Vending in Topeka Office
In Topeka the state office building faces renewed dispute over vending machines in hallways for coffee and snacks. Fire Marshal Floyd Dibbern argues the machines block access for hoses and impede firefighting, while officials note the impact on lunch space and time spent on breaks amid objections from legislators and about 3,000 workers.
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Topeka
State Office
Floyd Dibbern
Dibbern
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Hastings
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Asia
Plainsville
Senate Ethics Committee
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