Skill of Pilot Saves 40 Lives In Plane Fire
An Allegheny Airlines pilot guided a burning Convair 440 through trees to a belly landing near Williamsport. Thirty six passengers and three crew escaped. pilot Allen Lauber, injured, credited with a terrific job amid a fierce fire that left the plane a blackened wreck.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Williamsport
Allegheny Airlines
Allen Lauber
Philadelphia
Lauber
Duane Callahan
Williamsport - Lycoming County
Psychic predicts swift search for missing sorority sisters
An Austin police search for Shirley Ann Stark and Susan Rigsby intensified after a Dallas psychic, assisting with the case, predicted the girls would be found soon Northwest of Austin. The 21 year olds vanished after visiting the area from Dallas. Their clothing was found in a roadside ditch and Stark's yellow sports car was located near the University of Texas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Tex
Shirley Ann Stark
Susan Rigsby
Dallas
Associated Press
Stark
Miss Rigsby
Miss Stark
University of Texas
Police Cite Girl Following Accident
A 1961 Chevrolet driven by Barbara Barnes, 17, of 605 N Steuben, damaged at 7th and Steuben about 11 25 last night. The car went over a curb into a yard and sheared a telephone pole, wires in the street. Barnes was examined at Neosho Memorial Hospital and released, cited for careless driving.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barbara Barnes
N. Steuben
Steuben
Neosho Memorial Hospital
Man Arrested Over Rubbish Accumulation Warrant
Paul Bratten of 1811 S High Land was arrested on a police court warrant for allowing rubbish to accumulate at his home. He had a hearing and sentencing was deferred until next week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Bratten
S. Highland
Mechanic Accused In Train Robbery Getaway Driver
London police accuse 27 year old automobile mechanic George Ronald Leslie of driving the furniture truck used in the July 8 Wandsworth Jail escape led by Ronald Biggs and three other convicts. Leslie, who says he will plead innocent, was among four men charged. Biggs earned a 30 year sentence for the 1963 Great Train Robbery theft of more than seven million dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Wandsworth
Ronald Biggs
George Ronald Leslie
Scotland Yard
Leslie
Biggs
Soviet Leaders Reappear After Absence in Moscow
Two Soviet leaders previously absent for over a month reappeared. Nikolai V. Podgorny arrived in Sevastopol per Moscow Radio, while Gennady I. Voronov, Presidium member, attended a Kremlin reception.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moscow
Nikolai V. Podgorny
Leonid I. Brezhnev
Sevastopol
Gennady I. Voronov
Party
Kremlin
Bit and Spur to Receive Trophy for Longest Ride
Pa Whuska Oklahoma officials of the International Cavalcade Roundup announced that the Chanute Bit and Spur Saddle Club will receive the trophy for the longest horseback journey to the roundup. Thirteen members completed a 117 mile four day trek. The three day cavalcade began yesterday with more than four thousand participants from Kansas and Oklahoma. A parade with two thousand horses and many floats was scheduled for 9:30 a.m. today followed by rodeos at 1 and 8 p.m. A dance would cap the night and a 6 a.m. breakfast for 52 saddle clubs is planned for tomorrow with rodeo finals and queen coronation at 1 p.m. Mrs. Sharon Shepard represents Chanute in the queen contest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chanute Bit
Chanute Club
Schedul
Kansas
Oklahoma
Sharon Shepard
Chanute
Weather relief as Kansas cools after 100s with rains
Kansas sees slightly cooler temperatures as a weak cold front moves southeast. Thunderstorms loom in southern areas with highs 85 to near 100 and nights in 60s to mid 70s. Rain totals include Brewster 4.98 inches Colby 2.43 Bird City 1.12, with some roads flooded in low areas.
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Topeka
Kansas
Brewster
Weather Bureau
Colby
Bird City
Doubt Cast On Viet Cong Document About Return of Forces
Washington officials express considerable skepticism on the authenticity of a Viet Cong battalion commander’s document said to order Communist forces to return to the north. The document, reported by the Vietnamese news agency, is still under study by U.S. and Vietnamese experts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
State Department
Viet Nam
Marshall Wright
U.S
Strike at Orly Grounds Airport Workers in Wage Dispute
Ground service employees at Orly Airport walked out in a wage dispute. At Le Bourget about half the workers stopped work, slightly affecting arrivals and departures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Orly
le Bourget
Law Battle Over Renaissance Treasure in Italy
A legal dispute has erupted over a fabled Renaissance treasure reportedly buried by Duke Carlo Matteo Farnese on a hilltop at Castello Della Mala Morte in Belviglio d Asti. The case centers on ownership claims and rightful possession of the legendary hoard tied to the 16th century.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Belveglio D’asti
Italy
Carlo Matteo Farnese
Castello Della Mala Morte
Harriman Affirms US Ties to Europe Amid Viet Nam Policy
U S roving Ambassador W Av erell Harriman told West German leaders there is no link between Viet Nam and European issues and that American troops will stay in Western Europe as long as needed. He said any accord with the Soviet Union would involve Western Europe and stressed US involvement in the region. In Italy engineer Alessandro Porro claims a treasure 75 feet underground aided by his detector, while Carlo Barberis contends over Porro’s fee and court case. The couple Duke Farnese and Zelensa Ellenica reportedly poisoned themselves to avoid capture at a castle besieged by Spanish forces.
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Ludwig Erhard
Viet Nam
Soviet Union
North Viet Nam
Red China
America
Western
Europe
Barberis
Porro
Duke Farnese
Zelensa Ellenica
Draft Boost Eyed By Armed Forces
Washington aims to study a possible increase in draft quotas as President Johnson spends a weekend at Camp David. Gen Johnson warns Viet Cong are fighting in larger formations while U S and Saigon discuss a unified command. The Pentagon notes a 17 000 man draft call and congressionals prepare to meet with Eugene Black on regional economic plans.
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Washington
Armed Services
Johnson
Camp David
Maryland
Bill D. Moyers
Robert S. Mc
Namara
Dean Rusk
McGeorge Bundy
United Nations
Supreme Court
Arthur J. Goldberg
Goldberg
Moyers
South Viet Nam
Pentagon
Viet Nam
Harold K. Johnson
Army
Columbus
White House
American Legion
Tran Thiem Khiem
United States
Khiem
Defense
Southeast Asia
Congress
Eugene Black
Old Torpedo Blasts Trawler Near North Carolina
An antique torpedo dredged from the ocean bottom exploded while tied to the Snoopy, a trawler off Currituck Sound. Eight crewmen died, four survivors were hospitalized in Norfolk, and the rest were missing at sea as Coast Guard and fishing boats searched the area amid sharks. Captain Edward Berry of the Geraldine relayed the event and the rescue efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portsmouth
North Carolina
Coast Guard
Norfolk
Currituck Sound
N.C
U.S
Edward Berry
Fall River
Mass
Geraldine
Edward Doody
Portland
Maine
Berry
5Th District
Ocracoke
Gridley Crash Fatal to Two Youths in Kansas
Two Topeka youths, Pamela Bahner and Ronnie McCarty both 16, died in a late night collision on the edge of Gridley. Two other youths were injured when a car failed to negotiate a curve and struck a parked truck, Coffey County Sheriff Delbert Helmer said.
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Gridley
Kan
Topeka
Pamela Bahner
Ronnie McCarty
Coffey County
Delbert Helmer
Traffic Fatalities Log Shows July Counts for Kansas
Kansas traffic death log reports 40 fatalities in July for 1965 compared with 235 for the comparable 1964 period and 342 in the 1965-1964 comparison.
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Topeka
Kansas
Medal of Honor holder wounded in Viet Nam crash
Lt Col Lloyd Burke of Stuttgart Ark arrives in Viet Nam with 1st Division battalion and receives a Purple Heart after a Viet Cong grenade blast near his helicopter. He already holds the Medal of Honor, Distinguished Service Cross, Bronze Star, and Army commendation. His wife and children live in Little Rock.
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Saigon
Viet Nam
Lloyd
Scooter) Burke
Stuttgart
Ark
Korea
Burke
Virginia
Little Rock
Avery Defends Bank Deposit Policy in Kansas
Gov. William H. Avery defends assigning state fee funds to banks, saying rotation rules may shift as new banks form. He supports the treasury board and cites public interest and bank capability as criteria, with Emporia, Manhattan, Kansas City, Leavenworth, Pittsburg, and Kansas City named among affected banks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topeka
William H. Avery
Treasury
Avery
Minneapolis
Emporia
Manhattan
Kansas City
Leavenworth
Pittsburg
Kansasity
Kan
State Treasury Board
Martin Kiger
Department of Administration
J. O. Wilson
State Bank
Clay Hedrick
Hedrick
Death Penalty Opposed by Justice Dept
Deputy Attorney General Ramsey Clark urged studying the death penalty issue before acting on a bill to end the death penalty for first degree murder in the District of Columbia. He warned against piecemeal abolition and called for broader study by national and district crime commissions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Justice Department
Ramsey Clark
John L. McMillan
D-S.c
District of Columbia
McMillan
House
Clark
FBI
J. Edgar Hoover
Intercepted Letter From Dear Cha Reveals Veteran’s View
A World War II and Korea War veteran, reflecting on aging, decides that advancing age isn’t so bad after receiving a draft news update. The note suggests a quiet shift in perspective as he weighs future service.
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George H. Parke Jr
Donald Brody
South Orange
N.J
James McClure
Jackson
Barbara Ann Creske
Scranton
Wilkesbarre-Scranton
Newark
Brody
Harrisburg
Bit
Spur
Pawhuska, Okla
Sweet Tooth
Ringo
Mamie
Tribune
Russ Corbitt
Rugel
Arma
Park Department
Highland Park
City Park
Olathe
Abilene
Russell
Hill City
Garden City
Hutchinson
Harriman
Munich
Germany
W. Averell Harriman
Western Europe
Alessandro Porro
Carlo Barberis
Atlantic
Tom Provost
U.S. Public Health Hospital
Elizabeth City
Lawrence
Sam Mellinger
Republican National
Charles Waymen
Emporia State Bank
Mellinger
Cha
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