Johnson weighs Viet Nam buildup amid new bomber shootdown
President Johnson continues consultations with aides on possible U.S. force buildup in South Viet Nam. White House aides say no formal conferences are set, with decisions possibly by Tuesday night. Newsweek cites Johnson saying Communists think they can force a talks collapse and that troops may be needed to oppose them.
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U.S
South Viet Nam
North
Viet Nam
White House
Bill D. Moyers
Johnson
Camp David
Hubert H. Humphrey
Newsweek Magazine
Newsweek
Honolulu
Hawaii
Adm
U.S. Grant Sharp Jr
U.S. Pacific
Senate
Mississippi
James P. Coleman
U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Deep South
Coleman
Henry Cabot Lodge
Weather rise in Kansas brings warmer air through week
Area forecast calls for fair skies and little temperature change through Tuesday with highs near 95 and lows around 70. A warming trend is expected as southerly winds return, following a mild weekend across Kansas. Sunday highs ranged from 85 in Garden City to 92 in Hutchinson and Goodland, with lows from 63 at Concordia to 72 at Pittsburg.
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Topeka
Kansas
Weather Bureau
Goodland
Garden City
Hutchinson
Concordia
Pittsburg
Micro-Lite Office Moves to Tioga Hotel Center
The Office of Micro-Lite, Inc. moves from Toronto to the Tioga Hotel. President Bill Sharp announces a trace mineral fertilizer project with storage, packaging and distribution to be built locally. Leased land northwest of Buffalo in Woodson county will host strip mining. Officers include Dale Chilcott of Toronto and Bob Yaeger of Norton as secretary.
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Micro-Lite, Inc
Toronto
Tioga Hotel
Bill Sharp
Sharp
Buffalo
Woodson County
Norton
Dale Chilcott
Bob Yaeger
Viet Cong Steps Up Attacks Near Saigon and Captures
Viet Cong guerrillas carried out six actions within 25 miles of Saigon over the weekend, including a mortar strike and hamlet infiltration in Long An Province. U.S. Marines reported two enemy dead, one wounded, and six captured, while air strikes and bombing sorties totaled over 200 in the south.
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South Viet Nam
Long An
United States
South
Viet Nam
U.S
da Nang
Quang Tin
Bien Hoa
Can Tho
Mekong River
Hanoi
Soviet Union
Catfish Contest Entries Reach Twenty in Neosho County
The Chamber of Commerce contest has 20 entrants for the Neosho River event running July 1 to November 1. A $50 savings bond awaits the largest legal catfish weighed at official stations in Chanute. No residency requirement. registrations open at Chanute stations. current list includes Skinny Thompson and several others.
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Chamber of Commerce
Neosho River
Neosho County
Chanute
Skinny Thompson
J. C. Thornton
Glenn Kiddoo
N. Central
George Fischer
Eric
Steven R. Manly
Clifford L. Manly
S. Grant
Ralph Burghart
George A. Gregory Sr
East 14Th
C. A. Morris
N. Garfield
Albert Smedley
Thayer
Neil F. Krone
N. Washington
Wheat Referendum Delay Is Okayed
Johnson signs a bill extending time for Congress to decide on continuing the voluntary wheat quota plan. The law had scheduled a national referendum this month on the old mandatory plan after the current crop year ends.
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Washington
Johnson
Congress
Secretary of Agriculture
Reynolds Leaves Neosho Memorial Hospital
Robert C. Reynolds, president of the Chanute JayCees, returned to his home at 1020 S. Larson about noon after three days in Neosho Memorial Hospital. He was taken ill Friday morning with a temporary impairment of his circulatory system and recovering well. doctors have not yet determined the cause, ruling out a coronary attack.
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Robert C. Reynolds
S. Larson
Neosho Memorial Hospital
Reynolds
Chanute JayCees
Intercepted Letter on Atom Smasher as Economic Boost
An intercepted note discusses a giant federal atom smasher as an economic boon and a convenient site to obtain atomic material for smashing. The writer signs off as Dear Cha.
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Cha
Reluctant Mrs Rader Reports Kangaroo Near I 70
In Junction City Kansas Mrs Robert Rader of Abilene said she saw a kangaroo by Interstate 70 on Saturday. Police seek a passing circus to inquire if it lost any item connected to the animal.
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Junction City
Kan
Robert Rader
Abilene
Rader
Pentagon
Kentucky
Kansas City
AEC
Randall Whaley
University of Missouri At Kansas City
National Science Research Council
Charles Kimball
Midwest Research Institute
Racial Strife Across Cities Sparks Civil Rights Protests
In Chicago Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. calls for at least 10 000 marchers after a large reception in a predominantly white suburb. In Bogalusa a federal court opens contempt hearings against police officials for failing to protect demonstrators. Americus reports 800 marchers and four women arrested at a desegregation voting line. Seattle notes civil rights patrols after an off duty officer kills a Black man. In Tuskegee demonstrators kneel and stage a sit down after denial of church entry.
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Martin Luther King Jr
Bogalusa
Americus
Seattle
Wash
Tuskegee
Ala
Labor, Health Care, Housing Top Billing
Capitol Hill faces a busy week with key votes on the Taft Hartley union shop amendment housing and health care measures. Senate action looms on housing subsidies and reapportionment debates as nominees and civil rights protections move through.
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Washington
Capitol Hill
House
Senate
Preston Stars in TV Show About Old Abilene Town
Actor Robert Preston arrived in Abilene to film an episode of the ABC series America, This Proud Land sponsored by duPont. The one hour program, directed by Don Horan, features Pernell Roberts Laraine Day and Stan Kenton in a six part entertaining documentary about the nation, with Abilene representing the big country and Old Abilene Town recreated as part of the Texas cattle trail history.
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Abilene
Hollywood
Robert Preston
The
duPont
ABC TV
D’antonio-Baer Productions
Don Horan
America
Land
Norman Baer
Big Country
Democrats win key House vote over gag rule in labor clash
In Washington AP Democrats defeated GOP charges of a gag rule as the House restricts debate to repealing Section 14b of the Taft Hartley Act. Republicans led by Gerald Ford accuse Chairman Powell of administering the rule. The move blocks broader changes to federal labor law amid a fight over union shop bans in 19 states.
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House
Gerald R. Ford
Michigan
Adam Clayton Powell
D-N.y
House Labor Committee
India Moves to Improve Ties With China Embassy Restart
New Delhi reports indicate India is easing hostility by permitting China to resume construction of a large new embassy in the capital. The project stalled in 1962 after the border war, leaving an unfinished shell as a symbol of decades of strained relations.
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India
China
New Delhi
C of C Meets Tonight and Breakfast for Agriculture Group
The Chamber of Commerce directs a July meeting of directors and committee chairs at 8 PM in the chamber offices. A breakfast gathering of the agriculture committee is set for tomorrow at the Tioga Hotel.
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Chamber of Commerce
Chamber
Agriculture
Tioga Hotel
Eight Killed In State Traffic Weekend
Eight persons died in Kansas traffic crashes over the weekend. Two Ft. Riley soldiers from Pennsylvania perished in a Kansas Turnpike crash near Lawrence. Other fatalities included a farmer near Edna, a Topeka woman, two Topeka youths, and two more victims near Seneca and Axtell. Missouri also reported weekend crashes.
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Ft. Riley
Kansas Turnpike
Lawrence
Pat Clark
Topeka
S. E. Clark
Gridley
Pamela Bahner
Bonnie McCarty
Coffey County
Delbert Helmer
Highway Patrol
Donald Joseph Huerter
Kelly
Kan
Seneca
Mary Lindeen
Axtell
U.S. 36
Missouri
Possible Greek premier candidate triggers major labor strike
In Athens a potential coalition option, Stephanos Stephanopoulos, signals willingness to form a government as Greece faces a 24 hour General Confederation of Labor strike. The walkout, the largest since 1936, acts as a warning against dictatorship amid political crisis. Police and military are readied to protect essential services.
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Athens
Stephanos Stephanopoulos
General Confederation of Labor
Greece
Confederation
Nicholas Papageorgiou
Balkan
George Athanasiadis Novas
Constantine
George Parandre
Midwestern Bid Opens for Giant Atom Smasher Site
Kansas City and Parsons area vie for a $280 million atom smasher with 2000 scientists and a $50 million annual payroll. The AEC seeks 15 to 30 frontrunners from 110 bids nationwide, with Kansas City pushing five sites including Sunflower Ordnance Plant near DeSoto.
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Area
Kansas City
Kansas
Missouri
Johnson
Atomic Energy Commission
AEC
Joplin-Pittsburg
Parsons
Ohio
Opolis
Missouri-Kansas
Mid-America
Derrill Pierce
Pierce
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Norristown
Robert Forski
Bridgeport
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Cole Produce Co
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DeSoto
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Ilus Davis
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