Saturation raid by B52s against North Vietnam targets
Waves of high altitude B52 bombers carried out a saturation strike on gun emplacements and dug in bunkers of the 341st Division just above the 17th parallel. The raid covered about two miles by two miles and involved hundreds of thousands of pounds of bombs.
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Saigon
North Vietnam
17Th Parallel
U.S
Demilitarized Zone
Vietnam
341St
U.S. Command
Forrestal
America
Toskin Gulf
Hobart
Burglarized Restaurant Signs Warn Off Intruders
In Los Angeles the Gardner couple faced three break ins and eight robberies at their restaurant before moving to a quieter area. In Hemet a crowbar incident followed opening two years ago, with five burglaries since. Each time a sign on the door reads Robbers no crowbars please and the kitchen window is open.
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Los Angeles
Everett Gardner
Hemet
Calif
Gardners
Biggest Prize List For Kansas Fair
The Kansas State Fair in Hutchinson lists a record total cash offering exceeding 80000. Secretary Wallace White notes wide exhibitor interest and expanded categories. Beef cattle leads with the largest premium increase as the American Charolais Association offers 1675 for its inaugural show and judging at the fair.
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Hutchinson
Kan
Wallace White
White
Fair Board
American International Charolais Association
Crash Fatal for Mulvane Man Driving Home from Boeing Plant
Charles Wesley Dorsey, 57, of Mulvane, was killed early today when his pickup struck a bridge abutment on K15 south of Mulvane. He apparently dozed off while driving home from the Boeing Co. plant in Wichita. the vehicle skidded, crossed a creek and hit the bridge rail.
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Mulvane
Kan
Charles Wesley Dorsey
Here
Dorsey
Boeing Co
Wichita
Highway Patrol
Intercepted Letter Dear Cha
In a clipped line the message notes a colleague urging wide distribution of do it yourself peace kits as a remedy for a troubled world. The remark appears from an intercepted exchange and reflects a pacifist sentiment amid global tension.
Full Speed Sign For Toll Road To MCI Airport
Kansas officials push for a toll road linking Mid-Continent Airport to the state highway system once Missouri agrees. A joint committee from the Kansas highway directorate and Turnpike Authority will plan negotiations and a feasibility study. Missouri naming a similar panel is awaited.
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Mci Airport
Topeka
Kansas
Mid-Continent
Kansas City
Kansas Highway System
Missouri
John Montgomery
Kansas Highway
Highway Commission
Kansas Turnpike Authority
Montgomery
William Ward
R-Marion
Paul E. Burke Jr
Prairie Village
Turnpike Authority
Bud Timberlake
Leavenworth
Karl Brueck
Paola
Robert Duncan
Kansas City-Galena
Gale Moss
Robert Docking
Moss
Rex Dawe
Lucas
Kan
Missing $32 Found in Kerr-McGee Plant Cash Box
Kerr-McGee Fertilizer plant manager Bill Nelson reported $32 missing from a cash box kept at the plant. The box, which had held $65, was pried open sometime last week. Prowlers were seen in backyards near 1012 S Forest and another prowler was reported near a home on Route 4 with one man seen leaving in a car. Irene C Carl reported minor damage to the right front fender of her 1966 model car parked at the Burlington Overall plant.
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Bill Nelson
Kerr-McGee Fertilizer
Nelson
S. Forest
Weather Summary and Extended Forecast
Continued fair hot and humid through Thursday with widely scattered night time thundershowers. Southeasterly winds 8 to 15 mph. Highs Thursday 90 to 95. Lows tonight about 70s. Precipitation probability 10 percent tonight and Thursday.
Traffic Fatalities Log Report for Topeka Kansas
Kansas traffic death log shows 4 fatalities in 24 hours ending 9 am Wednesday and 57 for July. The year to date total reaches 343 with 379 for the comparable 1966 period, noting one previously unreported fatality.
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Topeka
Kansas
Low Bid Sets Melvern Dam Cost at 9.83 Million
The Cook Construction Co of Jackson Mississippi submitted the apparent low bid of 9,834,632 for the Melvern Dam and Reservoir project in Osage County Kansas. The government estimate is 10,476,429 with high bids reaching 14,227,073. The project costs total about 25 million and include a 10,000 foot earth fill dam rising 120 feet and managing 363,000 acre feet. The contract spans 1,440 calendar days and covers earth and rock excavation, spillways, gates, roads, and seeding with four 6 by 12 feet slide gates and substantial steel reinforcement.
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Kansas City
Cook Construction Co
Jackson
Miss
Melvern
Osage County
Kan
W.G. Kratz
Army Corps of Engineers
Marais Des Cygnes
Brush Hog Eases Roads as Neosho County Praised
Neosho county’s brush hog, bought a year and a half ago, is lauded by commissioners as a top investment. The hydraulically driven cutter covers many miles of 985 miles of roads, trimming roadside brush to improve appearance and driver visibility. John Owen operates the unit, assisted by a helper who watches for hidden hazards.
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Neosho County
Riots Spur Fresh Violence Across Cities As Troops Shift
Nationwide street violence rages with Detroit home to 33 dead and $150 million in damage as National Guardsmen and federal troops attempt to quell outbreaks. Across Sag inaw Grand Rapids Chicago New York and other cities clashes persist with multiple shootings and fires.
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Bob Monroe
Associated Press
Detroit
New York
Spanish Harlem
De Gaulle Skips Ottawa Visit Returns Direct to France
Gen Charles de Gaulle plans to leave Canada from Montreal after rebuking Prime Minister Lester Pearson over his Quebec remarks. A government source says he will skip a face to face Ottawa greeting and travel home directly from Montreal. Pearson condemned De Gaulle's "Long live free Quebec" comments as unacceptable to Canada.
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Montreal
Charles de Gaulle
France
Lester B. Pearson
de Gaulle
Ottawa
Pearson
Quebec
Companied
Paris
Montreal Police Probe After De Gaulle Speech Outburst
Police said a bullet hole was found in a City Hall office wall but no evidence tied to De Gaulle's remarks outside City Hall Monday night. The speech sparked a diplomatic row ending with Pearson's rebuke and De Gaulle's return home. The Quebec rallying cry resonated with Francophone Quebecers seeking independence.
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Montreal
de Gaulle
City Hall
Pearson
Quebec
Racial Turmoil Sparks Riots Across Multiple Cities
The Associated Press reports a third night of unrest with 33 riot deaths in Detroit. Sniper incidents wounded eight in Saginaw, Michigan, and volunteers in Grand Rapids were struck by gunfire. Other cities including Spanish Harlem, Chicago West Side, Cleveland Hough Avenue, Phoenix Negro district, and outbreaks in Toledo and Mount Vernon were noted, with calm reported in Pontiac, Rochester, and Englewood. Stokely Carmichael urged Black Power during a conference.
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Saginaw
Mich
Grand Rapids
Phoenix
Ariz
Chicago
West Side
Detroit
Associated Press
Toledo
Ohio
Mount Vernon
N.Y
New York City
Pontiac
Rochester
Englewood
Tito Plans Cairo Visit to Discuss Middle East Crisis
President Tito of Yugoslavia, a key non combat ally of Egypt, will visit Cairo with Al Ahram reporting plans to meet President Gamal Abd el Nasser within days. Diplomatic observers say Tito could help mend Arab-Soviet tensions after Israel's victory. Egypt unveils austerity budget raising taxes and prices to stabilize its economy hurt by the Suez Crisis and war losses.
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Associated Press
Tito
Yugoslavia
Egypt
Israel
Cairo
Middle East
Gamal Abdel Nasser
al Ahram
United Nations
General Assembly
Belgrade
Kremlin
Soviet Union
Zakaria Mohieddin
Suez Canal
Four Leaders Call for End Of Rioting
Four major African American leaders including Martin Luther King Jr. A Philip Randolph Roy Wilkins and Whitney M Young Jr issued a joint call to end rioting. The NAACP read the statement noting mob law harms the community and civil rights progress and urged support for Johnsons plan to maintain law and order. King Randolph and Young hold prominent positions in civil rights groups and organizations.
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Martin Luther King Jr
A. Philip Randolph
Roy Wilkins
Whitney M. Young Jr
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
Wilkins
Johnson
King
Southern Christian Leadership Conference
Randolph
A. Philip Randolph Institute
Young
National Urban League
Reuther Urges Lower Retirement Age
UAW President Walter P. Reuther urged Congress to lower retirement ages in a Senate subcommittee hearing in Ann Arbor. He proposed reducing men from 65 to 62 and women from 65 to 60 while keeping benefits.
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Ann Arbor
Mich
Walter P. Reuther
United Auto Workers
Reuther
U.S. Senate
UAW
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Highway 4
Mekong Delta
Red Cross
Kansas Fair
Cha
Melvern Dam
Western Contracting Corp
Sioux City
Iowa
John Owen
Bourbon County
West Main
Plummer
Country Club Corner
Tribune
Keith Wright
Cleveland
Hough Avenue
Washington
Greater Detroit Board of Commerce
Detroit Police Association
Toronto
Jerome Cavanagh
George Romney
Cambridge
H. Rap Brown
Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee
N.J
William M. Lombard
Michigan
Waukegan
Ill
Foreign Office
Who Ac
Grand Rapids, Mich
Phoenix, Ariz
Havana
Stokely Carmichael
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