CIA Chief Apology Over Fulbright Letter Cleared
CIA Director Richard Helms apologized after a letter praising a Fulbright critical editorial caused a Senate committee dispute. Senators said the incident was closed and Morse’s resignation call did not gain support. Helms said an assistant drafted the letter, which he signed along with others.
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Washington
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
CIA
Richard M. Helms
J.W. Fulbright
Fulbright
Central Intelligence Agency
Helms
Wayne Morse
D-Ore
Morse
Senate
Mike Mansfield
Montana
Mansfield
Gale McGee
D-Wyo
St. Louis Globe-Democrat
Truce Efforts Jarred By Shootings On Chicago South Side
Police and social workers pressed a peace push after two shootings in Chicago's South Side. Floyd Cummings 16 said he belongs to the Englewood Disciples and was shot by youths shouting mighty Blackstones. John Collins 19 was wounded in the left foot as officers investigated gang involvement. A separate incident involved harassment of firefighters and a youth pistol arrest near a rubbish fire causing $200 damage.
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Chicago
Floyd Cummings
Englewood Disciples
Blackstones
Blackstone Rangers
John Collins
Cummings
Collins
Andrew Schubert
Fire Department
Eighth Battalion
Schubert
Four Juveniles Linked to Cemetery Vandalism
Juvenile court proceedings were started against four boys for vandalism at a Catholic cemetery and for breaking a street light on West 3rd at Plummer. Seven tombstones were tipped at the cemetery on West 7th. Police noted broken crosses but no damage to bodies. One suspect is a visiting minor from out of state. all are 15 or younger.
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West 7Th
Plummer
Copper Line Stolen Near Galesburg Farm
Copper line at the Gilbert Hall farm two miles north and a quarter mile west of Galesburg was cut and stolen night before last. About 600 feet of wire and a yard light were taken, with climbers used to reach the poles, sheriff reports.
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Erie—Copper
Gilbert Hall Farm
Galesburg
Break-in Attempt Reported at Bait Shop and Ice Co
Police received a 12 10 a m call about a break in at George's Bait Shop operated by Estel Howell 119 S Ashby An 18 year old boy was taken into custody at 3rd and Highland and said he and a 15 year old had been at the bait shop with the younger boy attempting entry The juvenile officer was informed and the 15 year old questioned Both youths were released pending inquiry At 3 35 a m the Service Ice Co office at 102 S Malcolm was found broken into The 18 year old said he and the other boy had considered breaking in but did not act Nothing was reported missing.
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George's
Estel Howell
S. Ashby
Ray Zumalt
Service Ice Co
S. Malcolm
Stilwell Will End at Nightfall
The Pacific search for Brig. Gen. Joseph W. Stilwell and two companions will end at nightfall today unless new evidence prompts extension. Navy and Coast Guard ships have covered 129000 square miles since Sunday after the DC3 plane lost one engine 525 miles southwest of San Francisco. Stilwell, 54, commanded the Army Special Warfare Training Center at Ft. Bragg. the others were pilot Hal Grimes of Pacific Palisades and Harold Fossum of Montclair, California.
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San Francisco
Pacific Ocean
Joseph W. Stilwell
Navy
Coast Guard
Stilwell
Army
Ft. Bragg
N.C
Hal Grimes
Pacific Palisades
Calif
Harold Fossum
Montclair
Heaviest Pounding of North Viet Nam
American pilots delivered the war’s heaviest air assault on North Viet Nam with over 375 strike sorties from the 17th Parallel to a Haiphong missile site. One Navy jet was shot down by ground fire. a USAF F100 was lost near Saigon with the pilot killed.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
North Viet Nam
17Th Parallel
Haiphong
Reds
U.S
Air Force
119Th
Hanoi
Hanoi-Haiphong
Traffic Fatalities Log for Topeka Area 1966
Kansas traffic death log reports 24 hours to 9 a.m. Friday July 3 1966 with 55 fatalities since start of year. Comparable 1965 total 353.
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Topeka
Kansas
Hailstorm Damages 1000 Garden City Homes
A severe hail storm struck Garden City Kansas causing damage to about 1,000 homes in the northern area. Two inches of rain fell in 15 minutes flooding basements while windows shattered at Garden City High School.
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Garden City
Kan
Bill Brown
Scott City
Here
Car Damage Reported After Parking Incidents
Mrs. Lyle Dean reported damage to the left door of her 1963 Volkswagen parked on 3 E. Elm at 1:30 p.m. Two minor parked-car crashes followed: B. M. Eastburn scraped the Clarkson Chevrolet and Eastburn Pontiac at Highland and Main around 1:35 p.m., and Richard M Crowder struck a parked 1964 Dodge owned by Nellie Dickinson at 20 S. Forest around 5 p.m. No truck damage.
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Lyle Dean
W. Main
E. Elm
Highland
Main
B. M. Eastburn
S. Grant
A. L. Clarkson
Buffalo
Eastburn
Richard M Crowder
Wichita
Nellie Dickinson
S. Kansas
S. Forest
Bank Robbed at Americus in Lyons County
Burglars broke into the vault of an Americus bank between 2 and 3 am and escaped with about 200. A witness, Luray Gordon, saw men enter a car but could not pursue them. The bank's executive vice president said only about 200 was missing. A cutting torch and welding tank left at the scene were linked to a Lyons county garage theft.
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Americus
Emporia
Kan
Lyons County
Luray Gordon
Gordon
Robert Patrick
the Americas
Allen
Nuclear Device Blasts in Plowshare Series at Yucca Flat
A 20 kiloton nuclear device, part of Project Plowshare, was detonated at the Nevada Test Site in a 500 foot shaft. The blast, announced by an Atomic Energy Commission spokesman, did not break ground. It was the 28th test at the site this year and the third Plowshare test since January.
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Yucca Flat
Nev
Nevada Test Site
Atomic Energy Commission
Raccoons Stir Amid Heat as Dogs Play Nearby
An intercepted letter describes a hot humid day with raccoons playing around dogs, capturing a vivid rural scene and local mood.
Morse Urges Settlement Of Airline Strike By Monday
Senate debate centers on Johnson mediated talks as 22 day walkout threatens more than five major airlines. Morse says gap narrows to under 25 million while employers offer about 60 million above current levels and unions seek around 80 million. White House press secretary Moyers notes no deadline set and backs collective bargaining over legislative action.
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Morse
Afl-Cio
George Meany
Jacob K. Javits
R-N.y
Senate Labor Committee
Javits
Johnson
White House
Bill D. Moyers
Moyers
Congress
Capitol
Weather snapshot and Kansas rainfall update
Temperatures reached 86 today with a high of 86 and a low of 59 historically. Humidity at 1 pm 56 percent and barometer 28.86 inches. Partly cloudy conditions with scattered afternoon and evening showers or thunderstorms through Saturday. Topeka reports rains across eastern and northern Kansas with some locations over an inch, heaviest near Frankfort.
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Posses
Topeka
Kansas
Frankfort
High-Flying U2 Pilot Goes into Coma
U2 reconnaissance aircraft with Capt. Robert D. Hickman vanished after departing from Florida on a mission. Five search planes, using aerospace recovery gear, scoured waters south of Florida toward the canal zone as officials considered oxygen starvation and possible automatic pilot control.
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Panama
U.S. Air Force
Florida
Robert D. Hickman
Alexandria
Barksdale
Air Force Base
Defense Department
U.S
Hickman
Albrook Air Force Base
Canal Zone
Peru-Chile
Kindley Air Force Base
Bermuda
Homestead Air Force Base
United States takes Curtis Cup lead at Cascades course
In HOT SPRINGS Virginia the U S team led Britain 2 to 4 percent as three Scotch foursomes ended on the 18th hole with two American wins. Jean Ashley Preuss and another American pair won a 1 up, Barbara White Boddie and Carol Flenniken also won 1 up, leaving Wells Hastings tied after the 18th. Six singles set for the afternoon.
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Hot Springs
United States
Great Britain
Cascades
Jean Ashley
Phyllis Preuss
Michael Bonallack
Susan Armitage
Miss Preuss
Barbara Fay White Boddie
Carol Sorenson Flenniken
Miss Hastings
Buffalo Wins Safety Award In Kansas Class E Towns
Buffalo has won the No Death Award in Class E towns of Kansas for traffic safety. Mayor C. M. Brutchin is notified by Claud R. McCumment of the Kansas Highway Commission. Jim Cowan will present the award to the Buffalo City Council Wednesday at 8 p.m.
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Buffalo
Kansas
C. M. Brutchin
Claud R. McCumment
Kansas Highway Commission
Topeka
Jim Cowan
Rain Day Tradition Holds Through 84th Rain Date
Waynesburg Pa residents woke to rain at 3 08 am marking the 84th rain day in 90 years on this date as confirmed by Patrolman Dennis Fox.
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Waynesburg
Dennis Fox
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Thailand
Sally
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Trixie
Clifford Wade
Americus, Kan
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Hunt
Sarasota
Key West
Pentagon
U. S
Lima
Peru
Cuba
Columbia
Ecuador
Chile
Pauline Ann Cicardo
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