Opinions On Mini Skirts Draw Mixed Reactions
Local residents weighed in on mini skirts. Quotes from Mrs. Ackerson and Deborah Ogle condemn the length, while Don Driscoll and Reno Bowyer offer differing views. Comments from Leta Rensing and Steve Ohrazda reflect mixed opinions on suitability and appearance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helen Ackerson
S. Western
Steve Ohrazda
E. Walnut
Deborah Ogle
N. Garfield
Leta Rensing
Reno Bowyer
N. Grant
O.K
Sharon Taylor
Wichita
Weather forecast for Kansas fair through Sunday
Topeka AP reports fair skies and mild summer temperatures in Kansas through Sunday. Highs today 85-90 east, 88-92 west, with Sunday highs 88-92 statewide. Lows tonight 60s north west to 70 southeast. Earlier highs ranged 84 to 89 at Russell and Garden City. lows 60 at Goodland to 71 at Pittsburg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topeka
Kansas
Weather Bureau
Russell
Garden City
Goodland
Pittsburg
Forrestal Fire Kills 26 On Carrier Transit To Saigon
Aboard the Forrestal off North Vietnam a flight deck fire and explosions killed 26 sailors and damaged 29 U S jet aircraft. As flames spread, dozens more were injured or missing while the ship and other carriers aided in evacuation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saigon
Forrestal
U.S
Oriskany
Bon Homme Richard
America
Yankee
U.S. Envoys To Southeast Asia Alter Australia Trip
Gen Maxwell D. Taylor and Clark Clifford, presidential envoys to Southeast Asia, diverted to Manila after an engine failure near Singapore. They stayed on base during repairs and did not meet Philippine officials. Their Canberra flight resumes, with no minor details released.
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Manila
Philippines
Maxwell D. Taylor
Clark Clifford
America
Southeast Asia
Canberra
Australia
Taylor
Vietnam
Clifford
Federal Intelligence Advisory Board
U.S
Singapore
Brankok
Thailand
Intercepted Letter Dear Cha Soccer TV push
The piece notes that most American games gained popularity as fans accepted them, but soccer is nationally televised to build acceptance Madison Avenue style.
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Cha
Madison Avenue
Severe Quake Hits Colombia Killing Four
A dawn earthquake measuring 4 28 a m struck central and northeast Colombia causing four deaths. The hardest hit area was Santander state with heavy damage to churches and buildings while Bogota reported no fatalities. The church steeple fell on two residents in Libano.
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Bogota
Colombia
Lice
Andes Geophysical Institute
Santander State
Libano
Boy Feels Fine After Mercy Fight
13-year-old Bruce Taylor, flown from Annapolis to New York by Navy helicopter, is undergoing oxygen therapy in Mount Sinai Hospital's hyperbaric chamber to treat gas gangrene. He reports feeling fine and recalls initial fear followed by reassurance from a nurse.
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New York
Bruce Taylor
Annapolis
Navy
Central Park
Mount Sinai Hospital
Mount Sinai
Bruce
Traffic Fatalities Log From Topeka 1967 Update
Kansas traffic death log shows 24 hour fatalities ending 9 am Saturday July 59 1967. Comparable figures note 1966 totals 388 and 1967 345.
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Topeka
Kansas
Little Boy's Prayer Extends to Baseball Star Cepeda
A four year old Glen Calvin of Sullivan Missouri ends his nightly prayers with God bless mommie and daddy cousin Sarah Debby and Oh Jesus bless Orlando Cepeda The Cardinal slugger drove in three runs Friday night in St Louis The moment linked a child’s grace with a major league players performance
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Washington, Mo
Glen Calvin
Sullivan, Mo
Harold Hoemann
Mommie
Daddy
Sarah
Debby
Jesus
Orlando Cepeda
Cepeda
St. Louis Cardinal
Miami Beach Named 1968 GOP Nomination Site
Republican National Chairman Ray Bliss announced Miami Beach, Florida, as the selected site for the 1968 GOP nominating convention after a six hour closed door meeting. The decision, pending National Committee approval in September, faces competition from Chicago which was rejected for limited seating at the amphitheatre. The convention would occur the week of August 5 1968. Miami Beach offered 650000 cash plus 150000 in goods and services and even baby sitting for delegates children. Chicago had offered around 800000. A fire damaged McCormick Place in Chicago on January 16.
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Miami Beach
Fla
Ray Bliss
Bliss
National Committee
Chicago
McCormick Place
A Monster Is Hard to Kill Spreads Chaos on Quiet Street
A two ton asphalt spreading machine on a Mission Kansas street lurched down a hill after a faulty starter. Lt. Jerry Pike climbed aboard to kill power but the machine refused to stop, smashing a fence and finally halting at a tree stump before fire crews cut battery cables.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Mission
Kan
Pike
Peace Restored In Most Areas Of Racial Unrest
The President's commission to probe the Detroit riots meets at the White House as unrest broadens nationwide. Curfews and National Guard patrols remain in Detroit while other cities report scattered incidents and arrests. Jurisdictional officials urge swift, concrete steps toward peace.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Johnson
White House
Cyrus Vance
Detroit
Washington
Commission
Albany
N.Y
Chicago
Mount Vernon
Poughkeepsie
Dick Gregory
No Outside Help Needed Is Quick
Detroit police say they could have handled this week without outside help if Jerome Cavanagh had permitted rapid force. Officers describe restraint by City Hall and complain about limits while rioting in a Negro area drew 4,700 army paratroopers 6,000 National Guardsmen and 600 state troopers to augment 4,290 policemen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
Jerome Cavanagh
National Guard
City Hall
Jerry
Salaries Abolished to Aid Library in Butte County
In Oroville California the Butte County supervisors voted 3 to 2 to abolish their 6000 dollar annual salaries to restore 36000 dollars for new county library books. Supervisor McKillop led the motion with Hewsden and Pryde opposing. Auditor Seely warned the move may be illegal under state law.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oroville
Calif
Butte County
Jack McKillop
Arley Hewsden
Les Pryde
Gridley
Herb Seely
Injuries Fatal for Detroit Airman After One-Car Crash
George A. Rich Jr., 21, of Detroit Michigan, died at McConnell Air Force Base Hospital nine days after a car struck a utility pole. Autopsy results would determine if the death counts as a traffic fatality.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wichita
Kan
George A. Rich Jr
Detroit
Mich
McConnell Air Force Base Hospital
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Don Driscoll
Strasburg, Colo
John Harris
S. Forest
W. A. Hiatt
Independence
Mrs
Rono Bowyer
Leon Ripple
S. Ashby
Ssscoceees
Tata
Gulf of Tonkin
Dong Hoi
North Vietnam
Boy
Florida
Jerry Pike
George Romney
Illinois
Otto Kerner
John L. Mc
Clellan
D-Ark
Senate Permanent Investigations
Brooklyn
Bedford Stuyvesant
Wilmington
Del
International Platform Association
Gregory
Atlanta
National Association of Insurance Commissioners
Cambridge
Tammy Gregg
Tribune
Doy Hampton
Bill Gregg
S. Highland
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