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Newspaper
Chanute Tribune
Location
Chanute, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 31, 1965
Page
1
In Vietnam U S and Vietnamese war planes struck targets in North and South Vietnam while ground fighting eased. Reports say Viet Cong attacks on Saigon area positions continued and government forces killed two Viet Cong near Ba Ta.
House Republican Leader Gerald R Ford and Senator Miller urge using Nationalist Chinese forces in South Viet Nam. They call for a thorough congressional investigation before any call up of reservists. Ford and Miller advocate considering Chinese troops as an alternative to large American ground forces.
Suellen Evans a 21 year old home economics student was stabbed to death at the University of North Carolina campus. Police searched for a young Negro seen fleeing from the botanical garden area four hours before she was to travel home. Autopsy showed no rape.
The Community Facilities Administration approves a $128,000 loan to build a water transmission line in Windom Kansas. The project aims to improve municipal water supply and infrastructure.
A crash on the 18th Street Expressway in Kansas City left five dead and four seriously injured. Northbound car driven by Arthur T. Mack 25 crossed medial strip, colliding with another car carrying two families and a friend, including Jerry Burkholder 27 Mary Ann Burkholder 23 and their infant son 3 months, Vera Osborn 22 Sonja Osborn 22 Kenneth Osborn 25 and Michael Fogarty 19. Fogarty reported in very critical condition. others serious. Police said Mack's car traversed the medial strip 127 feet before impact.
A collision north of Interstate 35 killed two people and injured others as cars collided after 5:30 p.m. The accident left a Burkholder baby hospitalized, took 90 minutes to clear, and raised the year's traffic death toll to 18. Local residents described the scene and the victims’ actions.
Wichita officials advise motorists to favor newer fire hydrants on city streets. Thirty five percent of the 4 000 hydrants cost 38 for repairs while older units can require up to 350. The newer hydrants pop off on impact and prevent violent water flow. In 1964 sixteen drivers were killed from wrecked hydrants.
Kansas traffic death log records 24 hour total up to 9 am Saturday July 5 1965 with 352 deaths for 1965 and 352 for 1964 as a comparison. The entry notes Topeka related figures and marks a 24 hour period.
Brazil enjoys a bumper harvest aided by ample rainfall. The nation, usually a corn importer, now plans to export about 1.9 million tons this year amid drought history and strong harvest yields.
Two men are held for investigation after incidents during President Johnsons Kansas City trip. Leonard Warren Montgomery 33 arrested at Municipal Airport for threats against the President. Donald Eugene Mason 21 arrested after cutting into the presidential motor caravan. Johnsons schedule included a stop in Independence and Medicar e bill signing at the Truman Library.
Police arrested Larry W. Morris at 12:35 a.m. on charges of driving while intoxicated and careless driving. He posted a $145 bond and was released. Officers said Morris was taken into custody after his vehicle damaged the Royal Burger cafe door on North Santa Fe.
Prices for farm products fell about 1 percent in mid July led by oranges lettuce and beef cattle easing hopes for new farm legislation. Milk hogs and eggs rose modestly while dairy and poultry gained 3 percent potatoes up 6 percent and cattle slaughter weights rose. Agriculture Dept notes no expected rise in average slaughter weights in coming months.
The Topeka area reports generally fair conditions tonight and Sunday with cooler nights. Highs in the lower 80s and highs Sunday mainly in the 80s, with lows 55 to 65 across the state and scattered showers from recent cooler air. Precipitation totals include Phillipsburg 0.67, Colby 0.60, Russell 0.55, Great Bend 0.23, Kirwin Dam 0.18, Garden City 0.10, and Dodge City 0.04 inches.
In Lee's Summit Missouri a 63 year old man Harry Wildschutz of Oak Grove was buried under 18 inches of dirt in a sewer ditch cave in on Friday. He suffered hip and pelvis injuries and was listed in fair condition at a hospital. Firemen said he was squatting in the 52 foot ditch when the collapse occurred and had an air pocket to breathe. The cave in was discovered several minutes after the incident and workers quickly freed him.
In Kansas City area a sewer ditch collapse near 105th and England traps Darrell Bullock aged 22 and Donald Denny aged 20. Fellow workers freed them quickly. both were treated at a hospital and released.
Britain will ban cigarette advertising on commercial television from midnight after government approval four months ago following a 5 percent rise in lung cancer deaths.
The American Legion will support more air and sea power in Viet Nam, said national commander Donald Johnson at the 47th Kansas department convention in Wichita. He spoke after an inspection tour of the Far East and Viet Nam. About 2,000 Legion members wives and guests from 376 Kansas posts attend the convention.
The Agriculture Department bought 2,040,000 pounds of frozen ground beef for the federal school lunch program at a cost of 829,000 dollars. Bids are being sought for additional quantities.
Washington reports that spring and early summer price increases boosted the farmer’s share of the consumer food dollar from 37 cents in 1964 to 40 cents by mid year. The cost of a given quantity of food has risen, with farmers getting a larger share and marketing agencies a smaller share than a year earlier.
A group of women and children joined 34 plant workers in picketing the Humboldt Brick and Tile Company general office as the strike entered its third week. A company spokesman said no settlement progress had been made.
Washington AP reports the AFL-CIO National Marine Engineers Beneficial Association agreed to a Wirtz back-to-work plan, while ship operators rejected it. Wirtz will push negotiations with eight major firms as about 100 ships idle on the Atlantic and Gulf Coast. Meany would oversee procedures to settle all crew Manning disputes in automated ships.
The sun-darkened bodies of two sorority sisters Susan Rigsby and Shirley Ann Stark were found in a weed-grown field in north Austin twelve days after they vanished from near the University of Texas. Dallas medical examiner Dr Earl Rose and a team used dental identifications by Drs Brumage and Mitchell to confirm the deaths. Police were left with a baffling missing-person case as families and friends reacted with shock.
A brief note reports farmers facing mounting costs influence political pressure as leadership navigates market pressures and policy responses. The piece highlights how economic stress on rural producers shapes legislative dialogue and public sentiment.
New York Democrat Les ter L. Wolff questions who bears the cost of trading stamps used in retail. He cites stamps in 38 billion dollars in sales and asks a House panel to probe stamp companies and potential restraints. He notes government studies last seven years ago and jokes about his wife saving stamps.
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