Record Memorial Day traffic deaths hit new high
The National Safety Council reports 474 traffic fatalities over the Memorial Day weekend, the second straight yearly record. Main causes cited are incompetent driving and poor judgment, with notable crashes near Needles, Lone Pine, and San Jose. Local Kansas cases include Nathan Ballou, Helen Moore, and William Taylor deaths. Opal Speilbusch dies from a Louisburg area wreck.
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Associated Press
National Safety Council
Howard Pyle
Council
Pyle
Needles
Lone Pine
San Jose
Calif
High Sierra Foothills
Kansas
Nathan C. Ballou
Oswego
Parsons
Helen Moore
Wichita
Readers Guess 100 Degree Day Contest Offered
The Tribune invites Chanute readers to forecast the season first 100 degree temperature with a postcard entry. Prizes of 10 and 5 dollars go to the best date and hour guesses based on FAA Chanute Martin Johnson airport readings. Entries due by June 5 with name and address.
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the Tribune
FAA
Martin Johnson Airport
The
Tribune
Chanute
Chanute Trade
Chanute Martin Johnson
Gas Explosion Entombs Hundreds at Yamano Coal Mine Kyushu
An explosion at the Yamano coal mine on Kyushu island injured and trapped more than 200 workers. Japanese reports confirmed 24 deaths with officials yet to set an official toll, as rescue efforts continued nine hours after the blast.
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Tokyo
Yamano
Japan
Kyushu
Boy Whose Bike Is Stolen Gets New One and Help
Gilbert Rodriguez nine receives gifts after his 10 speed bike is stolen. Parents hope the acts teach a lesson that there are more good people than bad. He saved for a bike, then lost it, but returned a $30 check.
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Kansas City
Gilbert Rodriguez
Gilbert
Blairsville
Associated Press
Johnson defends policy course in campus commencement
President Johnson urged debate but said he will press forward with his foreign policy, citing broad American support and the need to act decisively. He spoke at National Cathedral School for Girls, where his daughter Luci graduated, repeating themes from a prior ceremony.
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Washington
Johnson
National Cathedral School For Girls
Luci
Lynda
Kansas Boot Camp For Bishops
Rev. Travis Siever of Emporia described Kansas as a boot camp for bishops while welcoming Bishop W. McFerrin Stowe, newly elected to the episcopacy. He reviewed the Kansas Conference’s year, noting growth in higher education giving and major church expansions across Topeka, Hiawatha, Junction City, and St. Marys to Desoto, with campus and educational building projects.
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Kan
Kansas
Travis Siever
Emporia
Methodist Church
W. McFerrin Stowe
Siever
Methodist Bishops of
New Law
New Methodist Seminary
Kansas City
St. Paul
Hiawatha
Junction City
St. Marys
Wamego
Neodesha
Garnett
Williamsburg
Osage City
Spring Hill
Desoto
Intercepted Letter Dear Cha Tours Start of Tourist Season
An intercepted letter notes the tourist season is officially underway and will run through Labor Day highlighting travel and seasonal business activity.
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Cha
May Rain Sets Mark for Midwest May Totals
Area forecast notes continued cloudiness with isolated storms through Wednesday and temperatures near 80s. Memorial Day picnics ended wetly as May rain reached 1.87 inches, bringing the month’s total to 4.94 inches the wettest May since 1961. Central Kansas reports heavy downpours with some flash flooding and several towns recording multiple inch totals.
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Beaver
Kan
Claflin
Yates Center
Cow Creek
Lyons
Smoky Hill River
Lindsborg
Mentor
Minor Accidents In Area Traffic Arrests Made
Chanute police investigated two minor traffic accidents and made one driving while intoxicated arrest over Memorial Day weekend. Highway Patrol logged 20 accidents in the fourth division with two DWI arrests nearby. A 12:20 a.m. Sunday arrest of Frank Haviland led to a court appearance and fines.
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Chanute
Highway Patrol
Frank Haviland
S. Forest
Keith Dillon
Richard Ashley
Ervin L. Gibson
E. Main
Gibson
Earlton
Oklahoma
US 159
Dillon
Jerold Bronston
Tulsa
Erie
Bronston
N. Lincoln
Oneal Smith
W. Hickory
Mercury
Anna L. Harris
Smith
Melvin D. Williams
Steuben
Harris
Williams
Roy J. Tunnell
S. Central
Patricia Vance
S. Ashby
E. 15Th
Wichita guard protects judge and coed after escape
Police guard Miss Judy Jershin the district judge Robert Stephan and jurors tied to lifer Richard McCarther after a jail break. McCarther escaped via plumbing shaft and crude rope. he remains at large as stakeouts are kept on the judge jurors and Jershin.
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Wichita
Wichita State Coed
Richard Lee McCarther
McCarther
Sedgwick County
Judy Jershin
Robert Stephan
Wichita State
Jershin
Youth’s Body Found in Kaw River Near Kansas City
The body of Curtis Kirby Jr., 17, of Kansas City Kansas was found in the Kaw river west of Kansas City. He drowned May 11 while swimming with two friends in the river.
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Kansas City, Kan
Curtis Kirby, Jr
Kaw River
Kansas City
Kaw
Kirby
Kan
Astronauts McDivitt and White Under Medical Examinations
Cape Kennedy Florida AP astronauts James McDivitt and Edward White underwent detailed medical exams to gauge physical readiness for a four day space mission. Doctors compare McDivitt favorably with football players and White slightly sharper, with tests continuing into the afternoon to provide data for Gemini 4 comparisons.
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Cape Kennedy, Fla
James McDivitt
Edward White
McDivitt
White
UC Berkeley student rescued after 36 hours in Utah cave
James Dowling 24, a University of California Berkeley doctoral candidate, was pulled from Neff's Canyon cave after 36 hours trapped on a 1,170 foot deep descent. Rescuers with ropes and ladders hoisted him free in a multi-hour operation. he was treated at St. Mark's Hospital for hypothermia and shock.
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Salt Lake City
St. Marks Hospital
Neff’s Canyon
Neff's Canyon
New Mexico
Carlsbad Caverns
Utah
Mt. Olympus
Wood
Gerhard
Dowling
Gary Carlson
University of California At Berkeley
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