Underground Main Street storm sewer project advances
The Main street widening crew continues as pipes are laid on the south side from the railroad tracks to Lincoln and on the north side in that block, making the entire Main street storm sewer system underground. The process follows delays from late pipe delivery and includes coordination with electric water and gas crews, with parking meters planned after completion. Demolition of the old Kay Hotel proceeds on schedule to clear space for new city parking lots.
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Main
Lincoln
Main Street
Lin
R. J. Hayes
City Electric
Hayes
Kay
Tribune
Bill Jenkins
Twenty Viet Cong Killed by U S Marines in Chu Lai
U S Marines killed 20 Viet Cong in the Chu Lai sector 52 miles southeast of Da Nang with no American casualties. Additional reports note U S losses elsewhere including two Navy planes and four crew at sea and air strikes on North Viet Nam translates to a high toll for both sides in ongoing operations.
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Saigon
Viet Nam
U.S
Chu Lai
da Nang
Hanoi
Central Highlands
le Thanh
7Th Fleet
Midway
North Viet Nam
Seven New Industries For Kansas In May
The Kansas Department of Economic Development reports seven new manufacturing industries began production in May. Plants are in Chanute Chetopa Eudora Kansas City Russell and WaKeeney.
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New Industries
Kansas
Topeka
Kansas Department of Economic Development
Chanute
Chetopa
Eudora
Kansas City
Russell and
WaKeeney
Loan for Rural Senior Housing in Mankato Approved
AP reports a $185 000 loan for construction of 20 rental apartments for rural senior citizens in Mankato. F Jackson George, director of the State Farmers Home Administration, announced the approval today.
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Topeka
Mankato
F. Jackson George
State Farmers Home Administration
Recreation District Tax Clarified by Londerholm
Attorney General Robert Londerholm clarified recreation district taxation under the new unified school district law. Sam Mellinger asked whether the unified district overrode existing recreation systems and whether the tax area covers July 1 1965 to the April 1967 school board election. Londerholm said the entire unified district is taxable for recreation operations.
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Topeka
Robert Londerholm
Unified School District
Londerholm
Sam Mellinger
Emporia Board of Education
Mellinger
Sonderholm
Cuban Baptists Sentenced for Spying and Black Market Trade
HAVANA AP reports a Havana court sentenced thirty Cuban Baptist ministers and laymen to prison terms from 2 to 30 years on charges of spying for the United States and trading in black market currency.
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Havana
United States
First 100 Degree Temperature Guess Contest
Tribune readers may mail their guesses for the day and hour of the season’s first 100 degree temperature. Prizes range from 310 to 5, with tie rules and a June 5 postmark deadline. Official FAA records at Martin Johnson Airport determine winners.
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Tribune
Chanute
FAA
Martin Johnson
Traffic Fatalities In Topeka Log Shows May Total
Kansas traffic death log reports 47 deaths in May and 235 for 1965, with 234 for the comparable 1964 period. The log covers 24 hours to 9 am Wednesday and notes June 0. Tribune phone contact details are given for carrier issues.
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Topeka
Kansas
Space Walk Dream Lifted With Green Light For Gemini 4 Flight
Cape Kennedy reports America's first space-walker mission for Gemini 4 set for Thursday at 9 a.m. EST. Pilot James A. McDivitt and Edward H. White II exude readiness as Kraft and Berry flag top readiness and favorable launch conditions.
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Cape Kennedy
Fla
America
Christopher C. Kraft Jr
Kraft
James A. McDivitt
McDivitt
Air Force
Edward H. White
Charles A. Berry
Ernie Amman
U.S. Weather Bureau
Timetable for Gemini 4 flight details and maneuvers
A schedule for the Gemini 4 mission outlines space wake up, suit up, and hatch operations. It covers launch at 9 a.m. EST, orbital insertions with 400 foot and 20 foot distance maneuvers, White’s EVA at 12:01 p.m., and final separation from the second stage ahead of a 97 hour 50 minute flight ending with a Bermuda area Atlantic Ocean landing.
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Cape Kennedy
Fla
James McDivitt
Edward White
McDivitt
Gemi
White
United States
Atlantic Ocean
Bermuda
Johnson vows broad based Dominican government with OAS support
President Johnson outlined U.S. policy in the Dominican Republic aiming for a broadly based government that represents the people and excludes extremists. He said the United States would cooperate with the Organization of American States while staying in touch with Dominican leaders and emphasized a nonproprietary approach to military and political solutions. Johnson defended the intervention with over 21,000 troops, noted plans to bring home 2,000 Marines, and warned that a Communist threat persists. He also discussed aid for Southeast Asia, Viet Nam developments, and preparations for the U N General Assembly in San Francisco June 24 26.
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Washington
Johnson
U.S
Dominican Republic
United States
Organization of American States
Congress
Southeast Asia
Viet Nam
Maxwell D. Taylor
Saigon
U.N. General Assembly
San Francisco
Jose A. Mora
OAS
Santo Domingo
Francisco Caamano Deno
May Fire Loss Hits $200 as nine calls are logged
Fire Chief Bill Brennan reports nine calls in May with five for vehicles, two in Allen county, one in Tioga township, and one to untangle a flag rope. Estimated losses total $200 for May, versus $2,925 from 16 alarms last May, bringing 1965 five month totals to $29,925 from 61 alarms.
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Bill Brennan
Allen County
Tioga Township
Intercepted Letter Sparks Talk of Space Trip Comforts
An intercepted letter referenced astronauts White and McDavitt and hints at ease of travel during their mission with motel vacancy concerns minim and no long drives.
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White and McDavitt
Driver Arrested for DWI in Chanute Case
Jerry Griffith of Humboldt was arrested by Chanute police at 10 40 p m last night for driving while intoxicated and careless driving. In city court today he was fined 125 dollars for DWI and the careless driving charge was dismissed.
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Jerry Griffith
Humboldt
Chanute
Elections proposed in Dominican Republic by junta with OAS oversight
The Dominican junta proposed elections supervised by the Organization of American States be held soon with participation by all parties recognized by the Central Electoral Board. The move could allow exiled ex-President Juan Bosch's Dominican Revolutionary party to run, though his candidacy return from exile remains unclear.
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Louis Uchitelle
Santo Domingo
Dominican Republic
Organization of American States
Caribbean
Central Electoral Board
Dominican Revolutionary Party
Juan Bosch
Weather shifts with thunderstorms across eastern Kansas
Partly cloudy conditions inland give way to scattered afternoon and nighttime storms through Thursday. Heavy rains and hail drenched eastern Kansas Tuesday night, with Lawrence reporting 4.20 inches and Lecompton 3.48 inches. Flooding occurred in some streets but homes remained dry.
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Topeka
Kansas
Lawrence
Lecompton
Atwood
Weather Bureau
Paola
Olathe
Pittsburg
Emporia
Severe Weather Forecast Across Kansas City Area
A severe forecast was issued for parts of Kansas and Oklahoma and Missouri. Severe thunderstorms with large hail and damaging winds are expected from 3 p.m. in a zone extending about 60 miles on each side of a line from northwest of Oklahoma City to Springfield, Missouri.
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Kansas City
Kansas
Missouri
Oklahoma
Arkansas
Oklahoma City
Oklah
Springfield
Oswald Widow Weds FATE, Texas in Quiet Dallas Suburb
Marina Oswald, 23, widow of JFK assassin Lee Harvey Oswald, married Ken neth J. Porter, 27, a divorced father of two, in Richardson Texas. The ceremony occurred in a justice of the peace office after blood tests in Durant Oklahoma and a license in Sherman Texas.
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FATE
Tex
Marina Oswald
John F. Kennedy
Dallas
Mrs. Oswald
Kenneth J. Porter
North
Texas
Porter
Richardson
Joe
Clark House
City and County Dads Meet at Tioga Hotel
The Chanute Chamber of Commerce sponsored a joint social meeting of the city commission and Neosho county commission at the Tioga Hotel. Milt Snyder said the gathering aimed to discuss problems and interests informally and hoped to become a regular event. Attendees included city commissioners Kensett Evans Harris, county commissioners Casper Coder Thurman, City Manager Hayes, Chamber President Chapman, and Snyder.
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Chanute Chamber of Commerce
City Commission
Neosho County
Tioga Hotel
Milt Snyder
Chamber of Commerce
Chamber
Jim Kensett
Dave Evans
Fred Harris
Ken Casper
Ray Coder
Break-in Reported at Chanute Livestock Auction
An attempted break-in at the Chanute Livestock Auction on E. 14th was reported early this morning. Sheriff George Neely is investigating the incident from last night. Some tools were found near the building but entry was not gained.
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Chanute
E. 14Th
George Neely
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Vinh
Thanh Hoa
Vinh Rah
New School Foundation
Foundation
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Space Agency
Christo
Pher C. Kraft
Dominican
Cha
Bosch
Puerto Rico
Antonio Imbert Barrera
William Tapley Bennett Jr
Oswald
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