Johnson Soft Pedals Talk On Expanding Vietnam Action
Washington AP President Johnson kept secrecy on any new moves to fight Communists in Southeast Asia. A White House statement suggested a soft-pedaling of drastic action such as widening the war, following a Hawaii policy review by Rusk and McNamara. Officials had feared a broader confrontation in Laos and possibly North Vietnam, though administration sources said expansion would be avoided unless absolutely necessary.
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Washington
Johnson
Southeast Asia
White House
Viet Nam
Secretary of
Dean Rusk
Robert S. McNamara
Hawaii
Laos
U.S
Thailand
Southeast Asian
Reedy
Rusk
South Viet Nam
North
Oversight Triggers $19,009 Lump Sum for Retiring Teacher
Irene Roloff, a 69 year old retiree who moved from Indiana to Michigan in 1944, forgot she had joined the Indiana Teachers Retirement Fund. Officials sent her a lump sum check for 19,009.27 dollars and notified a monthly benefit of 135.17 dollars.
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Indianapolis
Flint, Mich
Irene Roloff
Michigan
Indiana
Indiana Teachers Retirement Fund
Earl M. Utterback
Roloff
Utterback
Miss Roloff
Judgment suits filed over July traffic crash claim 23,599.66
Three district court suits totaling 23,599.66 arise from a July 30 traffic crash near Plummer that killed Rebecca J. Shapter and fatally injured Letta V. McConnell. Defendants include Bernard L. Mahar in a state car. plaintiffs are Arthur T. Dugan and Shapter/McConnell nieces Rebecca Shapter Phillips and Jane Shapter Sanz. Claims seek wrongful death, medical, funeral, and car damage costs. One suit names McConnell's estate. another seeks damages for alleged wrongful death and burial costs.
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Chanute
Arthur T. Dugan
Haysville
McConnell
Mary Margaret Shapter Phillips
Stockton
Calif
Jane Ann Shapter Sanz
Flushing
N. Y
Miss Shapter
Bernard L. Mahar
Girard
Mahar
Weather District Forecast and Kansas Rain Update
Area forecast calls for considerable cloudiness tonight and Friday morning with showers and scattered thunderstorms through Friday morning. Partly cloudy and cooler Friday afternoon with a low of 60 to 65 and a high in the 70s. In Topeka, rain spattered across much of Kansas early today, with 2.02 inches at Trading Post and about three quarters of an inch average. moisture benefits the 1964 wheat crop though growth will slow as heads fill.
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Topeka
Kansas
Trading Post
Boating Accident Proves Fatal for Kansas Man
Harley Heald, 37, of Salina Kansas, died after falling from a motor boat at Grand Lake in northeast Oklahoma. He was reportedly slashed by a boat propeller and died on arrival at a Miami Oklahoma hospital while on a family outing Wednesday.
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Miami
Okla
Harley Heald
Salina
Kan
Heald
Grand Lake
Oklahoma
Jet crash at Wichita airport injures two pilots flee scene
A Lear Jet Corp aircraft exploded after takeoff from Wichita Municipal Airport. Two men walked away unhurt. Identified as James Kirkpatrick, 35, chief test pilot, and Don Kuebler Jr., FAA engineering test pilot from Kansas City.
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Wichita
Lear Jet Corp
James Kirkpatrick
Don Kuebler Jr
Federal Aviation Agency
Kansas City
Kansas City Weather Highlights Reported by AP
Kansas City and regional stations recorded the 24 hour period ending at 6 a m with varying high and low temperatures and measurable precipitation. The summaries reflect reported readings across multiple locales in Kansas, detailing temperature extremes and rainfall amounts for the period.
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Kansas City
Kansas
Southerners Turn Down Senate Voting Plan
Washington AP reports Southern Democrats rejected a Senate leadership proposal to begin voting on the civil rights bill Monday with strict limits on debate. The plan would set 30 minutes per amendment and two hours for the leadership substitute, aiming to bypass cloture rules and avert a full vote amid charges of counterfilibuster by Dixie forces.
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Washington
Senate
Mike Mansfield
Montana
Richard B. Russell
D-Ga
Mansfield
Power Brakes and Steering Respond to Tiny Driver
Evansville officials report a 4 year old girl driving a station wagon on the near East Side. Juvenile officer Flores Scales and Patrolman Charles Henderson watched as the child completed a turn and stopped before a house. The father said she drives on the farm. authorities warned against city street driving.
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Evansville
Ind
Charles Henderson
Near East Side
Patcher
Flores Scales
Scales
Martin Files for Democratic Nomination in Shawnee
TOPEKA AP Keith Martin, Shawnee Mission attorney, filed today for the Democratic nomination for lieutenant governor.
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Topeka
Keith Martin
Shawnee Mission
Ohio boy wins 37th National Spelling Bee on geophagy
William Kerek 12 of Cuyahoga Falls Ohio wins after 30 rounds, spelling geophagy and syllable clincher sycophant. He defeats Robert Mathews 13 of Gahanna Ohio for first prize of 1000 dollars, trip to New York World's Fair, and Ed Sullivan Show appearance. Runner-up Mathews gains 500 dollars, Labell 250 dollars.
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Washington
William Kerek
Cuyahoga Falls
Ohio
Robert C. Mathews
Gahanna
Columbus
Kerek
Ed Sullivan
CBS
Baker Fund records 989 dollar total and 122 donors
The Mary Baker Medical Fund shows receipts to date totaling 989 dollars and 122 contributors. Recent donors include Homebuilders class of the First Baptist Church and the Cham ber of Commerce retail committee. Donations may be made at the fire station or mailed to Box 311 Chanute.
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The
First Baptist Church
Chamber of Commerce Retail Committee
Box 311
Chanute
Jacobs Construction Wins City Power House Contract
Jacobs Construction Co. of Wichita won the award for building a steel plant housing two new diesel generators, with a bid of 17 854 dollars. The project, part of a 628 000 dollar power system program, will start within five days and be delivered in four to five weeks. The diesel engines, made by Fairbanks Morse, were shipped separately. one has arrived, the other is en route after a rail delay in Chicago.
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Jacobs
LaForge
Budd Construction
Parsons
Berthoz Construction
Chanute
Garfield
R. J. Hayes
Topeka
Hayes
Chicago
Fairbanks, Morse
Beloit
Wis
Man cancels wedding as groom refuses bride
Unrehearsed Manchester scene as 27 year old David Swindells says no to marrying Diane Garden at Congregational Church. He walks out while Diane weeps. minister ushers bride and father to vestry. Bridegroom later declines to discuss and returns home. parents take daughter home.
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Manchester
England
David Swindells
Diane Garden
Diane
David
Traffic Fatalities in Topeka Log Update
Kansas traffic death log shows 24 hours to 9 am Thursday with June totals for 1964 and 1963, plus May total updated. Two other deaths reported Wednesday were added to May total.
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Topeka
Kansas
Gas Eruptions Create Quagmire Near Oklahoma Wells
Neil and Mrs. Wilkins report an 80 acre Oklahoma tract near half a dozen gas wells has become a dangerous quagmire after eruptions. A cow died and veterinarians say it was gassed. Ground turned to quicksand with craters filling with water.
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Nash
Okla
Oklahoma
Neil Wilkins
Wilkins
May police report shows modest rise in fines and calls
May police department summary shows bond and fine collections at 286.50, parking meter violations up to 243.25 from 228.75, and 1,137 tickets issued. Calls for service rose to 328, with 65 misdemeanor arrests and one felony. Traffic incidents rose, 27 accidents, 29 male drivers and 20 female drivers involved, with 21 daytime and 6 nighttime. Animal control logged 30 dogs picked up, 4 reclaimed, 13 placed, and 34 killed through June.
Teacher Aids Traffic Fines For Fee In Nassau County
Long Beach New York AP reports Guy Corriero an art instructor at the Long Island Agricultural and Technical Institute is offering to appear in court and pay traffic fines for violators for 3 dollars. He has placed about 3,500 advertising cards on car windshields in Nassau County in the past month.
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Long Beach
N.Y
Guy Corriero
Long Island Agricultural and Technical Institute
Nassau County
Intercepted Letter Dear Cha Opens Kansas Tourist Bid
A fragment recalls an intercepted letter to Cha arguing for a longer Kansas visit as favorable weather aids a bid to attract tourists. The piece hints at a Kansas itinerary and favorable climate aiding promotional efforts.
Neosho County Seeks Regional Blood Donor Trophy
Neosho county donors lead the region in Red Cross blood support underscored by executive secretary Mrs. Lee Embry. Claude Kaskie reports Neosho’s top standing and a final Chanute visit next week with a June 11 bloodmobile stop at the First Methodist church from 11:30 a.m. to 4:45 p.m. Volunteers will call donors for appointments as the drive targets 120 pints.
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Red Cross
Neosho County
Lee Embry
Claude Kaskie
Wichita
Chanute
Kaskie
Ponca City
First Methodist Church
Erie
Gray Lady
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LBJ
Ing
George Reedy
Rebecca J. Shapter
Letta V. McConnell
Kansan
Concordia
Trace
Dodge City
Emporia
Garden City
Goodland
Hill City
Manhattan
Olathe
Russell
Pittsburg
Debra Allison
Sandy Allison
Kathy Cannan
Sandy
Jody
Marti
Paul Leslie
Larry Young
S. Kansas
Tribune
Larry Mathews
Debra
Alfred Allison
W. Main
Kathy
Stan Cannan
S. Highland
Henderson
Martin
Ohian
Robert
William
Akron Beacon-Journal
Mathews
Columbus Citizen- Journal
Labeil
Winston-Salem Journal & Sentinel
WSJS
Scripps-Howard Papers
Baker Fund
Mary Baker Medical Fund
Cha
Neosho
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