U S Jets Raid North Vietnam Presses Air War Largely
U S jets probed deep into North Vietnam bombing rail lines toward Hanoi drawing Mig interceptors into air battles. Three Migs reported shot down as B52 raids hit South Vietnam. casualties listed among U S and Vietnamese forces. Aerial combats and ground skirmishes continued across Quang Nam Da Nang and Binh Dinh with Marine and Civic Action troops suffering and Viet Cong casualties counted.
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Saigon
North Vietnam
Hanoi
Thai Nguyen
U.S
Quang Nam Province
da Nang
Hillcrest and Rural schools to be disposed to local groups
Hillcrest and Rural school properties will transfer to Danville township trustees and Rural Grange respectively. Upkeep taxes and utilities will be borne by the new owners, with property reverting to Unified School District 413 if used for other purposes. Transfers expected by early next week.
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Hillcrest and
Rural Schools
Board of Education
Board of Trustees
Danville Township
Hillcrest
Rural Grange
Rural
Unified School District 413
Joe Balch
Joyce Shaffer
Stanley Purvis
Jack Heflin
Dale Ward
L. E. Henry
Fairfield
Dick Purdy
Board of Trustees of
Neosho County
Traffic Fatal to 3 In Kansas Roads Across Three Days
Three more lives lost in Kansas traffic incidents. Robert J. Colbert 16 of Osawatomie died after falling from a moving pickup on U.S. 169. Francis Stettnisch 67 of Waterville killed in a two car crash near Barnes. Charles Lee Richmond 45 of Neosho Rapids died from injuries sustained in a May 29 two pickup collision north of Neosho Rapids.
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Associated Press
Kansas
Robert J. Colbert
Osawatomie
U.S. 169
Colbert
University of Kansas Medical Center
Kansas City
Kan
Francis Stettnisch
Waterville
Barnes
Agnes Yungeberg
Charles Lee Richmond
Neosho Rapids
Emporia
Population jump boosts Wichita and Sedgwick County totals
Wichita added 11,250 people and Sedgwick County 13,201 in the past year. The 1967 county population reaches 345,323, with most gains in Wichita. Official 1966 Wichita figure was 268,857. 1967 unofficial tally is 280,107.
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Wichita, Kan
Wichita
Sedgwick County
Charles Cox
Cox
Intercepted Letter Questions Aid Amid Break with U S
A message discusses Egypt, Syria, and Algeria severing relations with the United States and raises whether foreign aid is affected. The note asks if aid programs would be halted alongside diplomacy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Egypt
Syria
Algeria
United States
Astronaut Edward Givens Dies in Car Crash
U S astronaut Edward Givens Jr 37 one of 19 named in 1966 died when his compact car left a road near Pearland south of Houston and crashed into an embankment He died on arrival at a Houston hospital Two Air Force majors were injured in the mishap near the Manned Spacecraft Center police said Givens lost control at a sharp bend.
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Manned Space Center
Houston
Tex
U.S
Edward G. Givens Jr
Manned Spacecraft Center
Space Agency
Air Force
Givens
Pearland
Weather outlook with showers and near 90 heat by Wednesday
Partly cloudy area forecast with scattered showers and thunderstorms through Wednesday. Warm humid conditions with a high near 90 on Wednesday and a low around 70 tonight. Precipitation chances 30 percent tonight and 20 percent Wednesday. Local rainfall heavy Monday night produced up to 3.55 inches in Oxford and 2.81 in Augusta with flooding in northeast areas.
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Topeka
Kansas
Oxford
Augusta
el Dorado
East Central
Wichita
Power Flow Ends Blackout In 4 States
New York area power restored across New Jersey Delaware and parts of Pennsylvania and Maryland after a massive outage. Federal officials warned summer demand could raise recurrence risk as two construction plants now operating might have prevented the blackout.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Lee White
Federal Power Commission
New Jersey
Delaware
Pennsylvania
Maryland
White
Tribune Phone Line Reminder
If you cannot reach your Tribune contact, call your carrier. When unavailable, dial HE 1 3400 after 4 p.m. for assistance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tribune
Kansas tax take climbs as revenue rises in first year months
The State Revenue Department reported a $17.8 million rise in Kansas revenue for the first 12 months of the fiscal year, totaling $291.5 million, a 6.5 percent increase despite May’s drop due to a shift from annual income tax payments to withholding. Individual withholding rose, but corporate taxes and motor fuel receipts fell in May. overall, sales and use taxes topped prior year figures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topeka
Kansas
State Revenue Department
Israeli forces push toward Suez Canal front in Sinai drive
Israeli troops advanced along the Mediterranean coast toward the Suez Canal after overrunning key Sinai towns including Abu Aweigila and El Arish. Egypt blamed massive air intervention by the United States and Britain, while Jordan reports Israeli air superiority over the Jordanian front and fighting widens to Jerusalem. Oil sanctions against the US and UK spread among Arab states as U S facilities face attacks. Prime Minister Eshkol appeals to Kosygin urging joint peace efforts.
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Associated Press
Suez Canal
Egypt
Israel
United States
Britain
Diers
Jerusalem
Holy City
Sea of Galilee
Kuwait
Iraq
Algeria
Lebanon
Cairo
Washington
London
Soviet Union
Moscow
Jordan
Syria
Tel Aviv
Sinai
Abu Aweigila
el Arish
Sinai Desert
Amman
U.S
Damascus
Baghdad
Alexandria
Gaza Strip
Mediterranean
Gaza
Strip
Radio Israel
Sinai Peninsula
Bir Lachpan
Port Said
Sina Desert
Levi Eshkol
Alexei N. Kosygin
Kosygin
Arabs Break With U S In Wake of Rhodesia Crisis
London AP reports Egypt Syria and Algeria severed diplomatic ties with the United States on Tuesday. Cairo radio cited U S and Britain participation in war operations aiding the enemy. Damascus and Algiers confirmed breaks with Washington amid British Rhodesia policy.
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London
Egypt
Syria
Algeria
United States
Cairo Radio
Britain
Cairo
Rhodesia
Damascus
Algiers
Woman Holds Off Officers With Gun in Wichita Rain
In Wichita a 34 year old woman, threatened to shoot herself with a loaded .357 revolver, holding two officers at bay for over 30 minutes amid wind and rain. Sheriff Vern Miller and Detective Jon Hale persuaded her to surrender after she fled to a muddy field. She later said she was despondent over personal relationships including marriage to a service member, a Medal of Honor winner, and an love for an ex convict.
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Wichita
Vern Miller
Jon Hale
Miller
Hale
One Car Accident on Oasis Road Causes Minor Damage
A 1957 Dodge driven by Kenneth Rush, 18, of 1517 Edith, received $100 damage when he dropped a cigarette and swerved on Oasis Road northeast of the city. Rush said he reached for the cigarette, applied brakes, and the car ran off the road and sideswiped a telephone pole at 12:15 a.m. Troopers noted no serious injuries.
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Kenneth Rush
Edith
Highway Patrol
Oasis Road
Rush
Rusk Denounces Cairo Report As Malicious Lie
Secretary of State Dean Rusk criticized Cairo for an inflammatory report on U.S. air activity in the Mideast war calling it invented for an unseen purpose. He cited oil shipment cutoffs from Iraq and Kuwait to the West and attacks on U.S. and British missions in Beirut Baghdad Damascus and Alexandria as part of the crisis.
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Washington
Dean Rusk
Cairo
Near East
U.S
Iraq
Kuwait
Israel
Beirut
Lebanon
Baghdad
Damascus
Alexandria
Mansfield says US and USSR seek cease fire in Middle East
Senate Democratic Leader Mike Mansfield told reporters after a White House session with President Johnson that he sees close cooperation and possible collaboration between the United States and the Soviet Union to promote a cease-fire in the Arab Israeli conflict. Johnson had met with Dean Rusk and Robert McNamara earlier, reiterating U.S. policy supporting the territorial integrity and independence of all Mideast states. Informants say officials acknowledged to congressional leaders they were surprised by the rapid fighting outbreak.
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Washington
Senate
Mike Mansfield
United States
Soviet Union
Middle East
Mansfield
Johnson
White House
Dean Rusk
Defense
Robert S. McNamara
U.S
Mideast
U S and Soviet Hold Private Talks at UN
United States Ambassador Arthur J. Goldberg met with Soviet Ambassador Nikolai T. Fedorenko in the council president's office at UN headquarters New York to break the Security Council deadlock over a cease fire in the Israeli Arab conflict. Hans R. Tabor of Denmark presided as other delegates waited for a possible agreement after extensive private talks. Diplomats expressed cautious optimism overnight talks might yield a mutually acceptable formula.
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United Nations, N.Y
United States
Soviet Union
Security Council
U.N
U.S
Arthur J. Goldberg
Nikolai T. Fedorenko
Council
Hans R. Tabor
Denmark
Minor Accidents Reported In City Neighborhoods
Police investigated a minor crash at 417 N Lafayette at 8 45 involving a 1963 Pontiac driven by Henry S Biggs 59 of 415 N Garfield and a parked 1964 Dodge owned by Glenn G McBride Independence. Damages were $15 per vehicle. A second minor collision was reported at 7th and Forest involving Bill Knapp and Ethel Vining.
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N. Lafayette
Henry S. Biggs
N. Garfield
Glenn G. McBride
Independence
Biggs
McBride
Bill Knapp
S. Central
Ethel Vining
7Th and Forest
Traffic Fatalities In Topeka Log For 24 Hours
Kansas traffic death log reports 24 hours ending 9 a.m. Tuesday June 3 1967 with 3 fatalities. Comparable figures for 1966 show 274 deaths versus 248 in the current period.
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Topeka
Kansas
Two Kansans Named Among Vietnam Casualties
The Defense Department lists two Kansans among Vietnam casualties. Navy Hospitalman Roger L. Whinery of Fredonia is killed in action, and Marine 1st Lt. Michael W. Thoennes of Leawood is among the dead. A Missouri Marine, Cpl. John R. Cabrini of Kansas City, is listed as not killed by hostilities.
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Washington (Ap
Defense Department
Vietnam
Navy
Roger L. Whinery
Lee R. Whinery
Fredonia
Michael W. Thoennes
Leawood
John R. Cabrini
James Cabrini Sr
Kansas City
Ambulance Handles Asthma At Tioga Hotel Alley
An ambulance was called to the Tioga Hotel alley at 11 50 a m for Mrs Roy Brinson 1002 W 11th She suffered an acute asthma attack and was admitted to Neosho Memorial Hospital in satisfactory condition.
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Tioga Hotel
Roy Brinson
W. 11Th
Neosho Memorial Hospital
Kansas Governors Litter Bag Campaign Aims to Keep Roads Clean
Gov. Robert Docking announced that the State Department of Economic Development will start distributing plastic litter bags to encourage motorists to keep Kansas highways clean. He urged residents to carry bags in cars to dispose of trash and noted the highway department spends about 150000 dollars on cleanup. fines could rise to five hundred dollars after July 1 from the current one hundred.
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Topeka
Robert Docking
State Department of Economic Development
Kansas
Highway Department
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Tarpley
Farrell Coy
Chanute
Coffeyville
PN School
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Ralph Watkins
State Board of Trustee
Hutchinson
Sedgwick
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Sol
Oasis
Kansas the Beautiful
Docking
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