Flood Threat Lingers as Kansas Sees Widespread Flooding
Central eastern Kansas endures flash floods driving hundreds from homes as Cottonwood Neosho rivers rise toward 1951 levels. Evacuations extend from Emporia to Newton with thousands displaced and damages exceeding 1 million. The Mennonite Disaster Corps joins volunteers and National Guardsmen in cleanup efforts.
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Dodge City
Goodland
Wichita
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Sedgwick
Little Arkansas
Neosho River
Weather Bureau
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Eureka
Fall River
Newton
Harvey County
Robert V. Leonard
McCracken
Kan
Missouri Pacific
Sheriff's Office
Mennonite Disaster Corps
National
Redfield Family Moves Through Church Assignments
The Rev E L Redfield and family relocate to Thayer to lead the Methodist churches there and in Galesburg. They own two cats, one friendly and one wild, and seek to reduce the population but keep both cats. Glen Shockey reports a Gemini 4 launch view from Cocoa Beach on June 3 as space history unfolds. He recalls Cape Canaveral memories and returning home after 13 years and urges readers to call Tribune if needed.
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Tri City Plant Complete Water District Planned
The Farmers Home Administration reports the Stark Savenburg Elsmore rural water system is complete and FHA loans a Tri City water project south of Thayer. The $277 500 system serves 165 residents with a lake source and standpipes for fire protection.
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Stark-Savenburg-Elsmore
FHA
Thayer
Wayne Harding
Carl Mellard
Kimball
Harding
Traffic Fatalities Log For June 20 1965 Topeka AP
Kansas traffic death log lists 24 hour totals to 9 am Thursday for June 20, 1965. Comparable figures for 1964 show 254 deaths in the same period and 255 for the year to date.
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Topeka
Kansas
Heaviest U.S. Losses In Attack by Viet Cong
In Dong Xoai Vietnam 1500 Viet Cong overran a district capital as Vietnamese reinforcements arrived by helicopter. All 21 Americans at a nearby special forces camp were listed as dead missing or wounded with conflicting casualty tallies from U S officials and Washington. Survivors fled to a district compound as government troops battled.
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City planners OK zoning change requests amid protest
The city planning commission backs two proposed zoning changes after public hearings. One proposal faces opposition from Gary Clay over rezoning block 12, Park Place addition from B-1 to B-2 to allow Manuel Lopez cafe relocation nearby.
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Gary Clay
S. Garfield
Park Place
Steuben and
Garfield
Manuel Lopez
la Rosa de Oro Cafe
Duane Pope Sought on Nebraska Bank Holdup Slayings
West Palm Beach police issued an all points bulletin for Duane Pope 22 accused of killing three and wounding one during the Farmers State Bank robbery in Big Springs Nebraska last Friday An hitchhiker matching his description was dropped off near Yeehaw Junction on the Sunshine State Parkway Florida authorities said Pope was believed to be heading north or west.
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Florida
Duane Pope
Nebraska
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Yeehaw Junction
Sunshine State Parkway
Farmers State Bank of
Big Springs
Neb
Oral Collins Named Neosho FHA County Committeeman
Altamont Oral F. Collins of Stark has been appointed to a three year term as Neosho county committeeman for the Farmers Home Administration. He succeeds R. E. Fortuna of St. Paul whose term expired. Two other Neosho committeemen are Gerald Umbarger of Earlton and Oliver Craig of Erie.
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Oral F. Collins
Stark
Neosho County
Farmers Home Administration
FHA
Collins
R. E. Fortune
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Gerald Umbarger
Earlton
Oliver Craig
Erie
Sooner Boy Tops National Spelling Bee Contest
Michael Kerpan Jr., a 12 year old Boy Scout from Tulsa Oklahoma, won the 38th National Spelling Bee after 17 rounds. Judy Marie Guarr of Topeka Kansas finished second. both are seventh graders. Michael earned 1000 dollars, a New York weekend trip, and a TV appearance. He correctly spelled larghetto after Judy misspelled it as largetto. He then correctly spelled eczema to fulfill the final requirement.
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Michael Kerpan Jr
Tulsa
Okla
Judy Marie Guarr
Topeka
Kan
Michael
New York
Judy
The
Tulsa Tribune
Chanute Head Start Project Approved For 60 Local Children
Chanute approves a Head Start project under the Economic Opportunity Act with a $7,693 federal grant. The program serves 60 children at Murray Hill school from 9 to 2 Mondays Wednesdays and Fridays and 9 to 1 on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Selection is by county welfare, with 85 percent from low income families.
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Neosho County
Recreation Commission
W. H. McMurray
Murray Hill School
County Welfare Department
Worker Injured At Acme Brick Plant In Buffalo
Ronald Hempen 31 suffered serious leg injuries in an accident at 8:50 a.m. at the Acme Brick plant in Buffalo while cleaning a shale cutting machine. Both legs were caught when the motor started unexpectedly. He was taken to Neosho Memorial Hospital by Chanute ambulance. Doctors labelled injuries serious but not critical. skin grafting may follow. He is married with no children. His brother Billy Hempen, 24 W Mulberry, is reported in serious condition at KU Medical Center in Kansas City with sleeping sickness and pneumonia.
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Ronald Hempen
Acme
Hempen
Neosho Memorial Hospital
Chanute
Billy Hempen
W. Mulberry
KU Medical Center
Kansas City
Kan
Weather Forecast Says Showers Likely Across Area
Intercepted text notes weather predicting is partly a gamble and mentions a forecast of showers for the area. The message suggests calling the weather bureau for today’s action.
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Weather Bureau
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