Tornado Deaths and Damages Mounting in Kansas
Gov. Avery said early damage estimates justify requesting disaster area status for parts of Kansas. OEP director Sullivan will report to Washington. SBA loans will aid individuals and businesses. Tens of thousands face loss, shelters open as repairs begin, with public property losses around 5.6 million in Shawnee and Riley counties.
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Topeka
Kan
William Avery
Office of Emergency Planning
Jack Sullivan
OEP
Denver
Ters
Manhattan
Shawnee
Riley
SBA
Tornado Strains Topeka Office Building and Rail Shops
The 10 story Topeka office building was weakened by the tornado with the frame twisted and upper brick in danger. Damage vendor estimates 1.5 million dollars and 980 foot east freight shop gutted with roof lost. Several plants including Santa Fe shops and lumber storage were damaged. schools and public offices faced severe disruption.
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Topeka
Maurice J. Bluhm
Kansas City
Bluhm
Jack Smith
Santa Fe
H. V. Gill
East
Gill
California
Texas
Laboratory Closed For Culture Check After Tornado
Topeka Kansas AP report states one floor of the damaged Kansas State Health Laboratories was sealed off to inspect tuberculosis cultures after a Tuesday night tornado. Dr Nicholas D Duffett directed no entry on the seventh floor of the National Reserve Building while officials assess danger. An incubator with cultures was tipped over in the storm and another area with cultures remained closed but considered safe.
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Topeka
Kan
Kansas State Health Laboratories
Nicholas D. Duffett
National Reserve
May Fire Loss in Chanute Totals 11850
Fire Chief John Erickson reports Chanute's May fire loss at 11850 chiefly from the Anderson filling station blaze. Year to date losses up to June 1 total 14150, with five month total 25950 and May 1964 loss 200. There were 18 alarms last month and 16 runs in May 1965.
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Chanute
John Erickson
Anderson
Allen County
Carlson Sees Destructive Kansas Tornado Area
Senator Frank Carlson of Kansas returned from a flight over Topeka tornado damage and urged White House aid. He described a 15 mile by half mile strip as the worst damage he has seen, meeting with state local and National Guard officials and an Office of Emergency Planning representative. Senator James Pearson planned to join the assessment trip.
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Washington
Frank Carlson
Kan
Topeka
White House
Carlson
National Guard
Office of Emergency Planning
James B. Pearson
Kansas City
Kansas Extension Director Offers Tornado Relief Advice
Manhattan Kansas AP reports the director of Kansas State University Extension Service promised special advice to individuals who suffered losses in the Wednesday Kansas tornado. The guidance aims to help residents navigate recovery and aid options.
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Manhattan
Kan
Kansas
Kansas State University Extension Service
Eight Sets of Twins Spend Last School Day Together
COLORADO SPRINGS AP Eight sets of twins marked their final sixth grade day at Buena Vista School. The twins have been together at the same school since kindergarten, with most heading to the same junior high next fall.
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Colorado Springs
Colo
Buena Vista
Lawrie
Wendy Ader
Ronald
Darryl Jackson
Rosemary
Theresa Johnson
Dana
Deryl Leavenworth
Tom
John McKee
Debbie
David Parker
Paula
Paulette Trumbo
Jim
John Wright
Wilson Gately
Colorado College
Highway Cleanup Aid From Kansas Division To Tornado Areas
The 4th division of the Kansas Highway Commission based in Chanute sent three convoys of cranes trucks and loaders to assist cleanup in Topeka and Manhattan tornado zones. Arland Hicks reports specific equipment including 23 dump trucks 5 front end loaders and a tele-derrick truck with man-baskets along with 51 drivers and laborers 5 foremen 3 mechanics and 1 supervisor.
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4Th Division
Kansas Highway Commission
Chanute
Topeka
Manhattan
Arland Hicks
Hicks
Weather forecast for Topeka and Kansas today
Temperatures warmed slowly across Kansas with a partly cloudy sky. Showers or thunderstorms were possible, especially in western areas. Highs ranged from the 70s in southeast sections to around 80 in the west. tonight lows mid 50s to lower 60s.
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Topeka
Kansas
Alma Remnants Threat to Shipping Near Savannah
Alma remnants threaten shipping as a tropical storm moves northeast over the Atlantic. Gale warnings extend from Savannah to Cape Hatteras with winds near 60 mph, while small craft are urged to ride out in port. Fatalities total 47 across Honduras Cuba and Florida with Cuba’s crops and Havana’s recovery efforts in focus.
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Alma
Atlantic
Cape Hatteras
N.C
Georgia
Carolina
Virginia Capes
Weather Bureau
Miami
Charleston
Honduras
Cuba
Florida
Brush With Law On March Route In Mississippi
The Meredith march against fear on U S 51 near Como was briefly halted when Robert Green of the SCLC clashed with highway patrolmen over parking. The disruption subsided after talks with patrol official Charles Snodgrass and the march continued as leaders including Ralph Abernathy and Floyd McKissick led the group toward Chicago after MLK Jr. left. Temperatures dropped into the low 60s with Huricane Alma gusts as about 130 marchers walked in a narrow shoulder line.
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Highway Patrol
Alma
King
Chicago
Intercepted Letter Dear Cha
A fragment titled Intercepted Letter Dear Cha shows a brief reflection on humility before nature, attributed to a speaker named Nute. The text presents a lone, contemplative voice without additional context or details.
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Cha
Tribune Phone Contact Details
If you cannot reach your carrier try again after 6 p.m. call HE 1 3400 for assistance.
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Tribune
U S Paratroopers Face Dug In North Vietnamese Force
In the central highlands U S paratroopers battle a dug in North Vietnamese force for a fourth day as 400 riot police enter Hue. Helicopters lift battalions into Kontum province while officials say up to 1,800 enemy troops may be involved and 239 killed so far. U S losses are light overall.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
U.S
Central Highlands
Nguyen Cao Ky
Hue
Kontum Province
U.S. 61St Airborne Division
Nuclear test conducted underground at Nevada site
The Atomic Energy Commission announced a nuclear test of low yield beneath the Nevada test site today. The explosion equaled 20 000 tons of TNT or less and was carried out underground.
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Washington
Atomic Energy Commission
Nevada
AEC
Drug Abuse Talk Heard at Chanute Jaycees Meeting
Bill Reiter of Smith Kline and French Laboratories spoke on prescription drug dangers at the Chanute Jaycees gathering. Martha McCoy, Miss Chanute 1966, attended. The meeting previewed the Jaycee junior golf tourney tomorrow, the state junior track meet at Independence, and the local inaugural ball on June 25.
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Chanute Jaycees
Bill Reiter
Smith, Kline and French Laboratories
Philadelphia
Reiter
Martha McCoy
Chanute
Independence
Second Trial For Sheppard
Samuel H. Sheppard will be retried on a second degree murder charge in the 1954 bludgeon slaying of his wife Marilyn. Prosecutor John T. Corrigan said today he has served nine years of a prior sentence and has been free on a $10,000 bond since July 16, 1964, while appeals proceed.
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Cleveland, Ohio
Samuel H. Sheppard
Marilyn
John T. Corrigan
Sheppard
Cuyahoga
Tarrant Seeks Less Government in Kansas Campaign Tour
Wichita Republican U S Senate hopeful Tarrant visited southeast Kansas promoting personal responsibility and limited government. He argued government intrusion causes welfare state growth and urged solving problems through family industry religion education and private cooperation. Page 2 continuation referenced.
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Bill Tarrant
Wichita
U.S. Senate
Kansas
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