Skubitz Sees GOP Gain Potential in House
Congressman Joe Skubitz told Neosho County Republicans that the GOP could elect more than 40 additional House members this fall. He tied this to criticism of the Johnson administration over Vietnam, inflation, and domestic policy while urging hard campaign work. The event, at the Orchid Buffet, was hosted by the Neosho County Republican Women and the GOP central committee.
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U. S
House of Representatives
Joe Skubitz
Ith
Neosho County
Rep. Skubitz
Lyndon Johnson
Viet Nam
Orchid Buffet
Republican Women's Club
Neosho
Like Son Like Dad at Supreme Court Bar Admission
Rep. Joe Skubitz introduces his son Daniel for admission to the Supreme Court bar. Chief Justice Warren quips I’d have known which one was the son. The event features GOP officials and a carved elephant gift. Skubitz travels between Washington and the capital.
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Supreme Court
Skubitz
Joe Skubitz
R-Kian
Daniel
Earl Warren
Sheriff Probes Two County Road Traffic Crashes
Erie sheriff's office reports two recent crashes. A 1960 Chevrolet driven by Terri Mc Call aged 17 from Parsons Route 1 struck a bridge two miles south of South Mound at 10 15 a.m. with no injuries and about 50 dollars damage. Earlier, a 1955 Pontiac driven by F M Alford aged 79 from Chanute Route 3 backed from a courthouse curb causing about 50 dollars damage to the Alford car. Gilbert Haynes 76 of Chanute was involved with no damage to his vehicle.
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Erie
Sheriff's Office
Terri McCall
Parsons R. 1
South Mound
Sheriff’s Office
F. M. Alford
Chanute R. 3
Gilbert Haynes
Chanute
Haynes
Alford
Printing Plant Damaged as Kansas Tornado Sparks Elimination Talk
Gov. William H. Avery discussed possible elimination of the state printing plant posed by last week's tornado. He gave no firm stance, noting the plan would likely be taken up by legislators and at the Finance Council meeting. A constitutional amendment would be needed to remove the operation.
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William H. Avery
Avery
Finance Council
Driver Survives One-Car Crash Near Chanute
A 1965 Chevrolet driven by James F. Thurston 30 of Lola ran off US 169 after hitting a slick spot 2.5 miles north of Chanute at about 4 30 this morning. Thurston was not injured and the patrol estimated damage at 1300 to the car, which ended in a pond.
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Highway Patrol
Chanute
Thurston
Victoria
Thana Junction
Central Terminal
Central Railway
Madras
Calcutta
New Delhi
Chamber Sets Plans For Special Retail Promotion
The Chamber of Commerce retail committee met at 3 p.m. in the chamber office to discuss a special promotion. An agriculture committee gathering at 7 p.m. tomorrow also in the chamber office will finalize planning for the Neo sho county dairy princess contest set for June 21.
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Chamber of Commerce
Agriculture Committee
Neosho County
Avery Seeks Re election as Kansas Governor
TOPEKA AP Gary William H Avery filed today for a second term as governor. Avery a Republican will seek his party s nomination in the August primary. Avery a former congressman from northeast Kansas paid his 200 filing fee at the secretary of state s office and at about the same time made a formal statement to newsmen.
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Topeka
Gary
William H. Avery
Avery
Kansas
Secretary of State
City Dads Meet In Regular Commission Session
The city commission will hold a regular meeting tonight at 7 30 with agenda items for public discussion and decision. Local officials and residents are invited to attend and speak on matters slated for the session.
U S Pilot Downs 13th Commie MIG
A U S Navy pilot Cmdr Hal Marr destroyed the 13th MIG of the war using a heat seeking Sidewinder in a dogfight northwest of Haiphong and northeast of Hanoi. Two U S planes were lost in new attacks as paratroopers swept a jungle ridge held by North Vietnamese forces.
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South Viet Nam
Hanoi
Haiphong
U.S
Cmdr
Hal L. Marr
101St Airborne Division
Fear 100 Indians Killed in Bombay Train Crash
AP reports a Bombay suburb collision of two suburban trains during morning rush hour left at least 100 dead and about 120 injured. Officials counted 52 bodies and 106 injured after the wreck near Matunga North of Victoria Station.
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India
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Victoria Station
Fire department extinguishes burning cross near 1119 S Central
Fire crews responded at 1 a.m. Sunday to a burning cross at 1119 South Central. The cross stood about six feet tall with a four foot arm, made of 2x4s and wrapped in kerosene soaked rags and wire.
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S. Central
Drivers Repeatedly Stuck in Deep Puddles Across City
In Kansas City police say numerous motorists stalled at flooded intersections as water fills cars. Sgt. William Sullivan notes many drivers continue into deep puddles until water reaches door handles. A police car was abandoned as floodwaters rose around it.
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Kansas City
William Sullivan
Kansas
Missouri
Blue River Valley
U.S. Highway 50
Heart of America
Agnes Reed
Hutchinson Girl Found Dead in Shallow Grave
Police and Reno County officers recovered the body of Linda Calendar, 17, south of Hutchinson. The sheriff arrested Kenneth Kilpatrick, 19, and Ronald Warrick, 18, who allegedly took Calendar for a ride, raped her, and killed her. Warrick accused Kilpatrick of the slaying.
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Reno County
Linda Calendar
Kenneth Kilpatrick
Ronald Warrick
Miss Calendar
Warrick
Kilpatrick
Sheriff's Office
Telephone contact for Tribune carrier request
Instructions urge readers to reach their Tribune carrier or call HE 1 3400 after 6 p.m. for contact and delivery issues.
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Independence Man Heads State DAV
Parsons Kansas AP Marshall Alber of Independence was elected state commander of the Disabled American Veterans succeeding George F Berlin of Topeka Kenneth Thompson of Kansas City and Robert Harding of Coffeyville were named vice commanders Mike Sissman Eureka judge advocate and Robert Staples Kansas City chaplain
Tax Deadline Looms as Second-Half Taxes Due Monday
Marion Showalter Neosho county treasurer notes second-half 1965 tax payments due next Monday with no penalty. Collections to June 1 totaled 1 512 491 67, down from 1 776 790 54 last year, and the 1964 1965 tax rolls differ by 389 994 24. He warns a tax-jam may come in the final days and says larger corporate payments remain outstanding.
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Erie
Marion Showalter
Neosho County
Showalter
Drive Here to Aid Victims Of Topeka Storm Disaster
Beta Sigma Phi sorority led by Betty Toland collects clothes hangars non perishable foods toys toothbrushes and toothpaste for Topeka tornado victims. Donations can be dropped at the Presbyterian Church basement 7 30 a.m. to 6 p.m. today through Wednesday in closable containers. Volunteers to transport items to Topeka are also sought.
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Topeka
Beta Sigma Phi Sorority
Betty Toland
Presbyterian Church
Rioting erupts in Chicago after police shooting
In a Puerto Rican neighborhood on Chicago’s North Side a crowd over 1,000 rioted after a officer shot a youth he said threatened him with a gun. Cars were damaged, looting reported, and more than 30 jailed as police faced rocks and bottles.
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Chicago
North Side
March Goes On as Civil Rights March Reaches Mississippi
About 175 people followed Floyd McKissick on a 20 mile leg of a Mississippi march along U S 51 toward Jackson. A Mississippi Highway Department mower cleared grass while state troopers patrolled. McKissick urged workers in fields to join the march. one worker replied he could not walk. Splinter car groups urged voter registration nearby.
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Floyd McKissick
U.S. 51
Mississippi Highway Department
McKissick
Congress of Racial Equality
Mckhissick
Delta
Traffic Fatalities Log For June 1966
Kansas traffic death log shows 263 fatalities for the comparable 1965 period, with 266 for 1966. The report notes 2 unreported deaths and covers the 48 hours to 9 a.m. Monday in Topeka.
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Topeka
Kansas
Heavy Rains Hit Kansas Amid Flood Forecasts
Weather and flood reports show heavy rains across northeast Kansas and Kansas City area. Reported totals include Meriden 4.10 inches and Topeka 3.39 inches with widespread flooding, downed trees, and rescues as crews warn residents to move to higher ground.
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Kansas City
Leavenworth
Topeka
Grantville
Meriden
Fatal Stabbing at Delmar Hotel in Kansas City
Melvin Blane Combs, 45, died in a hospital about 45 minutes after being stabbed responding to a desk clerk’s call for help at the Delmar Hotel on East Ninth Street. Police detained 35-year-old Harvey Eugene Vaughn, a transient, as the suspected assailant after the desk clerk, Charles Hayes, said Vaughn was ejected and returned later before the fatal stabbing.
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Melvin Blane Combs
Delmar Hotel
East Ninth
Charles Hayes
Vaughn
Hayes
Combs
Lightning injures guardsman in Topeka tornado district
Ronald Bloom, 22, an Army reservist on duty in Topeka's tornado district, was struck by lightning Sunday. He was taken to a hospital and left stiff and sore from the jolt.
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Topeka
Ronald Bloom
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