Parking meters set for 1st street with lower rate plan
City commissioners approved a four hour meter plan on 1st street between Lincoln and Evergreen with a nickel per two hour rate. Existing two hour meters will be re installed on Main during widening with parallel parking. Angle parking will continue on Main until three new lots are ready, funded by a parking meter bond.
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1St Street
Lincoln
Evergreen
Main
R. J. Hayes
Hayes
Paschal Grimes
The
Commission
City Planning Board
Glen Lacy
Lacy
Army helicopters collide killing 18 at Fort Benning
Two UH-1 aircraft from the 227th Assault Helicopter Battalion collided at low altitude near Fort Benning during a training mission. Eighteen soldiers died with rescue teams scouring a swampy crash area as authorities warned of possible additional casualties and live ammunition aboard one chopper.
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Columbis, Ga
Ft. Benning
Army Infantry Training Center
Army
Columbus
UHIB
227Th Assault
11Th Air Assault Division
Tax Paying Time Extended in Neosho County
County Treasurer Marion Showalter announced the real and personal tax deadline for 1964 was extended to June 21 due to the 20th falling on Sunday. Delinquent accounts face a 10 percent annual penalty, with notices to be published in August and second half debts turned to the sheriff for collection.
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Marion Showalter
Showalter
Neosho County
Intercepted Letter Dear Cha Discusses Economic Outlook
An intercepted note from a family economic expert voices support for current government policy while urging a boost to the financial system through tax measures during a time of fiscal strain.
Quick Slash For Excise Tax In Senate Action
Senate moves to pass a 4.7 billion dollar excise tax cut sweeping wartime levies from 1960s. Sen. Russell B. Long says swift passage possible by nightfall with support from Sen. Thomas H. Kuchel. Final repeal linked to auto safety device requirements and 1968 69 timelines.
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Senate
Washington
Russell B. Long
D-La
Thomas H. Kuchel
Rcalif
House
Fall Is Fatal in Shawnee Trash Truck Accident
Bernard Jenkins 20 died after falling under the rear wheels of a trash truck in Shawnee Kansas. Driver Louis M Beasley 24 says Jenkins rode on the back as the truck backed up. Jenkins worked for a disposal service.
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Shawnee, Kan
Bernard Jenkins
Jenkins
Louis M. Beasley
Beasley
Royal Decoration Returned Over Beatles Honor
RAF hero Paul Pearson mailed back his MBE to Queen Elizabeth II to protest the Beatles receiving the award in the queen's birthday honors. He accuses Prime Minister Harold Wilson of using the honor for political gain and says many wartime servants feel debased by the decision.
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London
Royal Air Force
Order of the British Empire
Paul Pearson
Pearson
Straits of Dover
Harold Wilson
M.B.E
Hector Dapis
Nincompoops
Free chest X ray survey moves to Chanute for eight day run
The State Health mobile unit begins an eight day public schedule in Chanute with four time slots this week and next at the Memorial building and highway division grounds. The X ray program screens for tuberculosis and other chest diseases and is open to all residents 20 or older with consent required for under 20 or pregnant women. Local sponsor is the Neosho County Tuberculosis and Health Assn. In prior stops 1,264 X rays were collected across Stark Erie St. Paul Galesburg and Thayer.
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State Department of Health
Neosho County
Chanute
State Highway Commission Division
Stark
Erie
St. Paul
Galesburg
Thayer
D. A. Finney
County Survey
Johnson Democrats Agree Nation's Economy Is Good
President Johnson and Democratic leaders said the economy is sound after a White House breakfast. House Speaker McCormack cited record May employment and top factory pay, while Mansfield said stock declines lack clear causes but the country remains sound.
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Johnson
Washington
White House
John W. McCormack
Massachusetts
Senate
Mike Mansfield
Montana
Wall Street
Traffic Fatalities In Topeka Log For June 1965
Kansas traffic death log records 24 hours to 9 am Tuesday showing 1 fatality for June and 24 for 1965, compared with 271 for the same period in 1964.
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Topeka
Kansas
House Unit OKs 1 Billion Boost In Military Pay
The House Armed Services Committee approved a 1 billion dollar military pay bill by a 33 to 1 vote, matching a 10.7 percent average annual pay hike. Rep. Samuel Stratton opposed it. The bill adopts elements of Johnson administration proposals including a variable reenlistment bonus and annual pay reviews to help retention.
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Long
Senate Finance Committee
Johnson
House
Louisiana
Senate
Washington
House Armed Services Committee
Rep. Samuel §. Stratton
Dn.y
L. Mendel Rivers
D-S.c
Armed Services
Defense
Robert MacNamara
Planes Strike Bridges in North and South Viet Nam
U S Navy aircraft targeted bridges near Hanoi and Ninh Binh, with reports of damage to a highway span 50 miles south of Hanoi and another bridge 55 miles below Hanoi. In South Viet Nam 230 attacks on Viet Cong locations were logged in the 24 hours to 6 a.m. plus hits on Dong Hoi airfield approaches and other military targets.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
U.S. Navy
Hanoi
North Viet Nam
South
Viet Nam
North
Red Capital
Ninh Binh
U. S
Highway 7
Vinh
Dong Hoi
Saddles Stolen From Parsons Area Farm
ERIE The sheriff's office was notified yesterday by Harry Smith that two roping saddles were stolen from his farm five miles north of Parsons within the past week.
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Erie
Parsons
Sheriff's Office
Harry Smith
Drought Strikes Northeast U S Water Rules Tighten
A severe drought grips the northeast with water shortages and crop threats. New York and New Jersey face strict limits, while cities like East Providence ban lawn watering and Syracuse builds a long pipeline to Lake Ontario. Vermont hay outlook worsens as Lake Champlain sinks. Connecticut rains ease drought but remain below normal.
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United States
Associated Press
Herbert W. Peabody
Federal Extension Service
Newport
Rhode Island
Providence
Onondaga County
New York
Syracuse
Ontario
Albany
Vermont
Raymond G. Rowley
Lake Champlain
Connecticut
Weather Improvement Forecast For Kansas Through Wednesday
Rain improved forecast for Kansas with mostly fair skies through Wednesday. Tonight low temperatures in the mid 60s and Wednesday highs in the mid 80s. Only 20 percent rain remains in western Kansas tonight through Wednesday as storms drift north and east.
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Topeka
Kansas
Flooding outlook improves as Marais des Cygnes crest forecasts rise
Lower Marais des Cygnes valley faced ongoing flooding with Osawatomie and Trading Post at crest levels Monday. Osawatomie saw 31.04 feet and a 32.50 foot crest expected. Trading Post forecast 28.0 feet Monday night, with a 27.50 foot crest Thursday. La Cygne rose to 31.01 feet and is set to fall with a 20.50 foot crest projected Wednesday morning. Cottonwood River reached 24.15 feet Monday, staying within banks today.
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Associated Press
Marais Des Cygnes
Osawatomie
Trading Post
la Cygne
Marins Des Cygne
LaCygne
Cottonwood
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John Sherman
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Chamber of Commerce Parks and Recreation Committee
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Santa Fe Park
Roy Ensminger
Manuel Lopez
Planning Board
Steuben
11Th
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14Th
Santa Fe
13Th
Grant
Forest
Howard Parsons
Cha
Abraham A. Ribicoff
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Tom Stevenson
W. Main
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Paul Luckan
Stevenson
Rivers
Pentagon
Congress
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Upstate
New York City
U. S. Geological Survey
Maine
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