Wheat harvest outlook in four-county area
Heavy weekend rains delayed wheat cutting in Allen Wilson Woodson and Neosho counties but fields are drying and harvest is expected to begin late this week with full swing by next week. Farmers report 30 to 35 bushels per acre with corn soybeans and oats faring well as water supplies improve.
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Neosho County
Allen, Wilson, and
Woodson
Parsons
Altamont
Fred DeLano
DeLano
Allen County
Tom Maxwell
Maxwell
Wilson
Wilson County
Woodson County
Don Holman
Holman
Chanute
Tribune
Sam Barnhart
Topeka Plans Acquisition for State Government Plaza
John F. Harbes Jr. director of the Topeka urban renewal agency said land acquisition for a proposed state government plaza will begin in January. The plan aims to reshape government precincts and spur redevelopment in downtown Topeka.
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Topeka (Ap
John F. Harbes Jr
Topeka
Intercepted Letter Sparks Comically Candid Image Line
The intercepted note hints at a seasonal spread of news photographs featuring a woman smiling atop an ice cake. It notes the recurring visual theme and playful tone without naming individuals or outlets.
Planning Board Reviews Revision of Zoning Law
Planning Board reviews proposed zoning ordinance revisions after consultant recommendations. A public hearing on amendments will be held July 12 before the board, then moved to the city commission. Changes aim to update the ordinance to state law and guide controlled development. Harold Williams presided. members present included Buford Fisher, O H Cunningham, Harvey Young and W G Bodley.
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Planning Board
City Planning Commission
City Commission
Ners
Harold Williams
Buford Fisher
O. H. Cunningham
Harvey Young
W. G. Bodley
Traffic Fatalities Rise in Topeka Log for 24 Hours
Kansas traffic death log shows 24 hours ending 9 am Thursday June 26 1967 with 24 fatalities, compared to 284 for all of 1966. Local pattern tracks yearly totals and public safety readings.
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Topeka
Kansas
Marines Engage in Two Battles South of Da Nang as War Quickens
US Marines clash with Communist forces 25 miles and 14 miles south of Da Nang amid renewed ground fighting. Casualties are unannounced on both sides. In the Mekong Delta a hard core battalion of about 500 is said to have been cut to pieces by helicopter gunships and artillery, with Vietnam’s 21st Division credited in the victory. The Delta battle and air strikes push to 129 raids against North Vietnam as a Phantom jet is listed missing after being shot down.
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Saigon
da Nang
5Th Marine Regiment
7Th Marine Regiment
Arizona
Mekong River
U.S
North Vietnam
Hanoi
Tay Do
Johnson bypasses Senate leaders on Middle East policy
The State Department named two citizen panels to advise on U S policy in the Israeli Arab crisis drawing reaction from Senate leaders Fulbright Dirksen Mansfield and others who said no consultations or timing have been set. Included on the citizen panel are former ambassadors Galbraith Hare and Yost.
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Washington
Johnson
Senate
U.S
Middle East
State Department
United States
J. W. Fulbright
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
National Security Council
McGeorge Bundy
John Kenneth Galbraith
Raymond A. Hare
Charles Yost
U.N. General Assembly Emergency Session Likely
The United Nations weighs an emergency General Assembly session after a Soviet request over Israel's actions in the Middle East. By noon 22 of 122 members favor the session though no major opposition is seen. Kosygin may attend with a Russian delegation of leading Soviet statesmen.
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United Nations, N.Y
U.N. General Assembly
Soviet Union
Middle East
U Thant
U.N
Alexei N. Kosygin
Andrei A. Gromyko
Henry S. Bradsher
Moscow
Kosygin
Stennis Defends Senate Ethics Move Against Dodd
Sen. John Stennis calls the Dodd ethics case a grievous wrong to the Senate and says censure should follow only strong proof. The ethics panel found Dodd converted political funds and billed travel to the Senate and others, sending a resolution for censure. He faulted Dodd's assertion that debts were political while noting earlier proof was sought. Stennis said Johnson and Humphrey acted in good faith in Dodd fundraising events.
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Washington
John Stennis
Thomas J. Dodd
Senate
Stennis
Mississippi
Senate Ethics Committee
Dodd
Connecticut
Johnson
Humphrey
Devlinent Uproar By Bonner Springs Youths
Bonner Springs Kansas AP report: Wednesday night youths caused an uproar with fighting rocks and bottles on Main Street and a parking lot. White and Negro boys pushed cars and challenged drivers. No serious property damage reported. several youths injured. Two youths arrested as 15 officers from county police patrol detain the crowd.
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Bonner’ Springs
Kan
Bonner Springs
Glenn Brunk
Brunk
Wyandotte
Kansas
Tribune Phone Contact For Carrier Referenced
Instructions urge readers to contact their Tribune phone carrier and provide an alternate number HE 1-5400 after 6 p.m. The note implies a communication fallback when the primary line is unreachable.
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Tribune
Weather and storm outlook with damaging hail reports
Temperatures ranged from 70s to mid 90s with high humidity and a pending storm risk. The area forecast calls for increasing clouds and scattered thundershowers through Friday as lows near 70 and highs reach 90 to 95. Reports note heavy crop losses from Wednesday night hail in Sheridan and Decatur counties including Selden, Jennings, Brewster, and Dresden as storms track along a front from northwest Kansas into Nebraska.
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Topeka
Sheridan
Decatur
Selden
Jennings
Kan
Brewster
Dresden
City sewer cleaning blocks 3rd Street subway traffic
City workers cleaned the storm sewer that drains surface water from the subway on 3rd Street. Heavy rains last weekend caused severe drainage problems. Work aimed to finish later today.
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3Rd Street
Mid-America board tightens focus amid labor squeeze
Southeast Kansas nine county group Mid-America reports broader aims beyond industrial growth as labor supplies tighten with Parsons ordnance plant reopening. Fred Harris notes expanded functions and slower new plant pace while Derrill Pierce says organization now centers on utilizing a large regional labor force and assisting existing industry.
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Keith Wright
Mid-America
Southeast
Kansas
Parsons Ordnance
Chanute
Fred Harris
Mid- America
Derrill Pierce
Parsons
Harris
Pierce
Parsons Ordnance Plant
Mid-America outlines regional plans amid oil decline debate
A Pittsburg meeting of Mid-America heard plans to boost industry in southeast Kansas through new or expanded production. The session reviewed area planning studies, posted the oil sector’s troubles, and appointed a steering committee led by Bill Fribley and Clyde Reed with Chanute representatives Dr. Glen Ashley and W. H. McMurray.
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Mid-America
Pittsburg
Bill Fribley
Crestline
Clyde Reed
Parsons
Chanute
Glen Ashley
W. H. McMurray
Pierce
A. H
Bud) Alcock
Eastern Kansas Oil and Gas Assn
Mid-America Area
Country Club
Walter Wulf
Humboldt
Ken Caldwell
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Council
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Esccsee
Nebraska
Alcock
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