Senate House confer on excise tax cut bill
Congress moves toward final action on a $4.7 billion excise tax cut with a conference between Senate and House leaders. President Johnson seeks to have the measure on his desk quickly. auto tax changes and timing differ between bills. final enactment could reduce prices on many goods. Byrd Lausche Williams opposed the bill.
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House
Senate
Washington
Senate House
White House
Russell B. Long
D-La
Johnson
House Must Approve the Recommendations of the Conference Committee
Long
Harry F. Byrd
D-Va
Frank Lausche
Dohio
John J. Williams
Rdel
Alley Paving Near Self Service Store Progress
Klaver and Wallace Construction Co crews paving a half block alley behind the Self Service grocery as part of the Main project widening. A new sidewalk will be installed on the store's east side. property owners fund the improvements.
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Self Service
Klaver and Wallace Construction Company
Charles Ballou
S. Evergreen
Battle in Santo Domingo Leaves Dozens Dead and Wounded
In Santo Domingo a daylong clash between rebels and U S troops left 21 Dominicans dead and 24 American paratroopers wounded. Gunfire was described as moderate to light with mortar shells landing in the rebel sector at 15 to 30 minute intervals after a cease-fire ended the big battle.
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Santo Domingo
Dominican Republic
U.S
Traffic Fatalities Log for Topeka Kansas in June 1965
Kansas traffic death log for June 1965 records 260 deaths by 9 a.m. Wednesday, compared with 273 in the comparable 1964 period. The Topeka AP wire note summarizes fatalities and shifts in counts over the month.
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Topeka
Kansas
Pacifists Protest Action At Pentagon Rally In D C
A Vietnam and Dominican Republic protest opened on the Pentagon steps with leaders including Gordon Christiansen turning in his World War II discharge as a symbol of withdrawn loyalty. Police patrolled while McNamara met with five delegates. Demonstrators spoke from the steps as Pentagon workers were urged to stay calm.
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Pentagon
Christiansen
Mcamara
United States
Pacific
McNamara
Mississippi
Two-Acre Stock Pond SCS Project on Lefever Farm
A stock water pond 2 acres in surface and 9 feet deep is under construction on Hoyt Lefever’s farm, five miles east. The Neosho County Soil Conservation Service directs the project from Erie. A 350-foot dam exists with excavation ongoing, and an 8-inch overflow pipe is installed. Contractor Don Holman, with SCS technicians James Beech and Glen Dunlop, oversee the work. Seventy percent of funds come from the soil conservation program and thirty percent from Lefever. cost figures are not yet available.
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Hoyt Lefever
Here
Neosho County
Erie
Don Holman
James Beech
Glen Dunlop
The
Soil Conservation Service
Soil Conservation Program
Lefever
Bank drives widening of N Grant to ease congestion
William Bodley president of the Bank of Commerce says the Klaver and Wallace Construction Company will widen the east side of N Grant from Main to the alley by eight feet. The project includes moving the bank drive in and restoring meters and poles, with the city deciding on keeping angle parking for spaces.
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N. Grant
William Bodley
Bank of Commerce
Klaver and Wallace Construction Company
Main
Grant
Bodley
Weather Outlook for Kansas and Topeka Area
Fair with little temperature change through Thursday. Highs 80 to 85, tonight's low 60 to 65. Topeka area sees mild, clear conditions with light showers west of Dodge City and Hill City not spreading east. Tuesday highs 67 to 83. early lows 55 to 65 amid ongoing Marais des Cygnes overflow from Osawatomie toward the Missouri line.
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Topeka
Kansas
Dodge City
Hill City
Goodland
Pittsburg
Concordia
Manhattan
Liberal
Weather Bureau
Marais Des Cygnes
Osawatomie
Missouri Line
la Cygne
Redmond Dam Proves Worth in Test Dedication
In Burlington Kansas the John Redmond Dam withstood a three inch rain flood before its dedication. Floodwaters from the Cottonwood and Neosho rivers rose the reservoir by 26 feet and flooded shoreline camps and a speaker’s stand. Gov William Avery and Rep Joe Skibitz are slated to head the dedication.
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Burlington
Kan
John Redmond
Clyde Carter
Cottonwood
Neosho
William Avery
Joe Skibitz
Neosho dairy princess contest underway with three entrants
Three candidates have entered the Neosho county dairy princess contest with at least two more expected. Enterants include Joyce Womeldorff of St Paul Lynita Swiler of Chanute and Nancy Howard of Erie. The winner will be announced next Tuesday at Tioga Hotel dinner attended by the chamber committee.
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Neosho County
Joyce Wemeldorff
St. Paul R
Lynna Swiler
Nancy Howard
Erie
Lynita
Chanute High School
Oscar D. Swiler
Willing Workers 4-H Club
Nancy
Home State Bank of Erie
E. L. Howard
Erie High School
Pittsburg State College
Locke Abstract Co
Tioga
Hutchinson
Chamber of Commerce Agriculture Committee
Ichamber
Tribune Phone Contact Guidance
Instructions urge readers to contact their Tribune via phone if unavailable. If the subject cannot be reached, callers are directed to dial HE 1 3400 after 6 p.m. for assistance.
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Tribune
Baker University to Undertake $1 Million Building Program
Baldwin Kan AP A one million dollar construction drive is planned at Baker University over the next year. President W J Scarborough states a 650000 dormitory for 150 men and a 365000 musical arts building should be ready for occupancy in fall 1966.
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Baldwin
Kan
Baker University
W. J. Scarborough
Six U S Battalions Head for Viet Nam
Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara announced six additional U S battalions and supporting troops are heading to South Viet Nam. He said reinforcements were requested by the Saigon government and will be in place in a few weeks, raising U S strength to about 70 000 to 75 000 men.
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Washington
Robert S. McNamara
Revolutionary Air Assault Division
Secretary of Defense
U.S
South Viet Nam
McNamara
Viet Nam
South
North Viet Nam
Communist
China
Cargill Convicted On Three Counts Of Perjury
Oklahoma City Reuters AP report states O A Cargill Sr. 80 a former mayor convicted in federal court on three counts of perjury from a grand jury probe into Oklahoma Supreme Court justices financial dealings He faces up to 15 years and $6 000 fines with sentencing set for July 9 Cargill lied about a 150 000 bribe and about paying a fictitious person named Pierre Laval to influence a court verdict He also denied paying monies to a Supreme Court member or members
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A. Cargill Sr
The
Hills
Oklahoma City
Supreme Court
Cargill
Transac
J.S. Dist
Roy W. Harper
St. Louis
Hugh A. Cargill
Selected Investments Corp
N. §. Corn
Pierre Laval
Carroll
Laval
Oklahoma
Viet Cong Ambush Near Saigon Hits Convoy and Airport
A Viet Cong force ambushed a government convoy 15 miles southwest of Saigon, reportedly capturing the American adviser with the unit and shooting down a relief helicopter in which one crewman died and three were seriously wounded. An air collision and a Saigon airport bombing wounded several Americans and others.
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Ronald I. Deutsch
Saigon
South Viet Nam
U.S
Viet Nam
United States
U.S. Army
Air Force
Navy
Intercepted Letter Dear Cha Delivers Local Trade Note
The message notes tax cuts as minor beside booming livestock prices and good wheat harvest weather. It highlights farming gains and favorable skies for harvest in the area.
Nation eyes $280 million atom smasher as AEC scramble grows
Applications pour in from 39 states for the proposed proton accelerator to be the world’s largest. The $280 million project would be a mile‑diameter circular accelerator with about 200 BEV, drawing up to 2,000 scientists and a large payroll.
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Washington
Atomic Energy Commission
West Palm Beach
Fla
Richland
Wash
United States
Brookhaven
N.Y
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Dominican
Committee For Nonviolent Action
Redmond
Bill Jenkins
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Tion
National Academy of Sciences
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