Wild Locomotive Races 98 Miles At Top Speeds
A derailed Santa Fe locomotive sped 98 miles through nine Kansas towns at speeds up to nine miles an hour before a derailment near Kinsley ended the run. No injuries, but narrow escapes and fires marked the chase as officers blocked crossings and logged times.
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Kinsley
Kan
Kansas
Keystone Kops Chase
Twoamit
Santa Fe
J. R. Fitzgerald
Hutchinson
Arkansas River
Harold Crain
Division
Newton
Railroad
Stanley Stout
Sterling
Larned
Intercepted Letter Raises Tax Surcharge Question
An intercepted World War II era letter to Cha questions whether a 10 percent income tax surcharge will lower living costs, reflecting public concern about wartime fiscal policy.
Lone sailor Hugo Vihlen refuses tow in Gulf Stream drift
Hugo Vihlen aboard the six foot April Fool was spotted five miles off North Miami Beach as the Gulf Stream carried his small sailboat northeast of target. The First Edition located him 25 miles east of Delray Beach and Coast Guard cutters joined the search. Vihlen declined aid saying he would continue alone toward Homestead despite the difficult conditions.
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Fort Lauderdale
Fila
Hugo Vihlen
Gulf Stream
Atlantic
Florida
Viblen
April Fool
Lower
Biscayne Bay
Miami Beach
Delray Beach
Coast Guard
Cape Sheawater
Edward Vihlen
Ted Gore
The
Gore Newspaper Co
Vihlen
Homestead
Miami
Missing Package Mystery Solved
Becky Jeffers reports a package theft at her residence on 121 East 9th before work. A neighbor notes the incident and the mailman later confirms returning the parcel to the post office after finding no one home.
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Becky Jeffers
Miss Jeffers
the Tribune
Harvest in Full Swing Across Four-County Wheat Belt
Wheat harvest is underway in four counties with yields around 35 bushels per acre and prices near 1.23 dollars per bushel. Erie extension office reports 36 bushels in Neosho county south area, Chanute elevator notes good quality with some losses from rain, Wilson county sees 25 to 45 bushels, Woodson and Allen counties report similar 30 to 45 bushels and a strong peak next week.
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Erie
Neosho County
Chanute
Wilson County
Woodson County
Ted Wray
Allen County
Weather outlook with mild temps and scattered showers
Partly cloudy through Saturday with little temperature change. Occasional showers or thunderstorms possible tonight and tomorrow, 40 percent and 30 percent rain chances respectively. High around 90 Saturday, lows 65 to 70 Tonight cooler air moves into the state with gusty NW winds and brief dust.
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Topeka
Weather Bureau
Kansas
Warren Quits High Court Chief Justice Earl Warren resigns from the Supreme Court after 15 years amid debates over liberal rulings.
AP reports Warren plans to quit the bench noting this reflects a push for new blood in public institutions. White House declined comment and efforts to reach Warren were unsuccessful. Warren cited his 75th birthday as a point to consider compulsory retirement, though none exists for federal judges.
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Washington
Earl Warren
Supreme Court
Warren
Topeka union and state district agree on 14 agenda items
Health Workers Union Local 1271 and the Division of Institutional Management reached a roughly fourteen item agenda focusing on wages and working conditions. The union, under a court order, demonstrated at the statehouse as talks begin. State officials report Topeka State Hospital and Kansas Neurological Institute run without issue. The union had claimed control over four state institutions including the Kansas Children’s Treatment Center and the Boys Industrial School.
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Warren
Robert Haines
Division of
Topeka
Unio Local 1271
Dem
Statehouse
Topeka State Hospital
Kansas Neurological Institute
Union
Kansas Children’s Treatment Center
Boys Industrial School
Tribune Contact Transcript Prompts Phone Reach
If you cannot reach your Tribune by phone, contact your carrier. If he cannot be reached, dial HE 1-3400 after 6 p.m.
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Tribune
Senate approves 10 percent tax to Johnson
The Senate passed a 10 percent surcharge on individual and corporate income taxes and a $6 billion spending cut, sending the bill to President Johnson. The measure, retroactive to April 1 for individuals and Jan 1 for corporations, expires June 30 next year unless extended.
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Washington
Senate
Johnson
House
Congress
Radar Error Sparks Inconsistent Reports Near DMZ
U.S. sources say radar misreads may have caused reports of enemy helicopter sightings around the DMZ. Reports claimed ships were struck. a patrol boat sank and an Australian destroyer took hits, but no wreckage was confirmed and the command ordered restraint pending investigation.
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Saigon
U.S
Demilitarized Zone
Bicycle Crash Injures 87YearOld Man in Emporia
David O. Yost of Emporia was injured when his bicycle collided with a parked car and overturned. He was hospitalized for cuts to both hands a head bump and knee abrasions. He is 87 years old.
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Emporia
Kan
David O. Yost
Yost
Area Congressmen Vote on Tax Bill
In a roll call on the tax increase spending out conference report the House supporters included Democrats Bolling Hungate Ichord Karsten Sullivan Gathings Mills Pryor Albert Steed and Republicans Dole Mize Shriver Skubitz Belcher Hammerschmidt while opponents included Democrats Hall Randall Edmondson Jarman and Republicans Curtis Hall Winn Smith from Missouri Kansas and Oklahoma.
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Washington
House
Bolling
Hungate
Ichord
Karsten and Sullivan
Missouri
Gathings
Mills and Pryor
Arkansas
Albert and Steed
Oklahoma
Dole
Mize, Shriver and Skubitz
Kansas
Belcher
Hammerschmidt
Hall and Randall
Edmondson and Jarman
Curtis and
Hall
Winn
Smith
Continuing Progress Report On Eisenhower Health
Army doctors at Walter Reed report continuing progress in former President Dwight D. Eisenhower after his recent heart attack. A medical bulletin at 10 30 a m EDT says no further daily reports unless condition changes.
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Washington
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Walter Reed Army Hospital
Northeast drainage plan agreed with city and SCS
A special city commission meeting approved cost sharing for a cooperative drainage project east of US 169, reviewing SCS plans with C P McKinnie and stating city liability of about 2810 dollars. The plan includes ditching along the Santa Fe railroad, with a culvert and road elevation work by Neosho county.
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City Commission
ILC
W. Cherry
C. P. McKinnie
Soil Conservation Service Office
Erie
John Sherman
SCS
McKinnie
Mid-America Refining Co
Neosho County
Oasis Road
William S. Hill
Ash Grove
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Tennessee
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Rendezvous Tavern
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R. J. Hayes
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