Separate Drives Against Communists Intensify in Vietnam
Giant B52 raids hit central highlands as two large U S operations continue against Communist forces. The 25th Infantry clashed with North Vietnamese regulars near the Cambodian border, claiming 53 enemy killed for a three day total of 90. Operation Paul Revere involves about 8,000 U S troops. Nathan Hale operation proceeds 240 miles northeast of Saigon with five battalions and 8,000 troops. Two U S Navy planes were downed. a transport helicopter was shot down, with six dead and two wounded. Paratroopers totaling 1,000 arrive, bringing total U S forces to 271,000. 4th Battalion 503rd Infantry lands at Vung Tau.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
U.S
25Th Infantry Division
U.S. 1St Cavalry
Nathan Hale
Viet Nam
4Th Battalion (Airborne
503Rd Infantry
Vung Tau
Kansas Supreme Court upholds community junior colleges law
The Kansas Supreme Court upholds a law creating community junior colleges and allowing counties to pay out-of-district tuition. The case involved Rawlins County and Colby Community Junior College over a $1,504.07 tuition bill. The court found no constitutional infirmities and stressed access to two years of post high school education within commuting distance for all Kansas youths.
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Topeka
Kansas Supreme Court
Atty
Robert C. Sonderholm
Rawlins County
Colby Community Junior College
Rawlins
State of
Kansas
Weather Outlook and Kansas Heat Wave Continues
AREA FORECAST predicts general fair skies and warmer conditions tonight and Sunday with low around the mid 70s and high in the mid 90s. TOPEKA AP reports summer heat dominates Kansas after morning light showers exit. hot, windy, humid weather expected with chances of showers mainly in the western part and no rainfall amounts reported.
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Topeka
Kansas
Beloit
Hoisington
Nebraska
Weather Bureau
Chopper Rolls In To Hit Enemy Gun Nest In Viet Nam
Maj Don Ott piloted a rocket firing helicopter to a ground near target on a plateau, firing rockets in two passes to disrupt an enemy machine gun trench. Capt Robert Rodgers, whose helicopter was hit previously, watched as the mission concluded with success for the 1st Air Cavalry Division.
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Dong Tae
South Viet Nam
Don Ott
Ott
Dong Tre
Robert J. Rodgers
Fort Worth
Tex
Rodgers
Maj
Wilbur R. Pierce Jr
Santa Clara
Calif
Army Aerial Rocket Artillery
1St Air Cavalry Division
Soldiers and Sailors 93rd Reunion at Erie
The 93rd Old Soldiers and Sailors Reunion will run July 11 to 16 in Erie. Events include a band concert amateur hour free bean supper horseshoe contest dances and a carnival. Sponsored by George L. Hendricks post American Legion with Neal Trumbull as post commander.
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ERIE
Old Soldiers and Sailors
George L. Hendricks
American Legion
Neal Trumbull
Poison Bread Sickness Hits Cebu City Residents
In Cebu City Philippines one hundred forty residents were admitted to hospitals after eating poisoned bread. A local health official said many victims were in critical condition.
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Manila
Cebu City
Chlorine Pipe Explosion Sicks 62 Bathers at Cairo Pool
A Cairo pool pipe failure released chlorine causing sixty two bathers to lose consciousness. Police report thirty three treated at area hospitals with no serious injuries.
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Cairo
Commie Leader Warns of U.S. Riots Over Equality
Claude Lightfoot, chief civil rights spokesman for the U S Communist party, warned in New York that riots could shake the nation if Negro demands for equality are not met. He said violence is not advocated but threatened possible upheaval if relief does not come.
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New York
U.S
Communist Party
Claude Lightfoot
Johnson
Airline Pilot Course Opens at Kansas City JC
Kansas City Metropolitan Junior College SIGNS with Mid-Continent Aviation to offer airline pilot training. Nineteen students enrolled this summer with 50 to 100 expected next year. Cost is 3200 for 24 hours of flight and ground training plus four dollars per credit hour for college courses. Students can earn an associate degree in flight training by completing 43 credit hours in English physics mathematics speech American government psychology accounting and economics alongside flight instruction.
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Kansas City
Kansas City Metropolitan
Auto Safety Bill Passed by Senate
The Senate approved a broad auto safety package 76 to 0 and a separate 465 million traffic safety fund. The measures set federal interim and permanent safety standards for cars trucks buses and motorcycles and require coordination with states and industry. They aim to reduce highway deaths by addressing car driver and road factors with future updates every two years.
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Senate
Capitol
Secretary of Commerce
House to House Salesmen Held for Violating Green River Ordinance
Three men Pierce Adams III Leawood Michael A Keane Kansas City and Joseph R Barnes Leavenworth were arrested for house to house sales calls violating the Green River ordinance. They are held in city jail in 25 bond each for selling encyclopedias.
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Green River
Pierce B. Adams III
Leawood
Michael A. Keane
Kansas City
Joseph R. Barnes
Leavenworth
Youth Corps Projects Expand Jobs in Kansas City Area
Department of Labor announces two Neighborhood Youth Corps projects to place 30 youths. Irwin Community High School Louisburg enrolls 12 youths aged 16 to 21 with a $4,350 allocation. Unified School District 250 Pittsburg sponsors 18 youths. Labor Department provides $5,499.
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Kansas City
Department of Labor
Irwin Community High School
Louisburg
Unified School District 250
Pittsburg
Labor Department
Mumps Vaccine Claim Highlighted by Dr Hilleman
Dr Maurice R Hilleman of Merck and colleagues tout a nearly 100 percent effective mumps vaccine using the Jeryl Lynn strain supplied by his daughter. In tests, 98 percent of children vaccinated were protected, with long lasting antibodies. The vaccine is not yet available for general use and awaits broader testing for government licensing.
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Chicago
Maurice R. Hilleman
Merck Institute For Therapeutic Research
West Point
Jeryl Lynn
Hilleman
American Therapeutics Society
Ous
Hillerman
Eugene Buynak
Merck
Robert E. Weibel
Joseph Stokes Jr
University of Pennsylvania
Children’s Hospital of
Philadelphia
Lankenau Hospital
Jery Lynn
Car Damage In Accidents
Police report multiple vehicle incidents including a 1966 Pontiac damaged while parked at Jim Rogers residence estimated at 100 dollars. Lois Kaufman struck a cow in a 1964 Olds on West 14th causing rear fender damage. других minor bumper damage to Hillard Blume’s car after backing in. Peggy Ray backed into a parked 1958 Pontiac causing damage to the left front fender.
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Jim Rogers
Lois Kaufman
W. Oak
West 14Th
Ola Whitworth
S. Lincoln
Hillard Blume
Kansas
Peggy Ray
Tennessee
Glen Strack
Strack
Wakefield Named Head of Foods and Nutrition at K State
Manhattan Kansas Dr Lucille M Wakefield formerly led foods and nutrition study at the University of Vermont is named to a similar post at Kansas State University effective July 18 the AP reports Wakefield will assume leadership of the foods and nutrition program at K State.
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Manhattan
Kan
Lucille M. Wakefield
University of Vermont
Kansas State University
Intercepted Letter Dear Cha Addresses Safety Morals
A fragmentary note from Nute discusses the difficulty of legislating safety and morals, reflecting cautious sentiment on governance and policy. The letter framing suggests a private correspondence amid broader political or social debates.
Meredith Resumes March To End Fear In Mississippi
James H. Meredith, 33, resumes his lone 159 mile trek along U S 51 from Canton toward Tougaloo to finish the march for voter rights. The Mississippi event, started in Memphis June 5, has drawn civil rights leaders and students, with mixed rally attendance and tensions over protest tactics.
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Meredith
Tougaloo
Miss
James H. Meredith
U.S. 51
Canton
Columbia
New York
Doddson in Lawmaker’s Fight as Ethics Probe Rises
Senate hearings on Senator Thomas J Dodd and misconduct charges move toward a climax as his son Jeremy and wife join in a defense. The episode centers on former Dodd aide Michael O’Hare who helped remove documents later shared with columnists Pearson and Anderson.
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Washington
Senate
Sen
Thomas J Dodd
Connecticut Democrat
Jeremy
Dodd
Michael O'Hare
O'Hare
Drew Pearson
Jack Anderson
Senate Ethics Committee
O’hare
Ethics Committee
John Stennis
Dmiss
Falling Tree Kills Wellington Man
Vernon A. Robinson, 58, of Wellington, was killed Friday when a large cottonwood he was hired to remove fell and decapitated him. He worked as a bulldozer operator and was found by a neighbor while working alone.
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Wellington
Kan
Vernon A. Robinson
Kansas Delegation Votes in Congress on Key Bills
Senate passes 69 to 8 to liberalize bankruptcy laws with Carlso n and Pearson casting for. Senate approves 57 to 18 authorizing Interior to regulate non coal mine safety with Pearson for and Carlson not voting. House approves 374 to 10 expanding unemployment insurance to cover over three million more workers with Dole Mize and Skubitz for and Ellsworth not voting.
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Secretary of the Interior
Pearson
Carlson
House
Dole
Mize
Skubitz
Ellsworth
CAP Communications Meeting in Eureka Kansas
CAP personnel from Southeast Kansas attend a Sunday conference on communications in Eureka. Maj. William C. Gilmore of Pleasanton says the session will beef up the group's network to support rapid reliable communication for search and rescue missions. Lt. John Carstarphen of Fort Scott will run a class on news media relations.
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Eureka
Kan
Civil Air Patrol
Kansas
William C. Gilmore
Pleasanton
Kansas Cap
CAP
John Carstarphen
Fort Scott
Tribune Contact Instructions
If you can reach the Tribune by phone use your carrier. If unavailable, call HE 1-3400 after 6 p.m. to reach the person.
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Tribune
Death Toll Rises In Kansas Traffic Log Summary
Across Kansas three separate late night into morning crashes left four dead and multiple injuries. A one car blaze near Kansas City claimed two unidentified victims as Lundstrom described a hit from behind and a 30 foot embankment fall. Near Salina two Wichita residents, Mrs. Howard Minick and 13 year old Nancy, died when their car was struck by a semi on I 70. In Wellsville a Kansas City man Wilburn Crenshaw and his 15 year old son Marvin were killed on I 35 after stopping to change a tire.
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Kansas City, Kan
Kansas City
Kan
U.S. 40
William F. Lundstrom
Tonganoxie
Lundstrom
Salina
Wichita
Howard H. Minick
Nancy
Wellsville, Kan
Wilburn. Crenshaw
Marvin L. Creoshaw
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CAP Communications
PEKA
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