Powder Truck Blast Kills 6 in Marshalls Creek Pa
A truck carrying 15 tons of ammonium nitrate and dynamite caught fire and exploded near Marshalls Creek killing six and injuring ten. The blast tore through a reptile farm, freed hundreds of snakes, and damaged nearby homes ten miles from Stroudsburg. Firemen Leonard Mosier Earl Miller and Ed Heins died, along with driver Albert Koda who survived. The deceased also included a woman in a station wagon and a vacationing teacher. Police and volunteers tracked and killed several freed venomous snakes in the area.
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Marshalls Creek. Pa
Pocono Mountain
Albert Wada
Koda
Savy
Marshalls Creek
Kuda
Stroudsburg
Paesch
Monroe County General Hospital
Leonard Mosier
Earl Miller
Ed Heins
John Regina
Regina Hotel
Wichitans File Petition Seeking New Redistricting
Three Wichita residents filed in U.S. District Court seeking a three judge panel to void current Kansas Legislature apportionment. The suit seeks permanent injunctions and redistricting aligned with the U.S. Constitution and asks the court to retain jurisdiction until redistricting is complete. Named defendants include Gov. John Anderson Jr. and state officials. the petition argues Kansas provisions violate the 14th Amendment.
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Wichita
Kansas
U. S. District Court
John Anderson Jr
Paul R. Shanahan
William M. Ferguson
Johnson
Shawnee
Sedgwick
Wyandotte
Hubert R. Buckles
Reno County
U. S. Supreme Court
Atty. Gen. Ferguson
Weather forecast and temperature highs and lows
Area forecast notes generally fair and warmer through Saturday. Low tonight 65 to 70. High Saturday 95. Temperatures today show 85 daytime and 58 overnight with a 1 p.m. humidity of 42 and a falling barometer at 3.16 inches.
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Jouheneeys
Pleasant weather extends across Kansas with warm highs
Topeka reports pleasant weather with only trace rain possible through Saturday night. Highs range from the 80s in eastern Kansas to about 95 in the west, while tonight’s lows are near 65 to 70. A single trace of rain was reported at Goodland with possible light showers in the far northwest.
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Topeka
Kansas
Prospect
Goodland
Weather Bureau
Harvest crews shrink as machines take over work
Intercepted letter notes machines now do most harvest work that crews once did. It mentions high fuel use for machines and describes crews consuming fried chicken, cherry pies, and iced tea during harvests.
Bus Crash Kills Three on Highway 99 North of Madera
A chartered bus carrying 32 members of a Chinese drum and bugle corps overturned three miles north of Madera California after a left front tire blew out. At least three were killed and 29 injured, some critically, as the vehicle carried participants from a statewide competition in Sacramento to Los Angeles.
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Madera
Calif
Highway 99
Here
Highway Patrol
Los Angeles
Sacramento
She's No Dumb Blonde Hollywood Mailbox Dog Mistake
Actress Gale Gilmore walked to a Sunset Strip mailbox with her puppy Snipper in her arms and inadvertently mailed the dog. A passerby notified the post office and a uniformed worker retrieved the dog from the bottom of the box. The incident drew attention from authorities and reporters.
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Sunset Strip
Gale
Miss Gilmore
Hollywood
Area Wheat Harvest Goes Full Blast
Farmers faced variable conditions through the season with dry fields and wet spells. Heavy cutting was underway as Saturday and Monday saw peak activity at a local elevator. Moisture ran around 13.5 percent, weed intrusion noted in some spots, test weight near 58 pounds per bushel. Yields ranged 25 to 53 bushels per acre, with a typical average near 30 to 35.
Woman reports body in street booth at Junction City
Police found a man lying on his back with feet in the air inside a phone booth at a street intersection. He remained on the line as officers requested, stood up, and finished his call. The incident prompted an investigation into the unusual scene.
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Junction City
Kan
Zoning Board Receives Leavitt Carport Appeal
Charles Leavitt of 306 N Kansas has filed for a zoning exception to permit carport construction at the Leavitt residence. A public hearing is scheduled for 7 30 p m on July in the Memorial building.
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Zoning Board of Appeals
Charles Leavitt
Kansas
Leavitt
Memorial Building
Dulles Sees No Likely Explosion In Mississippi Search
Mississippians join federal and local officers with U S sailors aiding the hunt for missing civil rights workers Schwerner Goodman and Chaney. Dulles said the situation needs careful handling and he reported the search is in capable hands as civil rights leaders press for direct talks with President Johnson.
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Philadelphia
Miss
Allen Dulles
South
U.S
Mississippi
Johnson
Dulles
Central Intelligence Agency
President Johnson
Washington
Schwerner, Goodman and Chaney
Jackson
Paul B. Johnson
Oil Imports Boosted and Kansas Pipeline Runs Reported
Interior Department announced oil import allowances for the second half of 194, totaling 1 205 207 barrels daily, up 55 879 from the first half. East of the Rockies crude and unfinished oil licensed at 698 189 bpd, down about 18 000. Finished products at 76 630 bpd. Kansas pipeline runs averaged 286 723 bpd for the week ending June 22, down 3 863 from the prior week, vs a 280 000 bpd current allowable.
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Washington
Interior Department
Rocky Mountains
Wichita
State Conservation Division
Kansas
Chicken Hawk Chases Photographer Over Camera Capers
Kansas City AP report says a cam era shy chicken hawk chased amateur photographer David Stark Thursday. Stark dropped two cameras, chased away, and after an hour the hawk fled leaving one damaged and the other with his shots intact. Stark hopes the film proves the hawk’s embarrassment at being photographed.
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Kansas City
David Stark
Stark
Frisky Steer Leads A Merry Chase
In Louisville, a 650 pound steer sparked a long chase through Mockingbird Valley as police and about 50 residents pursued it from a golf course to suburban streets. The steer was roped, broke free, and led a 90 minute romp before capture. owner Kenneth Dennis said the animal jumped a fence to escape.
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Kenneth Dennis
Louisville
Traffic Fatalities Log Shows June 1964 Toll Rising
Topeka AP reports Kansas traffic death log across the 24 hours to 9 am Friday. June totals reach 55 for the year 1964, with 285 deaths previously recorded, compared to 253 in the comparable 1963 period.
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Topeka
Kansas
Bills Give Push For Transit Pay Taxes And Aid
Congress advanced several measures in a sprint to act this summer. The House approved 375 million dollars in federal transit aid for cities with traffic problems. The Senate panel backed a 550 million dollar annual pay raise for Congress and federal workers. House cut 200 million from foreign aid requests, with a pledge to fight further reductions. Senate approved extending excise taxes but with amendments to repeal taxes on cosmetics, handbags, luggage, and early jewelry. A joint resolution would let agencies spend at current levels through August 31 if appropriations lag.
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Washington
Congress
House
Senate
Senate Post Office and Civil Service Committee
House Appropriations Committee
Johnson
Otto E. Passman
D-La
Insights from two day district cemetery hearing
The two day district court hearing on a state public interest suit against privately owned Kansas cemeteries produced insights into trust funds for perpetual care and pre-need merchandise sales. Testimony closed with briefs due July 6 and rulings later. Norman Anderson testified he controls nine Kansas cemeteries, including Greenlawn Memorial Park, with 3 677 deeds issued for 12 869 spaces. 90 percent of sales are package contracts.
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William M. Ferguson
Frank Sullivan
Robert Pennington
Neosho County
Norman Anderson
el Paso
Tex
Sacred Gardens Cemetery Assn
Kansas
Greenlawn Memorial Park
Sas
Anderson
Perpetual Care Trust Fund
Arrangements for Funeral Expenses Discussed by Johnson
Fred L. Johnson and Chas nute mortician describe general options for funding funeral costs. A bank saving account can be opened in the depositor’s name with deposits controlled by the depositor, including earned interest. Pre need funds paid to private cemetery associations become their property to invest and draw interest under legal limits. No known cases in Kansas of private associations failing to meet contractual obligations.
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Fred L. Johnson
Chas Nute Mortician
Johnson
Kansas
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Albert Koda
Port Carbon, Pa
William Paesch
Baltimore, Md
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E. C. Moriarty
Wichita Asl
Richard M. Long
Wichita Eagle and Beacon
Charles D. Anderson
Sedgwick County
Ralph Gilchrist
House of Representatives
Cha
Gale Gilmore
Bob Cavins
Humboldt
Bob Hamilton
N. Grant
Tribune
Russ Corbitt
Meridian Naval Air Auxiliary Station
FBI
Mississippi Highway
Michael Schwerner
Andrew Goodman
New York City
James Chaney
Aaron Henry
Clarksdale
Charles Evers
White House
Henry
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
Evers
Medgar Evers
Chicken Hawk
Frisky Steer
Louisville, Ky
Mockingbird Valley
Robert E. Hoffman
Sacred Gardens
Hoffman
Ling
Gory
George Powers
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