John Redmond Dam Holds Flood Back in Kansas
Heavy June rains raised the John Redmond reservoir to 1059.43 feet, about 60 percent full, aiding Neosho River flood protection for Chanute and nearby areas. Six gates are open, discharging 10 500 cubic feet per second while 9 000 cfs enter river from upstream, with plans to stay open until levels near normal. Water pollution improved. testing suggests possible reopening for swimming on the Fourth of July.
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John Redmond Dam
Tribune
Sam Barnhart
Burlington
John Redmond
Here
Kansas
Neosho River
Chanute
Neosho
Army Corp of Engineers
U. S. River Forecasting Service
Tulsa
Department of the Corp of Engineers
Tulsa Service
Arkansas River
Kansas State Board of Health
Board of Health
Viet Cong unit evades bulk of pursuing forces after two day fight
In a running two day battle 500 Viet Cong guerrillas bloodied a South Vietnamese ranger battalion 40 miles northeast of Saigon and fled into jungle. U.S. and South Vietnamese forces pressed the pursuit with 11th Armored Cavalry and 9th Infantry units involved. Casualties and missing numbers for South Vietnamese troops remained unconfirmed while U.S. weekly losses rose sharply.
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Saigon
U.S
Esper
U.S. 11Th Armored Cavalry Regiment
U.S. 9Th Infantry Division
Chanute Water System Daily Usage Report
Chanute uses nearly 2 million gallons of water daily as supply flows through Redmond gates. Water moves at a rapid rate, with estimates of a new volume every 24 seconds.
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Chanute
Redmond
Blood drive surpasses 200 pint goal in Neosho
Donor turnout exceeded the 200 pint goal as 120 pints were collected yesterday and 95 today at the First Methodist church. Fourteen additional donations last week at Neosho Memorial Hospital bring the total to 229 pints for the Neosho Red Cross chapter.
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Red Cross
Barbara Bowes
Neosho County
First Methodist Church
Bowes
Neosho Memorial Hospital
Traffic Fatalities in Topeka Log June 43 1967
Topeka Kansas traffic death log records 24 hours ending 9 am Thursday June 43 1967 with 278 deaths, compared to 321 in the prior year. This brief summarizes daily traffic fatalities in Topeka for the stated period.
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Topeka
Kansas
Weather update shows scattered rain and winds across Kansas
Area forecast calls for decreasing cloudiness and cooler tonight with Friday highs 80 to 85. Western Kansas saw severe thunderstorms with hail and heavy rain. Jerome led with 3.50 inches, wind gusts over 50 mph at Wichita airport, and a house trailer overturned in Clearwater. Neosho River stood at 15.5 feet above normal at 10 a.m. driven by recent rainfall.
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Altoona
Thayer
Chanute
Erie
Yates Center
Humboldt
Neosho
Kansas
Weather Bureau
Associate Press
Topeka
Dodge City
Hill City
Wichita
Clearwater
United Nations debate on Israel Old City annexation sparks clashes
At the UN General Assembly emergency session deputies from Saudi Arabia Malaysia Peru and other nations condemned Israel's expansion into the Old City of Jerusalem. A Yugoslav resolution urged withdrawal from territories seized in the 1967 war while Israel proclaimed enlarged city limits including the Old City. Jordan Pakistan and others prepared a counter resolution. King Hussein voiced concern.
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United Nations, N.Y
U.N. General Assembly
Israel
Old City
Jerusalem
Omar Sakkar
Saudi Arabia
Enrique Garcia Sayan
Assembly
Egypt
Jordan
Syria
Danilo Lekic
Yugoslavia
Pakistan
Turkey
Spain
Peru
U.N
Palestine
Hussein
Living Costs Climb. May CPI Rises 0.3 Percent
The government reports continued cost of living increases with no peak in sight. Real disposable income for a four person family in May averaged 77.38 a week, the lowest in three years, while the CPI reached 115.6, equating to 11.56 dollars for items worth 10 in 1957 59.
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Labor Department
Banks to switch to computer processing July 1
Chanute two local banks the Bank of Commerce and First National Bank will move check and deposit processing to Kansas City by computer starting July 1. The move follows a trend toward automation with overnight turnaround and enhanced accuracy while preserving customer confidentiality. About 90 percent of customers already use encoded checks and deposits.
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Bank of Commerce
First National Bank
Kansas City
Chanute
Chanute Banks
Jerusalem Unites Israeli City Linking Old City and New Sector
Interior Minister Shapiro announced a proclamation joining the Israeli sector of Jerusalem with the Arab Old City into a single city. The move, opposed by the United States and other powers, aims to ease tensions but drew international warnings.
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Moshe Shapiro
David
Jordan
Israel
Kansas State coed ties for second in goat tying
Barbara Socolofsky of Kansas State College finished in a tie for second place in the goat tying contest at the National Intercollegiate Rodeo finals at Dixie College in St George Utah. Her time was 18.7 seconds, half a second behind Judy Herskind of Colorado State, the winner.
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ST. George
Utah
Barbara Socolofsky
Kansas State College
Dixie College
Judy Herskind
Colorado State
Rural Shaw road crash injures Welch family of four
Mary E. Welch 26 of Chanute with her three children in a 1965 Plymouth were in a one car crash three and a half miles west of Shaw at 6:55 am. Tina 7 was admitted for head cut and observation. Barry 2 and Mrs Welch were treated and released. Jess 4 unhurt. Cause cited as rear tire blowout. car overturned. total loss.
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Chanute
Shaw Road
Mary E. Welch
R. 4
Barry
Neosho Memorial Hospital
George Neely
Neosho County
Tina
Neely
Jess
Shaw
Jayne Mansfield Dies in U.S. 90 Crash Near Rigolets
Hollywood actress Jayne Mansfield and two men died when her car struck a slow truck after a cloud of mosquito fog. Passenger children were injured. three dogs perished. The crash occurred around 2:25 a.m. on a U.S. 90 curve near the Rigolets in New Orleans.
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Jayne Mansfield
New Orleans
Rigolets
Lake Pontchartrain
Gulf of Mexico
Hollywood
Samuel S. Brody
Mansfield
Marie
Mickey Jr
Zoltan
Mickey Hargitay
Miss Mansfield
George Carmichael
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Ness City
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Elkader
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Soviet Union
Britain
Vatican
United Nations
State Department
Old Jerusalem
Kansas State
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