King attends funeral for Jimmie Lee Jackson in Selma
Hundreds of Negroes fill Browns Chapel A M E Church in Selma for the first funeral service for Jimmie Lee Jackson fatally wounded near Marion. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr returns from Washington but is not expected to arrive in time for the Selma service. A second service is planned at Marion. Law enforcement and FBI agents oversee the crowd as signs condemn racism.
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Selma
Ala
Martin Luther King Jr
Washington
Jimmie Lee Jackson
Marion
King
Browns Chapel
A.M.E
Jackson
Alabama
Black Belt
Water Main Break Forces Fairfield School Closure
A broken water main east of the bridge on K-39 near Cha nute led to Fairfield consolidated school closing yesterday afternoon. The facility lacked water overnight but reopened to conduct tuberculosis skin tests as part of the county TB testing program. Water was restored and the school resumed service later this morning.
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Chanute
Fairfield Consolidated School
Kansas school bill would boost county aid unevenly
A statehouse fact sheet shows all Kansas counties would gain under the proposed foundation bill though increases vary. The plan adds state aid and pupil transportation but drops emergency and building aid, with total proposed state aid $80.5 million versus current $43.5 million. County-by-county figures list Allen at 369000 to 649000 and Neosho 432 to 770000 among others.
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Topeka
Kansas
Statehouse
Research Department of the Legislative Council
State Department of Public Instruction
Allen
Neosho
Wilson
Woodson
Lawmen Conference Series To Tour Kansas
Chanute hosts one of six state sponsored law enforcement conferences by the Kansas Bureau of Investigation and local police. This session runs 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the National Guard armory with talks on KBI aids, identification bureau, lab and polygraph work. County Attorney Pennington, the attorney general, and a district judge will speak before a panel closes the event.
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Chanute
Kansas Bureau of Investigation
National Guard Armory
Beloit
Lawrence
Colby
Garden City
Hutchinson
KBI
Robert Pennington
Traffic Fatalities In Kansas Log For March 1965
Kansas traffic death log records 92 deaths for the comparable 1964 period and 105 deaths for the 1965 period up to 9 a.m. Wednesday. The tally covers reported fatalities over the 24 hours ended that morning, reflecting ongoing roadway dangers in Topeka and surrounding areas.
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Topeka
Kansas
Intercepted Letter: Dear Cha But Warden Guards Question
An intercepted letter questions the chain of command, asking who guards the guards and raising doubt about security oversight. The note implies internal concern about protection and accountability within the facility.
Weather Area Forecast For Topeka And Kansas
Partly cloudy weather dominates the area with a gradual warm up ahead. Cold tonight with lows around 10 to 15 degrees, and a high Thursday near 35 to 39 degrees. North portion of the state shows 10 to 20 degree nights and 21 to 35 degree daytime highs elsewhere with clear to partly cloudy skies and no moisture expected.
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Topeka
Kansas
Olathe
Liberal
Goodland
Pittsburg
Best Friends Pain in Neck For Wichita's Suburbanites
In Park City and Oaklawn, stray dogs troubled residents and farmers, prompting a County health action in Park City. A dog roundup yielded 14 strays and some pets. The Humane Society holds unclaimed dogs for 72 hours then longer if possible, else euthanasia if necessary.
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Wichita
Park City
Oaklawn
Department
State Health Office
Cross
John Edgin
The
Humane Society
Edgin
Odd and Fascinating Items In Senate's Expense Account
Washington AP report details six months of Senate spending with quirky items. Miscellaneous costs total 2.66 million, while pay to members and the vice president runs 2.471 million. Travel home expenses and odd purchases like 72 whisk brooms, alpaca coats, and blankets appear alongside library buys and long distance bills. The Foreign Relations Committee hosted dignitaries with varied catering and entertaining costs.
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Washington
Senate
Felton M. Johnson
Kansan Sunday Sales Bill Kill by Senate Committee
The Federal and State Affairs Committee votes 7 to 3 to strike the enacting clause, ending a Sunday sales proposal for this session. The measure aimed to replace a 1963 act ruled unconstitutional by the state Supreme Court, sponsored by the Kansas Respect Sunday Committee Inc. with offices in Topeka.
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Topeka
Senate
Federal and
State Supreme Court
The
Kansas Respect Sunday Committee Inc
Communists condemn U S Vietnam air raids in Moscow
In Moscow 18 Communist parties denounce barbarous bombings in Vietnam and call for immediate U S withdrawal from South Vietnam. They condemn U S and its allies, express solidarity with North Vietnam, and urge end to attacks while noting split over stance toward China.
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Moscow
United States
Viet Nam
U.S
Red China
North Viet Nam
South Viet Nam
Democratic Republic of Viet Nam
Kremlin
Fire alarms total 11. losses estimate $500
Chanute fire department responded to 11 alarms in February per a monthly report by Fire Chief Bill Brennan. The $500 damage mirrors last February’s figure from 23 alarms. The calls included two residence fires two grass fires two car fires two in Tioga township one in Earlton one shed and one false alarm, bringing year to date 1965 totals to 26 alarms and $4,650 in losses.
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Chanute
Tioga Township
Earlton
Steinman Files for Unified School Board Seat
Dale Steinman of R. 3 filed as a candidate for a board member position on the unified school district, becoming the third person to seek the three posts in the April 6 election. Dr Don Abbuehl and Robert Ward seek re election. Beverly Rideau Dwight Blackwood and Dean Foster will serve until their terms end in 1967.
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Dale Steinman
Unified School District
Howard Parsons
Steinman
Unified School Board
Don Abbuehl
Robert Ward
Beverly Rideau
Dwight Blackwood
Dean Foster
Unified Board
Costly Campaign Expenditure Report Filed in Madison
Madison aldermanic candidate William S. Fields filed his campaign expense report with the city clerk on Tuesday. He reported a single contribution of 29 cents from his wife Donna, noting it was spent on writing paper.
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Madison, Wis
William S. Fields
Donna
Fields
Inmate Savings Bonds Missing at Leavenworth Prison
Officials report $20,700 in savings bonds bought by inmates are missing from the US Penitentiary business office in Leavenworth Kansas. The bonds range from 50 to 2500 dollars and involve 20 inmates, with a total of 270000 dollars in bonds purchased by 2500 inmates. The warden says a crime is believed and two inmates may have had opportunity. bonds possibly remain inside the prison. FBI and Bureau of Prisons examiners joined the investigation.
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Leavenworth, Kan
John T. Willingham
Bers
Treasury Department
FBI
Bureau of Prisons
Willingham
Don
Mama
Papa
Mystery Strike by U S Planes Near Viet Nam Border
More than 30 U S Air Force jets conducted a mystery strike from Da Nang hitting suspected Communist targets in Laos or North Viet Nam. Officials kept target details secret while confirming earlier large raids. pilots reported downed aircraft and ongoing searches.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
da Nang
Laos
North Viet Nam
Viet Nam
Johnson
Washington
North
Lenten Guideposts Forgiveness Heals Jimmy Dean’s Father Rift
Jimmy Dean recalls childhood in Plainview Texas and poverty after his father left. A grandfather’s faith frames the healing moment when Dean forgives his father amid a cancer death and public forgiveness. The piece ends with a moral reminder to judge nothing before time as fearsome memories fade.
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Don
Plainview
Texas
Mama
Jimmy
St. Pat
Boost for Patrol Boost in Kansas Bureau of Investigation
TOPEKA AP An increase in the manpower of the Kansas Bureau of Investigation was proposed today in a bill from the House Judiciary Committee. The bill would raise the 23 man authorization to 25. Also introduced were a contractor licensing bill for water wells and a Legislative Council study on multi agency compensation. The elections committee killed a plan to require re registration only after a presidential election.
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Topeka
Kansas Bureau of Investigation
Judiciary Committee
House
Irrigation Committee
Legislative Council
Elections Committee
Jet Crash Near Salina Involving McConnell Fighter
A two-seat F105 jet from McConnell Air Force Base crashed on the Phillips bombing range near Salina today. Pilots Capts Bernard J. Goss and Van F. Heywood bailed out and were taken to Schilling Air Force Base Hospital in Salina for checks. No injuries reported. Both pilots are assigned to the 355th Tactical Fighter Wing and reside in Wichita.
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Wichita
McConnell Air Force Base
Salina
McConnell
Bernard J. Goss
van F. Heywood
Schilling Air Force Base
Phillips
355Th Tactical
Kansas Senate to review coffee break bill in 15 minute limits
In Topeka the Kansas House approved a coffee break bill 75 to 18 and sent it to the Senate. The measure directs state agency heads to establish rules permitting employees a morning and an afternoon break up to 15 minutes totaling at most 30 minutes daily. Rep. Lawrence Blythe urged the intent to give employees 30 minutes daily, while some colleagues argued the bill masks a 15 minute cap to curb abuses by state workers.
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House
Senate
Lawrence Blythe
White City
The
Blythe
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