Prince of Wales begins RAF training at Cranwell
Charles, Prince of Wales, started five months of advanced flying training at the Royal Air Force College Cranwell after canceling a helicopter leg due to mist and rain. He will serve without pay, later fly top‑flight jets, and join the Royal Navy in September for a five‑year enlistment with minimal privileges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Charles
Prince of Wales
Air Force
Windsor Castle
Lincolnshire
Royal Air Force College
Cranwell
Queen Elizabeth II
Royal Navy
Duke of Edinburgh
George VI
George V
U.S. Troops in Vietnam Drop to 322,200
The U.S. Command said troop strength in Vietnam fell by 4,000 last week to 322,200, the lowest since October 1966 when it was 316,400. The drop leaves American forces at the smallest level in about 414 years in the report.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saigon
U.S
Vietnam
Governor signs two bills topeka schools ward precinct rule
The office of Gov. Robert Docking announced the governor signed two recent Legislature bills. House bill 1520 exempts school districts from holding primaries if candidates do not exceed positions. Senate bill 123 defines a precinct as an entire ward or township when not divided into multiple voting precincts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topeka
Robert Docking
Missing diplomat defects to Communist China
Swiss federal police report a Nationalist Chinese diplomat en route to Saigon has defected to Communist China. The diplomat Sun Chihou was allegedly kidnapped Thursday from a Geneva hotel by four Communist Chinese bandits, according to Taipei’s Foreign Ministry in Formosa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bern
Switzerland
Saigon
China
Taipei
Formosa
Sun Chichou
Geneva
Churches Burned and Bombed in Texarkana Racial Violence
In Texarkana, Texas Arkansas, two Negro Baptist churches were destroyed by flames and two others were fire-bombed over the weekend amid racial disorders. Damage from the two fires Saturday was estimated at $375,000. A church was bombed Saturday and another targeted by a fire bomb Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texarkana
Tex
Texas-Arkansas
Japan Textile Federation offers export restraints on US sales
Toyosaburo Taniguchi announced that Japan will limit textile exports to the United States if other countries adopt similar restraints. The plan begins three months after March 8 and lasts 36 months with a 5 percent growth cap in year one and 6 percent in year two.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tokyo
United States
Toyosaburo Taniguchi
Japan Textile Federation
Teen Sniper Kills Self After Shooting Cars Near Highway
In Enumclaw Washington a 16 year old high school junior fired dozens of rifle rounds from a rocky hideout above Route 410 wounding three people before killing himself with a throat wound. Deputies and troopers sealed the highway for hours as the incident unfolded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Enumclaw
Wash
NAACP urged broad involvement in decision making
Topeka urban renewal chief Earl Jackson challenged 30 NAACP members to engage directly in policy making rather than resorting to militant tactics. He warned of persistent race problems, cited Topeka school tensions, and urged solutions targeting root causes while praising improving Chanute and noting public accommodations gains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topeka
Earl Jackson
Allen - Neosho Counties
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
NAACP
Jackson
Chanute
United States of America
Roberta Thuston
Intercepted Letter On Night Care Facilities
A new father writes that his main interest at present is facilities for night care. He signs off with a cordial closing.
Saigon reports three Ho Chi Minh Trail junctions seized
AP dispatches note South Vietnamese forces in Laos claim to have captured three main junctions on the Ho Chi Minh Trail as part of a drive to destroy North Vietnamese bases and sever the supply network. Other items cover Calley case testimony, Saigon air force self sufficiency, cease fire quiet, secret Hanoi Bruce talks, Fraser resignation, and Proxmire on foreign aid control.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saigon
Laos
Ho Chi Minh Trail
Washington
USS
Air Force
South Vietnam
North
Paris
Hanoi
Vietnam
U.S
David K.E. Bruce
Voters to Narrow Commission Field
Sixteen candidates compete in the Tuesday primary for city commission seats. Voters choose one of five for the unexpired term and two of eleven for two regular terms. Polls run 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. at nine locations incl North Malcolm, Alcott, Royster, Central Park, Murray Hill, Lincoln, fire station, Senior Trade School, and Roosevelt schools.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City Commission
Henry K. Baker
Vesta Lightfoot
Dale McCoy
Ray Sloan
Charles Wilmot
Richard V. Cloke
R. D
Dick) Crowl
Clyde H. Kile
Robert Martin
Robert McGregor
Clayton Pugh Jr
Meredith Riker
John Schultz
Leslie D
Dick” Smith
Robert Webb
R. D. Wilson
Bonnie Moffatt
North Malcolm Community Center
Alcott School
Royster Junior High
Central Park
Murray Hill
Lincoln School
Roosevelt School
Court bars selective draft exemptions for war specific objectors
The Supreme Court ruled 8 to 1 that draft exemptions apply only to those opposing all war, not just Vietnam. Justice Marshall led, saying exemptions exclude claims rooted in conscience toward a single war. Douglas dissented. The court also upheld Maryland's ban on I Am Curious Yellow, and ruled against space prayer protests and biased job tests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Supreme Court
Thurgood Marshall
Congress
Marshall
William O. Douglas
Maryland
Weather Forecast Quiet and warmer into Tuesday
Partly cloudy and warmer through Tuesday. Tonight's low in the lower 30s with Tuesday's high in the mid 50s.
Two Area Traffic Fatalities Mark Weekend Toll
Two traffic deaths occurred in a four county area over the weekend. Charles J. Mathis, 49, of Wichita, died when his 1960 station wagon left US 75 north of Buffalo and overturned. Mrs. Mary Goodner, 38, of Iola, was struck and killed on US 54 east of Iola as a speeding car did not stop. Vogt, 19, of Iola, was arrested for driving while intoxicated. Additional two-car crash at Thayer caused minor damage. Hastings, 16, cited for careless driving. Mathis funeral set for Tuesday. city commission meeting 7:30 tonight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles J. Mathis
Wichita
Mary Goodner
Iola
Allen County
Ross Wade
Buffalo
Mathis
Highway Patrol
Fredonia
Boeing Co
Cason- Knickerbocker Funeral Home
Fredonia City
Provisions for Day Care Explored in Local Study
Chanute weighs adding day care options as nine licensed homes serve 33 of 49 eligible children. Officials note group centers may aid 3 to 6 year olds or school-age kids, with state and federal funds available and no tax money needed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chanute
United Church Women
The
American Association of University Women
State Departments of Health and Social Welfare
Also Mentioned on This Page
Cleveland
Everett Chandler
Route 410
Seattle
William Herbert Egnew Jr
Wellington
Center
Tribune
Jay Tee Johnson
Cha
Yours
News Digest
FT. Benning
William Calley
Calley
Ernest Medina
Pite
Egypt
Canberra
Australia
Malcolm Fraser
John Gorton
Washington (Ap
William Proxmire
Willard Cleaver
N. Grant
Mike Solomon
Duane Jordan
Galen
Jordan
Gregg Knapp
Jimmy Solomon
Rodney Green
Lewis Jordan
S. Santa Fe
Duane Knapp
S. Grant
Willard Solomon
S. Lincoln
Thayer
Connie A. McGowen
Richard D. Hastings
David Kern
McGowen
Hastings
Fort Scott
Vogt
Jola
Memorial Building
George W. Donaldson
John Hutchison
Planning Commission
Safari Museum
By Jane Blades
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!