Chapman Re elected President Of Chanute Chamber
L Hugh Chapman of 927 Lincoln was re elected president of the Chanute Area Chamber of Commerce for a second one year term. Jim Morris was named vice president and Royce Wells treasurer. New directors include Wells Berthot Kensett and Wagoner for three year terms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. Hugh Chapman
S. Lincoln
Chanute Area
Wells
Charles Berthot
James W. Kensett
Duff Wagoner
Kansan Relatives Among Victims Of Norway Plane Crash
Four of seven dead from the C30 Hercules crash in Bardu Norway have Kansas or Missouri relatives. The Forbes AFB Topeka based crew included Lt Jerome Roginski fiancé of Donna Dean of Topeka who would have married July 2. The wreckage was found on Senja Island after a blizzard during NATO winter exercise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jerome Roginski
U.S
Forbes Air Force Base
Topeka
Norway
Donna Dean
Lyle Dean
W. Main
Miss Dean
Roginski
Barda
Kansas
Missouri
Arctic
Senja
Forbes Afb
Kan
Bardu
David E. Stanquist
Marjorie
William K. Hamilton
Margaret Keith Jadwin
Warrenton Va
Jerome S. Roginski
Stanley
Scranton, Pa
A.J.C
Dorian K. Elliott
Mildred
Fort Worth
Tex
Ernest E. Coles
Doris Topeka
Jerry W. Clark
Judy
Jerry W Meyers
Esther, Mo
Fitness Award Winners Highlight Kansan and Missourian
In Tulsa AP report 12 men win U S Jaycees national leadership prizes in physical fitness programs. Charles Erickson 62 from Topeka and Walter Eberhardt 62 of St. Louis University are finalists among ten vying in Washington D C March 27 to 29. Three receive special recognition and $1,000 grants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tulsa
Okla
U.S. Jaycees
Charles Erickson
Topeka
Walter Eberhardt
St. Louis University
Washington, D.C
Intercepted Letter Discusses Atom Smasher Site
The note suggests Kansas City and southwest Missouri were considered for the giant atom smasher but dismissed for lacking sufficient atoms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Missouri
H Bomb Recovery Nears Completion off Spain
Final stages of the H bomb recovery were under way as weather improved near Palomares Spain. Five U S Navy ships surrounded the five mile offshore area where the missing bomb was located. Reports said two midget submarines were diving to retrieve the bomb from the Jan 17 collision between a B52 and a tanker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Palomares Beach
Spain
U.S
Denver in Finals Of Smasher Race
The National Academy of Sciences narrowed to six sites for a 375 million dollar atom smasher. Ann Arbor Brookhaven Madison Sierra foothills near Sacramento South Barrington or Weston near Chicago and Denver remain under serious consideration. Denver lacks nearby university strength but offers geology climate and space for expansion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
National Academy of Sciences
Ann Arbor
Mich
Brookhaven National Laboratory
N.Y
Madison
Wis
Sierra Foothills
Sacramento
Calif
South Barrington
Weston
Chicago
Denver
Colo
Four Kansas Counties Target Ozarks Economic Region
Gov. Avery said tentative plans aim to admit four Kansas counties Crawford Cherokee Labette and Montgomery into the Ozarks regional development program. The program currently covers Missouri Arkansas and Oklahoma with 44 Missouri and Arkansas counties and 37 in Oklahoma slated. After initial steps Kansas Illinois and Texas with about four counties each may apply.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topeka
Kansas
Ozarks
William H. Avery
Missouri
Arkansas
Oklahoma
Avery
Illinois
Texas
Kansas Counties
Crawford
Cherokee, Labette
Montgomery
Ford dies by self-inflicted shooting in Ranson
Police report Andrew J. Ford committed suicide in Ranson West Virginia by placing a shotgun shell over his heart and striking it with a hammer, authorities said. His body was found on Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ranson
W. Va
Andrew J. Ford
Alpinist John Harlin Dies On Eiger North Face Attempt
John Harlin a 30 year old climber from Los Altos California fell about 3000 feet to his death while leading a 13 member Anglo American German party attempting the first direct ascent of the Eiger north face. His body was found near the Spider ice field after the accident was observed by observers at a hotel. The expedition started with five Anglo Americans and eight Germans and had worked through snowstorms and fog.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kleine Scheidegg
Switzerland
John Harlin
Los Altos
Calif
Eiger
Laytorther
Boulder
Colo
Chris Bonnington
Britain
Harlin
North Face
North China Quake Shakes Peking and Singtai
AP reports a strong North China quake affecting Peking with four tremors. epicenter placed about 125 miles southwest of Peking and Singtai city struck again after earlier quakes. Moscow seismic station lists the quake at 8.3 on the Richter scale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tokyo
China
Peking
Japanese
Central Meteorological Agency
Singtai
Pekin
Moscow
Central Seismic Station
Little Girl Improves After Pediatric Heart Surgery
Judy Lynn Funsch aged five, at University of Michigan Hospital in Ann Arbor, is reported in fair condition two weeks after a delicate heart operation. She had been given only years to live unless a vein obstruction was removed, and doctors hope she can now live a normal life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ann Arbor, Mich
Judy Lynn Funsch
University of Michigan Hospital
Judy
Policy for Buildings in Kansas Capitol Area
The Kansas executive council approves a plan for a 17 story Merchants National Bank building at Eighth and Jackson across from the Capitol. A new policy limits display advertising to below the fifth floor and applies to new construction only, not retroactive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topeka
State Executive Council Today
State Capitol
William H. Avery
Merchants National Bank
Eighth and
Jackson Streets
Statehouse
Avery
Winter Blizzards Sweep Plains Shut Down Areas
A wind powered blizzard from western South Dakota Colorado and Wyoming moved east into Minnesota and Iowa bringing up to 18 inches of snow. Sturgis South Dakota reported 16 inches Rapid City 6 inches Burgess Junction Wyoming 18 inches and drifts up to 8 feet. President Johnson declared Minnesota a major disaster area for Red River and Mississippi tributaries and federal funds were set for emergency work. Severe thunderstorms with winds rain and hail hit Central Plains to Great Lakes, Illinois hardest hit with major property damage. News notes storms also affected Wisconsin Missouri and Iowa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Great Plains
South Dakota
Colorado
Wyoming
Minnesota
Iowa
Sturgis
S.D
Rapid City
5.D
Black Hills
Burgess Junction
Wyo
Washington, D.C
Johnson
Red River
Mississippi River
Central Plains
Great Lakes
Illinois
Wisconsin
Missouri
Congressman James Cleveland Robbed at Capitol Hill Office
In Washington a masked bandit entered Rep. James C. Cleveland’s fifth floor Longworth Office Building suite and robbed him of 40 dollars after threatening with a knife. The 45 year old New Hampshire Republican sustained a minor arm cut and received a tetanus shot. A janitor, Raymond Bernard Hines Jr., 21, was arrested post robbery and gave a voluntary statement to police.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
James C. Cleveland
Capitol Hill
Cleveland
New Hampshire
Longworth House
Capitol
James Powell
Senate
House
Raymond Bernard Hines Jr
Traffic Fatalities Log Shows March 31 1966 Comparisons
Topeka AP reports Kansas traffic death log for a 24 hour period ending 9 a.m. Tuesday shows 116 fatalities for March 1966, up from 122 in the comparable 1965 period.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topeka
Kansas
Tornado Watch Issued for Kansas and Missouri
The Weather Bureau issued a tornado watch for extreme east central and southeast Kansas and most of central Missouri. One to two isolated tornadoes are possible from 1 p.m. to 7 p.m. CST, with severe thunderstorms, large hail, and damaging winds likely. Greatest risk lies along a corridor from Chanute, Kansas, to Columbia, Missouri.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Weather Bureau
Kansas
Missouri
Bureau
Chanute
Kan
Columbia, Mo
US Firm Replies to De Gaulle Over NATO Split
The Johnson administration delivered a firm note to France via Ambassador Lucet, signaling that NATO allies will defend Western Europe without France if needed. De Gaulle had proposed withdrawing French forces from NATO control and asserting sovereignty over bases, with possible non NATO arrangements in West Germany.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Johnson
France
Charles de Gaulle
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Charles Lucet
George Ball
United States
NATO
Europe
de Gaulle
West Germany
Blizzard Threat Grips Northwest Kansas As Storm Slams State
A late season storm brought near blizzard conditions to northwest Kansas with zero visibility in Goodland and hazardous travel statewide. Sherman County faced the worst conditions with near-blizzard winds, while Cheyenne and Sherman counties reported closures and scattered light snow elsewhere.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topeka
Kansas
Goodland
The
Highway Commission
Sherman County
Atwood
Colby
Cheyenne
Sherman
Weather Bureau
Time Capsule Planned by White Bluff Elementary Pupils
Savannah students at White Bluff Elementary gather items for a 1966 time capsule to be opened in 2066. They select a Batman comic, a black and white TV, and a skateboard for the capsule on the playground.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Savannah, Ga
White Bluff
Savannah
Two Families Flee Fire at Eudora
A fire destroyed a building housing a self service laundry, dentist and chiropractor offices, and a pool hall in Eudora Kansas. Fire Chief Leland Lawson said the single truck department aided by Sunflower Ordnance Works kept the blaze from spreading to adjacent structures. Loss estimate unavailable.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eudora, Kan
Leland Lawson
Eudora
Sunflower Ordnance Works
US jets claim heavy hits on North Viet Nam convoy and gunboats
US pilots said they destroyed or damaged 27 trucks and 14 anti aircraft guns in three passes at Magia Pass. Navy aviators reported five gunboats sunk or damaged 46 miles north of Dong Hoi along the Ho Chi Minh Trail area while another jet was shot down and the pilot is missing. In South Viet Nam Buddhist protests occurred in Da Nang and Hue as Ky faced pressure from the movement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Groves
Alcorn
Saigon
South Viet Nam
North Viet Nam
North
Viet Nam
U.S
Air Force
Navy
Vinh
Dalat
Magia Pass
North Vietnamese Panhandle
Ranger
Enterprise
Dong Hoi
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Chapman
C of C
Harley Knapp
Kansas Employment Service Office
Florence Kelley
Helen Wilson
al Jones
Agriculture Committee
Tulsa Chamber
Oklahoma and
Kansas Highway Commissions
Groves
Kansas State Chamber of Commerce
Berthot
Association of General Contractors
Kansas Employment Service
Cha
Santa Fe
L. M. Gray
Lincoln, Roosevelt
Alcott
Tulsan
Iola
Tribune
Russ Corbitt
Murray Hill
Hutton
Atomic Energy Commission
Congress
New
Atomic Research Laboratory
Ozark Region
Alpinist
North China
Kampala
Uganda
Kansas Capital
Tonganoxie
Lecompton
Miller
Harveyville
Bushong
Auburn
Garden City
Olathe
Pittsburg
da Nang
Hue
Nguyen Cao Ky
Thich Tam Chau
National Buddhist Institute
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