Kansan Captain Schultz Fights Viet Cong From Bird Dog
Wichita Eagle profiles Capt. W L Schultz of Chanute Kansas in South Viet Nam. He flies Cessna Bird Dogs guiding air strikes for the 2d Tactical Air Support Squadron and uses smoke rockets and M 16 rifle. His parents and wife Kathy describe him as adventurous.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Schultz
Chanute
Kan
E. S. Schultz
Kathy
Scott
Mike
2D Tactical Air Support
Forward Air Control
FAC
South Viet Nam
Hintz
Viet Nam
Capt
Thailand
Alcorn Expands With Loft Like Plant Growth
Alcorn, the new manufacturing plant, outlines major overhauls and expansions in the next weeks. The Highland building converts to engineering offices as a 100,000 square foot plant grows with new labs, offices, and railroad spur access while local contractors assist and plans for full production emerge in months ahead.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Keith Wright
Alcorn
R. J. Smith
Bell Telephone
S. Highland
Highland
Washington
Smith
Chamber of Commerce
New Central Park
Excursions Are Eliminated From State Coffee Breaks
Topeka officials cut the state office building cafeteria hours and introduce vending machines on alternate floors. About 3000 state employees will take coffee breaks standing, with no seating by vending machines. Cafeteria closed 8:00 to 11:15 and 1:00 to 5:00 daily.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topeka
Martin Kiger
Department of Administration
State Office
Kiger
Traffic Fatalities Log for Topeka Area
Kansas traffic death log lists 24 hours to 9 am Thursday for March with 35 deaths in 1966 and 120 in the comparable 1965 period 123.
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Topeka
Kansas
Deadly Spring Blizzard Leaves 28 Dead Across Midwest
The spring blizzard dumped heavy snow from Colorado toward Lake Superior with winds up to 70 mph. Nebraska reported 17 deaths, Minnesota and Iowa three each, South Dakota and Wyoming two each, and Wisconsin one. Crews worked to restore power as rural electric lines failed and many communities faced outages.
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Plains
Colorado
Lake Superior
Minnesota- Canadian
Roseau
Nebraska
Dakotas
Wisconsin
Texas
Alabama
Georgia
Great Plains
Minnesota
Iowa
South Dakota
Wyoming
35 Officers Attend Regional Crime Seminar
About 35 law enforcement officers gathered at the Kansas Highway Commission building for a regional seminar on crime records and reporting. The session is part of a five event series this month sponsored by the Kansas Bureau of Investigation the FBI and the University of Kansas Governmental Research Center with representatives from all three agencies leading the program.
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Kansas Highway Commission
Kansas Bureau of Investigation
Federal Bureau of Investigation
University of Kansas Governmental Research Center
State land leases may lose tax exemption in Kansas
Gov. Avery was advised that several thousand acres of state land now leased to private firms or individuals could be taxed under an ad valorem scheme. State officials expect counties to handle assessments, potentially raising about $1.50 per acre, with Norton County already leasing 353 acres for a sanatorium.
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Topeka
William H. Avery
Alvin E. Jones
State Property Valuation Department
Jones
Avery
Norton County
Firepower Costs Viet Cong Heavy Losses
U S forces report heavy Viet Cong tolls from ships planes and artillery with 501 killed in 24 hours as operations in North and South Vietnam continue. South Korean units tally 214 enemy dead in Fierce Tiger near Qui Nhon while U S forces suffer 80 dead and 816 wounded in the past week.
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U. S
Saigon
South Viet Nam
U.S
North Viet Nam
Qui Nhon
144 Stitches In Boy's Face
Kenneth Parrent Jr a three year old from Arkansas City was bitten by a tied coon hound in a neighbor yard. He received 144 stitches for wounds on his face and neck and is in satisfactory condition at a Winfield hospital. The attack was reported by a boy at the dog owner's door to police chief Frank Robertson.
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Winfield, Kan
Arkansas City
Kenneth Parrent Jr
Frank Martin
Frank Robertson
Martin
Parrent
Injured man dies from Sunday crash near Augusta
James Eugene Brown, 22, of rural Augusta died Wednesday from injuries suffered in a Sunday night automobile accident on U.S. 54 two miles west of Augusta.
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Augusta
Kan
James Eugene Brown
Here
Brown
U.S. 54
Two Earlier Wills Probed in Hansen Estate Challenge
Attorneys for George T. Hansen Jr. question wills from Oct 24 1964 and Apr 10 1964 as nephew pursues the Nov 2 1964 will leaving most of Dane G. Hansen's 8.7 million estate to a foundation. Bank official James W. Baird testified he typed the codicil and helped secure the April will, while Hansen lay ill. The case details undue influence and safety deposit box actions amid a Logan Kansas dispute.
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Phillipsburg
Bkan
Dane G. Hansen
Logan
Kan
Hansen
George T. Hansen Jr
Salt Lake City
Utah
Joseph Alioto
James W. Baird
Baird
Aliote
Norton
Logan Bank
Alioto
William B. Ryan
Dane Bales
Bales
Oscar F. Belin
Wichita
Ralph Reitz
Salina
Bogus Bills Confiscated in Junction City
Secret Service agents confiscated a handful of counterfeit twenty dollar bills in Junction City. Earlier this month two bogus twenty dollar notes appeared at local banks one found by a housewife and another by a boy. Agents found more in a basement near the boy’s yard and will present the case to the federal grand jury when it reconvenes in Kansas City next month.
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Junction City
Kan
Secret Service
Federal Grand Jury
Kansas City
Topeka Pedestrian Killed Crossing Street
A 69 year old Topeka man Charles Bowen died after being struck by a car while crossing a street Wednesday night. Police are investigating the pedestrian accident.
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Topeka
Charles Bowen
Intercepted Letter Dear Cha Mentioned byword
A fragmentary note reads Intercepted Letter Dear Cha with a line about Vintry blasts and spring flowers or utility bills, signed Yours Nute.
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Cha
Early cold snap grips Kansas flowers and fruit crops
A hard freeze in Kansas dropped to 18 degrees, killing early blossoms as warmer spell gave way to a wintry storm. Forecasters said highs would reach the 40s today with a return to 50s by Friday, amid weakened fruit crops and limited precipitation.
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Kansas
Weather Bureau
Associated Press
Topeka
Youth Injured in Humboldt Car Crash
18 year old Richard Verdin of Petrolia sustained severe facial and possible internal injuries after a tire blew on his 1964 Chevrolet, sending the vehicle into the east end of the Neosho River bridge at Humboldt's west edge. He was transported to Neosho Memorial Hospital. Humboldt police cited the tire failure as the cause.
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Richard Verdin
Petrolia
Humboldt
Neosho Memorial Hospital
Neosho River
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W. L
Bill) Schultz
Ebur S. Schultz
W. 5Th
Forrest Hintz
Wichita Eagle Today
Eagle
da Nang
W. L. Schultz
Capt. Schultz
Kansas State University
Manhattan
Alcorn, Inc
Tribune
Tom Williams
Elmer Leach
Triplett Grain
Santa Fe Railroad
Wil
Ford Dent
Carl Smith
Dent
Smith and Leach
Winfield
Williams
Randall Diver
Walt Poor
Dennis DeMeritt
Ralph Caldwell
Bob Lassman
Lassman Electric
Bell
Midwest
Great Lakes
Pennsylvania
West Virginia
Omaha
Go Dau
Phillips County District Court
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