Erie youth named Star Farmer of Kansas for 1967
Michael T. Samples, 17, of Erie, was announced as Star Farmer of Kansas for 1967 at the Kansas Association of Future Farmers of America convention in Manhattan. He farms with his father and manages beef cattle, hogs, oats, corn, soybeans, alfalfa, grain sorghum and wheat.
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Michael Samples
Erie
Star Farmer of
Kansas
Michael T. Samples
Kansas Association of Future Farmers of America
Manhattan
Young Samples
Jay W. Samples
Sudan
Star Farmer
Neosho Red Cross to Mark 50th Anniversary Dinner
Neosho county chapter of the American Red Cross will celebrate its 50th anniversary with a dinner on May 15. The chapter formed May 2, 1917 after the United States entered World War I and plans a window display of 50 year era Red Cross items. Residents with uniforms armbands caps posters pictures or clippings are invited to contribute by contacting Mrs. Barbara Bowes executive secretary at the Memorial Building office.
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American Red Cross
United States
Neosho County
Red Cross
Barbara Bowes
The
Memorial Building
Newton Mill Burns as Wind Spreads Fire
A fire at an old flour mill in Newton Kansas spread when embers ignited the roofs of six houses and two garages up to four blocks away. Firefighters struggled against gusting winds as several homes sustained moderate damage. The mill, abandoned by International Mills, was being razed. authorities said sparks from demolition torches likely started the blaze.
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Newton, Kan
International Mills
Elvin Warhurst
Aunt Sadie Hurtles Through Time Change
An intercepted note describes Aunt Sadie reacting to Daylight Saving Time as the clocks shift she realizes the change left her one hour older, not younger, in playful disbelief during the adjustment.
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Sadie
Carl Weiner Honored by Oilmen at Wichita Convention
Chanute oilman Carl Weiner was honored at the Kansas Independent Oil and Gas Assn 30th annual convention in Wichita. He joined the Kansas Roughneck Club for long time industry contributions and will celebrate his 90th birthday in July. Weiner did not attend the event.
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Carl Weiner
S. Evergreen
Chanute
Wichita
Kansas Independent Oil and Gas Assn
Weiner
Kansas
Kansas Roughneck Club
America
H. L. Hunt
Dallas
Roughnecks
Troops Move Home From West Germany
The United States with Britain and West Germany plans to withdraw up to 35000 troops and four squadrons of combat planes from West Germany. Officials estimate relocation of soldiers and air personnel plus dependents to U S bases could save about 100 million dollars in the coming year.
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Washington
United States
Britain
West Germany
Johnson Administration
Snow and sleet hit London in May for first time since 1955
Snow hail and sleet fell in parts of London early today as the Weather Bureau noted the British capital's first May snow since 1955.
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London
Weather Bureau
British Capital
Traffic Slow Over Damaged Fris Co Railroad Bridge
Traffic moved slowly today over a wooden bridge on the Frisco Railroad line near Paola Kansas after a fire damaged ties and decking on the trestle south of town. The blaze, believed to start from a brush fire, was extinguished by the Paola rural fire department.
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Paola
Kan
Frisco
Jets collide over Colville. pilots safe after crash
Two Air Force F16 jets collided during in air refueling near Colville. Both pilots ejected and were picked up, one near a house two miles northwest of the Toronto dam. The crash caused extensive damage, with a crater 20 feet by 18 feet and debris puncturing a nearby house and boat.
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Colville
Norman Row
Air Force
Row
Here
Toronto
Ron
Corps of Engineers
Toronto Dam
Woodson County
Weather highs and lows set across Kansas today
Area forecast calls for fair skies through Wednesday with cooler air tonight and a touch warmer by Wednesday. Readings dip into the middle 30s tonight and reach upper 60s Wednesday. Kansas cities report record or near record lows early today, including Goodland 23 and Dodge City 28, while Topeka 33 and Lawrence 34 trail records by small margins.
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Topeka
Kansas
Weather Bureau
Goodland
Dodge City
Concordia
Manhattan
Emporia
Salina
Forbes Air Force Base
Lawrence
Mid-America Inc. elects Harris as president at Parsons meeting
Fred Harris was elected president and Walter Wulf vice president of Mid America Inc a nine county economic development group in southeast Kansas at its annual meeting in Parsons. Harris succeeds C J Hoke as chairman with Edward McNally retiring as chair. New trustees Emerson Lynn Charles Thompson Charles Scanlan and John Glades also named.
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Fred Harris
Walter Wulf
Humboldt
Mid- America, Inc
Kansas
Parsons
Harris
C. J. Hoke
Hoke
Edward T. McNally
Pittsburg
Wulf
Parsonian Hotel
Chanute
Monarch Cement Co
Brown
John W. Barriger
St. Louis
Katy Railroad
Katy
George E. Nettels
Joe Keller
J. J. Flynn
Emerson Lynn
Iola
Charles F. Thompson
Cherryvale
Charles F. Scanlan
Fredonia
John Glades
Yates Center
Marines Seize Hill 881 Amid Heavy North Vietnamese Fire
U S Marines report capturing Hill 881 South in the northwest corner of South Vietnam amid ongoing combat near the Laos border. Total Marine casualties risen to 96 dead and 276 wounded for Hills 861 and 881 with 333 enemy killed. weather hampered air support. Sixteen U S Army men died and 40 wounded in a Mekong Delta flare up as well. Three U S Air Force F105s missing after raids over North Vietnam.
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Saigon
U.S
South Vietnam
Laos
Demilitarized Zone
da Nang
U.S. 9Th Infantry Division
Mekong River
U.S. 4Th Infantry Division
Central Highlands
North Vietnam
Governor installs TV in state limousine
Governor Robert Docking said he had a television set installed in the governor’s Lincoln limousine at his own expense. He noted the car already includes a stereo, a telephone and a two way radio and quipped that there are wires all over the place.
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Topeka
Robert Docking
Docking
Traffic Fatalities In Topeka Area Report May 1967
Kansas traffic death log records 24 hours to 9 am Tuesday with three fatalities, includes two previously unreported deaths. Data compares May 1967 totals to 1966, showing 1 for May and 158 for the period, noting adjustments and reporting status.
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Topeka
Kansas
Youth Injured As Truck Tire Rim Splits
Erie Shouse 17, filling station worker, suffered a broken arm and facial injuries when a truck tire rim split and blew out at the Co op station on US 59 west edge of Erie. He was knocked out, found groggy, and treated before being admitted to Labette County Medical Center in Parsons.
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Erie
Richard Shouse
George Neely
Shouse
Neely
Parsons
Labette County Medical Center
St. Paul R. i
Tribune Phone Contact for Carrier Reachability
If you cannot reach your Tribune contact, contact your carrier. If he is unavailable, call HE 1 3400 after 6 p.m. for assistance.
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Tribune
Neo sho County Junior College approves faculty pay rise
The Board of Trustees at Neo sho County Community Junior College boosted faculty salaries for 1967-68 by 500 to 2000 dollars annually, bringing starting masters pay to 5500 in a move to raise standings. The action followed a campus salary chart showing NCCJC ranks low among state juniors, and involved a 6,300 base for master’s degree and 7,700 for MA step seven after the boost.
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Board of Trustees
Neosho County
Board of Education
NCCJC
Pratt
Chanute
Joe Balch
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Kansas State University
Samples
Erie High School
DeMolay
Wilber Buntin
Michael
Newton Mill
Cha
R. E. Haney
Champaign
Ill
Mike M. Miller
Columbia
S.C
Thunderbirds
Haney
Miller
Myrtle Beach
S. C
Nellis Air Force Base
Las Vegas
Nev
Mid-America, Inc
Robert E. Scifres
Kansas Army Ammunition Plant
Colon Brown
National Gypsum Co
Buffalo
N. Y
KAAP
Scifres
Board of Education of Chanute Schools
Coffeyville
Fort Scott
Garry Church
Chanute Business Machines
Carol Hamilton
Kenneth Hogan
James Whaley
Nancy Knickerbocker
Janice Campbell
Charles King
Fairfield
Curtis Thompson
Dale Ward
Betty Barnhart
Ilva Lee
Farrell Coy
Hillcrest
Board of
Elva Lee
Ralph Barclay
Lee
Barclay
Sue Whitworth
Practical Nursing School
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