U S Bombs Haiphong Area Air Bases and Power Plants
A strike from three U.S. carriers hit the Kien An airfield near Haiphong and two power plants as part of heavy raids on MIG bases. One Skyhawk was shot down. the pilot is missing. Marines claim 31 North Vietnamese dead in a five hour fight with 24 Marines killed and 19 wounded.
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Saigon
Haiphong
U.S
North Vietnam
Kien An
South Vietnam
Air Force
Enterprise
Hancock
Kitty Hawk
Kep
Hanoi
Hoa Lac
Phuc Yen
Gia Lam
Cat Be
Hanoi-Haiphong
Willcott Heads Chanute Jaycees 1967 68 Term
John Willcott elected president of the Chanute Jaycees for 1967 68 defeating Charles Winfrey III, with Jim Fehr as first vice president. Other officers are Craig Thompson treasurer Joe Marnell secretary and a four member board including Dean Den ning Charles Meyers Ed Ranz Jr. and Roger Prather chosen from ten nominees. Plans for the Miss Chanute Pageant set for May 20 are continued.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Willcott
Chanute Jaycees
Willcott
George McCune
Charles Winfrey III
Jim Fehr
Craig Thompson
Joe Marnell
Bob McGregor
Dean Denning
Charles Meyers
Ed Ranz Jr
Roger Prather
John Rubew
Merle Evans
Jim Prosser
Burl Schalburg Jr
Mahlon Gray
Chuck Trenary
Jaycees
Car Recovered In Wichita After Weekend Theft
Police were notified that a 1955 Plymouth owned by Kenneth Ogle and registered to O. E. Elm was recovered in Wichita. The car, reported missing Sunday night, appears undamaged and no suspects are named.
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Wichita
Kenneth Ogle
Truck Tire Explosion Kills Young Man in Kansas City
A young man starting work at a Kansas City service station was killed when a truck tire exploded. No further details are provided on the victim or cause.
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Young Man
Kansas City
Traffic Fatalities Log For May 22 1967
Kansas traffic death log details 24 hours to 9 am Wednesday May 22 1967 report one previously unreported fatality. The log compares to 1966 period figures and shows totals for the May 1967 period.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topeka
Kansas
Intercepted Letter Describes Cold War Ship Chase
An intercepted letter notes co existence with U.S. and Soviet destroyers playing tag on the high seas. The writer signs off with a casual farewell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S
Senate approves tax incentive bill amid presidential financing clash
The Senate passed the bill restoring major business tax incentives after tying a rider to limit the presidential election campaign financing plan. The rider blocks key sections unless guidelines for subsidy spending are set. The action ends seven weeks of debate centered on the Long financing plan and faces House approval in conference.
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Washington
Senate
Johnson
House
Congress
Senate House
Cattle Cause Two Vehicle Crashes Near Erie
Two separate crashes involved livestock loose on roads. A 1962 Falcon driven by Mrs. Lee Ward struck a cow on K47 near US 169, causing about 200 dollars in damage. the cow owned by Ernie Peck was stunned but recovered by morning. A 1967 Ford pickup driven by George Fager hit a calf on a county road near Walnut. damage was about 100 dollars and the calf died. the animal belonged to Charles Mein.
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Erie
Sheriff's Office
Lee Ward
Galesburg
Ernie Peck
George Neely
George Fager
St. Paul
Walnut
Fager
Don Harding
Charles Mein
California Woman Claims Communicants Only For Estate Of James Kidd
A California woman testified in Phoenix that only people who communicated with the legally dead miner James Kidd should share his $200,000 estate. Judge Myers set June 6 for hearings as 74 claimants compete to prove contact with Kidd who vanished in 1950 and was declared dead in 1958.
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Phoenix
Ariz
California
Superior Court
James Kidd
Miami, Ariz
Robert L. Myers
Kidd
Eisenhower Shows Improvement While In Hospital
Former President Dwight D. Eisenhower continued to improve for a third day and may begin taking solid foods. Doctors said he will stay hospitalized at least through the week for the gastrointestinal illness that struck him last Saturday.
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Washington
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Student Free Ads For Work In Tribune May 17 to 22
The Tribune will publish a free work wanted column for students beginning Wednesday May 17 through Monday May 22. Sub headings like Office Work Baby Sitting Yard Work will be used if ads are concise and students must follow rules on page 16 and place ads promptly.
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the Tribune
Weather forecast for Kansas with warm trend and showers
The Area Forecast calls for partly cloudy windy conditions and warmer air with scattered showers and thunderstorms tonight ending Thursday morning. Thursday remains partly cloudy and cooler with diminishing winds. tonight lows upper 60s and Thursday highs in the upper 70s. Temperatures Tuesday ranged from 85 in Garden City to 76 in Olathe with overnight lows 56 to 68.
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Topeka
The
Weather Bureau Today
Kansas
Garden City
Olathe
Goodland
Wichita
U S and Soviet Destroyers Scrape in Sea of Japan
The Pentagon reported a minor collision between the U S S Walker and a Soviet destroyer in the Sea of Japan. The Soviet ship repeatedly approached within 500 feet during training observations and warnings, causing no injuries and only minor damage. Commander S W McClaran led the Walker.
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Washington
Sea of Japan
Pentagon
Navy
Walker
Tisubmarine
U.S
Cmdr. S. W. McClaran
Santa Barbara
Calif
United States
Turnpike bonds spark talk of special session
Gov. Docking and Kansas leaders discuss a possible special legislative session to amend turnpike law. Reports from Wichita say the idea stems from alleged shortcomings in bond interest forecasts, with 4 to 4.5 percent estimates discussed and no state funds pledged. Docking says no formal approach has been made.
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Topeka
Kan
Robert Docking
Legislative Council
Docking
Wichita
Wichita Eagle
Lynne Holt
Pittsburgh
International Bridge, Tunnel and Turnpike Association
Kansas City
Galena
the Eagle
T. J. Scanlon
State Department of Administration
Scanlon
Turnpike Association
Governors Plan North South Toll Route Across Three States
Gov. Winthrop Rockefeller of Arkansas backed by Gov. John McKeithen of Louisiana plans a meeting with Gov. Warren Hearnes of Missouri to pursue a three state toll road. They consider a route from New Orleans to Kansas City via Baton Rouge Alexandria Shreveport Texarkana Joplin or Springfield. If no action by year end they may call a special session to start the project.
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Baton Rouge
Winthrop Rockefeller
Arkansas
John McKeithen
Loisiana
Warren Hearnes
Missouri
Rockefeller
McKeithen
New Orleans
Alexandria
Shreveport
Louisiana
Texarkana
Joplin
Springfield
Kansas City
Kansas Beautification Funds Fully Used For Scenic Roadsides
Kansas Highway Commission reports all 1.3 million dollars in federal beautification funds allotted in two years will be obligated by July 1. Nearly one million funds go to landscaping, safety rest areas upgrades, and right of way purchases. rest area expansions defend against junk yards and billboards.
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Topeka
Kansas Highway Commission
John Montgomery
Montgomery
Kansas
Robert Docking
Board
U.S. 56
Baldwin
The
Highway Commission
Motorcycle Stolen From Laverne Tripp Residence
Laverne Tripp reports his black Honda motorcycle stolen from 1012 S Washington after 9 p.m. yesterday. Police say at 1 p.m. the bike had not been located and bears license No 4.
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Laverne Tripp
S. Washington
Fatal Texas crash kills eight in family truck crash
Eight people died in a central Texas collision on U.S. 84 near Goldthwaite including Earl Waller and his wife Pauline and six of their children from Athens Alabama. Five died at the scene plus Drenda died later. two other children and a trucker survived with injuries. Police reported wallets found but no money.
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Goldthwaite
Tex
Alabama
Texas
Earl T. Waller
Pauline
U.S. 84
Here
H.G. Brooks
Athens
Ala
Eugene
Linda
Frank
Michael
Robert Anderson
Hickory
N.C
Wallers
Drenda
Scott and White Hospital
Temple Tex
Robert
Chanute Chamber hears youths shoplifting issues and Miss Chanute pageant plans
Chanute's retail committee, led by Gordon Inman, heard Ray Zumalt discuss juvenile shoplifting, its causes, and handling procedures. He urged store vigilance, joint offender conferences, possible court action, and community prevention efforts. Eddie Ranz outlined Miss Chanute pageant plans for May 20 with Debbie Bryant and Betty Fox appearances and sponsor needs.
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Zumalt
Eddie Ranz
The
Jaycees
Debbie Bryant
Betty Fox
Emporia
Ranz
Gordon Inman
Staggers questions Boyd on rail strike letter release
Congressman Harley Staggers accused Secretary Alan Boyd of releasing a letter to the press before informing him about it. Boyd defended the timing, saying the letter warned that a national railroad strike would seriously harm the economy and cause widespread hardship.
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Washington
Harley C. Staggers
D-W.va
House Commerce Committee
Secretary of Transportation
Alan S. Boyd
Staggers
Boyd
Congress
Fire at Kansas City lumber yard destroys 200000 feet of lumber
A blaze at the Frank Purcell Walnut Lumber Co in Kansas City Kaw wiped out 200000 feet of lumber and three buildings. Firemen stood 200 feet away as a drying kiln and two warehouses burned. General manager Thomas Gleason said losses would exceed 100000. cause undetermined.
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Kansas City
Kaw
Frank Purcell Walnut Lumber Co, Inc
13Th
Kaw River
Thomas Gleason
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Rocky
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