Tornadoes Strike South Of Chanute Media Warnings Fail
A severe tornado and wind storm hit south of Chanute causing injuries at the Safari Camping Grounds and damaging Advanced Systems Modular Homes. A half mile swath along US 169 endured, with limited city damage and several campers overturned or destroyed. Local officials cited late warnings from the National Weather Service.
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US 169
Lige Matlock
Matlock
National Weather Service
Wichita
Advanced Systems Modular Homes
Self
Chanute Marine
Honda
National Guard
Advanced Systems Modular Homes, Inc
Residents to South Verify Storm Story
Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Trammell and Mr. and Mrs. Herman Henricks, both R. 4, were among residents responding to a storm story from the south as reported in the local column.
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South
W. W. Trammell
Herman Henricks
Tornado Deaths Reported in Joplin Missouri
A storm system produced tornadoes and high winds across southwest Missouri and southeast Kansas killing three people in Joplin and injuring about ninety others. Communications failures and widespread damage were reported as lines and power outages disrupted the area.
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Joplin
Missouri
Kansas
Ozark
Tornado Strikes Chanute Area. Guards Mobilized and Rescue Underway
Missouri authorities mobilized the 203rd Engineer Battalion after a tornado swept through the Chanute area. Lt. Gov. Phelps ordered National Guard troops while Gov. Bond toured after the storm. Mrs. Morgan and infant survived a mobile home tumble with minor injuries as aid crews checked for damage and stock losses.
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Christopher Bond
Jefferson City
National Guard
Joplin
William C. Phelps
203Rd
Bond
New York
Phelps
Police and Fire Departments
Civil Defense Organization
Storm injures three in St Paul and damages across counties
A violent storm caused injuries in St Paul where Mr and Mrs David Burr were hospitalized after a fallen tree trapped them. Betty Phillips received minor injuries at Labette County Memorial Hospital. In Erie two mobile homes were destroyed and storage tanks blown at a grain elevator in St Paul. Crews reported widespread damage to power lines, utilities, barns, and trees with estimates up to 30000 dollars. several towns including Erie Galesburg McCune and Parsons faced service outages as the Kansas Army Ammunition Plant lost power temporarily.
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Erie
St. Paul
David Burr
Girard Hospital
Betty Phillips
John Phillips
Labette County Memorial Hospital
David Kern
Neosho County
Orville Engleman
Doug Huffman
Kern
Galesburg
McCune
Parsons
Robert H. Trusdale
Southwestern Bell Telephone Co
McCune and
Intercepted Letter Dear Cha
A fragmentary intercepted letter describes modern life with humor about drive-in funeral parlors and same day mail delivery. The Weather Bureau is praised for quaint inefficiency and odd observations emerge from the era.
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The
Weather Bureau
Kissinger Tho to Hold Paris Talks on Indochina Accord
Kissinger and Le Duc Tho will meet in Paris next Thursday for three to four days of discussions on implementing the Indochina peace accord. The White House said Kissinger, back from Moscow and London, will engage Tho in talks. About 150 colleges face a six year window to comply with a new antidiscrimination law if allowed transition plans are approved by July 1.
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Hanoi
LeDuc Tho
Paris
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Kissinger
Moscow
London
le Duc Tho
Ronald L. Ziegler
Notre Dame
Harvard
Yale
Vassar
Helicopters Downed Near An Loc in Saigon Command Report
Two Joint Military Commission helicopters carrying 10 Viet Cong and two South Vietnamese officers were forced down by gunfire in Communist territory near An Loc. Lt. Col. Le Trung Hien said casualties were not yet known. The helicopters were returning from Loc Ninh border area.
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Joint Military Commission
An Loc
le Trung Hien
Loc Ninh
Hien
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