Storm injures at least 12 in Wichita. trailers damaged
Winds of near tornado strength hit Wichita causing at least a dozen injuries none critical. Five trailer homes damaged or destroyed and floods filled streets as funnels sighted near Anthony and Wellington. Starkey school sustained heavy damage with estimated 70000 dollars loss.
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Edwards
Young
Arkansas
Broadway
Starkey School
Otto Hill
Oklahoma
Kansas
Sedgwick
Anthony
Oklahoma Line
Wellington
Halstead
Harvey County
Memorial Day Observed Monday May 31
Washington reports Memorial Day falls on Sunday May 30 this year so most observe Monday May 31. The Post Office will not deliver mail and government offices close. AFL-CIO notes contracts often treat Monday as holiday if Sunday is the date. Markets and exchanges also close Monday.
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Washington
Post Office Department
Afl-Cio
U.S. Chamber of Commerce
Walking Blood Bank Operates Near Louisville General
The University of Louisville hematology department says there are 100 potential walking blood banks nearby. Doctors nurses and medical students are on call day and night as volunteer donors to supply blood in emergencies if regional centers cannot.
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Louisville, Ky
Louisville General Hospital
University of Louisville Hematology Department
Car With Guns Stolen From Officer
Connecticut State Police executive officer Major Leslie Williams attended a law enforcement conference in Boston when his unmarked state police car was stolen from a parking garage. The vehicle contained a loaded 32 caliber revolver a 30 caliber U S Army carbine with 100 rounds of ammunition.
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Boston
Leslie Williams
Connecticut
Intercepted Letter Dear Cha
A fragmented note titled intercepted Letter Dear Cha references Congressmen and reputations, hinting at political insinuations and a playful chaotic exchange. The unsigned communication evokes a lighthearted and rhetorical tone about frogs in a jumping contest and home-state pride.
Threat to Fire Teachers Sparks Bomb Threat Scare
Police searched the home of School Superintendent Jardine in South Bend after an anonymous caller warned of a blast if he fired the 360 striking teachers. No explosion found as teachers vote to continue boycott amid wage dispute with the school board over starting salaries.
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South Bend
Ind
Alex Jardine
Jardine
Afl-Cio
George T. Bull
Teachers Union Local
Extended Holiday By Death Extended By Death
Topeka AP Kansas drivers had a six day streak without a traffic fatality as officials hoped for more. Today marks the sixth consecutive day without a highway fatality, last reported May 8. The year shows 203 deaths, three fewer than the same point last year.
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Topeka
Kansas
Highway Patrol
Memorial to Kennedy at Runnymede England
Queen Elizabeth II and Mrs. Kennedy attended a ceremony dedicating Britain's memorial to President John F. Kennedy on sacred English soil near Magna Carta. The queen called the acre a perpetual gift to the American people in memory of a leader loved and mourned by the English.
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Runnymede
England
Elizabeth II
John F. Kennedy
Britain
John Fitzgerald Kennedy
Tribune Phone Shortcut for Carrier Contact
The notice explains how to reach your Tribune phone via your carrier and provides an alternate dial option HE 1-3400 after 6 p.m. for unavailable contacts.
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Tribune
Tribune Offers Free Jobs Wanted Ads for Students
The Tribune announces free Jobs Wanted advertisements for high school and junior college students this week and next to help them find summer employment opportunities.
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the Tribune
Transportation Plans Changed for Wedding Faithful Parade
London AP reports paratroop Lt. Charles Shea-Simmonds, set to skydive into the churchyard for his wedding to Sarah Hamilton, will now be wheeled to the aisle after breaking both ankles in the army free fall parachute championships.
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London
Charles Shea-Simmonds
Sarah Hamilton
Viet Cong Trapped in Mekong Delta Clash
Government forces retreated from Bac Lieu area after trapping five Viet Cong companies and killing 215. In Da Nang area, Viet Cong guerrillas hit U S Marine patrols, killing one and wounding several, while U S Navy planes and air strikes targeted communist positions.
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South Viet Nam
Bac Lieu
Mekong River
da Nang
U.S
Oriskany
North Viet Nam
Ca de
Summer Jobs for Youth Drive Under Way in Chanute
The 13th annual Summer Jobs for Youth program sponsored by the Chanute JayCees and Kansas State Employment Service is now underway. Don Cutsinger says youth registrations and job orders will be handled through the local office with a May 17 21 registration week. Last year 375 youths registered and 364 were placed, 90 in agricultural work amid strong hay-hand demand.
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Chanute JayCees
Kansas State Employment Service
Don Cutsinger
JayCee
Cutsinger
Politicians Enter Centennial Jumping Frog Race in Calaveras
Washington reports lawmakers from California Wisconsin New York Kentucky and Illinois entering a centennial jumping frog race in Calaveras County May 2023. The contest offers a $1000 prize and features a congressional division with no frog jockeys allowed to touch the frog after start. The famed record is 17 feet 1.5 inches.
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Congress
Calaveras County
Calif
Mark Twain
Calaveras County Fair
Harold T. Johnson
Johnson
John A. Race
D-Wis
Oshkosh
Wis
Wisconsin
California
John
James M. Hanley
D-N.y
Howard W. Robison
R-N.y
Thruston B. Morton
Rky
George Murphy
Rcalif
Kentucky
Capitol Steps
Murphy
Morton
China announces second atomic test to deter U S threats
Beijing radio reports Communist China detonated its second atomic device as part of a push to develop nuclear weapons to counter U S pressure and what it calls nuclear blackmail. The station says tests are within defined limits and aim to abolish nuclear arms.
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Tokyo
China
United States
Peking Radio
China conducts second Hiroshima size nuclear test
Washington confirms Red China set off a second Hiroshima scale atomic explosion. China pledges support for non nuclear nations against nuclear blackmail as U S officials say the Atomic Energy Commission will study device sophistication via atmospheric fallout samples, a process expected to take about a week.
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Washington
U.S
China
Atomic Energy Commission
Agents Briefed On Mine Searches In Kentucky
The Kentucky Department of Mines and Minerals intervenes in the clash between federal revenue agents and bootleggers. Agents reportedly search abandoned coal mines for illegal liquor stills, amid ongoing enforcement efforts in Frankfort.
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Frankfort
Kentucky Department of Mines and Minerals
Federal Revenue
Emory Mystery Prank Turns Grim Blood Scene
Atlanta police say pranksters at Emory University staged a simulated murder scene with blood spattered in a men's dorm TV lounge and a blood trail to a parking lot. They found a bloodstained hammer and a broken wristwatch. Investigators call it a grisly prank.
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Emory University
University
Ecumenical Move By Bible Society
The American Bible Society announces a new ecumenical goal to develop with sister groups in other countries a single text of the Scriptures acceptable to all Christians.
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New York
The
American Bible Society
Dominican junta warns rebels amid bombardment at Santo Domingo
In Santo Domingo two junta planes hovered as Gen Francisco J Rivera Caminero said he ordered Thursday strafing of a rebel radio station. The blast followed air attacks that killed at least one person and damaged rebel radio installations. Separately the UN Security Council unanimously urged a cease fire in the Dominican Republic and asked U Thant to appoint a personal representative to the strife torn country.
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Barney Lambdin
Lambdin
Wesley Medical Center
Santo Dmingo
Dominican Republic
Domincan
Santo Domingo
Francisco J. Rivera Caminero
Armed Forces
Associated Press
United Nations, N.Y
U.N. Security Council
U Thant
Jordan
Ivory Coast
Malaysia
Kansas seeks drought disaster designation for western counties
Gov. William H. Avery urged that 25 western Kansas counties be declared a drought disaster area. The move, from the Kansas State Disaster Committee, would allow grazing on soil bank land in June and July with a $1 per acre deduction from payments. The plan also notes possible feed grain purchases and hay aid at reduced prices, though not requested now.
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Topeka
William H. Avery
Kansas
Kansas State Disaster Committee
Commodity Credit Corp
Traffic Fatalities Log For May 1965
Topeka AP reports Kansas traffic deaths in the 24 hours to 9 am Friday totaling 0 for May and 15 for 1965, compared with 206 in the comparable 1964 period.
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Topeka
Kansas
Five Area Youths Eligible for Job Corps May Enrollment
Five Cha nute area youths may join a group of 200 Kansas participants in the Job Corps this May. Applicants must be 16 to 21, out of school at least three months, and unemployed or in unskilled work. Recruits receive education, skill training, room and board, clothing, and $30 monthly. $50 monthly upon satisfactory service upon completion. Enrollment is voluntary and open to interested youths via the Kansas State Employment Service office.
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Chanute
Kansas
H. W. Knapp
State Employment Service Office
Knapp
Kansas State Employment Office
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