Ky Alerts Troops Over Buddhist Riots in Saigon
In Saigon Premier Nguyen Cao Ky ordered the elite 7th Infantry Division to stand by as Buddhist unrest loomed. About 1,000 soldiers moved in from the south while monks at the main pagoda planned a 48 hour protest, and the Buddhist hierarchy leveled treason and murder charges against the regime.
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Saigon
Nguyen Cao Ky
da Nang
Dean Rusk
Sen
J. W. Fulbright
D-Ark
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Lodge Returns to Saigon After Confer with Johnson Policy Stance
Ambassador Henry Cabot Lodge leaves Honolulu for South Vietnam after a week of talks with President Johnson asserting no policy change while aiming to enrich and improve U S programs there. He will meet Korea's Park to discuss alliance nourishment amid Saigon crisis.
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Washington
Henry Cabot Lodge
South Viet Nam
Johnson
Lodge
Honolulu
South Korea
Chung Hee Park
Reds Fight Massed North Vietnamese in Central Highlands
US air cavalry hurled heavy reinforcements into a clash 15 miles west of An Khe as helicopters airlifted three battalions to the scene. By nightfall the 1st Air Cavalry reported the enemy of about 350 troops on the run after a day of brisk fighting that included hand to hand combat.
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Saigon
Central Highlands
An Khe
1St Air Cavalry Dvvision
Miss Barnes Awarded $15,000 in Traffic Injury Case
Barbara Barnes of Chanute an 18 year old was awarded judgment for 15000 dollars and costs in district court for injuries from a traffic accident Aug 27 The defendants were Walter Sturgeon Garden City and Loren Brooks Chanute The Barnes girl was a passenger in a car driven by Sturgeon and owned by Brooks at an intersection collision on the Austin road two miles southeast of Chanute The other vehicle was a grain truck driven by Lewis Taylor near Earlton
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Chanute
Barbara Barnes
Walter Sturgeon
Garden City
Loren Brooks
Barnes
Sturgeon
Brooks
Austin Road
Lewis Taylor
Earlton
Wire theft hits farms near Leanna in Neosho county
Copper wire thieves cut about 1500 feet of electric line serving buildings on an unoccupied farmstead half a mile west of Leanna. The farm is operated by Howard Russell. An additional suspected theft was reported a mile and three quarters east of Leanna. Sheriff George Neely noted the unofficial report.
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George Neely
Neosho County
Leanna
Neely
Howard Russell
Gemini 9 Scrubbed After Atlas-Agena Fails Orbit
CAPE KENNEDY Fla AP An Atlas rocket carrying the Agena satellite tumbled out of control forcing a three week delay in the Gemini 9 mission. Command pilot Thomas Stafford and astronaut Eugene Cernan would have conducted rendezvous docking and a long space walk. The Agena failed to achieve orbit after staging and contact was lost briefly before officials announced the abort.
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Cape Kennedy
Fla
Thomas P. Stafford
Eugene A. Cernan
Earth
Atlantic
Grand Bahama Island
Stafford
Titan
Navy
Walter M. Schirra Jr
Agena
Cernan
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
George E. Mueller
Atlas
Atlantic Ocean
Mission Control
Houston
Timber Lake Resort announces grand opening near Chanute
Timber Lake Resort a private 30 acre recreational area located 12 miles east and two south of Chanute will host a grand opening and open house on May 29. The site centers around the 3 acre Timber Lake a FHA project supplying water to nearby communities and farmers. The owners Wayne Harding and Mellard retain shore rights as the area offers a sandy beach camping and picnicking with a 24 by 40 foot beach house and planned facilities. Boating allowed but skiing not permitted this year and fishing will be restricted. Free refreshments will be offered at the open house with later small admission for camping and swimming.
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Timber Lake Resort
Timber Lake
Chanute
Mellard
Kentucky
FBI Agent Killed as Kidnapped Peggy Ann Brodnick Sighted
FBI agent Terry Ray Anderson of Camp Hill is killed in a woods gun battle while police and agents close in on the Mountain Man kidnapper. Peggy Ann Brodnick, 17, is located alive after sightings in the same rugged area amid the pursuit.
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Shape Gap
FBI
Peggy Ann Brodnick
Pennsylvania
McKetta
Washington
Terry Ray Anderson
Camp Hill
Tulsa Port Meeting Promotes River Navigation Project
A June 2 dinner at the Country Club will present the Arkansas River navigation project and Tulsa port plans. Tulsa Port Authority will show a film and answer questions as Mid-America hosts the event for area residents and chamber leaders.
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Tulsa
Country Club
Tulsa Port Authority
Mid-America, Inc
Southeast Kansas Industrial Development Organization
Chamber of Commerce
Mid-America
Chanute Area
Financing Plan Faces Parliamentary Challenge in Congress
Washington AP Republicans seek to derail Johnsons 4.2 billion financing program claiming it violates House rules by mixing budget and legislation. The measure would pool government loans and offer participations to investors, shifting government paper into cash and affecting agencies directly. Mills defends the plan as a method to mobilize taxpayers funds from a growing loan portfolio.
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Washington
Johnson
House
Wilbur D. Mills
Ways and Means Committee
Mills
Weather: mild to warm with cooler change moving in
Partly cloudy tonight and Wednesday with a slight drop in temperatures. Highs today mid 70s to 80s across Kansas, tonight's lows 40s to 60s, and highs Wednesday expected in the middle 80s.
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Topeka
Kansas
Southeast Group Named for Southeast Kansas Development
AP report says Gov. Avery appointed a regional planning committee for southeast Kansas to draft an economic development plan for nine counties including Cherokee Labette Montgomery Wilson Neosho Crawford Bourbon Allen and Woodson. Members include Rash Parsons Harris Glades Flynn Fribley Pratt Maple Head George Howell Bertramo and Bertramo.
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Harry Rash
Thayer
Leonard Rude
Parsons
Jack Harris
Pittsburg
John Glades
Yates Center
Joe Flynn
Bill Fribley
Crestline
Bob Pratt
Coffeyville
G. W. Marple
Fort Scot
Charles Head
Neodesha
Kenneth George
Caney
Forrest Howell
John Bertramo
Iola
Kansas
Cherokee
Labette
Montgomery
Wilson
Neosho
Crawford
Bourbon
Allen and Woodson
Eisenhower Undergoing Arthritis Treatment At Walter Reed
Doctors say they have not yet fully defined the arthritic condition that has kept former President Dwight D. Eisenhower in Walter Reed General Hospital for nearly two weeks. A medical bulletin notes he is receiving treatment, physical therapy, and medication while investigation continues.
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Washington
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Eisenhower
Army
Walter Reed General Hospital
Storm Watch issued for four states amid tornado threat
The Weather Bureau issued a tornado watch for parts of southeast Kansas southwest Missouri eastern Oklahoma and extreme northwest Arkansas. The watch is in effect from 2 p m to 8 p m with chances of tornadoes and severe storms including large hail and damaging winds. The greatest risk lies along a corridor from northeast of Chanute Kansas to south of McAlester Oklahoma.
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Kansas City
Kansas
Missouri
Oklahoma
Arkansas
Weather Bureau
Chanute
Kan
McAlester
Okla
Intercepted Letter Dear Cha Sparks Firework Fizzles
An intercepted message uses a humorous misquote about a boy and a 4th of July sky rocket that sputters and fizzles, illustrating a playful letter content. The tone echoes lighthearted wartime or homefront humor with casual phrasing.
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