Marines Press Offensive After Nightlong Shelling Near DMZ
U S Marines moved out from Con Thien after heavy shelling that killed 11 Americans and wounded 41 at Dong Ha Gio Linh Camp Carroll and Cam Lo. The week saw 253 American deaths and 1942 enemy fatalities. Pilots claimed destruction of 11 artillery positions and 15 antiaircraft batteries near the DMZ.
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Saigon
Demilitarized Zone
Dong Ha
Gio Linh
Camp Carroll
Cam Lo
North
South Vietnam
U.S
Con Thien
Ho Chi Minh
All Leads Exhausted In Search For Missing Hannibal Boys
In Hannibal Missouri after a two week search for Billy Hoag 11 Joey Hoag 13 and Craig Dowell 14 volunteers and rescue teams ended efforts as a massive power shovel cleared earth along U S 79 with no sign of the youths. Officials said all leads have been exhausted. The boys were last seen entering Murphy's Cave or near Lovers Leap May 10. Tiered crews drifted away leaving only a token remaining.
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Hannibal
Billy Hoag
Joey Hoag
Craig Dowell
U.S. 79
Harry Musgrove
Midwest
Murphy's Cave
Lover’s Leap
Stolen Honda Motorcycle Recovered Near Cimarron
A 1966 Honda Super Hawk stolen from LaVerne Tripp at 1012 Washington was recovered in Cimarron, reported to police at 1:25 a.m. The owner traveled from Garden City area to reclaim the bike.
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Cimarron
LaVerne Tripp
Washington
Tripp
Garden City
Dodge City
Intercepted Letter Seeks Outlet for Osage Hedge Balls
An intercepted note to Cha discusses a potential Kansas market for hedge balls from Osage orange trees and the need to find a selling outlet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas
Rights law changes empower Kansas Civil Rights Commission
A Kan sas carpenter paid 1.25 an hour faces discrimination concerns as the civil rights commission gains new authority. After July 1 the commission can file its own complaints and subpoena records without district court orders, addressing fear of reprisal and unfiled cases.
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Topeka
Kansas
Kansas Civil Rights Commission
Commission
Homer Floyd
Floyd
Weather overview with mild tonight and cooler Friday
Area forecast calls for partly cloudy skies and mild conditions tonight with a gradual cool down Friday as temps fall 10 to 20 degrees. Lows near 60, highs Friday in the 80s, with cooler air moving into Kansas from the north.
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Topeka
Plains
Kansas
Steak Fire at Harris Residence Is Extinguished
Fire department responded to a kitchen blaze at 1018 S Evergreen at 12 55 p.m. today after Charles Harris reported a steak overheated and grease ignited. Harris knocked down the flames himself and asked firefighters to check for hidden embers.
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Charles Harris
S. Evergreen
Harris
More Bikes Inspected Across Five Schools
The police department reports 424 bicycles inspected and registered at five schools after 133 bikes at Hutton yesterday and 78 more at Alcott this morning. Inspections were planned at Lincoln this afternoon with Roosevelt set to conclude the schedule tomorrow.
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Hutton School
Police Department
Alcott
Lincoln
Roosevelt
Strike Halts Work At West 14th Junior College Site
Laborers form Local 550 walk off the West 14th junior college building site in protest of labor standards. No contract exists between Local 550 and Caro Construction Co. of Wichita, leaving work at a virtual standstill as grievances are pursued.
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Junior College
West 14Th
Local 550
Caro Construction Co
Wichita
Caro officials seek settlement on NCCJC fieldhouse dispute
Officials from Caro were to arrive and smooth a settlement on a $1.2 million fieldhouse project at NCCJC. Construction began last fall and the fieldhouse is the lead building in a four complex. Contractors expect completion by March 1 1968 to allow NCCJC to bid for a March baseball tournament and open the 1968 69 school year. The spokesman gave no details on how many workers are involved.
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Caro
NCCJC
Bigger Pay Hikes Are Won Despite a Sag in Profits
The Commerce Department reports a 0.1 percent real GDP drop in Q1 1967 despite wage gains. Labor says 917,000 workers won average 5 percent raises, median hourly pay rising from 2.90 to 3.04 dollars. Corporate profits fell to 77.3 billion before taxes, the sharpest quarterly drop since 1959.
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Washington
Commerce Department
Labor Department
Kansas Traffic Death Log May 30 1967 Update
Topeka AP notes a 24 hour traffic fatality count through 9 am Thursday for May 30 1967 with 219 fatalities for the comparable 1966 period and one previously unreported death included in the tally.
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Topeka
Kansas
Dust Marketing Pitch Aims to Sell Kansas Dust
Des mond Slattery proposes selling Kansas dust to bird owners to satisfy birds dust bathing instinct. He expects broad farmer and housewife support and sees potential for nearly 100 million bird owners buying dust packets for about one dollar each, with pet firms showing mixed reactions.
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Wichita, Kan
Desmond Slattery
Kansas
Slattery
New York City
New Jersey
Wichita
Duncan plans to finish turnpike term despite Docking push
Kansas Turnpike Authority chairman Robert Duncan said he will complete his term ending April 30, 1968, despite Gov. Docking calling for his resignation. Duncan invited the governor to work together on highway solutions while Docking criticized a bond sale feasibility approach and a $40,000 study for a Johnson County to Leavenworth toll road.
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Topeka
Robert Duncan
Kansas Turnpike Authority
Robert Docking
Duncan
Atchison
Turnpike Authority
Kansas
Docking
Kansas City
Morgan Guaranty Trust Co
Johnson County
Leavenworth
House moves on draft extension and graduate deferments
The House Armed Services Committee approved a four year draft extension to require 19 year olds first and keep college deferments for undergrads and graduate students. A national advisory board would study deferments and report on grad status. One dissenter urged reservists to offset manpower needs.
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Washington
House Armed Services Committee
Floyd V. Hicks
D-Wash
Hicks
Vietnam
Wash Malfunction Damages Car at Local Facility
Police report a malfunction at an automatic car wash last night damaged a 1964 Chevrolet owned by Joe Turner of 606 W. Pine. An officer inspected the scene and the business owner was notified.
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Joe Turner
W. Pine
Intensive Studies Made of Tornadoes
Oklahoma researchers report that cooler spring temperatures have shifted tornado tracks northward, with only 13 ground touchdowns in Texas Oklahoma and Kansas through April. New Doppler radar systems and airborne aircraft cohorts enhance forecasting while hurricane hunters support the Tornado studies under the Environmental Science Service Administration program involving multiple federal and private partners.
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Air Force
Weather Bureau
Environmental Science Service Administration
Britain
Oklahoma
Plan Survey To Determine Survey Need
PARSONS KAN The Kansas Army Ammunition plant east of Parsons is reopening to produce munitions The Arms Control and Disarmament Agency is studying the impact on Parsons population 14000 and southeast Kansas It has commissioned the Midwest Research Institute to decide if a full scale survey is warranted The study would be shared with other federal agencies for programs to ease economic reverse impact when production ends
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Parsons
Kan
Kansas Army Ammunition Plant
U.S. Arms Control and Disarmament Agency
Kansas
Midwest Research Institute of
Kansas City
Bain a Chore For Society Editor
Richmond Virginia couples Thomas Bain and Joyce Ann Bain plan a Saturday wedding. The wedding party includes an organist, best man, maid of honor, two bridesmaids and a flower girl all named Bain. About 50 Bains from each family are invited though no link between families is found.
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Richmond
Thomas Bain
Joyce Ann Bain
Bain
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Kessler
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