2000 Teachers Attend General Session Here
About 2000 educators filled Memorial Auditorium in Chanute for the southeast section convention of the Kansas State Teachers Association. Harold Russell, head of the Presidents Committee on Employment of the Handicapped, urged teachers to aid handicapped students and spoke of his own recovery and film fame. The day featured welcome remarks by Mayor James Kensett and Mrs. Norma Lloyd, with future sessions and talks scheduled, including Dr. Walter Judd as tomorrow’s keynote.
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America
Harold Russell
Kansas State Teachers Association
Memorial Auditorium
Russell
Fredonia High School
George Beggs
Richard Lintner
Grace Episcopal Church
James Kensett
Norma Lloyd
Chanute Teachers Association
P. C. Hesser
KSTA
Fredonia
Dday
Europe
Chanute
Walter Judd
Minnesota
Far East
Wilma Jean Cunningham
ESTA
Hesser
Parsons
al Goering
Neodesha
State Representative Assembly
Frank Carlson
Legislative Committee Assembly
George Frey
U S Troops Strike N Viet Nam Ambush Near Cambodia
A company of U S 1st Division air cavalry ambushed a column of North Vietnamese regulars near Cambodia, repelled four counterattacks with airlifted reinforcements, and reported at least 20 enemy killed. American casualties were light as a helicopter crew was rescued after a helicopter was shot down. A B52 bombing raid occurred 30 miles northwest of Saigon and photographer Dickey Chapelle was killed 64 miles south of Da Nang.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
Cambodia
U.S
Helice
Nouth
Duc Co
Plei Me
North Viet Nam
Guam
Dickey Chapelle
da Nang
Giant 166 Carat Diamond Unearthed in Indonesian Jungle
A 166.85 carat diamond, worth an estimated 150 000 to 450 000 dollars, was found by 40 people in the Indonesian jungle and displayed at the Asscher plant in Amsterdam. President Sukarno named it tri sakti and rewarded the finder group with a Mecca pilgrimage. The government mines while Asscher advises on marketing.
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Amsterdam
Netherlands
Asscher
Jan Asscher Jr
Sukarno
Mecca
Indonesia
Traffic Fatalities In Topeka Log For 24 Hours
Kansas traffic death log records 24 hours ending Thursday 9 AM with 2 fatalities for November and 1965 totals 539, compared with 1964 period 575. Police report notes no additional details on victims or causes in the snippet.
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Topeka
Kansas
Intercepted Letter Dear Cha
A short intercepted note discusses keeping the outside cover off to potentially use the air conditioner during a warm spell. The writer signs as Dear Cha and references an Indian summer.
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Cha
Seldom Seen Slim Clears Out During July Heat in Ballarat
Ballarat California AP profile of Seldom Seen Slim Forge the lone resident mayor postmaster dog catcher and tax collector. he confines himself to his dilapidated trailer with a corn cob pipe and whiskey. he explains leaving town only in July when heat reaches 120 in the shade and no shade exists.
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Ballarat
Calif
Slim
Death Valley
Ed House
Illinois
Slim Slim Forge
Here
Randsburg
Ella
Chanute Fire Department Sees Higher Loss in 1965 Progress
Fire totals for ten months through November show $28 050 in losses in Chanute with October at $1 200. Chief C W Brennan notes 1964 ten month loss was $5 725. The department logged 14 runs in October including six grass fires two car fires three residential alarms two Tioga Township calls and a resuscitator call. The Fraser home at 1706 S Central suffered the heaviest loss. Runs this year total 116 through November versus 205 in 1964.
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Chanute
C. W. Brennan
Tioga Township
James M. Fraser
S. Central
Mother Ordered to Pay Babysitting Costs in Divorce Case
Independence Kan AP Judge Warren B Grant awarded two children to father Dale Lemon. Lemon said babysitting costs would be 15 dollars weekly. The judge ordered Mrs Lemon the defendant in the divorce to pay the costs.
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Independence, Kan
Warren B. Grant
Dale Lemon
Lemon
United Fund Cer Edi Thermometer Oversight Missing
A United Fund thermometer figures show several large gaps with $22,460 $20,000 $17,500 $15,000 and $12,500 listed, suggesting missing or misreported donations in the campaign totals. No further context or names are provided in the fragment.
United Fund Contributions Reach Halfway Mark
Contributions to the United Fund climbed to 11286 dollars today, reaching the halfway point. A checkout meeting of all captains and workers is scheduled for 3 p.m. tomorrow at the Tioga Hotel.
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United Fund
Tioga Hotel
Weather warms with sunny days across Kansas
Area forecast calls for generally fair weather through Friday with a bit warmer nights and daytime highs near 70. Tonight will stay in the middle 40s as Topeka reports unusually warm conditions ahead of a cold front that moved through overnight, with southerly winds returning today and temperatures rising by Friday.
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Topeka
Kansas
Mercury
DWI Charged After Off Road Incident
Police arrested Carl Grady Sr. of 1401 S Malcolm on a DWI charge and careless driving after his car ran off the road on East 14th. He posted a $140 bond and faces a 3 30 p m Wednesday hearing. Authorities noted two flat tires and damage to the clutch and transmission.
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Carl Grady Sr
S. Malcolm
Grady
East 14Th
Klan Front in Georgia Alleged as Charity Cover
Congressional investigator said the Clayton Civic Club in Jonesboro identified as a Ku Klux Klan front claimed its aim was to aid the needy. He said Klavern leaders refused to answer questions, invoking the Fifth Amendment, as the committee pressed for details about dues, membership, and activities.
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J.W
Jimmy) Wells
Klaliff
Jonesboro Klan
Klavern
Wells
De Gaulle declares bid for re election in December
Paris AP reports President Charles de Gaulle announced Thursday night his candidacy for re election on December 5. He signaled readiness to continue and expected approval by the electors as he urged a new impetus for the republic.
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Paris
Charles de Gaulle
de Gaulle
Repetition Accused as Pope Trial Continues
In Lincoln, Duane E. Pope defense lawyers argued witnesses offered redundant testimony about the June bank holdup in Big Springs. The objection was overruled as 16th government witness Edgar Pocock described entering the bank after the shooting and the lone survivor pleading for an ambulance. The coroner’s physician testified the victims were shot twice at close range and lay down before dying. Deputy sheriff Harry Shaw noted Pope appeared as a bank examiner the day of the crime.
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Duane E. Pope
Big Springs
Neb
Nebraska
Robert B. Crosby
Crosby
Edgar Pocock
Big Springs Volunteer Fire Department
Pocock
Farmers State Bank
Franklin Kjeldgaard
Kjellgaard
Devel County
John E. Hartsaw
Chappell
Harry C. Shaw
Pope
Buddy Poppy Days Honor Veterans This Friday and Saturday
Veterans of Foreign Wars to mark Buddy Poppy days Friday and Saturday. VFW Auxiliary members will sell the poppies in the downtown area to honor the war dead and support living veterans.
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Veterans of Foreign Wars
VFW Auxiliary
Chanute Post Office to Observe Veterans Day Holiday
Chanute will observe Veterans Day on November 11 with no window service or city and rural routes. Mail will be delivered to boxes and outgoing mail dispatched. Local businesses may close at individual discretion. A parade at 10 30 a m and an amateur program at 2 30 p m are sponsored.
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Chanute
Floyd Kelley
Kelley
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KKK Front
Manuel
Robert L. Bing
Cyclops
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Walter Parr
Atlanta Constitution and Journal
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Poppy Days
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