Biblesta Scores Again At Humboldt In 1966 Parade
The ninth annual Biblesta in Humboldt drew a large crowd on perfect weather day. St Peter’s Lutheran Church won the grand prize with “The Lord’s Fishermen” beating 21 entries. Harold Ensley delivered a fervent talk urging belief in God and a simple, active life for all ages.
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Humboldt
St. Peter’s Lutheran Church of
John Fiene
Hum
Boldt
Harold Ensley
St. Peter’s Lutheran Church
Striking GE Workers Hug Branches Across Three Plants
About 14,800 union employees walked out at three General Electric sites including 13,300 in Schenectady New York 1,100 at Warren Michigan and 400 in Pittsfield Massachusetts while a national walkout was delayed by President Johnson urging continued operations. Cabinet members join talks in Washington as IVE and other unions weigh the terms.
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Washington
General Electric Corp
Johnson
Schenectady, N.Y
Warren, Mich
Pittsfield
Mass
Robert S. McNamara
New York
Afl-Cio International Union of Electrical Workers
IUE
Schenectady
Bradley
Traffic Fatalities Log For October 1966
Kansas traffic death log tallies 547 for October 1966 with three previously unreported fatalities. comparison: 494 in the comparable 1965 period.
Intercepted Letter From Dear Cha Reveals Frustration
The intercepted note shows frustration with the President's guidelines not catching on. The writer signs off as Dear Cha, indicating a personal, candid communication about policy expectations and effectiveness.
Airliner Down in Ravine Kills 18 Aboard Near Portland
Dozens of investigators search a rugged Cascade ravine after a West Coast Airlines DC9 crashes 30 miles southeast of Portland killing all 18 aboard. The jet descended to 4000 feet before impact. recovery required a helicopter to access the remote site.
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Portland
Ore
West Coast Airlines
Cascade Range
Inez Roars Up Atlantic Alley Toward Abaco and Nassau
Huricane Inez neared Great Abaco Island and Nassau after sweeping the Bahamas and south Florida. Tornado hit Nassau killing a 16 month old child as Inez lashed the Gold Coast with gusty winds and floods. Three missing in a Bahamas field-hands shack area as forecasters warned of further danger.
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Miami
Fla
Inez
Nassau
Great Abaco Island
Bahamian Isles
Ida
Gold Coast
Great Abaco
Bahama Islands
Florida
Bahamas
U S Troops Kill 17 More in Viet Cong Pursuit Near Qui Nhon
U S helicopters pounced on a fleeing enemy force 30 miles north of Qui Nhon in central coast battles. Casualties rose to 227 for the 1st Air Cavalry as a Sunday clash left 110 dead. Marines near the DMZ report 955 North Vietnamese killed over two months.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
U.S
1St Air Cavalry
Airmobile
Qui Nhon
Demilitarized Zone
Weather forecast for Topeka region shifts to cooler
A cold front moves through northwestern Kansas and extends southeastward tonight. Strong southerly winds turn northerly with the front. Light rain or showers possible in eastern Kansas this afternoon and early tonight. Partly cloudy, cooler Tuesday with highs 60 to 65 and lows around 50.
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Topeka
Kansas
Weather Bureau
Crash Kills Two South of Topeka
AP report says two people died in a Sunday morning crash on the Kansas turnpike 13 miles south of Topeka. The deceased are Lewis H. Davis 26 Cedar Rapids Iowa and Brenda Faye Kebe 20 Fort Worth Texas.
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Topeka
Kansas Turnpike
Lewis H. Davis
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Brenda Faye Kebe
Fort Worth
Tex
Teachers skip classes in Kansas City levy protest
In Kansas City 23 percent of public school teachers did not report for duty as two teacher groups urged higher school taxes. The district listed 686 absences from 2,944 teachers, while the Kansas City Education Association said 325 attended its meeting and Local 691 AF of Teachers counted 400 attendees in support of the levy.
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Kansas City
Kansas City Education Association
Local
The
American Federation of Teachers
Youths Leg Is Broken In City Motorcycle Crash
Dennis Wilson, 17, of 714 S. Steuben suffered a left leg fracture and other injuries when his motorcycle collided with a car at 7th and Garfield. The rider was admitted to Neosho Memorial Hospital. Car driver Leonard Wheeler, 55, of 212 W. 5th was cited for an improper turn. The motorcycle, a 1966 River Side, was totaled. Other incidents include a Lincoln and Walnut collision between Charles Dane and Larry Hudson, and two minor vehicle moves with no police report. A Chanute Ambulance Service unit backed into a parked truck, causing minor damage and a bent service door.
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Dennis Wilson
S. Steuben
7Th
Garfield
Neosho Memorial Hospital
Leonard Wheeler
Wheeler
Wilson
Riverside
Richard Borjas
S. Garfield
Howard Simpson
N. Evergreen
Chanute Ambulance Service
Gary Lantz
Bud Zillner
W. Mulberry
Zillner
Cincinnati Reels From Brutal Slayings Spurring Crime Probe
A string of brutal killings alarms Cincinnati as residents lock doors and city officials authorize a $20,000 committee to study crime prevention. The latest murder of a chemical engineer his wife and their 4 year old daughter sparks calls for more police and public hearings begin Friday.
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Cincinnati, Ohio
Greenway Avenue
Cincinnati
Held
Walter Hilmer
Resi
Richard J. Meyer
Jerome Bricca
Linda Jane
Deborah
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Bud Roberts
Sheba
Biblesta
Endsley
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John
John Parkhurst
the Bibles To Committee
Eugene Shaw
Viet Nam
Richard Bradley
Plumbers and Steamfitters Union
Cha
Yours
Eugene
Edward §. Slattery Jr
Washington, D.C
Civil Aeronautics Board
Pacific Northwest
Flor
U. S
North
South
Dong Ha
FAA
Charles R. Dane
W. 6Th
Larry D. Hudson
Iola
Lincoln
Walnut
Hudson
Dane
Bud White Motors
John E. Held
Spear
Ohio
Kentucky
Bridgetown
Lois Dant
Jeannette M. Messer
Barbara Bowman
Miss Bowman
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