School Board Discusses Bond Fund and Constitutional Amendment
Unified District 413's three hour meeting covered progress on new construction with Supt. Buford Fisher noting about 107000 remains uncommitted from the 1200000 bond fund. The board as Neosho County Community Junior College trustees backed Amendment No. 3 on schools, approved the audit, and adopted the federal student loan program.
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Board of Education
Unified District 413
Buford Fisher
Neosho County Community
Police Court Report Highlights September Activity
The September police court summary shows bonds and fines totaling 430 dollars for the month, with August at 876 and a year to Oct 1 total of 7,274. Overtime parking penalties reached 507.75, while tickets issued were 2,168. Calls for service dropped to 265, patrol mileage 5,077 miles, and gasoline use 456 gallons.
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Police Department
Humane Society Animal Control Officer
Animal Control Shelter
Iowa State student fined for planted football field bomb
John Gale Stotz Jr. of Davenport Iowa, an Iowa State University chemistry student, paid a $500 fine after admitting he planted a bomb on the football field to relieve dull games. He withdrew from school, received a three month jail sentence that was suspended for one year, and the bomb exploded under a sod-rolling machine about three hours before the Iowa State Nebraska game on the 46 yard line.
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Ames
Iowa
Iowa State University
John Gale Stotz Jr
Davenport
Iowa State
Tough Penalties for Oil and Gas Pipeline Theft
Washington awaits President Johnson's signature on a stiff bill establishing federal penalties for thefts from oil and gas pipelines, aiming to curb pipeline losses and enforce stricter punishment.
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Washington
Johnson
Bids Sought for Neosho Juco Construction
The Tribune announces bids to be opened October 12 for the new Neosho Junior College. Federal approval and $470 187 in aid finalize funding and a pre construction meeting will follow the bid opening. Work could begin soon after. bonds totaling 1 550 000 back the project.
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Tribune Today
Neosho Junior College
Buford E. Fisher
Fisher
Washington
Chanute
Junior College
Wendell H. McMurray
Weather forecast reports cool, frost risk across northern Kansas
AREA FORECAST predicts fair and cool conditions tonight and Wednesday with lows near 40 and highs in the 60s. Topeka notes frost possible tonight in northern Kansas as a cold front brings unseasonably chilly temperatures through Wednesday.
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Topeka
Weather Bureau
Kansas
Chanute
Goodland
Pittsburg
Hollenshead Injured When Car Hits Street Light
H. H. Hollenshead, 89, of 1102 S Evergreen, was treated and released after his car struck a street light on the traffic island at 10th and Central about 2 30 p m yesterday. He suffered cuts and bruises. the 1950 Buick was a total loss. Police said he was turning left from 10th onto Central.
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H. H. Hollenshead
S. Evergreen
10Th and Central
Hollenshead
10Th
Central
Ecumenical Dialogues Convene Southeast Kansas Clergy
Forty area pastors attended a Catholic-Protestant Ecumenical Dialogue at St. Patrick’s Junior High School gym in Parsons. Rev. Vincent G. Brown hosted as the Vatican Decree on Ecumenism was discussed. Dr. Duff Wagoner led scripture and prayer. Rev. Gorentz, Lindemann, Msgr. Smith, Burres, and Elswick spoke. Msgr. Smith presided. a noon dinner followed. gatherings occur quarterly at various Southeast Kansas parishes.
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Kansas
St. Patrick’s Junior High School
Vincent G. Brown
Vatican
Duff Wagoner
Methodist
Joseph Gorentz
Holy Name Catholic Church
Coffeyville
T. E. Lindemann
Inez Crashes Through Southeast Florida Staging Gulf Course
Wild hurricane Inez battered the southeast Florida coast with 9:45 a.m. eye near Key Largo and roared north of the center over Palm Beach to Miami. Power lines snapped, debris flew, sea walls collapsed as the storm moved toward the Gulf of Mexico with Havana warned and precautions rising. Several injuries reported in Miami hospitals and traffic along U.S. 1 halted by three-foot tides.
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Miami
Fla
Inez
Florida
Gulf of Mexico
Key Largo
Metropolitan Coast Line
Palm Beach
Florida Keys
Key West
Fort Lauderdale
Cuba
Caibarien
Las Villas
Vahia Honda
Pinar del Rio
Gulf
Havana
Jackson Memorial Hospital
Nassau
U.S. 1
The
Keys
Wrong Way Corrigan passenger ends London detour
American great grandmother Josephine Griffin, 60, boarded a TWA flight from Chicago to Los Angeles but was routed to London by error. She enjoyed the mixup and planned to return home, with free extra legs on Flight 770 to London and Flight 771 back to Los Angeles.
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Los Angeles
Corrigan
London
Chicago
Josephine Griffin
Los Angels
Buckingham Palace
London Bridge
Trans World Airlines
Griffin
Three-way assault drives Viet Cong from coast of central Vietnam
Allied forces from the U S Army Korea and South Vietnam attack in three directions against North Vietnamese and Viet Cong units near Qui Nhon 30 miles north. Since Sunday they say 291 communists killed 131 captured from the north 52 killed from the south and four Viet Cong killed from the west. A helicopter-borne start began Operation Irving with one U S helicopter shot down today and total enemy force size unclear.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
Viet Nam
Qui Nhon
U. S. 1St Cavalry Division
Tiger Division
Phu Cat
U.S
US S
Irving
Gun Accident Fatal to Child in Kansas Trailer
In Goodland Kansas a three year old boy Carlos Balderez was killed and his sister Corina two wounded by a single bullet. Sheriff Gene Kear said their brother Frank Jr. aged four claimed to have picked up a .22 rifle leaning in a corner and pulled the trigger. Dr. F R Applegate Jr the district coroner confirmed the bullet pierced Corina's arm before striking Carlos in the chest.
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Goodland, Kan
Carlos Balderez
Corina
Goodland Monday
F. R. Applegate Jr
Carlos
Frank Jr
Gene Kear
Traffic Fatalities Log For Topeka Area
Kansas traffic death log reports 24 hours ending 9 am Tuesday recording 1 fatality for October 7, 1966, and 548 total for the year, compared with 494 in the comparable 1965 period.
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Topeka
Kansas
66 Fall Festival Set With Parade And Contests
Jaycee Fall Festival plans a multi day lineup in Jaycee Park Humboldt featuring a street program on Thursday night with live bands and a dance at the National Guard armory. Friday hosts a football game at Royster Stadium with Saturday offering free children's movies, a parade, team pulling contest, and pole bending events. Floats win cash prizes and marching units compete for top awards.
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Jaycee
Main
Lincoln
Highland
Starlighters
Sekanaires Gospel Singers
Joe Rovito
Royster Stadium
Jaycees
Peoples Theater
Humboldt Biblesta
John W. White
S. Lincoln
City Park
Charles Winfrey Ll
Older Draft Group May Face Induction After All
Selective Service announced pre induction physicals for men aged 26 to 35 who had deferments but are now classified 1-A or 1-A-D. About 50,000 could be drafted in the coming weeks, including 28,153 already found qualified and 41,780 awaiting examination.
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Washington
Selective Service
Pentagon
GE workers prep for two week strike postponement
Union leader Paul Jennings rejected the claim a GE strike would hurt the Vietnam war effort. He will support President Johnson's request for a two week delay while Pentagon officials and the Joint Chiefs assess potential production impacts on war materiel.
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Washington
Paul Jennings
General Electric Corp
U.S
Viet Nam
Jennings
Johnson
Electrical Manufacturing Company
Pentagon
Secretary of Defense
Robert S. McNamara
Joint Chiefs of Staff
General Electric
Fly Swatters Return as Flies Survive DDT Bomb
Intercepted letter notes a renewed demand for fly swatters once thought obsolete as flies survive DDT use, signaling a shift in pest control dynamics and public concern over chemical efficacy.
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Sterner
McDowell
Police Court
Coos
From Left
Joe Gorentz
T. E. Linde
Tribune
Lois Ericksonmann
Parsons
Paul Burres
Baxter Springs
Charles Elswick
Iola
Sampan
National Guard Armory
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