Four Children Die in Maryland. Wife Charged with Murder
Mrs Charleen June Hargis 37 estranged wife of former congressman Dan Hargis is jailed in Prince Georges County on four counts of murder after authorities found Sandra 12 Michael 8 Brenda 2 and Debra 5 shot to death in Fox Rest Apartments near Laurel Maryland. Hargis declined comment as police say he notified them of trouble and urged investigation.
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Upper Marlboro, Md
Charleen -June Hargis
Kansas
Prince Georges County
Mrs. Hargis
Sandra Hargis
Michael
Brenda
Fox
Laurel
Baltimore
Washington
Debra
Denver D. Hargis
Coffeyville
Kaw
Hargis
Southwest Division
The
Economic Development Administration
Justice of the Peace
Edward Paine
Arthur A. Marshall Jr
Prince Georges
Congress
Department of Defense
Waterloo
Federal agencies issue bank call for Oct 13 condition
Washington AP reports federal agencies ordered a bank call for all banks insured by the FDIC and Fed member institutions as of the close of business October 13. Comptroller James J. Saxton announced the nationwide call. Kansas Bank Commissioner J. O. Wilson issued a parallel call for state banks and trust companies.
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Washington
Federal Deposit Insurance
Federal Reserve System
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Comptroller of the Currency
James J. Saxton
Topeka
J. O. Wilson
Kansas
Intercepted Letter Dear Cha From a Spring Rake Query
An intercepted letter addresses a person nicknamed Cha and recalls a rake from the previous spring, asking what was done with it and closing with a personal signoff.
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Cha
New Junior High Is Planned by Unified District 413 Bond
The $1.2 million bond proposal for Unified School District 413 calls for a larger Royster Junior High at its current site with a three sided two story extension around the auditorium. It includes remodeling Senior High, a hot lunch program, a new gym at Royster, and expanded Lincoln facilities. If approved, phase one targets completion by Christmas 1966 with total work by September 1967.
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Unified School District 413
Royster Junior High
Royster
Lincoln
Buford Fisher
Unified District
Main
Washington
Fisher
Bond votes gain momentum with Chamber push
Neosho County Junior College and Unified District 413 bond proposals gain support as Chamber of Commerce directors emphasize personal contact to maximize voter turnout. They address misconceptions about costs noting combined taxes would be under eight dollars per thousand, and taxes would still be lower than before consolidation.
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Neosho County
Chamber of Cember of Commerce
413
Hutton
Murray Hill
Red Cross Drives Kick Off In Neosho County
The Neosho County Red Cross chapter begins its annual county fund drive with a 9 am coffee at Mrs. Morris Pack's home in R.3 The county goal is 2797 00 while Chanute area adds 6851 00 making a total 9648 00 The drive is led by Ralph Gouvion with co chairmen Ron Poor and Milford Hall Goals are listed for every town and township including Erie Thayer St Paul Galesburg Stark Earlton and Danville among others.
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Neosho County
The
American Red Cross
Morris Pack
R. 3
Red Cross
United Fund
Chanute
Ralph Gouvion
St. Paul
Gouvion
Ron Poor
Milford Hall
Erie
Thayer
Galesburg
Stark
Earlton
Big Creek
Danville
Chetopa
Grant
Lahore
Lincoln
Shiloh
Tioga
Walnut Grove
Centerville
Draft Boost Sparks Enlistments Across Services
The Defense Department reports a draft boost increased voluntary enlistments. A July to September study shows Air Force up 32 percent, Marines up 54 percent, Navy 41 percent, and Army 46 percent.
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Washington
Defense Department
Air Force
Navy
Army
Pheasant Prefers Red Tractors Drives Farmer’s Garage Visitor
In Culver Kansas AP reports Emil Marty’s pheasant named Mr Pheasant frequents his shop after harvest traits show a tractor loving bird. The bird avoids women and follows tractors into the garage while Marty plans to pen him for pheasant season to prevent any hunting.
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Culver
Kan
Emil Marty
Marty
Pheasant
Parsons Board Seeks Special Election for Juco Trustees
The Parsons board of education voted unanimously to ask the state superintendent to call a special election to elect a six member Labette County Community Junior College board. Voters earlier approved expanding the Parsons Junior College to cover all of Labette County.
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Parsons, Kan
Parsons Board of Education
State Superintendent of Public Instruction
Labette County Community
Labette County
Parsons Junior College
Parsons
Mile Stroll By Johnson Signals Gradual Recovery
President Johnson walked more than a mile on Bethesda Naval Hospital grounds waving to patients and staff, saying he felt pretty good. Bill Moyers said he was livelier than yesterday as he continued a long hospitalization after gall bladder removal and kidney stone surgery.
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Washington (Ap
Johnson
Bethesda Naval Hospital
Bill D. Moyers
Moyers
First Snow Guesses Due in Chanute Tribune Contest
Tribune readers may predict the date of the first quarter inch snowfall in Chanute for a $10 prize. Postcards must list the guessed date name and address and be postmarked by Saturday.
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Tribune
Almanac
Chanute
Free Airmail Bill for Combat G Soldiers Passes Senate
A bill providing free airmail letter service for U.S. combat service men has passed the Senate by voice vote and now awaits presidential approval. The measure was approved Monday.
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Washington
U.S
Senate
Records Refused By Wizard Of Klan At Hearings
Imperial Wizard Robert Shelton refused to turn over records subpoenaed in congressional hearings into the Ku Klux Klan citing protection of multiple amendments. House investigators reported Klans use fear to deter witnesses as they tallied 381 klaverns nationwide led by United Klans of America with 260 klaverns in 17 states.
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Washington
Robert Shelton
Shelton
House Committee On Un-American Activities
Georgia
Invisible Empire
Knights of the
Ku Klux Klan
Nee
Appell
Cross
Edwin E. Willis
D. la
United States
United Klans of America
Robert Helston
Tusca
Loosa
Ala
United Klans
Klansmen
The
Area Forecast and Wheat Rain Boost For Wheat Prospects
Weather area forecast predicts partly to mostly cloudy conditions through Wednesday with a cooler spell and light rain tonight. Tonight's low near 60 and Wednesday’s high in the mid 70s, while western Kansas received heavy rain up to 7.5 inches in spots like Scott City aiding wheat prospects.
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Topeka
Weather Bureau
Scott City
Tom Arnold
Arnold
U S Bomber Reported Lost Over North Viet Nam
AP dispatch from Saigon says a U S F4C Phantom was shot down Monday about 40 miles west of Vinh with two crewmen presumed captured. It marks the sixth American loss in North Viet Nam in three days and the 115th since bombing began last February.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
U.S
North Viet Nam
Vinh
United States
Independence
North
South
Viet Nam
Guam
Ho Bo
Bonds Needed to Modernize County Junior College
The county faces economic impact from the junior college as payrolls and county image depend on a modern adequate facility. Bonds are needed to meet growing educational needs, per attorney Robert Briley.
KBI Car Theft Ties Illinois Bonded Case to Kansas Officials
A Kansas Bureau of Investigation car was stolen in Mattoon Illinois after agents and Chanute police officers were subpoenaed for the trial of John Edwards Jr and Robert Edwards on burglary charges. The Edwardses face burglary charges related to a Mattoon jewelry store. Carrying art and coins theft were noted, with prior seizure of items here. The officers had aided Illinois authorities with the Edwardses case and on arrival were escorted to the scene.
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Kansas Bureau of Investigation
Mattoon
Ill
Chanute
Ron Klingenberg
Lige Matlock
Charles Record
Illinois
John Edwards, Jr
Robert Edwards
Edwardses
Illi
John Edwards
Klingenberg
Two Injured When Car Crashes Pole Near Chanute
Two young men Draid Haen and Russell Cleaver were injured when their 1963 Chevrolet Corvair left US 169 north of Chanute, struck a city power pole, and were thrown from the car. Cleaver faces reckless driving charges.
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Don Richardson
Highway Patrol
Cleaver
Barker Corner
City of Chanute
Richardson
L. R. Spencer
Clifford McCoy
Chanute Police Department
George Neely
Chanute
Traffic Fatalities Log From Topeka Area
Kansas traffic death log records 24 hours to 9 am Tuesday October 1 1965 listing 509 and comparing with 534 for 1964. The brief entry notes ongoing roadway fatalities in Topeka region with year over year figures.
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Topeka
Kansas
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Yours
Southeast Kansas
Governor’s Highway Advisory Committee
Southeast Kansas Highways Assn
Milt Snyder
Burlington Mfg. Co
Burlington
Sylva Dufek
First National Bank
Hugh Chapman
Chapman
Dufek
Chamber
Parsons Board
Juco
Lester Chalmers
D-La
Donald T. Appell
Hanoi
Midway
U.S. 1St Infantry Division
Robert Briley
Mark
KBI
Nois
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