Chances Improve for Agreement on A Spread
The United States and the Soviet Union told the United Nations that chances have improved for a treaty halting nuclear weapon spread. Both leaders voiced optimism over recent developments and urged concrete steps to back assurances as talks opened in the General Assembly.
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United Nations, N.Y
United States
Soviet Union
United Nations
Nikolai T. Fedorenko
General Assembly
Goldberg
Fedorenko
West Germany
Andrei A. Gromyko
U.S
Dean Rusk
Johnson
Senate Funds Finalize 5.1 Billion Supplemental Bill
The Senate approved by voice vote a 5.1 billion final appropriations bill including war on poverty and education funds. The measure faces a House dispute overExport-Import Bank authority and trade policy with Eastern Europe as a conference committee to reconcile differences.
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Washington
Senate
House
Europe
Johnson
Congress
John O. Pastore
Dean Rusk
Rhode Island Democrat
Fire Bombs In Oakland Arrests In Race Disorder
In Oakland two blazes started by crude fire bombs at a convalescent hospital and a private residence led to three arrests of Negro suspects as racial disorders continued. Police also seized gas bottles and gasoline from five other youths at a school playground. Classes at Castlemont High School resumed under guard after a day of turmoil linked to a boycott over alleged inferior Negro education.
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Oakland
Calif
Castlemont High School
Collision kills Opal Bullock in Overland Park crash
Opal A. Bullock 54 of La Cygne Kansas died in a two car collision at the U S 69 and 95th Street intersection in Overland Park Wednesday night authorities said.
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Overland Park, Kan
Opal A. Bullock
la Cygne
Kan
U. S. 69
95Th Street
Overland Park
Intercepted Letter Dear Cha
An intercepted letter hints that the President may face a pile of bills Congress sent during the adjournment rush upon his return home. The tone suggests frustration at the legislative backlog and potential writer's cramps for the president.
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Congress
Weather warms across Kansas with fair skies
The Weather Bureau expects a warming trend through Friday as fair conditions persist. Temperatures rose 5 to 15 degrees in the past 24 hours with highs in the upper 60s to lower 70s and overnight lows in the upper 30s to low 40s. Winds shift to brisk southwesterlies from cooling northwestern air.
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Topeka
Weather Bureau
Kansas
Emporia
Olathe
Wichita
Concordia
Liberal
Garden City
Salina
Ambulance Service Shifts to City in Arkansas City
Arkansas City votes to run its own ambulance service starting November 15. Four local funeral homes will stop operations as police will provide emergency transport. The city will purchase a used ambulance from one funeral home and rent a second ambulance with an option to buy.
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Arkansas City
Kan
Robert Jay
Firms join 100 percent United Fund group
Contributions rise to 2793 with three firms achieving full participation. The drive aims for 23070, leaving 20277 still needed as page two lists the 100 percent participants.
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United Fund
New Lincoln School Addition Receives Formal Acceptance
The Lincoln School addition, partly in use since fall, passed a formal inspection by the board of education administrators and architects. Supt. Fisher said a checklist of items was prepared and an official acceptance may occur soon. Classrooms and the library are in use. the gym may open next week. Present were Robert Ward, Raymond Bell, Jim Blessing, Ben Barker, Ed Sell, and Fisher.
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Lincoln School
Board of Education
Buford E. Fisher
Robert Ward
Raymond Bell
Jim Blessing
Ben Barker
Ed Sell
Fisher
Ban Likely for Minisarongs in Malaysia
In Kuala Lumpur AP reports the minisarong, a dress created to bypass a Moslem ban on bathing suits, prompts government unease as Miss Malaysia contest coverage highlights tension between the national sarong kebaya and new fashion. An official notes Moslem law requires full coverage, while the minisarong exposes legs and shoulders.
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Kuala Lumpur
Malaysia
Malaya
Sheik bin Haji Ahmad
Setback in Mekong Delta Fights Sparks Cabinet Shift
In South Viet Nam Prime Minister Nguyen Cao Ky dismissed cabinet turmoil while infantry units reported a sharp setback in the Mekong Delta. U.S. B52 bombers struck near Dong Ha as casualties showed shifts, with Viet Cong losses tallied and helicopter losses noted.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
Nguyen Cao Ky
Mekong Delta
Manila
U.S
Ky patching cabinet as southern dissenters hold firm
Premier Nguyen Cao Ky moves to patch his civilian cabinet with reports five southern dissidents remaining, while Deputy PM Nguyen Luu Vien will chair in Saigon during the Manila conference. Officials warned the feud could persist as two ministers threaten resignation amid regional tensions in the 16 member regime.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
Nguyen Cao Ky
Manila
Nguyen Luu Vien
Viet Nam
National Police
Nguyen Ngoc Loan
Two Jews Win Nobel Prize in Literature
The 1966 Nobel Prize for literature is awarded jointly to Samuel Joseph Agnon of Israel and Nelly Sachs, a German living in Stockholm. The Swedish Academy cites Agnon for his characteristic narrative art with Jewish motifs and Sachs for her lyrical and dramatic writing that interprets Israel's destiny with touching strength.
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Stockholm
Sweden
Samuel Joseph Agnon
Israel
Nelly Sachs
Swedish Academy of Letters
Agnon
Miss Sachs
Traffic Fatalities Log Shows Rise in Deaths
Kansas traffic death log for 24 hours to 9 am Thursday reports 38 fatalities for October 1966, compared with 40 for October 1965 and 580 for the year 1966 versus 515 in 1965. Includes four previously unreported deaths.
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Topeka
Kansas
Johnson Arrives in Australia With Vision of Peace
President Johnson lands in Canberra amid 21 gun salute and crowds, saying peace requires effort not miracles. He cites a Manila conference aim to combat hunger ignorance and disease in Southeast Asia and urges allied unity against North Vietnam.
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Canberra
Australia
Johnson
New Zealand
Viet
Harold Holt
Manila
Viet Nam
Seven Nations
Living costs rise in September despite fall in food prices
U S Labor Department reports September living costs up three tenths of one percent with clothing, housing, and medical charges rising while food prices fall, pushing the consumer price index to 114.1 percent of the 1957 59 base and likely affecting about 134000 workers with wage adjustments tied to the CPI.
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Washington
Labor Department
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Arthur Ross
Byrd Dies at 79 Former Virginia Leader Harry F. Byrd Sr.
Harry F. Byrd Sr., 79, longtime Virginia governor and U S senator, died at his Berryville home after a malignant brain tumor. He had been in a coma since July and died at 8 25 a m EDT, ending four decades as a dominant Democratic figure in Virginia.
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Berryville
Harry F. Byrd Sr
U.S
Virginia
Byrd
Gough W. Davis Dies at 61 in Wichita
Gough W. Davis an oil operator and 1964 Democratic candidate for the U S House nomination died in Wichita Kansas on Wednesday at age 61. He had run unsuccessfully for Congress this year and was a notable local figure in oil business circles.
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Wichita
Kan
Gough W. Davis
U. S. House of Representatives
Soviets Launch Two Satellites From Baikonur
The Soviet Union launched Cosmos 130 for space research and Molniya 1 for communications from Baikonur. Observers from eight nations watched as Molniya entered a high elliptical orbit to maximize radio contact and relay television between Moscow, Vladivostok, and Paris.
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Moscow
Soviet Union
Baikonur
Soviet Space Center
Central Asia
Vladivostok
Paris
Local drivers report four minor traffic mishaps
City police logged four traffic incidents yesterday with no serious damage or investigations. Incidents included a 1964 Buick driven by Donald C. McCune at Elm and Lincoln with front right damage, a left side damage to a 1956 Buick driven by Kenneth A. Webb, a 1955 Oldsmobile driven by Coleen L. Ruble, and a 1958 Mercury driven by Beckey Potter in Olson Store lot with about $30 damage. A 1960 Ford Falcon belonging to Pat Carlburg was rear damaged by a 1956 Pontiac driven by Mark Golay. location not listed.
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Elm
Lincoln
Donald C. McCune
W. 10Th
Kenneth A. Webb
N. Grant
Coleen L. Ruble
N. Wilson
Pat Carlburg
N. Steuben
Two Kansas Generals Promoted by Senate Action
The U S Senate confirmed more than 50 generals on Wednesday including two from Kansas. John W. Breidenthal of Kansas City Kansas rose to brigadier general in the reserve and commands the 69th brigade. John J. Davis of Leavenworth became a lieutenant general in the regular army and was named by President Johnson as an assistant director of the Arms Control and Disarmament Agency.
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Washington
Kansas
Senate
John W. Breidenthal
Kansas City
Kan
Kansas National Guard
69Th Brigade
John J. Davis
Leavenworth
Johnson
U.S. Arms Control and Disarmament Agency
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Kelly Kern
Mekong Fort
Dong Ha
U.S. Marine
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Vo Long Trieu
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Gough Davis
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