Bombers Hit Infiltration Routes and North Viet Nam targets
U S B52s from Guam attacked suspected infiltration routes in the demilitarized zone and hit an ammunition depot in a fireworks-like display. Other missions pounded North Viet Nam as ground fighting eased. US command noted casualties rose. overall strength in South Viet Nam nears 303,400 with expansion planned to 400,000. An F4 Phantom went missing after a crash near Dong Hoi. total North losses climbed to 348 planes.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
Demilitarized Zone
North
Guam
U.S
North Viet Nam
Coast Guard
Indochina
Marriage Prank Clears Chanute Home After Weekend Wedding
Police traced a yesterday incident at a Chanute residence to a marriage prank. The owner just wed over the weekend and left on a trip. A maid found a big mess with mattresses stacked, clothing and records scattered, built-ins emptied, furniture overturned, and toilet paper decorations. No forced entry or theft occurred. the prankster is identified and the matter will be handled privately.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chanute
Eddie Hill Accidentally Wounded in River Bottom Camp
Eddie Hill, 44, of Erie, was in satisfactory condition at Labette County Medical Center after a .22 rifle discharge wounded him while camping with Raymond Moses four miles southeast of Erie. Sheriff George Neely said the incident, reported at midnight, appears accidental and occurred while both men slept in a tent.
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Erie
Eddie Hill
Labette County
Parsons
Here
George Neely
Neosho County
Hill
Raymond Moses
Neosho River
Moses
Neely
Traffic Fatalities Log Shows August Surplus in 1966
Topeka AP summary lists Kansas traffic deaths over a 24 hour period ending 9 am Thursday with 68 in August, zero in September, and totals of 458 for 1966 and 430 for the comparable 1965 period.
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Topeka
Kansas
Students Return After Vacation For New School Year
Students head back to classrooms as the 1966-67 term begins across area schools. Senior High and Royster Junior High hold abbreviated openings with an orientation and home room assignments, while St Patrick's Catholic school started this week. Classes commence Tuesday with scheduled times and revised attendance patterns across district 413 schools.
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Royster Junior High School
St. Patrick's
Neosho Junior College
Paul Parsons
Jerry Steele
Transpor
Unified School District 413
Sis
Steele
Royster
Parsons
Hillcrest
Lola Driver Killed In Missouri Crash
Rock Port Missouri reports the death of Lloyd M. Tanner 38 of Lola Kansas in a truck crash on U S 136 twelve miles east of Rock Port. The vehicle carrying 5000 gallons of road oil jackknifed rolled and caught fire. Tanner was thrown from the cab and pinned beneath wreckage as Rock Port and Tarkio fire crews extinguished the blaze. Tanner drove for Cyrus Truck Inc of Carthage Missouri.
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Rock Port
Lloyd M. Tanner
Lola
Kan
U. S. 136
Tanner
Tarkio
Cyrus Truck Inc
Carthage, Mo
Thant Declines Second Term As UN Secretary General
U Thant said he will not seek another five year term as secretary-general and will leave the Security Council to make its recommendation. His term ends November 3, following pressure from U.N. members amid dissatisfaction with the role.
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United Nations, N.Y
U Thant
United Nations
U.N
Legion Elects John Davis National Commander
Washington AP reports John E. Davis former North Dakota governor was unanimously elected national commander of the American Legion at the 48th annual convention. Davis succeeded L Eldon James as other candidates withdrew before roll call amid cheers band music and bagpipe sounds.
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Washington
John E. Davis
North Dakota
The
American Legion Today
Davis
$60 Returned After Missing From Deep Rock Station
Wayne Ward, manager at Deep Rock filling station 306 S Lincoln, reported $60 taken yesterday was returned today by mail with no communication. The envelope bore a Humboldt postmark. Ward found the money missing when he left the office to assist a car and returned.
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Deep Rock
S. Lincoln
Wayne Ward
Humboldt
Ward
Dayton Police, National Guard Quell Negro Youth Riots
Ohio National Guard units were ordered into Dayton to back police as gangs of rock throwers and window smashers roamed West Third Street and surrounding areas after a shooting involving a Negro man and white men in a passing car. Looting and window smashing were reported as guards protected a three mile stretch and businesses.
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Ohio National Guard
Dayton
West Third Street
Plane Crash in Yugoslavia Kills 80, 22 Survive
A Britannia 102 charter jet carrying 117 from Luton to Ljubljana crashed near Brnik Airport during landing. Seventy-five people died at the scene and hospital deaths bring the toll to 95 with 22 survivors, most from the rear of the plane.
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Ljubljana
Yugoslavia
Trieste
Britannia Airways
Britannia 102
Brnik
Modemnda
Labor Day Observed With General Holiday Closings
Monday Labor Day will close most retail stores and offices in the area. The Tribune will not publish and post office service will be regular with no rural or city deliveries. Florence Kelly says mail will be distributed to box holders on star routes.
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the Tribune
Florence Kelly
Hurricane Faith Drifts to Sea After Tanker SOS
Hurricane Faith moved into open Atlantic waters at 110 mph, battering the Italian tanker Alberto Benati that sent an SOS 500 miles east of Savannah. Warnings led mariners to seek shelter as Faith headed toward Bermuda with Bermuda residents advised to brace for gale squalls.
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Miami
Fla
Faith
U.S
Atlantic
Alberto Benati
Savannah
Miami Weather Bureau
Virginia Capes
Cape Lookout
N.C
Scenic
Bermuda
Weather summary reports warm day with scattered storms
Today at 1 PM temperatures reached 87 with a 70 degree low. Yesterday 85 and 65. Highest on record for this date 103 in 1922 and a 45 degree low in 1949. FAA recorded 3.86 inches in August. Areas from Topeka northward saw heavy rain with Hanover 1.82, Agenda 1.34, Blaine 1.20, Onaga 1.70 and Havensville 1.73 inches.
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FAA
Topeka
Nebraska
Concordia
Hanover
Agenda
Blaine
Onaga
Havensville
Medicare Cost Squeeze Looms Over Private Patients
AP report from Chicago notes rising doctors and hospital fees amid Medicare start up. AHA officials warn that if government reimbursement stays at 2 percent, hospitals may raise patient charges to cover costs, while insurers like Blue Cross could increase premiums.
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Chicago
Ball
Blue Cross
AHA
Intercepted Letter Questions Peace With Viet Nam War Withdrawals
An intercepted letter to Cha questions Charles de Gaulle’s belief that peace would follow a U.S. withdrawal from Viet Nam, arguing the French withdrawal did not bring peace. The note casts doubt on this expectation and reflects Cold War era frustration with foreign policy outcomes.
De Gaulle demands US withdrawal timetable for Viet Nam peace
French President Charles de Gaulle told 60,000 Cambodians there is no peace talks while the United States refuses a fixed withdrawal date. He warned a political deal could end the war short of a total military solution and said France seeks an international plan for peace without US loss of prestige. De Gaulle met North Viet Nam’s envoy Nguyen Thuong and pressed for US commitment to depart on a set schedule.
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Phnom Penh
Cambodia
Charles de Gaulle
Viet Nam
United States
de Gaulle
America
France
State Department
Washington
Nguyen Thuong
North Viet Nam
Hanoi
Norodom Sihanouk
U. S
Chanute Receives AAA Pedestrian Safety Award
Chanute receives the 1965 AAA pedestrian safety citation and four year achievement award for a record of no pedestrian deaths. Mayor Fred Harris and Chief Lige Matlock accepted the honor in Topeka with Gov. William Avery present.
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Fred Harris
Lige Matlock
Topeka
Chanute
American Automobile Assn
Auto Club of Kansas
AAA
Kan
William Avery
Kansas
Ross Beach
Hays
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Arseme
Missouri
Legion
John Davis
L. Eldon James
Hampton, Va
William Eugene Galbraith
Beemer, Neb
Bernard F. Gratton
Emmett, Idaho
Lynn Evans
Tribune
Russ Corbitt
Arthur Evans
Lynn
Associated Press
Luton Airport
London
Julian Alps
Slovenia
Cane
Cape Hatteras
Weather Bureau
Air Force
American Hospital Association
Philip D. Bonnet
Bos
Ton
Robert M. Ball
Social Securi
George E. Cartmill
Harper Hospital
Detroit
Cha
Charles
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