B52s Strike Vietcong Area Near Saigon in New Raid
In Saigon the U S Air Force reported B52 bombers attacked a Vietcong area north northwest of the city in Dinh Duong Province, marking the 17th B52 raid of the war. Multiple helicopter crashes and ground clashes near Quang Ngai and Hue are also noted with casualties uncertain.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
Air Force
U.S
Ho Bo
Dinh Duong
Strategic Air Command
Quang Ngai
Hue
Fire Loss in August Shows $300 in Chanute
Fire Chief Bill Brennan reports August losses at $300, increasing the year to Sept 1 total to about $29,750. The Chanute department logged 14 runs in August including residential and garage fires, gas leaks, grass fires, three car fires, and township calls in Tioga Big Creek Danville and Allen counties.
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Chanute
Bill Brennan
Tioga
Big Creek
Danville
Allen County
Thayer Celebrates 54th Homecoming Picnic and Watermelon Contest
Thayer hosts a three day Homecoming Picnic with exhibits at McLachlen Park led by the biggest watermelon contest. Tonight features a 7 p.m. rodeo show by the Thayer Saddle Club and a 3 p.m. free watermelon feed after Friday’s parade at 2 p.m. Parsons Municipal Band performs at 7 p.m. followed by a team pulling contest at 8 p.m.
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Thayer
McLachlen Park
Kansas
Thayer Saddle Club
Parsons Municipal
Katy
Rodeo Arena
Intercepted Letter Dear Cha
An intercepted letter from Nute discusses tax reductions in a questionable strategic context and uses military metaphor about regrouping for a stronger offensive. The fragment hints at political or wartime messaging and cautions against perceived retreat.
Physicists Wife Found Strangled In Bathtub
DETROIT AP reports police questioned one man as they probe the killing of Mrs. Edna Lee, 32, Wayne State University graduate student and estranged wife of a nuclear physicist. She held degrees from two colleges.
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Detroit
Edna Lee
Wayne State University
Lee
Edna Lee found strangled in her Kansas apartment
Police report Edna Lee, a 30s woman with ties to a wealthy Chinese family and a former Wayne County probate case worker, was found murdered in her apartment. Her purse remained undisturbed. two men who dated her last weekend were detained, one released. Relatives described her marriages to Jung K. Lee, a Kansas physicist.
Gov. Avery to attend Jean Ashley Day in Chanute parade
Gov William Avery will fly into Chanute at 10 30 a m Saturday from Topeka to ride in the 11 a m parade honoring Jean Ashley who won the U S Women’s Amateur Golf Championship in Denver. He will attend ceremonies on the Memorial Building steps after the parade. Miss Ashley is the daughter of Dr and Mrs Ed Ashley of 1324 W 9th.
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William Avery
Chanute
Jean Ashley
Fred Harris
Harris
Avery
Topeka
Memorial Building
Miss Ashley
Ed Ashley
W. 9Th
U.S
Denver
D C Home Rule Bill Fails To Reach House Floor
Washington AP reports the District of Columbia home rule bill failed to reach the House floor on September 13 after appeals from President Johnson. A discharge petition with 185 signatures could still force a floor vote before adjournment, needing 218 signatures to move. Moyers said Johnson remains confident the measure will pass this year.
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Washington
District of Columbia
Johnson
District Committee
Congress
Bill D. Moyers
White House
House
Elevator Falls Kill Four Workers in Houston High Rise
Four Houston residents died when an outside elevator plummeted twenty floors at a downtown construction site. A fifth worker suffered critical injuries as the 33 story high rise apartment project experienced the fatal accident Wednesday.
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Houston, Tex
Houston
Johnson Steps Into Steel Talks
President Johnson personally intervened in steel negotiations, meeting 43 minutes with industry and union negotiators. He urged a settlement before Labor Day, noting the losses a nationwide strike would impose on both sides as he reviewed progress reported by labor and commerce secretaries.
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Washington
Johnson
Texas
Labor
W. Willard Wirtz
Commerce
John T. Connor
New Supply Of Booklets At The Tribune Office
The Tribune office has a new supply of the booklet Medicare and New Social Security Benefits Simplified. Booklets are available for 25 cents at The Tribune office and will be mailed to those sending 25 cents and their address to The Tribune 15 S. Highland Chanute. Back order holders are being mailed copies.
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Tribune
S. Highland
Chanute
Weather warms with 85 to 90 degree high forecast
The area forecast calls for fair to partly cloudy skies and warmer conditions through Friday. Highs near 85 to 90 with a low tonight in the 60s. A weather front will push into northern Kansas Friday bringing more cloudiness and scattered showers are unlikely due to limited moisture. Strong southerly winds will lift temperatures today to about 85 to 90.
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Topeka
Kansas
Weather Bureau
Wichita
Emporia
Russell
Hill City
Traffic Fatalities Log From Topeka Area
Topeka Kansas police and state records log 24 hours ending 9 am Thursday September 1 1965 lists traffic fatalities and comparable figures from 1964. The brief notice records the count and source agency details.
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Topeka
Kansas
Mail carriers press city on enforcing dog bite laws
Eddie Rael, a mailman in Albuquerque, urged the City Commission to enforce animal control ordinances after a dog bit him and 40 other mailers last year in a city of 310000. Rael chairs a new dog bite committee and plans to revisit the commission with broader backing from the national union.
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Albuquerque
N.M
Eddie Rael
Rael
National Association of Letter Carriers
Adjust Tax Levies To Lower Area Rate
Neosho county clerk Virgil Lowe reports multiple levies lowered including Chanute Unified School District 413, Neosho County Junior College, Chanute city and state levies. Total lowered levies amount to 71.82 mills versus 96.44 last year, with county levy unchanged at 35.16 mills.
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Virgil Lowe
Neosho County
Chanute Unified School District
Chanute City
Lowe
Labor Day Holiday Observed In Chanute Area
A three day weekend through Labor Day Monday leads to office closures and no school in the Chanute unified district. The Tribune will not publish and mail deliveries halt, though holiday mail service remains. Public safety groups urge cautious driving during peak travel.
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Chanute Unified
the Tribune
Saturday Tribune
Guard Unit In Natchez Reports Rising Tension
National Guard troops moved into Natchez Mississippi after a Negro leader warned of growing racial tension and a Ku Klux Klan spokesman said his men were armed. About 100 Guardmen appeared at a motel for breakfast as city officials prepared to meet Negro leaders on desegregation demands following a weekend bombing of a civil rights leader. George Metcalfe of the NAACP was injured in the blast. Demands include denouncing the Klan, desegregation of public facilities, equal job opportunities, and police escorts for Negro funerals.
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Associated Press
National Guard
Natchez
Miss
Ku Klux Klan
Smoking health hazard highlighted by Public Health Service
Washington AP reports a Public Health Service leaflet calls cigarette smoking one of the century’s greatest health hazards and states the risk is entirely preventable by choosing not to smoke.
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Washington
Public Health Service
Tribune Phone Contact Instructions
A note advising to contact the Tribune via phone or, if unavailable, call HE 1-3400 after 6 p.m. The message emphasizes reaching the carrier and provides an after hours alternative.
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Tribune
Gemini 5 astronauts head home after long orbital mission
CAPE KENNEDY Fla AP The Gemini 5 crew L Gordon Cooper Jr and Charles Conrad Jr end four days of de briefings and depart for Houston for a family reunion after an eight day orbital voyage.
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Cape Kennedy
Fla
Houston
Tex
L. Gordon Cooper Jr
Charles Conrad Jr
Betsy Nears Florida Coast as Winds Hit 115 mph
Hurricane Betsy strengthened to 115 mph but forecasters expected only slight intensification. The storm drifted toward the northwest at about 10 mph with a forecast turn toward the northwest late Friday. Betsy center lay about 635 miles east southeast of Miami as gales extended 200 miles from the eye.
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Miami
Fla
Bahama Islands
Florida
Miami Weather Bureau
San Salvador
Betsy
Ships End 78 Day Tieup as Seamen Accept Contracts
A strike by deck officers and radio operators ends as about 100 U.S. freighters are cleared to sail after approving four year contracts. Picket lines were removed after government negotiators helped settle terms, and ship owners resumed operations with several freighters already at sea.
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New York
Atlantic
Gulf Coast
U.S
Border War Escalated In Southwest Kashmir
New Delhi India Defense Minister Y B Chavan told Parliament that a Pakistani attack with 3000 troops and 70 tanks crossed the border and penetrated five miles into Indian positions in southwest Kashmir. He said 13 Pakistani tanks were destroyed and India lost four planes in the clash. The fighting, ongoing for a second day, showed tanks roaming Indian lines after an early dawn counterattack.
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New Delhi
India
Kashmir
Y. B. Chavan
International Frontier
Kashmirs
Autumn Leaves Tour Arrangements Announced by The Tribune
The Tribune outlines the Autumn Leaves Tour on Oct 16–17 through Ozark country in southwest Missouri and northwest Arkansas. A chartered bus will visit Silver Dollar City at Marvel Park, Marvel Cave Park, and the Missouri Crafts Festival, with an overnight stay at Rock Lane Lodge on Indian Point. Participants depart The Tribune at 6 AM and return to Chanute by dusk, with total cost 24.50 dollars not including tips or some meals. Hosts are Wayne Smith and his wife.
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Ozark
Missouri
Arkansas
The
Tribune
Ozarks
Silver Dollar City
Marvel Park
Table Rock Lake
Marvel Cave Park
Rock Lane Lodge
Indian Point
Table Rock Dam
Eureka Springs
Ark
Rogers, Ark
Noel
Neosho
Joplin
Chanute
Wayne Smith
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Nha Trang
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Jean
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Buford Fisher
George Metcalfe
NAACP
Pakistan
H. A. Addington
Alta Aldridge
Altoona
Ruth Burdick
S. Central
Ruth Litherland
S. Grant
M. A. Irwin
N. Kansas
Anna Irwin
Kansas City
Kan
Lena McCoy
S. Kansas
Mary Noland
R. J. Ida McCoy
Kristy Ann Smith
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