U S Jets Cut Rail Line North of Hanoi Amid Attacks
Six Air Force raids hit the northwest rail line to Red China with damage to four bridges and four freight cars. Two more American planes were shot down raising losses to 351. pilots listed as missing. Viet Cong attacks near Saigon killed 12 and wounded 10 as elections loom. Navy commander dismissed. weather slowed air operations with torrential rains.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
U.S. Air Force
Hanoi
Red China
U.S
North Viet Nam
Air Force
Red River
Haiphong
Panhandle
Faith Churns Seas In North Atlantic Tropical Storm Outlook
Hurricane Faith churned north of Bermuda with winds near 110 mph centered about 300 miles north of Bermuda. A tropical low near 500 miles east of Barbados was moving west at 15 to 20 mph with top winds around 35 mph. It is not expected to threaten land as it moves northeast into colder North Atlantic waters.
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Washington
Faith
Bermuda
Atlantic
U.S
Weather Bureau
Barbados
Leeward Islands
North Atlantic
St. Louis Firemen Walk Out Forces Partial Fire Coverage
City officials obtained a temporary injunction to halt a walkout by about 100 St. Louis firemen. At 8 a.m. the strike left roughly half the firefighting fleet unmanned while supervisory staff kept some equipment in service. Fire Chief Joseph Findlay reported 100 on duty from a 350 to 400 shift, with non strikers maintaining gear.
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ST. Louis
Joseph Findlay
Missing Fort Scott Girl Reunited With Parents in Kansas City
Patricia Chow an 11 year old from Fort Scott was reported missing by a babysitter but was found with her parents in Kansas City. Police Civil Air Patrol and civil defense units aided a 45 minute search before confirming Patty was with her family at the Starlight Theater. Her father Dr Stanley Chow a radiologist with Neosho Memorial Hospital explained Patty had joined the trip after fussing at not being allowed to go.
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Fort Scott
Kan
Patricia Chow
Kansas City
Stanley Chow
Civil Air Patrol
Civil Defense
Starlight Theater
Patty
Mrs. Chow
Susie
Pilot Killed In EB47 Refueling Accident Near Peoria
In a routine refueling at 26 000 feet near Peoria Illinois Captain Thomas C House of Charlotte NC was struck by a KC135 boom and killed He was aboard an EB47 reconnaissance plane as it returned to Forbes AFB Topeka The tanker landed safely at Offutt AFB Omaha The other crew members escaped unharmed
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Topeka
Peoria
Ill
Thomas C. House
Charlotte
N.C
Offutt Air Force Base
Omaha
Forbes Afb
Charles B. Paxson
Paxson
House
Forbes
Intercepted Letter About Legal Pressures From Debtors
A man recently back from Las Vegas casinos denies harassment by the Justice Department but reports trouble from creditors in the next block. The note describes alleged pressure and potential blackmail related to debts.
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Las Vegas
Justice Department
Wage floor to rise to 1.60 in 1968 compromise bill
Senate House conferees agree on a compromise minimum wage raise from 1.25 to 1.60 starting in 1968, expanding coverage to about 37.6 million workers including hotel and restaurant staff, farm workers, and noncivil service federal employees, with House Republicans threatening to push changes.
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Washington
Senate House
Johnson
House
William H. Ayres
Rohio
Senate
Adam Clayton Powell
D-N.y
Ralph W. Yarborough
D-Tex
Lance Hill 74 Dies at Emporia Laboratory Owner
Lance C. Hill 74, owner of the Mid west Research Laboratory in Emporia, died Thursday. The lab once performed all medical laboratory testing in southeast Kansas. Hill also owned part of an oil well drilling company and was an original stockholder in radio station KVOE.
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Emporia, Kan
Lance C. Hill
Midwest Research Laboratory
Emporia
Kansas
Hill
KVOE
Phone up to date for Tribune readers
Instruction to contact Tribune by phone or call HE 1-3400 after 6 p.m. if the primary carrier cannot be reached.
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Tribune
Generation records set for city power system in July
City Manager R J Hayes said July may see the city power system’s records hold for the rest of the year due to mild weather. July highs included peak hour 13910 kwh and daily 254170 kwh, with July 1966 total 6603470 kwh, well above 1965. Through Aug 22, 1966 generation surpassed 1965 by about 3.1 million kwh.
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R. J. Hayes
Hayes
Riots ease in Dayton West Side after deadly shooting
Dayton quieted under Ohio National Guardsmen as police patrolled the racially troubled West Side where a man was killed and more than 130 arrested for disorderly conduct. Stores closed, traffic checked, and officials reopened state liquor outlets following police requests.
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Dayton
Ohio
Ohio National
Donald Cook
Lawrence Caylor
Car Overturns Near Galesburg
A 1950 Plymouth driven by James L. Smith 17 of Galesburg turned onto its top about 5 55 p m yesterday a half mile east of here. Smith and two teenage passengers were not hurt but the sheriff said the car was a total loss. The youth reportedly was southbound then turned west and the vehicle overturned about 300 feet past the corner.
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Galesburg
James L. Smith
Here
Smith
George Neely
Neely
Weather updates with rainfall totals across Kansas
The Weather Bureau predicts lingering rain over northern Kansas Thursday with tapering by Saturday. Totals ranged from 0.31 inch in Topeka to over 2 inches in several towns, while highs reached up to 90 and lows hovered around 60s to low 70s across the region.
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Topeka
Weather Bureau
Kansas
Traffic Fatalities In Topeka Log Shows 0 for September
Kansas traffic death log records zero fatalities in the Topeka area for the 24 hours ending 9 a.m. Friday. The September total stands at 0 for 1966, with a comparable 1965 period at 0. The log notes two previously unreported fatalities.
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Topeka
Kansas
August Jobs Report Shows White Nonwhite Gap Deepening
Washington AP The Bureau of Labor Statistics reports August employment at 76.4 million, unchanged from July, with unemployment at 3.9 percent. White unemployment 3.4 percent, nonwhite 8.2 percent, and Negro joblessness worsening. Commissioner Arthur Ross notes 2.4 times higher unemployment for Negroes and urges youth employment programs.
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Washington
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Bureau
Arthur M. Ross
Labor Statistics
Ross
Bomb scare forces unplanned landing of American Airlines jet
An American Airlines flight from Tucson to Chicago diverted to Salina Kansas after a passenger muttered about a bomb. Capt. Les Spreen landed on the first available runway at Salina Municipal Airport. Duke Ellington and other passengers moved to a second plane while an Army demolition squad inspected a suitcase and found no explosives. The woman passenger was detained for investigation.
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Salina, Kan
American Airlines
Salina
Tucson
Ariz
Chicago
Les Spreen
Garden City
Kan
Spreen
Duke Ellington
Ft. Riley
Retail Committee Sets Wednesday Meeting for Fiesta Plans
A Chamber of Commerce retail committee will meet at 3 p.m. Wednesday in the chamber office to finalize plans for the Mexican Fiesta sidewalk sale. The Jaycees will report on Fall Festival preparations. The sidewalk sale occurs on September 17, the second day of the fiesta.
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Chamber of Commerce Retail Committee
Chamber
Jaycees
Russell Woman Wins Senior Golf Title
Mrs Pearl Haney of Russell won the Kansas Senior Women's Golf Tourney with an over par 163 for 36 holes. Mrs Kitty Atkinson of Wichita won the 18 hole division after two days of play with a 95. Nearly 100 women competed.
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Hays
Kan
Pearl Haney
Russell
Kansas
Kitty Atkinson
Wichita
Thayer Homecoming Fair features parade and free watermelon feed
Thayer Thayer Chamber of Commerce hosts a three day Homecoming Picnic and Fair with a Four Seas ons parade of about five bands and 25 to 30 floats in the afternoon. A free watermelon feed runs from 3 to 4 p.m. at McLachlen Park. The day includes a Parsons Katy Municipal Band concert at 7 p.m. and an 8 p.m. team pulling contest.
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Thayer
Thayer Chamber of Commerce
Thayer Fair Association
McLachlen Park
Parsons Katy Municipal Band
Trees Stop Errant Cars Near Western and Walnut
A 1963 Ford driven by Bruce Morgan 16 of 302 N Washington hit a tree on Western near Walnut around 4 pm causing about 200 dollars in damage Morgan was uninjured. Earlier at 12:50 am Jeff Leverenz 17 of 712 W Main reported his 1954 Chevrolet hit a curb at Main and Kansas after reaching to close the glove compartment, damaging the right front fender.
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Bruce Morgan
Washington
Western
Walnut
Morgan
Jeff Leverenz
Main
Kansas
Leverenz
Nevada Says Federal Harassment Over Casinos Attack and Blackmail
Nevada refutes federal influence on casino money and accuses the Justice Department of harassment and betrayal. Gov Grant Sawyer cites a Gaming Commission report critiquing Kennedy era actions and says the state may monitor counting rooms via CCTV. Kennedy acknowledges Las Vegas casino probes begun under his tenure.
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Las Vegas
Nev
Nevada
Johnson
Justice Department
Grant Sawyer
State Gaming Commission
Atty
Robert F. Kennedy
Sawyer
Kennedy
State
The
Gaming Commission
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