Thayer Home-Coming Parade Tops Weekend Events
Thayer Methodist Church Thayer High School juniors and Thayer Cub Scouts won top honors in the Chamber of Commerce Parade float contest on the second day of the 55th Thayer Home-Coming Picnic and Fair. Winners included Four Seasons theme floats and a watermelon king title awarded to George McCready of Parsons.
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Thayer
Thayer Methodist Church
Thayer High School
Chamber of Commerce
Thayer Christian Church
George McCready
Parsons
Five counts accuse Addington of bogus grain receipts
Hutchinson Kansas AP a warrant for William H Addington a 1960 Republican gubernatorial candidate is sent to Wilkins New Addington faces five charges for issuing bogus receipts tied to 200000 bushels of wheat owned by Addington Elevator Co Audit showed a 410536 bushel shortfall valued around 600000 after which receipts were used to secure 100000 and 190000 bank loans Records indicate the grain was moved to Wilkins Nevada after the audit and the Addingtons face other judgments totaling about 1.75 million including foreclosures and sales of elevators in Hutchinson Elkhart and Tucumcari NM He could face 1 to 5 years on each felony count
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Hutchinson
Kan
William H. Addington
Wilkins
New
Addington
Addington Elevator Co
Kansas Grain Inspection Division
Richard Rome
Reno County
Rome
Wichita
Kansas City
Addingtons
Hutchinson and Elkhart
Sheriff’s
Tucumcari
N.M
Elkhart
Morton County
State Highway Commission
August Police Court Bonds and Fines Report
The August police summary shows bonds and fines totaling 876 for the month, with July at 1 030 and year to date 5 874 through Sept 1. Overtime parking penalties reached 566, eight month total 3 246, and 2 104 parking tickets were issued. No fel ony arrests, 46 misdemeanor arrests (up 11 from July). Calls for service declined to 306 from 448. Fourteen city traffic accidents, one serious injury, all but two daytime. Driver age peaks 17–19, then 20–24 and 30–34. Traffic arrests list penalties from speeding to eight for careless driving. Patrol mileage 8 273, fuel 741 gallons. 31 meals for prisoners. Animal control: 47 dogs picked up, 4 reclaimed, 12 placed, 38 killed, 25 remaining at shelter.
Intercepted Letter Suggests Vacation Season Overlaps
An intercepted letter to Cha notes Labor Day should mark end of summer vacation but observes that, like sports seasons, vacation periods are starting to overlap. The remark highlights shifting schedules and extended leisure periods.
Two U S Warplanes Downed Over North Vietnam
AP reports U S military headquarters confirm two more American aircraft shot down over North Vietnam during raids on key supply routes. Both pilots were rescued. Rain and bad weather limited air operations while B52s attacked near War Zone C in Tay Ninh.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
U.S
North Viet Nam
Panhandle
Hanoi-Haiphong
Red River Valley
U.S. 173Rd Airborne
Mekong
North
Viet Nam
Passport to College Degree Is Given a Working Student
Jim Donohue explains how a $100 check from a Wichita bank covers his tuition at the University of Kansas and $100 monthly until graduation, contingent on maintaining a B average. He came to Kansas City with $40, worked 60 hours weekly, and has 65 college hours. The banker will also help another working student if Donohue succeeds.
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Kansas City
Jim Donohue
University of Kansas
Wichita
Donohue
Donahue
Southwest City
University of Arkansas
Kansas City Junior College
Millions Head for Highways For Last Summer Holiday
The Associated Press reports millions of Americans headed for the roads for the last summer holiday weekend with calls to drive responsibly. Early traffic deaths during the 78 hour period totaled 27, including seven in Texas, with safety officials estimating 530 to 630 more could die by Monday midnight.
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Associated Press
Johnson
Texas
National Safety Council
Howard Pyle
Another Purchaser Hikes Crude Price in Kansas
Clear Creek Inc. joined four other firms in raising Kansas crude by eight cents a barrel to 3.08 for top gravity oil. The increase affects about 8,000 barrels daily across northwest, central and eastern Kansas, with similar moves announced by Phillips, Cities Service, the National Cooperative Refinery Association, and Rock Island Oil and Refining Co. of Wichita.
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Wichita
Clear Creek Inc
Kansas
Clear Creek
Phillips
National Cooperative Refinery Association
McPherson
Rock Island Oil and Refining Co
Labor Day Observance Closure for Tribune and Mail
The newspaper will not publish on Monday in observance of Labor Day. No route mail deliveries or rural or city mail. Only a few businesses offering specialized public services will remain open.
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the Tribune
Grasshopper Causes Crash In City Street
Mrs. Helen Gaddis 50 of 201 N Central received minor injuries when her car struck a parked 1962 Olds belonging to Harley L Rakestraw at 1211 W Main about 2 05 pm yesterday. Both cars were extensively damaged with estimated totals of 300 and 500 dollars. Police said the accident occurred when a grasshopper flew under her eyeglasses.
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Helen Gaddis
N. Central
W. Main
Gaddis
Harley L. Rakestraw
Rakestraw
Traffic Fatalities Log For September 1 1966 Topeka
Kansas traffic death log records 24 hours ending 9 a m Saturday September 1 1966 with 461 fatalities, compared to 430 in the same period in 1965. Local health and safety officials note ongoing roadway risk and call for renewed driver caution.
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Topeka
Kansas
Officials Promise Peace-Keepers For Cicero
Illinois Governor Kerner activated 2000 National Guardsmen to aid Cicero officials in protecting an expected 400 to 600 open housing marchers amid plans by American Nazi supporters to gather. Atty Christy Berkos said a march permit was issued to prevent violence and urged residents to stay off the streets.
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Associated Press
Cicero, Ill
Illinois
Otto Kerner
Cicero
Twen
Christy Berkos
Only Known Heart Pump Survivor Nears Discharge
Esperanza del Valle Vasquez, 37, the sole survivor of an artificial heart pump operation, is expected to leave Methodist Hospital in Houston within days. She regained a functional heart after 10 days with a plastic pumping device begun Aug 8, while four other patients died after similar procedures in two cities. Hospital officials promise a full report with pictures after discharge.
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Houston, Tex
Methodist Hospital
Esperanza del Valle Vasquez
Mexico City
Maimonides Hospital
York Faces Water Crisis as Drought Drains Supply
York, Pa., water crisis grows as Codorus Creek run drought dries reservoir. Mayor Snyder declares an emergency, seeks federal and state aid while water trucked from the Susquehanna costs $18,000 daily. Restrictions curb car washing and lawn sprinkling amid nine inch deficit.
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York
Pennsylvania
John L. Snyder
Snyder
Codorus Creek
Harrisburg
William W. Scranton
Weather Summary Low and High Temperatures Recorded Today
Partly cloudy with scattered showers and thunderstorms tonight. Sunday turns partly cloudy and cooler with widely scattered showers. Tonight low in the upper 60s. Sunday high 80 to 85. Temperature highs and lows for today were 78 and 67 respectively with a tracing precipitation at 11 am. Relative humidity at 11 am was 72 percent with a barometer reading of 28.96 inches and a falling trend. Highest and lowest temperatures ever recorded on this date were 105 in 1913 and 49 in 1937.
Rainfall Across Kansas Drought Eased by Widespread Showers
AP reports good rains across nearly all Kansas with northern counties seeing a half inch or more. The Weather Bureau notes scattered showers continuing this afternoon and evening, then a fair Sunday with no significant rain. The heaviest totals include Cherryvale 3.70 inches, Goodland 2.60, Norwich 2.58, Frankfort 2.50, Agenda 2.40, Fostoria 2.14, and El Dorado 2.10 inches.
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Topeka
Kansas
Weather Bureau
Cherryvale
Goodland
Norway
Frankfort
Agenda
Fostoria
el Dorado
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Debbie Smedley
Kathryn and
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Norma Bowers
Chanute
John Barney
Ron Poor
John Rubow
McLachlen Park
Thayer Fair Association
Lois
Lloyd Christmas
Russ Corbitt
Joe Unruh
Uriah Unruh
Wilkins, Nev
Donna
Cha
Tay Ninh
Navy al Skyraider
Intrepid
The
Wichita Bank
Associated
Midwest
American Nazi Party
Francis P. Kane
Dayton
Ohio
Montgomery
Ala
George C. Wallace
Joe L. Reed
Alabama
York Water Co
Codorus
Public Utility Commission
Susquehanna River
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