Sorghum Reaches 16 Feet On Wilson County Farm
Isham Gray of Wilson county near Chanute says his sorghum field on eight and two tenths acres grew to 16 feet high, the tallest he has seen. Moisture is blamed for the extraordinary growth as workers begin cutting and filling two 135 ton capacity silos. Neighbors Andrew Gordon Erickson Lyman Erickson Glen Ice and Jim Steve Cooper assisted.
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Iowa
Isham Gray
RFD 2
Kansas
Gray
Chanute
Wilson County
Andrew Erickson
Gordon Erickson
Lyman Erickson
Glen Ice
Jim and
Steve Cooper
Yates Center
Heiress Held In Shooting At Palm Beach
Nancy Wakeman heiress to the John Deere fortune was freed on 1000 bond after being charged with aggravated assault in the shooting of her husband William Thomson Wakeman. Police said he was shot in the back with a .22 caliber revolver and listed in fair condition at Good Samaritan Hospital after a domestic quarrel.
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Palm Beach, Fla
John Deere
Frederick Mead
Nancy Wakeman
Palm Beach
William Thomson Wakeman
Good Samaratin Hospital
Juvenile Court Proceedings Studied
Three boys from Parsons State Training School face juvenile court action over a truck theft Saturday. The Glen Ewing farm near Parsons lost a truck, later found damaged in a ditch two miles north and recovered by Sheriff George Neely and the highway patrol. The suspects were taken into custody on foot, and returned to the school after questioning.
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Erie
Parsons State Training School
George Neely
Glen Ewing
Parsons
Ewing’s
Neely
Highway Patrol
Galesburg
38 Area Traffic Accidents Investigated by Troopers
Highway patrol officers in the 4th division investigated 38 traffic accidents during the Labor Day period from Friday 6 p.m. to last night. There were no highway fatalities in 17 southeastern counties. three injuries occurred. In Chanute area one accident involved a 1964 GMC semi and a 1954 Plymouth with $100 damage. Trooper Keith Dillon investigated. Two Erie and Labette County accidents caused injuries and hospital treatments. Troopers made 136 moving violation arrests, 75 other arrests, 42 MHV warnings, and provided 88 public services during the holiday.
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Dwight Clemens
Vance M. Moore
N. Forest
Clemens
Moore
Santa Fe Park
Keith Dillon
Erie
Labette
Parsons
Wayne E. Sunday
Erie R
Labette County Medical Center
Jack L. Carson
Erie R. 1
Robert A. Menary
Lonnie Vance
Henry J
Phone contact guidance for Tribune readers
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Tribune
Four rescued from sea off Cape Kennedy after capsize
A 21 foot fiberglass boat capsized 12 miles from shore during a thunderstorm. Skipper Ernest Austin was knocked unconscious but survived in an air pocket. His wife, the Schneiders, and Mrs. Austin clung to the hull for nearly 20 hours until Coast Guard planes guided rescue vessels to the scene.
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Cape Kennedy
Fla
Florida
Atlantic
Ernest Austin
Austin
R. F. Schneider
Holiday disturbances yield arrests and thefts across the city
Police logged fights and vandalism during the holiday. Five youths were arrested at a filling station after midnight on fighting charges. bonds set at 15 dollars. Earlier, two men were arrested at a South Side tavern for fighting and disorderly conduct. Reports included a missing shotgun, stolen radio, broken pop machine, and damaged auto parts at the National Guard armory and nearby locations.
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Lincoln
South Side
S, Santa Fe
John
Jack) Morehead
Lee
Kenneth Miska
Santa Fe
Lem Beale
Edith
Chanute Livestock
East 14Th Street
Ryan Transport
North Garfield
Tom Naughton
R. 3
Plane Crashes in Newfoundland Killing 34 People
A Czech Ilyushin 18 with 69 aboard crashed soon after takeoff from Gander Newfoundland for Cuba, killing 34 and injuring 35. Survivors included Czechs Poles and Cubans. 13 severely burned passengers to be sent to Halifax. Crew members among the dead. rescue teams assembled at the scene.
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Gander
Nfld
Cuba
Prague
Czech
Gander International Airport
Halifax
Eastern Provincial Airways
Newfoundland Mines and Resources Department
Kansas Weather Forecast Briefs and Weekend Rain Totals
Area forecast calls for partly cloudy skies with little temperature change tonight and Wednesday. Lows 55 to 60, highs 75 to 80, with a 10 percent chance of precipitation. Weekend rainfall totals around Yates Center 2.50 inches and Thayer 2.52 inches.
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Yates Center
Thayer
Topeka
Kansas
Weather Bureau
Heaviest Ground Fighting Breaks Out During Vietnam War Push
Allied communiques report the heaviest ground fighting in two months with 262 Communist deaths and 63 American casualties. Air strikes hit near Haiphong as Marine units probe 25 miles south of Da Nang amid a renewed campaign following South Vietnam's elections.
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Saigon
Haiphong
South Vietnam
17Th Parallel Border
Mekong Delta
Nguyen van Thieu
U.S
da Nang
Ford UAW talks resume amid grim mood before strike
Negotiators from Ford Motor Co. and the United Auto Workers returned to the bargaining table in a tense mood as deadline day approached. Spokesmen reported no overnight developments and no optimism. William E. Simkin, Johnson's labor troubleshooter, attended the session for the second day, entering Ford headquarters without comment from newsmen.
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Detroit
Ford Motor Co
United Auto Workers
William E. Simkin
Johnson
Ford
South Vietnam Victory Angers Critics in Election
South Vietnam declared its military ticket won the presidential race as U S observers called the vote fair despite seven civilian challengers accusing fraud Truong Dinh Dzu finished second with about 800000 votes Thieu Ky ticket led with 1638902 ballots Dzu claimed nationwide fraud and urged the Constituent Assembly to void the election results. The country also elected a 60 member Senate and a 137 member House with results to be certified within 30 days. The new leadership is expected to pursue peace talks with North Vietnam.
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Truong Dinh Dzu
Constituent Assembly
Nguyen Cao Ky
Nguyen van Thieu
Dzu
Senate
House of Representatives
Holiday Traffic Kills 607 in Labor Day Weekend
The National Safety Council reports 607 deaths from motor vehicle accidents over the 78 hour Labor Day period, below last year’s peak but still a fatal holiday toll. Fourteen fatalities occurred in Kansas with three in a two car crash near Prairie View.
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Chicago
National Safety Council
Howard Pyle
Council
Prairie View
U.S
Lacy Teer
Denver
Paul L. Findley
Lennie Findley
Kiowa
Kan
Docking Defers Kansas Livestock Brand Pick Second Time
Gov. Robert Docking refused a three name slate for state brand commissioner from the Kansas Livestock Association Board for the second time. The latest slate included Hade Gupton, Scott Dillet, and Alan Richards, with Gupton previously rejected. Docking criticized the move as a “musical chairs” reshuffle and said he will return the names to the association. He also commented on fair housing legislation and denied being brainwashed after his Vietnam trip.
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Topeka
Robert Docking
Kansas Livestock Association
Docking
Wichita
Hade Gupton
Greensburg
Scott Dillet
Salina
Alan Richards
Oberlin
Dillet
Richards
Statehouse
George Romney
Michigan
South Vietnam
the Livestock Association
Sen
Wayne
Rogler
Matfield Green
Gupton
Livestock Association
A. G. Pickett
Romney
Vietnam
Sky Diver Dies After Saving Student In Jump
In Sonoma California a 23 year old sky diver Richard Wayne Thulin of Moffett Field and Dayton Ohio died after rescuing first time jumper Trante Schroeder whose parachute failed to open. Schroeder, 24, from Menlo Park, said Thulin directed her to deploy her chute before he lost his own at 1,500 feet.
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Sonoma
Calif
Richard Wayne Thulin
Moffett Naval Air Station
Mountain View
Dayton
Ohio
Sonoma County
Trante Schroeder
Menlo Park
Thulin
Mss Thulin
Intercepted Letter Dear Cha Morning Quiet Start
Morning quiet settled over hundreds of area homes on the first day of school as families prepared for a new term. The note section remained unclear while neighbors sought updates about the letters and the wider city activity.
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