Gemini 11 Aboard Navy Veterans Land At Cape Kennedy
Gemini 11 astronauts Charles Conrad Jr. and Richard Gordon Jr. landed at Cape Kennedy aboard separate helicopters after a two hour sea voyage from the USS Guam. They thanked launch crews for a flawless Titan 2 Atlas Agena Gemini flight and praised the teamwork that made the first orbit rendezvous possible.
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Cape Kennedy
Fla
Navy
Charles Conrad Jr
Richard F. Gordon Jr
Guam
Pete and
America
Cape Landing
Ar A. Conrad
Gordon
Conrad
High School Boy Injured In Benton Motorbike Collision
Chanute High School student Richard Williams 16 sustained a compound fracture of the right leg when his southbound motorbike collided with a car at Lincoln and First. He was thrown onto the library lawn and remained conscious. Driver Velma Fredricks 14182 S Evergreen drove a 1957 Pontiac with two companions. Williams’s home is 512 N Steuben.
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Chanute
Richard Williams
Lincoln
Williams
N. Steuben
Velma Fredricks
S. Evergreen
Miss Fredricks
Electra Satellite Plant to Open in Humboldt
Electra Mig Co of Independence said it will begin production at a satellite plant in Humboldt by Oct 3. The former Sinclair district office building will house the plant with about 10 workers initially, rising to 30 later. Interviews run at Humboldt city hall next Wed Thu Fri 9am- noon and 1-4pm.
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Electra Mig. Co
Independence
Humboldt
Sinclair Refining Co
Sinclair Tank Farm
Tom Connors
Electra
Humboldt City Hall
Connors
Mineral Wells
Tex
Transitron Corp
Wakefield, Mass
Bud Stanfield
Independence Lant
Traffic Fatalities in Topeka Log Shows 1966 Figures
The Topeka traffic death log reports 24 hours ending 9 am Friday with 35 fatalities for September 1966, comparing to 458 for the 1965 period and 498 for the full 1966 year.
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Topeka
Kansas
Bank at Ransom Robbed of $2500 in Nightbreak
Safe crackers entered Farmers State Bank of Ransom during the night and took about $2500 in currency and an undetermined amount in coins. Cashier Claude Summers said entry was gained by knocking out bricks at the rear and a cutting torch was used on the safe and vault. FBI investigators were called.
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Ransom, Ran
Farmers State Bank of Ransom
Claude Summers
Erie Chamber names new officers in early week vote
Erie Chamber of Commerce elected Richard Lock as president at this week’s meeting. Everett Shrum was chosen vice president and Dorothy Killough as secretary treasurer, signaling a routine leadership transition for the organization.
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Erie
Erie Chamber of Commerce
Richard Lock
Everett Shrum
Dorothy Killough
Topeka Woman Killed in Turnpike Crash
Mrs. Mary Burke, 59, of Topeka, died when her car struck an overpass support on the Kansas Turnpike at 29th Street late Thursday.
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Topeka
Mary Burke
Kansas Turnpike
29Th Street
Two Die In Paola Crash Near County Road Intersection
A car and a truck collided at a county road intersection about four miles southeast of Paola in Kansas. Mr. and Mrs. Charley O. Glass of Kansas City Kansas were killed in the wreck reported by AP.
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Paola, Kan
Paola
Charley O. Glass
Kansas City
Kan
Mexican Fiesta Opens Tonight
The Mexican Fiesta begins tonight at Santa Fe Park with the coronation of fiesta queen Rachel DeLa Torre of Chanute by Gov. William H. Avery at 7 PM. If rain, events move to the Memorial building. a second program is planned tomorrow night with a public dance by Mike Marmolejo and His 7 Sharps at the National Guard armory. Chanute merchants schedule a sidewalk sale tomorrow 9 AM to 5 PM as part of the celebration of Mexico’s 1810 independence, in its 49th year observed here.
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Rachael DeLa Torre
Chanute
William H. Avery
Santa Fe Park
Memorial Building
Mike Marmolejo
7 Sharps
Topeka
National Guard
Spain
Truck Driver Killed in Missouri Tank Truck Crash
A Joplin, Missouri truck driver, Hillard T. Baum, 65, was killed when his tank truck left M43 about 12 miles southwest of Nevada, Missouri, early this morning.
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Nevada
Joplin
Here
Hillard T. Baum
Bombers Support Marines In Viet Nam Action Near DMZ
U S B52 bombers from Guam pounded the six mile wide buffer zone near the DMZ as Marines moved inland in trucks and helicopters to engage elements of the North Vietnamese 324B Division. Nine enemy dead were reported, with Marine casualties described as moderate. A Marine pilot was killed when his helicopter crashed after being struck during a rescue.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
Demilitarized Zone
Guam
North
South
Viet Nam
U.S
Lien Hea
U.S. 1St Cavalry
Tuy Hoa
House Appropriations approves foreign aid package
The House Appropriations Committee voted more than 3 billion in new foreign aid, 293.2 million below Johnson’s request and 408 million under the ceiling. About 52 nations receive military aid and 72 receive economic assistance. The package totals 3,092,762,000, with substantial funding for technical cooperation, international programs, and development loans. Military aid is set at 825 million, 92 million less than requested, excluding South Viet Nam.
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Washington
House Appropriations Committee
Johnson
Congress
South Viet Nam
Defense Department
Humboldt Names Maggie Herman City Clerk
Humboldt appoints Maggie Herman as city clerk effective until the year’s start. Former secretary to Herbert Tidd, who resigns to join the post office in Olathe. Mrs. C. S. Murdock acts as temporary secretary. Lupe Perez to take over in two weeks. Tidd had held the post since February 1964.
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Humboldt
Maggie Herman
Herbert Tidd
Olathe
C. S. Murdock
Lupe Perez
Tidd
Enrollment totals show district 413 counts and shifts
Official enrollment in Kansas District 413 reached 2934 students yesterday with the junior high school up to 648 from 588 last year. The district overall declined from 3008 to 2934, while several elementary buildings posted higher pupil numbers and gender distribution shows men outnumbering women in the junior college. Totals by grades list counts from kindergarten through college levels with minor year-to-year changes.
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Kansas
Seer
Ener
Weather Summary for Topeka and Eastern Kansas
Light rain moved into eastern Kansas with spotty showers expected today and tonight. Cloudy cool conditions continue through Saturday with high in the 65 to 70 range and lows in the mid 50s. Rain amounts in western Kansas Friday ranged from 0.12 to 1.58 inches at Oakley Goodland and Mingo reported the higher totals.
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Topeka
Kansas
Weather Bureau
Oakley
Goodland
Mingo
Vandals Threaten Safety of Trains Over Walnut-North Lincoln
Santa Fe railroad special agents and city police will patrol tracks near the Walnut North Lincoln overpass after several switch and signal vandalisms. Light lenses were broken and sand poured into switches while indicators were molested, mostly on weekends, raising risk of a serious accident.
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Santa Fe Railroad
Walnut-North
Lincoln
Chanute Busy Weekend With Openers And Festivals
Chanute hosts a packed weekend featuring the Comet Argentine grid opener, Mexican Fiesta, sidewalk bazaar, and Shrine ceremonial among usual activities. Local residents anticipate a busy sequence of events.
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Chanute
Blood Drive Falls Short of Pint Goal at Church Visit
Indications at noon suggested the Red Cross bloodmobile would collect just over 200 pints of a 300 pint goal. The event began Thursday at First Methodist church and closed at 1 15 p m today. County chairwoman Mrs Ed Ranz warned a shortfall of about 75 to 100 pints. Previous session yielded 125 pints with 10 donors rejected while the morning restart opened with 25 visitors before a lull.
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Red Cross
First Methodist
Ed Ranz
County Bloodmobile
Jail Terms For Driver Huffman Receives 45 Days
John B. Huffman 37 of 1321 S Santa Fe drew county jail terms on police and highway patrol charges in hearings yesterday. Police court sentenced him to 30 days for driving while intoxicated and 10 days for transporting an open bottle with the 10-day term to run concurrently. A careless driving charge was dismissed. In city court he received 15 days for intoxication on a highway patrol arrest the prior Wednesday, making a total of 45 days to serve.
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John B. Huffman
S. Santa Fe
Drew
Huffman
Main
Evergreen
Highway Patrol
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Patzcuaro
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Topekan
Alcott
Cha
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Royster Stadium
Tures
Blue Comets
Bud Roberts
Fensive
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Bill Carter
Jim Neeley
Ben Ennis
Rex Babcock
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