Docking Defends Washington Trip by Kansas Aides
Gov. Robert Docking defended eight state aides who went to Washington Aug 22 24 to meet federal officials and discuss highway funds and Vietnam pacification. Nettels questioned costs and alleged misuse of public funds, while Docking cited salary time and Defense Department coverage.
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PEKA
Robert Docking
George E. Nettels Jr
Washington
Vietnam
Docking
Nettles
GOP
Department of Defense
Nettels
Democratic Party
Washington, D. C
Netters
Paul Pendergast
Mary Hanfelt
National Guard
Edward Fry
Kansas National Guard
Max McDowell
Pat Burnall
McDowell
John Montgomery
James DeCoursey
George Simpson
State Department
Kansas
Robert Harder
Eight Die When Mt Washington Cog Train Falls
A cog railway train on Mt. Washington in New Hampshire plunged about 500 feet from the track and into a gorge killing eight people and injuring more than 70. Gov. John W. King ordered a full state Public Utilities Commission investigation.
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MT. Washington, N.H
Mt. Washington
John W. King
State Public Utilities Commission
Weather notes and heavy rains hit Kansas area
Area forecasts expect partly cloudy skies with a few showers and thunderstorms tonight and Tuesday. Rain totals reached up to 6.97 inches in Russell, with Glasco 4.20 inches and other towns reporting 2 to 3 inches as rain moves east across Kansas.
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Topeka
Russell
Kansas
Weather Bureau
Glasco
Minneapolis
Mentor
Larned
Clay Center
Junction City
Long Fork
Milford Dam
Intercepted Letter Describes Fast Football Replays
A neighbor notes amazement at the speed and stamina of players in instant replays during football games observing quick setup and rapid movement on the screen.
Bowyer Suffers Heart Attack During Football Game
Wendell Bowyer of 420 North Grant was hospitalized in Eureka after a heart attack suffered while officiating a football game Friday night. His condition was listed as satisfactory. Bowyer, a former Neosho County clerk and former county Republican chairman, had a prior heart attack in 1960.
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Wendell Bowyer
N. Grant
Eureka
Bowyer
Neosho County
US Air Force hits bridge near China border in close border raid
US Air Force F4 Phantoms strike the Thai Khe highway bridge near the Chinese border seven miles from China and 92 miles north-northeast of Hanoi. Navy Skyhawk raids target Haiphong rail and highway links as air, sea, and helicopter forces press the penetration into North Vietnam amid ongoing heavy fighting around Saigon and Haiphong.
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Saigon
China
Thai Khe
Hanoi
Haiphong
South Vietnam
Skyhawk
Air Force
Navy
Marine
Maple Hill Girl Is Dairy Princess
Barbara Stockman a 17 year old freshman at Marymount College Salina was named Kansas 12th Dairy Princess at the State Fair She is the daughter of Mr and Mrs RM Stockman of rural Maple Hill and beat nine finalists First alternate was Dolores Ann Hoffman of Abilene
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Maple Hill
Hutchinson, Kan
Barbara Stockman
Marymount College
Salina
Kansas
Miss Stockman
R.M. Stockman
Dolores Ann Hoffman
Abilene
Mexican Fiesta Attracts 213 Campers For 50th Celebration
The 50th annual Mexican Fiesta drew 213 campers in 82 units from nine states plus California Florida and Australia to Santa Fe Park. The event featured nightly music and dancing Carmen Padilla of Chanute crowned fiesta queen. Campers attended church services museum visits and a sidewalk bazaar with higher Saturday traffic and sales.
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Santa Fe Park
Safari Campground
California
Florida
Australia
Carmen Padilla
Chanute
Spain
Rural Town Day at Elsmore Draws Big Crowd and Profits
Elsmore community report by Dave Massey says Rural Town Day drew 500 to 1,200 attendees and featured races, an auction, bean supper, band, and dance. Castor oil bottles sold eight times for six dollars, fruit cakes brought 102 dollars, and sales of propane gas and gasoline plus lime and donations topped three hundred items. Massey expects another celebration next year with similar success.
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Massey
NYSE urges excluding capital gains from tax surcharge
The New York Stock Exchange asked Congress to exclude capital gains from any proposed personal or corporate tax surcharge. President Robert W. Haack warned a capital gains tax hike could reduce revenue by prompting losses and delaying gains while freezing investments.
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Washington
New York Stock Exchange
Congress
Robert W. Haack
Stock Exchange
House
Ways and Means Committee
Johnson
Haack
Mock Riot Control Drill Showcases Guard Tactics
About 150 National Guard members conducted a riot control drill at Chanute with wedge formation, rifles fixed bayonets, and tear gas. The exercise tested responses to mock rioters, snipers, and sit-ins as part of Kansas Guard riot training plus a retirement ceremony for Capt. Hazen and a change in command to Lt. Ron Poor.
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Chanute National Guard
Sam Barnhart
Kansas Guard
National Guard
Kansas National Guard
State of
Kansas
Leon Hazen
Fredonia
Vandalism Targets Royster Junior High Construction Gear
Police report vandalism at Royster Junior High over the weekend. Concrete was poured into the gasoline tank and crankcase of a brick holster, and sand was placed in the fuel tank of a small pumping engine.
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Royster Junior High
Personal income rises in August 4.5 billion
Wages and salaries lead a broad rise as personal income climbs to an annual rate of 631.2 billion in August. The gain marks the third straight monthly advance and supports Administration tax surcharge arguments to curb inflation.
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Washington
Commerce Department
Gun recovered after teens hide weapon near Main Street store
Police received a report yesterday that three boys threw a gun into a bush at 209 West Main. Officers recovered the gun from the location and linked it to a car parked nearby owned by Drexel Allen of Sportsman's Supply at 201 West Main. Other items were missing from the car, authorities said.
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W. Main
Drexel Allen
Sportsman’s
Traffic Fatalities Log From Topeka For 48 Hours
Kansas traffic death log shows figures for 48 hours to 9 am Monday. September totals 33 deaths for 1967, with a comparable 1966 period at 456 fatalities. Data reflects tolls for the Topeka region.
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Topeka
Kansas
Beulah Eyes Texas Becomes Gulf Coast Threat
Hurricane Beulah neared the Texas coast with winds at 115 mph and a possible full warning for South Texas. Offshore rigs battened down as Beulah moved slowly northward 370 miles southeast of Brownsville. Citrus growers faced potential multi million dollar losses if the storm strikes loaded groves.
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Tex
Beulah
Gulf of Mexico
Texas
Weather Bureau
Gulf Coast
Continental Oil Co
Louisiana
New Orleans
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