Watkins doubts gas tax rise gains support in legislature
State Rep. Henry Watkins Democrat Neosho county says it will be difficult to pass any measure raising state gasoline taxes in the coming session. He favors a road through southeast Kansas and urges a highway commissioner with local interests. Watkins also notes shifts in school financing and daylight saving time as potential legislative topics. About 25 people attended the Chanute Area Chamber of Commerce meeting.
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Henry Watkins
Neosho County
Watkins
Chanute Area
Tulsa
Kansas
Kansas City Tulsa Association
Chamber
House
George Cox
Two Car Crash Fatal Near Pratt Claims Rider
A two car crash on a county road northeast of Pratt Monday evening killed Emilie Hoeme, 73, of Pratt.
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Pratt, Kan
Pratt
Emilie Hoeme
Annual VFW Merchant Feed at Cecil J Meeker Post
The VFW post will host its annual merchants feed this evening at the post clubrooms located at 27 W Main. Serving begins at 5 30 with residents and veterans invited to attend.
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Cecil J. Meeker
VFW
W. Main
St Paul Woman Killed in Crash on County Road
Mrs Catherine M Schoenhofer 68 of St Paul R 1 was killed in a two vehicle crash on a county road intersection two miles north and three east of here around 3 05 pm The pickup driver Eugene E O Brien 23 of St Paul R 1 was not seriously injured Police said Mrs Schoenhofer was thrown from her car which was eastbound and her belt was not fastened The intersection was described as fairly blind with vegetation and a building limiting vision Stop signs on the west and east had been removed The funeral will be at St Francis church with burial in St Francis cemetery Carson Funeral Home in charge A D Isabella rosary was held at the funeral home
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ST. Paul
Catherine M. Schoenhofer
St. Paul R. 1
Here
Eugene E. O’brien
Highway Patrol
Schoenhofer
O’brien
Maryville
John Schoenhofer
Conception Junction
St. Francis Catholic Church
The
Daughters of Isabella
Altar Society
Gerald
Kenneth
Beatrice
Neb
Verl
Erie
Robert
Eileen Barnes
Kansas City
Kathleen McGowan
Rita Lockwood
Mary Jo Maher
Irene Smith
Garnett
Madonna Amos
Clathe
Venita Lowe
S. Highland
Chanute
Ruth Wehlage
Berniece Lindquist
Wichita
Norma Lee Carson
Parsons
Emma McKinney
Margaret Lewis
Mabel Terra
Tooele
Utah
St. Francis Church
Joachim Gemperline
C. P
St. Francis Cemetery
Carson Funeral Home
E.K. Dillon
Sanford
Fla
Gray
Surveyor 2
Murderer No Stranger Kenilworth mystery in Valerie Percy case
Investigators build case that Valerie Percy was beaten and stabbed by someone familiar with the home. A piano bench near the French door may have created noise. police question familiar acquaintances while 12 state officers, FBI agents, and Chicago detectives pursue 32 leads in Kenilworth.
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Kenilworth, Ul
Valerie Percy
Percy
State
Kenilworth
Sheriff's
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Chicago
FBI
Unusual Accident Claims Life of Seven Month Old
Seven month old Daniel Prime was fatally injured in an automobile mishap in downtown Tribune Kansas. His mother Mrs Robert Prime said she left the car with three children inside while she went to a store. The car rolled backward in a circle and a passenger door opened. The baby toppled onto the street as a witness rushed to stop the car and a wheel struck him. Funeral services are scheduled for tomorrow in Tribune.
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Tribune
Kan
Daniel Prime
Robert Prime
Painting of Debbie Goes Back to Wichita
A Wichita artist could not sell the full-length portrait of Deborah Bryant Miss America 1966 and retrieved the painting to her Wichita Gallery. Mrs Wilma Wethington asked 5000 dollars, after displaying it at the Town House in Kansas City Kansas, previously shown in the Kansas state capitol rotunda. Bert Cantwell Kansas City Kansas Junior Chamber of Commerce president said no interest was shown in buying it.
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Kansas City, Kan
Wichita
Deborah Bryant
Wilma Wethington
Kansas City
Kan
Kansas State
Bert Cantwell
Planes and Marines Smash Viet Cong Forces Across Vietnam
U S Air Force raids on the demilitarized zone with day and night strikes while Marines attack the village of An Dinh near the Rockpile sector. Marines report 53 North Vietnamese killed and defend positions after air and artillery support.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
Demilitarized Zone
U.S
Leathernecks
Rockpile
Air Force
North
Viet Nam
Hanoi
China
North Viet Nam
Panhandle
South
Laos
26Th
An Dinh
Weather Notes For Topeka And Kansas City Area
Area forecast calls for fair tonight and Wednesday with a low in the 50s and a high of 75 to 80. Topeka reports no precipitation in the past 24 hours and no rain expected through Wednesday per the Weather Bureau.
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Topeka
Kansas
Weather Bureau
Kansas traffic soars in eight months 1966
Kansas highway director Addison Meschke reports 1966 eight month traffic volumes up 5 percent from 1965 and nearly 7 percent ahead of 1964. Rural travel is estimated at 5.486 billion miles for the year, with safety upgrades planned for future roads and improved ditches to reduce runoff hazards.
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Topeka
Kansas
Addison H. Meschke
Meschke
Surveyor 2 Aims For Lunar Landing In 63-Hour Voyage
Surveyor 2 launched from Cape Kennedy aboard an Atlas Centaur rocket with a target to soft land on the Moon Thursday near Sinus Medias Central Bay. Officials say initial tracking shows accuracy comparable to Surveyor 1 as ground teams prepare midcourse corrections and camera observations for a potential Apollo precursor landing site.
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Surveyor
Lunar
Cape Kennedy
Fla
America
U.S
Flight Control Center
Surveyor 2
Sinus Medis
Work Order For Turkey Creek Bridge
The Kansas Highway Commission issued a work order for a new bridge over Turkey Creek located 2.75 miles south of Chanute on a county road from Plummer Street, a mile west of US 169. The 0.378 mile structure will be financed by Neosho County through state and federal highway funds. Ding Burton Inc. of Kansas City, MO won the bid at $44,696.22. Resident engineer George Remsberg of Fredonia will oversee the project, with county planning by William S. Hill of Erie.
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Turkey Creek
Chanute
Kansas Highway Commission
Plummer Street
Highway Commission
George Remsberg
Fredonia
William S. Hill
Erie
Cement executives tour Ash Grove and Monarch plants
A group of 130 cement industry executives from the United States and Canada toured the Ash Grove cement plant in Ash Grove and the Monarch plant at Humboldt. They arrived from Tulsa where the Portland Cement Association holds its annual technical committee meeting. They dined at the Orchid Buffet and will tour a Tulsa plant tomorrow.
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Cement Industry
United States
Canada
Ash Grove
Monarch Cement
Humboldt
Tulsa
The
Portland Cement Assny
Desperate Prisoner Surrenders After Kansas City Home Talk
Two Kansas City women remain calm during an escape attempt by Robert Leon Warn and help trigger his arrest. Warn overpowered a jailer with six others, fled Friday night, and was found in the Laing home after a kitchen talk where he cried at the sink.
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Kansas City
Robert Leon Warn
Warn
Johnson County
Olathe
Kan
Cap
Traffic Fatalities Log for Topeka Area September 1966
AP report records Kansas traffic deaths over a 24 hour period ending 9 am September 48 1966 with 511 total for comparable 1965 at 470. The Topeka area figures are included in the statewide log.
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Topeka
Kansas
Intercepted Letter Dear Cha Message
An intercepted letter reflects on a changing world and recalls a desperate era when a woman cried, framing a personal wartime sentiment. The fragment hints at gendered resilience and social upheaval in a distant era.
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Cha
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