U N General Assembly Eyes Mideast Peace Effort
The U N General Assembly elected Corneliu Manescu of Romania as president, aiming to study a lasting Middle East solution. He led a 122 member body in a session that follows June war fallout and includes talks on disarmament and South West Africa, with Big Four diplomacy possible as Gromyko and Couve de Murville arrive.
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United Nations, N.Y
U.N
Middle East
Corneliu Manescu
Romania
Assembly
John W. S. Malecela
Manescu
Israel
New York
Soviet Union
France
England
United States
Rusk
Andrei A. Gromyko
New
York
Maurice Couve de Murville
U Thant
Security Council
Scout Honor for Peterson Receives Vigil Honor
Richard Peterson of Humboldt is among five Arrowmen honored with the Vigil Honor at Mi Ni Ci No Lodge fall conclave held at Camp Wilderness near Independence. Joe Phelps was elected treasurer. seven new Ordeal Arrow men were named including Morris and Curtis Mahon and Lester Gillispie Jr. in Yates Center. Peterson became chapter-chief with Steve Brotton Chanute as vice chief, Steve Miller Erie secretary, and Larry Lea Chanute treasurer. The annual father son supper will be held in Erie on December 2.
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Richard Peterson
Humboldt
SeKan Area Council
Boy Scouts
Camp Wildeness
Independence
Joe Phelps
Eric
Morris
Curtis Mahon
Lester Gillispie
Yates Center
Arrowmen
Peterson
Steve Brotton
Chanute
Steve Miller
Erie
Larry Lea
Dodge Driver In Minor Crash At Main And Lincoln
A 1966 Dodge driven by Ale jo Rodriguez 29 of 1323% S Forest struck a parked 1967 Ford pickup at Main and Lincoln about 7 55 a m today. Police estimated Dodge damage on the right side at 30 dollars and pickup damage to the front at 50 dollars.
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Alejo Rodriguez
S. Forest
Main
Lincoln
Grass Roots Petroleum Co
E. Main
Resnick Stymies Insurance Probe In Kansas
AP Topeka report says an investigation into charges by Rep. Resnick against the Kansas Insurance Department is stalled awaiting more information from Resnick. He alleged season tickets from Farm Bureau insurers at Kansas State University and accused broader improper Farm Bureau activities.
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Topeka
Atty
Robert Sonderholm
Kansas Insurance Department
Joseph Y. Resnick
D-N.y
Department
Farm Bureau
Resnick
American Farm Bureau
House
Agriculture Committee
Beulah Crashes Texas Coast Amid Tornado Toll
Beulah, sweeping ashore at the Rio Grande mouth, unleashed fierce winds and deadly tornadoes near Palacios and Corpus Christi. The storm, one of the era’s most violent, killed nearly 30 in Texas and forced tens of thousands to flee inland.
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Brownsville
Tex
Beulah
Weather Bureau
San Benito
Harlingen
Rio Grande
Texas
Mexico
Matamoros
Corpus Christi
Baffin Bay
Brownsville Weather Beulah Wreaks Destructive Fury
Beulah battered Brownsville with fierce winds as power failed and radio lines fell silent. A residential fire burned freely, debris blocked streets, hundreds of trees and signs lay ruined, and a weather station roof was removed while emergency crews patrolled largely deserted avenues.
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Brownsville
Tex
Beulah
Texas
Pri
Weather and flood updates across Kansas forecast
Partly cloudy with mild humid conditions and scattered showers and thunderstorms through tonight and Thursday. Topeka reports moderate flooding in Niles as Lower Solomon River nears crest, with minor flooding along Lower Smoky Hill. Rainfall totals 0.25 to 2 inches across the state. highs 68 to 87, lows 53 to 69.
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Kansas City
Goodland
Hill City
Concordia Seeeweeee
Garden City
Wichita
Topeka
Kansas
Niles
Solomon River
Weather Bureau
Lower Solomon
Lower
Smoky Hill River
Solomon and
Smoky Hill
Belleville
Dodge City
Bombers Rain Explosives on DMZ Border Posts in Vietnam War
High altitude B52s and low sweeping jets dropped more than 500000 pounds of explosives on Con Thien and Gio Linh near the DMZ. Marines reported over 100 wounded, one killed, road traffic halted, and supplies moved by helicopter as intense shelling continued 24 hours.
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Saigon
Demilitarized Zone
Dmz
U.S
140-Foot Tall Stalk of Golden Wheat Proposed in Kansas
Nelson Hobart heads the Kansas State Fair Wheat Foundation proposing a 140 foot tall aluminum shaft of golden wheat. The sculpture would sway in the wind, sit on the fair grounds near a reflecting pool, and be financed by private donations with an estimated cost of 50000 dollars.
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Hutchinson
Kan
Kansas
Nelson Hobart
Kansas State Fair Wheat Foundation
Hobart
Yates Center Band Selected for State High School Day
Yates Center High School band under John Croughon was chosen among ten bands to compete for a prize and a classification at Kansas State College high school band day in Pittsburg. About 1,500 young musicians from 25 area high schools are expected to participate.
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Pittsburg
Yates Center
John Croughon
Kansas State College High
Intercepted Letter Dear Cha Symbolizes Wheat Harvest
A 149 foot tall swaying stalk of golden wheat stood in a pool with fountains representing the 1967 wheat harvest, linking the scene to agricultural symbolism and celebration.
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Cha
Community Action Meeting Monday at GI Forum
A Neosho County Community Action Program meeting is set for 7 30 p m Monday at the GI Forum 1319 S Forest Three speakers from SOCAP Montgomery and Labette Counties Community Action Program will describe their programs and take questions Ralph Martin executive director Wesley W Beck Sr head start director and Kent Collidge Neighborhood Youth Corps director will attend A representative from the state technical assistance office for the Office of Economic Opportunity will also be present.
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Neosho County
GI Forum
S. Forest
SOCAP
Montagomery
Labette Counties
Ralph Martin
Wesley W. Beck Sr
Kent Collidge
Office of Economic Opportunity
War on Highways as Steel Truck Strike Spreads
A month long steel truckers strike across seven states erupts in Pennsylvania and Ohio with shootings and vandalism. Pickett Dale Younkin of Summerset was stabbed and hospitalized. others reported gunfire on U S routes. Ohio drivers escaped injury while Maryland police arrested a suspect. Mills facing layoffs and production cuts as haulers demand higher shipping costs and pay for waiting time.
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Pittsburgh
Pennsylvania
Ohio
Breezewood
Pennsylvania Turnpike
Dale M. Younkin
Summerset
George Feinstein
North Ridgeville
Ley
U.S
Ashlan
Donald Shannon
Eau Claire
Mich
U.S. 30
Wast Liverpool
Richard Buckman
Pemberville
U.S. 6
Fremont
Gary
Ind
Chicago
Detroit
Buffalo
N.Y
Wheeling
W.va
Cleveland
Youngstown
Middletown
Teamsters Union
Du Pont to Hire 200 for Lead Azide Plant
Parson s Kansas E I du Pont de Nemours Co will start accepting applications for about 200 jobs at its new lead azide plant near Parsons in the Kansas Army Ammunition Plant area. The facility, costing seven million dollars, will produce the explosive in early 1968 and run under a cost plus fixed fee Army contract.
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Kansas Army Ammunition Plant
Meyers
du Pont
Army
National Gypsum Co
Miss America Debra Barnes Visits Pratt Kansas in Tour
Miss Debra Barnes makes her first appearance since Miss America win in Atlantic City. Dr James W Van Blaricum III says she will arrive in Wichita by plane at 11 50 a m and travel to Pratt by motorcade for a parade news conference public reception and banquet. The itinerary for Oct 27 28 in Kansas is to be announced before she leaves Oct 29 for Ottumwa Iowa.
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James W. van Blaricum III
Egyptian Boats Sunk by Israeli Tanks in Suez Channel
Israeli tank gunners sank three Egyptian patrol boats carrying about 45 armed soldiers as Egypt attempted two ferry runs through the blocked Suez Canal. About 15 Egyptians per craft leaped into the water. several casualties were reported. Cairo denied the claim, while Tel Aviv accused Egypt of stirring tensions ahead of the U N General Assembly opening.
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Tel Aviv
Egypt
Suez Canal
Israel Armed Forces
Cairo
U.N. General Assembly
New York
Kansas Withholding Tax Admin Costs Reported
Kansas Revenue Director James T. McDonald says the state withholding tax program costs between 160000 and 170000 since Jan 1 1966. He said the expense far exceeds the 95000 estimate and hinted the figure was kept low to win legislative support.
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Topeka
Kansas
James T. McDonald
McDonald
Traffic Fatalities In Topeka Log Shows 2 More Deaths
Kansas traffic death log records two additional fatalities for the 24 hours to 9 am Wednesday, adding to the September total and the yearly tally. The AP report notes results mirror 1967 figures and compare with 1966 period totals.
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Topeka
Kansas
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Attorney General's Office
Robert Docking
Seaton
Attorney General’s Office
Tribune
Gulf of Mexico
Palacios
Houston
Matagorda Bay
The
Con Thien
Gio Linh
Associated Press
Edwin Q. White
Marine
Guam
Thailand
William W. Momyer
Air Force
Vietnam
Hanoi
Tonkin Gulf
Community Action Meeting
Younkin
Maryland
Jesse Darling Jr
Baltimore
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