Air Force Eyes High Speed AWACS to Detect Bombers
The Air Force plans a 30 million dollar current year push to develop an airborne warning and control system plane with overland radar to detect incoming bombers, track them, and direct jets to intercept. A potential production would raise costs up to four billion dollars as defense planners seek a continental shield against missile followed bomber strikes. The system would include computers, display systems, and long range communications to command jet interceptors. The New York Times noted the Johnson administration is weighing a broad defense revamp.
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Washington
Air Force
United States
U.S
Pentagon
New York Times
Three Kansas Traffic Fatalities At Weekend End
Three traffic deaths were reported in Kansas over the weekend. In Wichita an auto and armored car collision killed 65 year old B C McComas. A soldier, 23 year old Donald Sheppard, died in Edwardsville when his car hit a parked bookmobile. John Blair of Maple Hill died when his pickup left a ramp on U S 24 near Topeka. Missouri also had three weekend deaths.
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Associated Press
Kansas
Wichita
B.C. McComas
Donald Sheppard
Vietnam
Edwardsville
Kansas City
John Blair
Maple
Wichita Home Burglarized as Sisters Lose $6000
Two Wichita sisters say their home was broken into while both attended Mass at St Marys Orthodox Church. About 4760 in cash and 1150 in jewelry were taken along with 1000 in twenty dollar bills saved for eye surgery in Boston. A rear door was forced and a small steel safe pried open.
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Wichita, Kan
Mae Kallai
Lasema Kallail
Boston
St. Mary's Orthodox Church
Three Children Die In Kansas City Fire
A Kansas City fire killed three children in a second floor bedroom. A 2-year-old sister confessed to playing with matches. Victims were James Hampton 1 and twins Ronald and Ronda Hampton eight months. Five adults on the first floor escaped unharmed. parents absent.
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Kansas City
James Hampton
Ronald
Ronda Hampton
James Hampton Jr
Intercepted Letter Dear Cha Tax Boost Seen Against Presidency
An intercepted letter to Cha hints at a tax increase paired with spending cuts as a political maneuver conflicting with the president’s approach. The fragment suggests debate over fiscal policy and administrative stance.
Fremont Truckers Turn Down Teamsters Proposals
About 800 truckers from four states rejected five Teamsters proposals to end a month-long strike. They will return to work for 90 days if two conditions are written: no loss of seniority and no reprisals.
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Fremont
Ohio
Teamsters Union
Teamsters
Darrell Goff
Toledo
Goff
Frank Fitzsimmons
Detroit
Pennsylvania
Michigan
Indiana
Temporary Smog 25 Years Ago in Los Angeles
In a 25 year old Herald Examiner item, Dr. George Uhl, city health officer, told residents that burning eyes and headaches from gases and smoke were temporary. He attributed the discomfort to industrial emissions and vehicle exhaust in Los Angeles.
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LOS Angles
Herald Examiner
Los Angeles
George Uhl
Phone the Tribune after hours for carrier contact
Instructs readers to call the Tribune after hours by dialing HE 1 3400 after 6 PM if the carrier cannot be reached. The note emphasizes alternative contact steps and timing.
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Tribune
Floodwaters Sweep Rio Grande Floodplains in South Texas
In Harlingen and five nearby cities along the Arroyo Colorado the Rio Grande surges after Beulah rains. Residents flee to high ground as sandbagging continues and Coast Guard helicopters evacuate hundreds.
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Harlingen
Tex
Rio Grande
Beulah
South Texas
Texas Department of Public Safety
Mercedes
la Feria
Rio Hondo
Lozano
Department of Public Safety
Texas
Colorado
Border
Here
Nueces River
Three Rivers
Nueces
Corpus Christi Toy
Docking Rules Out Gas Tax Hike For Now
Gov. Robert Docking says he has not changed his stance against raising the motor fuel tax before the 1968 legislative session. He notes he may consider revenue bonds for highway and turnpike construction funded by existing five cent per gallon tax. He would veto any increase unless necessary and favors reasonable alternatives if a majority lawmakers pursue the fuel tax.
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Topeka
Robert Docking
Docking
Training Program Biggest Weapon
Aide to Gov. Docking argues for a systemic, productivity based approach to welfare. He cites Wichita’s assessment center linking low income residents to training and job slots, and notes discussions in Kansas City and Topeka. He emphasizes turning tax consumers into taxpayers and promoting independence.
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Harder
League of Kansas Municipalities
Wichita
Kansas City
Topeka
Census estimates U.S. population at 198,065,000 August 1
Census Bureau estimates the U.S. resident population at 198,065,000 as of August 1, up 202,000 from the prior month and 10.5 percent above the 179,323,175 counted in the 1960 census.
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Washington
Census Bureau
U.S
Leaflet Urges North Vietnamese to Join the South
U S planes drop about 240000 leaflets over a village near the border warning villagers of the deadly air war. Gen Westmoreland says allied forces have made clear military gains after two years of fighting. Con Thien Marine outpost resists a heavy bombardment with relatively light casualties.
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Siagon
South Vietnam
U.S
William C. Westmoreland
Vietnam
Saigon
Con Thien
Demilitarized Zone
Dmz
North Vietnam
Tax Boost and Spending Ceiling Urged by Republican
Rep John W Byrnes urged Congress to raise taxes and, if Johnson does not cut spending, enact a nondefense expenditure ceiling. He said the plan should cut the 1968 deficit about in half, aligning tax gains with equal spending reductions.
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New York
Congress
Johnson
House
John W. Byrnes
Wisconsin
Ways and Means Committee
Byrnes
Oldest Working Washing Machine Contest in Cranfield
In Cranfield England a local contest for the oldest working washing machine spots Trevor Wells's mother Annie 57 claiming the machine called Mother is in use She jokes she is genuine and still being used The Darling machine a 1900 hand agitated model is 67 years old but Mother remains under consideration by judges
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Cranfield, England
Trevor Wells
Wells
Annie
No Give by Soviet in Geneva Talks Standoff
Secretary of State Dean Rusk received a blunt briefing from British Foreign Secretary George Brown after Brown met with Soviet Foreign Minister Andrei Gromyko at the Waldorf Astoria. Brown and Gromyko, as Geneva Conference cochairmen, declined to press for a reconvening of talks, with the Soviet side signaling no flexibility.
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United Nations, N.Y
Dean Rusk
Britain
Soviet Union
Vietnam
George Brown
Rusk
Waldorf Astoria
Andrei A. Gromyko
Cochairmen
Indochina
Brown
Gromyko
Cooler and Battery Stolen From Cars
Robert Chandler reported a theft from his car at East Main dead end where a battery and a pop cooler were taken. He left the vehicle due to a flat tire and found the hood damaged by someone walking on it. A prior report from Robert Orr noted hood and side scratches while parked at Lincoln and Elm Saturday night.
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Robert Chandler
N. Garfield
Chandler
East Main
Robert Orr
N. Highland Tol d
Lincoln
Elm
Multiple Traffic Crashes and One DUI Arrest Reported
A string of incidents includes a 1965 Chevrolet driven by Margie Davis in a rear end collision at Lincoln and Elm causing $250 damage. Edward Osborn in a Ryan Transport cement tank truck caused no damage in the same incident. A 1964 Pontiac driven by E. R. Parr sustained $75 damage at 601 S. Lincoln as Mae Campbell backed from a driveway. Wallace Tucker was arrested for driving while intoxicated and careless driving after a collision with Robert Spence, then released on bond. A pedestrian accident in the 800 block of West Main left Jerry Hovorka scratched but uninjured. Minor bumper scrape involving Inez Proper and Patrick Legge also recorded.
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Margie Davis
Lincoln
Elm
Ryan Transport
Edward L. Osborn
E. R. Parr
N. Highland
S. Lincoln
Ficers
Mae Campbell
Wallace Tucker
N. Grant
Tucker
Robert Spence
N. Steuben
West Main
Jerry Hovorka
S. Tennessee
Gary A. Brooks
Inez
Patrick Legge
N. Evergreen
Legge
Weather Outlook: Warm Today Cooler by Tuesday Across Kansas
Area forecast calls for generally fair weather tonight and Tuesday with warmer conditions tonight. Low in the 60s and highs in the lower 80s today, then 70s on Tuesday with a few light, widely scattered thundershowers possible as cooler air moves across the state. In Topeka, clear to partly cloudy skies with cooler air arriving tonight, highs 80-85 today, 70s Tuesday, and lows 55-60 tonight.
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Topeka
Kansas
Weather Bureau
Four-County Allocation of Fag Tax Revenue Revealed
The state treasurer distributes quarterly cigarette tax revenue totaling 1.15 million dollars. The four-county share includes Allen 8575.14, Neosho 10108.62, Wilson 7486.90, and Woodson 2675.76 dollars.
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Allen
Neosho
Wilson
Woodson
McPherson Man Dies of Collision Injuries
William F. Caple aged 62 of McPherson died in a hospital from injuries after a Saturday car crash at a street intersection in McPherson. Donald M. Wildeman 29 of Park Kansas, driver of the other vehicle, escaped injury. This marked the seventh traffic fatality in McPherson County this year.
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Mcpherson, Kan
William F. Caple
McPherson
Donald M. Wildeman
Park
Kan
Wildeman
McPherson County
Traffic Fatalities Log For Topeka Kansas
A Kansas traffic death log reports 40 fatalities for September and 467 for 1967, with a comparable 1966 period at 337. The log covers 48 hours to 9 a.m. Monday.
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Topeka
Kansas
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Refuse Union Offers
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Rio Grande Valley
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Robert Harder
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Edwin Q. White
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