Fate of 2000 Filipinos Veiled as Taal Volcano Blows
Manila AP reports Taal Volcano eruption veiled the fate of about 2000 islanders on and around the island. 21 deaths confirmed by the Philippine constabulary as heat and lava hinder rescue efforts. Refugees in camps along Tagaytay Ridge number 4000 to 7000. boats blocked by danger. President Macapagal ordered relief measures.
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Manila
Luzon
Tagaytay Ridge
Lake Taal
Diosdado Macapagal
Debbie Upgraded to Tropical Storm Near Gulf Coast
A tropical storm warning covers from the Mississippi River mouth to Cedar Keys Florida as Debbie grows stronger. The system risks floods and offshore oil- installations shutdowns while a cold front may cap its intensity. Carol remains stationary far west of the Azores as it drifts east.
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New Orleans
Mississippi River
Cedar Keys
Fla
Debbie
Gulf of Mexico
Weather Bureau
Lake Charles
Tampa
Pensacola
Carol
Azores
Crash Fatal in Lawrence Collision with Train
Ralph Altic, 56, of Lawrence, was killed Monday when his car collided with a Pacific freight train at the north edge of the city.
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Lawrence, Kan
Ralph Altic
Lawrence
Pacific
New Soviet Plan Promises Better Life and More Production
Kosygin unveils a broad plan to reform factories and stores to raise Soviet productivity and attract foreign buyers. The outline, presented at the Central Committee meeting, aims to raise pay and housing, shorten hours, and reduce supervision while pushing products for home and export markets.
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Moscow
Pravda
Communist Party
Alexei N. Kosygin
Party
Kosygin
Soviet Union
West
Pakistan lays plan for U.N. force in Kashmir
Pakistan proposes that India and Pakistan withdraw troops from Kashmir and that a U.N. force take over until a plebiscite determines Kashmir’s future. Foreign Minister Bhutto cites grave tensions and urges Security Council action, calling the council ineffective and demanding India accept the plan.
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United Nations, N.Y
Pakistan
India
Kashmir
U.N
Bhutto
Security Council
Council
Rains Slow Fall Harvest In Kansas Reports
TOPEKA RP Heavy rains slowed fall harvest in Kansas with 35 percent of sorghum mature and 8 percent harvested, both below 1964 levels. Corn picking 15 percent done versus 23 percent last year. soybeans 3 percent harvested. Wheat seeding 27 percent complete, winter barley 22 percent, new alfalfa 84 percent seeded, and seeding hampered by rain.
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Western Area
Two Boys Injured After Car Hits Pedestrians
Richard Hanson 13 of 1525 S Evergreen and Mike Lea 12 of 1413 S Central were struck by a westbound 1960 Lincoln at 14th and Grant about 6 35 p m. Hanson received cuts and bruises at Neosho Memorial Hospital and was released. Lea suffered a concussion and was unconscious briefly but later improved to satisfactory condition. The driver, Charles L Keas 71 of 102 S Tennessee, said he was in headlights and failed to see the boys walking along the edge of the street.
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Richard Hanson
S. Evergreen
Mike Lea
S. Central
Grant
Hanson
Neosho Memorial Hospital
Lea
Charles L. Keas
S. Tennessee
Million Cigars Burglars Loot in Bristol
In Bristol Pennsylvania burglars sawed through a chain and drove a truck into the Consolidated Cigar Corp yard on Monday stealing one million cigars. Officials estimate the loss at 127000 dollars and say loading 496 cartons would have taken about two hours before guards were eluded.
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Bristol, Pa
Consolidated Cigar Corp
Sky Diver Christina Howard Dies In Parachute Fall
Miss Christina Howard 22 of Bronxville N Y died after a parachute failed to open during a sky diving jump at Lakewood Airport Lakewood New Jersey. Witness Lee Guilfoyle of the Lakewood Sport Parachuting Center said the jumper fell 3000 feet and pulled the ripcord but the chute did not deploy.
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Lakewood
N.J
Christina Howard
Bronxville
N.Y
Lee Guilfoyle
Lakewood Airport
Howard
Guilfoyle
Democrats May Fill Post Oct 28 After Vickers Resigns
Wichita AP reports a successor to Marie Vickers who resigned as national Democratic committeewoman may be chosen Oct 28. The date coincides with Vice President Humphrey speaking at a Topeka party fund dinner. Tom Corcoran said the state committee may meet then. he saw little need for an earlier session.
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Wichita
Marie Vickers
National Democratic
Humbert Humphrey
Topeka
Wichita Beacon
Tom Corcoran
Corcoran
Window Dancing Stops Traffic in Kansas City
In downtown Kansas City traffic slowed for blocks as women in minimal outfits danced in club windows performing the frug and other dances. City officials study curbs while citing a 1924 ban on certain stage dances and considering new regulations.
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Kansas City
Elmo Hargrave
Chicago
Bait Snares Fisherman in River Misadventure
In Sheffield George Holland dropped a bait can into the Derwent River and then his car keys. He fell in while trying to retrieve the keys and forced a side window to enter his car. With no keys he hotwired the engine but could not steer due to the anti theft device. The incident became a comic tale, a triumph for the fish.
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Sheffield
England
George Holland
Derwent
George
Traffic Fatalities in Topeka Report for September
Kansas traffic death log shows 48 fatalities in 24 hours to 9 am Tuesday for September 1965 with 476 total for the year so far. This compares to 473 deaths in the same period of 1964.
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Topeka
Kansas
Youth Not Guilty in Beer Case Is Dennis Mollnow
Dennis Mollnow an 18 year old of 423 South Steuben was found not guilty by Police Court Judge Richard L Ashley on a charge of beer in public Mollnow’s defense called five teen witnesses and the arresting officer testified Mollnow admitted possession of a half full can but did not drink it as witnesses said.
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Dennis Mollnow
S. Steuben
Richard L. Ashley
Moiiie
Mollnow
Sgt
Chet Hale
S. Highland
Hale
Viet Nam Rangers Battle Viet Cong Near Phu Cu Pass
In Phu Cu Pass area near Saigon, hundreds of Vietnamese rangers and Viet Cong fought with heavy Viet Cong losses reported last week. Air strikes assisted government forces as U.S. reports also noted a charter plane shoot down killing three Americans and a local official.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
Phu Cu Pass
U.S
Qui Nhon
Bau Trai
Hau Ngai
Air American
Jack Wells
College Park
Public Safety Department
Air America
Can Tho
Hau Nghia
Doc Lap
KCC Plans Protest Over Santa Fe Oil Flyer Discontinuance
Kansas Corporation Commission public relations director Norman Mohney said the KCC will protest Santa Fe’s planned end of the Oil Flyer service between Kansas City and Tulsa. He noted hearings could be held in Kansas City and Chanute if the ICC grants them, with protests due by Oct. 5, 1965.
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KCC
Santa Fe
Norman Mohney
Kansas Corporation Commission
Topeka
Kansas City
Tulsa
Mohney
Interstate Commerce Commission
Chanute
Independence
ICC
Chanute Chamber of Commerce
Washington, D.C
Weather area forecast several changes expected tonight and Wednesday
Increas ing cloudiness with little change in temperature tonight. Wednesday will be considerably cloudier and cooler with a low near 60 and a high near 70. A cold front was moving across Kansas today, bringing cooler temperatures and light rain expected to eastern areas by Wednesday.
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Topeka
Kansas
Policeman Acquitted in Death Shot Case in Los Angeles
Los Angeles jury clears Lt. Thomas E. O’Neal of assault with a deadly weapon with intent to commit murder after he shot a man he believed raped his daughter. The verdict follows the dawn of a separate rape trial against five suspects. O’Neal faces a police board review in November and said he hopes to return to duty.
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Los Angeles
Thomas E. O’neal
Police Board of Review
O’neal
Carl E. Norman
O'Neal
Shirley
Elderly Man Sought After Missing From State Hospital
Chanute police assist relatives in locating Fred Elsenraat an 80 year old former Earlton resident missing from the state hospital at Osawatomie since last Tuesday. He was admitted two years ago and last seen during a patient transfer on the hospital grounds.
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Chanute
Earlton
Osawatomie
Fred Elsenraat
Intercepted Letter on Draft Evasion and Duty
A fragment discusses a young man who marries, studies, and works part time to dodge the draft, noting a strong dislike for military service and avoidance of service.
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