Train wreck forces 1500 to flee in Chillicothe Missouri
A Milwaukee freight train derailed in Chillicothe Missouri scattering about 15 cars carrying potash naphtha LPG and diesel oil. Fire followed and residents within a three block radius evacuated as officials feared an explosion from the hot box and burning debris near the Grand River bridge. The bridge burned and collapsed into the river as firefighters contained the blaze.
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Chillicothe
Milwaukee
Salvation Army
Grand River
Missouri
Rains Aid Late Planted Kansas Crops And Pastures
General rains across Kansas last week benefited late planted row crops pastures and hay lands. Moisture aids fall seedbed prep but drought prior damage and maturity limit benefits for sorghum corn and soybeans. Stock ponds replenished in east. runoff light and water supplies still low in several areas.
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Topeka
Kansas
Federal
State Crop and Livestock Reporting Service
Democrats Seek Unity Platform in 1964 Campaign
The Democratic platform, shaped by President Johnson, aims to prevent splits while appealing to both Northern and Southern interests. It touts prosperity, targets extremism, promises expanded education and health, and pledges fair civil rights enforcement without endorsing new legislation or reapportionment changes, signaling cautious compromise.
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James Marlow
Associated Press
Atlantic City
N.J
Johnson
Washington
Ku Klux Klan
Platform Committee
Congress
Goldwater
Fight Battle On Four Fronts In Houston Health War
Houston fights encephalitis and the mosquito carrier on four fronts as suspected cases rise. At Ben Taub Hospital nine new patients await lab confirmation while 120 cases are reported in the area. The city coordinates with CDC staff and Atlanta experts to map cases, test blood samples, and expand reporting. mosquito traps are set and samples sent to Atlanta. city crews push to complete initial spraying by tonight.
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Houston. Tex
Houston
Ben Taub Hospital
C. A. Pigford
Pigford
U.S. Public Health Service
Atlanta
William D. Sudia
Atlanta Center
Jim Henry
Houston Civil Defense Office
Democratic Platform Skips Reapportionment Issue
A Platform Committee source said President Johnson urged no reference to reapportionment in the party platform to avoid alienating city voters or farm voters. The platform itself did not mention the subject and did not back up the court.
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Platform Committee
Johnson
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American Motors Corporation
Five Points Motor Co., Inc
Jones Avenue
Garden City
Rudy Vallee
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Sears
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