Storm dumps heavy rain across southwest Kansas region
A violent summer storm drenched southwest Kansas Tuesday, delivering up to 4.70 inches in places near Pierceville and Plymell. Readings varied across Meade Plains, Garden City area, and Cimarron River region with hail, thunder, and some wind. Local gages logged amounts from traces to multiple inches, with several farms reporting substantial rainfall and at least one livestock loss to lightning.
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Kansas
Pierceville
Plymell
Meade Plains
Garden City
Garden City Co-op
Gale Rundell
FE. Mearl Hutton
Hutton
Deerfield
Satanta
Cimarron River
Cimarron
Plains
Meade
Power Shortages Brief Inside City
A severe lightning storm Tuesday caused widespread power outages across western areas of the city and overloaded lines. Temperatures hit 107 at the nearby station and 108 at the airport, with 0.19 inches of rain. One big transformer was knocked out but power remained available. a transformer specialist from Oklahoma City was scheduled to inspect the equipment.
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3Rd St
11Th
Santa Fe
Deane Wiley
Oklahoma City
Heat wave and rain notes from city water woes
City water wells ran at breakneck speed for a second straight day as residents drew 7.2 million gallons Tuesday while temperatures surged. The all time daily record was 8.7 million gallons set Monday, enough to fill the 2.8 million gallon Fincup Park pool over three times. Rain near Pierceville dropped 4.70 inches at the E. Mear Hutton farm with 1.00 inch, then 2 inches, then .80 inch more, prompting two gage emptyings. Weather also featured a hot forecast and a mountain trip mention as Telegram’s Bill Brown signs off before a Colorado vacation.
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Fincup Park
E. Mear Hutton
Pierceville
Huttons
Sizzling Story Hour by Hour at Garden City Airport
The airport ten miles east of town served as the official U S weather station for Garden City. A scorching Tuesday peaked at 108 degrees between 3 and 4 p m with readings at each hour mark near 107 108 and 106 as the day wore on A storm later delivered 0 34 inch rain and light hail The temperature plunged from 7 to 8 p m by 13 degrees with a 93 degree reading at 10 30 a m today and a multi day run of 100-plus degree heat closing in on the near end of the period with hourly figures showing the hour by hour heat.
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Dale Lightner
Plymell
Ronald Mott
Pierceville
Harold Warren
Lowell McGraw
Francis Schreibvogel
Schreibvogels
Scott
Scott City
Miller Grocery
Friend
Joe Boxter
Gano-Horace
Garden City
Henry Douglas
Garden
Finney County
Ulysses
Kendall
Hamilton County
Lakin
Kansas State University Experiment Station
U. S
Tam
Degrass
Water outage announced for multiple streets
Areas to be without water from 8 to 10 tonight and again on the 12th. Residents on St John to Kanses ve and Jones Ave from 11th to Five Points will experience water shutoffs.
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St. John
Kansesve
Jones Ave
Trustees Will Elect Officers At Garden City JC Meeting
Garden City Community Junior College trustees meet in Calkins Hall at 8 tonight. The agenda includes electing officers for the coming year, progress reports on the new campus, and a discussion with a local architect firm representative about dormitory planning.
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Garden City Community Junior College
Calkins Hall
Bill Lewis Repeats as President at Unified School District 457
Board of Education 457 reelected Bill Lewis as president and M L Russell as vice president. Mary Jo Williams was reappointed as clerk Virgil Craig as treasurer Dale Corley as attorney and Eugene Deaver as business manager. The board approved bids from Cap Schiffelbein Tile for Garfield School flooring and Popejoy Construction for junior high parking lot patch and overlay.
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Unified School District 457
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M. L. Russell
Mary Jo Williams
Virgil Craig
Dale Corley
Eugene Deaver
Cap Schiffelbein Tile Company
Garfield School
Popejoy Construction Co., Inc
Ulysses
Popejoy
Irontite of Kansas, Inc
US83 Curves to Be Removed in Garden City Area
The State Highway Commission announced a 400000 dollar seven and a half mile project south of Garden City to straighten US83 by relocating the highway from the Arkansas River bridge southeast to connect with the present road south of town. The plan is part of 2.1 million dollars in county road work for Finney Hamilton Kearny and Stevens counties for 1967.
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Garden City
State Highway Commission
Topeks
Finney
Hamilton
Kearny
Stevens
Joe Doubrava
Division Six
State of
Stevens County
Hugoton
Moscow
Dovbrava
Finney County
Arkansas River Bridge
Garden
Lyons
Dowbrava
Five Points
Hamilton County
Syracuse
Arkansas River
Kendall
Lakin
Kearny County
Clark
Registration Deadline Near for Aug Primary
The city voter registration deadline for the Aug 6 primaries approaches. City clerk Charles Peebles notes extended office hours daily from 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. through Tuesday with weekend closures. Any 21-year-olds by the November election may register, and those who moved or married since last registration must re register to vote.
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Charles Peebles
Peebles
Weather Summary for Dodge A Area
Thunderstorms tonight with variable winds near storms. Lows around the 40s. Thursday partly cloudy with light variable winds and evening thunderstorms. Temperatures near 100 by day with zero precipitation chance Thursday. Sunset around 7 PM.
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Ceat
Asor MO
Humphrey says U S must stay and fight in Viet Nam
Vice President Hubert H. Humphrey urged governors that the United States has the initiative in Viet Nam and must remain engaged until North Vietnamese aggression ends. He defended Johnson’s policy, warned against a half effort, and stressed the stakes for Asia and South Vietnam’s independence. Governors asked to back the president’s plans faced mixed reactions and doubt about public support for expanded bombing.
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Los Angeles
Hubert H. Humphrey
United States
Viet Nam
Johnson
Southeast Asia
Humphrey
Asia
South Viet Nam
Hanoi
Haiphong
Polle Cies
North
Partes
Milk Price Hike Seen For Consumers Soon
Wholesale milk increased by three cents per half gallon amid a higher Class One raw milk price in the Southwest Kansas Market Order Area. The federal minimum rose from 3.50 to 4.00 per hundredweight, with potential further jumps, and retailers may add more to cover costs and maintain margins. Store managers expect price decisions by week’s end as distributors gauge consumer impact.
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Kansas
Carl Myers
Myers Milk Products
Ernest Wonsettler
Dillons
Myers
Raiding Day across North Viet Nam tops missiles and targets
U S air forces dodged 27 to 29 Soviet missiles on a heavy North Viet Nam raid day. The 105 multiplane missions hit Red River Valley sites, fuel depots, bridges and anti aircraft positions near Hanoi, with no American losses.
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South Viet Nam
North Viet Nam
U.S
Red River Valley
Hanoi
Air
Panhand Sea
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