Recess Time on Capitol Hill in midsummer
AP report sketches Capitol Hill during a midsummer recess with aides at brunch and beauty shops, offices quiet but mail piling up. It notes Kennedy rafting Morse Wisconsin Johnson Fulbright Teddy Proxmire and staff activity, including a Red rug for Joe Earth and a Nedzi typewriter fix, Goldie Pence awaiting her boss.
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Lawn cleanup saga and scorching July weather in Garden City
Neighbor chatter about cutting and hauling a three day lawn recovery, a power lawn comb used to clear debris, and blisters from the effort. July heat records at Garden City airport climb to the high 90s and 100s, with notes from nearby stations on historic highs. SP. LOUIS AP A anonymous donor gives the St. Louis Medical Society a $509 display honoring Dr. Thomas Dooley, who started medical aid in Southeast Asia and died in 1961.
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St. Louis Medical Society
Thomas Dooley
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Weather forecast for Kansas with hot Friday peaks
Leolated thunderstorms possible tonight with lows around 70. Friday will be fair and hot with highs near 100. Occasional precipitation probabilities are 10 percent tonight and 5 percent Friday. Sunrise 6 28 Sunset 8 07 Kansas City area temperatures show Dodge City 67 Emporia 68 Garden 65 Goodland 61 Hill City 65 Russell 67 Salina 68 Topeka 69 Wichita 69.
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Rusk assures no escalation after Viet Nam bombings
Secretary of State Dean Rusk told Japanese Prime Minister Eisaku Sato that U S air strikes on oil depots near Hanoi and Haiphong were not an escalation of the Viet Nam war, aimed at weakening North Viet Nam’s aggression in the south. Hashimoto said talks also touched on Red China with no details released. Rusk had just left Kyoto after a cabinet meeting and warned China against nuclear attack on American allies. Also, Miss Kansas pageant semi finals loom in Pratt with Debbie Bryant and Mimi Frink in attendance.
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America
Japan
Hubert H. Humphrey
Los Angeles
Violent Weather Pounds Southwest Kansas With Wide Rain Totals
A major weather system hit Southwest Kansas with heavy rain, hail, and lightning. Towns like Scott City and Satanta logged several inches, while Garden City area gauges recorded up to 4.26 inches year to date. The storm caused crop damage and power interruptions as it moved across the region.
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Satanta
Sharon Springs
Sharon Srings
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Lightner Boys Lead 22 Day Europe goodwill Trip
Lightner brothers Johnny Lynn and Richard join the Kansas Agricultural Youth Delegation on a 22 day People to People journey from Wichita to New York then Brussels. They will meet officials and exchange program hosts while promoting US Europe ties behind the Iron Curtain and plan to meet Anne Christine Walberg in Sweden. Sponsors include Garden National Bank Fidelity State Bank and Garden City Co op Exchange. They return August 2.
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Surprise Moscow visit puts Wilson as Viet Nam peacemaker
London AP reports Prime Minister Harold Wilson arranged a surprise July 16 visit to Moscow to seek a path to peace in Vietnam before a Washington conference with President Johnson. Officials express mixed hope as U.S. and Soviet signals waver. Wilson faces Labor critics urging independent peace moves.
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Accidental Poision Spray Covers Argyle Village
Medical authorities say the Argyle Minnesota area will likely be fine after an accidental aviation spray spread the pesticide parathion over the village. An emergency hospital was set up in the city auditorium as Grand Forks Air Force Base personnel helped. About two thirds of Argyle’s 800 residents fled after the mistake was discovered. residents were urged to water down lawns and scrub clothing while authorities hose down streets and properties to reduce exposure.
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Bears on Honey Binge in Danish Zoos
Copenhagen AP reports the Danish Beekeepers Association fed about one hundred bears in Denmark’s zoos with as much honey as they could drink. The animals varied in how long they slept off the feast after the long sugary binge.
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Upside Down Funnel Strikes Trailer House Near Syracuse
Near Syracuse an upside down funnel struck the L. T. Ashmore farm eight miles northeast, destroying a trailer home and ripping the roof from a farm house. Nancy Ashmore, 14, was stitched after being struck by flying shingles. L. T. Ashmore and son John were in the trailer and unharmed. The family described a widening cloud approaching from the southeast around 6:30 p.m. as an unusual whirlwind or tornado-like funnel.
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Lightning Destroys Lakin Home In Strike
A rural Lakin family was left homeless when their rented home three miles southwest of Lakin burned after a lightning strike. Mr and Mrs A H Hassler and two children were inside watching TV when the bolt hit about 10 p.m. Neighbors alerted town and the Lakin Fire Department found the old Longstrath School building engulfed in flames. The house was owned by a Dodge City man.
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Dodge City
Water shutoff affects two zones and Elm Street area
Water will be off from 8 to 10 tonight in two zones and the Elm Street area. The 13th Street shutdown runs from St. John north to Dones. Residents on Elm Street from Ith west to Taylor will also be without water.
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Varied Band Concert Friday in Stevens Park
The Garden City Municipal Band presents a colorful program tomorrow night at 8 p.m. in Stevens Park. Alton Foster conducts the group with guest director Richard Weldon from Syracuse. selections include Star Spangled Banner World Events March Victory at Sea Fiddle on the Roof West Side Story Tango Americano Dry Bones The Poor People of Paris and Daughters of Texas.
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Garden Sass Do you suppose Gus Garden asks Europe trip a charge
Gus Garden poses a playful question about three Finney County youths planning a European trip. He wonders if their excursion could be likened to a lighthearted charge by the Lightner brigade, mixing local humor with a nod to a famous cavalry reference.
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Hooper Heads Garden City Junior College Board
Ed Hooper CPA was elected chairman of the Garden City Community Junior College Board of Trustees at the regular meeting. Retiring chair Maynard Kolef declined reappointment and will pass the post to another member. The board elected J B Sonny Rundell as vice chairman and Pauline Joyce as clerk, with J C Crouch as secretary and Helen Keane deputy clerk.
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Garden City Community Junior College Board of Trustees
Hooper
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Sonny) Rundell
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J. C. Crouch
Helen Keane
Vic Deaver
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