22 Sailors Missing After War Mishap
Washington AP reports the Liberty casualty toll rose to 9 dead 22 missing and 75 wounded after an Israeli torpedo hit the Navy communications ship. The Liberty rendezvoused with destroyers Davis Massey and aircraft carrier Saratoga and America as helicopters airlifted the injured toward Suda Bay Greece.
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Washington
U.S
Liberty
U. S
6Th Fleet
mid-Mediterranean
Defense
William C. McDonagle
Phil G. Goulding
Davis
Massey
USS America
Suda Bay
Greece
Goulding
America
Gouldling
Crete
Defense Department
Israel
Navy
Saratoga
Erty
Sinai Peninsula
Tel Aviv
Pentagon
Middle East
Rain Falls in East Kansas Weather Update
Thunder storms moved across northeast and east central Kansas with rainfall up to 1.5 inches. A stationary front through northeast to southwest Kansas foresees more thunderstorm activity through Saturday. Warm humid conditions persist with highs in the upper 70s to mid 80s north and 90s to mid 90s in the south.
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Topeka
Kansas
Weather Bureau
Goodland
Dodge City
Liberal
Salina
Garden City Wins 1965 Traffic Safety Award
Garden City earns the Special Accident Records and Public Education Award in the 1965 Kansas Traffic Safety Program. Mayor Gervais F Reed learned of the honor from Gov. Robert Docking via a letter. Framed certificate will be presented at a future City Commission meeting. City ranked in Class B for populations 10,001 to 75,000.
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Garden City
Gervais F. Reed
Reed
Robert Docking
Kansas
Kearny County First in Safety achievement noted
Kearny County was named a first place winner in the 1986 Kansas traffic safety program. Winners were announced by Gov. Robert Docking, with Kearny County listed top among counties with 8,000 or fewer residents. Lane County placed second, Finney County took third in another division.
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Lakin
Kearny County
Kansas
Robert Docking
Lane County
Dighton
Finney County
Fourth Miss Garden City Pageant Set for Saturday
The fourth annual Miss Garden City Pageant is Saturday at 8 p.m. in Clifford Hope Auditorium with ten Southwestern Kansas contestants. Mimi Frink, 1966 Miss Kansas, will lead ceremonies. winners advance to Miss Kansas at Pratt. Judges include Dr. R. L. Baker and J. Patrick Brazil. Participants span Garden City, Oakley, Tribune, Wichita, and Syracuse, among others.
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Garden City
Clifford Hope
Kansas
R. L. Baker
Shawnee Mission
J. Patrick Brazil
Pratt
William J. Thompson
Kansas City
Donna Greedy-Smith
Wichita
Barbara Swinson
Spelling Champ Quiet Studious 14 Year Old Wins
Jennifer Reinke, 14, of Deshler Nebraska, is named national teen age spelling champion after 22 rounds. She wins a cup, 1000 dollars, and trips to New York City and Expo 67 in Montreal. Contest included 72 challengers from 24 states plus DC and Guam. Humphrey met contestants at the Capitol and signed autographs.
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Washington
Jennifer Reinke
Deshler
Neb
Richard Reinke
Jennifer Iy
New York City
Montreal
Canada
Milline
Jennie
Milene Henley
Houston
Wunderkent
Marshall Jones
Statesville
N.Y
Patrick Edwards
Wichita
Kan
Hubert H. Humphrey
Capitol
Fhe
Swimming Pool Mystery: Body Found Stranded by People
A pool scene centers on Gus Gar den as investigators report a body discovered in water left stranded by bystanders. Police say the incident involves a swimming area and possible neglect of safety, with no immediate suspects named.
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Gus
Israel Invades Syria Amid Stalemate and Cease Fire Talks
Israeli troops moved into Syria toward a high plateau overlooking the Sea of Galilee after reports of Syrian artillery and mortars. Egypt claimed front lines were quiet along the Suez Canal as Cairo radio announced all operations had stopped and the cease fire agreement with Syria held. The UN Security Council debated rival US and Soviet proposals as Middle East leaders pledged to continue resistance, with Egypt, Syria, and Israel asserting gains or defense of their positions.
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Associated Press
Israel
Syria
Egypt
Suez Canal
Sea of Galilee
U.N. Security Council
Nureddine Atassi
Damascus
Atass
Jordan River
Tel Aviv
Cairo
Sinai Desert
Messageries Maritimes
Great Bitter Lake
al Bahriyat Ang Nasseriya
Sinai Peninsula
Iraq
Hussein
U.N
New York
Security Council
U. S
Old Jerusalem
Gaza Strip
Sharm el Sheikh
Gulf of Aqaba
Gamal Abdel
Nasser
Damageus
Alexandria
Beirut
Crete
Senate OKs 33-state redistricting bill force reapportionment
The Senate approved a strict congressional redistricting bill overriding committee recommendations to compel reapportionment in 33 states by next year. The measure lowers the allowable population variation from 30 to 10 percent, with conference talks expected to reach a compromise. The bill aims to prevent gerrymandering while enforcing compact districts where practicable.
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Washington
Senate
House
House Conference
Edward M. Kennedy
Dmass
Kennedy
Senate Judiciary Committee
Supreme Court
Emanuel Celler
Dn.y
House Judiciary Committee
James C. Corman
D-Calif
Celler
Corman
New York
Pennsylvania
Tennessee
Nebraska
West Virginia
Ohio
California
Georgia
Alabama
Arizona
Colorado
Connecticut
Florida
Idaho
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa
Kansas
Louisiana
Massachusetts
Minnesota
Missouri
New Hampshire
New Jersey
North Carolina
North Dakota
Ore-gon
Rhode Island
South Carolina
Texas
Virginia
New Mexico
Hawaii
Draft Law May Make for Easier College Deferments
The article explains a planned four year draft law easing deferments for undergraduates, giving deferment as of right to students meeting school standards. It details 19 year old priority, state of local boards, and conditions for ending or renewing deferments, with Q A clarifications on eligibility and timing.
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Robert A. Hunt
Washington
Congress
Johnson
Senate
House
Ulations
Pentagon
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Trace Goodland
Buzzell Salina
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Monkey Business Again
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Lee Richardson Zoo
Monkey Ilsland
Bob Fulton
Troy Moody
Kansas University
Steven Wickliff
Scott City
Sherry Archibad
John Archibald
Candace Leigh Terrill
James S. Terrill
Syracuse
Donna Lee Schippers
Herman Schippers
Oakley
Linda Marie Robben
Francis J. Robben
Cynthia Lynn Headrick
Raymond Headrick
Judy Burgardt
L. M. Burgardt
Kandee Kae Klein
William H. Klein Jr
Tribune
Barbara Jean Fields
Galen W. Fields
Janis Kay Cripe
Doyle Cripe
Carol Deene Richards
Cecil Richards
Mideast
Lebanon
Daily
Star
United States
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