Probe continues in Braniff plane crash
Investigators learned one of two flight recording devices was burned beyond use after the Braniff BAC One-11 crash near Falls City Nebraska that killed 42. The cockpit voice recorder may still yield clues though the device was recovered battered. Witnesses described a ball of flames and a blast as the jet plunged into a soybean field eight miles northeast of Falls City.
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Falls City
Neb
Braniff International Airways
Here
Ed Slattery
Civil Aeronautics Board
Antone Schawang
Shawang
BAC
Families and workers among Braniff crash victims in Nebraska
A Braniff jet crash near Falls City Nebraska killed 42, many en route to visiting friends or relatives. Victims included Cheri Lyn Jordan en route to Minneapolis to join her husband NFL player Jeff Jordan, hosiery salesman John Paul, and several siblings and military personnel returning home or traveling for visits.
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Falls City
Neb
Braniff International Airways
Cheri Lyn Jordan
Minneapolis
Jeff Jordan
Minnesota Vikings
Jordans
University of Tulsa
John M. Paul
Overland Park
Kan
Nebraska
Omaha
Paul
Topeka
Des Moines
Strategic Air Command
Donald R. Smith
Bellevue
SAC Public Information Branch
Andrew D. Broadfoot
Air Force
Morgan Mills
Gonzales
Tex
Rela
Weather notes Northeast Kansas cool with possible showers
The forecast calls for a cool night with a chance of brief showers this evening. Tuesday will reach the mid 80s with sunrise at 5 27 and sunset at 7 25.
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Kansas
4-H Dinner Event Set for August 16 at Fairgrounds
Tickets priced at 1 are on sale for a 6 p.m. dinner on Tuesday August 16 at the Douglas County 4-H Fairgrounds. The social event supports 4-H youngsters and their supporters during the two day county 4-H and FFA Fair. Tickets available from local service clubs and banks.
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Douglas County
Meeting First Since Workers Rejected Pact
The Labor Department summoned union and management to resume negotiations in the airline strike. AFL-CIO machinists and five airlines United Eastern National Northwest and Trans-World face possible congressional action to end the walkout.
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Washington
Labor Department
Congress
W. Willard Wirtz
Afl-Cio International Association of Machinists
United
Eastern
National
Northwest
Trans-World
Asst
James J. Reynolds
Harley O. Staggers
D-W.va
House Commerce Committee
Labor and Management
Staggers
Machinist
P. L. Siemiller
Commerce Committee
House
Senate
Siemiller
Western Greyhound
Greyhound
Stock Market Ends Lower on Decline in Averages
New York closing on 60 stocks drops to 306.4, down 1.2 points as investors react to market factors noted by AP. The report summarizes the day’s index movement and general market sentiment without detailing specific securities.
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New York
False Alarm Tornado Sighted Near Overbrook Prompted Warnings
Lawrence and Douglas County residents faced a false alarm when a funnel cloud was reported near Overbrook 20 miles southeast of Topeka. The Sheriff’s Office and Highway Patrol could not confirm it. weather officials later said little or no tornadic activity was present.
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Lawrence
Douglas County
Overbrook
Highway Patrol
Sheriff’s Office
Topeka
Lyndon
Rex Johnson
Civil Defense
Howard Lindley
Johnson
Lindley
Weather Bureau
Kansas City
Bureau
Citi
Annual Livestock Auction Expected to Be Best Yet
Douglas County 4-H and FFA auction set for Aug 17 at the 4-H fairgrounds aims to exceed last year with more sponsors. A base bid system and combined smaller bids promote participation. 4-H and FFA members will receive market price plus business premiums.
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Douglas County
FFA
Chamber of Commerce
Charles Taylor
C of C Agricultural Committee
Kansas City Livestock Commission
4-H
Kansas City
George Criss
Raymond Roberts
Two Teens Slain in Texas Car Trunk Case
Fort Worth area investigators pursue a 16 year old girl friend as a motive emerges in a triple homicide case. Roy Green 18 and Kenneth McDuff 20 are charged with sexually motivated slayings tied to two teen victims found dead in a car trunk near Fort Worth. Edna Sullivan, 16, remains missing after a movie date with the victims.
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Fort Worth
Tex
Roy Green
Kenneth McDuff
Marlin
Hight
Vibe
Texas
Charles J. Whitman
University of Texas
Austin
Whitman
Robert Brand
Alvarado
Mark Dunnam
Tarzana
Calif
Brand
Jack Brand
Dunnam
Jack E. Dunnam
U.S. 81
Edna Louise Sullivan
Everman
Young Brand
E. R. Hughes
Employment reaches all time high in July
The Labor Department reports total employment at 76.4 million in July with a jobless rate of 3.9 percent. Payroll gains totaled 680,000 over June, offset by auto model changeovers and airline strikes reducing auto and airline jobs by about 100,000. Unemployed fell to 3.2 million, down 650,000 from June, and the 3.9 percent rate improves on June’s 4 percent.
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Washington
Labor Department
Arthur M. Ross
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Ross
Tacoma boy wins All American Soap Box Derby crown
Twelve year old David Krussow of Tacoma Washington wins the All American Derby at Derby Downs in Ohio with a 27.17 second run over 975 feet. The champion earns a 7500 dollar scholarship and an expense paid tour to New York City for his family. Greg Stone of Lawrence Kansas loses in the second heat while holding the local Jayhawk Derby title and pickup prize.
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Greg Stone
Akron
Ohio
Denver
David Krussow
Tacoma
Wash
Lawrence
Casper, Wye
Colo
Greg
Lafayette
Ind
Bernard Stone
Topeka
Krussow
Levittown
Midland
Tex
David
Derby Downs
Mrs
Orville Krussow
New York City
Texan Shot in Trying To Halt Bank Holdup
A gunman robbed Inwood National Bank in northwest Dallas and killed Herman Nachman, 43, who and two others tried to overpower the killer as he collected money. The assailant fled with the loot into nearby apartments.
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Dallas, Tex
Inwood National Bank
Dallas
Nachman
Big Fair Week Opens Aug 16 At Fairgrounds
The 4 H and FFA Fair runs Aug 16 to 18 at the 4 H Fairgrounds east of Lawrence with judging of non livestock exhibits dairy dairy judging and animal shows. The Douglas County Free Fair follows Aug 18 to 20 featuring agriculture cooking crafts horticulture and tractor and horse pulling contests.
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Bankers
Chambers of Commerce
Eudora
Baldwin
Lawrence
FFA
Lawrence High School
Lawrence Chamber of Commerce
Douglas County
Palmateer
Fred Isaacs
Harold Boehle
Kenneth Hubbard
Wayne Combs
Wesley Wulfkuhle
Elmer Ousdahl
See BIG Page and Daily Letter from Home
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Braniff
Robert Kuhr
Susan Carol Chamblin
Fort Smith, Ark
Lincoln, Neb
Nancy Ann Grad
Journal-World
Vermont
White House
Casper
Wye
Grady Hight
Informaon
Central Texas
Derby
Herman Nachman
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