US Jet Downed By Missile Near Thanh Hoa in Vietnam
A U S Navy Phantom from the Midway was shot down about 90 miles south of Hanoi near Thanh Hoa. One parachute seen. search failed. Pilot presumed dead. second crewman missing. U S officials note missiles moved south and suspect Soviet aided mobile launchers. Henry Cabot Lodge presented credentials as new ambassador in Saigon and offered assistance.
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Thanh Hoa
Viet Nam
Henry Cabot Lodge
Nguyen van Thein
Former KU Engineers Chairman Dr. Stephenson Dies at 82
Dr. Eugene A. Stephenson, longtime chairman of the KU Petroleum Engineering Department from 1937 to 1947, died about 9 this morning in Lawrence Memorial Hospital at age 82 after several weeks as a patient. Memorial services are set for 3:30 p.m. Saturday at Plymouth Congregational Church. He had joined KU in 1937 from Missouri University School of Mines and Metallurgy. Survivors include his wife Florence, a daughter J. W. Cross of Kingsville Texas, two sons Wendell and Robert, nine grandchildren and five great‑grandchildren, plus siblings and a sister. Rumsey Funeral Home is handling arrangements.
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Kansas University Petroleum Engineering Department
Lawrence Memorial Hospital
Plymouth Congregational Church
Paul Davis
Ronald Wade
Stephenson
Missouri Uni
Versity School of Mines and Metallurgy
Interstate Oil Compact Commission
Charles F. Weinaug
Eugene A
C. Florence Stephenson
KU Endowment Association
Orlando Stephenson
Morrilltown
Ark
Guy Blake
Lansing, Mich
Rumsey Funeral Home
Burglaries Reported On East 9th Street
Police report burglaries at Auto Glass Co. 720 E 9th and Auto Wrecking Co. 712 E 9th on Tuesday. A bar was removed from a rear Auto Glass window and entry gained by breaking glass. About $4 in loose change taken. At Auto Wrecking a shed was entered and about seven bottles of soda taken.
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Auto Glass Co
Auto Wrecking Co
Ant spray guides seasonal window and door protection
A guide recommends using a spray around all windows and doors to deter ants. Reapply several times through the summer for effective protection.
Johnson speaks on budget reform and civil rights in era briefings
President outlines cabinet led budgeting to improve public life and curb costs. He cites black voter registration gains in Louisiana and Mississippi, urges Washington home rule and labor contract stability in steel, linking national policy to Viet Nam and world peace.
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Louisiana
Mississippi
Johnson
Washington
District of Columbia
Viet Nam
KU Profits In Science Grants And Summer Institutes
Prof Herbert Ellison receives an Office of Education contract to support the Language and Area Center for Slavic and East European Studies. Prof Peter Richards works under an Atomic Energy Commission contract on magnetic resonance relaxation. J U conducts several grant funded summer institutes including earth sciences for teachers at Lawrence and Canon City Colorado. Prof Richard Middaugh studies polyhedral molecule chemistry under American Chemical Society Petroleum Research Fund grant.
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Richard Middaugh
American Chemical Society
Petroleum Research Fund
Republicans clash over Viet Nam white paper timing
House GOP leaders accused President Johnson of sidelining their critique as they released a counter white paper. The document argues Truman began U S involvement in 1950, Eisenhower’s pledge was economic, and South Viet Nam had a stable government when Eisenhower left office. It cites swift White House scheduling of Johnson briefing and competing press conferences.
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Johnson
Eisenhower
Viet Nam
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Truman
House
Jeaders
GOP
White House
Harry S.truman
United States
Gemini 5 heads toward world record pace in space
The Gemini 5 crew near the halfway point of an eight day mission with Valery Bykovsky’s 119 hour record in sight as McDivitt and Cooper chat on beard getting itchy and mission control notes steady sleep and water intake while congestion of early hours delays meals and pace.
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McDivitt
Cooper
Conrad
Gemini Control
Houston
Mission Control
Pete
Mackey School Opens First Day Schedule Released
Mackey School starts Monday with classes 9 a.m. to noon and offers full days from Tuesday August 31, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Buses run Monday and cafeteria service begins Tuesday.
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Mackey School
Serre the Daas Ere Ter Pe Tose
A fragmentary note lists names and places in broken OCR form. The readable text hints at a local event or notice with several proper nouns but lacks complete context or clear action. No dates or organizations are reliably identifiable from the readable portion.
Four Believed Dead at Du Pont Plant Blast in Louisville
A series of 23 explosions at the Du Pont synthetic rubber plant on Louisville's edge unleashed flames reaching 300 feet and spreading to Indiana. Four people are believed dead with at least 18 injured as police evacuated a three mile radius and firefighters fought the acetylene fueled blaze.
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Louisville, Ky
du Pont
Ohio River
Indiana
Dudley Brown
Civil Defense Office
Metropolitan
New Albany
Ind
H.P. Eaton
Lawrence sees cap and bike thefts amid prowler reports
Lawrence residents report several car thefts at night and multiple bicycle thefts over recent days. Some stolen vehicles have been recovered in good condition, suggesting joy riding. Prowlers reported in South Lawrence with no damage or arrests. Kansas University Orientation Center hosts foreign student program at 8 p.m. Saturday in the Big Eight Room. Hosts for weekend visits attend the event. Twin towers of old Fraser Hall and much of the center section were razed today by Champney Wrecking Company of Topeka. Foundation work for a new Fraser Hall begins east of the old building with completion hoped this month.
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Kansas University
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Independence
Kan
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Champney Wrecking Company
Topeka
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Fraser
Vandals Damage Aluminum Siding On Home
Mae Brooks reports extensive vandalism at the family residence 1426 West 19th Terrace. Police are aware but no damage estimate is provided.
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Mae Brooks
W. 19Th Terr
City commission backs most gas policy change and annexation plan
Kansas Public Service Co gains final approval on a revised gas line extension policy with a 60 percent development and incorporation requirement before rate increase requests. The commission authorizes annexation of property west of Louisiana between 23rd and 24th streets and extension of Yale Road to Iowa. A confidential federal report warns Negro unrest rivals historic upheavals and cites disparities in birth illegitimacy rates and divorce, with 56 percent of Negroes failing military mental tests versus 15.4 percent of whites.
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Kansas Public Service Co
KPS
City Hall
Louisiana
23Rd and
24Th Streets
Armed Forces
St John Plans 1965 66 Signup at Local School
Registration for St John School at 1208 Ky St runs Friday from 9 to 12. School opens August 30 with half day sessions first week. Sister George Anne returns as principal and eighth grade teacher after summer study at Dayton University. New and returning staff listed. Rev Michael Moriarty oversees.
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George Anne
St. John
Dayton University
Ohio
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Marvin Crocker
Ann Michael
Jeanne Vincent
Duane Kraft
Bernadette
William Shroeder
Anne Cordis
Pat Smith
Michael Moriarty
Moynihan Led Preparation Of Report On Oppression And Responsibility
The remarks quote Moynihan on national duty stemming from centuries of oppression against Black Americans. He helped prepare the report before resigning to enter New York City politics, highlighting long discrimination affecting dignity and family provision.
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Daniel P. Moynihan
Labor
New York City
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