Toll of traffic deaths during Independence Day weekend rises
Safety officials warned the Independence Day traffic toll would top 400 with mid-range final estimates around 720 to 750 deaths possible as the four day holiday neared its end. Fatalities included six in Virginia on Interstate 95 and a multiple crash on Illinois Route 23 near Chicago.
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National Safety Council
Council
Virginia
Emporia
Illinois
Chicago
Waynesboro
Mills E. Godwin Jr
Five Day Weather Outlook Northeast Kansas Forecast
Partly cloudy tonight and Tuesday with scattered thunderstorms chance. Temperatures near normal. highs in the 80s and lows around 60s. Precipitation under three tenths, mainly Wednesday and Thursday. Also shows forecasted highs 83 to 92 and sunrise around 6 58. Includes local funeral home handling and ticket info.
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Kansas
Jake Sunsey
Weather Helps Out Tennessee Dam Threat Eases
In Lawrenceburg Tennessee engineers cope with the Laurel Hill earthen dam crisis as sun returns. Aiming to lower a 3.6 billion gallon lake by eight inches daily, crews warn 200 downstream residents and deploy guards and game wardens. Evacuation possible within minutes if needed.
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Lawrenceburg, Tenn
Middle Tennessee
Laurel
Bob Galloway
Commission
National Guardsmen
Nashville
Alabama State Line
Johnson gains lift from governors as he vacations in Texas
President Johnson, buoyed by Democratic governors' support, enjoys a quiet holiday at the LBJ Ranch in central Texas. He meets in St Louis with governors, praises their accord, cites a rising poll, and signs a bill authorizing 43 million dollars over two years for elderly programs while noting Medicare’s first anniversary.
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San Antonio, Tex
Johnson
LBJ
St. Louis
Deep South
Lyndon B. Johnson
Harris
Washington Post Co
Alexei N. Kosygin
Middle East
Lady Bird
San Antonio
County City Share Bridge Consult Costs
The Douglas County Commission agreed to split consulting engineering fees with the city for preliminary plans to a proposed second Lawrence bridge. After location studies, the county will fund the bridge structure and the city the access and approaches. Finney and Turnipseed of Topeka will be consulted to determine next steps.
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Douglas County Commission
Lawrence
Ray Wells
Finney and
Turnipseed
Topeka
Russell Stover Candy and Rexall Clippings Mentioned
Fragmentary notice mentions Russell Stover Candy and Key Rexall and a daily letter from home. Journal-World subscription suggestion appears with a postal or address reference. Readable entities include Phi-VI and rACV as seen in the fragments.
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Russell Stover
Clash at Suez as UN weighs Israeli troop withdrawal
For a third day Egyptian and Israeli forces fought near El Qantara across the Suez Canal as the United Nations prepared to vote on Israeli troop withdrawal. Each side reported exchanges, casualties, and disputed cease-fire violations amid calls for withdrawal from lands Israel captured in 1967.
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Suez Canal
United Nations
Israel
West Bank
East Bank
el Qantara
Egypt
Radio Cairo
Port Faud
Port Said
Canal
Port Fuad
Gamal Abdel Nasser
Maariv
Jerusalem
U.N. General Assembly
Syria
Jordan
Assembly
Mrs Maertens Survives Robbery Injuries at El Navajo
Mrs. Bill Maertens of Route 1 Lawrence was discharged from Lawrence Memorial Hospital and said she felt mighty good after being wounded in a two man crime spree that robbed the El Navajo motel she and her husband managed. She sustained a gut shot wound and a head injury requiring surgery.
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Kansas
Grace Bridges
Hoisington
Kan
U.S. 281
Morgan E. Carter
Alvin R. Winters
Reno
Sterling
John Howard
Denver
Troy
Donna Karinen
Wichita
Boeing
Bill Maertens
Route 1
Lawrence
Lawrence Memorial Hospital
el Navajo
Lad Survives Nighttime Adventure After Long Return
Tom Embers, 15, rode his horse Ed and dog Ringo for a daylong search near Hamm Quarry. After leaving at 11 a.m. and returning at midnight, he faced concern from his mother, father, two brothers, and multiple law enforcement and volunteers before being found safely.
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Robert G. Embers
North St
Tom
Sheriff’s Office
Lawrence
Highway
Ringo
Perry
Sheriff's Office
Embers
Rob
Rick
Hamm Quarry
Central Junior High
Chance of Rain Tonight in Lawrence Area
A near ideal weekend ends with a chance of light showers in Lawrence tonight or early Tuesday. July 4 weather looks fair with lows in the lower 60s and Tuesday highs in the 80s. Record and past temps noted. June proved wet and mild with 14.31 inches of rain and a year-to-date surplus.
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Lawrence
Rescue Flight Recover Pilot After North Vietnam Jungle Night
Thirty two U.S. aircraft conducted a major rescue of Air Force Captain Dale M. Pichard, shot down near the Mu Chi Minh trail. Jet Thunderchiefs and Skyraiders suppressed ground fire while a Jolly Green Giant helicopter evacuated the pilot at 9 a.m. from a defended woodland 28 miles north of the Red infiltration route.
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Saigon
U.S
North Vietnam
Air’ Force
Dale M. Pichard
Llano
Tex
Mu Chi Minh Trail
Pichard
Thunderchief
Skyraiders
Jolly Green Giant
Skyraider
Paul F. Kimminaul
Wichita
Kan
Miss Schlapper Competing in 1967 Miss Kansas Pageant
Karen Schlapper, a KU sophomore from Prairie Village, will travel with her mother to Pratt for four days of contests, interviews, and banquets in the 1967 Miss Kansas Pageant. Local chaperones and judges from nearby states will accompany and assess the 33 contestants, with finals on Saturday and awards including a college scholarship.
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Lawrence KU
Lawrence
Pratt
Karen Schlapper
Kansas University
Prairie Village
Floyd Schlapper
Lawrence Jaycee
Jayne
Lawrence Mayer
Mayer
Big Event Set Tuesday Night In KU Stadium
Lawrence residents will see the annual July 4 fireworks show in KU Stadium with about $2000 in display as the Jaycees present the biggest act yet. The program includes a 36 inch aerial bomb and a 15 by 20 foot flag display, with Miss Lawrence KU Karen Schlapper and Rep. Larry Winn speaking before a 9 pm start due to DST. Tickets are 25 cents in advance and 50 cents at the gate.
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Lawrence
John Foreman
Jaycees
Foreman
Lawrence KU
Karen Schlapper
Larry Winn
Niagara Falls
Les Proctor
Proctor
Litterers Nabbed After Citizen Spotting Throw
A citizen reported seeing four men and a woman in a passing car toss a whiskey bottle into a yard on West 13th Street. Police stopped a similar vehicle at 23rd and La. Streets. occupants matched the initial description and were identified. The witness agreed not to press charges if the broken glass was cleared away.
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West 13Th Street
23Rd and
la. Sts
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