U S Air Force Losses Mount As Vietnam War Intensifies
North Vietnam reported shooting down three more American planes including a radar ship, as U S pilots faced heavy missile fire and sighted MiGs. Eleven airmen were listed as missing, while casualties for the week rose and measures of retaliation were discussed by Ky.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saigon
South Viet Nam
North Viet Nam
U.S
North
Viet Nam
U. S
Hastings
Guam
Quang Tri City
Lowell English
Nguyen Cao Ky
Quang Ngai
South
Thich
Venerable
Tri Quang
Hoang Quynh
Citizens Religion Front
U. S. Air Force
Navy
Phu Lo
Hanoi
Badom
Trai Hoang
Haiphong
Air Force
Regents Propose 2 Million For KU Structures
Topeka Kansas Board of Regents recommends about 2.5 million in state education building fund allocations for Kansas University over four years as part of a 15 million request for six state schools. Funds cover the KU Humanities Building second phase 1968 69 additions to Watkins Memorial Hospital and a new Physical Science Building with federal support anticipated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topeka
Kansas Board of Regents
Kansas University
Watkins Memorial Hospital
KU Humanities
Robinson Ymnasium
Haworth Hall
Strong Hall
Cal
KU Physical Science
Kansas State University
Wichita State University
Neff
Emporia State Teachers College
Pittsburg State College
Fort Hays State College
Theft Reported From Perry Car Window Break
Ella Nivens of Perry reported a Wednesday evening theft from her locked car. A purse containing a diamond ring valued at 300 dollars was stolen while she parked south of 2nd and Elm Streets to fish in the Kansas River.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ella Nivens
Perry
2Nd and Elm Sts
Kansas River
Lawrence Junior-Senior High Dance and Kansas Union Picnic
A dance at Heard In Lawrence Junior-Senior High School runs 7 30 to 10 30 p m Saturday at South Park Recreation Center with music by the Tymes and school clothes required. The Kansas University International Club sponsors a picnic at Wyandotte County Lake Saturday with about 300 Americans and 85 foreign nationals expected. attendees meet at the Kansas Union at 3 p m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Park Recreation Center
Tymes
Kansas University International Club
Wyandotte County Lake
United States
Kansas Union
Incomes Rise to Record High in June
The Commerce Department reports personal income rose by 3.4 billion dollars in June to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 576.4 billion, driven by payroll gains and Social Security benefits. For the first half of the year income reached 569 billion, up 9 percent from last year, with payrolls leading the increase.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Commerce Department
Vandalism Targets McClure Over New School Bond Fight
Richmond Kansas contractor Herb McClure, leader of a bond support group, reported oil poured in his pool and a dead black snake placed in his car amid efforts to derail a new high school project funded by 1.14 million dollars in October 1965 bonds. He said the incidents only strengthened his resolve.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
Kan
Herb McClure
McClure
KU Recital Opens Series of Events
KU School of Fine Arts launches a four event week long series starting with piano instructor John Kozar performing at 8 p.m. in Swarthout Recital Hall. The program features works by Piston Schubert Bartok Brahms.
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Kansas University
KU School of Fine Arts
John Kozar
Mount Oread
Swarthout Recital Hall
Piston
Schubert
Bartok
Brahms
Vivian Stankel Shilts
Handel
Massenet
Ravel
Linda Judd Fryman
Fryman
St. Louis
Bloch
Paul Tardif
Eastman- Rochester Philharmonic
Carnegie Recital Hall
Boston
Memorial Hospital Births and Resident Listings
Memorial Hospital reports a series of births and residents across multiple towns. Notable entries include Mrs. Donna Hilmes and baby girl and Mrs. Cleta Henak with a baby girl in Tonganoxie, with counts and addresses for numerous individuals in Baldwin Ottawa DeSoto and surrounding areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donna Hilmes
Victoria Kellner
Floyd Torneden
Richland
Linda Fouts
Ottawa
Lenna Hines
Ella Harris
Prairie
Lawrence Warsop
DeSoto
Cleta Henak
Tonganoxie
Evelyn Gentry
Rickie England
Old Settlers Reunion Begins With Opening Little League Game
The 64th annual Oskaloosa Old Settlers Reunion opens with a 7 30 p m Little League game and registration for natives returning to activities at City Hall. Evening events include Ten Hop street dances from 7 to 8 and 10 to midnight, a watermelon contest Friday, pony pulling, Whizzo the Clown, and teen hops. Saturday features Stars on Parade with Karen Kaye and the Midwest Drifters, plus more events at the grade school grounds and Country Kitchen. A local committee member notes the event draws original settlers and locals who still come back.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Karl Edwards
Lawrence
Carl Metzger
Whizzo the Clown
Methodist Church
Country Kitchen
Karen Kaye
Grand Old Opry
Old Settlers
Oskaloosa
Fred Thompson
Sharon Kinne Seeks Amparo After New Trial Bid
Sharon Kinne of Independence Missouri asked the U S Supreme Court for an amparo a form of injunction that could yield a new trial. The court may take time to rule. She received a 14 year sentence after an appeal increased a 10 year term for homicide and related charges.
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Mexico City
Sharon Kinne
Independence
Women’s Penitentiary
Supreme Court
Chicago
Mexico
Kansas City
Missouri Supreme Court
Five Found Dead in Newark Flat Tragedy
Five people were found dead in a fourth floor Newark, New Jersey, apartment. Elias Vargas, 30, was found with his throat slashed. Rosa Gonzales, 25, two children aged about 2 and 5, and an eight year old girl from a nearby apartment were found with him. no visible wounds on the woman or children. Police reported the scene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newark
N.J
Elias Vargas
Rosa Gonzales
Vargas
Planning Group Hears 4 Requests During Meeting
The Planning Commission met at City Hall to act on four items and defer others. Actions include approving preliminary plats for Haddock Addition and Friend's Place Addition with conditions, approving a final plat for Western Hills Suburban Ranch No 3, and advertising a zoning change study for annexed East 23rd Street. One request to rezone 1800 Ohio St from single family to multi family was denied. A clothing store site plan and Alvamar Hills Golf Course layouts were reviewed with a 1968 completion target for the course.
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2Nd and
Ark. Sts
Haddock
23Rd and
Ala. Sts
24Th Street
Western Hills
Pennsylvania Street
Green’s
Ohio St
9Th and
la. Sts
Planning Commission
Alvamar Hills
23Rd Street
Kasold Drive
John McGrew
Simons Returns From Denver Fed Directors Meeting
Dolph Simons deputy chairman of the Tenth District Federal Reserve with headquarters in Kansas City returned from Denver where he attended an annual joint meeting of the boards of directors of the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City and the Denver branch bank. He was accompanied by his wife.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dolph Simons
Denver
Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas
Death Valley Record May Be Revisited As Heat Benchmark
National Geographic revisits Death Valley California as a benchmark for extreme heat noting a 134 degree Fahrenheit shade reading once recorded there. The article discusses accuracy of old measurements and implications for climate history.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Death Valley
Calif
National Geographic
Speck Faces murder charge after nurse slayings
Chicago AP report says Richard Speck was formally charged with murder and conferred with his lawyer Public Defender Gerald Getty and a Reverend David Peterson a Lutheran minister amid questions of his sanity. Speck's case was continued to July as doctors assess his condition and two cardiologists are named.
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Chicago
Richard Speck
David Peterson
Speck
Peterson
Irving Park Lutheran Church of Chicago
Dallas
Tex
Cook County Hospital
City Jail
O. W. Wilson
Gerald W. Getty
Getty
Daniel Ryan
Felony Division
Circuit Court
Ryan
Daniel P. Ward
Gloria Jean Davy
Dyer
Ind
Ward
Miss Davy
South Chicago Community Hospital
Cook County
Wilson
Corazon Amarao
William N. Norcross
Norcross
Miss Amurao
Philippines
Amurao
Plane Lands On Foam Covered Runway At Carswell AFB
A Braniff turbojet carrying 38 people diverted from Houston landed on a foam covered runway at Carswell Air Force Base after gear problems. Pilot Capt. James O. Thompson guided the plane to safety. 33 passengers and 5 crew escaped unharmed. Among aboard were three Missourians including Carl Enquist and Ernest Winders.
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Fort Worth
Tex
Braniff
Carswell Air Force Base
Chicago
Houston
James O. Thompson
Farmers Branch
Love Field
Dallas
Thompson
Carswell
Carl Enquist
Ernest Winders
Kansas City
Winders
Paul White
Thank you to Dr Campbell and Dr Reed for care
Elza Wiley expresses thanks to Doctor James Campbell and Doctor Ralph Reed, plus all first floor nurses, for their wonderful care and to those who sent cards and flowers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Campbell
Ralph Reed
Elza Wiley
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N. Viet
Regents
Dillon Plaza
Journal-World Photo
Velda Markham
Sunflower Village
Robert Gordon
Arthur Starkey
Eudora
Richard Nunez
Ida Mason
Edward Wigle
Baldwin
Ernest Douglas
Ina Webb
Will Winters
Thane Steffey
Elena Anderson
Kathleen Strong
Clarence Mills
Old Settlers Reunion
Vermont
State Farm
State Farm Insurance Companies
Bloomington
Illinois
6Th and
Iowa
John Brand
E. J. Allison
Lawrence Memorial Co
Norm Wan Endacott
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