Flood Comparisons: Kansas Floods of 1951 and 1965
Weather expert Richard Garrett notes similarities and differences between 1951 and 1965 Kansas floods. 1951 brought the nation's costliest flood with about 1 billion dollars in losses, concentrated along the Kansas River and basins such as Marais des Cygnes and Neosho.
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Topeka
Richard Garrett
Kansas
Marais Des Cygnes
Neosho
Kansas River
Cottonwood
Lyon
Chapman
Walnut River
Medicine Creek
Garrett
Flooding Evacuates Hundreds as Kansas Rivers Rise
In central eastern Kansas hundreds of families were moved from their homes as Cottonwood Neosho and other rivers surged toward 1951 flood levels. Cities from Emporia west to Topeka and Manhattan faced widespread inundation with roads closed and towns evacuated.
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Kansas City
Kan
Kansas
Wichita
Missouri
Emporia
Neosho
Strong City
Thea Themer
Francis Towle
Weather Bureau
Newton
Herington
Cottonwood Valley
Florence
U.S
Marion
Sedgwick
Little Arkansas River
Neosho River
Neosho Rapids
Eureka
Fall River
Topeka
Alma-Wilsey
Maris Des Cygnes
Cottonwood-Neosho
Manhattan
Lawrence
Kansas Ciy
Ft. Riley
Salina
Osawatomie
Council Grove
Burlington
Iola
Chanute
Alabama trip ends as out-of-state editors seek more on racial issues
Out-of-state newsmen wrap a three day guided Alabama tour arranged by Governor Wallace and head off on their own to investigate racial problems. They toured from Mobile to Selma, though they were unable to meet Negro leaders during their Selma stop.
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Lawrence Daily Journal-World
Lawrence
Kansas
George C. Wallace
Alabama
Wallace
Mobile. Ala
Selma
Debt ceiling raised to 328 billion for one year
The House approved a bill to raise the national debt ceiling to 328 billion dollars for one year starting July 1, in a 228 to 164 vote. Republicans questioned President Johnson's pursuit of lower government spending as the debt now stands at 317.3 billion dollars. A separate note mentions a Kansas City lunch counter incident involving a mother and her son with a missing baseball glove and a prosthetic hand.
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Washington
House
Senate
Johnson
Treasury
Terry
Kansas City
Plea for a Paper Sack Returns to Kansas City
Mrs. Neal Nalley of Olathe Kansas asks for the return of a paper sack lost or misplaced in Kansas City Missouri. The plea notes the sack’s significance and appeals to the public for help locating it.
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Kansas Cty
Neal Nalley
Olathe
Kan
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