Flooding Hits Two-State Area with Tornadoes and Hail
Northeastern Kansas and Northwestern Missouri faced heavy rain and violent weather from a weekend storm. Up to six inches of rain fell as tornadoes touched down across several counties. towns including Abi lene, Wamego, Abilene, El Dorado and Maryville reported damage. Flood crests threatened rivers around Frankfort and Kansas City, with rescues for flash floods and injuries reported across the region.
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Kansas
Missouri
Abilene
Wamego
el Dorado
Munden
Frankfort
Kan
Clay Center
Weather Bureau
Skidmore
Maryville
Little Platte
Smithville
Northwest Missouri
U.S
Cameron
St. Joseph
Platte River
Agency
Clifton
John McKenzie
Solomon
U.S. 70
W. R. Ingermanson
Ingermanson
Harold Kohman
Two State Page 2 Ad Runs for Old Spice Cosmetics
An advertisement on two state page two promotes Old Spice cosmetics with the name Rex appearing as the key contact or seller. The brief notice highlights product lines and a promotional emphasis.
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Old Spice Cosmetics
Key Rexall
Adv
Kennedy Condition Satisfactory Today
Sen Edward M Kennedy remains in satisfactory condition after a plane crash near Southampton. Doctors report improvement with no neurological damage, while Bayh and others recover at Cooley Dickinson Hospital. The senator faced multiple injuries including three broken vertebrae and ribs with recovery expected over several months.
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Edward M. Kennedy
Thomas F. Corriden
Kennedy
Birch Bayh
Cooley Dickinson
Bayh
Edward Moss
Foster
U.S. Senate
Henry Murphey
Army
Walter Reed General Hospital
Washington
John F. Kennedy
Massachusetts
Springfield
Southampton
Edwin T. Zimny
Andover
Landon’s Wife Lynn Delivers a New Son in Hollywood
Hollywood AP reports actor Michael Landon star of Bonanza and his wife Lynn welcomed a son born Saturday night weighing 7 pounds 13 ounces. The couple joins a growing Hollywood family as public interest rises in the TV cast member’s newest arrival.
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Hollywood
Michael Landon
Lynn
Scranton Sees GOP Delegates Swing Toward Goldwater
Gov. William Scranton reports GOP convention delegates shifting toward Barry Goldwater in numbers exceeding his expectations. He plans talks with uncommitted delegations in the East Midwest and South and aims to keep key ballots uncommitted to prevent Goldwater from clinching on the first roll call in San Francisco. Key DC delegation met with Scranton and Goldwater holds about 694 first ballot votes to 138 for Scranton per AP survey. President Johnson gains momentum with Wisconsin primary stand-in Gov Reynolds releasing 46 votes to Johnson as Humphrey returns home after civil rights bill passage.
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William W. Scranton
Pennsylvania
East
Midwest
Barry Goldwater
Scranton
Harrisburg
Columbus
Ohio
Goldwater
James A. Rhodes
GOP
Dele
Gates
Missouri
Nevada
Utah
Kansas
Nebraska
Tennessee
Georgia
New Jersey
Delaware
West Virginia
Michigan
Johnson
California
Wisconsin
John W. Reynolds
Hubert H. Humphrey
Waverly
Minn
Senate
Stock Market Closes Higher on Broad Gains
New York closing averages show the 60 stock index at 309.3 up 1.1 led by broad gains while Ethical Principles and Rumsey Funeral Home are noted in market chatter and memorial notices.
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New York
Rumsey Funeral Home
Inonu Begins Talks With Johnson Over Cyprus Crisis
Turkish Prime Minister Ismet Inonu arrives in Washington for meetings with President Johnson aimed at defusing a possible Greek Turkish military clash over Cyprus. Talks with Greek Premier Papandreou are planned later. U N mediation and U S concern are noted amid Cyprus tensions.
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Ismet Inonu
Turkey
Johnson
Cyprus
Atlantic Alliance
Williamsburg
George Papandreou
White House
Inonu
Papandreou
George W. Ball
Athens
Ankara
State Department
United States
United Nations
Florida official ordered to show cause in court
A federal judge in Jacksonville ordered Governor Farris Bryant to show cause why he should not be held in contempt for banning night demonstrations in St. Augustine. The 8:30 a.m. Friday hearing also names Atty. Gen. James W. Kynes, two St. Augustine officials, Sheriff L. O. Davis, and a state highway patrol officer.
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ST. Augustine
Fla
Florida
U.S
Bryant
Atty
James W. Kynes
St. Johns County
L.O. Davis
20th Lawrence Charity Horse Show Opens Thursday
The 20th annual Lawrence Charity Horse Show starts Thursday at the Douglas County 4-H Fair grounds for a four day event with 100 classes. More than 200 horses compete for over $6,000 in premiums and awards as as many as 10,000 people may attend. Admission is $1 with tickets at local merchants or at the gate. Kansas University football coach Jack Mitchell chairs the show with profits earmarked for charity. trustees include Riley Burcham Warren Rhodes Chester Jones.
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Douglas County
Kansas University
Jack Mitchell
Riley Burcham
Warren Rhodes
Chester Jones
Clyde Jones
Bowersock Mills Hosts Farmers at Kansas City Game
Bowersock Mills held a large baseball outing Saturday night with 9535 in attendance. The Kansas City Athletics beat the Washington Senators 8 to 2, highlighted by Nelson Matthews' first inning grand slam. The group rode 14 buses to the 4 H Fairgrounds, included 450 Future Farmers or 4 H members, and saw Orlando Pena pitch from atop a hay wagon.
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Rees Jackman
Kansas City
Nelson Matthews
Jackman
Bowersock
Athletics
Orlando Pena
Centerfield
Pitcher's Mound
Supreme Court rejects Kansas book destruction order
The Supreme Court ruled 7 to 2 that a Kansas court overstepped by ordering destruction of 1 715 books deemed obscene. Justices Brennan and Harlan dissented in part, citing improper seizure procedures. The case involved P K News Service in Junction City and owners Harold and Robert Thompson.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Kansas
Kansas Supreme Court
William J. Brennan
High Court
P K News Service
Junction City
Kan
Harold
Robert Thompson
G.i.’S
Fort Riley
Harvesting Is Slowed Here by Weekend Rainfall
Weekend rainfall across Lawrence and Douglas County slowed wheat harvests as fields remained muddy. Forecasters note rivers swelling statewide while local growers forecast completion if dry weather returns. residents report flooded creeks and washed out bridges in the area.
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Deal Six
Floyd Ott
Eudora
Vinland Road
Eudora Township
Ott
Captain Creek
Johnson-Douglas
Worden
Walter Schwarz
Chapman
Delaware River
Valley Falls
Tonganoxie
Kaw
Ft. Riley
Manhattan
Wamega
Topeka
Lecompton
Larry Stellwagen
Bowersock
6Th and Mass. Sts
Democrats Weigh Precinct Posts as Local Contests Emerge
Douglas County races show Democrats contesting multiple precinct committee posts for the first time in years while Republicans vie for sheriff register of deeds and district seats. Filing closed with several unopposed primaries and general election matchups shaping the fall ballot.
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Journal-World
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Register of Deeds
Janice Beem
Shirley Carter
Ernest Klooz
Edwin Sample
Republican Party
Rex Johnson
Dale Chappell
Billy Hodson
Walter Kampschroeder
William Moore
Clarence Schaake
GOP
W. Jarvis Brink
Harvey Booth
Roy Breithaupt
Clifford Anderson
John Vogel
Larry Crum
Don Hults
Reynolds Shultz
al Hicks
Charles Rankin
Delbert Mathia
Earl Wilson
Lucille Allison
Edythe Norman
Weather summary for Northeast Kansas with showers tonight
Partly cloudy with scattered showers and thunderstorms tonight. Lows in the 60s and a high near 80 on Tuesday. Rainfall weekend total 0.78 inches and records shown for highs and lows on past dates. Gene Doane advertises as an insurance agent.
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A&m
Sues
Leaving for two weeks or more this summer
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