Deadly Tornado Strikes Garden City Kansas
One person died and 14 or more were hospitalized after a tornado hit Garden City and surrounding farm areas. 125 homes sustained major damage. Briar Hill nursing home patients were among those evacuated. schools and a high school stadium suffered structural damage. weather winds reached 62 mph.
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Garden City
Kan
Civil Defense Headquarters
Richard Rohleder
Mamie Largent
St. Catherine’s Hospital
Robert Docking
Topeka
Robert C. Harder
National Guard
Briar Hill
Colorado
Oklahoma
KIUL
Highway Patrol
Kim Wells
KIAL
Bill Brown
Garden City Telegram
Stevens Park
Brown
Lois
Kathy
David
Local Shopper Ads From Page Two Include Candy and Delivery
Brief clipping lists Russell Stover Candy and Key Kexall items with a daily note urging readers to forward the Journal-World to a new address. The fragment hints at homestyle ads and a phone number for delivery or address change.
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Russell Stover
Ady
76 of 150 Are Slain In Viet Cong Ambush
An American infantry company on a search and destroy mission in the central highlands near Dak To suffered 76 killed and 24 wounded after a North Vietnamese ambush. The 173rd Airborne Brigade unit, among the first to arrive in Vietnam, faced a seven hour battle with elite troops, as air strikes and reinforcements were deployed. See 76 OF 150, Page 2.
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Wounder
173Rd Airborne Brigade
Dak To
Saigon
U.S
Central Highlands
Vietnam
South Vietnam
Diplomatic Signs From Glassboro Summit Boost Hope
U S diplomats see cautious optimism after Johnson and Kosygin hold five hour talks at Glassboro with three hours solo and plan a Sunday session. they discuss Middle East, Vietnam and a nonproliferation treaty while noting unresolved deep differences.
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Glassboro
Johnson
Alexei N. Kosygin
Hollybush
Glassboro State College
Kosygin
Middle East
Vietnam
George Christian
Israel
Christian
Dean Rusk
Andrei A. Gr
Los Angeles
U.N. General Assembly
N.J
U N split over Middle East as Romanians oppose direct talks
At the U N emergency session on the Middle East the Communists split into three factions. Romania urged direct negotiations while Arabs demanded action and Israel withdrawal. The Soviet bloc pressed for condemnation of Israel and troop withdrawal, Cuba urged fighting if needed.
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United Nations, N.Y
U.N
Israel
Saudi Arabia
Jamil M. Baroody
Egypt
Jordan
Syria
Ricardo Alarcon Quesada
Ton Gheorghe Maurer
Panic by Mother Need Not Prevail
Douglas County Welfare Director John Derrick discusses a 14 year old Lawrence girl who gave birth and abandoned the baby. He outlines options including Lawrence Memorial, Florence Crittenton Home in Topeka, and Salvation Army aid, noting prenatal care and non indigent access to funds. Authorities urge early welfare contact to ensure medical care and adoption or birth decisions.
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John Derrick
Douglas County
Lawrence
Derrick
Lawrence Memorial
Florence Crittenton
Topeka
United States
Crittenton
Douglas County Court House
A. B. Elliott
Ras
J. David Stewart
Salvation Army Corps
Booth Memorial Hospital
Wichita
Booth Hospital
Salvation Army
First Wheat Load Listed in County
The first 1967 Douglas County wheat load reached the Co op Grain Elevator at 20th and Moodie Streets. Fred Grob delivered 76 bushels from near Lakeview with 16 percent moisture and 59 test weight. Larry Schaake brought 168 bushels with 13.5 percent moisture and 59 test weight, harvesting about 40 bushels per acre on sandy drained fields. Paul Gabriel of Co op noted these early loads suggest a lull before regular arrivals.
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Douglas County
Prain
Co-op
20Th and
Moodie Sts
Fred Grob
Iowa St
Lakeview
Larry Schaake
Route 2
Schaake
Paul Gabriel
Gabriel
Loss projected from week of rains for Douglas County crops
Douglas County extension agent Dan Pherigo estimates a 250 000 to 300 000 dollar crop loss from this week's rain. Wheat faces 5 000 to 7 000 acres destroyed, with heavy damage to alfalfa, corn, sorghum and soybeans across about 40 000 wheat acres.
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Lawrence
Wakarusa Valley
Dan Pherigo
Journal-World
Douglas County
Pherigo
Die
Flinder
Youths Shoot Lights With BB Gun in City Vandalism Spree
Lawrence police say five to six youths fired a BB gun at street lights late Friday night at multiple intersections including 12th and NIL Streets 1th and Kul Streets and 10th and Del Streets. The assailants fled and were not caught. A citizen notified the Sheriff's Office which contacted police.
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Lawrence
12Th
Nil
Kul
10Th
del. Sts
Sheriff's Office
Poice
Kansas River Crest Expected Within Banks as Flood Prospects Rise
The Kansas River at Lawrence is projected to crest between 17 and 18 feet tonight after 17 inches of rainfall locally and nearby. Perry Reservoir gates closed to hold the crest, reducing it by about a foot. Kaw River rises to 16 feet while Wakarusa fluctuates with ongoing rain chances. Weather officials warn of more rain today or this evening, with a Sunday look improving. The Corps reports Perry and Turtle Creek reservoirs altering flows to manage flood risk, aiding Lawrence and Bonner Springs.
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Kansas
Lawrence
Perry Reservoir
U. S. Army Corps of Engineers
Bowersock Mill
Kaw
Kansas University
Bowersock
Perry
Richard Garrett
Topeka Weather Bureau
Garrett
Corps of Engineers
Turtle Creek
Kaw River
Bonner Springs
Millard
Harlan County
Alma
Neb
Bureau of Reclamation
Milford
Weather note for Northeast Kansas cooler with possible rain
Cloudy and cooler conditions move through Northeast Kansas tonight and Sunday. Lows reach the upper 50s with Sunday highs in the 70s. A chance of rain remains this afternoon and tonight.
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Kansas
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