Flood Threatens Nickerson Area as Arkansas River Rises
Nickerson Kansas faced rising Arkansas River water with three blocks from town. Residents evacuated while authorities warned of possible dike bypass and Bull Creek overflow. Federal aid sought as presidents and state officials coordinate relief efforts for Kansas flood areas.
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H. M. Beineke
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Army Engineers
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Colorado
Kansas 96
U.S. 50
Arkansas
Bull Creek
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Johnson Friday
Buford Ellington
Office of Emergency Planning
Kansas City
United Nations
San Francisco
Frank Carlson
R-Kan
Hutchinson
Great Bend
Dodge City
Garden City
Syracuse
Carlson
Topeka
Lorin E. Sibley
U.S
William H. Avery
Mariner 4 Heads Toward Mars on Long Voyage
The space probe Mariner 4 has traveled over 303 million miles on its outward journey toward Mars. It is due to pass within about 6 000 miles of Mars on July 14 and will transmit 21 pictures back to Earth during a 10 day period.
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Washington
Mariner 4
Mars
Red Planet
Earth
Cause Is Sought In Coast Air Tragedy
Air Force investigators study the crash of a four engine C135 at El Toro California that killed 84 people including 72 Marines bound for Okinawa. The plane went down in fog near Loma Ridge shortly after 1 44 a m from McGuire AFB New Jersey en route to Honolulu. Marines processed at Camp Pendleton were slated to join the 3rd Marine Division on Okinawa, a staging area for Viet Nam movements. The wreckage left a mile square area of fire and debris with rescuers guiding litter bearers through the fog. Radar Chief Warrant Officer John Andre who located the wreckage said the scene showed a massive fire. He called it the worst air disaster of his 24 years in service.
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EL Toro
Calif
Air Force
Loma Ridge
el Toro Marine Air Station
Military Air Transport Service
Camp Pendleton
3Rd Marine Division
Okinawa
Viet Nam
John Andre
Andre
Korea
Secret Service reviews book jacket with stamp imagery
Washington AP The U S Secret Service cites a 1948 law amended in 1952 to prohibit colored reproductions of U S postage stamps on the dust jacket of J Edward Day’s memoir My Appointed Round 929 Days as Postmaster General The jacket shows 11 eight cent air mail stamps the book is 395 with July 5 publication date Day served as postmaster general from 1961 to 1963 day declined further comment through his publisher Holt Rinehart Winston
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Secret Service
Washington
U.S. Capitol Dome
Day
John F. Kennedy
Lawrence Charity Horse Show Sees Friday Events Delayed
A Friday night thunderstorm halted the 21st annual Lawrence Charity Horse Show after one event. Officials plan to resume at 1 p.m. today at the 4 H Fairgrounds with a 6 30 p m evening show, weather permitting. The U S Weather Bureau forecasts more rain through Sunday. if delays mount, events may shift to Sunday or even Monday. Diplomat ridden by Buzz Prosser won the working hunter class. Shariff ridden by Charles Young placed fourth.
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Lawrence
U.S. Weather Bureau
Jack Mitchell
Mitchell
Diplomat
Buzz Prosser
Quivira Lake
Shariff
Edwin S. Young
Charles Young
Horse Show Committee
Arena Pavillion
Linda McCorkill
Laurie McCorkill
Douglas County
Fairgrounds
Willis McCorkill
Mo. St
Journal-World Photo
France says Skyraider fleet not for sale to U S
The United States has tried to buy back about 50 Skyraider propeller planes from France. State Department and Pentagon officials say France responded that all Skyraiders are in use and none are for sale. The Skyraider, a Korean war workhorse still used in Viet Nam, is no longer manufactured.
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Washington
United States
France
Viet Nam
State Department
Pentagon
Teamsters End Philadelphia Strike Vote Ends Walkout
In Philadelphia 5,000 of 13,000 Local 107 Teamsters voted to return to work ending a six day wildcat strike that disrupted food and goods delivery. The action followed contempt citations against strike leaders and a Roadway Express damages suit seeking 318000.
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Philadelphia
Teamsters
James Hoffa
Leo Weinrott
Michael Hession
Roadway Express, Inc
Hession
Roadway Express
Wildcat
Local 107
Pennsylvania
New Jersey
Delaware
Roadway
U.S. District Court
Johnson Faces Prompting Crisis at U N Anniversary Address
President Johnson, speaking to the United Nations 20th anniversary convocation in San Francisco, reportedly suffered a prompting crisis as his teleprompter fed lines rapidly. He pulled the printed text from his pocket and continued without pausing.
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San Francisco
Johnson
United Nations
War Memorial Opera House
Rain Halts Lawrence Events as Wet Month Sets Record
Heavy Friday rain drenched the Lawrence area with 0.70 inch, halting the charity horse show, swimming pool gatherings, and baseball games. Totals across nearby towns reached 1.35 inches at Worden and 0.63 to 0.60 inches in Baldwin and Jefferson County.
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Topeka
Worden
Lawrence
U.S. 56
Baldwin
Jefferson County
US Weather Bureau
Kansas
Aussie at Tonga Excites a Coach
Foreign exchange student Toby Orr of Peak Hill Australia impressed Tonganoxie High School coach Phil Lobb with track feats after arriving last August. Orr set school marks in the 100 and 220 yard dashes and contributed to relay teams while winning 19 medals and placing fifth in state in the 100. He will depart Monday after noon for a month long bus tour to New York City before flying home.
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Peak Hill
New South Wales
Australia
Tonganoxie High School
Orr
Tonganoxie
New York City
United States
Don Heubner
Route 2
Booster Club
Lobb
Viet Nam
Value of Education Learned But Not in Best Conditions
Leavenworth federal penitentiary graduation honors 14 junior college graduates from Highland Junior College among 27 with grade school diplomas and 44 with high school diplomas. The valedictorian urged a four year college program within prison walls and called higher education an aid to rehabilitation while noting inmates age 28 to 42 and 196 years remaining.
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Highland Junior College
Leavenworth
Federal Penitentiary
Judge rules on dormitory purchase option validity
District Judge Frank Gray upheld the exercise of a purchase option by Allen Brothers and O'Hara in the Krey versus Allen Brothers and O'Hara case. The ruling grants a path to begin privately financed dormitory construction at the northeast corner of 19th and Naismith Drive. Attorney Milton P. Allen reported the decision and said no appeal indication was given by the plaintiff.
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19Th and
Naismith Drive
Frank Gray
Krey
Allen Brothers
O'Hara
O’hara
Milton P. Allen
Getto Takes Post With K C Town House Hotel
Mike Getto, longtime Eldridge Hotel manager since 1958, is named general manager and vice president of Kansas City Kansas Town House Motor Hotel. The Town House was bought by Ned Bord and Associates of Washington DC. remodeling and a pool are planned. Getto will remain active with Lawrence city government and the Eldridge, appointing Brent A. Braun as acting Eldridge manager.
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Eldridge
Town House Motor
Kansas City
Kan
Town House
Washington, D. C
Ned Bord
Brent A. Braun
Braun
The
Lawrence
San Francisco
Bonner Springs High School
Donnelly College
Washington Group
Getto
K. C
Bord
State of Kansas
W. G. Hutson
Weather forecast for Northeast Kansas thunderstorm risk
Thunderstorms over seventy percent of the area this afternoon and forty percent tonight and Sunday. Mostly cloudy through Sunday. Southeast winds 1 to 20 mph this afternoon, diminishing tonight. High this afternoon near 80, low tonight in the upper 60s. Sunday high around 88. Overnight and next day sun times listed.
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Kansas
Open Howling Sat and Sun Hillcrest Bowl Adv
A brief sports ad notes Hillcrest Bowl hosts two day event this Saturday and Sunday. It promotes open calling for participants and spectators with possible schedules and participation details at Hillcrest Bowl.
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