Topeka Tornado memory of June 1966 in focus
A year after a massive Topeka tornado, residents recall the funnel that struck at 7:15 p.m. on June 8, 1966, destroying 1,610 homes and damaging 400 more while causing 550 injuries and 5 deaths. The disaster path eight miles long cut through Washburn University and the city core, prompting praise for the upgraded warning system and civilian aid from strangers and neighbors alike.
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Elon Torrence
Associated Press
Topeka
Kansas
Burnett
Constance Gardner
Schlegel
Torado
Gardner House
Hazel Blankenship
Forbes
Air Force Base
Mrs. Blankenship
Santa Fe Railway
Dee
Wichle
Methodists Vote Church Merger in Kansas Conference
Baldwin Kansas AP delegates to the Kansas Conference of the Methodist Church voted 259 to 7 in favor of merger with the Evangelical United Brethren Church. The Central Kansas Conference backed the merger unanimously two weeks earlier, and the Kansas Conference of the EUB approved 204 to 24. Officials noted many conferences nationwide favor the union and two-thirds support is expected for final passage. Dr GC Findley spoke in Newton about the prospects.
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Baldwin, Kan
Kansas
Methodist Church
Eveangelical United Brethers Church
E.U.B
Central Kansas
United States
GC. R. Findley
Newton
New Post Office In Pomona To Be Built Shortly
Pomona will begin construction of a new post office June 18, postmaster James Hogue said. The brick structure near the Farmers Union will be about 1,700 square feet, almost double the old building, with 220 postal boxes and water and sewage facilities. Contractors E J and Mabel Neely lease the building for five years with renewals to 15 years at 2700 dollars annually. The present 50 year old building is sold to the Oddfellows Lodge for remodeling, and was rented for 35 dollars a month.
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Monte
Pomona
James Hogue
E. J
Mabel Neely
Postal Department
Farmer’s Union
General Store
Citizen’s State Bank
Oddfellows Lodge
Ree
Hogue
Rusk Quietly Faces Congress Over Middle East Policy
Secretary of State Dean Rusk eased congressional criticism of U.S. handling of the Middle East crisis after a private briefing to about 50 senators. While some praised his candor, others urged caution and urged withdrawal of American citizens from Arab lands amid ongoing tensions and disputed charges surrounding U.S. support for Israel.
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Washington
Dean Rusk
Middle East
Rusk
Iowa
Jack Miller
United States
Egypt
U.S
Israel
Television Log Snapshot From Daytime Schedule
A dense continued schedule lists hundreds of programs across channels with time slots for Jeopardy, News, soap operas, game shows, movies, and specials. Notable entries include Eye Goes, Guiding Light, As The World Turns, Truth or Consequences, Dark Shadows, Match Game, Newlywed Game, Hogan's Heroes, The Avengers, and Las Vegas, with multiple weather and editorial segments interspersed throughout.
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Donna Reed
Guiding Light
Hayes
Merv Griffin
Wells Fargo
News
Kansas
Cat
Avengers
Laredo
Joey Bishop
Guidepost
Las Vegas
Inscriptions Link Lotus to Ancient Numerals
In some societies artists partner with mathematicians and ancient Egyptian inscriptions use a lotus for 1,000 a tadpole for 100,000 and a man with outstretched hands for 1,000,000, illustrating symbolic numeral systems.
Sixth Fleet Traces Russian Vessels Near Crete
Six to seven Soviet ships probed off Crete near a U.S. task group led by the carrier America. Vice Admiral Marsden warned a destroyer to clear out, signaling in English and Russian. The encounter included helicopters tracking a possible submarine and uncertain shadowing by a Soviet cruise ship. No evidence of U.S. air support for Israel.
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Amerca
Mediterranean
U.S
Crete
6Th Fleet
William L Marstin
Middle East
United Nations
Israel
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Saffron Glass Co
S. Main
Pizza Hut
United
Televisions
the Keen Co
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