Aviator David Hudson Dies at Ft Meade Aged 71
David Hudson, a Topeka native reputed to be the first to fly over the Andes, died at Kimbrough Army Hospital Ft Meade after a stroke at 71. WWI flying ace with the 27th Aero Squadron, he later published a Mexico City newspaper, worked as an oil labor-relations consultant, and served as administrative assistant with the Maryland Military District. He retired as a U.S. Air Force colonel two decades ago and studied at Riverview Military Academy and the University of Kansas.
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Ft, Meade, Md
Daevid Hudson
Topeka
Kan
Andes
South America
Kimebrough Army Hospital
Ft Meade
27Th Aero Squadron
Hudson
la Paz
Bolivia
Mexico City
Maryland Military District
U.S. Air Force
Riverview Military Academy
Poughkeepsie
N. Y
University of Kansas
Harvest Set for Kansas Wheat in Multiple Counties
Harvest planning notes indicate wheat cutting may begin Thursday in Clark, Stevens and Saline. Friday in Meade, Stafford and Reno. and Saturday in Ford, Barton, Seward and McPherson, contingent on dry weather. The state harvest labor control office reports rain delays and hail damage across the weekend.
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Great Bend
Kan
Clark
Stevens
Saline
Meade
Stafford
Reno
Ford
Barton, Seward
McPherson
State Harvest Labor Control Office
Topeka Tornado Warning Violators Will Be Arrested
Topeka Police Chief Dana L. Hummer warns sightseers on Bennetts Mound during tornado alerts will be arrested if they refuse to depart. As many as 30 cars were seen near the mound while warnings were issued and sirens sounded. Unauthorized people may be told to leave and could be charged with disregarding a police officer.
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Topeka
Dana L. Hummer
Burenett’s Mound
Hummer
Kansan Women to Attend Chicago Strategy Conference
Mrs. Jereme Mellinger national Republican committee woman and Mrs. Evan C. Lewis state Republican Women’s Conference chairman will travel to Chicago with 12 other state representatives. They will meet Mrs. Mary Brooks assistant chairman of the Republican National Committee to discuss plans for the 15th annual Republican Women’s Conference in September.
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Topeka
Kansas
Chicago
Jereme Mellinger
National Republican Committee
Evan C. Lewis
Mary Brooks
Republican National Committee
Presbyterians Eyes A Merger In Major Church Move
BRISTOL Tenn AP The General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church in the U S reaffirmed its intent to merge with the Reformed Church in America. The 107th session approved a resolution expressing confidence in God and a desire to proceed toward union as plans await final drafts next year. The vote was 405 to 16. The Reformed Church’s General Synod also supported a similar statement. Final merger drafts due for presentation next year.
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Bristol, Tenn
General Assembly of the
Presbyterian Church In
U. S
Reformed Church In
America
General Assembly
General Synod of the Reformed Church
Soviets and Americans Set Venus Flight Times
CAPE KENNEDY, Fla. AP prediction says Mariner 5 will launch at 1 47 a.m. EDT to chase Venus, two days after Venus 4 flight. The craft weighs 540 pounds, far lighter than Venus 4, with four months to reach the planet and a planned pass within 2,000 miles.
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Cape Kennedy
Fla
America
Venus
Mariner 5
Soviet Union
U.S
William Pickering
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Pasadena
Calif
Pickering
NATO Leader Seeks Permanent Middle East Solutions
In Luxembourg Jens Otto Krag leads NATO foreign ministers in urging lasting political solutions to Middle East tensions after last week’s war. He praises US-Soviet restraint and calls for negotiated settlement, while urging Vietnam de-escalation. Bro sio’s Israel support sparks debate among allied delegates.
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Luxembourg
North Atlantic Alliance Council
Middle East
Jens Otto Krag
Denmark
NATO
Krag
Israel
Manlio Brosio
Brosio
Air Force Pounds North Vietnam Rail Lines
Air Force jets blasted three rail lines north of Hanoi as 40 cars and two locomotives were damaged amid 100 missions over North Vietnam. One Phantom was downed near the DMZ. two crewmen were rescued at sea. In South Vietnam, 102 Communists and one American killed, 44 Americans wounded in daily clashes. B52s again targeted Quang Tri after previously suspending due to SAM missiles. No SAM sightings recently.
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Saigon
U.S. Air Force
Hanoi
Air Force
Thailand
North Vietnam
Demilitarized Zone
South China Sea
U.S
South Vietnam
Quang Tri
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Harold Myers
First National Bank
Ottawa Herald
Williamsburg, Kansas
Velma F. Horne
Walker and Burgess
M. R. Wren
Cadillac Motor Car Division
Mark OF
Cadillac
Minnick Motors, Inc
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