Houses Sink as Kansas City Suburb Struck by Hidden Mine
In a Kansas City Kansas suburb near Gibbs Road the earth opened as homes sank into an abandoned limestone mine. Since Jan 3 last year six houses have collapsed or been swallowed by a 90 foot hole and sunken areas mark the quake zone. Residents, including Sheriff Harry Higgins, evacuated. lawsuits have been filed against the city and a construction firm while ownership of the mine is disputed.
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Frank Crawford
Kansas City
Kan
Bennie C. Stewart
Mrs. Stewart
Monty Flack
Ralph L. Crookham
Kaw River
Wyandotte County
California wilderness fire rages above Santa Barbara
A major California wildfire rages in the San Raphael Mountains northwest of Santa Barbara. The blaze, sparked by a plane crash last Saturday that killed two, has burned tens of thousands of acres in remote terrain with limited access. Fire crews struggle amid rugged ridges and no roads, using helicopters to reach the center of the wild area.
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Santa Barbara
Calif
California
San Raphael
Pacific
Elisworth and Pearson File Candidacies for U S Senate
TOPEKA AP two major Republican contenders for the U S Senate nomination filed their candidacies within hours on Tuesday. Sen James B Pearson and Re Robert F Elisworth district congressman criticized Pearson citing poor attendance and criticized funding links to right wing groups. J Floyd Breeding was due to file today for the Democratic nomination.
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Topeka
U.S. Senate
James B. Pearson
Robert F. Elisworth
J. Floyd Breeding
Ellsworth
Kansas
Washington
Sen. Pearson
Pearson
Senate
Sen
California Committee
Barry Goldwater
Ray Bliss
Ua Iian
Ican
Defies Buddhist Demands Ky Regime Vows to Stay in Power
Premier Ky's junta in Saigon pledges to persist in power until next year despite Buddhist demands for dismissal. U S planes push air attacks toward Haiphong as 7th Fleet strikes radar sites, ratcheting up the war. Buddhist protests flare, police using clubs and tear gas to keep order as authorities limit the Constituent Assembly.
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Andrew Borowiec
Saigon
South Viet Nam
Nguyen Cao Ky
Non
U. S
North Vietnamese
Haiphong
Hancock
Ranger
North Viet Nam
Constituent Assembly
Pham Xuan Chieu
Junta
Hanoi
Navy
Air Force
U. S. List Airborne Division
24Th
Sunday School Helps Tornado Victims In Topeka Fund
A Mayfield Sunday School class collected donations for tornado victims in Topeka and Manhattan. Dorothy Brant Red Cross Secretary reports over 80 dollars, including a 50 bill and several 1s, as the first donation to the fund. Elks lodge members G Harmon and Lyle Harris were initiated. Elks ritual team from Wichita, heading to Dallas, will perform July 2 at 5 p.m. Teen Dance funds Memorial Auditorium 8:30 to 11:30 p.m. with Blue Banks, about 105 dollars raised so far. Page 2 Col.
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Federated Church At
Mayfield
Topeka
Manhattan
Dorothy Brant
Red Cross
Brant
Elks
Lodge
G. Harmon
Lyle C. Harris
Anthony
Kansas
Wichita
Dallas
Tex
Memorial Auditorium
Blue Banks
Earl Lamb
Riot Quiets in Chicago After Two Nights of Rioting
About 500 officers cleared riot affected Puerto Rican neighborhoods by 11 p.m. arresting 31 and detaining over 2,000 since Sunday. Patrols swept streets under Captain Holzman slogans and police helicopters hovered while residents were urged inside.
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Chicago
Puerto Ri
Puerto Rico
James Holzman
Holzman
O. W. Wilson
Grenada Marchers Protest Voter Registration Blockade
Civil rights leaders led a nine mile march to Grenada County courthouse where clerks were kept in until 8 30 pm. only six Negro registrants appeared and the office closed. King urged demonstrators to return next day while others camped at Willie Wilson Elementary School.
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Grenada
Miss
Grenada County
Mississippi
Martin Luther King Jr
Willie Wilson
Wheat allotment up 15 percent in Sumner County
Merle H. Frame of the Sumner Agriculture Stabilization Office reports a 1967 wheat allotment of 261,521 acres in Sumner County, up about 15 percent from 1966's 300,889 acres. County not approved as a drought disaster area. diverted acres must be clean-filled or planted to approved cover crops. Haying and grazing on diverted acres is restricted until after November 1. weeds are not an approved cover.
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Sumner County
Merle H. Frame
Sumner Agriculture Stabilization Office
Frame
ASCS
Johnson Seeks Medical Leadership on Medicare Rollout
President Johnson plans a White House meeting with 300 medical and hospital leaders to push ahead with universal health insurance set for July 1. The conference will stress ethical oversight to prevent hospital overuse and ensure Medicare covers only necessary hospital care for the sick, not custodial stays.
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Dent Johnson
Problems Mount Even Before Program in Effect
Medicare faces multiple early hurdles as nursing home provisions take effect January 1 1967. Shortages of beds and qualified staff threaten patient flow, with fears of backlogs in general hospitals as elderly demand rises. Some hospitals foresee shifts to private facilities and possible relief for chronic load, but the three day hospital stay rule remains controversial.
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Medicare
General Hospital
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
Johnson
Clarence W. Bushnell
Bridgeport
Conn
John Brewer
Hospital Council of
Southern California
Topeka Mayor Seeks Federal Aid After Tornado Damage
Topeka Mayor Charles Wright met with federal officials in Washington to press for aid. He seeks 500 public housing units, transit repair after the bus barn and buses were damaged, park reconstruction funds, and a northeast freeway to Municipal Airport along the tornado path. Kansas lawmakers joined Wright at breakfast.
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Topeka
Washington
Charles Wright
Public Roads Bureau
Department of Housing and Urban Development
Bureau of Public Roads
Wright
Kansas
Congress
Central
Ripley
Frank A. Carlson
Chester Mize
Garner Shriver
Robert Dole
James Pearson
Robert Ellsworth
Joe Skubitz
Temperatures Peek at 92 as Tuesday Highs Rise
The forecast shows Tuesday with a maximum near 92 degrees and a daytime high around that level. Overnight low expected around 67 degrees with a 65 degree minimum.
Mother Agnes Patterson of Granby Dies
Mrs Agnes Patterson mother of Mrs Lancaster 824 Orchard Granby Mo died Monday Burial will be in Granby after services at 3 p m Thursday at Granby Funeral details indicate a local community death notice for Granby Missouri with immediate family mentioned
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Agnes Patterson
Granby
Lancaster
Orchard
Pointed comments from a 100 year old Buckeye resident
Mrs. Nancy Martin celebrated her 100th birthday in Buckeye Arizona sharing sharp observations about life. She notes she lives alone after outliving three husbands and values independence and choosing her own times and pleasures.
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Buckeye, Ariz
Nancy Martin
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Yost
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Reed City Hopital
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Los Angeles
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Riley County
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HUD
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