Hong Kong Flu Spreads to 40 States and DC
The Hong Kong flu and related illnesses have reached 40 states and the District of Columbia with outbreaks growing, while President Johnson is hospitalized for an upper respiratory ailment. Health officials report rising absenteeism and potential Christmas mail delays, with major impacts on postal workers and services nationwide.
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Atlanta
UPI
National
Communicable Disease Center
NCDC
Lyndon Johnson
Bethesda Naval Hospital
Indiana
Tennessee
Idaho
Louisiana
North Dakota
District of Columbia
Puerto Rico
Johnson
White House
George Christian
Washington, D.C
Chicago
Boston Red Cross
Red Cross
Two Hunters Fined for Discharging Firearms from Public Road
Floyd Wallace of Gober and Ralph E. Cordray of Wolfe City were each fined 53 dollars and costs after pleading guilty in Justice of Peace Clark Benton’s court to discharging firearms from a public road while riding in a truck with a third man who faced no charges, according to game management officer Carl Adams.
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Floyd Wallace
Gober
Ralph E. Cordray
Wolfe City
Justice of Peace Clark Benton
Carl Adams
The Favorite Bonham Tex Page 6 Brief
A 1968 Bonham Texas newspaper brief on page 6 dated December 19 covers local happenings in and around Bonham with concise notes on community events and reminders.
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Bonham, Tex
Thurs
Alworth Tops AFL Receiving Title Despite Injury
Lance Alworth of the San Diego Chargers won the AFL pass receiving title despite playing the last month with a damaged back after suffering a broken muscle attachment to a vertebrae in the November 24 game against the New York Jets.
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SAN Diego
UPI
Lance Alworth
San Diego Chargers
Alworth
New York Jets
Man Kills Four Takes Own Life in Illinois Welfare Office
Sherman Kline, 35, a fugitive and father of ten, shot his estranged wife and three others at a Carlinville Illinois Department of Children and Family Services reunion, wounded four children, then fled to Missouri and killed himself. Eyewitnesses included radio man Don Jones and employee Mrs Mary Lou Staltz.
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Carlinville, Ill
UPI
Sherman Kline
Carlinville
Illinois Department of Children and Family Services
Kline
Lorraine
Frank Wildegrub
Bonnie Albrecht
Ann Keppler
Whle
O'Fallon
Bhroether
St. Charles
Don Jones
WFMI
Litchfield
Mary Lou Staltz
Jones
FBI says agency kept King under FBI protection squad
Percy Foreman said the FBI had a squad assigned to Dr Martin Luther King Jr for two years before his assassination to prevent the murder. The disclosure came at a hearing to set a firm date for James Earl Ray trial in Memphis. Foreman pressed for FBI files on King and the 1.4 million investigation.
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Memphis, Tenn
UPI
Percy Foreman
James Earl Ray
FBI
Martin Luther King Jr
Foreman
W. Preston Battle
Shelby County Criminal Court
Ray
King
Memphis
Judge Battle
Robert K. Dwyer
Shelby County
J. Edgar Hoover
Foreman Questions FBI Role in King Assassination
Foreman said two years before April 4 a squad of FBI agents worked to stop an assassination plot against Martin Luther King Jr. He suggested a suspect other than James Earl Ray may have been involved and noted no further comment from the FBI or prosecutors.
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FBI
War ner suspended by commission for no show
Philadelphia reports heavyweight boxer Don War ner was suspended indefinitely by the State Athletic Commission for failing to appear for a scheduled bout with Roy Williams last Wednesday.
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Philadelphia
UPI
Don Warner
State Athletic Commission
Roy Williams
Daily Crossword and Cryptoquote Puzzle from Newspaper
A mixed puzzle page offers a crossword with clues across numbers 1 5 9 10 12 13 14 15 17 18 21 22 26 27 28 29 30 32 35 36 37 39 40 41 43 plus a cryptoquote puzzle with attribution and a sample quotation.
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Miss Ferber
Dusseldorf
Cry’s Companion
Learned
Vandyke
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