Snyder Memorial Chapel contract approved by NOCJC board
Neosho County Community Junior College trustees signed a $63,642 contract with Charles Berthot Construction Co for the Snyder Memorial Chapel to begin within 30 days and finish in 150 days. The gift from Mrs. Jewel W. Snyder will be built north and east of the library on the new campus.
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Neosho County
Charles Berthot Construction Co
Jewel W. Snyder
Duane Clum
Leon Hazen
McMurray
North Central
Tioga Board Considers Cooperative Fire Truck Purchase
Tioga township trustees gave preliminary approval for Chanute city officials to pursue a cooperative purchase of a new rural fire truck. The city would supply cost and delivery data and finalize contract terms later. The move aims to replace an aging city truck used for rural protection and may lead to eliminating some private protection contracts.
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Tioga Township Board of Trustees
Chanute
Shire
Tioga Township
Memorial Building
Joe Ermey
W. A. Strean
R. 2
Harley Roberts
Tribune Phone Help Noted For Contact After Hours
If you cannot reach the Tribune, contact your carrier. If he cannot be reached, dial HE 1-3400 after 6 p.m.
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Tribune
Tornado watch and sharp cooling hit Kansas forecast
Area forecast warns of a tornado watch for extreme southeast Kansas and potential severe thunderstorms. Cold front drives a freeze warning with winds 30 to 35 mph shifting northwest, lows in the 20s to 30s and highs mostly in the 40s, with mixed rain and snow possible in portions of the state.
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Martin Johnson
Weather Bureau
Kansas
Associated Press
Topeka
Hanoi Signals Readiness for Talks on Bombing Halt
Hanoi announced its readiness to send representatives to meet with U.S. counterparts to decide on an unconditional cessation of bombing and other war acts so talks can begin. White House emphasized need to read the full text while U.S. aides weighed whether this yields a breakthrough toward peace negotiations.
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Washington
North Vietnam
Johnson
U.S
Hanoi
White House
Tago
Averell Harrimen
Llewellyn E. Thompson
San Antonio
United States
South Vietnam
Tornado Watch Issued Across Central Plains
The Werther Bureau warned a tornado watch today for eastern Oklahoma western Arkansas southwestern Missouri and extreme southeastern Kansas from 1 p.m. to 7 p.m. CST. Severe thunderstorms with large hail and damaging winds were forecast along a zone centered near a line from southeast of McAlester Oklahoma to north of Springfield Missouri.
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Kansas City
Werther Bureau
Oklahoma
Arkansas
Missouri
Kansas
McAlester
Okla
Springfield
Pedestrian killed crossing Kansas Turnpike near service area
Lawrence man Edward S. Robinson, 63, was struck and killed by a car while crossing the westbound lanes of the Kansas Turnpike near a service area. The incident occurred Tuesday, with the Highway Patrol reporting the death.
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Lawrence
Kan
Kansas Turnpike
Highway Patrol
Edward S. Robinson
Arthur Announces Run Against Conard for Lieutenant Governor
State Sen. Charles S. Arthur of Manhattan, 51, former Kansas House speaker, announced he will seek the Republican nomination for lieutenant governor, challenging House Speaker John Conard of Greensburg in a race in Topeka.
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Topeka
Charles S. Arthur
Manhattan
John Conard
Greensburg
Lieutenant Arthur
Kansas House
U S U S Marines Press Relief Drive From Khe Sanh
U S and South Vietnamese forces launch a relief drive to break the North Vietnamese siege of Khe Sanh, with about 8 000 troops engaged and bridges blown slowing progress. The operation Pegasus aims to open a western corridor along National Highway 9 from Ca Lu to Khe Sanh, while Cambodian fire reportedly downed a U S Navy plane off the Gulf of Siam.
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Saigon
U.S
Khe Sanh
South Vietnam
U.S. 1St Cavalry Division
Ca Lu
John J
Mander
Pegasus
Gulf of Siam
Cambodia
United States
Prince Norodom Sihanouk
Senate approves tax hike with $6 billion spending cut
The Senate passed 57 to 31 a package raising taxes and cutting federal spending, extending excise taxes on autos and phone service. Supporters say the vote boosts tax increase prospects, but many incumbents face re-election and oppose new taxes, particularly in the House.
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Washington
Senate
House
Johnson
Ways and Means
Congress
Wisconsin Primary Showcases McCarthy Victory and Nixon Lead
Eugene J. McCarthy captured 57 percent in Wisconsin with 3,112 of 3,291 precincts counted, defeating Johnson who won 35 percent while Kennedy drew 6 percent as a write-in. Nixon claimed about 80 percent of Republican votes, signaling a strong path to the nomination.
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McCarthy
Johnson
Minnesota
New York
Robert F. Kennedy
Nixon
New Hampshire
White House
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Kennedy
Ogree
Taxes Fees Drop in '67
Topeka Kansas revenue director James McDonald reported March tax and fee collections at 20.15 million, down 580,847 from March 1967. For the nine months, receipts are down 1.45 million compared with the prior year, with year totals at 222.43 million versus 223.89 million.
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Topeka
Kansas
James McDonald
McDonald
Kansan Marine Pfc Lacey listed among 67 KIA in Vietnam
The Defense Department disclosed the name of Marine Pfc Frank Lin D. Lacey of Meriden Kansas as among 67 Americans killed in action in Vietnam. The Pentagon said he died of wounds sustained in combat.
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Washington
Defense Department
Vietnam
Pfc
Franklin D. Lacey
Verne C. Lacey
Meriden
Kan
Pentagon
Seminar for Financial Institutions Draws Regional Attendees
About 130 persons from banks and savings and loan associations around Chanute attended a seminar at Home Savings Community Room. The FBI led by Mason G. Working with KBI officers Robert Kuster and Ron Klingenburg hosted panels on security, bonding, and off premises accounting trends. The event featured a film Victim or Witness and remarks by Carleton Johnson of First National Bank Parsons.
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Chanute
Home Savings Community Room
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Mason G. Working
Kansas City
Robert Kuster
Ron Klingenburg
Kansas Bureau of Investigation
Robert Huerter
Kansas Highway Patrol
Rod Strohl
Southwestern Bell Telephone
Carleton Johnson
First National Bank
Parsons
Humboldt and Yates Center Elect Councils
Humboldt and Yates Center elected four councilmen each. In Yates Center the only contest was the third ward race with J. E. Kimbell defeating John P. Martin 32 to 13 to fill a vacancy. Incumbents in other wards were re elected. In Humboldt all four incumbents were re elected without opposition. Voter turnout was light with 170 ballots in Yates Center and 147 in Humboldt.
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Humboldt
Yates Center
J. E. Kimbell
John P. Martin
Kimbell
Virgil Bell
John L. Haas
A. R. McCormick
Fred W. Hartwig
Walter L. Naff
Norman J. Beyma
Dale Orton
Intercepted Letter Dear Cha Shrouds Hanoi Broadcast
Intercepted message questions whether Hanoi's readiness to talk is genuine or a mere commercial ploy. The letter to Cha notes skepticism about a potential communication being a real negotiation signal versus propaganda.
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Hanoi
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