Record Time By Runner In Marathon
Floyd M. Goodwin of the Denver Track Club won the Humboldt Marathon in a record 2 hours 32 minutes 39.7 seconds. Berry Crawford and Gary Pierson swept the first three places, with Crawford clocking 2:34:57.1. A girls race was won by Sherry Armstrong of Mulvane in 9:45.5 for 1 mile.
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Humboldt
Floyd M. Goodwin
Denver Track Club
Goodwin
Pat McMahon
Oklahoma Baptist University
McMahon
Berry Crawford
Gary Pierson
Crawford
Pierson
Jay Dierksen
Madison
S.C
Ricky Richardson
Conway, Ark
Missouri Road Runners Club
Humboldt Chamber of Commerce
Sherry Armstrong
Mulvane
Stridettes Club
Marsha Prather
LaHarpe
Anne Harvey
Stridettes
Clarence Staley
Iola
Elmer Lehman
Lehman
Kansas State College of Pittsburg
Karen Miller
Nancy Zuzzio
Tribune Phone Contact Guidance
Instructions advise contacting Tribune through a carrier if unavailable. If unreachable, dial HE 1-3400 after 6 p.m. for assistance.
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Tribune
Local Issues Spark Steel Talks Across Plants
Pittsburgh AP reports U S Steel Homestead Works workers press for fulltime doctor and more parking while McKeesport unit seeks incentive pay. Hundreds of local issues land on bargaining tables as Aug 1 strike looms, triggering fears these items reach national talks and draw White House attention. Local 1408 president Anthony Tomko cautions small demands hurt more than large ones.
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Pittsburgh
U.S. Steel
Homestead
McKeesport
United
Anthony Tomko
Mc_Keesport
Tomko
Johnson
New York
Atlantic City
Wide Search For King's Slayer Expands Across States
FBI agents from Virginia to Florida widen the hunt for the man linked to the Martin Luther King Jr. assassination. Eric Starvo Galt, 37, described as an unemployed Birmingham seaman, is sought after a white Mustang tied to King’s killing was found in Atlanta. Authorities interview Galt contacts, issue no photos, and press for a national composite drawing. The King murder, carried out from a second floor bathroom, left several states alert as the investigation continues.
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Memphis, Tenn
FBI
Virginia
Florida
Martin Luther King Jr
Eric Starvo Galt
Birmingham
Ala
Atlanta
King
Memphis
Galt
Associated Press
Alabama
Jacksonville
Fla
Geo
Kansas Traffic Fatalities Log Update
TOPEKA AP reports the Kansas traffic death log covering 48 hours to 9 a.m. Monday shows 4 deaths for April, 32 since the start of 1968, and 172 for the comparable period in 1967.
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Topeka
Kansas
Hearing Set for Chanute Third Bank Application
Public hearing on the Stark State Bank to be discontinued and its charter used for a new Chanute bank named Security State Bank is scheduled for April 30 in the Memorial building auditorium. Three State Banking Board members will hear morning and afternoon sessions. Bre men State Bank vice president Cee Orval Lohse and Haysville State Bank president Fred Stearns will conduct, with Dressing as chairman.
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Chanute
Stark State Bank
Security State Bank
State Banking Board
Memorial Building
Ceee Orval M. Lohse
Bremen State Bank
Fred G. Stearns
Haysville State Bank
Dressing
Stark Bank
McCoy
McCay
Weather warms into next week with mild highs
Area forecast calls for fair and warmer conditions tonight and Tuesday with lows in the 40s and highs near 80. Southerly winds in Kansas bring milder weather, partly cloudy skies Tuesday, and a chance of thunder showers in the southwest. Highs Sunday ranged from 56 to 70, with overnight lows from 29 to 45.
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Topeka
Kansas
Weather Bureau
Olathe
Hill City
Goodland
Russell
Multiple Vehicle Accidents Reported With Property Damage
Police investigated two weekday crashes and logged two more over the weekend. A 1962 Chevrolet driven by Micky Taylor rear ended a 1966 Chevrolet owned by Betty Williamson at Main and Evergreen. In a parking lot at West Main, a 1954 Falcon driven by Toni Roland collided with a 1965 Ford driven by David McGuffin. A separate 3 p.m. Saturday incident near Main and Steuben involved Vera Mendez and Steve Almond after a door swung into Mendez’s car. Early Easter Sunday a rear impact at a drive in theater involved Tom Slater and Vincent Savings. Damage ranged from minor to 100 dollars per vehicle.
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Micky Taylor
W. Elm
Pinky Mullins
W. Main
Betty Williamson
Williamson
Main
Evergreen
Toni Roland
David L. McGuffin
Iola
Roland
Falcon
McGuffin
Vera Mendez
N. Santa Fe
Steve Almond
S. Steuben
Main and Steuben
Almond
Mendez
Tom Slater
W. 4Th
Vincent Savings
W. Oak
Slater
Marines seize Hill 881 near Khe Sanh on Easter
U S Marines storm Hill 881 five miles north of Khe Sanh in a heavy Easter battle with North Vietnamese forces. AP reports 108 enemy dead, six Marines killed and 12 wounded as South Vietnamese troops expected to assume larger combat roles along the northern frontier after refit and retraining of the 1st Division.
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Saigon
Khe Sanh
John Lengel
Marine
da Nang
Artil
Lery
26Th Marine Regiment
U.S
Con Thien
Vandalism Reported Weekend Incidents
Three vandalism incidents were reported to police over the weekend. Stan Purvis said his 1967 Pontiac parked near the Presbyterian church was damaged with beer poured on the hood and parts stolen. Bob Williams reported a broken car window. Gene Uden stated his employer’s truck short wave radio was damaged and wiring cut with parts stolen.
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Stan Purvis
S. Highland
Presbyterian Church
Bob Williams
R. 2
Gene Uden
Tennessee
Shot Over Dice Ends in Death in Liberal
A dice game in Liberal ends in a fatal shooting. George Baker Jr., 28, died. Police hold Moses Blackwell, 41, of Ulysses as Leroy Smith reports Baker won heavily in the game.
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Liberal
Kan
George Baker Jr
Moses Blackwell
Ulysses
Leroy Smith
Baker
Blackwell
Docking Plays Role in St Louis Governors Meeting
Gov. Robert Docking flies to St. Louis with aide Paul Pendergast and secretary Pat Burnau for a Democratic governors conference. He plans to address a Wichita banquet of the Kansas State Chamber of Commerce and remains noncommittal on presidential support. Kansas 38 delegate votes at the national convention follow the governor’s lead per party directive.
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Topeka
Robert Docking
St. Louis
Docking
Paul Pendergast
Pat Burnau
Ing
Wichita
Kansas State Chamber of Commerce
Kansas
Easter Drought? Rabbit Faces Egg Shortage Joke
An intercepted letter to Cha notes Easter pressure on a rabbit from the egg tally, humorously implying a heavy harvest. The quip hinges on eggs collected during Easter producing comic strain for the Easter bunny.
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King’s
Can
Lions Club
Highland Park
David Hibbs
Sharon Harwood
Mike Wagner
Patrick Wagner
Dewey Lynch
Dian Swinder
Allen Morrow
Cindy Warhurst
David Day
State Banking Commission
W. R. Murfin
J. W. Murfin
Milford Peterson
Neal W. McCoy
Glenn Strange
Erie
First State Bank of
Thayer
Thayer Bank
Cherry and
Western
Drisdell
Chanute Bank
Governors’ Meeting
Cha
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