Reformatory Probe Finds Improper Expenditures at Hutchinson
A three man investigative board found grossly improper expenditures from the inmates welfare fund at the Kansas Industrial Reformatory in Hutchinson. The purchases funded furnishings for the superintendent's residence after a budget denial, with actions taken under the director of penal institutions and the reformatory superintendent. The report, presented to Gov. Docking, cites misconduct and calls for procedural reforms and tighter controls.
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Topeka
Kansas Industrial Reformatory
Hutchinson
Robert Docking
Director of Penal Institutions
Kansas State Industrial Reformatory
Robert Sonderholm
O.R. Stites
State Board of Probation and Parole
Ronald Baxter
Charles McAtee
Nora Stucker
Reformatory
Docking
Hutchinson Institution
Alle
Heavy Air Blows on Viet Valley
American B52s blasted the A Shau Valley in South Vietnam with more than 1,500 tons of bombs in the war’s heaviest 24 hour air offensive. Eight eight engine Stratofortresses from bases in Thailand and Guam hit North Vietnamese truck parks storage areas and troop concentrations.
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Saigon
South Vietnam
A Shan
Thailand
Guam
Hue
U.S
Khe Sanh
North Vietnam
Vinh
Laos
A Shau
Mekong
U. S
Delta
Weather summary for Topeka area
The region sees mostly cloudy skies through Friday with cooler north winds 10 to 20 mph. Light precipitation is likely tonight and Friday with 40 to 60 percent chance, while western Kansas reports trace snow flurries and drizzle elsewhere. Highs range from around 40 in the northwest to the 60s in the southeast.
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Topeka
Weather Bureau
Kansas
Reynolds Elected Commander Of Local VFW
Robert Reynolds of 309 West 7th was elected commander of the local Veterans of Foreign Wars at Tuesday night’s meeting. He will succeed Lewis Bejma. Officers for the coming year include John Jensen Jr as senior vice commander, John Curtis as junior vice commander, R. E. Blackman as chaplain, Bejma as three year trustee, Warren Fitch as quartermaster, Dr. Don Abbuehl as post surgeon, and John Sherman as judge advocate. Installation is set for May 4 with Department Commander Lloyd Roberts in attendance.
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Robert Reynolds
W. 7Th
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Lewis C. Bejma
John Jensen Jr
John Curtis
R. E. Blackman
Bejma
Warren Fitch
Don Abbuehl
John Sherman
Department
Lloyd Roberts
Huge Duct Built By Alcorn Plant
A mammoth duct for an oil refinery in El Segundo California nears completion at Alcorn Combustion Co It connects a giant heating unit to a 14 ft diameter smoke stack on a 100 ft platform forming a complex over 700000 pounds The duct weighs about 60000 pounds has inside 30 by 5 ft 8 in dimensions and a 33 ft length It will be shipped by rail after disassembly for transport
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Alcorn Combustion Co
el Segundo
Calif
Santa Fe Eastern Division to honor safety award winners
About 200 Santa Fe Eastern Division employees and spouses will attend a dinner at the Orchid Buffet tonight where first place safety awards for 1967 across Santa Fe divisions will be presented by D. D. Baird H. F. Glasgow and F. L. Elterman. The division train engine yard group led by L. S. Lawrence M. E. Shewmake and E. L. Kidd will also receive top safety honors. A Turtle Award goes to W. L. Clemans for wearing a hard hat after a falling object incident.
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Santa Fe
D. D.baird
Chicago
H. F. Glasgow
Kansas City
F. L. Elterman
Topeka
L. S. Lawrence
Chanute
M. E. Shewmake
E. L. Kidd
Emporia
A. F. Ewert
Mainttenance of Way Department
Baird and
Glasgow
W. L. Clemans
Intercepted Letter Sparks Election Year Scandal
A fragment notes an intercepted letter to Cha revealing a scandal tied to a state institution during an election year. The text hints at political intrigue without detailing specifics.
Tribune Phone Contact Reminder
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Tribune
Nuclear test blast at Nevada site marks 10th this year
A underground nuclear test at the Atomic Energy Commission Nevada test site released energy between 20 000 and 200 000 tons of TNT. It is the tenth weapons related test announced by the AEC this year, with two additional blasts aimed at peaceful uses of nuclear explosives.
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Washington
Atomic Energy Commission
Nevada
AEC
North Viet Nam presses for immediate peace talks site
Hanoi through its official newspaper demands the United States agree without delay to Phnom Penh or Warsaw as the site for preliminary talks and calls for an end to bombing and all hostilities on the entire Democratic Republic of Vietnam to allow talks to begin.
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Tokyo
North Vietnam
United States
Phnom Penh
Warsaw
Communist Party
Nhan Dan
Cere
U.S
Democratic Republic of Vietnam
Hanoi
Johnson
Honolulu
Vietnam
Washington
South Vietnam
King Slaying Mystery Man Warrant Out
MEMPHIS AP says Eric Starvo Galt, 36, charged with conspiracy and murder in Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. assassination. FBI issued federal warrant mentioning a brother claim. state murder charge filed in Memphis. FBI notes a 30.06 rifle bought March 30 in Birmingham. no direct link to Galt yet.
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Memphis, Tenn
Eric Starvo Galt
Martin Luther King Jr
FBI
Birmingham
Ala
Galt
King
Memphis
Tennessee
J. Edgar Hoover
Washington
Rooming House
U.S
Ramsey Clark
Traffic Fatalities Log Shows April and 1968 Totals
Topeka AP reports Kansas traffic death log details for 24 hours to 9 am Thursday with 34 deaths in April, 174 in 1968, and 142 in the comparable 1967 period. One previously unreported fatality is included.
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Topeka
Kansas
Bank Post To Moody Bank Post To Moody
Erie community bank announces Virgil Moody elected president. Moody, longtime cashier and vice president, will lead the Home State Bank in its 65th year. Richard Campbell becomes cashier. Current officers include Miller as chairman Mary Alice Miller as vice president Campbell as cashier and other staff listed.
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ERIE
Earl L. Miller
The
Home State Bank
Virgil Moody
Moody
Bank
Richard Campbell
Miller
Mary Alice Miller
Campbell
Loucille Huffman
Clark Fleming
Ester Engelman
Ernestine Stephens
Gertrude Salle
Clash of events in Parsons outlines legion convention and war protest
Parsons Kansas hosts a two day district American Legion convention and a 60th anniversary U S Army Reserve program while a Vietnam War protest builds with college peace activists and reserve units en route for duty. An army parade and equipment display accompany the events drawing offsetting crowds and a large student turnout is planned.
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Parsons
Kan
American Legion and Auxiliary
U.S. Army Reserve
Edwin F. Kagin
Legion
Wesley Foundation
University of Kansas
Joe College
Jesus
Thomas Reborn Jr
243Rd Reserve Quartermaster Battalion
1011Th Supply and Service Company
Independence
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Stites
McAfee
Baxter
Penal Administration
Viet Valley
Alcorn
California
VEW
Johnson Studio
Neosho County
Lila
Erie High School
Milford Hall
EHS
Kansas State College
Pittsburg
Cha
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