Everett Thomas flies home after heart transplant in Houston
Everett C. Thomas, 47, Phoenix accountant and first heart self ate patient at St. Luke's, discharged weeks ago and back in Houston for checkups. Louis Fierro, recipient of a new heart, started work as a car salesman. both must return for followups. Snowball the paw sucking pup amuses Creston owner Fred Hohneke. Westinghouse teams draft electronic circuits on foil for future sensing implants.
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Houston, Tex
Everett C. Thomas
Phoenix
Ariz
Thomas
St. Luke's Episcopal Hospital
Houston
Louis J. Fierro
Fierro
Los Angeles
Westinghouse Electric Corp
Navy torpedo boat allowed to continue journey to sea
The 67 foot Navy torpedo boat, moved from Sturgeon Bay to California by land after officials concluded it could reach Long Beach cheaper on roads. A highway patrol stop near the ship’s path forced a route change, with officials permitting continued travel on back roads under freeway avoidance.
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San Bernardino
Calif
California
Sturgeon Bay
Wis
West Coast
Long Beach
Highway Patrol
Liz Looks Peaked as Taylor Burton Dock New York
Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton arrive in New York for a few days to settle family matters including returning Burton's daughter to a former wife. Miss Taylor, 36, appeared pale and tired after a London hysterectomy two weeks earlier. Burton joked about rumors of a possible separation amid photographers. In Clinton Missouri a home invasion ends with a robbed salesman and a car theft. suspects flee in a Kansas-registered vehicle abandoned with a sawed-off shotgun.
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New York
Elizabeth Taylor
Richard Burton
Sybil Christopher
Burtons
Miss Taylor
London
Burton
Clinton, Mo
Clinton
Henry County
Roy Wilson
Bob Henry
Sweet Springs
Kansas
Weather Outlook: Hot Air to Grip Kansas
AREA FORECAST calls for clear to partly cloudy skies with wind. Lows tonight 69 to 76 and highs Wednesday 94 to 103. Kansas will see hot blasts from a south wind with central areas 100 to 104 and 90 to 95 elsewhere. Overnight lows 60 northwest to near 80 southeast. Monday highs ranged from 8 to 102 across towns.
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Topeka
Kansas
The
Weather Bureau
Goodland
Russell
Garden City
Pittsburg
Manhattan
Federal officials back Kansas City airport road link plan
Washington AP federal highway administrators told Kansas lawmakers they support a connector from Kansas City International Airport to Johnson and Wyandotte counties. Action hinges on a bill to authorize 1,500 miles of new interstates. Estimated cost stands at 65 million dollars.
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Washington
Kansas
Kansas City International Airport
Johnson and Wyandotte
John R. Jamieson
Edgar H. Swick
Robert Docking
Jamieson
Swick
Johnson
Johnson County
Kansas River
Wyandotte County
Missouri River
Platte County
Missouri
Resurfacing Plan For Kansas Turnpike Completed
The 1968 resurfacing program on a major portion of the 236 mile Kansas Turnpike is completed. Chief engineer L. W. Newcomer said 68 miles of two lane hot mix heavy overlay and 160 miles of two lane surface with asphalt sealing materials and pre coated chips were applied.
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Wichita
Kansas Turnpike
L. W. Newcomer
Intercepted Letter Details Moon Race Routes
Intercepted letter discusses the manned rocket race to the moon with focus on two routes. Russians pursue a hopping approach while the United States plans a direct flight, highlighting intensified interest and competition between the powers.
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Moon
U.S
Allied forces report 700 plus enemy dead in three days of fighting
Allied accounts say more than 700 enemy soldiers were killed in three days of attacks and counterattacks from the Cambodian border to the northern frontier. One allied unit was overrun near Da Nang with heavy casualties. relief is ongoing as air and artillery support oppose attackers.
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Saigon
da Nang
U.S
Tay Ninh
bin Long
Eisenhower's survival prospects guarded by doctors
Army doctors at Walter Reed report General Eisenhower remains in critical condition after a heart attack with a favorable trend in heart rhythm. They note no sustained ventricular irregularities in 24 hours and rest appears comfortable, though the overall outlook remains uncertain.
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Washington
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Walter Reed Army Hospital
Eisenhower
Harriman Defends Paris Talks With North Vietnam
Ambassador Averell Harriman says North Vietnam entered Paris talks last May overly confident and escalated South Vietnamese fighting. He notes world opinion shifted against Hanoi and that they called off offensive, implying no clear progress despite hints. Nguyen Thanh Le counters no progress yet.
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Paris
W. Averell Harriman
South Vietnam
Harriman
Maurice Ferro
U.S
Nguyen Thanh le
Minor injuries in city traffic crashes reported
Police reported several minor accidents yesterday afternoon. A Hammond Indiana man and a Batesel from 109 S Wilson collided at Lincoln and Walnut causing about 300 damage to a 1968 Chevrolet and a 1968 Corvette. Batesel and a 7 year old passenger were slightly injured.
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Elbert L. Morrow
Hammond
Ind
Joe V. Batesel
S. Wilson
Lincoln and
Walnut
Morrow
Batesel
Mark Batesel
Fred L. Hall
Galesburg
LaVern Felkins
N. Lincoln
Hall
Felkins
Robert J. Burt
Karen Shively
S. Ashby
Burt
14Th
Santa Fe
Floyd H. Edwards
Fredonia
LeVern L. Tripp
Edwards
Lincoln
Tripp
Ford
Buick
Four-Lane Highway Proposed for Area US 169 Upgrade
Chanute Area Chamber of Commerce endorses immediate four-lane limited-access upgrade of US 169 from south of Chanute to north of Iola. The resolution urges action by State Highway Director John Montgomery due to rising traffic hazards and projected growth along the Kansas City Kan to Tulsa corridor.
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Chanute Area
Kansas City
Kan
Tulsa
State Highway Commission
Streets and Highways Committee
Hugh Chapman
Public Hearing on Katy Bid To Abandon Line to Piqua
Interstate Commerce Commission hearing on Katy railroad plan to abandon 17 miles of track between Chanute and Piqua opened with protests from Monarch Cement Humboldt Ash Grove Cement and Wilson Bros Walnut Lumber. Katy officials testified rehabilitation work begun with total cost estimate between Parsons and Humboldt area log shipments noted. Sessions were held at the Memorial Building.
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Katy
Piqua
Chanute
Walter Wulf
Charles Fussman
Walter Club
Monarch Cement Co
Humboldt
Harold Whitaker
Wayne M. Wilson
Wilson Bros. Walnut Lumber Co
Parsons
Ash Grove Cement Co
Interstate Commerce Commission
Bernard Feuer
Wilson
Piqua-Humboldt
Memorial Building
Nine Guards Held by Rampaging Prisoners in Ohio Riot
At the Ohio State Penitentiary in Columbus, nine guards were held hostage by prisoners who freed 55 inmates. A guard was injured, fires started briefly, and police with city fire crews surrounded the 22% acre site. Eight civilian workers were inside the facility during the incident.
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Columbus, Ohio
Ohio State Penitentiary
Columbus
Atchison Youth Killed In Car Crash Near Airport
Gerald L. Bowen 21 of Atchison died when his car left U.S. 73 west of the Atchison airport and hit a utility pole. Injured were brothers Frank Bowen 17 and Mike J. Betts 15, also of Atchison.
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Atchison, Kan
Gerald L. Bowen
Atchison
U.S. 73
Atchison Airport
Frank Bowen
Mike J. Betts
McCarthy aide calls Humphrey delegate claims exaggerated
Sen. Eugene J. McCarthy's spokesman Stephen A. Mitchell says Humphrey's reported at least 1400 delegate votes are an exaggeration and claims McCarthy has 600 to 700 votes. He notes the Johnson Humphrey camp escalated its effort and questions convention floor access and arrangements while party officials back O'Brien's tallies.
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Chicago
Eugene J. McCarthy
Hubert H. Humphrey
Lawrence F. O Brien
Humphrey
Stephen A. Mitchell
Mitchell
McCarthy
Johnson Humphrey
John Criswell
Sen. McCarthy
John M. Bailey
Dwight D. Eisenhower
O’brien
Robert F. Kennedy
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U.S. Air Force
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Gen. Eisenhower
Associated Press
By Keith Wright
Jack Groves
H. Cunningham
R. D. Wilson
Betty Bower
Dale McCoy
Royce Wells
Bill Johnson
Ron Poor
Roger Findahl
Burl Schaberg
Chapman
Schaberg
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Chamber
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