St Paul grows aided by library assets and local history
In St Paul eastern Neosho County the 900 population town advances with a well supplied library and a modern building. Librarian Mrs Irma Havely inspires readers alongside paintings by Grandma Cutler. A local reader over 80 checks out six books weekly, a reflection on engagement and aging in that community.
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St. Paul
Neosho County
Southeast
Irma Havely
Grandma Cutler
W. S. Cutler
Chanute
Auditorium Roars with Tommy James and the Shondells
Memorial Auditorium erupted as Tommy James and the Shondells performed to about 1500 teenagers. The crowd reacted with ear shattering screams and moans during the high energy set.
Santa Fe Plans KC improvement set for 1969
The Santa Fe railway will complete a multimillion-dollar terminal improvement in Kansas City Kansas in 1969. President John S. Reed announced the total capital expenditure program by the railway and its subsidiaries will reach about 190 million dollars next year, up from 125 million in 1968.
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Topeka
Santa Fe Railway
Kansas City
Kan
John S. Reed
The
Santa Fe
Reed
Railway
West says China cuts North Vietnam aid as talks loom
Western diplomats report Beijing reducing military aid to Hanoi since March 31 after Johnson limited bombing. They note mass media anti Hanoi coverage in China and protests by Red Guards. Diplomats cite withdrawal of labor forces and no substitute aid as Beijing pressures Hanoi over Paris peace talks.
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Paris
China
Hanoi
North Vietnam
Johnson
North
Peking
Red China
Dyne
Nank
Mehmet Shehudown
Alabama
Brazil in Crackdown on Opposition After Coup
Brazil's military led government under President Arthur da Costa e Silva launches a nationwide crackdown. Congress is prorogued, censors seize newspapers, and arrests begin, targeting former president Juscelino Kubitscheck and other opposition figures amid a new institutional act suspending habeas corpus for crimes against national security. Gen. Siseno Sarmento is named as the key military figure behind the measures.
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Rio DE Janeiro
Arthur da Costa E Silva
Congress
Juscelino Kubitscheck
Senate
Osvaldo Peralva
Correio da Manha
Rio
Helio Fernandez
Helio Navarro
Sao Paulo
Costa E Silva
Siseno Sarmento
First Army
Sarmento
1St Army
2Nd Army
Brazil
Joao Goulart
Weather forecast and temperatures rising Sunday
Frigid air lowered readings to 12 degrees by 7 a.m. with 17 degrees by 10 a.m. Tonight and Sunday feature clear to partly cloudy skies and gradually warming temperatures. Overnight lows reach the upper teens to low 20s and Sunday’s high around 40 degrees.
Youth Ranch Funds Move In Kansas Town
In Coyville Wilson County discussions center on a Cunningham Youth Ranch. Glen Cunningham, operator near Augusta, has deposited on 110 acres east of Coyville. he already owns 120 acres nearby. Frank Sinatra Jr. plans to lead a $3.5 million national fund drive to relocate the ranch in June.
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Coyville
Wilson County
Glen Cunningham
Augusta
Here
Cunningham
Fredonia
Ruth
Frank Sinatra Jr
Sinatra
Las Vegas
Nev
Cunningham Ranch
Kansas Attorney General's Office
Worse to Come in Flus Outbreak
The Associated Press reports Hong Kong flu spreading across the United States with mid January peak expected. Outbreaks in 30 states, 14 states plus DC and Puerto Rico confirming lab results, and 700 deaths from pneumonia and flu in 122 cities last week. Prominent figures affected include Tallulah Bankhead, Chicago Mayor Daley, Gov. Kirk, and Mrs. Maurice Stans. Vice President-elect Agnew canceled a celebratory party and rested in Memphis amid the Liberty Bowl events.
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Associated Press
Hong Kong
United States
District of Columbia
Puerto Rico
Tal
Philadelphia
Tallulah Bankhead
Chicago
Richard Daley
Florida
Claude Kirk Jr
Maurice Stans
Spiro T. Agnew
Memphis
Tenn
Entries Due For Contest In The Tribune Christmas Displays
Deadline for entries in The Tribune outdoor Christmas decorations contest is Monday. Eight entries have been received including Warren Babcock Edward Ranz Delbert Howell Robert Lassman Russell Fletcher Edward and Mrs Burgtorf Dr and Mrs Morton. The best entry wins $25 with second and third places each worth $10.
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Tribune
Warren Babcock
N. Steuber
Herbert Johnson
W. Oak Delbert Dee Howell
S. Evergreen
Robert Lassman
N. Forest
Russell Fletcher
S. Santa Fe
Edward C. Ranz
S. Tennessee
Charles Burgtorf
W. 10Th
Chris Morton
S. Rutter
Intercepted Letter Dear Cha in Violin Music
An intercepted note from an older generation expresses a preference for a little violin music. It is signed with the name Nute.
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Cha
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Dwight Wallingford
State of
Kansas
Virgil Lowe
Lowe
Neosho
Vernon E. Lohmann
Ed Naanes
Erie
Naanes
Neosho Memorial Hospital
Montgomery County
Bill Lessman
Coffeyville
Independence Reporter
Lessman
Melinda Henderson
K. M. Henderson
Rutter
Shondells
Kustom Eletronics
Bud Ross
Ing
Chou En-lai
Beqir Balluku
Shehu
Paris Talks
Vietnam
Albania
Moscow
Belo Horizonte
Cunningham Planning
Elkhart
Yours
Nute
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