Trainmen Strike Two Railroads MoPac Seaboard
The Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen began a strike against Missouri Pacific and Texas and Pacific, expanding to Seaboard Coast Line. About 23,500 MoPac workers in 12 states may join idle lines. crews demand minimum foreman conductor and two helpers, while MoPac cites safety and arbitrator findings. Passenger service halted. freight operations to continue with personnel.
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ST. Louis
Brotherhood of Railroad
Missouri Pacific Railroad
Texas and Pacific Railroad
Seaboard Coast Line
Seaboard Air Line
Atlantic Coast Line
Missouri Pacific
McPac
Southwestern
A. F. Smith
Kansas City
Gerald Holzmann
Holzmann
Cattle Truck Tipped Near Earlton North Plummer Road
A cattle truck rolled about a mile north of Earlton on Plummer road at 7:45 am. The truck, owned by Harold Wallingford, was driven by an Independence man and loaded at the Bill Kepley farm one mile north and west of Earlton. Two other accidents were reported, including a 1959 Chevrolet driven by Mrs. Christina Hurst of Petrolia and a minor Erie collision involving Vera Vitt and Clarence Marnell Jr. Total damages modest.
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Earlton
Plummer Road
Neosho County
Christina Hurst
Petrolia
Chanute
Plummer
George Neely
Hurst
Vera Vitt
St. Paul R. 1
Clarence Marnell Jr
Overland Park
Chevrolet
Marnell
Ford
Clarence Marnell Sr
Erie
Stolen Car Report Proved Erroneous
A car reported stolen at 8 30 a m was found by noon. It belonged to an Ioa dealer and had been left at Swaney Auto Service 1415 S Santa Fe for transmission leak repairs. Police said the mis sighted car was taken in error for another vehicle.
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Ioa
Swaney Auto Service
S. Santa Fe
Wheat Benefit From Rain In Eastern Kansas Report
The Kansas Crop and Livestock Reporting Service said wheat in eastern Kansas benefited from light to moderate rain last week while surface moisture remained short across the rest of the state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topeka
Kansas
Kansas Crop and Livestock Reporting Service
Johnson pushes eight point consumer protection program
President Johnson sent Congress a proposal for eight new consumer safeguards. The plan covers federal and state fish and poultry inspections, safer television radiation limits, consumer fraud protections in home sales, and a study of auto insurance. He also calls for a consumer council at Justice and a review of warrantees. He ties protections to a 10 percent tax surcharge and urges truth in pricing laws.
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Washington
Johnson
Congress
Justice Department
Traffic Fatalities Log Shows February 1968 Toll
Topeka AP reports Kansas traffic death log for 24 hours to 9 am shows 0 fatalities for February, 2 for 1968, and 50 for the comparable period in 1967, with a 0 figure for the 24 hours to 9 am.
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Topeka
Kansas
Four Straight-A Students Named On Royster Honor Roll
Sixty four Royster Junior High students are on the first semester Honor Roll with four earning straight A’s. Seventh grader Mark McCune and ninth graders Bill Barnard Dennis Gates and Carolyn Kensett achieved all A’s. The second nine weeks Honor Roll lists 53 names.
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Royster Junior High School
Mark McCune
Bill Barnard
Dennis Gates
Carolyn Kensett
Royster
Carolyn
Tribune
Kensett
McCune
Reds Launch Major Offensive Deepens Vietnam War Turmoil
News from Saigon reports a swelling Communist advance in South Vietnam into a second week. Marines retook Hue headquarters, civilians fled burning cities, and Da Nang was placed on Alert Two as North Vietnamese forces push from Da Nang to Hoi An. The air war resumed with a U.S. Thunderchief and a MIG21 shot down northwest of Hanoi.
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Saigon
South Vietnam
Hue
U.S
Thua Thien
Perfume River
da Nang
Hoi An
North Vietnam
Hanoi
Bills flood the House with tax loyalty and inspection measures
In Topeka the House introduced multiple bills including a county one cent gasoline tax subject to voter approval, a public school loyalty oath, and a meat inspection program. The gasoline tax aims to ease property taxes, while the oath aligns with a Supreme Court stance. The meat inspection plan, proposed by Rep Richard Mankin, would tax state costs at 325 thousand to 475 thousand dollars annually starting July 1, 1969.
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Topeka
House
Thomas van Cleave
Kansas City
van Cleave
Robert Docking
House Judiciary Committee
U.S. Supreme Court
Kansas
Richard Mankin
R-Emporia
State Legislative Council
Mankin
South Korea Demands Tough U S Pueblo Stand
South Korea's National Assembly adopted a sharply worded resolution condemning secret negotiations with North Korea over the Pueblo incident. It urged punitive or military measures if needed and warned the United States may be compromising South Korea to appease broader Cold War aims. A anti American demonstration surged in Seoul as lawmakers criticized Washington and pressed Seoul to act.
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Seoul
South Korea
National Assembly
United States
North Korea
Pueblo
Chung Hee Park
U.S
Asia
Knudsen Named Ford President After GM Retirement
Semon Knudsen, former GM vice president, is named president of Ford Motor Co Assessing board roles he joins Ford's board and executive committee Arjay Miller becomes Ford vice chairman after previously serving as president at Ford Miller's election accompanies Knudsen's appointment by Henry Ford II at the board meeting
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Detroit
Semon Knudsen
General Motors
Ford Motor Co
Henry Ford
Arjay Miller
Ford
Miller
Knudsen
Break-in Investigated at Star Lanes Bowling Alley
A break-in at Star Lanes in Erie was under investigation by the Sheriff’s office this afternoon. Loss had not been established.
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Erie
Star Lanes
Sheriff’s Office
Teachers Pay Hike Approved by USD 413 Board
The USD 413 board tentatively approves a 196869 salary schedule raising teachers pay by 65 355 overall with a 100 step for first through 10th years for bachelor's degree holders. The panel also allows a religious instruction class at the junior high and accepts resignations and hires for the second semester. An agreement with Neosho County Community Junior College would share facilities. Open house set for Royster Junior High March 3.
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Unified School District
Board of Education
Ian Church
Chanute Ministerial Alliance
Slater
Royster
Tom Campbell
Imogene Colan
Joyce Shaffer
Murray Hill
Barbara David
Special Services Center
Sharon Wall
Alcott
Herman Roberts
Platiner Supply, Inc
Board of Trustees
Neosho County
Junior College
Royster Junior High
Car Crash Injures Two Drivers at City Intersection
Reported collision at 4th and Malcolm involved Francis T Berthot 33 and Eugenia Franklin 28 of Moran. Berthot cited for careless driving, posted 15 dollar bond. Damages listed for Berthot 125 and Franklin 75. A separate 1966 Ford damage incident occurred near 1st and Lincoln. A parked 1958 Ford trunk and fender damage reported at Allen and Main.
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Francis T. Berthot
Eugenia Franklin
Moran
4Th
Malcolm
Berthot
Franklin
Ethel Kepley
Chanute
Lincoln
Lavern Tripp
Allen and
Main
Intercepted Letter Hints at First Robin Report Time
A clipped line hints at an early robin report marking seasonal notes. The brief suggests a local or syndicated flyer style item noting the arrival of spring signals and timing. The fragment emphasizes time and a personal sign off.
Police Court Bonds and Fines Totals for January
January police court activities show bonds and fines totaling 747 dollars. Parking penalties reached 420.25 with 1,181 overtime tickets. Officers made 69 arrests including 2 felonies and 67 misdemeanors, with 5 domestic disputes requests and 28 traffic accidents investigated.
Weather update forecasts colder, mixed sunshine for Kansas
The Weather Bureau predicts considerable cloudiness and colder conditions across Kansas with a slight chance of rain in the far east tonight as a front moves south. Monday highs ranged from 59 at Goodland to 49 at Beloit while overnight lows spanned 25 to 36. today’s highs expected 45 to 50 east to west with lows in the low 20s tonight.
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Topeka
Weather Bureau
Kansas
Goodland
Beloit
Hutchinson
Pittsburg
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Mo- Pac
Smith
Rita Atkins
Janet Allison
Dorothy Adderson
Mikel Harris
Martha Lloyd
Richard Ray
Sheila Penner
Samson Stoll
Vicki Audiss
Janell Barnow
Dan Cox
Cynthia Murrill
Brenda Steele
Robert Baker
Cherie Blake
Amber Horton
Alicia Magill
Rick McKeekin
Deborah Moore
Carla Rutledge
Tim Thuston
Richard Evans
David Inman
Carl Rush
Larry Cook
Sara Benton
Sherry Fogel
Sherry McCoy
Deborah Myers
Gina Robertson
Lori White
Glennis
Chris Abbuehl
Ricky Rutter
David Sauders
Roger Tucker
Marla Clements
Rae Ann Cramer
Elizabeth Delaplain
Debbie Groskinsky
Kathy Martin
Peggy North
Kathryn Taylor
Sherida Willis
Nick Allen
Mike Arnold
Brian Mee
Jim Wiles
Kim Anderson
Diana Carter
Gayle Defenbaugh
Susan Defenbaugh
Marsha Knapp
Nancy Lett
Pam Mar
Reds
Cial
Foreign Affairs, Defense and Interior Committees
The
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the Presbyter
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Humane Society Animal Control Officer
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