Arkansas Police Probe in Secrecy Unmarked Graves
Arkansas state police pursued a secret inquiry into graves found on Cummins Prison Farm land. Three skeletons were unearthed from a grassy field. investigators weighed pauper cemetery versus prison killings theories. Governor Rockefeller urged withholding details pending pathologist results and a full report.
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Arkansas
Cummins Prison Farm
Ark
Reuben Johnson
Johnson
Bill Streubing
Streubing
Winthrop Rockefeller
Pre-Induction For Eleven Neosho County Men Heading To Kansas City
Eleven young men registered with the Neosho County Selective Service Board departed Chanute for Kansas City to undergo pre induction physicals or final induction. The pre induction list includes William M. Gray IV John D Walker Buford M Anderson Norman E Holcomb David C Loach and Danny N Donovan all from Chanute except Loach now in Chicago. Final induction laurs Larry W Woods Michael R Dent James C Phillips Floyd W Ethridge all of Chanute and Frank E Marque of Erie. Two others left yesterday for final induction Frank E Tichenor a Chanute volunteer and Lester D Woods formerly of Stockton Mo now living in Chanute a draftee.
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Neosho County
James C. Phillips
Floyd W. Ethridge
Chanute
Frank E. Marque
Erie
Woods
Marque
Frank E. Tichenor
Lester D. Woods
Stockton
Weather Summary for Topeka Area and Kansas
Mostly cloudy tonight and Thursday with light rain or drizzle possible. Cooler Thursday afternoon with highs near 50 and overnight lows around 40 to 45. The Weather Bureau notes a cold front crossing Kansas tonight bringing scattered showers, followed by moderating Wednesday temperatures from the low 50s in the northeast to the 60s in the west.
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Topeka
Weather Bureau
Kansas
Blast Fatal To 7 In Suburban Pittsburgh District
An explosion in the Ingram business district killed seven people and injured 17 as firemen recovered a badly burned body. A missing person remained, and a worker was thrown 90 feet across railroad tracks while five Equitable Gas Co. workers perished.
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Pittsburgh
Ingram
Equitable Gas Co
Equitable
Guilty Pleas By 4 Boys To Theft
Four 18 year old boys pleaded guilty in Erie city court to petty larceny for siphoning gasoline from trucks at Prest Manufacturing. Names listed include Stout Earl ton Brunk Thayer Rick Winn Chanute and Harm on Wolken Jr Buffalo. Each fined 100 and sentenced to three days in county jail plus costs. Restitution 9 plus 7.50 court costs. Juveniles held or released for juvenile hearings. Police say Wilson county authorities sought information about a Buffalo burglary.
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Erie
John Stout
Earlton
Steve Brunk
Thayer
Rick
Winn
Chanute
Harmon Wolken Jr
Buffalo
George Neely
Neosho County
John Harris
Prest Mfg. Co
Wilson County
Areawide Juvenile Detention Proposed by Kansas Officials
John White Neosho county attorney led a Chanute Chamber committee discussion on creating an area detention facility for juveniles. Kenneth Casper and John Kirkwood joined, highlighting lack of local facilities and state-level indecision. White detailed juvenile code, detention options, and the overcrowded Topeka facility, urging regional cooperation and new solutions.
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John White
Neosho
White
Chanute Area
Children's Aid Society
State Reformatory
Kansas Supreme Court
Topeka
Children’s Aid Society
Neosho County
Yearlong Altoona Hog Sale Marks Strong Start for NFO Point
The National Farmers Organization collection point in Altoona reports 19 596 head of livestock sold or shipped in its first year. Average weekly activity runs about 400 hogs each Wednesday, with 18 407 butcher hogs and 763 sows plus 362 cattle included in the annual total. The facility along US 75, built in 1966, hosts four lots, 11 holding pens, scales and office space and can handle about 1 000 hogs at once. the busiest day reached 685 head.
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Altoona
National Farmers Organization
NFO
A. B. Erickson
Chanute
Altoona Point
Glen Berg
NFC
Harold Pryor
Pryor
Berg
Viet Cong attack escalates as Saigon battles U.S. Embassy
In Saigon, a Viet Cong unit dies by own action at the U.S. Embassy as U.S. helicopter gunships pound Tan Son Nhut. The lunar new year offensive spreads nationwide with heavy losses: five Americans and 19 guerrillas killed, 11 Americans wounded, amid a six hour siege and martial law declared by President Thieu. Westmoreland calls the attacks a distraction from northern offensives.
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South Vietnam
Nguyen van Thieu
Tan Son Nhut
Saigon
Westmoreland
ROK Blasts Handling of Korean Crisis Seeks Stable Pact
South Korea’s Foreign Minister Choi Kyu-hah criticized U S and North Korean moves over the Pueblo incident and the Korean crisis. He called for firm security measures for the Republic of Korea, opposed direct U S North Korea talks, and rejected exchanging Pueblo crewmen. Bi partisan support emerged from ruling and opposition parties.
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Seoul
South Korea
Chung Hee Park
North Korea
U.S
Choi Kyu-hah
Choi
United States
Republic of Korea
Democratic Republican Party
Shinmin Party
Chanute boy held in thefts at Chanute area farm
A 17 year old from Chanute is in the city jail on theft and property damage charges connected to incidents at a farm northeast of Chanute owned by George McCune. Police say items stolen over two and a half months include gasoline cans, a house radio, tires, batteries and chains. most were recovered. The gate entry was broken and fence sections cut. Batteries were reportedly sold in Wichita. The youth gave police a statement.
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Chanute
George McCune
Wichita
Senate Hodge introduces tax bills against Docking deficits
Senate action centers on Gov. Docking deficit spending claims as Sen. Frank Hodge introduces three measures. One would freeze property taxes at 1967 levels until 1972 while another would create a 2 percent state tax sharing fund for cities and counties and a third would push equalization of tax rates. A separate bill targets newspaper legal notices and a vetoed voter registration liberalization bill was killed.
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Topeka
Senate Committee On Assessment and Taxation
Robert Docking
Sen
Frank
Hodge
R-Hutchinson
General Revenue Fund
Lems
Committee On Assessment and Taxation
Senate
Jack Quinlan
House
Board of Education
Missouri
Norman Gaar
R Westwood
Leavenworth
Johnson
Wyandotte
Kansas
Missouri General Assembly
Guilty Plea By Kirkman In Bank Robbery Case
Donald Wayne Kirkman, 22, of E Do from Wichita pleaded guilty in US District Court to taking part in the October 10 attempt to rob the First State Bank of Thayer Kansas. The plea was entered Tuesday in Wichita.
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Wichita
Donald Wayne Kirkman
E. Do
First State Bank
Thayer
Kaw
US District Court
Traffic Fatalities Log For Topeka Kansas 1968 Report
Topeka Kansas traffic death log records 24 hours to 9 a m for January shows 48 fatalities in 1968, up from 42 in the comparable period of 1967. Officials note ongoing concerns over highway dangers and emphasize safety campaigns.
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Topeka
Kansas
Groundhog Day Legend Hints at Early Spring
An intercepted letter notes a cloudy damp day may keep the groundhog from seeing his shadow, suggesting six weeks of springlike weather per legend. The message links a Friday to seasonal forecasts and folklore.
Governor Opposed To Property Tax Freeze Plan
Gov. Robert Docking rejected bills to freeze property taxes at 1967 levels through 1972 and to provide 5.2 million dollars from general revenue to cities and counties. He warned the move would shift revenue from local to state sources and strain the budget. He urged local governments to review spending and indicated tax reform studies may offer fixes.
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Topeka
Robert Docking
General Revenue Fund
Docking
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