Ray and Lawyer Plan His Case In Prison Talks
James Earl Ray's American lawyer Arthur J. Hanes met Ray at Wandsworth Prison for an hour to discuss building a defense for a possible extradition trial for King assassination. Hanes said he obtained names and leads, praised the meeting, and noted prison restrictions limited confidential exchanges. He plans to return home Sunday and did not rule out another interview if needed.
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Ray
London
James Earl Ray
Martin Luther King Jr
Arthur J. Hanes
Birmingham
Ala
Wandsworth
Hanes
Alabama
Britain
United States
Fatal crash near St Francis claims one life
Michael D. Jones, 27, of Glendale Illinois died Friday night from injuries after a two car collision on rain slicked U S 36 east of St Francis Kansas. Geraldine Graff 27 Lombard Illinois was driving one car. Marie Hallagin and her daughter Ardis were hospitalized in Cheyenne County Hospital St Francis in satisfactory condition.
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ST. Francis
Kan
Michael D. Jones
Glendale
Ill
U.S
Kansas Highway Patrol
Jones
Geraldine Graff
Lombard
Marie Hallagin
McDonald
Hallagin
Consolidated Unified School District 101 Board Leaders
Dulavey was reelected president and Tom Burress named vice president at the district 101 board regular meeting. William Wintle was named clerk and Elaine Guy treasurer as part of the year’s appointments.
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Erie
Lloyd Dulavey
Consolidated Unified School District 101 Board of Education
Tom Burress
William Wintleclerk
Elaine Guy
Boat Located and Returned to Owner at Brown Wells Dam
A boat reported missing Wednesday from Brown Wells dam was located and returned to owner Richard Oliver of 201 S. Wilson. Park workers found the craft in weeds while trimming the city maintained recreational area and moved it to Highland Park for safekeeping.
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Brown Wells Dam
Richard Oliver
S. Wilson
Highland Park
Tribune Phone Contact Guidance
If you cannot reach your Tribune contact you should get your carrier. If he cannot be reached dial HE 1 3400 after 6 pm.
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Tribune
Police Scatter Crowd in Paterson Puerto Rican Areas
Police with shotguns cleared a crowd at a Paterson fire scene without arrests. Nearly 30 arrests occurred in surrounding disturbances Friday night and Saturday. Mayor Kramer to meet community leaders to address the unrest.
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Paterson
N.J
Lawrence F. Kramer
Main Street
Edward Englehardt
Driver Arrested on DWI Charge in Oklahoma City
Police arrested Dorothy C. Banks 50 of Oklahoma City on driving while intoxicated and careless driving charges after a minor wreck at 115 E Main. She was held at the city jail pending further proceedings. Officer Clifford McCoy said Banks rear ended Nover C. Barnett 19 at 8:40 last night causing $75 damage to Banks Ford and $10 to Barnett Comet.
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Dorothy C. Banks
Oklahoma City
E. Main
Clifford McCoy
Banks
Nover C. Barnett
Johnson on Visit to Central America
President Johnson spoke in San Salvador on his tour to all five Central American republics. He said the trip aims to learn from regional leaders and explore what more the nations can do together while noting social gains and ongoing market integration with the Central American Common Market. Demonstrations by students near the U S Embassy accompanied the arrival with calls to end U S involvement in Vietnam. National Guard supported security as Johnson planned visits to the other capitals.
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San Salvador
el Salvador
Johnson
Central America
U.S
Central American
Vietnam
the Dragon
National Guard
Traffic Fatalities in Topeka Kansas Month Summary
Kansas traffic death log shows 24 hours up to 9 am Saturday for July 1968 with 310 deaths, compared to 307 in the comparable 1967 period.
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Topeka
Kansas
Long Holiday Traffic Death Toll Climbs Across Nation
The Associated Press reports 281 traffic deaths by the third day of the four day Independence Day weekend with a projected total between 700 and 800. A major crash near Meridian Mississippi killed four and injured seven as part of the holiday toll.
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Associated Press
National Safety Council
Meridian
Miss
Rockefeller and Humphrey Push Open Convention Idea
Gov Nelson Rockefeller says enough Republican delegates remain uncommitted to ensure an open convention. Vice President Hubert Humphrey urges full Democratic participation and proposes public hearings by the platform committee nationwide.
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Associated Press
Rockefeller
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Humphrey
Hubert H. Humphrey
Platform Committee
Erie Register of Deeds Reports Quarter Fees
Doris Shellhorn, Neosho county register of deeds, reported $4,758.50 in fees for the quarter ending June 30. Mortgage registrations totaled $2,864.75 and other deductions $1,893.75. Deeds transferred 214. money on deeds $669. 106 mortgages $385. 102 releases $163. 397 financing statements $281.75. 113 miscellaneous recordings $395. Transfer fees amounted to $66.20.
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Erie
Doris Shellhorn
Neosho County Register of Deeds
Overland Park Man Shot to Death in Family Argument
Thomas Sands 30 of Overland Park Kansas was killed early today in a family dispute. Police held his wife Glenda 27 who said he beat her at the time of the shooting. Officers noted her clothes were torn and Sands was shot three times with a pistol.
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Kansas City, Kan
Thomas Sands
Overland Park
Kan
Sands
Glenda
Two U S Musicians Killed by Viet Cong Near Saigon
Viet Cong ambush near Saigon killed two teenage musicians Brandi Perry and another performer as they raised surrender arms. Paula Levine, Jack Bone, and a soldier were wounded while the group was returning from Vung Tau to entertain troops. Marines and U S forces reported heavy battles north of the city with multiple enemy casualties and flags unfurled by the Viet Cong in Saigon.
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Saigon
Brandi Perry
Paula Levine
North Hollywood
Calif
U.S
Levine
U.S. Army
93Rd
Jack Bone
Los Angeles
Vung Tau
Miss Levine
National Liberation Front
Ellsworth Bunker
Nasser Calls UN Middle East Resolution Insufficient
Egyptian President Gamel Abdel Nasser, in talks with Soviet leaders, said last November’s UN Middle East resolution is insufficient and unclear though it supports a path to peace. He spoke at a luncheon and laid wreaths at Lenin’s Tomb and the Unknown Soldier as talks continue.
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Moscow
Gamel Abdel Nasser
Kremlin
United Nations
Middle East
U.N
Gunnar V. Jarring
Pravda Today
Nasser
Soviet Union
Pravda
Lenin
Chain Reaction Crash Injures Nine Near Lawrence
Nine persons were injured in a chain of collisions involving 15 cars on the Kansas Turnpike one mile east of the Lawrence service area. Three were admitted to Lawrence Memorial Hospital, others treated and released. Driver Alexander Hodsahagan of St. Louis was held for questioning. Hospitalized: Mark Terschluse 8, of St. Louis. Mrs. Opal Fairbanks 42, and Frank Fairbanks 46, of Kansas City.
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Lawrence
Kan
Kansas Turnpike
Lawrence Memorial Hospital
Highway Patrol
Alexander Hodsahagan
St. Louis
Mark Terschluse
Ope! Fairbanks
Frank Fairbanks
Kansas City
95th Reunion Sparks Erie Week of Events
ERIE The annual Old Soldiers and Sailors Reunion kicks off Tuesday at 9 PM with a dance at the American Legion hall. Wednesday hosts a reunion queen contest, Thursday features an amateur hour, and Friday centers on a free bean feed from 6 to 7 PM on the courthouse lawn followed by a 9 PM Legion dance. Saturday includes horseshoe pitching at Guy Park with Kansas players and children’s events by the courthouse, plus carnival attractions by Cherokee Amusement Co.
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Erie
Kansas
Guy Park
Cherokee Amusement Co
U Thant In Paris For Talks
U Thant arrives in Paris to meet with American and North Vietnamese peace talks delegates. He plans a lunch with Michel Debre, newly appointed foreign minister, then separate talks with W. Averell Harriman and Xuan Thuy. The talks, eight weeks old, have shown little progress.
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Paris
U.N
U Thant
Michel Debre
Charles de Gaulle
Debre
Maurice Couve de Murville
Thant
Geneva
U.S
W. Averell Harriman
Xuan Thuy
Clever Forgery Suspected in Mao Pamphlet Report
AP reports a Ming Pao publication claiming Mao Tse-tung warned last August that Red Guards are unfit to govern and warned of collapse if rebels gain power. China watchers differing on authenticity. some call it a clever forgery while others accept it as possible.
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Hong Kong
Mao Tse-tung
China Watchers
Ming Pao
Mao
Communist Party
Liu Shao-chi
Liu Shau-chi
Mali
Communist
China
Red Guards
Red Guard
Weather outlook Kansas July forecast shows cooler trend
The Weather Bureau forecasts below normal July temperatures across Kansas with highs 80 to 90 and 70s to 80s Sunday. Expect considerable cloudiness and scattered showers or thunderstorms mainly west and central tonight and Sunday with lows in the 60s. Local reports include Ellis 4.06 inches and Hays 0.19 inches from Friday night storms.
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Topeka
Kansas
Weather Bureau
Ellis
Hays
Blaiberg Reported Very Ill With Lung Complication
Cape Town South Africa AP Dr Philip Blaiberg who has lived over six months with a transplanted heart is very ill with a lung affliction at Groote Schuur Hospital. Medical officials said pulmonary complications cause concern while he also recovers from hepatitis and shows some liver improvement. An all night watch was kept in his sterilized room as the lung problem emerged.
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Cape Town
South Africa
Philip Blaiberg
Groote Schuur Hospital
Jacobus Burger
Blaiberg
Final Kansas wheat harvest operations underway in northwest
Final operations of the Kansas wheat harvest are taking place in nine northwestern counties this weekend. Mop-up cuttings in the southeast were delayed by heavy rains up to five inches over the Fourth of July.
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Great Bend
Kan
Kansas
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