Airliner Hijacked Refuels Then Lands in Cuba
A national Airlines DC8 with 64 aboard was hijacked over Texas by a Cuban man who threatened a grenade and pistol. The jet refueled in New Orleans then landed at Jose Marti Airport in Havana where the hijacker was the first off, followed by security and passengers.
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Miami
Fla
National Airlines
Texas
Cuba
Jose Marti
Havana
Fenton Wheeler
New Orleans
Houston
Tex
Red Cross
Oice
U.S
Sid Oliver
Mental Health Center Budget Proposed at 110200
Erie Southeast Kansas Mental Health Center in Humboldt has submitted a proposed budget of 110200 for the coming year. Neosho County commissioners set projected tax levy at 83200, with Neosho's share 16400. Commissioners were to meet at 3 p.m. with center representatives to discuss the proposal.
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Erie
Kansas
Humboldt
Neosho
Neosho County
Weather Averages and Forecast for Topeka Area
Today's 1 p.m. high 75 and low 9 75 with 55 percent humidity. Parts of Kansas may see thunderstorms tonight and Thursday as temperatures remain steady. Alta Vista reports 2.97 inches of rain, the first significant rainfall in Wabaunsee County in a month.
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Topeka
Kansas
North Central
The
Weather Bureau
Alta Vista
Wabaunsee County
County crews seal Neosho County roads
Maintenance sealing of Neosho County blacktop roads is underway as the county road department crews reseal about 15 miles yearly. The goal is to cover the entire 1 mile of county maintained blacktop every five to six years under county supervision.
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Erie
Neosho County
Assassination trials of Sirhan Ray set to begin
An intercepted letter from Nute mentions forthcoming assassination trials of Sirhan and Ray. The message notes anticipated crowds from Los Angeles and Memphis as the trials start.
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Los Angeles
Memphis
Sirhan
Ray
Ray Clears Way for Return in King Killing Case
James Earl Ray may return to the United States tonight or Thursday to face trial for Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. killing. Ray signed a declaration not to appeal the extradition order, leaving Home Secretary Callaghan to sign and send him to U.S. authorities for the death-penalty case.
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London
James Earl Ray
United States
Martin Luther King Jr
Ray
Home Office
Home
James Callaghan
U.S. Justice Department
Memphis
Republicans Claim Nixon Attacks Rockefeller in Race
Nixon labels Rockefeller campaign too late while Rockefeller replies Nixon lacks the nomination and the party must win. McCarthy pushes Vietnam halt as urgent but cites urban race issues as key. Humphrey, recovering from flu, vows to resume campaigning. Daley vows action over ongoing telephone strike to keep the Democratic Convention in Chicago.
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Associated Press
Richard M. Nixon
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Rockefeller
Nixon
Eugene J. McCarthy
Hubert H. Humphrey
Chicago
Richard Daley
Head Start Open House Highlights Chanute Program
Seventy five children from 61 families joined an open house at Murray Hill School to learn about the federal aided Head Start Program now in its third Chanute year and first under Unified School District 413. Melvin Owen noted the program’s aim to give disadvantaged children learning opportunities.
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Sam Barnhart
Murray Hill
Chanute
Unified School District 413
Melvin Owen
Girl Injured After Fall From Pool Ladder
Sherry Jordan seven year old daughter of Mr and Mrs Louis Jordan of 209 N Plummer sustained a foot cut in a fall at the municipal swimming pool at 435 p m yesterday. She was not seriously injured and was taken by ambulance to Neosho Memorial Hospital for examination then released to go home. Police said she slipped while climbing the ladder to the 15 foot diving board and fell to the concrete edge.
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Sherry Jordan
Louis Jordan
N. Plummer
Neosho Memorial Hospital
Heavy Attacks Feared in South Vietnam This Summer
Secretary Clifford warned of widespread enemy offensives late July to September across South Vietnam. He cited rising enemy activity around Saigon and northern provinces, while North Vietnamese divisions may return after refitting. No new U.S. troop requests were planned. The 1st Army Division near the DMZ was noted as highly effective.
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Saigon
South Vietnam
Clark M. Clifford
U.S
Vietnam
Clifford
Paris
North Vietnam
da Nang
Demilitarized Zone
Phu Bai
Pentagon
1St Army
Minifortress courtroom shields Sirhan Kennedy trial
In Los Angeles a fortified courtroom on the 13th floor of the Hall of Justice houses Sirhan Bishara Sirhan as he faces charges in the Kennedy assassination. Steel plates behind windows, guards nearby, and a guarded setup intended to deter threats highlight preparations for Friday’s appearance.
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Los Angeles
Sirhan Bishara Sirhan
Robert F. Kennedy
Peter J. Pitchess
Sirhan
Hell of Justice
Pitchess
Broadway
Accidental Gunshot Wound Reported In Neosho Incident
Police report at 1 29 a m states Ronald Olsen 17 of Savenburg R 1 was accidentally shot in the right leg when he dropped a .22 caliber revolver he was examining. Wound not serious, according to officers.
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Neosho Memorial Hospital
Ronald Olsen
Savenburg R. 1
Crutcher Seeks GOP Nomination On Experience Edge
Kansas lieutenant governor John Crutcher, campaigning from North Carolina, touts his legislative and executive experience as key to winning the Republican nomination for governor. He cites work in the state senate and two lieutenant governorships, notes limits on proposing legislation, and outlines views on capital punishment, liquor by the drink, tax reform, road financing, educational television, and juvenile delinquency reform with proposed small group care facilities. He avoids firm tax proposals while endorsing bonds for roads and federal help, and praises Lawrence Jaycees' model juvenile program.
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John Crutcher
Kansas
Bismark
N.C
Crutcher
Rick Harman
U.S. Bureau of Roads
Terviewer
Lawrence, Kane
Lawrence Jaycees
County Plan Lets Counties Form Unified Police Agency
A Kansas joint legislative committee released a draft to authorize county wide law enforcement and optional consolidation of sheriff and city police. Hearings are set for August in Topeka. the metropolitan agency would be overseen by a five member board and could absorb deputies and officers from existing offices.
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Topeka
Committee On Law Law Enforcement
Robert F. Bennett
Prairie Village
Bennett
Kansas
Traffic Fatalities Log Reports July 12 1968
Kansas traffic death log shows 1968 total of 318 for the 24 hours to 9 am Wednesday July 12. The comparable 1967 period was 327. The record includes one previously unreported fatality.
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Topeka
Kansas
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