Homebuilt sailboat glides on Buffalo Lake
David Toland completes a basement to garage build of a 15 42 by 6 foot pine frame sailboat. The craft weighs in costly at about 400 dollars with brass fittings topping expenses. Toland recalls Navy days in Hawaii fueling his interest and notes the craft will launch last week on Buffalo Lake west of Chanute.
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David Toland
S. Kansas
Tolands
Toland
Buffalo Lake
Chanute
Navy
Hawaii
San Francisco
Motor Scooter Crash Fatal at Newton
Paul L. Toews 15 died after his motor scooter collided with a car driven by 43 year old Ben Krahn at a rural road intersection near Whitewater in Butler County. Deputy Sheriff Mar Lofton reported Toews died in a Newton hospital.
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Newton
Kan
Paul L. Toews
Butler County
Herman Toews
Whitewater
Mar Lofton
Ben Krahn
Three Kansans among Vietnam War casualties
The Defense Department released a Monday casualty list from Vietnam noting three Kansans killed in action. They are Army Spec. 4 Donald D. Meis of Wichita, Marine Cpl. John E. Hazelwood of Assaria, and Marine Pfc. Martin J. Grace Jr. of Topeka.
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Washington
Defense Department
Army
Donald D. Meis
Leonard F. Meis
Wichita
John E. Hazelwood
Shirley E. Hazelwood
Assaria
Martin J. Grace Jr
Monica M. Grace
Topeka
U S Officials Warn of Retaliation If Imports Are Cut
The Johnson administration and top officials told the House Ways and Means Committee that limiting imports with quotas could trigger broad retaliation. Ambassador Roth warned that other nations would impose their own quotas, while Commerce Secretary Smith urged inflation control and greater productivity to keep U S exports competitive.
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Washington
Johnson
U.S
United States
High Administration
House
Ways and Means Committee
William M. Roth
Canada
United
Secretary of Commerce
C. R. Smith
Intercepted Letter Dear Cha
A brief intercepted message titled Intercepted Letter Dear Cha shows a personal communication fragment. The read text includes the lines Yours, Nute and repeats the phrase Intercepted Letter Dear Cha, suggesting a private correspondence intercepted during a wartime or security context.
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Cha
Abby Strongs to Tropical Storm Abby Hits Florida Coast
Abby weakens from hurricane to tropical storm as it moves across south-central Florida toward the Cape Kennedy area. One dead and one missing after the storm spurred warnings up the state with mass evacuations and safety measures around the moonport and launch facilities.
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Fla
Abby
Florida
Moonport
Cape Kennedy
Citrus Belt
Atlantic Ocean
Daytona Beach
Arnold Sugg
National Hurricane Center
Miami
Weather Watch: Hot Humid Kansas Faces Showers
Area forecast calls for partly warmer weather through Wednesday with a chance of showers tonight or Wednesday morning. Highs near 90, lows in the 60s. Topeka notes highs from 86 to 95 across cities and widespread humidity.
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Topeka
Kansas
Weather Bureau
Wichita
Hill City
Beloit
Goodland
Pittsburg
Red Cross Swimming Registration Opens in Chanute
Red Cross offers Chanute swimming lessons for beginner intermediate and swimmer levels with in person sign up at the Launching Pad from 9 to noon and 1 to 3. Enrollment reached 187 by yesterday's close, well below last year’s 625. Director Norma Maring cites early registration as a key factor and notes junior and senior life saving water safety and instructor courses are also underway.
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Chanute
The
Red Cross
Norma Maring
Ray Coder Seeks ReElection to 3rd District Post
Ray Coder of 417 W 7th filed yesterday as a candidate for re election as Neosho County Commissioner in the 3rd district. He is completing an initial four year term and faces the August Republican primary.
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Ray Coder
W. 7Th
Neosho County
Giap says U S losing war prompts push for peace
North Vietnam's Gen Vo Nguyen Giap told L Humanite the United States is losing in Vietnam and seeks peace as a result. Hanoi leaders Le Duc Tho and Xuan Thuy move to broaden talks if Washington halts bombing, signaling a tougher stance in the Paris negotiations.
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North Vietnam
United States
Vietnam
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Hanoi
L’humanite
Giap
Vietnamese Communist Party
Xuan Thuy
Hanii
Thuy
W. Averell Harriman
Harriman
Thui
le Duc Tho
Communist Party
Moscow
Viet Cong Shells Saigon Amid Fresh Fighting
Viet Cong gunners shelled Saigon for the second night, firing about 20 mortar rounds in the southern sector and another 10 near the Cho Quan power station. Government forces launched a major attack in Gia Dinh as Viet Cong troops infiltrated the capital in civilian clothes.
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Saigon
U.S
Cho-Quan
Viet Cong
Nguyen van Thieu
Egg and Chicken Prices Dip Slightly in May
Kansas farmers received lower prices for chickens and eggs in mid May. The poultry egg price index stood at 104 of the 1910-14 base, down from 114 in April and 110 in May 1967. Eggs averaged 20.3 cents a dozen, down 1.4 cents from April and 0.9 cent below May 1967. Chickens averaged 5.6 cents a pound, down 0.7 cent from April and May 1967.
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Topeka
Kansas Crop and Livestock Reporting Service
Kansas
School Board Approves Okayed Repair and Hires
Unified School District 412 board approved a 1909 31 bid from Lassmann Electric Chanute for restroom fixtures at Senior High School. Work starts this summer. The board hired Elva Cantu and Anne Tait as teachers for 1968 69 and Arthur Cook as janitor. Sue Pryor moved to kindergarten and Special Services Center duties. A resolution grants USD 413 employees the right to seek political office or engage in political action amid education funding concerns.
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Board of Education
Unified School District 412
Lassman_ Electric
Chanute
USD 413
Elva Cantu
Anne Tait
Buford E. Fisher
Arthur Cook
Lavonburg
Sue Pryor
Alcott
Special Services Center
Kansas
Board of Education of
Johnson urges closer US Soviet ties for Vietnam peace
President Johnson, at Glassboro State College commencement, calls for closer American Soviet cooperation to move toward peace in Vietnam. He praises recent high level talks with Kosygin and urges joint study of human environment and global resources, saying small steps can weave peace.
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Glassboro
N.J
Johnson
Alexi N. Kosygin
Vietnam
United States
Russia
Glassboro State College
Mrs Russell Injured When Struck By Car On West Main
Mrs Clyde Russell 73 of R3 suffered head and elbow cuts after being struck by a car in the 200 block on West Main about 2 p.m. The driver, Sherry L Winn 17, was driving a 611 W Main address. Russell was treated and released at Neosho Memorial Hospital. Police logged several other minor accidents in the day.
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Clyde Russell
R. 3
West Main
Neosho Memorial Hospital
Sherry L. Winn
W. Main
Larry D. Lea
S. Central
Koznier
Ptasznek
Erie
S. Evergreen
Lea
Ford
Chevrolet
William R. Hutchison
N. Forest
Anna R. Moore
E. 7Th
Main and
Highland
Orval Swaney
S. Highland
Tommy Mendenhall
Traffic Fatalities in Topeka Log Figures
In Topeka Kansas the AP reports traffic death tallies for a 24 hour period ending 9 am Tuesday. For June 1968 the count is 248 compared with 253 for the same period in 1967.
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Topeka
Kansas
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