Rockets Spread Destruction in Saigon Amid Westmoreland Farewell
Saigon endures 22 days of Viet Cong rocket and mortar attacks with civilians killed and hundreds wounded. General Westmoreland, departing for Washington, calls stopping the shelling nearly impossible as counts of homeless exceed 161,000 and property losses soar.
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Gia Dinh
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Logan Enters Senate Race in Kansas
James K. Logan dean of the University of Kansas Law School filed for the Democratic nomination for the U.S. Senate in Topeka. The 38 year old professor cited Kennedy's assassination and mixed party encouragement as key reasons for reversing an earlier decision not to run.
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Tribune Phone Contact for Carrier Access
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Memorial Services Across Nation For Senator Kennedy
Churches nationwide marked a day of mourning for Senator Robert F. Kennedy. Clergy and public figures urged reflection on violence, urging peaceful change and unity as leaders remembered Kennedy and his brother and Dr. King.
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Vacation Trip Opens With Settled Family Debate
Intercepted letter describes the first day of a vacation as especially relaxing because the annual family argument over where to go has been settled. The note closes with a casual sign off.
Weather recap and Kansas storm Tuesday outlook
Area forecast calls for considerable cloudiness through Tuesday with scattered thunderstorms tonight and early Tuesday. Little temperature change, lows in the middle 60s and highs near 85 to 90. Heavy rains soaked north central and southwestern Kansas Sunday night and again this morning, with 3 to 5 inch totals west of Natoma and flash flooding on Paradise Creek.
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Six Die In Kansas Weekend Traffic Accidents
Six people were killed in Kansas over the weekend in separate crashes. Motorcycle rider Gary R. Havens, 26, of Winfield died after a collision with a car driven by Terry A. Cooley, 29, in Winfield. Lawrence G. Miller, 23, of Kansas City, died in a two car crash near Topeka while en route to Fort Riley. Noble Ray Arie, 73, of Oakley, was struck while crossing U S 36 near St Francis. Two Garden City men drowned when their car left a county road and overturned in an irrigation ditch. Cosmes Rangel, 62, and Abe Delgado, 67, died. Pedro Hernandez, 75, was hospitalized. Honor L. Daniels, 19, of Wilson, died when the car she rode in overturned near Ellsworth.
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Ray fights extradition in Bow Street Court
James Earl Ray appeared briefly in Bow Street Court and indicated he would contest the U.S. extradition effort over the murder of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. London magistrates ordered him held without bail for a June 18 appearance. Ray, alias Ramon George Sneyd, sought court appointment of an attorney as a sign he would fight return to America.
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Ray Held After Court Siege and Arrest in London
Ray faced a preliminary hearing delay as about 300 people besieged the courtroom and searches for weapons were conducted. He had been under heavy guard since Saturday, was previously in Canada, Portugal and Britain, and was arrested at London airport after a two month hunt. Authorities say he may have been hiding in London since mid May with talks of contacting mercenary recruiters in Africa. Toronto police check a boarding house lead, while Mrs Sun Loo recalled seeing a man deliver a small envelope to Ray before May 6 flight.
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Turn-in-Your-Guns Movement Spreads After Kennedy Assassination
In the wake of Senator Robert F. Kennedy s assassination a turn in your guns movement gains momentum with officials groups and individuals urging stronger gun laws. People in Lancaster Pennsylvania Columbus Ohio Won derland stores Indiana and Dallas pledge to halt sales of guns ammunition and toy guns while callers urge citizens to bring firearms to the state capitol to be destroyed as a memorial to Kennedy.
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John E. Fletcher
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State Capitol
Rainbow Girls appoint two Chanute delegates at assembly
Two Chanute girls received state Rainbow Girl appointments in a three day grand assembly session. Kathy Lawrence was named grand patriotism and Richie McAlexander grand representative to North Dakota. Host city for the 1969 session is to be decided later with an invitation for Chanute to hold it.
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North Dakota
Former NFL star Jimmy Brown arrested after assault claim
Hollywood AP Jim Brown ex Cleveland Browns fullback and actor was arrested after deputies found Eva Marie Bohnchin 22 injured outside his West Hollywood apartment. Brown faces suspicion of assault with intent to commit murder and was released on 12500 bond after confrontation with deputies.
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Fishing Gear Stolen From Cars and Dam Area
Police logged yesterday and today reports of fishing gear thefts. Darrell Finley said two rods and reels disappeared from a car in his garage at 1221 S Grant. Dick Keenan reported three rods and reels plus three spools of line taken from his car at the city dam. Weekend notices include Rainbow Girls clothing missing from Hut ton school and Kenneth Mitchell reporting five rolls of stereo tape and a tape carrier stolen from his son’s car near Highland and Elm.
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Kenneth Mitchell
S. Rutter
Highland and
Elm
Dr Wagoner Reappointed Pastor At Baldwin Conference
Dr Duff D Wagoner was reappointed pastor of First United Methodist Church Baldwin by Bishop W McFerrin Stowe at the Kansas Conference annual meeting. He has served six years here. New area appointments include Lawrence D Willard in Galesburg Thayer and others, with Max Wright named Independence District superintendent.
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Campaigns Start For French Votes
Paris AP France opened its 13day election campaign with over 2000 candidates for 487 National Assembly seats to be filled June 23 and 30. De Gaulle declared the crucial referendum as he dissolved the assembly May 30, urging unity against totalitarian communism amid a nationwide strike.
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