Eisenhower Stable After Fifth Heart Attack at Walter Reed
Former President Dwight D. Eisenhower remained alert and in good spirits after his fifth heart attack since 1955. Doctors reported stable vital signs with no new pain, though the 77-year-old general faced a critical early period and project delays in his return to Gettysburg. Mrs. Eisenhower was at his side as bulletins outlined cautious optimism.
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Washington
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Associated Press
Walter Reed Army Hospital
Eisenhower
George Foster
Walter Reed
Palm Desert
Calif
Gettysburg
St Paul to Host Neosho County Dairy Princess Contest
St Paul will host the Neosho County dairy princess contest next Monday as part of June Dairy Month. The event rotates among Chanute Erie St Paul Stark and Thayer and is sponsored by local dairy interests and the county Extension office with the Chanute Area Chamber of Commerce assisting. The county winner advances to district competition in Parsons on June 27 with state and American Dairy Princess selections later in the year.
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St. Paul
Neosho County
Agriculture Committee
Chanute Area
Chanute
Erie
Stark and
Thayer
Parsons
C of C Meeting Will Be Tonight
The Chanute Area Chamber of Commerce will hold its June meeting of directors and committee chairmen at 8 oclock tonight in the chamber office. Attendance is open to all members. Three chamber committee meetings are scheduled for the week. The women's division meets tomorrow noon at the Tioga Hotel, the industrial committee at 4 p.m. Wednesday in the office, and the aviation committee Thursday noon at the Tioga.
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Chanute Area
Intercepted Letter on Marriage Law Changes
A brief intercepted letter replies to Cha about new marriage law changes. The writer asks if the reforms will tighten the knot, signaling curiosity about legal shifts and domestic implications.
Tahlequah student killed aiding stranded motorists
Harold James Pope, 20, of Tulsa and a Northeastern State College student, was fatally struck and placed in a car trunk after stopping to help two stranded teens. Two suspects Dale McDonald and Delbert Hopper were charged with serious case and second degree burglary. Pope's two 17-year-old sisters were treated and expected to be released. Police found the suspects asleep in a car on Baron Fork Creek.
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Tahlequah
Okla
Harold James Pope
Tulsa
Northeastern State College
Dale McDonald
Delbert Hopper
McDonald
Baxter Springs
Kan
Hopper
Beamsdall
Oklo
Pope
Highway Patrol
Baron Fork Creek
Four Drowned As Human Chain Breaks At Reservoir
At Prewitt Reservoir near Brush Colorado four members of a Fort Morgan family died when a human chain to save a child broke. Cipriano Reyes 44 Cornelia 23 Paul 5 and Louis 14 perished while attempting to rescue the child. Robert Newlin 18 a passerby survived.
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BRUSH
Colo
Fort Morgan
Prewitt Reservoir
Cipriano Reyes
Cornelia
Paul
Louis
Robert Newlin
Newlin
Helicopters Downed Near DMZ Signal First Enemy Choppers Losses
U S military reports say aircraft believed to be enemy choppers were fired on near the DMZ. Vietnamese sources claim artillery and Navy jets shot down six M14 helos along the coast, with one crash on the beach, while a recon mission seeks further details. Ground forces press a Saigon suburb Viet Cong stronghold assault.
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Saigon
U.S
Demilitarized Zone
Vietnam
Dmz
Ben Hai River
South Viet
Navy
South China Sea
Hanoi
Four Die In Weekend Kansas Car Crash Toll Rises
Four persons died in a two car crash on U S 81 five miles north of McPherson. Mrs Olive Kennedy 70 of Wichita, her 13 year old grandson David Wood of San Antonio Texas Raenell Hall 17 of McPherson and Carroll Kennedy 72 of Wichita died earlier at a McPherson hospital. Another fatal crash occurred Saturday near Stockton when Danny Dix 21 of Salina lost control his car overturned.
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Associated Press
Kansas
Highway Patrol
Olive B. Kennedy
Wichita
David B. Wood
San Antonio
Tex
Raenell Hall
McPherson
U.S. 81
Carrol Kennedy
Hall
Danny Dix
Salina
Stockton
Scorecard Proposal For Dead Donor Criteria In Transplant Ethics
Dr Vincent J Collins of Northwestern University proposes a life and death scorecard to judge donor status. He suggests monitoring heart brain lungs circulation and reflex activity for one to two hours with scores 2 for normal 1 for low and 0 for absent. A total 5 or more signals life, less than 5 risks death, and 0 confirms death. The panel at AMA convention discussed medical legal issues in Medicine and Religion.
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Vincent J. Collins
Northwestern University School of Medicine
American Medical Association
Collins
Sailor Near End of Trans Atlantic Voyage In Six Foot Boat
Johnnie Vihlen and reporters spotted Hugo Vihlen in a six foot craft amid a Cuba rain squall about 225 miles southeast of Miami. He began March 29 from North Africa aboard the April Fool aiming for 75 days. latest position near Cay Lobos, about 4,000 miles from the start. Mrs. Vihlen noted he likely has survived on raw fish and was unaware her presence aboard.
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Miami
Fla
Johnnie Vihlen
Vihlen
North Africa
Atlantic Ocean
Johnnie
Coast Guard
Mower theft tied to Farmers Discount Center case
A stolen riding mower and trailer were found at Leo Donovan residence 330 West 6th after being taken Thursday from Farmers Discount Center on West Cherry. Police also investigated a burglary at Curtis Hupp Sr.'s home and a gasoline theft from a pickup, plus 20 chickens reported missing from Earl Cassingham’s property Friday night.
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Leo Donovan
W. 6Th
Donovan
Farmers Discount Center
West Cherry
Curtis Hupp Sr
S. Forest
Earl Cassingham
N. Lafayette
Helicopter Lifts 2 Boys Safely from a Crater Lake Ledge
Two Minnesota boys, 17 year olds Larry Gates and Gary Dreier from Northfield, had spent Sunday afternoon stranded on a 10 foot ledge high above Crater Lake. Park officials requested a Medford helicopter after foot rescue proved too dangerous. Pilots lowered sleeping bags and supplies, then reentered at sunrise to hoist the youths with sling harnesses to safety.
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Crater Lake, Ore
Minnesota
Crater Lake
Larry Gates
Gary Dreier
Northfield
Minn
Paul Larson
Crater Lake National Park
Park Service
Larson
Medford
Chris Woodstra
Tim Keffer
Renault workers end holdouts in wake of Sorbonne fall
In Paris, Renault plant workers voted to end their holdout after the Sorbonne fall and a month of occupation. The Communist union CSL urged a 12 percent wage raise in a new contract. Students faced police clashes and the UNEF called for peaceful action. classes to resume next week.
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Paris
Renault Auto
France
Sorbonne
General Confederation of Labor
Latin Quarter
National Students Union
UNEF
Two Boys Drowned in Verdigris River Near Independence
In Independence Kansas two youths Patrick Tallman 16 and Samuel Prather 14 drowned at Cherryvale dam on Verdigris River after attempting a rescue. Gary Plisek 20 tried to save them but was pulled underwater. all three were from near Independence. Authorities recovered the bodies with help from the sheriff's office, fire department, and fish and game staff.
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Independence, Kan
Cherryvale Dam
Independence
Patrick James Tallman
Samuel Joe Prather
Gary Plisek
Tallman
Plisek
Pratner Boy
Kenny
Prather Boy
Prather
Montgomery County Sheriff's Office
Independence Fire Department
Traffic Fatalities in Topeka Log for June 30, 1968
Kansas traffic death log lists 274 fatalities for June 1968 and 271 for the same period in 1967. The AP report covers Topeka figures in the 48 hour window ending at 9 a.m. Monday.
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Topeka
Kansas
Weather Update Forecast For Kansas Areas
Weather area forecast notes fair conditions through Tuesday with fog clearing Tuesday morning. Warmer temperatures expected with highs in the 80s and lows around 60. Dense fog earlier in the state to give way to sunshine by midday and light winds. Rainfall in the past 24 hours generally an inch or less across southwest and parts of central and east Kansas.
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Topeka
Weather Bureau
Kansas
Southwest
North Central
East Central
Temporary Custody For Two Youths
Police detained two Chanute youths, 17 and 18, for temporary custody after a 2:30 a.m. disturbance on South Highland. A bottle of gin and eight beer cans were found in the car. The 18-year-old was released after questioning. he had no liquor connection. The 17-year-old was taken home by his father. younger youth case referred to the county juvenile officer.
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South Highland
Changes in Kansas marriage laws highlight new filing rules
Erie Kansas probate judge Alberta Gough outlines July 1 changes requiring clergymen and officiants to file credentials, with the certificate noting the filing location. Non residents must file in the ceremony county, two witnesses over 18 needed, and licenses must show witness presence. A three day waiting period applies to license applications with age consents for under 21 men and under 18 women.
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Erie
Alberta Gough
Neosho County
Kansas
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Yours
City Park
Tribune
Bowyer
Wendell H. Bowyer
N. Grant
Bill Ray
Junior M. Ray
Tennessee
Carla Lowe
Leland Lowe
San Francisco
Hugo
Georges Pompidou
Pompidou
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