Eisenhower Shows Very Encouraging Heart Attack Recovery
Washington AP reports former President Dwight D. Eisenhower, 77, is making very encouraging progress after his latest major heart attack. Walter Reed Army Hospital bulletins say he had a comfortable night with no chest pain, limited to brief visits with family.
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Washington
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Walter Reed Army Hospital
Eisenhower
California
Associated Press
Walter Reed
Three Women Injured in Forest and Walnut Intersection Crash
Three women sustained minor injuries in a collision at Forest and Walnut yesterday about 3 15 p m. Hattie F Hinkle 73 Iola R D 3 was driving the Rambler. Evelyn Arnold 220 S Steuben and Bessie Hunt 73 also injured only Arnold treated and released. Police cited Hinkle for failing to yield right of way. Donald D Schaeffer 24 of 412 N Washington was uninjured in his Plymouth. Damage totaled about 500 to the Rambler and the Plymouth was a total loss.
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Forest and Walnut
Hattie F. Hinkle
Iola R
Evelyn Arnold
S. Steuben
Bessie Hunt
Iola
Donald D. Schaeffer
N. Washington
Schaeffer
Walnut
Hinkle
Driver Arrested in Oklahoma for DWI and Open Bottle
Police arrested Ora Millard Hurst age 42 of Blackwell Oklahoma at 8 05 last night on charges of driving while intoxicated and transporting an open bottle. He was released on 150 dollar bond with a June 26 hearing set at 3 30 p m. Officers nabbed Hurst on South Santa Fe after reports about the car entering the city from the south being driven erratically.
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Ora Millard Hurst
Blackwell
Okla
Hurst
South Santa Fe
Elm disease kills two old neighbor trees
Intercepted letter describes old friends on front porches as two woodsmen cut down the first of two stately elm trees in a neighbor’s yard, victims of Dutch elm disease.
Pope Death Sentence Reversed Faces New Trial Effort
Big Springs Nebraska residents react to the U.S. Supreme Court ruling that federal capital punishment in the 1965 bank robbery case is unconstitutional. Deuel County officials consider sending Duane Earl Pope back for trial on four state charges in the Big Springs bank deaths and a wounding.
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Big Springs
Neb
Devel
Duane Earl Pope
Kansan
U.S. Supreme Court
Supreme Court
8Th
U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Nebraska Panhandle
Devel County
R. E. Richards
Pope
Richards
U.S. Dist
Theodore Richling
Omaha
Chanute Chamber backs accelerated state highway plans
Chanute area chamber directors endorsed resolutions from the Southeast Kansas Highways Assn. and the Wichita Chamber calling for a rapid highway program financed by bonds and a two cent gas tax increase. Proposals include toll roads and freeways along US 69 US 169 and related corridors, with Wichita area projects also listed. The move aims to gain legislative action and broad endorsement.
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Chanute Area
State Highway Commission
Wichita
Salina
Topeka
Orphaned Dog Nothin Finds Home After Night Arrival
Several stray dogs arrive nightly at the Middendorf home near Chanute. Nothin a healthy pup was brought in last week to the Chanute Humane Society after no home could be found. An shelter employee noted dogs are kept three days before disposal, but good dogs are kept longer for potential adoption. Twenty dogs were disposed of last week. Nothin was adopted due to his good nature.
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Arthur Middendorf
R. J. Humboldt
Middendorf
Animal Shelter
the Humane Society
Weather Today and Area Forecast for Kansas
Area forecast calls for partly cloudy and warmer conditions with scattered showers and Thunderstorms through Wednesday. Temperatures reach the mid 80s to lower 90s with 30 percent rain tonight and 10 percent on Wednesday. Funnel clouds sighted west of Oakley Oberlin and Goodland with hail reported at Oberlin Dresden Concordia and Minnepolis.
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Topeka
Kansas
Oakley
Oberlin
Goodland
Dresden
Concordia
Minneapolis
Traffic Fatalities Log From Topeka Records 1968
Kansas traffic death log shows counts for 24 hours to 9 am Tuesday with June total 34 and year totals 1968 at 278 compared with 273 for the comparable 1967 period. Data reflects Topeka region incidents.
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Topeka
Kansas
19 Broadway Shows Closed by Actors Strike
New York AP report says Actors Equity strike closed 19 Broadway shows including Cabaret, George M, Hair, Hello Dolly and Fiddler on the Roof. Nine road shows in cities from Wilmington to San Francisco also halted. Off Broadway unaffected. Strike followed failed wage talks with Broadway producers. a 1964 strike ended after two matinees were canceled.
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New York
Dolly
Fiddler
Equity
George M
Wil
Actors Equity
Hypnosis for quitting smoking under scrutiny at AMA meeting
Dr. Sheldon B. Cohen warned hypnosis may injure more than help long time smokers. He cited a case of relapse after hypnosis and noted four of ten cases paused briefly, then resumed smoking. He urged caution and suggested alternatives until better methods are proven.
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San Francisco
Sheldon B. Cohen
Atlanta
American Medical Association
Cohen
121 Enemy Soldiers In Mass Surrender Near Saigon
A mass surrender near Saigon saw 121 enemy soldiers surrender to South Vietnamese marines in Gi Dinh suburb. They handed over 50 rifles and six larger weapons as helicopters and air activity in the DMZ drew new notices.
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Saigon
Gi Dinh
Return of Ray Hearing Is Set By British Judge
A British magistrate scheduled a June 27 hearing on the US request to extradite James Earl Ray to Tennessee for the King assassination trial. Ray's lawyer sought time to prepare. extradition hearings typically last a day or two. Ray was brought to Bow Street for a second time and ordered back to Wandsworth Prison. United States prosecutors say Ray faces murder charges in Memphis and an escape from Missouri prison.
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London
James Earl Ray
Tennessee
Martin Luther King Jr
Milton
Ray
Bow Street
Wandsworth
Birmingham
Ala
Arthur J. Hanes
Arthur Jr
U.S
Dr. King
Memphis
Missouri
Reminder Of Voter Registration For Chanute Voters
Virgil Lowe Neosho county clerk announced the August primary registration reminder. Chanute city voters must register by July 16 to vote in the Aug 6 primary. Registration closes at 9 p.m. July 16 and then remains closed until after the primary.
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Virgil Lowe
Neosho
Chanute
Lowe
Break-in Reported At a Thayer Drug Store
Thayer Drug Store operated by Ralph Bowers reported a break-in under investigation. Sheriff George Neely said merchandise and money were taken but exact losses not yet established. The break-in was discovered about 6:45 a.m. with entry via a back door.
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Thayer
Thayer Drug Store
Ralph Bowers
George Neely
Neosho County
Two Sisters Die in Crash near Paola Kansas
Two sisters died after a car truck collision nine miles north of Paola on U.S. 169. Betty Sue Gregg, 12, died at KU Medical Center in Kansas City after injuries. Cheryl Gregg, 16, died at the scene. The sisters were daughters of Mr and Mrs Carl Gregg of Paola. Karl Haney of Olathe, driver of the car, remained in poor condition at KU Medical Center.
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Paola
Kan
U.S. 169
Betty Sue Gregg
University of Kansas Medical Center
Kansas City
Siter
Cheryl
Carl Gregg
Karl Haney
Olathe
Poor's Campaign Struggles To Reach Goals In 1968 Drive
Washington AP report on the Poor People’s Campaign led by Rev. Ralph David Abernathy. Despite political support and detailed government responses, the march and protest actions have yielded few concessions and are seen as far from the original poverty alleviation goals.
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Washington
Ralph David Abernathy
Resurrection City
Abernathy
Southern Christian Leadership Conference
Hosea Williams
Congress
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