Population shifts in Wilson County and regional notices
Wilson County census drops 79 from 1967 to 1968, with rural decline and small town gains led by Fredonia and Neodesha. Urban 9,546 rural 4,754 total 14,300. Parsons appoints Henry Norris as school superintendent, effective Sept. 1. Norris previously taught and led schools in multiple Kansas cities. news briefs from Washington, Istanbul, Wichita, and Ontario.
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Fredonia — County
Wilson County
Altoona
Benedict
Buffalo
Coyville
Fredonia
Neodesha
New Albany
Parsons, Kan
Henry Norris
Salina
Kan
Parsons Unified Schools
17 Miles of Neglected RR Big Item in Area Economy
A 17.2 mile Katy line from Chanute to Piqua faces abandonment after Katy requests ICC approval. Officials estimate $700000 needed for restoration, while supporters warn loss would disrupt hay and cement shipments, hurt local mills, and jeopardize regional supply chains. ICC decision expected before Christmas 1968.
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Walter Wulf
Monarch Cement Co
Humboldt
Katy
Chanute
Piqua
Monarch
Interstate Commerce Commission
Wulf
Santa Fe
Chanute-to-Piqua
Ash Grove Cement Co
Ash Grove
Kansas
H. L. Ryan
ICC
Missouri Pacific
Wayne Wilson
Manger
Wilson Brothers Walnut Lumber Co
Parsons
Wilson
Interstate Ice Commission
Defiant Czechs Strike Hits Prague in Hourlong Protest
Defiant Czechoslovaks staged a one hour general strike to protest the Soviet invasion and Czechoslovak leaders vowed not to recognize any puppet government. Prague streets were quiet as tanks blocked bridges and arrests were reported while Svoboda traveled toward Moscow for talks.
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Prague
Ludvik Svoboda
Moscow
Free Radio
Svoboda
Czechoslovak Communist Party
Ivan Chervonenko
Prague Castle
Oldrich Cernik
Communist Party
Party
U.S
George W. Ball
Soviet Union
Czechoslovakia
George Ignatieff
U Thant
Rockets lash South Vietnam amid wide coordinated attacks
News from Saigon reports more than 50 rocket and mortar assaults across South Vietnam, with heavy ground fighting near Da Nang and a Special Forces camp under siege. President Thieu planned a nationwide TV address as casualty figures rise in the week of fighting.
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Saigon
South Vietnam
Central Highlands
da Nang
Marble Mountain
Mekong Delta
Demilitarized Zone
U.S
Nguyen van Thieu
Intercepted Letter Dear Cha Describes Smoking Trends
The note reports a .28 per cent drop in cigarettes smoked last year yet cites higher total puffing due to longer cigarettes, with the interloper noting more smoking at his neighbor’s desk.
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Internal Revenue Service Today
United States
IRS
Chanute Post 170 Denies Two Mexican American Veterans
At Chanute American Legion Post 170 a Thursday night vote denied two Mexican American veterans membership. A prior secret committee had rejected them, prompting Commander Herbert Washburn to seek a post vote. The post with over 1,000 members saw 78 67 and later 79 66 votes in favor, while some members walked out in protest and a committee was formed to study the issue further.
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Monarch
Wulf
Humboldt
Cement
Neosho River
Terry Murphy
the Tribune
Chanute
American Legion Post
Legion
Chanute Legion Post
Kenneth Summers
Herbert Washburn
Vietnam
Topeka
Kenneth Young
Young
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New Parsons School
Washington
Surgeon General
Myr E. Alexander
Bureau of Prisons
Alexander
Istanbul
Turkey
Anatolia
Genea
Instanbul
Wichita
Wichita, Kan
Robert Docking
National
Sedgwick
Ike
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Walter Reed Army Hospital
Eisenhower
Ontario
Calif
James McGuire
McGuire
Etin
Elie
Tribune
Harold Whitaker
Whitaker
Florida
Texas
Montana
Canada
Hradcany Castle
Austria
West Germany
Stavka Streik
S. Vietnam
Weather Bureau
Erie
Wayne Harding
Erie R
Floyd Byers
Byers Portobase
N. Plummer
Byers
Soviets
United Nations, N.Y
U.N. Security Council
Hungary
Algeria
India
Pakistan
Jacob A. Malik
Kansan
James D. Eisenhour
Katharine N. Eisenhour
LaCrosse
Red Cross
Bert Shackleton
Erie Blood Program
Tom High
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