Rockefeller weighs Oregon bid in Nixon country
New York Governor Rockefeller weighs a possible presidential bid with a decision due Friday. He rules out Nebraska against Nixon and hints at skipping other primaries if he runs in Oregon on May 28. McCarthy backs Kennedy if wins are unlikely, with no arrangements between them. Nixon calls for new diplomacy and remains wary of a party split. Reagan denies a vice presidential deal with Rockefeller.
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Washington
New York
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Richard M. Nixon
Oregon
Nebraska
Rockefeller
Nixon
Eugene J. McCarthy
Robert F. Kennedy
John
McCarthy
Howard University
Kennedy
California
Ronald Reagan
Reagan
Spring chills grip Kansas as temperatures hover near freezing
Area forecast calls for cloudy windy cold weather with occasional snow tonight and Thursday morning possibly totaling 1 to 2 inches. Northerly winds 15 to 30 mph. High near 40, low tonight around 30. Topeka notes spring arrival at 7:22 a.m. with lows 26 to 37 statewide.
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Topeka
Kansas
Goodland
Pitts
Weather Bureau
North
Avery Enters Senate Race in Kansas
Former Gov. William H. Avery declared his bid for the Republican nomination to the U S Senate. He follows Rep. Robert Dole as a major rival for the seat vacated by Sen. Frank Carlson who will not seek reelection after nearly 18 years in office.
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Topeka
William H. Avery
U.S. Senate
Avery
Senate
Frank Carlson
Rkan
Robert Dole
R-Kan
Kansas
Carlson
Driver Arrested for Driving While Intoxicated
Highway patrol took Carl Boaz Jr. 5 E 10th into custody around 10 a.m. on a DWI charge. He awaited a city court appearance this afternoon after arrest at the North Lincoln overpass.
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The
Highway Patrol
Carl Boaz Jr
North Lincoln
Prowler Reported At Ralph Willcott Residence
Police received an 8:40 p m call reporting a prowler at 1220 W 2nd in the Ralph Willcott house. Officers found evidence of entry through a back door and exit via a bedroom window. Further investigation ongoing today.
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Ralph Willcott
W. 2Nd
Intercepted Letter Dear Cha Astronomical Spring
A short intercepted note from Nute to Cha marks the arrival of spring in astronomical terms. The casual message blends personal tone with seasonal reference, highlighting a private communication amid a period of observation.
El Dorado Dark After Power Fails
An unexplained power outage in El Dorado Kansas blacked out most of the city for about an hour Tuesday night. Traffic signals failed causing multiple accidents and telephone service overloaded with inquiries. Utility K G E offered no immediate cause. Only a few west edge buildings remained powered.
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EL Dorado
Kan
Meteor Seen Over Hutchinson Brightest Reported By FAA
A meteor flashed in the Hutchinson sky around 9 p m Tuesday north of the city. FAA officials called it the brightest they ever saw as two tower operators and a local pilot confirmed the sighting.
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Hutchinson
Kan
Federal Aviation Agency
FAA
Wichita editor convicted in tax violations
A U. S. District Court jury in Wichita convicted Harry B. Brown Jr. vice president and secretary of the Wichita Eagle and Beacon Publishing Co. Inc. of income tax violations.
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Wichita, Kan
Harry B. Brown Jr
Wichita Eagle and Beacon Publishing Co., Inc
No Fire Tag No Protection And $18 000 Home Burns
High Ridge Missouri AP reports the volunteer fire department sold over 100 fire protection tags to fund gear. A house valued at 18 000 dollars burned after the owners did not buy the seven dollar tag, with chief Ed Hill noting no one was inside and stressing the no tag no service policy.
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High Ridge, Mo
High Ridge
John Akers
Ed Hill
Hill
Viet Cong Fade Away Near Saigon After Offensive
About 13 000 Viet Cong retreated into jungle hideouts near the Cambodian border easing threat to Saigon. Allied forces report limited contact in Quyet Thang Resolve as regiments remain 30 to 50 miles north and west of the city with 34 Americans and 46 South Vietnamese killed and 308 Americans and 139 South Vietnamese wounded. A helicopter crew escaped unharmed after enemy fire in the Mekong Delta. Cholon again saw civilians killed and a police station attacked.
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Saigon
U.S
Quyet Thang
Mekong Delta
Cholon
Stolen Chain Saw and Arc Welder From Pickup Bed
Bill Harrelson of Fredonia reported to police that a chain saw and a six hp arc welder were stolen from the bed of his pickup at 1318 N Santa Fe, last night between 11 and midnight. The welder weighs 400 to 500 pounds and has rail grips. The truck was parked near Chanute Motor Co where a break-in occurred Monday night or yesterday. Loss also included acetylene torch gauges a car sander polisher a battery charger and hand tools.
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Bill Harrelson
Fredonia
N. Santa Fe
Harrelson
Chanute Motor Co
Traffic Fatalities Log For March 1968 In Topeka
Topeka reported 116 traffic deaths for the comparable March 1967 period, 99 deaths in 1967, and 24 hours ending 9 a.m. Wednesday. The Kansas traffic death log notes fatalities across the state during the period.
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Topeka
Kansas
Johnson invokes Roosevelt on homefront in Vietnam plea
President Johnson ties his Vietnam policy to Franklin D Roosevelt's World War II era call to containment urging continued national support. He cites 1937 quarantine of the aggressor as a lesson, while reports say 35 000 more troops may join the war and May drafts could top 44 000.
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Washington
Johnson
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Vietnam
Roosevelt
U.S
Phone contact instructions for Tribune readers
The notice directs readers to reach the Tribune by phone if the carrier is unavailable. If the subject cannot be reached, call HE 1-3400 after 6 p.m. for assistance.
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Tribune
First Day of Spring Seen Amid Winter's End
New York AP reports spring arrives amid signs of warming and a lingering weather debate. Climate expert Dr. J. Murray Mitchell notes variability, while Capistrano swallows confirm the seasonal shift with a century and a half of punctual return, except 1935.
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New York
Henry van Dyke
J. Murray Mitchell
U.S. Weather Bureau
Wash
Auto industry rejects speed governors for new cars
The Automobile Manufacturers Association opposed mandatory automatic speed governors in new cars and proposed an alternative of warning systems via flashing lights and horn sounds for excessive speeds. It argued the benefit would be uncertain and cited studies showing under five percent of injury accidents occur above 70 mph.
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Detroit
Haddon
AMS
AMA
Pickup Damaged After Steer Kill. Driver Unhurt
An ERIE COUNTY crash left a 1968 Chevrolet pickup damaged at about 10 pm when it struck a black steer four miles south and four west of Erie. Driver Charles Moore, 17, of Erie R. 3, and a passenger were uninjured. The steer owned by Ernest Clevenger of Galesburg R. 1 was killed. vehicle damage estimated at 650 dollars and steer value at 200 dollars.
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Erie
Charles Moore
Erie’ R
Sheriff's Office
Here
Moore
Ernest Clevenger
Galesburg R. 1
Gold Withdrawals Reach 1.5 Billion This Year From Reserve
The Treasury announced a total of $1.5 billion in gold withdrawals this year to fund the Exchange Stabilization Fund as private demand drains stock. A $750 million transfer was split into $350 million last Friday and $400 million today, reducing gold reserves to about $10.48 billion.
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Washington
Treasury
Exchang
Johnson
United States
Exchange Stabilization Fund
U.S
Treasury Statement
Feed Grain Wheat Plan On Target
The Agriculture Department reports participation in the 1968 wheat and feed grain programs near target as of Feb 5 with about 80 percent of wheat acreage allotments signed on 765,722 farms. Total signed wheat allotments total 47.4 million acres of 59.3 million national acres. Freeman cites growing farmer confidence in supply demand programs.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Orville L. Freeman
Haircuts Jump to 2.50 in Kansas City Area
Barbers in the Kansas City area vote to raise a haircut price to 2.50 from 2.25 with related service hikes. A union spokesman cites a gentlemen’s agreement between Johnson and Wyandotte counties and Kansas City locals to coordinate price increases. The 2.25 rate has held in Kansas City for two years.
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Kansas City
Barbers Union
Johnson and Wyandotte
Kansas
Collision at Portis claims one life in rural Kansas crash
In Portis Kansas Jean Eilert 17 died after a car collision with a truck. Injured were Joyce Wolters 17 Patty Palmer 14 Kay Eilert 18 and Marsha Eilert 14 sisters of Jean. Truck driver Archie Gilmore 59 of Osborne Kansas escaped injury.
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Portis, Kan
Jean Eilert
Portis
Joyce Wolters
Patty Palmer
Kay Eilert
Marsha Eilert
Jean
Archie Gilmore
Osborne
Kan
Deserters and Dodgers Receive French Residency Permits
Five self described American deserters and four draft dodgers were granted renewable temporary French residence permits in Paris. They said the permits included applications for work permits and they announced details after a semi clandestine news conference in a Paris apartment.
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Paris
Central Police
Ten Junior Boys Named To Attend 1968 Boys State
Ten junior boys from Senior High School are chosen as delegates to the 31st annual Boys State of Kansas at the University of Kansas in Lawrence on June 28. Names include Mark Childers Don Noland Gene Mason Don Cowan Tom Kirkwood Ross Abbuehl Loren Dennis Larry Beck John McMeekin and Bob Loy with Pat Fickel as alternate. The American Legion sponsors since 1937. Boys will form a week long mock government at county state and national levels and must have a B minus or higher average and show activity interest.
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American Legion
Mark Childers
Don Noland
Gene Mason
Don Cowan
Tom Kirkwood
Ross Ab
Tribune
Kuehl
Loren Dennis
Larry John McMeekin
Pat Fickel
Bob Loy
Fickel
University of Kansas
Lawrence
Kenneth Childers
Don R. Noland
W. Main
L. W. Mason
N. Grant
James Cowan
N. Forest
John T. Kirkwood
Ross Abbuehl
Don Abbuehl
E. 9Th
Ray Dennis
S. Allen
Larry Beck
Bert Beck Jr
S. Grant
John Mc
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Ington
Seeeps A Nees
Capistrano
Automobile Manufacturers Association
William Haddon Jr
National Highway Safety
Bureau
London
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