Mystery of Sheep Deaths Sparks Dugway Testing Debate
Senator Moss requests a full Army report on tests at Dugway proving grounds conducted March 13 as 6000 sheep died nearby. Officials consider exotic agents, nerve gas, and persistent agents as possible causes while seeking federal help and emergency meetings.
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Salt Lake City
Frank E. Moss
Army
Utah
Utah Democrat
New Orleans
Army Chemical and Biological Test Area
Moss
Dugmay
David R. Waldron
Calvin L. Rampton
State Capitol
Waldron
Hatch Ranch
Dugway
Heart Banks Predicted by Surgeon as Funding Sought
Washington AP Heart transplant surgeon Norman L Shumway urged a Senate panel to back a commission studying legal and social aspects of heart banks and to educate the public to demand more federal funds for experimental surgery He cited a Stanford transplant of a housewife s heart into Mike Kasperak who died days later He predicted infants and children offer the greatest transplant potential and said no major allocation issues exist for patient selection.
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Washington
Norman L. Shumway
Shumway
Senate
Mike Kasperak
Stanford University
Kasperak
Christian Barnard
South Africa
Barnhard
Little Girl Killed In Crash At Joplin
A two car crash on the east side of Joplin killed nine month old Nancy McGinnis who was being adopted. Ruth McGinnis was hospitalized with shock while Mary Clark suffered a broken knee cap. Cecil Haggart of Carthage was treated for minor injuries.
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Joplin
Nancy McGinnis
Ruth McGinnis
Carthage
McGinnis
Pueblo's Seizure Lingering Crisis
Two months after North Korea seized the Pueblo the diplomatic crisis continues. Washington and Pyongyang trade terse exchanges at Panmunjom with no progress and no release planned for the Pueblo or its 82 surviving crew members.
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Pueblo
Washington
North Korea
U.S
Grant Wins Partial Custody in Divorce Case
Actress Dyan Cannon wins an uncontested divorce from Cary Grant in Los Angeles. The judge grants Grant custody of their 2 year old Jennifer for 60 days a year and every holiday and birthday, with alimony and approved extra expenses. Cannon alleged Grant used LSD for ten years amid the split.
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Los Angeles
Dyan Cannon
Cary Grant
Jennifer
IRS Orders Attach Paychecks Over Phone Tax Protest
The IRS directs its offices to attach pay or file liens for the 10 percent federal phone tax unless paid. About 3,000 protesters, supported by large telephone companies, avoid service disruption as collectors seek payment.
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Washington
Internal Revenue Service
IRS
Nuclear Test Conducted at Nevada Site With Medium Yield
The Atomic Energy Commission announced a low to intermediate yield underground nuclear test at the Nevada test site. The blast equaled 20 000 to 200 000 tons of TNT and was the seventh weapons related test disclosed this year.
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Washington
Atomic Energy Commission
Nevada
Fredonia Boy To Stand Trial In Double Slaying
A 16-year-old Fredonia boy is bound over to the April term of District Court to stand trial for the murders of his mother Alladean Reynolds 42 and brother Randle Reynolds 10. He was ordered held without bond after the March 3 shootings. The .22 rifle used was recovered in the Verdigris River. An adult trial was upheld by Judge George Donaldson following a ruling by Judge Rex Lafferty.
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Fredonia, Kan
Fredonia
Wilson County
Rex Lafferty
Curtis Reynolds
Alladean Reynolds
Randle Reynolds
Verdigris
George Donaldson
District Court
Lafferty
New Car Damaged By Thrown Rock
Merle police report a rock thrown through a shop window hit a car in for pre delivery servicing. The windshield was shattered when the rock passed through the window, labeling the car as an innocent bystander in the incident.
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Merle
Weather outlook for Kansas with cold tonight and warmer Saturday
Area forecast calls for partly cloudy skies and cold air. Tonight brings scattered light snow flurries and lows from 20 to 25 with a high near 50 expected Saturday in western areas. Kansas highs today range 40 to 45 with overnight lows 20 to 25 and Saturday highs in the 40s across the state.
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Topeka
Weather Bureau
Kansas
Salinger to Speak at Emporia State College
Former White House press secretary to Kennedy and Johnson Pier Salinger will speak at Kansas State Teachers College Emporia on April 1. He is now Continental Airlines vice president and will discuss The Kennedy Years Before and After, in an appearance sponsored by the Union Activities Council Forums and Lectures Committee.
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Emporia
Kan
Pierre Salinger
Kennedy
Johnson
Kansas State Teachers College
Salinger
Continental Airlines Inc
The
Union Activities Council
Buried 31 Days He Drinks Bubbly in London Backing a Record
Irish bartender Mike Mealey, 33, is halfway through a 61 day burial in a coffin eight feet underground in Kilburn London. He has lunch via a plastic bottle and says he feels fine as he aims to beat a 43 day record claimed by Bill White. Mealey plans to emerge in late April and his wife Alice in Ireland expects their second child around May 25. He spends downtime reading, including the Financial Times.
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London
Mike Mealey
Mik
Mike
Kilburn
Bill White
Austin
Tex
Bill
Frank Allen
Ripley
W.va
Ballyporeen
County Tipperary
Alice
Ireland
Financial Times
Garver Named Executive Vice President of Mid-America
James A. Garver was appointed executive vice president of Mid-America Inc a nine county southeast Kansas economic development group at a board meeting. Garver succeeds Derrill Pierce who resigns April 1 to join Ozarks Regional Development Commission. Garver, 30, came from Kansas City Missouri Dun and Bradstreet and has lived in Parsons with his wife and three children.
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Parsons
James A. Garver
Mid - America, Inc
Kansas
Rustees
Garver
Mid-America
Derrill Pierce
Pierce
Ozarks
Kansas City
Dun and Bradstreet
Washington High School
Kansas State College of Emporia
Little Rock University
Little Rock
Ark
Drury College
Springfield
Welfare attorneys urged in every district for child support
Judge David Prager urged creation of district welfare attorneys in all judicial districts to handle welfare matters including child support. He cited potential duties from enforcing support orders to assisting with reciprocal cases and counseling social workers. He noted Shawnee County recovered 117000 in welfare orders and collected over 70000 in welfare payments, with a 6500 salary for the year.
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Topeka
David Prager
Shawnee
Prager
Shawnee County
Hijackers To Cuba Land Venezuelan Airliner In Cuba
An airliner with 50 aboard landed in Santiago Cuba after hijackers forced the Convair from Caracas to Mara caibo to divert to Cuba. Venezuelan authorities say four men used machine guns to seize control. 47 passengers and three crew were aboard. The fate of the aircraft and its occupants remains unclear.
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Havana
Santiago
Cuba
Venezuelan Department of the Interior
Caracas
Maracaibo
Hay Bale Accident Claims Man in Bonner Springs
Charles Knitt Jr., 42, died Thursday when 45 to 50 bales of hay tumbled from a barn loft, breaking his neck as deputies say he attempted to retrieve a bale. The incident occurred in Bonner Springs, Kansas.
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Bonner Springs
Kan
Charles Knitt Jr
Knitt
Fighter-Bombers Smash Transport In Zone Raids
American fighter bombers destroyed 165 North Vietnamese trucks carrying military supplies near the demilitarized zone over two days. Reports say North Vietnam moved 37mm anti aircraft guns to Khe Sanh for the first time, threatening the besieged base while air and ground actions surged across South Vietnam.
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Saigon
Demilitarized Zone
U.S
Dmz
Khe Sanh
South Vietnam
Navy
Vinh
Air Force
Mu Gia Pass
North Vietnam
China
Dr Bramble of Skubitz runs for Congress in 5th District
The Rev Albert F Ban of Independence announces Democratic candidacy for Congress in Kansas 5th District. Bramble 44 plans leave from ministry after term as district superintendent, highlighting need for better national representation. He owns a 42 unit apartment in Lawrence and holds degrees from Baker University and Boston University. His wife and four children are named Ruth Fred Mary and John.
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Independence
Kan
Albert F. Ph Ban
The
Methodist Church
Joe Skubitz
Brable
Washington
Bramble
Dr. Bramble
Lawrence
Kansas City
Oil Hill
el Dorado
Baker University
Boston University
Baker
Boston U
Ruth
Leavenworth
Fred
Oklahoma University
Mary
University of Kansas
John
Independence High School
Traffic Fatalities in Topeka Rise in 1968 Log
AP reports Kansas traffic death log shows 116 deaths in 1968 up to March 18, compared with 104 for the same period in 1967. For 24 hours to 9 a.m. Friday the count was 0.
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Tupeka
Kansas
Teletype Threat Clears Building in St Louis
A Meredith Publishing Co secretary read a teletype message that claimed a bomb would explode in forty minutes. Several hundred people were evacuated from a downtown St. Louis office building. No explosives were found and police called it a hoax. The machine connected to a nationwide circuit. origin of the threat could not be traced.
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ST. Louis
Meredith Publishing Co
Intercepted Letter Teases Politician Loyalties
A fragment titled Intercepted Letter hints at a political figure navigating loyalty questions. The note suggests public scrutiny over where a politician’s true loyalties lie.
Doughnut shop closes after years amid robberies
Kansas City owner Charles W. Chiles shuts his doughnut shop after 12 years, saying continuous robberies and police inaction forced him to quit. He notes frequent holdups and difficulty hiring staff as robbers deter customers. A child passerby laments the loss of great doughnuts.
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Kansas City
Charles W. Chiles
Chiles
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