Record low temperature threatens Chanute crops
The Chanute area recorded a record low of 31 degrees at 5 55 a.m. with a two hour frost risk harming vegetables. Extension specialists warn frost damage depends on the 4 to 7 a.m. window and note FAA readings show 33 at 4 a.m. 32 at 5 a.m. and 31 at 6 a.m. Tomatoes and potatoes unprotected face potential damage.
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Chanute
Gary Kilgore
Paul Kelly
Neosho County
Federal Aviation Administration
Martin Johnson Airport
Kelly
Kilgore
Accused murderer moved from Hill City Jail to safer site
Dennis G. Sanders, accused of the April 20 murder of Linda Leebrick, was moved from Hill City Jail to a newer building in Hays amid fears of a lynch mob. He faces arraignment today. Leebrick, 23, an art teacher, was abducted and beaten to death near Hill City. her body was found April 22 in a gully near the Solomon River.
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Hill City
Kan
UPI
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Hays
Sanders
Linda Leebrick
Hill City Cable Television Co
Northwest Irrigation and Electric Co
Bunker Hill High School
Competitive Walkathon Opens With Sprinting Pace
The March of Dimes Walkathon in Neosho County drew 233 walkers with a windy start and a straight country route. Dave Bain led early, finishing alone after four hours and 20 miles, earning about $130 in sponsor contributions. total walkers completing the course approached 120 and expected donations topped $3,500 to $4,000 for the campaign against birth defects.
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Neosho County Community Junior College
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Schapeler
Welfare system shows gains as Kansas centralizes
In three years since Kansas took welfare operations from counties, workload rose sharply while staff stayed constant. The department reports increases in aid programs, improved overpayment control, and a shift to district and area offices. Harder cites 3 million dollars targeted recovery and ongoing challenges in caseloads and service responsiveness.
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Topeka, Kan
UPI
Secretary of Social and Rehabilitation Services
Robert Harder
Harder
Department of Social and Rehabilitation Services
SRS
Carter wins half of Kansas delegates in Democratic race
Former Georgia Governor Jimmy Carter predicted a 13 of 27 Kansas delegates for his bid at the Democratic National Convention. Delegates were chosen in five districts with 11 uncommitted, two Udall, one Jackson, and 21 alternates also named. Carter led in the First District at Hays with four of six delegates committed.
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Kan
UPI
Georgia
Jimmy Carter
Kansas
Morris Udall
D-Aziz
Henry Jackson
Carter
Hays
Jean McKenna
Salina
Marie Vicers
Pratt
Paul Aylward
Ellsworth
Sid Warner
Cimarron
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Lena Ruth Spear
Dighton
Louise Brock
Bill Roy
Udall
Lou Douglas
Manhattan
Jackson
John Montgomery
Junction City
Larry Bengston
Kansas City
Indiana Ballot Tees Up Tight Primary Weekend
United Press International reports the campaign race tightens as two days remain before Texas voting on Saturday and four presidential primaries on Tuesday, affecting candidate momentum and voter turnout strategies.
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United Press International
Texas
Weather and 1968 primary notes mix in Indiana and Texas
The AREA FORECAST calls for a warming trend with mostly sunny skies today and highs in the mid 60s, tonight into the upper 40s, and Tuesday in the upper 70s. In the presidential race Reagan dominates Texas and Indiana, Ford campaigns in Indiana and Alabama, Carter canvasses Indiana, with Jackson withdrawing. results loom for a multi state primary day including the District of Columbia and 16 primaries scheduled through May 26.
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Reagan
Alabama
Georgia
Ford
Indiana
District of Columbia
Comment on Reagan Texas win and peanut farmer remark
A reader speculates on November politics noting Reagan's Texas victory contrasted with a smiling peanut farmer as a potential challenge. The remark frames a cautious presidential outlook with regional and personal image elements.
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Reagan
Texas
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