Camping Popular Because Its Fun Not Expensive
The National Campers and Hikers Association members at Safari Campground report camping gains popularity because it is family friendly and affordable. Abilene residents cite family fun while Parsons and Anthony couples praise clean recreation and inclusion, noting NCHA membership as a factor.
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National Campers and Hikers Association
Safari Campground
Jim Scriven
Abilene
Scriven
Jack Daughtery
Parsons
Harold Dilts
Anthony
NCHA
Ray Wymer
Weather Today and Forecast for Kansas Weekend
Area forecast shows generally fair weather tonight and Sunday with highs in the 70s and lows in the 40s. Topeka reports warming by Sunday with upper 60s in the northeast and 70s in the southeast today, and scattered showers Friday morning in southeastern Kansas yielding under one tenth of an inch, plus .55 inch at Columbus.
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Topeka
Kansas
Goodland
Hill City
Concordia
Wichita
Chanute
Ft. Riley
Abilene
Dodge City
Leavenworth
Olathe
Columbus
Peace Talks Set to Open May 19 in Paris
Officials expect the first U S move in the Paris talks with North Vietnam to seek a cutback in Communist military activity in Southeast Asia, paving the way for a possible halt to bombing of the North. Washington and Hanoi reached the agreement Friday to begin discussions in Paris on May 19.
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Washington
U.S
Paris
North Vietnam
Southeast Asia
North
Hanoi
Vientiane
Laos
South
Saigon
Johnson
Plane Crash Kills 84 in Dawson Texas
Braniff Electra Flight 352 exploded and plunged to earth near Dawson Texas killing 84. No survivors reported. FBI and National Guard aided the response as dawns residents and surrounding towns gathered wreckage and bodies.
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Dawson, Tex
Braniff International
Lonnie Wells
Texas
Dawson
FBI
National Guard
Braniff
Houston
Fort Worth
Great Southwest International Airport
Driver Injured After Sleepy Route 39 Crash Near Stark
Olson Abar, 57, of Oakland Neb, was admitted to Neosho Memorial Hospital after a one car wreck on highway K39 about 4 40 pm yesterday 1 2 miles west of Stark He was not seriously injured The patrol said Olson fell asleep and his westbound 1964 Lincoln left the road hitting an embankment Damage was about 1000 dollars
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Bar A
Olson
Oakland
Neb
Neosho Memorial Hospital
Stark
Highway Patrol
Eisenhower Condition Stable After Third Heart Attack
Former President Dwight D. Eisenhower remains in stable condition five days after his third heart attack at March Air Force Base California. Hospital reports will be reduced from twice daily to once daily as his condition allows.
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March Air Force Base
Calif
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Large Camp Convention Fills Safari Park Santa Fe
More than 600 families registered by 10 a.m. at Safari Campground in Santa Fe Park for the 1968 Kansas Assn of the National Campers and Hikers Assn spring convention. Campers report hearty facilities, coffee supplied by a Chanute grocer, a first aid station run by Mr. and Mrs. Hayworth, and a parade for kids at 1 p.m. The event wraps up tomorrow with campers departing around noon.
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Santa Fe Park
Kansas
Manual Perez
NCHA
Perez
Wellington Chisoom
Chanute Grocer
Frank Hayworth
Humboldt
Hayworth
Iola
Kansas City
Ottawa
GI Reaction To Talks Of Peace
In Saigon American servicemen welcomed the U S and North Vietnam Paris talks while some doubted success. Most who heard were glad, with Sgt LC Russell Edwards of San Antonio praising it as a start and First Lt George Hope of Parksley expressing cautious optimism about the talks.
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Saigon
United States
North Vietnam
Paris
Russell Edwards
San Antonio
Tex
George Hope
Parksley
Fire Damages Empty House on Santa Fe Street
The fire extensively damaged an unoccupied frame house at 1618 S Santa Fe and was reported to the state fire marshal for investigation. Fire Chief John Erickson said officers spotted the blaze and alerted 2 40 p m. The back porch bathroom walls and roof burned. owner listed as Lorens Nelson of 1624 S Santa Fe.
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S. Santa Fe
John Erickson
Erickson
Lorens Nelson
Large VC Force Trapped by U.S. Troops Near Saigon
U.S. Army troops trapped a large Viet Cong force 14 miles north of Saigon after 10 hours of fighting, killing 189 Viet Cong. Dogface Battalion of the 1st Infantry encircled the enemy with artillery, helicopters, and jets. U.S. casualties were seven killed and 16 wounded. In separate action, 25th Division troops pressed a 400-man North Vietnamese force northwest of Saigon as fighting continued in the northeast. Overall weeklong clashes yielded more than 1,370 enemy and 110 allied deaths with 563 allied wounded.
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Saigon
U.S
U.S. 1St Infantry Division
U.S. 25Th Infantry Division
South Vietnam
Tarshland
Dong Ha
William C. Westmoreland
Hue
Traffic Fatalities in Topeka for May 7, 1968
Kansas traffic death log records 1968 data for a 24 hour period ending 9 a.m. Saturday May 7. The report compares totals to the prior year 1967, listing 175 fatalities for the comparable period.
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Topeka
Kansas
Three New Hearts Give Hope From Transplants
The Associated Press reports three heart transplants within 24 hours. A 45 year old in London remains in entirely satisfactory condition after the operation at National Heart Hospital. In Houston Everett Claire Thomas, 47, received the heart of a 15 year old donor with cautious optimism. In Stanford Joseph Rizar, 40, got a heart from an older athletic man and is described as fair with a wait and see stance. The London donor was identified as Patrick Ryan, 26, who died from brain damage after a fall from a scaffold.
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Associated Press
United States
London
National Heart Hospital
Houston
Tex
Everett Claire Thomas
Cird
Stanford
Calif
Joseph Rizor
Patrick Ryan
Intercepted Letter Dear Cha Delivers Weekend Outing Note
A brief intercepted missive notes weekend outings as pleasant weather lifts plans beyond a State Campers gathering. The fragment hints at social plans and outdoor activity without specific names or dates.
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Mr. and
E.E. Miller
Floyd Agnew
Panhandle
Jo Carol Brand
Taylor
N.D
Suzanne Renz
South Orange
N.J
Dallas
J.R. Phillips
John W. Foster
D. W. Crossland
Lke
Road Runners
Kan
U. S
Tribune
Carl Olson
Eric
Gladys Loretz
Helen Pruett
Irene Reese
Cha
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