School Board Hires 14 New Teachers
Unified School District 413 approved 14 new hires for the 1968-69 term including Bonnie Headley, Judy Holtry, Janice Chaney, Mary Brant, Joseph Smith, Brenda Jackson, Janice McCullough, Maurice Elliott, Nelda Pullman, Paul Blecha, Sue Pryor, Richard Myers, Sharon Doughty, and Ronald Tucker. Also accepted multiple resignations and approved a new Murray Hill principal, bus purchase, hot lunch pilot, and a computer payroll system.
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Uncle Sam
Stork
Board of Education
Unified School District
Bonnie Headley
Humboldt
Kansas State College
Pittsburg
Judy Holtry
Oxford
Wilbur Chandler
W. 5Th
Janice Chaney
Mary Brant
Joseph Smith
Frontenac
Brenda Jackson
Jesse Jackson
N. Malcolm
Janice McCullough
Maurice Elliott
Madison
Nelda Pullman
Paul Blecha
Wichita
Sue Pryor
Richard Myers
Harper
Sharon Doughty
Tulsa
Ronald Tucker
Americus
82 Applications Filed for Review of Assessments
Neosho county commissioners hear 82 assessment reviews as a board of equalization this month. Filings followed the county reassessment program and a June 5 reconvening to hear complaints on proposed valuation changes. Owners may appear personally or submit notices. dissatisfied parties may seek a State Board of Tax Appeals in Topeka.
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Erie
Neosho County
Board of Equalization
Equalization Board
Lowe
State Board of Tax Appeals
Topeka
Weather summary and rainfall in Kansas with upcoming cooler trend
The weather report notes temperatures around 52 at 1 p.m. with high 60s Wednesday and a low tonight near 40 to 45. Beneficial rainfall spread over most of Kansas in the last 24 hours, easing drought in southwestern areas, while eastern sections still saw thunderstorms. Skies clear westward as a storm system moves east.
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Topeka
Kansas
Weather Bureau
Traffic Fatalities In Topeka Log For May Nineteen Sixty Eight
Kansas traffic death log reports numbers for a 24 hour period ending 9 am Tuesday May 9 1968. The record compares totals with the same period in 1967. Data reflects fatalities within Topeka and statewide traffic incidents.
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Topeka
Kansas
Alabama's Governor Lurleen Wallace Dies at 41
Gov Lurleen B Wallace died in her sleep after a two year cancer battle at the Alabama executive mansion. She was 41 and her husband George and four children were at her bedside. Lt Gov Albert Brewer became governor under the state line of succession. Funeral plans not announced.
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Montgomery
Ala
Lurleen B. Wallace
George
Albert Brewer
Decatur
Alabama
Dome light in car mistaken for tampering in Cha nute
A Cha nute woman rang police at 12 30 a m to report a light in her garage. Officers determined the light was the car dome light left on by an open door.
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Chanute
Hawaiian Lesson First Hand For Lincoln Second Graders
Lincoln School second graders study the Hawaiian Islands with guest student teacher Miss Sato born in Honolulu. She will graduate from Butler County Junior College and enroll at KSC then teach in Riverside California after summer with her Hawaiian family. The class enjoyed Lei Day and the hula. Miss Sato demonstrated the Hukilau in a bright orange muu muu.
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Hawaiian Islands
Jean Hatsumi Sato
Waianae
Oahu
Hawaii
Lincoln
Kansas State College
Pittsburg
Miss Sato
Honolulu
U.S
Anna Denton
Lester Denton
Den
Susan Annette Emmerson
Marguerite Robertson
Early Day Neosho History Inspires Musical Production
Erie resident's knowledge of Neosho county history inspired a musical. In El Dorado, the cast of 23 portrayed by local citizens, with Darryl Patten directing from an original script and score by Mrs. Glenn Dietz and Mary Belle Doty.
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Erie
Neosho County
C. P. Mckinnie
L. R. Rogers
Patricia Rogers
Elsie McMullen
el Dorado
Twenty Five Miners Trapped In WV Coal Mine
A receding water level allowed rescue crews to advance pumps inside Gauley No. 8 mine as 25 miners remain trapped in three groups along two miles of passages. Surface teams report contact with 13 near the entrance and expect scuba divers from Philadelphia to aid efforts.
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Hominy Falls
W.va
West Virginia
Gauley Coal and Coke Co
Gauley
Frank Davis
Edward Rudd
Philadelphia
U.S. Troops Join In Saigon Battle
American tanks and armored carriers entered the Saigon fight cutting off a Viet Cong attack from the southwest on the third day of heavy fighting. US and South Vietnamese forces repelled assaults near the Kinh Doi Canal and at a factory, with 35 enemy dead and five Americans wounded.
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U.S
Hue
Dong Ha
Kinh Doi Canal
U.S. 9Th Infantry Division
9Th Division
United States Promises Support for South Vietnam in Talks
In New York and Paris reports, W Averell Harriman says Washington cannot abandon South Vietnam and must honor its commitments as peace talks with North Vietnam loom in Paris. Hanoi negotiator Col Ha Van Lao expresses optimism about possible talks to end the war.
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South Vietnam
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Paris
New York
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United State
Johnson
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Vietnam
Ha van Lao
FHA Rate Freed Promises Mortgage Market Shift
President Johnson signed into law removing the 6 percent cap on FHA insured and VA guaranteed mortgages. Rates will move to market levels with an expected rise to about 6 2 percent, aimed at easing home financing despite tax surcharge debates in Congress.
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Johnson
Congress
Federal Housing Administration
Veterans Administration
Planners Meet Tomorrow Night in City Planning Session
The city planning commission will meet tomorrow night at 7 o'clock in the Memorial building city commission room. The May session will cover local planning topics and related matters.
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City Planning Commission
City Commission
Memorial Building
A Glance At Politics By The Associated Press
A summary of top political developments covers state primaries in Indiana Ohio Alabama and Florida. Kennedy and McCarthy contest the Indiana Democratic race with Branigin. Nixon unopposed on the Republican side. In DC Kennedy and Humphrey vie for delegates. Ohio centers on Lausche versus Gilligan and delegate selection. Wallace leads Alabama Democratic delegates. Florida features Senate contenders Collins Faircloth on the Democratic side and Gurney Goldner among Republicans.
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Robert F. Kennedy
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Richard M. Nixon
Ohio
Frank J. Lausche
John J. Gilligan
Florida
Senate
George A. Smathers
Leroy Collins
Earl Faircloth
U.S
Edward Gurney
St. Petersburg
Herman Goldner
Intercepted Letter on Derby Winner Mixup
Intercepted letter discusses Dancers Image being ruled out as Derby winner. It notes bettors face refunds issues and that new winner place and show bets will seek payments. The message questions how the betting fraternity will straighten the upset.
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Dancer
Dancer's Image Derby Winner Disqualified for Doping
Churchill Downs announced Dancer's Image, the Derby winner, will be disqualified and placed last after a urine test showed phenylbutazone derivatives. Forward Pass moves to first with Calumet Farm receiving the purse. the ruling follows Rule 14.06 and marks the Derby's first disqualification in history.
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Dancer
Churchill Downs
Calumet Farm
Forward Pass
State Racing Commission
Boston
Peter Fuller
Francie’s Hat
Lot
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