Unsolved Mystery How Trunk Lock Worked in Car Case
Mrs Fern Hamilton 55 of Knowles Oklahoma was found alive in a locked car trunk near a field west of Neosho Arkansas. Sheriff Armstrong said the key unknown is how the trunk became locked with Hamilton inside. Authorities traced her to Parsons and confirmed her identity from a daughter and her purse. She was hospitalized in Neosho with uncertain condition and has spoken little. The trunk mystery remains under investigation with no items missing from the vehicle.
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Wilson County
Don Armstrong
Fern Hamilton
Knowles, Okla
Neosho Memorial Hospital
George Neely
Neosho County
Marion Cox
Highway Patrol
Parsons
Armstrong
Ivan Lock
Rollie Hydern
Martin Johnson
Hydorn
Neely
Cox
Seven Die In Oklahoma Traffic Crash
A lumber truck and a car carrying children collided on Oklahoma Highway 3 west of Broken Bow, killing seven in the car. Debris was dragged 193 feet after the explosion, with victims scattered along the roadway. The dead include Helen Louise Bowling 21 and her son James 4, Leonora and Jesse Fisher, Wanda and Brenda Bean, and Sherry Arron 19 months. James Bowling witnessed the crash and cried out upon learning his wife and child were among the victims.
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Broken Bow
Okla
Oklahoma
Highway Patrol
James Bowling
Helen Louise Bowling
Leonora Fisher
Jesse Fisher
Jimmy Fisher
Grover
Wanda Bean
Brenda Bean
Eugene Bean
Sherry Arron
Charles Arron
Golden
Intercepted Letter Dear Cha Mention Sparks Local Wit
A terse note mocks daylight saving as a neighbor laments lawn and garden growth outpacing time cues. The snippet shows playful regional humor about adjusting clocks.
A Glance at Politics in Presidential Race
Hubert H. Humphrey seeks write in support in Nebraska primary Omaha speech. Robert F Kennedy reiterates no more Vietnams and warns the US not to replace others in danger. Eugene McCarthy aims for Oregon test May 28. Nelson Rockefeller speaks at Kansas Univ on South Vietnamese self determination even if they choose communism.
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Associated Press
Hubert H Humphrey
Nebraska
Omaha
Robert F. Kennedy
D-N.y
United States
Eugene J. MacCarthy
D-Minn
Osawatomie Woman Dies in Home Fire
Mrs Mildred Carmichael aged 64 died from apparent asphyxiation in a fire that heavily damaged her Osawatomie Kansas two bedroom frame home. The Miami County sheriff reports all contents were lost and she was alone in the residence at the time.
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Osawatomie, Kan
Mildred Carmichael
Osawatomie
Miami County Sheriff’s Office
Traffic Fatalities Log From Topeka For May 1968
The Kansas traffic death log records 188 fatalities for the 24 hours to 9 am Friday in May 1968 compared with a similar period in 1967. The report notes year to year comparisons in death counts and notes the totals for the period.
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Topeka
Kansas
Weather Readings Highs Lows and Trace Precipitation
Today shows 58 high and 61 low with 70 and 49 yesterday. Year ago values were 85 and 61. Record highs 1963 and lows 1909 noted. Humidity 77 at 1 PM and barometer 30.00. Sunrise 6 17 and sunset 8 20. Precipitation today at 1 PM trace.
Weather forecast predicts cloudy spell with scattered showers
The area faces continued cloudiness through Saturday with easterly winds shifting northerly by weekend. Highs near 60 and nightly lows around 50, precipitation probability 80 percent tonight and Saturday, heavy rain likely in southern counties.
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Topeka
Weather Bureau
Garden City
Eminence
Dodge City
Goodland
Pittsburg
Harold Gray, creator of Little Orphan Annie, dies at 74
Harold Gray, famed cartoonist behind Little Orphan Annie, died Thursday at age 74 in Scripps Memorial Hospital in La Jolla Calif. His iconic blank eyed heroine and her companions defined a generation of comic strips and adventures.
Saigon Offensive Eases as Peace Talks Loom
US infantry clashed with Viet Cong along Saigon’s southern edge but the war slowed as peace negotiators prepared to meet in Paris. U S and South Vietnamese forces reportedly crushed waves toward the capital while the air war saw North Vietnamese MIGs in the Panhandle and a major oil depot destroyed in the south. About 3,000 Viet Cong and North Vietnamese troops were killed in five days of fighting around Saigon, with heavy shelling near the Kinh Doi Canal and a helicopter gunship incident near the Y Bridge.
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Saigon
Par
South Vietnam
U.S
North Vietnam
U.S. Navy
U.S. Command
Pentagon
Washington
Panhandle
Demilitarized Zone
Kinh Doi Canal
Peace talks: preliminary negotiations to start Monday
United States and North Vietnamese representatives agreed to begin preliminary peace negotiations at 10:30 a.m. Monday after a Saturday session on arrangements. Ambassadors Vance and Ha Van Lau announced the plan, with Harriman and Thuy staying in the background for procedural talks.
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Paris
Cyrus R. Vance
U.S
Ha van Lau
U S
W. Averell Harriman
Hanoi
Xuan Thuy
Dog Amos Killed Duckling After Loosing In Yard
The Bob White family reports their dog Amos killed a duckling in a nearby yard. A man from the home shot the dog with a shotgun, upsetting neighbors and prompting reflections on city ordinances against loose dogs and firing within city limits. The incident affected 10 year old Trisha and her family as Amos, tied to a leash and then buried at Virgil White’s yard, had lived with them less than a year after adoption from the Humane Society.
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Amos
Bob White
S. Central
Trisha
White
Virgil White
Bob
Senior High elects Don Noland to student council presidency
Don Noland was elected president of the high school student council for 1968-69 and will replace Bob Magill. Noland, a junior, is 16 and the son of Don R. Noland. Other officers include Mike Bauer, Susan Kensett, and Linda Ford, all juniors or sophomores, chosen after a campaign assembly.
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Don Noland
Noland
Bob Magill
Don R. Noland
W. Main
Mike Bauer
G. E. Bauer
W. 5Th
Susan Kensett
James W. Kensett
Linda Ford
Susan
Revenue Problem Faces Kansas Legislature In 1969
Kansas lawmakers may face a revenue gap of about 90 million dollars next session to cover inflation and expanding programs. Rep. Bill Fribley notes the amount could require significant tax increases, though Gov. Docking urges tax reform first. He outlines potential needs including 5 million for state operations 5 million for higher education and 26 million for school aid beyond current formulas.
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Topeka
Kansas
House
Bill Fribley
Crestline
Fridley
Ways and Means Committee
Robert Docking
Kansas State Teachers Association
Long Holiday Bill Would Create Four Four Day Weekends
The House approved a plan to move three national holidays to Mondays and add Columbus Day as a Monday observance. It would shift Washington's Birthday Memorial Day and Veterans Day to specific Monday dates starting January 1 1971. The measure faces uncertain Senate fate.
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Washington
House
Senate
Pueblo Crewmen Release Nearer Said Indicated
Rep. Clement J. Zablocki stated there are indications North Korea may release the Pueblo crewmen amid ongoing talks. Administration officials offered no new progress to report on the long negotiations. The Pueblo was captured January 23 triggering an international crisis centered at Panmunjom with U.S. North Korean discussions.
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Washington
North Korea
U.S
Administration
Pueblo
Panmuniom
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Roc Carter
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