Gifts for Mother In Wide Variety Is Choices Given
In a study of gift ideas from children, several four to thirteen year olds name items they would give their mothers. Melissa Blessing asks for a pan, Annette Harrison wants perfume, and Mrs. Bill Harrison dreams of a Hawaii trip. Other kids propose a purse, dishes, a Florida vacation, a picture, and a new house.
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Melissa Blessing
James Blessing
S. Evergreen
Annette Harrison
Bill Harrison
Fort Worth
Tex
Hawaii
Penny Sutcliffe
Ron Sutcliffe
S. Steuben
Nanette Waldrip
Warren Waldrip
S. Ashby
Florida
Rain Grants Western Kansas Best Precipitation in Months
Weather officials report slow steady rain across western Kansas delivering beneficial moisture with little runoff. Most areas recorded 0.75 to 1.50 inches in the 24 hours ending 7 am Saturday, aiding pastures and grain sorghum planting as temperatures ranged Friday from 49 to 70 degrees.
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Topeka
Kansas
Weather Bureau
Goodland
Wichita
Pittsburg
Traffic Deaths Log 1968 Posted For April
Topeka AP reports Kansas traffic death log through 9 am Saturday for April 1968 plus comparative figures for 1967. The record lists fatalities by time and date, highlighting the ongoing toll during the April period.
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Topeka
Kansas
Two Vehicle Crashes Register Tuesday Afternoon
Margaret Scott and Harry Sleeper collided at Main and Plummer about 2 PM injuring neither, with damages$450 to Scott Buick and$175 to Sleeper Falcon. Jenevieve Edwards struck a parked Kyser Chevrolet on North Highland, with$50 and$75 damages. A minor collision at 120 W Main involved Harry Johnson and Mike Deacon, causing rear damage to Johnsons 1950 Plymouth.
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Margaret Scott
S. Evergreen
Harry Sleeper
N. Grant
Main and
Plummer
Jenevieve Edwards
N. Evergreen
A. E. Kyser
Savonburg
North Highland
Edwards
Kyser
W. Main
Harry Johnson
Mike Deacon
S. Highland
Fifteen Miners Freed From Flooded West Virginia Mine
Fifteen trapped coal miners escaped via conveyor belt at Hominy Falls after five days in a flooded mine. Ten others are believed dead. The survivors, exhausted and dirty, were checked by Dr. Lee B. Todd and released to go home with relatives awaiting outside.
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Hominy Falls
W.va
Lee B. Todd
Quinwood
Earier
Summersville
Richwood
Dr. Todd
Estimate Dips For Wheat
The 1968 Kansas wheat crop was forecast at 192.8 million bushels, down 22.5 million from last month. Dry weather through April in key counties caused the cut, with May 1 conditions guiding the new projection. recent rains improved some dry areas but arrived too late to help most wheat.
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Topeka
Kansas
Kansas Crop and Livestock Reporting Service
Pipeline Oil Runs Decline in Kansas Week End May 5
The Kansas Conservation Division estimates pipeline runs of crude oil fell by 539 barrels daily in the week ended May 5, totaling about 262,302 barrels per day. The current allowable production remains 375,000 barrels daily.
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Wichita
Kansas
State Conservation Division
Phone listed to reach Tribune carrier after hours
Instruction urges contacting Tribune carrier by dialing HE 1-3400 after 6 p.m. If unavailable, advising alternatives not specified. The fragment implies a reader contact protocol for a Tribune office or service.
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Tribune
Climate Talks Advance Toward Vietnam War Talks Start
American and North Vietnamese negotiators reached agreement on procedural matters for Monday opening discussions. The session, described as very good, confirmed English and Vietnamese as official languages with French as the working language. Leaders Vance and Lau warned that no cease fire details would be released yet.
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Paris
Vietnam
Vance
Col
Ha van Lau
Lau
Guage
W. Averell Harriman
U.S
Harriman
Hanoi
Xuan Thuy
Storms Rake Texas Areas Across State
Severe thunderstorms battered Texas for a week with hail heavy rain and tornadic winds from the panhandle to the gulf. Warnings persisted through the night and six people died in weather related crashes or drownings amid flash floods. Tornado sightings were reported from Dalhart to Tomball and Pasadena with few injuries despite damage reports.
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Associated Press
Texas
Panhandle
Gulf
Dalhart
Tomball
Pasadena
Houston
Informal Visit Here by Dole In His Campaign for Senate
Congressman Bob Dole spoke at a Neosho County Republican coffee in Orchid Buffet about inflation taxes and alternatives. He noted potential outcomes if spending is not curbed and defended his open housing vote amid local dissent.
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Dole
Senate
Bob Dole
Neosho County
Russell
Congress
U.S. Senate
Frank Carlson
Emporia
Chanute
Johnson
Renewed Heavy Fighting in Vietnam Causes High Casualties
Saigon reports 442 North Vietnamese troops killed below the DMZ in five battles over 24 hours and 24 American dead with 54 wounded. In Saigon battle lines around the capital 50 Viet Cong killed amid ongoing air offensives. U.S. forces reinforce Dong Ha as 1,500 enemy fighters estimated killed in two weeks of fighting.
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Saigon
USS
Demilitarized Zone
U.S. 1St Air Cavalry Division
Dong Ha
U.S
Gio
199Th Light Brigade
Safety Check Is Postponed By Weather
The voluntary motor vehicle safety checks by the Kayettes and police department were postponed due to rain. They are now scheduled for Friday and Saturday of next week, according to Police Chief Lige Matlock.
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Kayettes
Lige Matlock
Maine lawmakers charge Army ignored price in rifle contract
Sen. Edmund Muskie and Rep. Peter Kyros say the Army favored large firms over price in awarding M16 rifle production contracts. They questioned why Maremont Corp. of Saco lost to Harrington & Richardson and GM’s Hydramatic Division, noting Maremont bid $36 million for 240,000 rifles while the GM ceiling reached $56 million.
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Washingon
Maine
Army
Peter N. Kyros
Dmaine
Edmund S. Muskie
Walter Woolwine
Army Materiel Command
Muskie
Kyros
Maremont Corp
Saco
Miés
Maremont
Harrington & Richardson Co
Worcester
Mass
General Motors Corp
Pontiac
Mich
Docking Launches Air Tour to Seek Reelection
Gov. Robert Docking opened a five city airborne tour in Kansas to formally declare his bid for a second term. He cited vital programs including tax reform and government modernization and urged completion of ideas begun in his first two years.
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Kansas City, Kan
Robert Docking
Kansas
Docking
Kansas City
Kan
Kansas Cities
Topeka
Virginia Docking
Bill Robinson
Wichita
U.S. Senate
Norbert Dreiling
Hays
Dreiling
Pittsburg
Dodge City
Peace Talks Window Dressing Attracts Attention
A report notes that appearances of peace talks are being used to project progress, while substantive negotiations remain uncertain. Analysts say the ceremonial gestures may boost public confidence and bargaining leverage without yielding concrete concessions.
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John Brotton
David Brotton
Eldon Morgan
Harry Morgan
W. Walnut
Melissa
Robbie Dickerhoof
Phyllis Mendoza
Jody Reid
Humboldt
James Reid
W. 2Nd
Piocally
Sleeper
Scott
Damac
Bedlam
Elwood O'Dell
Cyrus R. Vance
N. Vietnam
Tom Blancett
Cha
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