Kennedy and McCarthy Rally Ahead of Nebraska Primary
In Omaha and Lincoln, Kennedy urges workers to mobilize for Tuesday and says the outcome will shape his prospects. McCarthy defends his voting record, claims Kennedy distortions, and predicts a stronger showing in Nebraska after Indiana results.
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Omaha
Neb
Robert F. Kennedy
Eugene J. McCarthy
Nebraska
Indiana
Kennedy
Lincoln Breakfast
McCarthy
Roger D. Branigin
Brueck to Discuss Area Roads With Local Officials
Karl A Brueck of Paola 4th division state highway commissioner will discuss plans affecting highways in this area. He will speak at 7 30 pm tomorrow at the Chanute Area Chamber of Commerce office. Ted Roberts 4th division highway engineer joins the talk with Brueck. Attendees include officials from Humboldt Stark St Paul Erie and Thayer. The chamber also has luncheons Wednesday and Friday at the Iroga Hotel where Bill Johnson president will outline the 1968 69 work program with committee chairs.
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Karl A. Brueck
Paola
Chanute Area
Brueck
Ted Roberts
Ioga
Bill Johnson
Czech Leadership Faces Pressure Over Independence Move
Prague leadership shows no signs of yielding to Soviet bloc pressure as the presidium meets to push Czechoslovakia toward greater independence from Moscow. Responding to rumors of possible Soviet intervention, officials insist no panic exists and note the trade deficit with the West alongside a wartime history of Soviet debt to Prague. Growing warmth toward the United States emerges among informed sources amid limited Warsaw Pact troop movements at the Polish Czechoslovak border.
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Czechoslovakia
Communist Party
Soviet Union
Poland
East Germany
Moscow
Prague
West
United States
Car Located After Reported Theft in Arkansas Residence
Kenneth Atkins of 611 S Ashby reported a 1959 Chevrolet stolen from in front of his home at 10 30 Saturday night. Officers located the car shortly after and canceled the stolen vehicle bulletin.
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Kenneth Atkins
S. Ashby
Goats Clash With Red Volkswagen On Tulsa Farm
Patricia Scott of Tulsa told police a billy goat at W. E. McCoy farm on R. 2 charged her bright red 1968 Volkswagen after seeing its reflection. The animal damaged the car by denting the right door and rear fender.
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W. E. McCoy
R. 2
Patricia Scott
Tulsa
Weather outlook with warm humid trend and storms
Today at 1 pm 73 high 58 low. yesterday 69 44. Considerable cloudiness mild humidity with showers and thunderstorms tonight and Tuesday morning. Some severe storms likely tonight. Southerly winds to 25 mph, gusty near storms. Partial clearing Tuesday afternoon. High Tuesday 70-75, low 55-60. Precip chance 80 percent tonight, 50 percent Tuesday.
Showers and Thunderstorms Forecast Across Kansas
The weather bureau predicts showers and thundershowers will cover wide areas of Kansas today. An early light shower spread into south central and southeast Kansas with a southwest area of thundershowers developing. Western Kansas will see activity move eastward, possibly ending by Tuesday, with 60s in the west and lower 70s in the east and 50s at night. Highs Sunday ranged from 57 at Goodland and Garden City to 74 at Leavenworth.
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Topeka
Weather Bureau
Kansas
Goodland
Garden City
Leavenworth
Washburn Heads Legion Officers for 1954-55
Washburn headed the Legion Post 170 installation of officers for the coming year. Named were Herb Washburn as commander Kenneth Summers first vice commander Homer Moody second vice commander Justin Kerby finance officer Fred L. Johnson adjutant Joe Gormley sergeant at arms Eugene Dunaway historian H E Campbell chaplain and Lige Matlock service officer. Washburn earlier organized the Little League program in 1954 and managed a team until 1963 then led the American Legion baseball team. He is a Chanute native who served in World War II and Korea and has a son in the Air Force returning from a year in Vietnam April 18.
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Boerstler
American Legion
Herb Washburn
Kenneth Summers
Homer Moody
Justin Kerby
Fred L. Johnson
Joe Gormley
Eugene Dunaway
H. E. Campbell
Lige Matlock
Washburn
Chanute
Air Force
Vietnam
Peace Talks Open as US and North Vietnam Press for De escalation
In Paris the United States and North Vietnam opened substantive talks urging steps toward a peaceful settlement. Xuan Thuy urged end to bombing and all acts of war, while Harriman pressed for military restraint and a de escalation test by restoring a demilitarized zone. Both sides claimed aims of goodwill though accusing the other of aggression and troop movements.
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Paris
United States
North Vietnam
Southeast Asia
Xuan Thuy
Vietnam
Harriman
U.S
Thuy
South Vietnam
Demilitarized Zone
North
Washington
New York
Johnson
Congress
Harrimen
Viet Cong Attacks On Saigon Crushed
U S command says the main Viet Cong assault on Saigon was crushed though a Special Forces camp at Kham Duc 350 miles northeast fell. Air evacuations killed six Air Force crewmen and many civilians. 19 Americans killed, 89 wounded. Over 5,200 enemy dead or captured in the 3rd Corps area. No significant fighting in Saigon for the first time since May 5.
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Saigon
U. S
Special Forces
Kham Duc
Air Force
U.S
196Th Light Infantry
Fred C. Weyand
Weyand
3Rd Corps
Thousands March in Paris General Strike Against Gaullist Rule
Tens of thousands of students and workers joined a nationwide strike in Paris in a bid to oppose police methods used against protests. The rally disrupted services but achieved limited success despite support from major labor federations. Police kept order with motorcycle outriders as students demanded reforms. The Sorbonne reopened without classes as professors joined the strike.
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Paris
Latin Quarter
Sorbonne — Liberal Arts
University of Paris
Traffic Fatalities Log Reports May 1968 Totals
Kansas traffic death log shows 1968 fatalities for May and an unreported case included. For 1967 period deaths totaled 14, while 1968 period reached 20 with the addition of one previously unreported fatality.
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Topeka
Kansas
City Commission Meeting Tonight
The city commission will meet in regular session at the Memorial building starting at 7 30 tonight.
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City Commission
Memorial Building
Work-Training Jaco Plan at Neosho County Junior College
Duane Clum announces a two year Work-Training Jaco Plan offering a terminal Associate of Arts or BS in distributive education at Neosho County Community Junior College starting in fall. The program blends classroom study with on the job training at approved stations and carries full credit toward degrees.帯
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Neosho County Community Junior College
Duane Clum
Clum
Jury Trial Opens In Civil Action Over Stock Ownership
In Erie district court Kenneth George of Thayer sues W G Fertilizer Co and Rex Woods over stock ownership in the Thayer firm. Jury was selected this morning and the first witnesses for the plaintiff were called.
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ERIE
Kenneth George
Thayer
W. G. Fertilizer Co
Rex Woods
Fertilizer Company
Charges Dismissed In Saddle Theft Case
Eugene R. Wille of Iola and Jerome E. Haen of Piqua faced grand larceny charges over a Tulsa woman Laura Roberts saddle valued at 400 dollars. The saddle was recovered after arrest but Roberts chose not to press charges, and the men were dismissed with court costs assessed.
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Eugene R. Wille
Iola
Jerome E. Haen
Piqua
Tulsa
Laura Roberts
Thayer
Miss Roberts
Wille
Haen
Intercepted Letter Hints at Commencement Speaker Change
A high school senior graduating this month faces military duty and expects the commencement speaker will likely be a drill sergeant. The note suggests a wartime context influencing the school ceremony and speaker selection.
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Armed Services
Mrs Hamilton Released To Go Home From Trunk Incident
Fern Hamilton 55 of Knowles Oklahoma was found Thursday locked in the trunk of her car in a field west of town. After a missing person report and a night of rain she told authorities she became lost and climbed into the trunk to change clothes when the lid locked. She was treated at Neosho Memorial Hospital and released Saturday to return home.
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Fern Hamilton
Knowles
Okla
Neosho Memorial Hospital
Parsons
Alva
Hamilton
Bird Lover Finds Blackbird Nest on Abandoned Bicycle
In Glaston England Peggy Hillington abandoned her bicycle and began walking after a blackbird built a nest with four eggs in the bicycle basket.
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Glaston, England
Peggy Hillington
Mrs. Hillington
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