North Vietnamese Attacks Meet Marine Defense Along DMZ
North Vietnamese forces launched three ground assaults on U S Marines along the northern frontier of South Vietnam. At Khe Sanh and Con Thien Marine units repulsed the attacks with heavy enemy losses reported, while Hanoi rockets damaged Camp Evans near Hue and allied ammunition stores. Marine casualties totaled twelve dead and 56 wounded, with updated enemy kills and captures cited by U S commands.
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Saigon
South Vietnam
U.S
1St Air Cavalry Division
Khe Sanh
Con Thien
Camp Evans
1St Air Cavalry
Hue
Bat
Dmz
Erie Postmaster Ted Kyle Elected Kansas NA Postmasters President
Ted Kyle of Erie was elected president of the Kansas chapter of the National Association of Postmasters at the convention's close. Beatrice Howell of Langdon and Dale Duncan of Manhattan were named vice presidents, with Helen Ziegelmier of Gem as secretary-treasurer. Next year’s convention will be in Wichita.
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Great Bend
Kan
Ted Kyle
Erie
Kansas
National Association of Postmasters
Beatrice Howell
Langdon
Dale Duncan
Manhattan
Helen Ziegelmier
Gem
Wichita
Priest Betson invites parish women to bet on horses
In Calverton England, Rector Rev Joseph Jones offers up to ten women in his parish a pound each to bet on horses with all winnings going to the church. He says the plan could outpace last year’s garden party donations and notes one winning horse with a man’s name paid for his Spain holiday.
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Calverton
England
Nottinghamshire
Joseph Jones
Father Jones
Spain
Five Hundred Dollar Optometry Scholarship Awarded
Dale Herder, a sophomore at Neosho County Community Junior College, received a $500 foundation scholarship to the optometric school of his choice. The Kansas Optometric Foundation president Dr. James W. Kensett presented the award in Chanute. Herder, son of Lloyd and Mrs. Herder, Yates Center, plans to attend the Southern College of Optometry in Memphis, Tennessee this fall.
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Optometric
Dale Herder
Neosho County
Ticklish Long Jump Triumph at Mark Twain Frog Contest
Corrosion the swamp frog won the 40th annual Mark Twain inspired jumping contest in Angels Camp California leaping 18 feet 0.5 inches. Owner trainer Leonard Hall of Concord California celebrated his fifth victory after tickling the frog to boost performance as thousands watched the Twain based event inspired by The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County.
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Leonard Hall
Concord
Calif
Hall
Gitchee
Twain
Calaveras County
Angels Camp
Supreme Court Rejects Stokely Carmichael Appeal
The Supreme Court declined to hear Stokely Carmichael and other Black Power activists challenging Tennessee disorderly conduct and antiriot laws. The case stemmed from Nashville police actions during April violence in the Negro district and was dismissed for lack of factual support. Justice Douglas dissented.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Stokely Carmichael
Tennessee
Nashville
Carmichael
William O. Douglas
Tribune Phone Contact for Carrier Followup
The notice directs readers to contact their Tribune carrier and, if unavailable, to dial HE 1 3400 after 6 p.m. to reach a representative.
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Tribune
Intercepted Letter Teases Charley in French Parody
An intercepted letter addresses Cha and mockingly vows to expose Big Charley in a sly independent French paralysis style. The fragment suggests a taunting target and playful intrigue within a local‑tone note.
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Big Charley
Weather: records set as cool Kis Kansas highs approach
Area forecast calls for partly cloudy skies and warmer develop ment tonight and Tuesday with lows in the middle 40s and highs in the middle 70s. Today's and yesterday's lows of 41 set new records for these dates, with prior records 46 in 1925 and 1952. Light rain fell in western Kansas while eastern areas stayed clear.
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Topeka
Kansas
Eather Bureau
Russell
Garden City
Ft. Riley
Liberal
Traffic Fatalities Log for Topeka Area Update
Kansas traffic death log lists 48 hours to 9 am Monday May 4 1968 with 212 fatalities for the comparable 1967 period and 205 for the 1968 period. The report covers Topeka and surrounding area figures and notes a continuing rise in traffic deaths.
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Topeka
Kansas
Kansan Votes In Congress
Washington AP reports Kansas members had mixed roll calls on key amendments. Votes show 61 to 9 backing a felony riot-connection dismissal standard, 40 to 38 approving police recruitment grants, 29 to 53 opposing a rifle and shotgun mail order ban, 37 to 45 rejecting handgun sale restrictions, and 30 to 47 opposing private sale bans on military weapons. Not voting: Carlson. No major rolls in the period.
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Washington
Kansas
Congress
Carlson
Pearson
Carlson, Pearson
House
Jury Selection Begins in Spock Draft Conspiracy Trial
In Boston AP reports jury selection started for Dr Benjamin Spock and four others charged with conspiring to persuade young men to evade the draft. About 100 prospective jurors attended. newsmen were barred from the courtroom for lack of space.
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Boston
Benjamin Spock
France at Standstill as Strikes Paralyze Nation
Paris and major industrial regions ground to a halt as mass walkouts spread nationwide. Workers across coal mines, auto plants, ports, and air hubs demand de Gaulle’s resignation and higher pensions while Paris experiences bus, train, and garbage service paralysis.
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Paris
France
Charles de Gaulle
Britain Is Briefed On Vietnam Talks
Paris dispatch reports Ambassador Harriman sent an aide to brief London on the status of preliminary Vietnam peace talks ahead of Michael Stewart’s Moscow trip. US and North Vietnamese positions remain far apart over bombing and war actions, with estimates of a possible compromise to end bombing and move toward negotiations. North Vietnam urges stronger military pressure to influence Paris talks.
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Paris
W. Averell Harriman
London
Vietnam
Michael Stewart
Soviet Union
U.S
United States
Washington
Moscow
Spoksman
Will J. Jorden
Johnson
Britain
Russia
Cochairmen
Stewart
Jorden
North Vietnam
Harriman
Cyrus R. Vance
Bui Diem
South Vietnam
Hanoi
Xuan Thuy
Hoang van Loi
Damascus
City Hires Two New Firemen
Employment of two new city firemen to fill vacancies from resignations announced by Fire Chief John Erickson. The appointees are Larry Reaves, 21, and Bill H. Harmon, 20. Reaves served in the Navy. Harmon previously worked at ILC.
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John Erickson
Larry Reaves
Bill H. Harmon
Reeves
W. Main
Harmon
N. Evergreen
Reaves
Navy
ILC
Supreme Court extends jury trial right to states in criminal cases
The Supreme Court in a 7-2 ruling binds the 14th Amendment right to a jury trial in all criminal cases to state courts. Justice Byron R. White states jury trials are fundamental to American justice and must be respected by states. Justices Harlan and Stewart dissent, citing overreach on state practices. The decision concerns a Louisiana case where jury trials are limited by state constitution to capital or hard labor penalties.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Byron R. White
John M. Harlan
Potter Stewart
Harlan
Louisiana
Chanute Area Chamber schedules May meetings
The Chanute Area Chamber of Commerce directors and committee chairmen meet at 8 p.m. in the Memorial building chamber office. Attendance open to all members. Week calendar lists three meetings tomorrow and one Wednesday. Public relations meets at Hart's Cafe 7 a.m. tomorrow, women's division at Tioga Hotel noon, legislative committee at 3 p.m. in the chamber office. Wednesday Ambassadors and membership committee meet at Hart's 7 a.m.
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Chanute Area
Chamber
Hart’s
Tioga Hotel
Jury Trial Began Over Automobile Negligence Claim
A district court jury trial started today in Parsons over an auto negligence suit by Maria Martinez against the estate of Michael Wayne Lohse of Erie. The case stems from a June traffic crash west of Parsons that killed five people including Lohse and Horace Martinez. Martinez’s brother Jesse Martinez was seriously injured.
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Neosho County
Maria Martinez
Parsons
Michial Wayne Lohse
Erie
Lohse
Horace Martinez
Jesse Martinez
12 Year Old Driver Cited in Stop Sign Crash
Police cited 12 year old Francisco Solis Jr. of Kansas City on charges of running a stop sign and driving without a license after a collision at 14th and Central about 10 25 a m. The 1963 Volkswagen driven by Solis hit a 1961 Chevrolet driven by Frank E. Towle of Route 4 causing $50 damage to Towle’s car and $150 to Solis’s vehicle. Bond of $20 was posted. Also reports of property damage include a 1963 Buick damaged at 1407 W Main, a fence damaged near 920 N Santa Fe, and a 1964 Pontiac damaged while backing from a parked car at 405 W 6th.
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Kansas City
Francisco Solis Jr
14Th and Central
Frank E. Towle
Towle
Solis
Ray Vanderford
W. Main
Ruth
Martin
S. Ashby
George Rausch
N. Santa Fe
Marilyn Everson
W. 6Th
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Brussels
Belgium
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Orville Fisher
Madison
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826Th Ordnance Co
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Kentucky
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