Paris Peace Talks See Sharp Exchange Over Responsibility
North Vietnam’s Xuan Thuy warned that if the Paris talks fail the United States would bear full responsibility, while U.S. envoy Harriman accused Hanoi of using the talks for propaganda. The fourth session lasted about three hours and the next meeting is set for Monday after a four day pause.
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Paris
North Vietnam
U.S
W. Averell Harriman
United States
Harriman
Vietnam
Xuan Thuy
Paris Strikes Escalate as Nation Grinds to Standstill
Paris reports show over 2 million workers joining a nationwide strike, swelling protests to more than 8 million. Les Halles faces a 24 hour warning walkout and major industries halt operations. Electricity and gas hold. phones and telegraph continue. Banks closed. garbage piles grow. transport, mail, and entertainment crippled.
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Paris
Charles de Gaulle
National Assembly
Les Halles
France
Katy Asks To Abandon Piqua Line
PARSONS Kan AP The Katy Railroad will seek ICC permission to abandon 17.2 miles of a Parsons to Chanute to Piqua branch. An abandonment filing was set for Washington. Losses and repair costs drive the move though operations continue Parsons to Chanute and a $750000 upgrade project proceeds.
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Parsons, Kan
Katy Railroad
Interstate Commerce Commission
Chanute
Piqua
Kan
Washington
Parsons
Wichita man killed in Hoisington crash
A Wichita man identified as W. H. Shepard, 37, of 3515 West 16th, died in a one car crash three miles south of Hoisington on U S 281. The incident occurred today according to the highway patrol.
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Hoisington, Kan
Hoisington
U. S. 281
The
Highway Patrol
W. H. Shepard
West 16Th
Arctic morning in Chanute hints at warmer Alaska
Intercepted letter notes Chanute waking to an arctic scene just before 8 am while reporting warmer conditions in Alaska than Kansas in recent days. The brief item contrasts two locations and dates without further detail.
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Alaska
Kansas
Chanute
Bombers Hit North Vietnam as Saigon, DMZ Sites Targeted
American bombers pounded enemy positions near Saigon the Central Highlands and DMZ as B52s attacked routes, bunkers, and artillery northwest of Saigon. Navy aircraft from Kitty Hawk struck a radar complex near Vinh while US losses rose to 840 warplanes.
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Saigon
Central Highlands
Demilitarized Zone
U.S
Tonkin Gulf
Vinh
Hanoi
Panhandle
North Vietnam
United States
Dong Hai
Rmz
America
Air Force Strategic Command
Dak To
Kontum
Paris
Dmz
Gio Linh
Dong Ha
Navy
Traffic Fatalities in Topeka for May 24 1968
Kansas traffic death log records 24 hours to 9 am Wednesday May 24 1968. Total fatalities reach 215 for May and 1 for the year. Comparable 1967 period shows 209 deaths.
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Topeka
Kansas
Topeka Driver Killed In Two-Car Crash
Donald W. Jansen, 33, sales and service manager for Frontier Airlines in Topeka, died in a two car collision Tuesday. Omar W. Foster, 24, of Topeka, the other driver, received minor injuries.
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Topeka
Donald W. Jansen
Frontier Airlines
Omar W. Foster
Storm Hail Damages Chanute Wheat In Heavy Overnight Storm
A driving rain and hail storm swept through Chanute causing heavy damage to area wheat fields and tomato plants. Wind gusts near 57 mph toppled poles and damaged electric lines. barns and bins were blown or unroofed. Officials reported 0.96 inch of rain since midnight and forecast more showers tonight and Thursday. city warning systems and Civil Defense plans discussed.
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Chanute
Erie
Vern Lohmann
Neosho County
Neosho River
Lohmann
US 59
City of Chanute
Urbana
Earlton
Lewis Taylor Jr
Taylor Place
Kansas
Weather Bureau
Associated Press
Topeka
Reading
Lyon County
Glasgow
Barnard
Minneapolis
Niles
Abilene
Aeprise
Chapmanington
Wilsey
Durham
Lincoln
Dodge City
Greensburg
Colorado
Air Force Grounds 42 F111A Bombers Over Part Failure
The Air Force grounds 42 F111A fighter bombers including five on duty in Thailand until a defective part is repaired. The fleet, part of the $5.3 billion TFX program, has faced ongoing troubles but aircraft are expected to fly again next month.
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Washington
Air Force
Thailand
Senate Votes to Undo Supreme Court Limits in Crime Bill
Senate moves to overturn court limits on confessions and eyewitness evidence as part of a broad crime control bill. Leaders say the measure protects law enforcement while some senators resist expanding federal court review of state convictions.
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Washington
Mike Mansfield
Johnson
Supreme Court
Senate
John L. McClellan
Sam J. Ervin
D-N.c
Poor People Campaign sends 200 home from Resurrection City
An official says about 200 demonstrators at Resurrection City were sent home for disciplinary problems. The event in Washington featured two disciplined delegations marching to Capitol Hill to testify and observe. Leaders described initial actions as quiet and orderly despite prior expectations of disruption.
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Washington
Poor Peoples’ Campaign
Resurrection City
U.S.A
Congress
Capitol Hill
Jesse Jackson
Thefts Investigated In Washburns Tire Thefts
Police investigated separate cases of tire thefts from Washburn filling station at 701 N Santa Fe and from Nu-Wa plant at West 14th. A 17 year old boy admitted involvement in two Washburns thefts and an attempted third in April and this month. Four Nu-Wa tires and wheels were recovered yesterday, with six to eight wheels and tires believed stolen. the theft was reported Monday.
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Washburn
N. Santa Fe
Nu-Wa
West 14Th
Washburn’s
DeCoursey Files Candidacy For Kansas Lieutenant Governor
James H. DeCoursey, a Kansas City Kansas attorney, declared his bid for Kansas lieutenant governor during a Tuesday night announcement in Pittsburg.
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Pittsburg
Kan
James H. DeCoursey
Kansas City, Kan
Kansas
Cleanup and Repair of the Memorial Building Under Way
City contract with Mitchell Building Maintenance Co. to clean up and repair the north face of the Memorial building in Chanute. Work includes sand blasting tuck pointing waterproofing and reglazing and painting windows. Mitchell bid 2875 dollars. rivals Central States Weatherproofing bid 2840 dollars without window work.
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Mitchell Building Maintenance Co
LaHarpe
Chanute
Mitchell
R. J. Hayes
Central States
Fort Scott
Hayes
Memorial Building
North Malcolm
Central Park
Break-ins Hearing Set for Fry in Manhattan
Preliminary hearing for Charles Richard Fry, 19, Manhattan Hotel, on charges of breaking into two cafes. Fry remained in city jail on $2000 bond after police arrested him at the West Main Cafe and tied him to the Busy B Cafe break in. Officers said he admitted stealing two bucket seats from a car owned by L B Copt of Emporia, with the seats recovered from the hotel basement.
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Charles Richard Fry
Manhattan
Fry
City
West Main
W. Main
L. B. Copt
Emporia
Copt
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S. Malcolm
Carol Barnhart
Jeff Roush
Mary Roush
Carol
Mrs. Barnhart
Jeff
Mary
Tribune
Jeff and
Gene Roush
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James Bevelads
Chicago
Detroit
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John F. Kennedy
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DeCoursey
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