Cinotto Urges Juco Grads to Embrace Effective Living Concepts
Fred Cinotto, administrative assistant to the president at Missouri Southern College, addressed the Neo Sho County Community Junior College 1968 graduating class in a campus commencement. He outlined a recipe for effective living emphasizing preparation, dependability, responsibility, service to others, warmth, and personal investment. Associate of Art degrees were awarded to 65 graduates by NCCJC president Buford E. Fisher.
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Neosho County Community Junior
Cinotto
Missouri Southern College
Joplin
Memorial Day quiet in Chanute despite a single major crash
Chanute and vicinity observed a safe Memorial Day with only one notable crash. A 1955 Chevrolet driven by Kenneth S. Rush, 19, ran off the road near a county road junction east of town, the car overturning onto its left side. Rush and four teenagers escaped injury. the vehicle was a total loss. Several parked cars were damaged by various incidents. Police also reported multiple traffic arrests, including William C. Knock, 49, charged with driving while intoxicated and careless driving.
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Chanute
Kenneth S. Rush
Edith
Rush
Marie Miller
S. Highland
Lincoln
Elm
S. Santa Fe
6Th and Highland
Sam Willis
N. Tennessee
Jane Floyd
Benedict
West Main
Marvin McCoy
S. Larson
Geary County
Lincoln and
Viet Cong Pressures Saigon as New Attacks Unfold
Viet Cong forces press two fronts around Saigon with rocket and grenade strikes near Tan Son Nhut and Cholon. Reports say 11 Americans and 6 police wounded, with up to 40 enemy killed, as infiltrators hit a U S motor pool and police center. A gunship was shot down and Soviet 100mm artillery moved toward Laos and Cambodia.
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Saigon
Tan Son Nhut
Central Highlands
U.S
Paris
Phan Mau
South
Ho Chi Minh Trail
Laos
Cambodia
Weather forecast for Kansas with showers and storms
The area sees mostly cloudy skies with tonight’s showers and thunderstorms likely. Thunderstorms rise in intensity tonight and early Saturday, easing Saturday afternoon as temperatures stay near 60 to 80. Rain chances are 70 percent tonight and 60 percent Saturday across Kansas.
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Topeka
Weather Bureau
Kansas
Youth Bound Over To District Court In Burglary Case
Charles R. Fry, 19, of Chanute was bound over to district court on charges of second degree burglary and larceny after a preliminary hearing in city court. He allegedly broke into Busy B Cafe at 10 West Main and West Main Cafe at 21 West Main on May 20 or 21. Bond remained at $2,000, with Fry remanded to Neosho county sheriff.
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Charles R. Fry
Chanute
W. Main
West Main
Neosho County
Big French Strike Appears to Ease
PARIS AP The great French strike wave that paralyzed the economy for two weeks and threatened the government showed signs of easing as de Gaulle’s counterattack seemed to turn the tide. Back-to-work movements were reported nationwide, except the Riviera, with small plants resuming activity and gasoline deliveries beginning in Paris.
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Paris
Charles de Gaulle
Riviera
Alsace
France
Angouleme
de Gaulle
National Assembly
Traffic Fatalities In Topeka Area Log
Kansas traffic death log shows 1 death in 24 hours ending 9 am Friday. For May total 43 fatalities. For 1968 year to date 235 deaths. Comparable 1967 period recorded 237 deaths.
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Topeka
Kansas
Navy probes metallic object off Virginia coast amid Scorpion search
Norfolk AP says a large metallic shape about 250 by 45 feet was located about 70 miles from Cape Henry as divers investigate. Vice Admiral Schade says the chances it is the USS Scorpion are almost nil. Calls to crews’ families also reported by Atlantic Fleet.
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Norfolk
Navy
Virginia
Scorpion
Arnold F. Schade
Cape Henry
Schade
Atlantic
Coast Guard
Continental Shelf
Atlantic Fleet Headquarters
Hijackers Loot Five Million Dimes In NJ Truck
A gang hijacked a Railway Express Agency truck near Fort Lee New Jersey seizing about five million dimes weighing over 12 tons. The driver Charles Depew was released near Esopus New York. The empty truck was found at Blue Point Long Island. Government says shipments are routine and insured.
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New York
Railway Express Agency
Fort Lee
N.J
U.S
West Point
N.Y
Federal Reserve Bank
Oklahoma City
Charles Depew
Newburgh
Esopus
Blue Point
Long Island
Treasury Department
Washington
Federal Reserve
Traffic Toll For Holiday Is Mounting
The Associated Press reports rising traffic deaths over the Memorial Day holiday weekend. By today 191 fatalities have been counted since the period began, with 488 in a recent similar weekend. The National Safety Council estimates 625 to 725 deaths may occur 6 p.m. Wednesday to midnight Sunday, noting this year’s toll trails last year’s pace but could still exceed the 1967 Memorial Day record of 608.
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Associated Press
National Safety Council
Big-Thinking Thief Is Object of Search
Authorities stalk a bold thief who stole a Greyhound bus from a Junction City motel. The vehicle was later found Tuesday night crashed on Interstate 70 in Salina, and police continue to question possible suspects.
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Salina
Kan
Greyhound
Interstate 70
Junction City
Class of 1968 Chanute High graduates honors
Three CHS seniors addressed the 1968 graduating class during exercises in the Memorial Building auditorium. Pat Marks humorously traced a life timeline from kindergarten to graduation. Bob Magill urged seizing education and opportunities, while Sally Casey stressed faith in self and God. Buford E. Fisher presided as the ceremony concluded with diplomas presented by Garry L. Church and a benediction by Rev. Doyle Frazier.
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Chanute High School
Memorial Building
Pat Marks
Marks
Webb Marks
S. Lincoln
CHS
Bob Magill
Magill
Carl Magill
911 S. Allen
Sally Casey
Miss Casey
M. J. Casey
Wichita
Chanute
Buford E. Fisher
Stan Purvis
Doyle Frazier
Church of the Nazarene
Marsha Allen
Sherri Caldwell
Patty Lassman
Karen Robison
America
Garry L. Church
Robert D. Ward
Board of Education
Frazier
Rainbow Girls gather for 30th Kansas Grand Assembly in Chanute
About 1500 members and leaders expected for the Kansas Grand Assembly of the International Order of the Rainbow for Girls in Chanute next week. Over 1200 reservations already received from 69 assemblies statewide. Grand officers arrive midweek. sessions run in Chanute Municipal Auditorium and host housing arranged at local schools and hotels Nearby Fort Scott and Wichita groups coordinate travel and lodging. Frances Junod noted as general chairman with Linda Craven as state grand worthy adviser.
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Kansas
Chanute Area
Wichita Assembly
Fort Scott
Tioga Hotel
Grand Cross of Color
Eastern Star
Chanute
Erie
Ola
Burlington
Grand Assembly
Municipal Auditorium
Rainbow
Masonic
Agnes McLeod
Wichita
Linda Craven
McLeod
Miss Craven
Frances Junod
Jean Groves
Groves
Kathie
Chanute Rainbow Girls
Chanute Assembly
Barbara Willis
United States
LBJ Accepts 6 Billion Budget Cut to Back Tax Hike
President Johnson agreed to a 6 billion government spending cut to secure a vital income tax surcharge. The move follows months of battle and aims to avert economic chaos, with Wilbur Mills predicting swift House passage of the tax bill on June 12.
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Johnson City
Tex
Johnson
Lbj Ranch
Wilbur D. Mills
House
Ways and Means Committee
Intercepted Letter Praises Charley’s Peace Talks
The note discusses peace discussions in Paris with only Charley taking real progress, while others talk loosely.
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Tom van Leeuwen
Floyd Naff
Tribune
Community Junior College
van Leeuwen
John VanLeeuwen
Ashby
Sunset
Harold Tarpley
Wendell McMurray
Floyd W. Naff
Board of
Sutton
Miss Burapavong
William C. Knock
S. Forest
Main and Steuben
Cholon
Phu Lam
Georges Pompidou
Georges Seguy
Eral
General Confederation of Labor
Seguy
Pompidou
Pat Wilson
Pat
Harold J. Wilson
Pearl Gretz
LBJ
Cha
Big Charley
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