Flower Power fades asthma cure for Janet Young
Janet Young 16 left National Jewish Hospital carrying a lily of the valley plastic flower linked to her asthma. Doctors removed a plastic fragment from her left bronchus two weeks earlier. after its removal her coughing and wheezing subsided and she could breathe normally on returning home to Boise Idaho.
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Denver
Colo
Janet Young
National Jewish Hospital
Boise
Idaho
Salina businessmen host appreciation banquet for police and fire crew
Salina Kansas businessmen invite the full city police force the Saline County sheriff s department and the Salina fire department to an appreciation banquet Tuesday evening. Chief Jack V Richardson says about 100 officers and firefighters are expected to attend with entertainment and a brief address by Jack Lacy director of the Kansas Department of Economic Development.
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Salina, Kan
Salina
Saline County
Living Cost Jump Tops Eight Year Peak In October
The Bureau of Labor Statistics reports October prices rose six tenths of one per cent the largest monthly gain in eight years with clothing and transportation up nine tenths each and overall 1968 costs seen rising about 4.5 per cent for the year. The consumer price index reached 122.9 indicating 12.29 dollars buys the same as ten dollars in 1957 59.
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Washington
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Asst
Arnold Chase
Bureau
Chase
Orphaned brothers seek home after trailer fire in Lodi
Bruce Westbrook 16 vows to keep his four brothers aged 13 12 10 and their 78 year old grandmother Mary Broderick together after a fire destroyed their trailer. Bruce plans to find a five or six room apartment and will seek guidance from the Bergen County Welfare Childrens Bureau while hoping to secure a legally permissible guardianship or living arrangement.
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Lodi
N.J
Bruce Westbrook
Bruce
Keith
Brian
James
Fund Boost By Canvass Reaches Near Goal
The Chanute United Fund raised 311.57 door to door from the northern third of town. Total contributions reached 23398.02 with 501.98 to go toward the goal. About 35 volunteers from Kayettes Kays Kiwanis Lions Girl Scouts and Otterbein Methodist Church participated.
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Chanute United Fund
Dean Sutcliffe
Sutcliffe
Kayettes
Kays
Kiwanis
Lions
Girl Scouts
Otterbein Methodist Church
Memorial Building
Poor Service For Riders On Long Island Rail Road
New York AP reports minimal service after a two day line shutdown due to a settled trainmen strike. A union walkout left most engineers off duty, cutting morning trains to 55 from 250. If unchanged, similar schedules were expected for the evening rush.
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New York
Long Island Rail Road
Thieu Says South Vietnam to Join Paris Talks Within 10 Days
President Thieu announced a South Vietnamese delegation will travel to Paris within ten days to join negotiations. Vice President Ky will coordinate the Saigon delegation but not sit in on sessions. Thieu warned talks will be fought while negotiations proceed and cited gains after lifting the boycott.
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Saigon
Nguyen van Thieu
Paris
Thieu
Nguyen Cao Ky
Washington
NLF
South Vietnam
U.S
Hanoi
1 National Liberation Front
Viet Cong
Brooke Rejects Post in Cabinet
New York reports that Senator Ed Brooke of Massachusetts said he spoke with President-elect Nixon about a cabinet post but declined. He stated he could best serve by remaining in the Senate, while Nixon aides noted his discussion included possible assignments without confirming a cabinet offer.
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Buffalo
N.Y
FBI
Cosa Nostra
New York
Ontario
Canada
Niagara Falls
Stefano Magaddino
Lewiston
Senate
Mike Mansfield
Richard M. Nixon
Mansfield
Montana
Manufacturing Chemists’ Association
New York Hilton Hotel
Nixon
Edward W. Brooke
Mass
David Rockefeller
Ziegler
Rockefellers
Sen
Strom Thurmond
R-S.c
Thurmond
Spiro T. Agnew
Park Terrace Hotel Fire Claims Guest in Darlington
A fatal blaze at the Park Terrace Hotel in Darlington South Carolina killed one guest and left five others missing. Police said escape is possible but unconfirmed and found a body hours after the fire began. twenty one guests were registered at the hotel.
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Darlington
S.C
Park Terrace
Darlington Police Department
Thanksgiving Thief Letters Transferred Stuffing
An intercepted letter addressed to Cha playfully notes Thanksgiving stuffing transfers between birds. The whimsical missive, dated around a festive exchange, captures a lighthearted kitchen quip about holiday leftovers and family dining.
Missing blasting caps and dynamite from county yard
Neosho County Sheriff George Neely reported two boxes of blasting caps and two cases of dynamite missing from a county road department warehouse. The break-in, discovered by Horace Jones, involved three pad locks, and the exact time is unclear due to irregular daily checks. The location was not disclosed by order of the county commissioners to prevent further thefts.
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Neosho County
George Neely
Horace Jones
Jaycees Honor Mrs Myers At Chanute Dinner
Leila Myers of the Southeast Kansas Mental Health Center Humboldt spoke to the Chanute Jaycees and wives at the Orchid Buffet about center functions and aid for emotionally disturbed children. The group voted to award Dean Sutcliffe a Jaycee international senator ship, the highest honor given after age 35. Don Baker and Rev. David Blase attended as guests.
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Leila Myers
Southeast Kansas Mental Health Center
Humboldt
Chanute Jaycees
Dean Sutcliffe
Jaycee International
Jaycee Organization
Don Baker
David Blase
Downtown Chanute Christmas opening postponed to Saturday
The Chanute Area Chamber of Commerce retail committee chairperson Riley Seay announced delaying the downtown Christmas opening to Saturday at 7 p.m. to avoid clashing with a Chanute High School basketball game. A parade featuring the high school drum corps will precede Santa lighting the Christmas tree at Main and Highland, with Santa then meeting children at his residence as stores stay open until 8 30 p.m.
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Riley Seay
Chanute Area Chamber of Commerce Retail Committee
Santa Claus
Main
Santa
Highland
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