Dedmond conviction overturned in wife murder case and related trials
In Gaffney, Roger Dedmond learned his murder conviction was overturned amid reactions of relief and lingering fear. Lee Roy Martin pleaded guilty to Lucille Dedmond’s 1967 murder and received a life sentence, with additional charges for other victims to be tried later. Salazar’s stroke leaves his condition critical as Salazar improves slightly, while NASA head Webb retires amid budget pressures. Weather and public notices follow in UK floods and a Kansas welfare protest move to Cedarcrest.
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Lee Roy Martin
Gaffney
Lucille Dedmond
Martin
Dedmond
Charlotte
N.C
Opal Dianne Buckson
Lisbon
Antonio de Oliveira Salazar
Antonio Vasconcellos Marques
Red Cross Hospital
Salazar
Edurado Coelho
Chamber Opposes Health Safety Act At Chanute Meeting
The Chanute Area Chamber of Commerce opposed the Occupational Safety and Health Act citing risks to Kansas workmen compensation. The board argued against federal discretionary powers to set standards and penalties. The group also heard highway plans for US 169, juvenile rehabilitation notes, and upcoming events.
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Chanute Area
Dent
The
Chanute Safari Jaycees
Rural-Town Day planned in Elsmore with parades and auctions
Elsmore prepares for the second annual Rural-Town Day. The event includes a children's parade, hula hoop contests, a white elephant auction, free bean feed, band concert, and a late-evening dance. Prizes include a TV set, camera, fishing gear, and a transistor radio. Weather outlook calls for cooler temperatures and light winds.
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Elsmore
Dave Massey
Elsmore Raritan
Lola Municipal Band
Toby the Clown
Intercepted Letter Dear Cha Aims at Middle East Ties
A provocative intercepted note addresses Cha about the Arab Israeli relationship, suggesting friction and tension from perceived closeness. The fragment hints at diplomatic strains and regional dispute dynamics without detailed context or events.
Kansas Traffic Death Log Sees 433 in Sept 1968
Kansas traffic death log shows 433 fatalities for September 1968, up from 468 during the same period in 1967. Data covers 24 hours to 9 a.m. Tuesday. AP report from Topeka notes year over year comparison and monthly totals.
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Topeka
Kansas
Johnson denounces Chrysler price hike on new cars
President Johnson condemned Chrysler Corp. 1969 model price increases saying they would cost American families about 750 million dollars if industry wide. He called the action onerous and unfair and urged restraint. The Cabinet Price Stability Committee echoed the criticism.
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Washington
Johnson
Chrysler Corp
Cabinet Committee On
Chrysler
Arthur M. Okun
Arabs and Israelis Trade Border Fire
Arabs shelled Bet She An with 130mm rockets injuring eight civilians and Israelis retaliated by shelling Irbid in Jordan. Since Aug. 18, 100 violent incidents along the Jordan cease fire line have left five Israeli soldiers dead and 26 soldiers plus 12 civilians wounded.
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Tel Aviv
Bet She’an
Irbid
Beisan
Bet She'an
el Fatah
Jordanian
Sea of Galilee
Jordan
Allenby Bridge
Dead Sea
Marines Hit by North Vietnamese Mortar Assault Near DMZ
North Vietnamese troops pounded a Marine column four miles south of the central DMZ, killing 25 and wounding 126 as U S Marines from the 26th Regiment defended Khe Sanh terrain. The attack spanned 10 hours with heavy mortar barrages and artillery.
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Saigon
26Th
Khe Sanh
U.S
26Th Marines
9Th Regiment
Dmz
Local Cablevision Becomes Division of ATC
Frank Coble manager for Cablevision announced the local cable firm has become a division of American Television and Communications Corp. ATC operates a 33-system network with 75,000 subscribers in 13 states. Cablevision serves about 2,000 subscribers in Chanute with offices at 15 N. Lincoln. ATC national HQ is in Denver. Monroe M. Rifkin is president, Douglas H. Dittrick vice president. Vernon W. Wible, ATC regional manager, oversees 14 CATV systems in four states and lives in Independence.
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Frank Coble
Cablevision
American Television and Communications Corp
ATC
Cable
Chanute
N. Lincoln
Denver
Monroe M. Rifkin
Douglas H. Dittrick
Vernon W. Wible
Kansas
Oklahoma
Nebraska
Missouri
Formely
Independence
Lafayette
Wallace backers push path to 357 electoral votes
Wallace campaign strategists say polls show rising support and a viable path to the presidency. They plan to focus on 25 states totaling 357 electoral votes, centered on the Southern Governors Conference states and several key battlegrounds. Wallace says the prospect of becoming president is awe inspiring but not dismaying.
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Washngton
Federal Reserve Board
Dallas, Tex
George C. Wallace
Wallace
Southern Governor’s Conference
Texas
Alabama
Arkansas
Delaware
Florida
Georgia
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maryland
Mississippi
Missouri
North Carolina
Oklahoma
South Carolina
Tennessee
Virginia
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NASA
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England
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Commons
Weather Office
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Kansas City
Kan
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State Finance Council
Cedarcrest
Col. R. N. Woodson
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Robert Docking
Rick Harman
Docking
Council
7Th Street
Stratetic
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Health Safety Act
Ance
John D. Montgomery
Montgomery
State Highway Commission
Humboldt
Iola Chambers
Highway Commission
Charles C. Winfrey III, Presi
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Hutchinson
Alberta Gough
Winfrey
Himself
Ray Zumalt
Kansas Oil and Gas Assn
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Bill Johnson
Dwight McCreight
Pete Disney
Art Krone
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