Kidnapper Shot Dead After Mountaintop Standoff
In Shade Gap Pennsylvania a 44 year old kidnapper William Diller Hollenbaugh was fatally shot as he broke from a police cordon to flee with 17 year old Peggy Ann Brodnick. Deputy Francis Sharp was wounded and the girl escaped unharmed while FBI and state troopers intensified a dawn raid after a days long manhunt in the Tuscarora Mountains.
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Shade Gap
Peggy Ann Brodnick
William Diller Hollenbaugh
Jack Conmy
William W. Scranton
Larry Rubeck
Hollenbaugh
FBI
Tuscarora Mountains
Harrisburg
Peggy Ann
Francis Sharp
Conmy
Sharp
Rubeck Farm
Rubeck
Larry
Bradnick
Terry Ray Anderson
Anderson
Frank McKetta
Farview State Hospital
Mountain Cabin
Tuscarora Ridge
Appalachians
Weather, crops, and civic notes from a Wichita region column
The weather bureau reported zero rain chance last night, bringing a rare shower that cleaned sidewalks. A Wichita County wheat grower found his crop largely lost after late freezes, resigning to no harvest. Thunder woke the dog, while kids slept on. A Dighton reader complained Telegram lacks zoo coverage and public notices, arguing personal interests drive what gets printed.
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Weather Bureau
Wichita County
Much Thunder Little Moisture in Garden City Area
Violent thunder and lightning swept the region overnight while only light showers left dust. Kansas State University station recorded 0.03 inches of rain, 2.20 inches year to date, and April end normal 1.69 inches. An airport reading also 0.03 inches. Tuesday high 83, low 48. A weak cold front moved through from northwest to southeast, cooling air but mixing with warm moisture to trigger storms with mostly cloud-to-cloud lightning.
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Garden City
Kansas State University Agriculture Experiment Station
Satanta
Liberal
Dodge City
Bennett Cerf to Speak at Garden City Chamber Meet
Garden City Area Chamber of Commerce announced that Bennett Cerf, president of Random House and longtime columnist, will speak at the 1967 annual meeting on Tuesday April 18. Cerf, editor and author known for What's My Line, The Laughs On Me and Rid dle-de-dee, has wide national recognition.
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Bennett Cerf
Garden City Area
Cerf
Columbia School of Journalism
New York Herald Trikme
Modern Library
Random House
Chamber of Commerce
Ann Landers
Johnson calls Viet Nam critics nervous Nellies in Chicago
President Johnson urges unity among Americans and Viet Nam supporters at a Chicago fundraiser. He says he wants the killing to stop and that critics should stop fighting among themselves while South Viet Nam seeks its own government. Secretary Rusk warns civil strife endangers U.S. aid and urges unity to back a new constitutional government.
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Washington
Johnson
South Viet Nam
Chicago
Dean Rusk
Rusk
United States
U.S
Nguyen Cao Ky
Thich Tri Quang
Saigon
Tri Quang
Hue
James R. Bullington
da Nang-Hue
Finney Among Hardest Hit Wheat Damage At $3.25 Million
The May 12 spring freeze caused an estimated 3.25 million in wheat losses across 22 Kansas counties with crop insurance. FCIC official Russell Bowling notes potential losses could reach 6 million, with the worst damage in Lane Ness Rush Barton Finney Hodgeman Gray Ford. Insured policyholders total about 6,000. total county liability just over 7 million.
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Manhattan
Kan
Kansas
Bowling
FCIC
Lane
Ness
Rush
Barton
Finney
Hodgeman
Gray
Ford
Pawnee
Stafford
Reno
Edwards
Kiowa
Pratt
Butler
Greenwood
Cowley
Elk
Wilson
Montgomery
FDIC
Man Receives Second Partial Artificial Heart Implant
Walter L. McCans, 61, of Woodinville, Washington, became the second patient in three weeks to receive a partial artificial heart at Methodist Hospital in Houston. He was taken to surgery for an aortic valve implant in a procedure described as a successful operation. McCans, a retired Navy man, had been in “rather severe left ventricle heart failure” and neighbors say he has spent years in and out of hospitals, with the heart condition keeping him from working.
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G.T. Lorentz
Peggy Ann
McConnellsburg Medical Center
Eugene Bradnics
Mrs. Bradnick
Bradnick
Houston, Tex
Walter L. McCans
Woodinville
Wash
Methodist Hospital
McCans
Uninvited Guest Stalking Satanta House Ends in Fatal Snake Visit
In Satanta area, Mrs. Lewis found a four foot blue racer in her kitchen at the T. G. Lewis home nine miles north of Satanta. Her husband killed the intruder with a metal rod after she called for help. The family had earlier faced rattler incidents, including a calf bitten but later recovered.
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Satanta
T. G. Lewis
Wichitan to Speak at Juco Graduation in Garden City
Dr. Leslie L. Thomason of Cessna Aircraft will deliver the commencement address at Garden City Community Junior College. Commencement is scheduled for 8 p.m. Thursday May 28 at Clifford Hope Auditorium. Baccalaureate will precede at 8 Sunday evening in Hope Auditorium with the high school. Thomason holds a master’s in economics and a doctorate in administration from the University of Oklahoma and has held multiple education and aviation roles including NATO and Northwestern State. He is a prolific aviation writer and consultant to over 100 colleges.
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Leslie L. Thomason
Cessna Aircraft Co. Wichitan
Garden City Community Junior College
Ieee L. C. Crouch
Clifford Hope Auditorium
Hope Auditorium
Crouch
Thomason
University of Oklahoma
NATO
France
Southwestern State
Oklahoma
Virginia Intermont
Oklahoma University
Northwestern State
Alva
Okla
Cessna
Fowler Files As Candidate For 118th District
Fowler a former Kansas legislator and farmer announced his candidacy for state representative from the new 118th District. He cites crops and livestock income and his prior service in Ford County’s old 9th District, including three House terms and leadership roles. He is a WWI veteran and Garfield Township resident. An ASR power failure disrupted direct distance dialing for about an hour, with Bell Telephone noting the 11:12 to 12:07 interruption caused by switching equipment and high long distance volume.
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Kalvesta
George Fowler
Garfield
Finney County
Ford County
Hodgeman, Gray
Haskell
Fowler
Kansas House
Legislative Council
Garfield Township
France
American Legion
Howard Gotschall
V.F.W
Dodge City
118Th
Southwestern Bell Telephone
Bob Wright
Garden Sass In The Weatherman’s Tune Today
A fragment notes a lingering memory of a tune the weatherman played earlier this morning. The informal line suggests a casual, humorous reflection on weather chatter and a character named Gus. The tone is light and conversational with a hint of nostalgia.
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Gus Garden
Fire destroys Satanta Drugstore early morning blaze
Satanta Drugstore gutted in an early morning fire causing an estimated $90,000 loss. Firefighters fought the blaze for about two hours with 12 volunteers, using hoses across streets to hydrants. Owner David Hornsby, Sublette, moved in fixtures just before, with plans to operate temporarily from Satanta. Fire Chief Gordon Johnston cited basement wiring as likely cause.
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Nolan Howell
Satanta
Bobby Aronson
Panhandle Eastern Pipeline Co
Gordon Johnston
Satanta City
Johnston
Hornsby
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Philadelphia
Gardening
Lee Richardson Zoo
Russell Bowling
Federal Crop Insurance Corp
David Hornsby Axamiber
Emporia
Trace Garden City
Goodland
Hill City
Russell
Salina
Trace Wichita
Tommy G. Lewis
Satenta
Wichitan
Juco
David Hornsby, Sublette
J. P. Hagaman
Carl Davidson
The
David
Johnston Sald
Sublette
J. B. Angles
Angles
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