Stage coach sought for Ellsworth centennial parade
A sign outside Ellsworth seeks a used low-mileage stage coach for a centennial parade. WW Bob Thomas, Associated Press writer linked to Garden City filming of In Cold Blood, returned to Kansas for an AP meeting in Salina. He noted Hollywood’s film industry woes but offered hope for better films, while college singers from Garden City Community Junior College performed for Southwest Kansas editors.
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Ellsworth
Bob Thomas
Associated Press
Garden City
Kansas
Salina
Ramada Inn
Bob
Truman Capote
Thomas
Hollywood
Gary Stelting
Garden City Community Junior College
Southwest Kansas
Monte Canfield
Lakin Independent
Kearny County
Deerfield
Car Bridge Wreck Fatal Falls On US 50 Southwest Kansas
Three early morning crashes on US 50 near Lakin and Syracuse in Southwest Kansas have killed two people and injured five. The latest victim, a Englewood woman, died Monday in Kearny County Hospital after a crash Sunday. A Michigan doctor was injured in the same wreck. Diggs, a Syracuse man, died April 12 from injuries from a crash west of Syracuse that day. Elsie Moffett of Kansas City and her husband Charles were injured in a March wreck west of Syracuse. All fatalities occurred in right front seating positions. truck drivers helped free the victims.
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US 50
Kansas
Englewood, Cole
Kearny County Hospital
Lakin
Michigan
Syracuse
Arthur G. Diggs
Hamilton County
Kansas City
Elsie Moffett
Charles
Weather forecast fragment for tonight and Wednesday
The message states tonight will be fair with light southwest winds and lows around 50. It projects Wednesday to be fair and warm with southwest winds around 15. Highs are not specified in the fragment.
Fire in Brussels department store leaves 21 dead
Arson suspected as blaze at a five story Innovation department store tears through Brussels shopping district. about 200 missing customers and employees, 100 injured, 13 identified among dead. police assess toll while firemen scour ruins and witnesses report chaos and escaped perilous moments.
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Brussels
Fire Brigade
Lste
Niteroi
Brazil
Innovation Department
Voix du Peuple
Innovation
Belle
Holcomb High prepares thirty one seniors for diplomas
Tonight at 8 Holcomb High School will award diplomas to 31 seniors. Speaker Clifford R Hope Jr. will address graduates with John F Riggs presenting the class. Valedictorian Ralph E Adams and salutatorians Karla Schiffelbein and Cathy Smatl lead a program featuring the Mixed Chorus and prayers by Rev. Joseph Biegler.
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Holcomb High School
Clifford R. Hope &J
John F. Riggs
Ralph E. Adams
Karla Jean Schiffelbein
Cathy Ellen Smatl
Joseph Biegler
St. Catherine Hospital
Ralph Adams
Larry Baier
Lorraine Baier
Virginia Baier
Diane Barlow
Stephen Burgardt
Robert Clark
Marie Danler
Larry Davis
Lorita Davis
Sammie Davis
Patricia Delgado
Linda Douglas
Curtis Foreman
Kenneth Golay
Patricia Hahn
Pamela Harsh
Ava Joss
Loretta Lang
Jacqueline McMichael
Lionel
Five Britons Visit in City on Milling Tour
Five English millers arrived this morning for a two week tour of grain and milling centers. They travel with Great Plains Wheat and the Department of Agriculture and meet Kansas hosts before continuing to Liberal Oklahoma City Chicago Minneapolis Fargo Kansas City Houston Washington and New York.
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United Kingdom
Great Plains Wheat, Inc
Department of Agriculture
Kansas
Kansas Wheat Commission
Kansas Association of Wheat Growers
Wheat Land
Liberal
Oklahoma Wheat Commission
Oklahoma
Chicago
Minneapolis
Fargo
Kansas City
Houston
Washington, D. C
New York City
Bazaar and Hobby Show at City Hall Annex
Dozens of items on display at the City Hall Annex on E Fulton for the annual Senior Citizens Hobby Show and Bazaar. The one day event runs 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Admission is free and many displays may be purchased. more than 35 displays were present last year and this year’s total is expected to rise.
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City Hall
E. Fulton
Oakley Voters to Decide Budget Issue
Wichita AP reports Oakley Kansas Unified School District 247 voters will vote Friday on a proposal to raise next year’s budget by 51514 dollars. The measure aims to support district operations and programs during the upcoming school year. Local residents weigh the impact on taxes and services.
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Wichita
Oakley, Kan
Nasser Threat to Bar Shipping Raises Middle East Tensions
Egypt's President Nasser threatened to close the Gulf of Aqaba to Israeli shipping and other strategic vessels, heightening war-day danger in the Middle East. US and British advisories urged nonessential nationals to leave Israel, Egypt, Syria, and Jordan while the UN sought a path to deescalate the crisis.
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Beirut
Lebanon
Gamal Abdel Nasser
Gulf of Asaba
Middle East
Nasser
Sinai Desert
Israel
Red Sea
Ten thousand Americans in danger zone amid Middle East crisis
Washington reports deep worry over a possible shooting war in the Middle East. About 10,000 Americans may be in the four country danger zone Israel Egypt Syria and Jordan. No evacuation orders yet though some advise delaying travel. U.S. cautions and naval stance remain unsettled as Nasser cites Gulf of Aqaba tensions and the United States vows innocent passage for ships.
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Israel
Eilat
Red Sea
Washington
State Department
Egypt
Syria
Jordan
Johnson
Middle East
U.S. 6Th Fleet
Mediterranean
U.S
Abdel Gamal Nasser
Gulf
Aqaba
Nasser
Gulf of Aqaba
United States
Soviet Union
In Defense of Youth Speaker at Garden City Commencement
Dr Milo Stucky a Kansas University education professor will address Garden City High School graduates in Memorial Stadium on Friday night The native Kansan is a McPherson College alumnus holds a KU PhD and has served as principal superintendent and educator across many schools He chairs committees and has written extensively on secondary education with Who's Who listing The ceremonies begin at 8 pm in the stadium
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Milo Stucky
Garden City
Memorial Stadium
Kansan
Stucky
McPherson College
Washington University
University of Kansas
Kansas University
Consolidated High School
Buhler
The
Kansas Study of Education For Citizenship
Kansas Commission For the Improvement of Secondary Education
Kansas State Teacher Assn
Who
At & Pm
Ten Americans Killed as Vietnam Truce Holds
Amid Buddha's birthday truce in Vietnam, U S forces report ten American dead and 17 wounded since ceasefire began midnight Monday. In 24 hours before the truce, three American planes downed in North Vietnam and two in South Vietnam. one MIG shot down. Details include a Quang Ngai firefight that killed six Americans and wounded nine, plus several clear violations such as mortar and grenade incidents. Naval guns silent along the DMZ. Marines occupy trenches, one battalion withdrawn. New Zealand infantry completed a first combat mission with no casualties, while five Viet Cong were captured.
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Saigon
Vietnam
U.S
North Vietnam
South Vietnam
Norht
101St Airborne
Quang Ngai
Ben Hai River
North
Demilitarized Zone
Air
Phuoc Tuy
Robbers Strike Brink's in Brockton $500,000 Heist
Gunmen with machine guns raided Brink's Inc armored car outside First County Bank in Brockton Mass and Abington. They abducted crew and bank employee, stole about 500000 including 250000 from Raynham Dog Track receipts, boarded a car, fingered Abington police pistol and cruiser radio seized. Police set roadblocks while truck found abandoned.
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Brockton
Mass
Brink's Inc
Reginald Cole
First County National Bank of
Brocketon
East Side
First County Bank
Cole
Raynham
Edward O'Keefe
O'Keefe
Abington
William Donaldson
Donaldson
Boston
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Johnny Carson
Joey Bishop
Mike Wallace
Dodge City
Goodlan Annem
Hill City Rungell
Topeka
Pierre Bolle
Holcomb
Carla Schiffelbein
Herbert Clutter
Ottawa University
State of Kansas
Terry Spangler
Sue Sloan
Garden City Community , College
Rotary Club
Judy Pfeiff
Lions Club
Gus Garden
Nassser
Jordan River
Iraq
Britain
United Nations
George Brown
Moscow
U.N
Sharm el Sheikh
Iran
Gulf of
U Phant
New York
Cairo
Thant
Arthur J. Goldberg
Nikolai T. Fedorenko
Roger Seydoux
Lord Caradon
Gideon Rafael
Damascus
Anatoli Berkovski
Youssef Zayyen
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