Morning in Garden City Quiet After Memorial Day
A lonesome downtown Garden City greets a holiday day after Memorial Day as stores close. The note highlights Cal Lewis, 36, interning at Los Angeles County General Hospital and finishing medical school June 24, with plans to practice in Salinas after graduation, and mentions his Syracuse roots.
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Los Angeles County General Hospital
Cal Lewis
Tommy G. Lewis
Haskell County
Cal
Los Angeles County Hospital
Syracuse
University of Southern California
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Salinas, Calif
Weather Outlook with Evening Thunderstorms Predicted
Partly cloudy tonight with south to easterly winds 10 to 20 mph and lows near 40. Tuesday brings thunderstorms in eastern counties by evening with southerly winds 11 to 25 mph. Sunset at 7 58 and moonrise later. no further significant details.
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Hicks
Belief in God central to Memorial Day observance
The Memorial Day service at Valley View Cemetery emphasized belief in God as core to remembrance. Rev. C.M. Fogleman Jr. urged prayers and actions for peace, noting Memorial Day honors the living and the dead. A light shower fell as the Garden City Municipal Band and a men’s chorus performed.
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Valley View Cemetery
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American Legion
Garden City
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Vaughn Lippoldt
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Taps
Bueford Roper
Mike Heer
Oldest Civil War veteran claim draws Jackson historian belief
Jackson historian A P Andrews says Sylvester Magee, a former slave living in Hattiesburg, may be the last Civil War veteran at 124 but warns there are no official records. Magee allegedly joined the Union in May 1863, fought at Vicksburg, was wounded twice, and described fortifications and battles with surprising detail.
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Marines Alert Canceled Amid Viet Cong Offense In Vietnam
An alert to send one battalion of U S Marines into Quang Ngai Province was canceled as fighting eased. American warplanes bombed targets near Ha noi and a MIG sighting occurred. Casualties were reported among Vietnamese and U S personnel, with heavy clashes at Ba Gia and Quang Tri. Political reshuffles in Saigon continued as cabinet ministers resisted resignations.
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Preparations Move Forward For Space Trek
CAPE KENNEDY Fla AP preparations moved forward for the Gemini 4 mission after technicians fixed a water leak in the spacecraft. The leak threatened to delay the four day flight of astronauts James McDivitt and Edward White IV.
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Holiday Traffic Death Toll Nears Last Year's Record
Nationwide Memorial Day weekend deaths rose sharply with 384 fatalities at midday Monday and a council estimate of 480 to 510 possible. Notable wrecks included a Needles head-on that killed six and a Neb. crash killing four teens and a trucker, as the tally neared the prior 431-record.
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Customs Inspector Reveals Hidden Radios on Freighter
Melbourne Australia AP Bernard Yeates led nine customs recruits aboard a British freighter and uncovered 859 transistor radios hidden behind insulation in the freezing room. The radios were valued at about $17,000 on the local market.
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Australia
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Telegram World’s Fair Tour Offers 17 Day Trip
Telegram invites travelers to a 17 day summer tour departing June 28 returning July 13. Price 265 dollars per person includes transport hotel admission to the World’s Fair and other sites. Tour via air conditioned bus from Garden City June 27 to July 13 with stops in St. Louis Lexington Charleston Jamestown Washington Philadelphia New York City Niagara Falls Ontario Detroit Chicago Hannibal Missouri. Reserve at Telegram office with 50 dollar deposit refundable if not taken.
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Telegram
Nation Mourns War Dead In Memorial Day Observances
The nation marked Memorial Day with taps and parades as Americans honored fallen service members. Ceremonies ranged from New York City and Philadelphia to Arlington and Nettuno, with wreaths, flower drops, and remarks by Gen. Harold K. Johnson and President Johnson.
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Thunderstorm Rainfall Sweeps Southwest Kansas Areas
A violent summer thunderstorm moved across Southwest Kansas on Sunday. Rainfall varied from trace to several inches with hail in some spots, causing crop damage and street flooding. Notable totals include 2.30 inches near Tennis Elevator and 0.67 inch in Cimarron, while Holcomb reported 0.30 to 0.75 inch and electrical transformers were knocked out in Garden City area.
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Jimmy Clark Wins 500 Race at Indianapolis
Jimmy Clark wins the 4th annual 30 mile event at Indianapolis Motor Speedway with a record speed. A. J. Foyt, twice winner, led early but retired on the first lap of the 2 and a half mile oval.
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Tex
Apelly Motor Speedway
Garden Sass Gas Garden Seeks Praise Over Criticism
A quirky community column notes Garden Sass Gas Garden would instead welcome praise even if it means accepting flawed praise. The piece centers on local attitudes toward constructive feedback and public reception.
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