Patriotic Efforts Here Provide Flag for Ward at State Hospital
Greeley and Weld County residents of Ward 89 will receive an American flag display in their quarters. Mrs McDonald, a six year resident, and members of the Ladies Auxiliary Colorado State Hospital will present the flag. Sheriff Welsh and local officials donated funds and support.
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State Hospital
Colorado State Hospital
Pueblo
Greeley and Weld County
Mary M. McDonald
Greeley
Weld County
Robert Welsh
Gordon Rissler
Tribune
Frank Gappa
Ty Greeley
McDonald
Ladies Auxiliary
Welsh
Foreyn
State Ital Sutional Regional Council
Merlot
Greeley and Weld County Rest
Ward
Rissler
Chou
Earl Towning
W. Neilsan
Irving Cannon
David
Mt. McDonald
Greeley Tribune
Denver
Didjman
Colorado
General Hospital
Gordon
Risser
Weld
General
Denver Builder Contests Award of CSC Contract
Denver builder contests CSC contract award while international news reports Chou En Lai speaking on peaceful coexistence with the United States. An AP dispatch notes travel disruptions and political tensions amid global visits and shifting alliances.
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Denver
Yearly Frolic Has A Melancholy Note
The Associated Press reports the annual holiday season in late 1968 carries a somber tone. Night clubs and hotels anticipate heavy advance reservations yet the mood is muted by Kennedy’s assassination. Boston’s Sheraley Plaza cancels a special New Year’s party while other dining venues gauge public sentiment and adjust plans accordingly.
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Associated
Boston
Sheraley Plaza
John F. Kennedy
Weather notes and New Year festivities across the nation
A 2 pm temperature of 45 is recorded with 24 hour highs near 40. Western regions reach 42 and 12 at night. Weather forecasts show partly cloudy skies in Colorado with highs 35 to 45 west and 30s in mountains. New York celebrates with Times Square lighted ball at midnight and Grand Central Terminal ballroom plans for 3000 guests. Prices for New Year dinners and dancing range from 10 to 35 dollars.
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Colorado
Times Tower
Manhattan
Times Square
New York
Grand Central Terminal
National Association For Mental Health
Wyoming Tribune Wednesday Weather Closure Report
The Wyoming Tribune notes partial public office closures and business interruptions on Wednesday for New Year’s observances. Snow across mountains with cooler north and east, windy parks, and subfreezing lows expected. Highs vary by region with 15-25 inland and 25-35 east, 5-15 in the mountains. No noon edition published.
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Wyoming
Greeley
the Tribune
Three Thousand Five Hundred AF Troops To Leave Japan
The Air Force will transfer 4,500 men and 76 planes from Japan to the United States in a major realignment. Lt. Gen. Maurice A. Preston confirmed the move and the U.S. Embassy declined to give details. An informed source says additional withdrawals are under negotiation while Japan pledges to honor its commitment.
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Conrad Fink
Associated Press
Tokyo
Air Force
Tansfer
Japan
United States
U.S
Maurice A. Preston
Washington
Pentagons
Stilwell Slightly Hurt In Viet Nam Wounding
Brig. Gen. Joseph W. Stilwell and both American pilots were slightly wounded by Communist ground fire over the Mekong Delta near Saigon. The injuries were minor and all three were treated and returned to duty. Stilwell, 51, commands U.S. Army support in Viet Nam and is son of the late World War II general Vinegar Joe Stilwell.
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Saigon
Viet Nam
Joseph W. Stilwell
Mekong Delta
AUS
Stilwell
U.S. Army
Joseph (Vinegar Joe Stilwell
Emergency Vehicles Race to Denver Dry On Accidental Alarm
At about 1 17 pm Tuesday emergency vehicles rushed to Ath Ave and 8th St as fire trucks police cars and an ambulance arrived with lights and sirens. The alarm at Denver Dry was triggered accidentally when a glass in a loading dock alarm box broke.
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Denver
Ath Ave
8Th St
Denver Dry
Denver Patient Uses Baboon Kidney Transplant
A 40-year-old Denver man with baboon kidneys underwent a transplant at Colorado General Hospital. The procedure, first of its kind here, used kidneys from a baboon and involved a flag ceremony for residents of the ward. A plaque honoring the donors was presented to the hospital authorities.
Building Permits Here Set Record
Frank Coloran reports a record year for local building permits with the total valuation exceeding eight million dollars. The latest permits pushed the year’s value past the prior all-time high of 7.7 million, driven by a Elks Lodge project at 35th Avenue and 40th Street and multiple pool and related constructions.
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Frank Coloran
Greeley
Elksheen
35Th Ave
Eee
Hensel
Phelps Constuction Co
Roman Catholic Orthodox Leaders Set Holy Land Meet
Vatican sources say a world religious conference was discussed by Pope Paul VI and Patriarch Athenagoras as a possible future gathering of Orthodox Catholic Protestant and Armenian leaders. The aim would be to discuss protecting the church and global peace from envy atheism and tyranny. The Holy Land pilgrimage was arranged with a three day visit to Mount Olives in Jerusalem by Paul VI and Athenagoras to meet in Palestine. The exact date was not disclosed but expected early next week.
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Denver Construction Company
Mead and Mount
HHFA
Colorado State
Louis Middlemist
Robbing
Housing and Home Finance Administration
Middlemist
Feveral Alferals
Robbins
Robbins Construction
First United Presbyterian
Eugene Levin
Vatican
Albenago
Ariel Shar ‘Aler
Paul
Una Valle Chitin
Chacel
Maillion
Salem
Athenagoras
de Gaulle
France
Europe
L’osservatore Romano
Ameri
Stg
Doc de Gavile
Lnentation
Sourees
De Gaulle Pushes Hydrogen Bomb for France
Paris AP report says President Charles de Gaulle vows to press ahead with hydrogen armament to meet aggression and secure French independence. He outlines three yearend goals: European unity underdeveloped nations progress and peace, with thermonuclear capacity as essential first.
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de Gaulle
Paris
Charles de Gaulle
France
Gonhead
Europe
America
Cubans Pressed To Save Money
The Anti-Castro Revolutionary Workers Federation says Cuban workers are required to save about 20 million pesos monthly from wages and checks. The report notes average deposits by two million workers are around 10 pesos monthly, with the peso officially pegged at one dollar.
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Miami Fla
anti-Castra Revolutionary Workers Federation
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CSC
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Glen C. Turner
Colorado State College
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Robbins Construction Co
William R. Ross
Otr
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