Motive Unknown in Kansas City Double Homicide
Police probe a fatal stabbing at a southside Kansas City apartment left two women dead Barbara Coughlin 22 and Mary Ann Adler 20 with 28 and 11 wounds respectively. No motive or suspects identified as detectives interview milkmen and others while a third resident Glenda Burton 21 remains hospitalized.
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Kansas City
Barbara Coughlin
Mary Ann Adler
Miss Adler
James Dunham
Miss Coughlin
Glenda Burton
Dunham
Loretta Doring
Burglars Hit Eight Businesses in Allen County
Ross Wade sheriff said six places were broken into in Elsmore and two in Lavenburg, with additional break ins reported in Stark. In Savonburg the Derby service station and Olson's grocery store were entered, with cash, cigarettes, coffee and edible items taken. Other targets included Duke Myers hardware, Guy Rogers cafe, James Landers service station, Jim Nelson recreation hall and feed store, and Fred Tippie grocery. amounts stolen ranged from two to seventy dollars plus merchandise. Investigation continued into the afternoon.
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Allen County
Ross Wade
Elsmore
Lavenburg
Neosho County
Stark
Savonburg
Derby
Leon Johnson
Olson
Duke Myers
Guy Rogers
James Landers
Jim Nelson
Fred ‘Tippie
Wade
Myers Hardware
Nelson
Garden City Time Zone Dispute Heads to Federal Action
Garden City Kansas faces a time zone clash as the city uses Central Daylight Time while county observes Mountain Daylight Time. Federal officials may order changes after discussions with county leaders and city officials. Officials expect possible hearings only if petitions arrive from county commissions or state authorities.
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Garden City
Kan
Art Stone
Finney County Commission
Russell Wells
Department of Transportation
Minor
State Traffic Toll Topeka Log Reveals 1969 Deaths
Kansas traffic death log shows 179 fatalities in the May 1969 period through 9 a.m. Thursday, compared with 198 in the same period of 1968. The toll reflects 24 hours of data across the state as reported by AP.
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Topeka
Kansas
May Day Tension Across Europe Turns Quiet
Europe marks May Day with subdued displays in Communist capitals and tense scenes in the West. Moscow drops military parades while Czechoslovakia strengthens Prague security. Western strikes loom as Paris bans processions and Greece reports large demonstrations.
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London
Europe
Soviet Union
Iola Citizens Advisory Committee discusses housing and youth programs
Iola officials report on low income housing projects in Kinsley Anthony and Watonga with 90 elderly units proposed and 10 non elderly. CAP-backed youth program planned with emphasis on supervised recreation and funding. Food stamp plan to aid Allen County families also urged. Committee tours new city hall afterwards.
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Iola Citizens Advisory Committee
Jim Wilson
Iola
Anthony
Kinsley
Kansas
Watonga
Oklahoma
Wilson
Buck Quincy
Quincey
CAP
City Commission
Howard Leavitt
Allen County
Leavitt
Himalayan disaster claims seven climbers on Dhaulagiri
Five of ten Americans on the Dhaulagiri expedition are dead along with two native guides after an avalanche on the southeast ridge. Lead climber Boyd Everett Jr. and fellow members Paul Gerhard John Hoeman William Ross David Seidman were named among the dead as rescue efforts proceed from the Nepal high slopes. The American Alpine Club confirmed the fatalities and noted helicopter evacuation attempts were limited by terrain two days from any airstrip.
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New York
Nepal
Mt. Dhaulagiri
State Department
American Alpine Club
al Read
Boyd N. Everett Jr
Paul Gerhard
Laguna Beach
Calif
John Vincent Hoeman
Anchorave
Alaska
William Ross
Stanford University
California
David Seidman
Norwalk
Conn
Dhaulagiri
White Peak
Gaston Rebuffaut
Everett
North America
New Delhi
Alayas
Himilayas
Mt. Everest
Alpine Club
Read
Moose, Wyo
James G. Janney III
St. Louis
Louis Reichardt
Palo Alto
James Morrisey
Olivette
Jeffrey Duenwald
Pullman
Wash
Seattle
Maria Duenwald
Kansas fugitive Greathouse arrested in Florida
Kansas prison officials report Von J. Greathouse 26, a fugitive from the Kansas State Penitentiary, was arrested April 24 in Gainesville Florida on forgery charges tied to a stolen credit card. He escaped March 19 from KU Medical Center and faces a second set of Kansas charges including armed robbery and kidnapping.
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Topeka
Kansas
Gainesville
Fla
von J. Greathouse
Kansas State Penitentiary
Charles McAtee
Kansas Penal Institutions
Greathouse
Lola
University of Kansas Medical Center
McAtee
Kansas City
Kaw
McAfee
Florida
Robber Escapes With 865 From North Portland Bank
Police are puzzled by a bank robbery at a North Portland bank in which a teller was held up and $865 stolen. The robber wore a leather cap turquoise shirt and an orange jacket.
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Portland
Orc
North Portland
Supreme Court asked to block Armour takeover by General Host
The Justice Department urged the Supreme Court to overturn a Chicago judge and halt General Host Corp from acquiring Armour & Co the nation second largest meat packer The case tests the 1920 decree restricting meat packers from many retail food activities Armour sales exceeded 2 billion and General Host holdings grew to 57 percent of Armour while placing four officers on Armour board
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Washington
Justice Department
Supreme Court
Armour & Co
General Host Corp
Armour UN
General Host
U.S. District Court
Jude Julius J. Hoffman
Chicago
Mour
Armour
General Baking Co
Armour Board of Directors
New Mexico Sets Path for Constitutional Convention
Candidates file today to become delegates in New Mexico's first constitutional convention since 1910. A special election on June 17 will select one delegate from each of 70 districts. The convention begins August 5 in Santa Fe and has 60 days to complete work before a proposed charter is sent to voters for ratification within 45 to 60 days after adjournment.
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Santa FE
N.M
New Mexico
Beasley Opens Dallas YMCA Campaign With $1 Million Gift
Theo P. Beasley an insurance executive and chairman of the Dallas YMCA development fund began the drive for 6.5 million by pledging a 1 million donation Wednesday as the campaign opens in Dallas.
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Dallas, Tex
Theo P. Beasley
Dallas Ymca Development Fund
Passports Offered to Hell Students for Essay
In Hell Michigan the Chamber of Commerce offers an official passport to seventh and eighth graders who write an essay on improving Hell. Submissions must address "How to improve the Hell we live in today" with cash prizes for standout entries.
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Hell, Mich
Hell
Chamber of Commerce In
Michigan Lakecountry
Wichita suit seeks 260000 over motel room raid by police
A Chicago couple, Lowell and Darline Fryer, filed in U.S. District Court for $260,000 against the city of Wichita and three officers alleging a 1968 raid at Kellogg Motel. They claim entry by force without warrant injured Mrs. Fryer and Fryer, seeking damages. police deny any officer named McNally or incident record.
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Wichita, Kan
Wichita
U.S
Chicago
Lowell Fryer
George McNally
John Doe
Richard Roe
Fryers
Kellogg
Fryer
Lowell
Darline Fryer
Weather summary and outlook for region
Yesterday peaked at 75 with a low of 53. Year ago highs reached 86 and 56. Normal today 62. Precipitation 0 in last 24 hours, 1 month to date 1. Ek normal 4.74. Expect generally fair windy warmth through Friday with southerly winds 20 to 35 mph. Tonight low near 60. Friday high 80 to 85. Kansas City area partly cloudy tonight and Friday, lows mid 50s, 40 to 45 extreme west, highs 75 to 85.
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Kansas
Crear
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