Record Number of Youths Set for Boys State at KU
Nearly 1200 high school seniors are expected to attend the annual Boys State program at Kansas University starting June 1. The event, sponsored by the American Legion, will run June 1 through June 7 with sessions led by 1968 governor Ricky Kellenberger and 1969 inauguration set for June 4.
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Kansas University
The
American Legion
Ricky Kellenberger
Sabetha
Boys State
Robert Docking
Boys Nation
Committee OKs Governor Planes Funding
The Kansas House Ways and Means Committee approved $200,000 to buy an executive aircraft for Governor Docking and $20,000 for its operation. The panel, however, suggested funding be placed in the governor's budget rather than the highway patrol budget and rejected a separate $15,000 air travel request.
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Topeka
Robert Docking
Ways and Means Committee
Kansas House
Docking
Highway Patrol
Vietnam Hero Never Fired a Shot
David Glen Chedester, a conscientious objector from Walla Walla, Washington, earned the Distinguished Service Cross after aiding wounded soldiers during the Battle of Good Friday near Sai Gon on April 12, 1968, without firing a weapon. He also holds the Silver Star and three Bronze Stars and works as a physical therapy assistant at Brooke Army Medical Center.
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San Antonio
Tex
von Chedester
Vietnam
Saigon
David “Glen” Chedester
Walla Walla, Wash
David R. Chedester
Walla Walla
Chedester
Brooke Army Medical Center
Institute of Surgical Research
Seventh Day Adventist
California Earthquake Rumors Persist In Song Tale
In Los Angeles on Good Friday, rumors of a California quake spread through popular song discourse. Scientists dismiss the doom talk as mere rumor and idle chatter, noting no actual threat as residents treat the claim with skepticism or humor.
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Los Angeles
California
Alaska
San Francisco
Boise Founded as Fort Boise in 1863
Boise, Idaho becomes permanent as Fort Boise established in 1863 marking the city’s origin. The settlement grows as a territorial capital later.
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Boise
Idaho
Fort Boise
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Carol Crumer
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Famous Label
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London
Imperial Records
Johnny Winter
Engelbert
Parrot Records
Engelbert Humperdinck
Apple Records
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Decca Records
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Black Pearl
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