Khe Sanh Surrounded By Friendly Troops
U S air cavalrymen and South Vietnamese paratroopers entered Khe Sanh base giving its 6,000 defenders relief from siege since January. Newly arrived troops patrolled 24 hills, met little resistance, and began cleanup as 7,000 remaining enemy forces in the sector faced withdrawal under Operation Pegasus. Lt Gen Cushman commented from Da Nang.
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Khe Sanh
Vietnam
U.S
Hanoi
da Nang
Robert H. Cushman Jr
Marine Forces
Quang Tri
Cushman
John F. Tolsen
1St Air Cavalry Division
304Th
Pathet Lao
Laos
Khe Sanh Base
Franklin Court Fines Nine Speeders Total $577
Nine people were fined $10 each for traffic violations in Franklin municipal court before Judge J. T. Riley. Names listed include Grant Young James Brady Garnett Gross Jerry Hudson Este Janeway Caleb Miracle and Woodford Sherard with offenses ranging from unsafe vehicle and improper lane to no license and defective exhaust. In other news reports the location of Quang Tri near Khe Sanh was discussed amid ongoing Vietnam conflict updates.
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Este Janeway
Moreland i Dr
Caleb Miracle
Woodford Sherard
Willson
HemisFair Opens As Mrs Johnson Calls For Brotherhood
San Antonio opened HemisFair with Mrs Lyndon B Johnson urging harmony among diverse peoples. About 25 051 visitors entered in three hours as the Tower of the Americas caught fire briefly from an electric short.
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San Antonio
Tex
HemisFair
Americas
Lyndon B Johnson
Dayton Daily News backs Lausche for Senate renomination
The Dayton Daily News endorses U S Senator Frank J Lausche over Joan Gilligan for the Democratic senatorial nomination. The editorial lauds Lausche as generally aligned with civil rights and foreign policy, while criticizing Gilligan's record and patronage stances. Lausche is deemed entitled to renomination.
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Dayton News
Lausche
Gilligan
Dayton, Ohio
Dayton Daily News
U. S
Frank J. Lausche
Joan Gilligan
Cincinnati
The
Daily News
Sen
Chasers Chased By Pair They Chased
Two well dressed men watched shoppers at the A and P on Clinton Street and First Avenue. Manager Robert McConnell called staff to his office. The men dashed out, two employees chased them through back yards toward the Middletown library alley, then the pair turned and chased the employees back to the store before police arrived. the suspects had disappeared.
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Robert McConnell
Clinton Street
First Avenue
Middletown
DeMolay Honors Given to Area Representatives
Eighteen representatives from the Nineteenth District of the Order of DeMolay were honored in Washington DC this week at the Supreme Council meeting. nominations for Chevalier Degree included Stephen Moore Franklin Larry Faulkner James Spaeth Lebanon Daryl Weller Philip Black Farmersville Stephen Perkins Mason Franklin Norris Sears and Steven Gebhart Miamisburg Farmersville. Cross of Honor recipients were William Mayfield Leslie Spaeth Marion Ferguson Lebanon Kenneth Hayden Farmersville Ray Ringer Hamilton Raymond Gebhart Miamisburg. Honorary Legion of Honor honors went to George Kuntz and Thomas York Lebanon Ralph Rodenfield Hamilton Horace Bailey of
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Washington, D.C
Supreme Council of the Order
Order of DeMolay
Stephen Moore
Franklin
Larry Faulkner
James Spaeth
Lebanon
Daryl Weller
Philip Black
William Mayfield
Leslie Spaeth
Marion Ferguson
Kenneth Hayden
Farmersville
Ray Ringer
Hamilton
Ray‘mond Gebhart
Miamsburg
Legion’ of Honor
George Kuntz
Thomas York
Ralph Rodenfield
Horace Bailey
President To Attend Funeral Of Dr. King
Reports say Dr. King will be laid to rest after his Memphis assassination with officials including Vice President Humphrey and Sen. Kennedy attending. Mourners mourn, while Mrs. King notes he faced death without bitterness and chose peaceful means to seek justice.
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Dr. King
Atlanta
Memphis
Tenn
Montgomery
Birmingham
Selma
Alabama
Fire runs to Arcadia Drive incident yesterday
Fire responders were called at 1 26 P M to 14 Arcadia Drive where James Tipton 31 fell from bed and was assisted back into bed. The brief report notes the residence and ages with no injuries or follow up actions described.
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Arcadia Drive
James Tipton
Police Ball Set April 20 But Which One
The Middletown Lodge of the Fraternal Order of Police plans its annual ball on April 20 at the Manchester Motor Inn from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. The Ron Purvis Orchestra will play it, tickets cost $2 at police desks or from officers, with profits funding civic projects. The exact year of the event’s origin remains unclear, though one veteran notes Keeler started it during the motorcycle era.
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Middletown
The
Fraternal Order of Police
Keeler
Lester
Manchester Motor ~Inn
Ron Purvis
FOP
Pair Found Guilty In Robbery
A Butler County Common Pleas jury found Middletown defendants Fred Rudie and Elmer Roberts guilty of robbing Lawrence Williams in a 24 dollar December theft in a parking lot near the Steel City Cafe. Judge Arthur J. Fiehrer scheduled a disposition for Monday at 9 30 a.m. Both defendants await probation review. Rudie already has five years probation to May 41 on a breaking and entering charge, Roberts on probation for burglary and larceny in 1967.
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Hamilton
Court of
Butler County Common Pleas
Arthur J. Fiehrer
Middletown
Fred Rudie
Park St
Elmer Roberts
Young St
Lawrence Williams
Manchester Ave
Steel City
Crawford St
Fiehrer
Rudie
Mev
Roberts
Obituary Morris Sison 81 of Wayne-Madison Road dies
Morris Sison age 81 of 1739 Wayne-Madison Road Trenton died yesterday at Fort Hamilton Hospital after a two week stay. A Philadelphia native, he lived in the Middlesex-Trenton area 50 years and worked 25 years for Kentucky Con Inspector for Aeronca Inc and 20 years as a federal inspector until 1954. Survived by two daughters Naomi Mathews and Ruth Walton of Philadelphia, eight grandchildren and 10 great grandchildren. Services Tuesday at 2 p.m. at Joseph R Baker & Sons Funeral Home with Rev Charles Petit officiating. Burial Woodside Cemetery. Visitation Monday 2-5 and 7-9 p.m. at the funeral home.
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Wayne-Madison Road
L'Ren
Fort Hamilton Hospital
Hamilton
Middletown - Trenton
Philadelphia
Kentucky Conspector
Aeronca, Inc
Funeral Home
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Tommy Duncan
Sandy Blankenship
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Creekview School
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Dorsey Blankenship
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2Nd Ave
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Gideon Rd
Studio Theatre
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Jas. Lampkin
Jack Frisbie
Heart Association
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