Des Moines basket star charged in shoplifting case
DES MOINES AP A Des Moines East High School basketball star Lynn Ellis Rowat 18 was charged with shoplifting taking an electrical extension card a bar of soap and a can opener from Safeway. Companion Gregory Gordon Byerly 18 was charged with taking a 39 cent spoon.
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Women Studying Law Reveals When Things Are Legally Done
In New York AP reports a house wife discovers her newly purchased home lacks appliances. A deed detail shows appliances were not included. A neighbor supplies a blank check to a grocer, who fills in the amount.
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Bear on Hawks porch sparks neighbors and vacuum tale
A four foot white polar bear statue on the Hawks’ sunporch, shot by Mrs. Hawks’ husband in Alaska, is kept clean with a vacuum to stay fluffy. Passersby stop to view the looming figure.
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Attackers Repelled Supply Convoy Hit Near Pleiku
U S Army convoy came under ambush along Route 14 in the central highlands. American tanks and helicopter gunships shattered the assault, with 48 enemy killed and 12 Americans dead nine miles north of Pleiku City. The 4th Infantry Division convoy suffered moderate damage as tanks and armored units retaliated.
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Newark Race Arms Race Brings Gun Drive Warns Leaders
In Newark New Jersey both Negro and white militants urge followers to buy guns for self defense after last summer’s riots. Willie Wright and Anthony Imperiale advocate arming for protection. Police say violence and racial tensions fuel arming on both sides.
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Boy Writes Own Ransom Note In Ringsted Case
In Ringsted a note demanding $3,000 was left on the store steps claiming to hold Cedric Thomas junior. Sheriff Barney Reynolds found a missing Terry Thomas hiding in the Thomas store and a funeral chapel nearby. The boy admitted writing the note and was referred to juvenile authorities.
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Wisconsin Primary Outlook Shapes 1968 contest
Wisconsin's April 2 primary draws attention beyond New Hampshire as Democrats and Republicans eye Johnson Humphrey Nixon McCarthy crossover hopes. Nelson Reuss Kastenmeier Proxmire La Follette remain neutral or supportive, shaping a complex state role in the national race.
Kennedy on brink of presidential bid amid McCarthy climb
In Washington, Senator Robert F. Kennedy nears a decision on running for president within a week as Senator Eugene McCarthy, after a 42 percent New Hampshire showing, vows to stay in the race. McCarthy says he remains neutral on the presidential contest, with Vietnam policy closer to Kennedy’s than to Johnson’s. Wisconsin’s primary allows write-in or protest votes, but no coordinated write-in for Wallace or Kennedy supporters.
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