McCarthy Nixon Tale From Wisconsin Primaries
In Wisconsin Eugene J. McCarthy led with 57 percent as he eyes the national race against Kennedy while Richard Nixon secured about 80 percent of the Republican vote proving momentum for the GOP. McCarthy warned that more difficult primaries lie ahead as he seeks a November win.
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Wis
Eugene J. McCarthy
Wisconsin
White House
Richard M. Nixon
McCarthy
Johnson
Minnesota
New York
Robert F. Kennedy
Nixon
New Hampshire
Rockefeller Still Mumbling About Presidential Run
Sen. Thruston Morton says New York Governor Nelson Rockefeller will enter the presidential race within days possibly in 48 hours. Morton, a longtime Rockefeller supporter and former RNC chair, expects a clear announcement soon and notes he will not take the campaign chair role.
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New York
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Thruston
Morton
ReKy
Rockefeller
Capitol Cloakroom
Kentucky
Apportionment Ruling Affects Cowley County Districts
Topeka Kansas attorney general Robert Sonderholm says Cowley County may face a mandamus action to redraw county commissioner districts. Populations are 12453, 13120 and 10182 creating about 30 percent disparity between largest and smallest. State law and the Supreme Court one person one vote principle guide the recommendation.
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Topeka
Robert Londerholm
Cowley County
Londerholm
Mike Smith
Sonderholm
Hanoi Signals Possible Peace Talks With U S
Washington reports North Vietnam signaled readiness to discuss an unconditional bombing halt to start peace talks. U S officials cautioned about immediate breakthroughs while politicians welcomed the shift as a potential step forward. Ambassadors Harriman and Thompson stood by for talks in Washington. House Speaker McCormack and Sen Church hailed the move as an encouraging development toward negotiations and a cease fire.
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North Vietnam
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U.S
Hanoi
White House
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North
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Llewellyn E. Thompson
House
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D-Mass
Frank Church
Idaho
Vietnam
Gerald R. Ford
Michigan
Vance Hartke
D-N.y
Drive to relieve Marines at Khe Sanh and naval incident
About 8,000 U.S. and South Vietnamese troops pushed west from Ca Lu toward Khe Sanh to break the siege where 6,000 Marines and 1,000 Vietnamese have been encircled by 16,000 to 20,000 North Vietnamese. A Cambodian navy gunboat reportedly shot down a U.S. patrol plane off South Vietnam. 10 crewmen are missing.
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U.S
Khe Sanh
South Vietnam
Gulf of Siam
U.S. 1St Cavalry Division
Ers
Ca Lu
John J. Tollson
New Bern
N.C
Cavalry Division
Stock Market Rally After Peace Talk Hint
NEW YORK AP The stock market surged on record first hour volume after Hanoi indicated willingness to discuss an unconditional halt to bombing North Vietnam. By 12 30 p m the Dow rose 12 43 to 876 39 while NYSE traded 6.32 million shares, a first hour record, as brokers noted the tape lagged by 45 minutes.
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Hanoi
United States
North Vietnam
New York Stock Exchange
Wall Street
Ottawa Attorney Files For Office
Winton A. Winter, a 37 year old Ottawa lawyer and Marine Korean War veteran, filed today for the Republican nomination for Kansas Senate. If elected, he would represent Miami, Franklin and Osage Counties. Winter has been probate and juvenile judge in Franklin County and has chaired GOP campaigns. He is a cattleman and KU football alumnus.
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Ottawa
Kansas Senate
Miami
Franklin
Osage
Franklin County
GOP
Winter
University of Kansas
Kansas Livestock Association
Dog named Old Shep garners write-in vote in city race
Old Shep garnet t receives one vote in Tuesday's city commissioner election. Six write-ins totaled six votes against incumbent Mark Payne, who led with 162 of 168 ballots. Other write-ins: Wayne Harper, Carl Ellington, I C Ellington, Bob Garrett, and A F Spradlin.
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Shep
Mark Payne
Payne
Wayne Harper
Carl Ellington
I.C. Ellington
Bob Garrett
A.F. Spradlin
Tornado watch issued for portions of four states
Weather Bureau issues a tornado watch from 1 p.m. to 7 p.m. CST for parts of eastern Oklahoma western Arkansas western Missouri and extreme southeastern Kansas with potential for tornadoes large hail and damaging winds. Rain and snow mix may follow with cooler later conditions and statewide drought relief noted in reports.
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Weather Bureau
Oklahoma
Arkakansas
Missouri
Kanesas
McAlester
Okla
Springfield
Lamar Phillips Is New Mayor Of Ottawa
Lamar Phillips will be sworn in as mayor of Ottawa at the close of the weekly commission meeting next week. He won with 1,238 votes to Art Hagelin’s 813, carrying all northern precincts and one in the southwest. Phillips praised voter turnout at 2,051 total ballots and stressed collaborative decision making. Hagelin could not be reached for comment.
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Lamar Phillips
Ottawa
Art Hagelin
Phillips
Hegelin
Hagelin
Osawatomie Woman Dies At Farm By Own Action
Ada R. Cope 56, of Franklin County Osawatomie RFD died Tuesday afternoon likely by self inflicted rifle shot. Husband Ralph found her body near a .22 rifle on her farm ten miles east of Princeton. Survived by daughter Merlin Griffin and son Jerry Cope. Funeral plans set in Anthony and Amorita Bryon Cemetery.
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Osawatomie Rfd
Ralph
Franklin County
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Kansas Bureau of Investigation
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Cope
Princeton
Oklahoma
Merlin Griffin
Abilene
Tex
Jerry Cope
Junction City
Louis Froggatte
Ottawa
Grover O. Froggatte
Fred Wright
Stella
Fred Nehmert
Wichita
Lydia Swem
Cherokee
Okla
Eddy Funeral Home
Osawatomie
Anthony
Kan
Elliott Mortuary
Amorita-Bryon Cemetery
Fire Fought In Garnett Fire Damages Home Of Mrs Simpson
Firefighters battled a stubborn Garnett blaze that destroyed the interior and furnishings of Mrs Agnes Simpson’s home. Responding around 8:30 am, crews extinguished the fire in about two hours, but it flared again at about 11:30 am before containment. Mrs Simpson recently moved to Pratt and could not estimate damages.
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Agnes Simpson
Heart Association Meets May 8 at KU Union
The Kaw Valley Heart Association will hold its annual meeting at 7 p.m. on May 8 in the University of Kansas Student Union in Lawrence. Dr. Alan P. Thal of KU Medical Center will speak. Counties served include Atchison Doniphan Douglas Franklin Jefferson Johnson Leavenworth Wyandotte. Tickets are 3.60, available from Mrs. Richard Blair. Franklin County members include Dr. David Laury Homer J. Henning and Robert S. Hill.
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University of Kansas Student Union
Lawrence
Alan P. Thal
University’s Medical Center
Kansas City
Kan
Heart Association
Atchison
Doniphan
Douglas
Franklin
Jefferson
Johnson
Leavenworth
Wyandotte
Richard Blair
Harvard Road
Franklin County
David Laury
Homer J. Henning
Robert S. Hill
Major Bond Issues Fail In State Votes
Two large bond proposals totaling 3 050 000 were defeated in special elections Nevada Reno County and Great Bend. Reno County voters rejected 1 750 000 for Hutchinson Community Junior College, 4 622 to 3 904 with about 5 000 expected turnout and over 8 500 voting. Great Bend rejected 1 300 000 for flood control 1 753 to 1 135. McPherson approved 97 500 for a municipal swimming pool 1 331 to 330. federal matching funds apply. Russell County museums 98 000 failed 2 009 to 671. Dodge City defeated 2 053 to 1 298 a federal aid restriction measure and elected streets and utilities commissioner Lowell G. Clark 1 791 to 1 556. New councilmembers elected in several towns. many unopposed in Shawnee.
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Reno County
Great Bend
Hutchinson Community Junior College
McPherson
Dodge City
Lowell G. Clark
William M. Lembright
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