Wilmont kids, town rally after deadly Minnesota crash
Wilmont Minnesota communities rally six days after a highway crash killed five women and one high school student. The disaster left 38 orphans, many aged under two, with relief fundraising led by Worthington Daily Globe and Wilmont Tribune. John Voss family mourns, guardianship plans loom, while neighbors share chores and support.
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Wilmont
Minn
Ers
Associated Press
John Dennis
A. Lunduist
Lackland Air Force Base
Tex
James Buckner
Worthington
John A. Lundquist
Miniland
Buckner
Wesota
Wilmont Orphans Fund
Worthington Daily Globe
Wilmont Tribune
Our Lady of Good Counsel Church
A T. Perrizo
E. L. Meyer
John Voss
Loloa
Dennis
Marveena
David
Vincent Holleran
John
Ted Voss
Martha
Larry Bunkers
Sandra
Bunkers
LaDean
Charlene
John Schroer
Pacific
Peg
Billy Brooks
Huron
S.D
Sonya
Alfred Hebig
Escaped Soldiers Captured Near Severy in Kansas
Two escaped patients from Larned State Hospital were captured after bloodhounds tracked them beside Pawnee Creek west of Larned. Robert Brown, 19, and Scott Logan, 17, were pursued by officers who fired shots over their heads to halt the pair. Sheriff Hess said the fugitives had shotguns and gear. hospital superintendent Naramore said they smashed a window and entered a farm home before spending Wednesday night.
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Larned, Kas
Larned State Hospital
Salina
Pawnee Creek
Larned
Robert Brown
Scott Logan
L. B. Hess
Gavaral Buiine
J. T. Naramore
Brown
Logan
Two Candidates Press On In Campaign Push
Kennedy wins Senate vote on minimum wage bill as Nixon eyes the South. Kennedy forms a business voter outreach and Hodges heads it. Nixon plans regional farmer meetings after Greensboro speech and targets the South. Both parties optimistic about November results with multiple speeches scheduled in Detroit Syracuse New York and New York City.
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Richard M. Nixon
South
Herbert G. Klein
Greensboro
N.C
Klein
Nixon
Matthew McCloskey
Philadelphia
National Committee
Atlanta
Democratic Party
Kennedy
Kennedy Wins Victory In Wage Bill
The Senate passed the Kennedy minimum wage bill 62 to 34, preserving major provisions while facing uncertain House prospects. Kennedy named Monroney to head conferees and retained coverage for about four million workers, though some sectors were dropped to secure votes. The bill would raise the wage floor to 1.25 and extend coverage under the Fair Labor Standards Act.
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Senate
South
John F. Kennedy
Massachusetts
Sen
A. S
Mike Monteney
D-Okla
Kennedy
Washington
House
Enter
Perinee
Massachusets
Falling Pipe Kills A Shawnee Worker
CLATHE Kan AP Marion 10 Olson 51 Shawnee Kan killed by a 40 foot pipe that fell on him during a loading operation at a Cities Service Gas Co pumping station. The pipe 26 inches in diameter weighed 3120 pounds. Olson and other workers were preparing to hoist it onto a truck.
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Clathe
Kan
Marion
Olson
Shawnee
Cities Service Gas Co
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