Car Crash Injures Kansas Youth. Lawmaker’s Son Hurt
In Kansas City Kansas Robert Mikesic younger, son of Kansas House minority leader Joseph Mikesic, was critically injured in a Sunday night traffic crash. The 17 year old suffered a fractured back and was listed in serious condition at Providence Hospital. Police say Kyle Grigsby 17 drove over loose gravel and skidded then flipped, ejecting Grigsby and Chris Gardner 17. Gardner was treated at the hospital along with Grigsby.
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Kan
Robert Mikesic Y
Mikesic
Providence Hospital
Kyle E. Grigsby
Grigsby
Mikeesic
Chris P. Gardner
Gardner
Wichita man shot dead. two questioned in fatal case
Donald Horner, 53, of Wichita, died from a head wound after a pistol at the scene. Horner reportedly scuffled with two men, investigators said. Sheriff Vern Miller noted the death could be accidental and the coroner planned an autopsy. The body lay on the kitchen floor at Bryan Clark’s home. Clark is Horner’s brother-in-law.
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Wichita
Donald Horner
Sedgwick County
Horner
Vern Miller
Robert Daniels
Bryan Clark
Clark
Kansas man jailed in Hong Kong arson attempt
A 40 year old Kansas man, Chief Petty Officer Russell McHenry, was sentenced to nine months in a Hong Kong jail for attempting to set fire to a door at a Wanchai night club area building. Police say he used a lighter and fuel. The magistrate said drunkenness is no excuse. The Hong Kong maximum for attempted arson is 14 years.
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Hong Kong
Wanchai
Russell McHenry
U.S. Navy
McHenry
Iola
Kan
Allied Troops Break Back Of Cong Units Trying To Invade Saigon
U S command says allied forces crushed the main thrust of the Viet Cong offensive near Saigon while a Special Forces camp at Kham Duc 350 miles northeast fell to North Vietnamese assault. Evacuations by air killed six Air Force crewmen and unknown civilians, with U S officials reporting 19 Americans killed and 89 wounded. More than 5,200 enemy soldiers were killed or captured in Saigon’s 3rd Corps area since May 5, and allied losses reached 210 dead and 979 wounded. Civilians fled as 36,000 homeless and tens of thousands displaced. Premier Loc said both offensives were defeated and hinted at his replacement being exploited by the enemy.
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U.S
Kham Duc
Air Force
196Th Light Infantry Brigade
Weyand
3Rd Corps
Capital
Military District
Salegon
Nguyen van Loc
National Assembly
Loc
What’ll Castro Have To Throw At US If Vietnam Ends
Cleveland financier Cyrus Eaton, 84, says Castro has used Vietnam and the Bay of Pigs to shore up Cuban support. Eaton, who met Castro in Cuba, calls Castro the complete boss of Cuba and a bold, energetic statesman. He argues Castro points to US policy as a warning to small nations. Eaton’s Cuba trip focused on evaluating agricultural progress and he notes his view of Castro’s leadership amid Cold War tensions.
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the Plain Dealer
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Northefield
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Cuba
Cleveland
Casetro
Bay of Pigs
Mexico
Nase Sau
Northfield
Gas Pressure Surges Causing House Fires
In Fulton Kansas a surge in natural gas pressure on Sunday caused fires in ten houses and one mobile home. Pilot lights flared several feet. a main valve was shut off ending gas service to the town. One mobile home and a story house were destroyed, nine homes sustained minor damage. Fire crews from Uniontown Blue Mound and Prescott aided the effort. The town is served by Commercial Gas Pipeline Co of Prescott.
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Falton
Kan
Somesone
And
Bill Laderer
Ance Story
Don Bales
Uniontown
Blue Mound
Prescott
Fulton
Fort Scott
Commercial Gas Pipeline Co
Kansan Father and Sons to Be Ordained Priests June 14
BELMONT NC AP A Kansas father John Paul Habiger and his two sons John Jr and Henry Louis will be ordained Roman Catholic priests June 14 by Abbot Thomas Hartman at St Benedicts Abbey Atchison Kansas after studying at Belmont Abbey Belmont The Habigers from Salina Kans followed their sons into the seminary after the death of the mother Mildred in 1963 Habiger will join the Benedictine order and take vows of poverty and obedience as Father John Ignatius Father Benedict and Father Matthew respectively.
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Kansas
John Paul Habiger
John Jr
Henry Louis
Thomas Hartman
St. Benedict’s Abbey
Atchison, Kan
Belmont Abbey
Belmont
Habigers
Salina
Kan
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Mildred
Habiger
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Paula
Pose
Benedicctine Order
U.S. Air Force
Ape
John Ignatius
Benedict
Henry
Matthew
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