Kansas Knights Elect New State Officers
Donald J. Dreiling of Hays was elected state deputy of the Kansas Knights of Columbus at the state convention. He succeeds Dr. Leon Rongers of Hanover. Other new officers include James Rubb Ellis treasurer Edward Schwerdt Topeka secretary Edward Murray Shawnee state advocate and Jim Homes Humboldt state warden. Delegates to the August Anaheim supreme meeting include Rev Ambrose Keating Kansas City Kan Dr Ralph Herrman Seneca Leo Kamer Topeka Fred Burnhelide Olpe James Anderson Russell and Lawrence O Connor Blaine.
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Topeka
Kansas Knights of Columbus
Donald J. Dreiling
Hays
Dreiling
Leon Rongers
Hanover
Kan
James Rubb
Ellis
Edward Schwerdt
Edward Murray
Shawenee
Jim Homes
Humboldt
Anaheim
Calif
Ambrose Keating
Kansas City
Ralph Herrman
Seneca
Leo Kamer
Fred Burnhelide
Olpe
James Anderson
Russell
Lawrence O’connor
Blaine
Dole Calls for Peace, Reform in Morrowville Speech
Rep Bob Dole addressed Morrowville High School graduates Monday night amid a leadership gap he blamed for national troubles. He urged a just peace in Vietnam an end to racial strife riots and violence and called for budget discipline and truth to restore public confidence in government.
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Morrowville
Kan
Bob Dole
ReKan
Morrowville High School
Vietnam
Dole
Kansas State drops swimming over 20 yard pool
Kansas State will not compete in swimming after officials said the 20 yard pool limit prevents fielding a competitive team. Athletic director Bebe Lee noted the faculty council voted to drop the sport though the team won only two dual meets and finished seventh in the Big Eight. Reinstatement would occur if an adequate pool is provided.
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Manhattan
Kan
Kansas State
Bebe Lee
Lee
Three Killed in Two Kansas City Traffic Accidents
Three people died in two separate wrecks in Kansas City on Monday, raising the 1968 traffic toll to 29. Last year on the same date, 25 deaths had been recorded.
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Kansas City
Kanesas City
Law to guarantee counsel for draft appeals introduced
In Washington the bill to provide young men with legal counsel in draft board appeal hearings was introduced in the Senate by Sen. Edward Long and Sen. Ralph Yarborough. Yarborough said the measure will not fix all inequities but will help many obtain a fair hearing of their cases.
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Washington
U.S. Senate
Edward Long
D-Mo
Ralph Yarborough
D-Tex
Jesse Jackson
Chicago
Southern Christian Leadership Conference
Resurrection City
Jackson
Ralph David Abernathy
Jury Trials For All Ruling Expands Rights Across States
In a 7 2 Supreme Court decision Justice White declares criminal juries essential and applies the Sixth Amendment to the states. The court also moves to treat serious contempt as jury trial matters while leaving bench trials for petty offenses. Dissenters Harlan and Stewart oppose forcing uniform procedural choices on states. The court also limits co defendant confessions, delays in sentences, and protects First Amendment rights for peaceful picketing at suburban shopping centers amid broader rights expansion.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Byron R. White
U.S
John W. Harlan
Potter Stewart
Senate
Military Cops In Saigon Patrol World's Most Dangerous Streets
In Saigon the 716th Military Police Battalion patrols a three million strong city. MPs like Spec 4 Jimmie Keech and Pfc. Thomas Blunt run 72 hour weeks amid snipers, grenades, and drunks. Deserters once sought refuge here but now face harsher conditions as Tet-era combat continues.
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Saigon
Lowe
Jimmie Keech
Norwalk
Calif
South Vietnam
Keech
U.S
Blunt
Reagan rules out second spot on GOP ticket
Washington AP report says California Governor Ronald Reagan rejects any bid for vice president. He told reporters he would prefer to finish his term as governor and later be a favorite son candidate at the Miami Beach convention, doubting any useful purpose in seeking the presidency.
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Washington
California
Ronald Reagan
Congressional Republicans
House
Capitol
New York
Nelsson A. Rockefeller
Reagan
Fort Lauderdale
Fla
Miami Beach
Reds Shell Hue Area With Heavy US Command Headquarters Hit
North Vietnamese forces fired 500 mortar rounds and 100 pound rockets into four U S headquarters around Hue as the war escalates. Infantry attacked one post but were repulsed. At least eight U S soldiers and 21 enemy were killed. 51 Americans wounded. Viet Cong shelled provincial capitals and airfields, causing 65 allied casualties. General Westmoreland said the intensity seems to be increasing. Thousands of helicopters and troops moved in two new operations to seek and destroy enemy personnel and matériel near Hue and Quang Tri City. Camp Eagle, home of the 101st Airborne, endured the heaviest shelling.
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Saigon
U.S
Hue
U.S. Air Cavalry Division
Mekong Dele Ta
William C. Westmores
Land
Vietnam
Paris
Westmoreland
Quang Tri City
Plot to Kill Suharto Foiled in Indonesia Mosque Attack
Indonesian authorities disclosed a coup attempt to assassinate President Suharto and 19 top officials during prayers at Merdeka Palace mosque. Seven key plotters linked to communists were identified, with arrests and a military court trial planned. Several other alleged Communists in the army were detained. some suspects remained at large.
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Jakarta
Suharto
Jakearta
Sue
Harto
Merdeka
Poor Peoples Campaign Push For Jobs And Income
Washington AP reports the Poor People Campaign began pressuring Congress for jobs and income measures by dispatching delegations to House and Senate hearings. About 75 left Resurrection City to attend hunger hearings, with ten sent to a Senate hearing on urban problems.
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Washington
Congressional
House
Senate
Resurrection City
U.S.A
Liver Transplant Kid Discharged From Denver Center
Rane dell Wayne Bennett, 2, a rare liver transplant survivor, leaves University of Colorado Medical Center after successful surgery on February 9 for biliary atresia. He is the first such patient to be released, with Randy and his mother staying in Denver for ongoing checkups and follow ups.
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Denver
Colo
Ranedell Wayne Bennett
University of Colorado Medical Center
Sandra Bennett
Mesquite
Tex
Randy
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