Nuns Flee China Die After Crossing to Hong Kong
Eight Roman Catholic nuns expelled from Red China faced a border crossing to Hong Kong where Sister Eamon formerly Mary O Sullivan of Cork Ireland died from heart failure and fatigue. Sister Eamon aged 85 collapsed at the border and was carried across in a baggage cart. Mother Mary of the Cross 76 a Canadian and leading the group remained in satisfactory condition while the others rested after the escape from Peking. The Sacred Heart Academy near Peking run by the Franciscan Missionary of Mary had closed earlier after a mob of Red Guards entered the school.
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Hong Kong
Red China
Eamon
Mary O’sullivan
Cork
Ireland
Eaemon
Mother Mary of the Cross
Mother Mary
Peking
Sister Eamon
Sacred Heart Academy
Young
Red Guard
Joel
Senate Probe On U S Plans In Thailand
Sen. J. W. Fulbright will push a Senate inquiry into American buildup in Thailand to assess possible Viet Nam like risks. Open hearings face resistance. tentative closed sessions aim for Sept. 19, with future talks on open hearings. Fulbright urges disclosure amid rising U S military presence near Viet Nam.
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Senate
Thailand
Washington
J. W. Fulbright
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Lie
Viet Nam
China
Fulbright
Pentagon
George D. Mien
ReViay
Arthur Sylvester
Sylvester
Thaisland
Medicare squeeze feared by doctors and hospitals
At the American Hospital Association meeting in Chicago officials warned Medicare costs could push up patient bills up to 25 percent next year as nurses and other staff seek raises. Hospital rates rose in recent months while physician fees also climbed, and officials expect the one millionth Medicare patient soon, with the government set to reevaluate reimbursement formulas to keep pace with rising costs.
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Chicago
American Hospital Association
Philip D. Bennet
Boseton
AHA
Robert M. Ball
Social Security
Ball
George E. Cartmill
Harper Hospital
Detroit
Parking plan discussed near high school traffic study
City officials debated restricted parking near the high school to ease traffic while awaiting the expansion study results. Officials noted police traffic checks and volume measurements and considered delaying decisions for a month as they monitor the situation around Ash Street and Fourth and Hickory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert A. Anderson
City Atttorney
James
Williamson
Ash
Beegan
Fourth
Hickory
Wightman
Don Capper
Capper
Capeper
Civil rights groups struggle with funding and North shift
Civil rights groups face financing troubles amid a northward shift in campaigns, black power emergence, and doubts federal laws solved racism. CORE reports a 200,000 dollar annual deficit with declines in donations since 1964. Other groups like SNCC NAACP and SCLC also report red ink and waning membership as riots and press portrayal affect giving.
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Atlanta, Ga
Congress of Racial Equality
Don Smith
New York
CORE
Smith
Lincoln Lynch
Adam Clayton Powell
Den.y
National Association of Colored Women’s Clubs
SNCC
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
Roy Wilkins
Martin Luther King
Southern Christian Leadership Conference
NAACP
Elvie Kaplan
Boston
Alan Gartner
Twe
Borneo
Robert Green
SCLC
Chicago
King
South
Green
Selma
Ala
North
New Ottawa High School Opens Under Principal Shephard
After one day in the new Ottawa High building, Principal W. P. Shephard reports smooth operation. Teachers are enthusiastic and students react well despite an unfinished lunchroom and no clock electricity. Classes are dismissed by whistle. Students bring sack lunches until kitchen and power are ready. A worker installs maple gym flooring and completion is expected soon.
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Ottawa High School
W. P. Shephard
Shephard
Four Arrested For Wire Theft In Wellsville Case
A Wellsville resident who saw four Kansas City Kansas men drive from the city dump with a trailerload of copper cable yesterday aided police in arresting persons sought in a theft from a Kansas City company. Charged were William Le Roy Cox 24 Billy D Henley 23 Larry Lamestus 23 and Jimemy Lee Comstock 22 all of Kansas City Kan.
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Wellsville
Kansas City
Kan
Wellsville City
Peresons
William le Roy Cox
Billy D. Henley
Larry Lamestus
Jimemy Lee Comstock
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Congress
Miracle
John Brown
Osawatomie
City Stadium
Hollywood
Professor
Jimmy Tucker
Yeereac
Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee
Stokely Carmichael
Black Power
Carmichael
Internal Revenue Service
Park Row
Harlem
New York Times
Floyd B. McKissick
Baltimore
Anchor Savings Association
Harry T. West
Lereo
George L. Marshall
Ottawa, Kansas
Wright
Bernhardyt
School of Dance
Midwest
C.C.F. Hall
Cedar
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