Ohio Miss Baumann wins second Miss America prelim
Kathy Lyn Baumann Miss Ohio wins talent with a Martian dance and moon landing monologue as preliminaries narrow the field to 50 contestants in Atlantic City. Miss Michigan Pamela Eldred shines in swimsuit with a 36 23 36 figure on 7900 spectators. WLF plans pageant picket citing feminist critique.
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Atlantic City
N.J
Kathy Lyn Baumann
Kathy
Neil Armstrong
Ohio
Armstong
Armstrong
Wapakoneta
Independence
Pamela Anne Eldred
Birmingham
Convention Hall
Judith Anne Ford
Ilinois
Women’s Liberation Front
WLF
Collective Leadership Named in North Vietnam
Tokyo AP reports North Vietnam announces a collective leadership to guide the nation as Ho Chi Minh dies. Hanoi radio cites four leaders Le Duan Pham Van Dong Truong Chinh and Vo Nguyen Giap as the core, pledging to continue the fight until American forces are expelled and North and South are reunified.
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Tokyo
North Vietnam
Hanoi
Ho Chi Minh
Hanoi Radio
Communist Party
Nhan Dan
le Duan
Pham van Duong
Truong Chinh
National Assembly
Vo Nguyen Giap
County May Lose Blood Bank Help Amid Shortfall
An official from the local Red Cross warned the county could be dropped from the blood bank program after the Thursday visit collected 103 pints toward a 145 pint quota. Franklin County hospitals last year used 927 pints, but residents donated only 415, under half the target, threatening higher patient costs and possible shortages.
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Red Cross
Gary Jordan
The
Franklin County
Jordan
Ransom Memorial
Belgian Pulling Team Brings Fun and Money to Ottawa
Carl Reams, Ottawa RFC 4, travels with two 3,600-pound Belgian draft horses named Pat and Mike to pulling contests across the state. He has competing for 25 to 30 years, entering eight to ten events yearly, with teams often costing around $5,000. Reams notes the sport’s endurance focus, local enthusiasm, and modest prize money, plus his routine of light training and pasture downtime for the horses.
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ED McGrath
Carl Reams
Ottawa Rfc
Nebraska
Iowa
Reams
Pat
Mike
South Dakota
Nine Kopechne party guests seek ruling against inquest limits
Nine attendees of the Chappaquiddick Island party with Mary Jo Kopechne and Senator Edward Kennedy ask the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court to overturn inquest ground rules set by Judge James Boyle. They contend open proceedings violate privacy and due process, mirroring Kennedy’s petition. The nine petitions, like Kennedy’s, challenge media access and counsel presence during the inquest. The court will consider a joint package ruling by the full court.
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Boston
Mary Jo Kopechne
Edward M. Kennedy
State Supreme Court
Chappaquiddick Island
Kennedy
James A. Boyle
Edgartown District Court
Boyle
Paul C. Reardon
Search For Dr. Pike Continues
Jerusalem AP reports volunteer Israeli army trackers police and Arab nomads pressed the search for Dr James Pike five days after his disappearance in the Judean wilderness. Pike 56 and his wife Diane 31 described the hunt as a race against death as desert experts warned survival chances without food or water are dwindling.
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Jerusalem
James Pike
Pike
Diane
Gage
Second Day of Heavy Fighting Across South Vietnam
South Vietnam faced a second day of heavy fighting as Viet Cong units clashed with allied forces around Da Nang and northwest of Saigon. The Da Nang attacks killed 16 and wounded 156, with 3 U.S. Marines and 7 Vietnamese children among the dead. Total U.S. casualties surpassed 120 Marines and 12 sailors, plus 68 Americans wounded elsewhere. The Viet Cong claimed the onslaught followed Ho Chi Minh's death with aims to turn sorrow into action. U.S. tally put North Vietnamese fatalities at 89 across the engagements.
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Saigon
South Vietnam
da Nang
Viet Cong
Ho Chi Minh
North Vietnam
U.S
Man Fair After Shooting in Ottawa Area
A 21 year old Kansas City man Lewis Bowling was treated for a stomach wound after an apparent self inflicted shooting while in a car at Centrapolis road and US 59 north of Ottawa. He was later moved to the University of Kansas Medical Center. Investigations continue and charges were not confirmed. Bowling was with his ex wife and another passenger when the incident occurred at 830 PM Friday.
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Kansas City
Kans
Lewis Bowling
Ransom Memorial Hospital
K. U. Medical Center
Franklin County
Weather Topeka Sees Cooler Temperatures Ahead
AP Weather bulletin for Topeka Kansas notes cooler conditions tonight and Sunday. Friday high near 90, today’s low 72, last year’s high 84, last year’s low 47. Record highs and lows for the date are 105 in 1936 and 44 in 1896. Local hourly figures and extra codes appear garbled but indicate temperature progression through the day.
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Topeka
Kansas
Sam
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