The Ledger and Times, April 1, 1968
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For more information, please contact [email protected]. , 41,1 ....••••••••••••• - SC *elected Ai A Best All Round Kentucky Community Newspaper —Largest Paid Circulation 988 Both In City And In County I. • 1 United Press International In Our 89th Year Murray, Ky., Monday Afternoon, April 1, 1968 be Per Copy Vol. LXXXIX No. 78 .HH IN FOREFRONT AS LIU WILL NOT RUN Kickoff Supper To Kathy Hopkins 45th W . Be Held Saturday Johnson Not Candidate; Asks Seen & Heard 13ULLETIN:T. WASHINGTON (UPI) — For Association Spelling Bee Johnson administration plans to In The City Pause In Bombing of Vietnam .;•Around.:. call up substantially mor• than The Western Kentucky Horse- 13,500 reservists—perhaps more man Association will hold its an- By MERRIMAN SMITH cision had enhanced his own chan- A 6 than 50,000—in the weeks and Is nual kickoff supper on Saturday Champion Recorded UPI White White House. months ahead, defense officials night, April 6, at the Jaycee Civic House Reporter ces for the MURRAY WASHINGTON Ina — President The Chief Executive's were said today. Center, Paducah. eyes Crowning of .the millA,queen Johnson's "irrevocable" decision red-rimmed and his voice appear- Fellow asks us if we are behaving not To run Tor re-election today eina'break as lie told the nation Kathy Hopkins. an eighth grade SAIGON IUPI) — Communist The 45th accident for the month will be one of the features of the ourself and we tell him, heck, we catapulated his second-in-command and the world of his decision to pupil of Kirksey School. became forces launched heavy attacks of Mareh evening. Eleven girls from the in the city of Murray Vice President Hubert H. Hum- step down at the end of his cur- are getting so old that we can't champion speller of Callowly early Tuesday on a sprawling various clubs in the area will be was filed Sunday at 11.50 am by phrey into do anything else but. County at the annual Spelling petroleum tank farm on Sai- competing for the queen contest the forefront of White rent term. Patrolmen Billy Wilson and Earl House contenders. Contest held Saturday at 8:30 a.m. gon's southern outskirts in their Including Miss Patricia Wilson of Stalls of the Murray Police De- The Chief Executive's bombshell Recalled Kennedy Pledge Flowers which have bloomed thus in the Calloway C,ountyVAgsrt second consecutive early morn. the Calloway County Wranglers partment. announcement Sunday, coupled far at our place: Crocus. Jonquils, House ing raid. The attack came after Club and Miss Pam Cooper of the He recalled the day 52 months with his order to halt immediate- Bluebell. Japonica, Winter Bloom- a bombing pause of North Viet. Three accidents occurred on Calloway County Riding Club. ago when ale assumed the presi- • Mrs ly all- but limited bombing of ing Pansies, The Forsythia may Kathy daughter of Mr. and nam went into effect. Saturday and Sunday with injur- Other features of the evening dency upoif the assassination of bloom yet. It's brand new. Edison Hopkins, received $25.00 ies being reported to two persons will be a potluck supper, a talent North Vietnam, lent an unpreced- John F. Kennedy, and he quoted ••••• for the first place honors and the Sunday at 11-50 a.m. Carolyn F show by membership clubs, and a ented authority to what he term- from the late President's inaug- Looking out the window yester- opportunity to participate in the Catalan. Glendale Road, Murray, dance with music by the Turner ed "this new step toward peace." ural address that "This genera- Kathy Hopkins day morning and of all the corn Mid-South Spelling Bee to be held was injured in the two car ac- Brothers Band. Turning aside from personal tion of Americans is willing to pay Spelling Champion motion we ever saw. Leaves wi; in Memphis. Murray Home cident at Main and 15th Streets. The WKHA consists of eleven ambition, the 59-year-old Johnson any price, bear any burden, meet flying in all directions 'Got She complained of pain in the clubs in Western Kentucky join- told an impromptu news confer- any hardship, support any friend, The winner in the seventh field glasses and looked and left shoulder, neck, and chest, and ed to promote good horseman- ence after his 41-minute radio oppose any foe, to assure the sur- tivert_ grade was Darlene Olivar, daugh was a pair of Brown Thrasliers. was treated at the emergency ship, sportsmanship and fellow and television address: "I would vival and the success of liberty." ter of Mr and They are well named because they Mrs. *x Oliver. And Auto room of the Murray-Calloway ship. The individual clubs alter- hope that by what I did tonight, "We have kept that compact," and a student in the HIrksey were doing -some thrashing about. Ele- County Hospital Mrs. Catalan's nately host shows with as many we can concentrate more of our Johnson said, tears welling in his mentary School. Darlene • & They are big, long legged and received left shoulder was x-rayed at the as 350 horses performing for a energies on trying to bring a- eyes. "I shall continue to keep it, long billed They worked their $1000 as an award. Is Entered hospital and she was released, ac wards. bout peace in the world and that whatever the trials and tests a- -way-across- the woods toukore for _ .,Maggie Battle of Carter E1e ing-To -EoOrtal aTintorities. -*I1W1968 SPSSOtt WM -'open-May we would-have-a better chance to head. The strength of this country beetles, bugs and what have you. mentary School, daughter of Dr. 4 and continue weekly through do it." will lie....in the unity of our and Mrs Guy Rattle, won first • Police said Mrs. Catalan was a October 5_ The association also The initial reaction to his de- people." ! A Carolina Wren perched on the place in the sixth grade for which The Murray Home and Auto passenger in the 1965 Mercury holds a "Telethon Show" with cision not to run, both at home Post Oak. He went round it a she received a $10.00 award. Store was broken into .sometime two door driven by Catalina Cala- proceeds going to the "Lions Club and abroad. was stunned disbe- The President's decision was a couple of times, hopped down an Other contestants were: Quen- between Friday at six p.m. and is. Glendale Road. that was go- Telethon" this fall. The 'date for lief Several prominent Democrats well kept secret from all but his the ground, twittered about for a tin Fannin. Vanetta Jeffrey, Ter- Saturday at eight a.m., according ing north on 15th Street and pull- the club's "Telethon Shod" is July spoke of organizing a draft. most intimate associates. Kennedy few minutes then flew over. to ry Sheridan, Rebecca Burkeen. to the complaint filed by Charles ed into the lane of the 1968 Buick 27 to be held at the North Mar- "There is no one else" who can Ties Strained our favorite stump Suzette Hughes. Denise Hook. Chilcutt to the Murray Police De- two door, driven by Sherrill R shall Riding Club. handle the job of being presi- Ever since that day in 1960 Sherry Nolin, Danny Futrell, Da- partment Saturday morning. Hicks of 1626 Main Street. going dent declared Rep. Wright Pat- when John F. Kennedy decided to 0 Dixie Hook. Mark Pas Johnson to be his running 9 Watching various and sundry birds vid Hall, ' Patrolmen Joe Pat Witherspoon esit on Main Street man. D-Tex , a friend for more ask chall. Crawford. Glenda mate over the objections of his at the feeder and we noticed that Alice and J. D. Grogan investigated and ; than 40 years. Stubbleftwld. Carla Watkins, Nancy Damage to the Hicks car was on brother, Robert, they do the Juicy Fruit hop every said a small hole was cut in the relations between Kirks, Marsha Ernstberger, Vicki the right front fender and to the Calloway Man Fulbright Applauds Action the two strong-willed men have now and then We figured they roof over a high shelf on the east Humphreys. Roger Brandon. Ka, Oatalan car or, the front end and! Sen J William Fulbright. D- been civil thought they were going through side of the building. at best. thy Kelly, and Chuck Hussung. left front fender. Ark an outspoken critic of the Johnson's family was with him the motions of scratching up food. The person or persons were on- Serving as judges were Billy Darlene Oliv•r Dies Friday President's Vietnam policies. term- in the oval room office as he de- Outland, Mrs. Bordean Wrather, 7th Gr•de Winner ly in the storage area and left by *portly after midnight on Suni- ed Johnon "a great patriot." He Wild Cherry Trees have leaves on livered his address. Mrs. Eleanor Miller Mrs. Bet the door on the west side ot" the mornine at 1245 a ear and I p ci he though! the bonsbieg halt them and the Buckeye Tree has ty Riley pronounced the words 'wilding.