Thailand Considers Ground Troops for Vietnam War
Thailand's Air Chief Marshal Dawee Chullasapya said after strengthening the army, ground troops could be sent to Vietnam though not yet decided. Reports say Bangkok plans a 700 to 800 man jungle warfare unit while U S aid rises to 60 million dollars.
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Bangkok
Thailand
Vietnam
Dawee Chullasapya
Associated Press
Bangkok Post
U.S
Dean Trusk
Dawee
Laos
United States
Britain Urges Immediate Viet Nam Peace Talks with U S and Vietnams
Britain formally called on the United States and the governments of North and South Vietnam to begin peace talks and offered British facilities for such talks in any suitable territory. Washington indicated support for the proposal, while U S officials noted Johnson and Rusk would likely respond favorably.
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London
UPI
Britain
United States
North
South Vietnam
Washington
U.S
Johnson and
Rusk
New Year Truce Begins Amid Viet Nam Firefight
A two day New Year truce kicked off with a Viet Cong attack 10 minutes after the cease fire started. The U S 1st Infantry Division patrol north of Saigon came under automatic fire and a 44 man reaction group pursued the attackers. Gunships and artillery hit the target as Col Sidney Berry’s helicopter was fired upon. Casualties were initially listed as light for Americans. enemy losses unknown.
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Saigon
South Vietnam
U.S
U.S. 1St Infantry Division
Sidney Berry
U. S
Final Tributes Paid Former Governor Schricker In Knox
Crowds gathered at Price Funeral Home in Knox Indiana to pay last respects to former Governor Henry F Schricker a two term Democrat who died after a series of heart attacks at Starke County Hospital Services will be held Saturday at the Knox Center Gymnasium the only venue large enough to hold mourners His body lay in state at the funeral home from Thursday night until Saturday morning as friends and neighbors lined up to say goodbye
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Knox, Ind
UPI
Winter Storm Hits Rockies and Widespread Cold
United Press International reports a third major storm in 10 days pushing into the Rockies with heavy snow from Arizona to Montana and bitter cold across two thirds of the East. Snow and deterring driving warnings spread from Tucson to Las Vegas and Utah valleys as temps plunged to the single digits in places.
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Rockies
Arizona
Montana
New Mexico
Tucson
Ariz
Utah
Las Vegas
Nev
Desert
Toledo
Ohio
Alta
Cedar City
Blanding
Lander
Wyo
Austin
Ely
Idaho
Oklahoma
Local Man Fined In City Court For Suspended License
Ollie Williams age 54 of 2012 Madison Avenue was fined 250 dollars and costs and given a thirty day sentence in Madison Cony Jail for driving with a suspended license. Williams had seven prior arrests for the offense and the license was suspended until 1969. The conviction carries an additional year suspension and a three year restricted license upon reinstatement in 1970. Judge Robbins presided over seventeen more cases in the Friday session.
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Ollie Williams
Madison Avenue
Madison Cony
Williams
Robbins
Max Eugene Bell
Luna 13 Finds Moon Surface Hard Similar to Earth
Tass reported Luna 13 concluded its lunar tests by driving two rods into the surface revealing a hard, earth-like top layer and low radioactivity. The mission's TV panoramas showed a rocky, dusty free site with stones amid crater formations, a milestone following Luna 9.
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Moscow
Moon
Earth
United States
Sater
Luna 13
Police charge Fred Bartz in State Theater robbery
In Kalamazoo, Michigan, 46 year old Fred Bartz received a police message to report to headquarters. He was charged with robbing the State Theater of 120 dollars and arraigned with bond set at 25000 dollars, which he said he could not pay.
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Kamazoo
Mich
UPI
Fred Bartz
Bartz
Tight New Year Plan By Anderson Police Includes Road Block
Anderson Police Chief Doyle T. Wright announced a holiday plan to keep the New Year safe with radar units and road blocks if needed to deter over exuberant partygoers and drunk drivers. The department hopes to avoid road blocks but will act if a trend toward unsafe driving appears.
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Anderson Police
Anderson
Doyle T. Wright
Wright
Hoosier Education Costs Jump Per Pupil This Year
Indiana public schools spend between 35 and 40 dollars more per pupil this year than in 1965-66, according to NEA figures. Based on 1,142,000 elementary and high school enrollments, costs rise from 499 to 534 dollars per pupil, and from 540 to 580 per pupil for attendance of 1,052,000. Total spending this year is projected at 707,487,000 dollars versus 641,533,000 last year.
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Indianapolis
Indiana
National Education Association
NEA
Hoosier
New Year Holiday Toll Count Begins Amid Traffic Deaths
The National Safety Council projects 460 to 540 highway deaths during the New Year weekend from 6 p.m. Friday to midnight Monday. An Associated Press survey of a comparable three day period found 391 fatalities, while Christmas yielded 584 deaths and the Yuletide record 720 last year. Snow from the Southwest to the Northeast influenced driving conditions as the year began.
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U.S
National Safety Council
Associated Press
NSC
New GOP Officials Take Office Sunday
Grand Old Party officials elected to County offices in the Republican ballot victory last November will take office in public ceremonies tomorrow at 12 30 p m in Superior Court at the Madison County Courthouse. Fred Yelton Jr will be sworn as judge of Superior Court by Donald Hunter who also joins the Indiana Supreme Court. Alpha Byrum will become County Clerk. Roy Boicourt will be County Auditor. Horace Hays County Treasurer. William Woods County Commissioner.
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Madison County
GOP
Myron Seybert
Fred Yelton Jr
Henry Schrenker
Yelton
Donald Hunter
Anderson
Indiana State Supreme Court
Harold Achor
Achor
Alpha Byrum
Eugene Creagmile
Hunter
Roy Boicourt
Horace Hays
William Woods
Boicourt
Joseph Armington
Hays
Midwest Death Suspects Held in El Paso Slayings Case
Two ex convicts and the half sister of one were arrested in El Paso on charges related to the kidnap slayings of two Michigan girls and the Nevada kidnapping. Robert Gawne and William Banks face federal charges for interstate transportation of a stolen vehicle and kidnapping associated with the Nevada case. The trio were held on bonds of 60000 and 50000 respectively, with Evans-Striker held on 50000. The investigation ties to deaths of Eileen Alex and Jane Stewart.
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EL Paso
Tex
Michigan
Indiana
Nevada
FBI
Robert Lee Gawne
Ecorse
Mich
William Thomas Banks
Little Rock
Ark
Banks
M Kathryn Evans
Wyandotte
Mary Kathryn Striker
Reno
Nev
Eddith Grisham
California
U.S
Fred Morton
Gawne
Friday Fatality Ups State Death Toll 38 Ahead of 1965
The Friday hit and run in Indianapolis raises Indiana 1966 traffic deaths to at least 1,554, surpassing last year. Sarah Jane Gregory 80 died after being struck at a city intersection. Hugh Keiser 79 of Plymouth died in a two car crash near U S 30. Robert Pugh 19 of Highland died when his car crossed the centerline on U S 41 in Schererville. Stewart D. Lykens 37 of Hartford City died from injuries after a crash on Indiana 3 in Hartford City.
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United Press International
Indianapolis
Indiana
Sarah Jane Gregory
Marion County General Hospital
Hugh Keiser
Plymouth
U. S
Robert Pugh
Highland
U. S. 41
Schererville
Stewart D. Lykens
Hartford City
Blackford County
Indiana 3
Weather outlook with freezing risk and light flurries
Cloudy conditions today with a chance of freezing rain or snow before noon. Light snow flurries possible this afternoon. High in the 30s, low tonight in the 20s. Recent high 34, low 14. Sunrise 8 01 a.m. Sunset 3 07 p.m.
Slightly Warmer New Year Expected in Indiana Weather
The Indiana outlook calls for possible rain or snow as New Year arrives with a warm trend over the weekend. Snow flurries may occur north and central areas while Saturday highs reach into the 30s and low 40s, with precipitation expected early next week and afternoon temps ranging from the mid 20s to upper 30s across cities such as South Bend Fort Wayne Lafayette Terre Haute Indianapolis Evansville Chicago Louisville and Cincinnati.
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South Bend
Fort Wayne
Lafayette
Terre Haute
Indianapolis
Evansville
Chicago
Louisville
Cincinnati
Powell's Wife Could Be Fired Over Federal Salary
Washington (UPI) The House subcommittee chair said Mrs Yvette Powell wife of Rep Adam Clayton Powell drew a 20578 federal salary in violation of law and should be fired She lives in Puerto Rico and did not appear before the ethics panel for a third time prompting the panel to abandon questioning plans The report to be released Jan 9 also notes a new ethics panel may gain power to investigate and censure members
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Washington
UPI
House
Adam Clayton Powell
D-N.y
Yvette Powell
Puerto Rico
Wayne Hays
Dohio
Wethine
Powell
Hays
John W. McCormack
D-Mass
Historymobile showcases Indiana's early life in Anderson display
Visitors viewed a 35 by 8 foot Historymobile in downtown Anderson on Friday. The 18 panels traced Indiana from prehistoric and Indian cultures through French and Revolutionary eras to territorial days, early statehood, and pioneer life with maps, portraits, and artifacts including a Lincoln brick and a gavel from the Constitutional Elm.
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Anderson
Indiana
Vincennes
Territorialeriod
William Mnry Harrison
Tecumseh
Tippecanoe
New Harmony
George Repp
Abraham Lincoln
New Arrivals In Anderson Area Children Born at Local Hospitals
At St. John's Hospital and Community Hospital in Anderson area new births include a girl to Mr and Mrs Howard Eldon at 1907 Main St a girl to Mr and Mrs Arnold Norris Markleville a girl at Community Hospital to Mr and Mrs Kent Nelson 906 Alhambra Dr a girl to Mr and Mrs James Coffman 236 W Vineyard St and a boy to Mr and Mrs Larry Huffman Daleville.
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St. John’s Hospital
Howard Eldon
Main St
Arnold Norris
Markleville
Community Hospital
Kent Nelson
Alhambra Dr
James Coffman
W. Vineyard St
Larry Huffman
Daleville
Siren System Glitch Triggers Late Night Noise
A malfunction in the siren system caused an unintended sounding last night. Officials say there was no warning or planned alert.
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Mass
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