Inactivity Retirement Not Partners With Fred Ladecke Life
Fred Ladecke of Humboldt, 82, lives an active retirement after leaving Monarch Cement Co. at 65. His days include fishing and hunting memories, deer and elk antlers, bear pelts, catfish heads, and a three city lots garden. He raises Japanese deer and sells deer heads, lends a skunk trap, and grows cotton enjoyed by local schoolchildren.
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Fred Ladecke
Humboldt
Ladecke
Monarch Cement Co
Wyoming
Ludecke
Osawatomie
Apollo 17 Launch Clears Three Hour Delay at Cape Kennedy
Apollo 17 lifted off from Cape Kennedy after a three hour computer delay. Commander Eugene Cernan joined Harrison Schmitt and Ronald Evans as the Saturn 5 carried the crew toward the moon amid a glow that lit the night sky.
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Babe
Eugene A. Cernan
Harrison H
Jack” Schmitt
Ronald E. Evans
Cape Kennedy
Marshall Spaceflight Center
Huntsville
Ala
Florida
Intercepted Letter Dear Cha Sparks Pearl Harbor Day Protest
A fragmentary note criticizes printing a Japanese deer item on Pearl Harbor Day and signs off with a personal closing. The excerpt hints at reader anger over wartime sensitivity and publication choices.
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Pearl Harbor
Truman on Critical List in Kansas City
Former President Harry S Truman remained on the critical list at Research Hospital and Medical Center in Kansas City as doctors reported improved condition yet warned death could be imminent. Officials cited congested lungs heart failure and rapid changes in vital signs including a 120 beat per minute heart rate and low blood pressure.
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Kansas City
Harry
Truman
Research Hospital and Medical Center
John Dreves
Ceremony of Carols Sunday at First Presbyterian Church
Mrs. Robert Geiger and Mrs. Wendell Warren will sing A Ceremony of Carols Sunday at 4 pm. St. Cecilia Music Club presents the performance without charge, with Mrs. Christy Bickford Jr. on harp and Mrs. Kent Dobson directing. Mrs. Geiger is music consultant for Unified School District 413.
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Robert Geiger
Wendell Warren
First Presbyterian Church
Benjamin Britton
St. Cecilia Music Club Chorus
Christy Bickford Jr
Wichita
Kent Dobson
Geiger
Unified School District 413
First Unite Methodist Church
Kansas State University
Menotti
Kissinger Tho Talks Resume Amid Peace Negotiation Hopes
Paris reports ongoing secret discussions between Henry Kissinger and Le Duc Tho as U S and North Vietnamese delegates express cautious optimism. An American spokesman warned setbacks remain possible while other delegates cite deadlock and speculation swirls about a cease fire.
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Paris
Henry A. Kissinger
le Duc Tho
Gif-sur-Yvette
U.S
Heyward Isham
Nguyen Minh Vy
North Vietnam
Saigon
Kissinger and
Tho
Nguyen Thi Binh
Viet Cong
Kissinger
Maurice Schumann
NATO
Brussels
Schumann
Nixon
Hanoi
Honolulu card proposal prompts American Express inquiry
AP reports Honolulu may become the first city to hold an American Express card. A two page letter addressed to Mr. Honolulu City County arrived from American Express signed by Maurice Segall offering a card application. Official says consider submitting the application noting the city county has a substantial bank balance.
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Honolulu
American Express
Supreme Court bans union fines on quitting during strikes
The Supreme Court ruled eight to one that unions cannot fine members who resign and return to work, with Justice Douglas noting a member's lawful resignation ends union authority over him.
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Washington
Supreme Court
William O. Douglas
New Hampshire
Nixon pledges 300000 U.S. troops in Europe through 1974
At NATO in Brussels President Nixon declares U S forces in Europe will stay at 300000 until mid 1974 if Europeans boost defense and a Soviet force reduction deal is reached. Secretary Rogers delivers the message with Laird signaling possible congressional approval.
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Brussels
Nixon
America
U.S
Europe
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
William P. Rogers
Defense
Melvin R. Laird
Congress
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Mission Control
Jack Schmitt
Earth
Moon
Cernan
Toda
Cha
Yours
Wilson Miller
Wallace Graham
Ors
Kansas State
Isham
Mrs. Binh
William J. Porter
Xuan Thuy
Pham Dang Lam
South Vietnam
David Lambertson
Vietnam
Demilitarized Zone
Manila
Ferdinand E. Marcos
Imelda
U.S. Pacific
Uss Arizona
Union Ruling
Labor Department
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Dublin
Jack Lynch
Irish Republic
Lynch
Northern Ireland
NATO Conference
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