Viet Cong Attack Kills 3 Americans
Viet Cong guerrillas overran a small outpost at the southern tip of Viet Nam killing three American soldiers. Ten Vietnamese soldiers were wounded in the surprise strike by about 50 attackers. Two Americans killed were infantry officers from Chattanooga and one was an enlisted man. The outpost, 125 miles from Saigon, was used as a command post in a larger operation.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
Clement A. Wyllie
Chattanooga
Tenn
Viet Nam
Kdling
U.S
An Lao
Cystic Fibrosis Aid Sought From Kansas Legislature
Kaw Valley Chapter of the National Cystic Fibrosis Research Foundation seeks state support via KU Medical Center. Officers urge lawmakers and Gov elect Avery to provide at least 25 000 to aid families with the disease.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topeka
Kaw Valley
National
Not Easy Job To Be Santa Claus In Philadelphia
John J. Ford heads Volunteers of America recruiting sidewalk Santas for Philadelphia's needy. Training is costly and requires handling children, with strict rules on promises and conduct. The piece also mentions military action in Vietnam and U S diplomatic talks in Saigon.
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Santa Claus
Philadelphia
John J. Ford
The
Volunteers of America
Abercrombie held on murder charge in Missouri case
John R. Abercrombie of Tulsa faces first degree murder charges in a Hutchinson Kansas couple slaying at an Osage Beach motel last May. A sanity examination for Abercrombie was requested in Circuit Court on Monday.
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Abercrombie
Springfield
Hutchinson, Kan
Osage Beach
Camdenton
John R
Cecil Bybee
Tulsa
Hutchinson
Bybee
Kansas City Area Plans Transit Cooperation Across States
Kansas City area planners from Missouri and Kansas form joint commissions to craft a regional transit and road plan. Edward Biggar and George W. Gagel sign the agreement as federal aid rules push cross state metropolitan planning before July 1, 1960. The Missouri panel seeks $34,000 in federal grants. Kansas aims for $150,000 over two years. The commissions hire the same engineering firm to begin work.
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Abercrombie
Kathryn
Tulsa
Kansas City
Kansas
Crombie
Nevada
Edward
Biggar
Transportation Planning Commission
Missouri
George W. Gagel
Johnson, Wyandotte Regional Planning Commission
Johnson and Wyandotte
Jackson, Clay, Platte
Cass
Missouri General Assembly
Missouri Commission
Sagel
Kansas Group
Hustler Bomber Fire Injury Report from Base
Three airmen were injured when a Hustler bomber caught fire at Bunker Hill Air Force Base in Indiana. Colonel Paul K. Carlton said there was no nuclear danger and no harmful release. hospital care details remain unclear. The Kaw Valley and Sunflower chapters are involved in related support programs for surgery, with surrounding states offering similar aid.
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Bunker Hill Air Force
Paul K. Carlton
Ind
Kaw Valley
Sunflower
Wichita
Kansas
Stephan
Mob Attacks U.S. Library in Surabaya East Java
A mob of about 1,000 demonstrators smashed windows hauled down the American flag and burned or threw books from the Surabaya U S Information Service library destroying about a fourth of its 16 000 volumes. Police arrived after the raid and staff were unhurt. The attack comes amid regional tensions over Malaysia Congo and U S policies prompting official protests in Jakarta and Washington.
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Jakarta
Indonesia
America
Congo
U.S
Malaysia
USIS
Paul Neilson
Surabaya
James McHale
Neilson
Allan McLean
McLean
Howard P. Jones
Surabaja
Jakarta Center
Jones
Blanket of Snow Is Boon to Wheat
The Kansas snow last week aided wheat pastures while hurting livestock. The Weekly Weather and Crop Bulletin notes improved pastures, but calves, lambs, and pigs showed higher losses. Lightweight stocker and feeder cattle demand dropped due to reduced pasture. Light snowfall in northwest portions requires more moisture for grain development.
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Topeka
Kansas
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Maxwell D. Taylor
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Phan Khac Suu
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U. S. Library
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