Viet Cong assault on US artillery post near Saigon ends badly
Viet Cong troops attacked a fortified U.S. artillery post 50 miles north of Saigon, suffering heavy losses as American forces repelled the assault. Across the area 1,200 enemy dead were tallied over a week, with seven Americans killed and 46 wounded in related skirmishes near Saigon and Nhut Tan. A Phantom jet was shot down but two airmen were rescued.
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Saigon
U.S
Gis
U.S. 9Th Infantry Division
Nhut Tan
South Vietnam
Bloodmobile event to aid Red Cross in Neosho County
Neosho County Community Junior College student council sponsors a bloodmobile drive tomorrow at the Methodist church Third and Lincoln. Donors and volunteers aim for 75 pints, building on last year's 60 pint effort.
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Neosho County
Police Training School Tomorrow and Wednesday
An area police training school will be held here tomorrow and Wednesday at the Central Park community building. James S. Kline of the Government Research Center at the University of Kansas coordinates the program. Cooperating sponsors include the Chanute police department and the division highway patrol office.
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Central Park
James S. Kline
Government Research Center
University of Kansas
Chanute Police Department
Division Highway Patrol Office
Ronnie Lock Released on Bond in Minor Offenses Case
Police yesterday arrested Ronnie Lock on a warrant charging three counts of contributing to the delinquency of minors. He was released on a $300 bond pending a probate court hearing as officers said the charges allege liquor purchases for three 14 year old boys.
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Ronnie Lock
Intercepted Letter Dear Cha
An intercepted note questions whether a major nuclear blast on Sunday succeeded in affecting the earth. The text raises uncertainty about the explosion’s impact and outcome.
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Cha
Tribune Classifieds Phone Contact Details
Reach the Tribune after 6 pm at HE 1 3400 if the primary number is unavailable. Dial the listed carrier for an alternative connection.
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Tribune
DOJ tightens action on draft violators under Hershey plan
The Justice Department and Attorney General Ramsey Clark announce a push to speed up draft law prosecutions and create a coordinating unit for U S attorneys. Lt Gen Hershey urged boards to lift deferments for those interfering with the draft, a move critics say targets college students.
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Washington
Justice Department
Lewis B. Hershey
Hershey
Ramsey Clark
U.S
Weather update: warmer with clearing in Kansas today
Area forecast calls for fair conditions with little temperature change tonight. Topeka expects slightly warmer weather with slow clearing in eastern Kansas. Highs today middle 40s to 50s, lows near 30, and Tuesday highs in the 40s.
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Topeka
Kansas
Kansas panel backs state plan to expand mental retardation facilities
The institutions committee of the Kansas Legislative Council urged expansion of treatment facilities for mentally retarded and emotionally disturbed youths. It recommends transferring remaining Norton TB patients to Chanute, using Norton space for about 300 additional retarded children, building new facilities at Osawatomie Larned and Topeka for under 14s, and adding a second boys industrial school. It notes 430 children on waiting lists and proposes rapid use of unused space.
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Topeka
Institutions Committee
Kansas Legislative Council
Norton State Hospital
Chanute
Norton
Osawatomie, Larned
Kansas
State Board of Social Welfare
Chanute Hospital
Ranney pardon efforts move forward in Greece
Chanute resident Roger Ranney serving life in a Greek prison for killing two sailors may receive a pardon from the Greek king in January. His Detroit relatives urge letters to President Johnson and have brought evidence tying Ranney to Chanute. A pardon hearing is planned for January with government officials and legal staff coordinating through the Greek embassy.
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Tribune
Ranney
John Lowen
Humboldt
Roger Ranney
Chanute
Greece
Virgin Islands Honeymoon for Capt and Mrs Robb
President Johnsons daughter Lynda and Marine Capt Charles S Robb honeymoon in Caneel Bay Plantation on St John after a White House wedding. Robbs leave ends Dec 29. Johnson family trips and Robb kin gatherings follow the ceremony and reception in Virginia.
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Virgin Islands
Capt
Mrs
Robb
Charlotte Amalie
V.I
Johnson
Lynda
Virgin Island
White House
Charles S. Robb
San Juan
P.R
St. Thomas
St. John
Caneel Bay
Hawaii
Laurence
Rockefeller
Nine Mile-Long Island
Gasbuggy Nuclear Blast Hopes to Free More Natural Gas
In Farmington New Mexico scientists report the first underground nuclear test named Gasbuggy created a large underground chamber 160 feet in diameter 3 500 feet below ground zero. Dr Robert H Thalgott says no radioactivity escaped and drilling into the chamber begins. If feasible natural gas reserves could double. The device yielded 20 000 to 30 000 tons of TNT and rattled windows five miles away.
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Farmington
N.M
Robert H. Thalgott
Atomic Energy Commission
Harry Reynolds
Gasbuggy
AEC
San Juan Basin
New Mexico
Tornado Watches Reissued as Florida Panhandle Tragedy Mounts
A new tornado watch covers the Florida Panhandle after deadly storms Sunday killed two and damaged hundreds of homes. Fort Walton Beach and Tyndall Air Force Base areas suffered extensive damage and federal aid was sought as National Guardsmen patrolled to prevent looting and aid cleanup.
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Panama City
Fla
Florida Panhandle
Weather Bureau
Fort Walton Beach
Here
Florida
Tyndall Air Force Base
Claude Kirk
Kirk
Bayou Wood
Air Force
Traffic Fatalities Log Shows 1967 Airing Higher
Topeka AP reports Kansas traffic death log for 48 hours to 9 a.m. Monday detailing December 10 as the 1967 figure with 612 fatalities in the period compared to 703 in the 1966 period.
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Topeka
Kansas
City Commission Meets Tonight at Memorial Building
A regular meeting of the city commission is scheduled for tonight in the commission room at the Memorial building. The session begins at 7 30 p m with the typical agenda items.
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City Commission
Memorial Building
Quake Kills 65 in India
A severe earthquake struck western India before dawn and the Maharashtra government confirmed 65 deaths in the Konya area south of Mumbai. Reports from Bombay say more than 100 were killed as homes collapsed while people slept.
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India
Bombay
Maharashtra
Koyna
Heart Transplant Patient Satisfactory Progress Report
CAPE TOWN South Africa AP Louis Washkansky the first heart transplant patient shows satisfactory progress after cobalt treatment for the third time since the December 2 operation There are no signs of rejection no infection and he had a comfortable night with a steak and eggs breakfast and porridge two soft boiled eggs toast and coffee today doctors report continued progress.
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Cape Town
South Africa
Louis Washkansky
Washkansky
Groote Schuur
Congregation Foils Church Robbery in Dallas Service
A man and a woman wearing ski masks attempted a church robbery at New Liberty Missionary Baptist in Dallas. James Morris was targeted, but Hugh English and others restrained the gunman, gunfire occurred, and police arrived as the service paused. The preacher led a benediction praying for the robbers’ reform.
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Dallas
Tex
New Liberty Missionary Baptist Church
James Morris
Morris
Mr. Ashlock
Hugh English
English
Clell Drisk
Ashlock
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Department of Justice
Daniel O. Omer
Selective Service System
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Omer
Kansas Neurological Institute
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Hos
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Winfield State Hospital
Parsons, Winfield
The
Neurological Institute
Lucille Billings
Christine
Detroit
R. 2. Humboldt
Billingses
Miss Billings
U. S
James B. Pearson
State Department
Ronald Baxter
Robert Docking
Caribbean
Texas
Milwaukee
Winchester
Harvey J. Sims
Earth
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God
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