Bombers Hit Mu Gia Pass as U S_ Units Bolster Vietnam Forces
B52 Stratofortress jets bombed the Mu Gia Pass in North Vietnam and the DMZ seven miles north of the Rockpile, marking the eighth B52 raid on the North. Two Thai Navy ships arrived in Saigon, Thai planes earlier supported, and 2,000 more U S combat troops brought total to 365,700. U S Ambassador Lodge left for holidays as MIG pilots retreat north toward China. In ground fighting, Viet Cong attacks north of Tay Ninh City were repelled with casualties.
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Saigon
South Vietnam
U.S
Mu Gia
North Vietnam
Mu Gia Pass
Demilitarized Zone
Vietnam
Thailand
Henry Cabot Lodge
United States
Lodge
U.S. Navy
Red China
China
U.S. 1St Infantry Division
Tay Ninh
Gas and Water Line Expansions In City Utility System
The municipal gas and water departments are adding a six inch gas line to the Alcorn plant, running 2 750 feet from Cities Service main along 21st street. Work began November 15 and is over halfway finished with 24 inch earth cover. A 800 foot water line loop of ten inch main at 10th and Allen to 9th and Wilson, started last week, should finish this week. The projects support the new junior college and should boost residential pressure.
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Municipal Gas and Water Department
Alcorn
Cities Service Company
21St Street
Earl Malcolm
Utilities Department
10Th and
Allen
9Th
Wilson
Malcolm
Traffic Fatalities Rise in Topeka Report
Topeka AP tally shows Kansas traffic deaths near year end with 689 for 1966 up from 623 in 1965. Includes one previously unreported fatality and covers December through Monday morning.
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Topeka
Kansas
Intercepted Letter Warns of Rising Railroad Crossing Dangers
A fragment notes train-car crashes causing fatalities as motorists overlook crossings. It suggests drivers are losing respect for railroad crossings while trains remain a formidable hazard. Contact Tribune via phone or HF 1-3400 after 6 p.m. for details.
Eisenhower Exudes Confidence After Gall Bladder Surgery
Former President Dwight D. Eisenhower emerged from a one hour forty five minute operation at Walter Reed with excellent prospects and a smiling greeting to his wife Mamie son John and brother Dr Milton Eisenhower. Surgeons reported normal heart action and no stones in the common bile duct confirming a safe procedure. Family members were briefed on progress and only immediate relatives were allowed in the ward during recovery.
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Washington
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Walter Reed Army Hospital
Eisenhower
Mamie Eisenhower
John Eisenhower
Milton Eisenhower
Leonard D. Heaton
John
Fifteen Families Remain for Adoption in Aid Program
Fifteen families remained for adoption in the annual Christmas aid program today. Twenty others have been adopted since last Friday. The Chamber of Commerce office serves as the clearing house. Originally the roll numbered 56 families or single persons.
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Chamber of Commerce
Weather calm and warming for Kansas next five days
AREA FORECAST calls for fair skies and warmer conditions tonight and Tuesday. Low tonight near 20, high Tuesday around 50. Topeka reports milder temperatures across Kansas with little significant precipitation, temperatures mid 40s east to 50 55 west, tonight 18 25.
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Topeka
Weather Bureau
Kansas
Hill City
Cars Damaged In Thayer Collision
Neosho County sheriff's department investigated a Main Street collision in Thayer causing about 100 dollars damage to both vehicles. A 1964 Chevrolet pickup driven by Norman D. Dougherty collided with a 1956 Pontiac driven by Danny J. Ketham. No injuries were reported. Dougherty complained of a shoulder bruise.
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Neosho County
Supreme Court upholds Hoffa conviction on juror tampering
The Supreme Court today affirmed the 1964 conviction of James R. Hoffa, Teamsters president, on jury tampering charges. The ruling rejected Hoffa's claims about paid informers, with Chief Justice Warren dissenting. Also upheld were three co-defendants and related convictions, plus a separate Osborn Jr. case tied to a $10 000 bribe to a juror.
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Washington
Supreme Court
James R. Hoffa
Teamsters Union
Potter Stewart
Hoffa
Byron R. White
Abe Fortas
Hofface
Thomas E. Parks
Larry Campbell
Ewing King
High Court
Z. T. Osborn Jr
Nashville, Tenn
Teamsters
Chattanooga
Tenn
Rainfall in 1966 Hits Record Near Average
Over 16 inches of precipitation are needed in the next 19 days to reach the area’s average of 38.48 inches. Chanute's November total at Martin Johnson Airport is 22.12 inches, with two drizzles last week adding 0.08. TheTribune notes 1963 had a record low rainfall of 20.68, while 1956 and 1952 also had low totals. Last year measured 38.80 inches. the 35-year peak in 1961 was 61.13 and 1951 flood year saw 56.02 inches.
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Federal Aviation Agency
Martin Johnson Airport
Chanute
the Tribune
Georgia Legislature to Choose Governor by Assembly
Supreme Court rules Georgia may use its legislature to select the next governor between Howard Callaway and Lester Maddox after no candidate won a majority. Justice Hugo L. Black states the method is constitutional under Georgia’s 142-year-old provision, reversing a prior federal ruling and allowing the General Assembly to elect from the top two finishers.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Georgia
Howard H. Callaway
Lester G. Maddox
Hugo L. Black
High Court
Ular
Atlanta
Black
Georgia House
Callaway
Maddox
Ellis Arnall
Arnall
General Assembly
Georgia Assembly
Three Youths Die In High Speed Highway Chase In North Carolina
In Marion North Carolina three youths died when a driver with a suspended license lost control of his father's car during a chase by state patrol officers on U S route 221. The deceased include 20 year old Jerry Dean Holtsclaw of Marion and two other Marion youths.
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Marion
N.C
State Highway Patrol
Jerry Dean Holtsclaw
Holtsclaw
U.S. 221
Oil reserves boosted by new recovery methods say experts
At the Interstate Oil Compact Commission meeting Paul D. Torrey reported 49.4 billion barrels of proved recoverable oil, with potential to add 39.8 billion through thermal and enhanced recovery. California leads in thermal project results, with heavy deposits also in Texas Oklahoma Wyoming and Mississippi.
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Phoenix, Ariz
Texas
Interstate Oil Compact Commission
Paul D. Torrey
Austin, Tex
United States
Torrey
American Petroleum Institute
California
Oklahoma
Wyoming
Mississippi
Nine Die In Kansas Traffic Over Weekend
The Associated Press reports nine people killed in Kansas traffic crashes over the weekend. Victims include Eugene Harbert 41 of Hutchinson in a collision with a church bus, and Arthur S Jennings 29 of Wichita dragged by a car.
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Associated Press
Kansas
Eugene Harbert
Hutchinson
Arthur S. Jennings
Wichita
Jennings
Police seek suspect in Springfield shooting
Springfield police are seeking Jesse Theodore Cook in connection with a shooting at the Little Reno Club west of Springfield early Sunday. Cook faces a warrant for assault with intent to kill Olin Lafferty, 34, who is listed in poor condition in a local hospital.
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Springfield
Jesse Theodore Cook
Little Reno Club
Cook
Olin Lafferty
Lafferty
High Court Refuses Rule On Baseball Antitrust Issue
The Supreme Court refused to review baseball immunity from antitrust law. The action upholds a Wisconsin Supreme Court ruling that baseball’s immunity prevents Wisconsin from enforcing its own antitrust laws against the sport.
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High Court
Washington
Supreme Court
Wisconsin Supreme Court
Wisconsin
Vietnam becomes single word in AP and Tribune use
The Associated Press finds Vietnam is now the preferred one word form for the country and will be applied in all AP dispatches and Tribune usage. Vietnam is the common form in reference books, with Viet Nam and Viet-Nam appearing on stamps and maps.
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Associated Press
Vietnam
Tribune
Saigon
United Nations
National Geographic Society
Car Collisions Reported In City This Weekend
City police filed records for two Saturday traffic crashes and two more incidents Sunday with minimal detail. A 1964 VW driven by John W. Kennedy sustained about 80 in damage at 1625 S Santa Fe around 5 15 p m Saturday. The other vehicle, a 1960 Pontiac driven by Henry P Weldy, had no damage.
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S. Santa Fe
John W. Kennedy
S. Highland
Henry P. Weldy
Fort Smith
Ark
Kennedy
Three Dead in Vernon County Car Train Crash
A car and a train collide one mile south of Milo Missouri in Vernon County killing two women and a man. Victims were not identified immediately.
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Nevada, Mo
Milo
Vernon County
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