Percy Escapes Injury During Viet Cong Mortar Attack on Dak Son Visit
Sen Charles Percy and eight others were fired on by Viet Cong mortars during an unescorted visit to Dak Son. No one was hit though Percy suffered a few scratches as the group sought cover. Mrs. Percy remained with the helicopter crew. she was later flown to a town and returned with Army escort.
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Saigon
Charles Percy
Dakson
Percy
Bong Son
Cambodia
Laos
U.S
Neosho Valley Co op Merges with Producers Creamery
Neosho Valley Co op votes 506 to 40 to merge with Producers Creamery Co. of Springfield. Neosho Valley will operate as a division, with bylaws amended for Neosho Valley representation on Producers board. About 7,000 dairymen across Kansas Missouri and Iowa to be served. Wayne Pearce and Wesley S Johnson named general managers.
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Erie
Neosho Valley Cooperative Creamery Assn
Producers Creamery Co
Springfield
Neosho Valley
Des Moines Cooperative Dairy
Iowa
Kansas
Missouri
Wayne Pearce
Neosho Valley Cooperative
Wesley S. Johnson
Congress urged to defer funding for its projects
The House Appropriations Committee advised Congress to practice the economy it preaches by deferring financing of several internal projects. It approved $135,000 for West Front stabilization but held up $500,000 to remodel the Longworth Building and $2.8 million for final Library of Congress building plans.
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Washington
Congress
House Appropriations Committee
Office of Economic Opportunity
Capitol
West Front
Longworth House
Library of Congress
Crash Fatal Near Mill Creek Bridge I 70 Interchange
Rodger E. Funk Sr. 62 of Delphos died when his car skidded on ice at the Mill Creek bridge I 70 interchange crashed through a guard rail and plunged down an embankment. His wife suffered a broken arm.
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Paxico, Kan
Rodger E. Funk Sr
Delphos
Mill Creek
I-70
Carlson to announce future plans in Topeka
U S Senator Frank Carlson Republican Kansas will reveal his political plans in Topeka on December 19 his Washington office said on Monday in a brief statement confirming the date and location of the announcement.
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Topeka
Kan
U.S
Frank Carlson
Carlson
Washington
Intercepted Letter Dear Cha Shared Trade Hint
A fragmented note references the world balance of trade and mentions Stokely Carmichael. The letter implies a shift away from gold and hints at diplomatic or economic themes, with the closing sentiment Yours.
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U.S
Stokely Carmichael
Carmichael Back in U S with Seized Passport
Stokely Carmichael returned to the United States with his passport seized by federal marshals. The five month trip included Cuba and North Vietnam and sparked calls in Congress for criminal penalties for unauthorized travel to forbidden countries.
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New York
Stokely Carmichael
United States
Congress
U.S
Carmichael
Cuba
North Vietnam
Kennedy Airport
Atty
Joseph P. Hoey
Brooklyn
State Department
Washington
Nicholas Katzenbach
Emanuel Celler
D-N.y
House Judiciary Committee
Vietnam
Juco Blood Drive Near Quota at NCCJC
Students at Neosho County Community Junior College rushed to donate blood as the Red Cross bloodmobile approached a 75 pint goal. By 11 a.m. sixty pints had been donated with many students waiting and no faculty donors yet. This marks the second year NCCJC student council sponsors the event following last year’s 65 pint total.
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Red Cross
Neosho County Community Junior College
NCCJC
Fifty Officers Attend KU Training School at Central Park
About fifty law enforcement officers attended a training session at the Central Park community building. The program, arranged by the University of Kansas Government Research Center, began today and will conclude tomorrow.
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Area Police Training School
Central Park
University of Kansas Government Research Center
Area Forecast Says Mostly Cloudy Colder With Snow
Weather outlook for the area calls for mostly cloudy skies and a colder spell tonight and Wednesday with intermittent light snow tonight diminishing Wednesday. Northerly winds 15 to 25 mph tonight. low in the upper 20s, high near 40 Wednesday. 40 percent tonight, 30 percent Wednesday. Topeka region notes light snow flurries forecast with temperatures across Kansas: northwest upper teens tonight and 30s southeast tomorrow.
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Topeka
Kansas
Weather Bureau
City approves zoning changes and industrial I-1 proposal
The city commission approved amendments to the zoning ordinance based on Burgwin and Martin recommendations and planning board study. Changes include mobile home location limits, an I-1 industrial park classification, new area and off street parking rules, and procedures for future amendments. The code of subdivision regulations awaits passage. The body also heard Ray Zumalt on curfew hours under the existing ordinance.
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Burgwin and Martin Consultant
City Planning Board
Planning Board
Burgwin and Martin
Ray Zumalt
Commission
R. J. Burkman
City Planning Board and Zoning Board of Appeals
Police and Firemen’s Pension Plan
Public Employees Retirement System
Santa Fe Railroad
Alcorn
Fred Harris
Harris
Mid-America, Inc
Southeast Kansas Development Organization
Chanute Area
Lapham
State Board of Tax Appeals
Williams
City Planning Commission
R. C. Greene
Zion Lutheran Church
State Law Change Forces City to Seek $50,000 Transfer
The city must obtain state board approval to transfer $50,000 from the electric fund to the general fund to cover a budget omission and 1967 contingencies. A hearing is scheduled by the State Board of Tax Appeals for 11 a.m. December 21 in Topeka.
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State Board of Tax Appeals
J. W. Kensett
Kensett
John Lapham
R. J. Hayes
Tax Board
City Electric Fund
General Fund
Topeka
City weighs street bond plan for citywide paving survey
City commission discussed submitting a general obligation bond proposal to voters for a comprehensive street improvement program. Aimed at paving unpaved blocks and upgrading brick streets, the plan would fund an engineering study to assess needs and costs, with preliminary reports due for a feasibility decision.
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E. J. New
Hayes
Break-in Report At Smith Lumber Co and Anderson's Grocery
An undetermined amount of cash, gate keys and the key to an upstairs apartment were taken in a break-in at Smith Lumber Co 308 E Main during the night. Entry was gained by breaking a glass pane in an east door. An apparent break-in attempt occurred at Anderson's Grocery 301 S Highland with a rear screen door pried open.
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Smith Lumber Co
E. Main
Anderson’s Grocery
S. Highland
Senate endorses record aid to education bill in conference
The Senate approved a 14.2 billion aid to education bill 71 to 7, sending it to conference with the House. Gardner pledged civil rights safeguards for Title I funds and district notices, while southern lawmakers press for a harder anti segregation provision.
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Washington
Senate
House
John W. Gardner
the Health, Education and Wel
Gardner
Morse
Washkansky Advances After Heart Transplant Recovery
Cape Town doctors report Louis Washkansky making solid progress on day ten after receiving a young woman's heart. The patient, a 55 year old grocer, remains in satisfactory condition and may sit up for the first time since the Dec 3 operation. His macabre humor includes quips about Dracula as nurses note his response to blood tests.
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Cape Town
South Africa
Louis Washkansky
Groote Schuur Hospital
Dracula
Planners Meet Tomorrow Night
The December city planning commission meeting is set for tomorrow night at 7 o'clock in the Memorial building city commission room. City planners will discuss agenda items and potential projects for the upcoming period.
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City Planning Commission
City Commission
Memorial Building
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