Jets Raid Hanoi Suburbs as Communists Claim Attacks
Communist reports say U S jets raided Hanoi and nearby areas for a second day. Hanoi radio claimed eight American aircraft were shot down while U S sources offered mixed details on bombings near the capital and a rail yard northeast of Hanoi.
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Hanoi
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Tass
Moscow
Red River
Zyalam
Red Capital
U. S
VanGundy Son Missing After Navy Sea Knight Crash
Mr and Mrs Curtis VanGun dy of 811 W Walnut learned their son Dwayne was pilot of a Navy Sea Knight that crashed 34 miles off San Diego. Navy spokesmen said the jet powered helicopter crashed four miles from its destination near the assault ship Tripoli. One body was recovered and nine others remained missing including Dwayne VanGundy.
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W. Walnut
San Diego
Dwayne
Navy
Tripoli
Associated Press
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Dwayne VanGundy
California
Eight Injured By Pipeline Explosion Near Swedeborg
In Missouri eight people were burned when a Cherokee Pipeline Co line exploded a mile and a half north of Swedeborg. Injured were Joe Crumley and his wife Mabel their two children Jimmy and Dawn Barbara York Lucille York Orville Jackson and Harlan Reilly. Mrs Crumley driving toward Ft Leonard Wood. doors blown from her car. two other vehicles also burned. Witnesses credit a lit cigarette for triggering the blast. Swedeborg lies about 15 miles NW of Waynesville.
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Swedeborg
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Mabel
Jimmy
Dawn
Barbara York
Lucille York
Orville Jackson
Harlan Reilly
State Interest Plan Ties Rates to Money Market
The Legislative Council approved a bill to set state inactive funds interest at 70 percent of the latest U S treasury bill yield on 80 percent of inactive funds, boosting state revenue. Gov elect Docking favors around 4 percent. The measure passes 25 to 0 with party members backing it amid questions. A second pair of council bills set minimum salaries for county officials in large and small counties, with scale figures for treasurer clerk sheriff and others, including higher minimums for big counties and probate attorney.
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Gov
Robert Docking
U. S. Treasury
Register of Deeds
Wrecker Driver Stopped Train Collision Near McCracken
Harold Stude attempted to move a stalled wrecker at a railroad crossing in McCracken Kansas. The crossing signal activated as he tried to restart the engine and a train struck the back of the truck, causing damage but no injuries. Sheriff Joe Casey commended his effort.
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Joe Casey
Casey
Family of 9 Escapes Burning Wichita Home
Fire drove a family of nine from their small frame house in Wichita into frigid pre dawn air. The home was destroyed with losses estimated at 2500 dollars. One child suffered a burn to the hair while parents William Alls bury and Mrs Allsbury with seven children escaped through a kitchen window.
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U.S
U. S
South Vietnam
Wichita
William Allsbury
Allsbury
Santa Claus Gets Ticket For Exhibition Jump
Santa Claus Clair Weimer of Cheektowaga and helper Robert McDonnell of Buffalo parachuted into Thruway Plaza in Cheektowaga on November 26. Peace Justice Joseph Pyszczynski dismissed the charges for insufficient evidence, ruling the law allows for an exhibition or training jump.
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N.Y
Santa Claus
Santa
Clair Weimer
Cheektowaga
Robert McDonnell
Joseph E. Pyszczynski
Thruway
Queen Mother Elizabeth Moves About After Surgery
London AP bulletin says the 66 year old Queen Mother Elizabeth is out of bed for the first time since abdominal operation on Saturday. She is reported making satisfactory progress, taking a light diet and sitting out of bed.
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Elizabeth
Weather Forecast Brief for Kansas Unseasonably Mild
The Area Forecast calls for fair to partly cloudy conditions with a cool change late tonight into Thursday. Lows 30 to 35, highs 50 to 55. Kansas skies start mild, with a weak cool front reaching the state late tonight improving temperatures from today’s unseasonable warmth.
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Dodge City
Prisoner Lamb Escapes Kansas Penitentiary
A 25 year old prisoner named Thomas P. Lamb escaped custody at the Kansas Penitentiary by forcing clerk Leon Owens to drive him toward Kansas City. Lamb, serving concurrent one to five year terms for third degree burglary and larceny, pulled a knife during the escape and fled on foot near downtown Kansas City. He had been on medium security status since December after arriving from Bourbon County.
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Kan
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Sherman Crouse
Thomas P. Lamb
Bourbon County
Kansas
Leon Owens
Lamb
Owens
Moyers Resigns as Johnson Aide for Newsday Role
Bill Moyers quits as President Johnson's press secretary to become publisher and chief operating officer of Newsday on Long Island. George Christian named to replace him. Jake Jacobson to leave legislative counsel post. Moyers cites family obligations. Jacobson to depart after year start.
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Bill D. Moyers
Johnson
Long Island
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Jacobson
George Christian
White House
John Connally
Texas
World of 66 History Lived from AP third annual volume
The World of 1966 History We Lived offers a dramatic, illustrated recap of the year just past. The Associated Press volume, prepared for Tribune readers, covers great events and climatic moments with color and black and white photos. It can be ordered now for February delivery.
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Kansas to the Sea
Public hearing in Wichita on extending Arkansas River navigation to south central Kansas. Army Corps of Engineers seeks views on flood control water supply recreation and navigation with focus on commodity types and potential savings. earlier hearing covered Hutchinson to Tulsa area. estimate suggests $2 return per $1 invested for Kansas extension.
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Arkansas River
Kansas
Army Corps of Engineers
Myron DeGeer
Tulsa
Hutchinson
Cimarron River
Okla
Norman
Budget Cuts In Appeal By Five State Agencies
TOPEKA AP Budget cuts totaling 571 708 were appealed by five state agencies Tuesday and will be studied by his advisers before recommendations to the 1967 Legislature. The cuts included Highway Patrol from 4.3 to 3.9 million. Kansas Bureau of Investigation from 502 596 to 419 955. Attorney General's office 266 231 to 259 663. State Bank Commissioner 87 304 to 79 029. Highway Commission nearly 1.2 million in operating costs plus 95.3 million for proposed capital improvements. The commission’s total 1968 spending was set at 144.4 million.
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State Highway Patrol
Kansas Bureau of Investigation
Attorney General's Office
State Bank
State Highway Commission
Traffic Fatalities Log In Topeka For 24 Hours
Kansas traffic death log covers 24 hours ending 9 a.m. Wednesday for December 25, 1966. The AP tally notes 9 fatalities, compared with 6 in the same period of 1965.
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Topeka
Kansas
Brandt warns NATO allies on alliance strains and Soviet risk
West German Foreign Minister Willy Brandt warned NATO partners that cracks in Western unity could prompt a dangerous miscalculation by the Soviet Union. He spoke at a Paris meeting without France, urging cohesion as the alliance plans for nuclear defense and a tighter core among six or seven nations.
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Willy Brandt
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Soviet Union
Brandt
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Defense Planning Committee
Moscow
Charles de Gaulle
U.S
Dean Rusk
George Brown
Britain
Vietnam
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Brown
Washington
Saigon
Southeast Asia
America
Alexei N. Kosygin
Andrei A. Gromyko
Intercepted Letter Explores Barge Shipping on Kansas Streams
An intercepted note to Cha contemplates barge transport on southern Kansas waterways, noting optimism amid a dry spell and suggesting potential activity on local streams.
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Kansas
Ike Maintains Rapid Recovery After Gallbladder Surgery
President Eisenhower continued to rebound after gall bladder removal at Walter Reed Hospital. A military bulletin reported he walked, stood, and left bed four times, with vital signs normal on the second postoperative day. Messages from supporters including President Johnson aided morale.
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Dwight D. Eisenhower
Johnson
Eisenhower
Walter Reed Hospital
Army Hospital
John
Milton Eisenhower
Loren Parmley
Walter Reed Department of Medicine
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