Spaceman expert at parallel parking during Gemini 6 return
Astronauts Walter Schirra and Thomas Stafford landed Gemini 6 in the Atlantic near the carrier USS Wasp after a dramatic re entry and rendezvous with Gemini 7. Bearded Borman and Lovell watched nearby as the crew prepared for medical checks and film playback of the historic space meeting.
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Schirra
Stafford
Wasp
Gemini
Sick Bay
Gulf of Mexico
Florida
Navy
Earth
United States
Borman
Lovell
Bermuda
Vee-Tee Schooling Gets Federal Funds
Missouri and Kansas receive over eight million dollars in vocational and technical education aid under the 1963 act. Missouri totals 5,565,859 with 3,459,553 from the act and 542,063 for work study. Kansas receives 3,072,405 including 1,912,750 from the act and 284,000 for work study.
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Washington
Missouri
Kansas
Wilson Appeals to UN over Rhodesian policy
Prime Minister Harold Wilson addressed the General Assembly urging support for Britain's Rhodesia policy as African delegations walked out in protest. He pledged continued efforts to end the rebellion by Ian Smith's white minority government and ruled out force or oil embargo.
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United Nations, N.Y
Harold Wilson
General Assembly
Britain
Wilson
Rhodesia
Ian Smith
New Parking Meter Areas To Cost Starting Monday
The police will enforce new meters and time limits starting Monday in Main, the Main and Highland lot, and two Ist blocks between Lincoln and Evergreen. Metered sections outside these areas already follow rules. Penalties include 1 for time violations and 25 cents for no payment, with different rates for lots versus streets and special weekend hours.
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R. J. Hayes
Main
Highland
Ist
Lincoln
Evergreen
Hayes
Santa Fe
Chanute
U S Warplanes Strike Hanoi Power Plant Cut 25 Percent
U S airstrikes on the Vong Bi power plant near Hanoi knocked out about a quarter of the capital’s power after a daylight raid. Haiphong's power suffered a third loss as jets hit the city, while new targets included a radar site near Haiphong and Vinh area facilities. Marines clashed with Viet Cong near Da Nang in Operation Harvest Moon. An attack on Nha Be church killed eight, including children, near Saigon’s fuel dump.
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Air Force
Vong Bi
Hanoi
Haiphong
Vinh
U.S
Death Valley
da Nang
Saigon
Nha Be
South Viet Nam
Intercepted Letter Dear Cha Reads Like a Coded Message
Intercepted missive appears to reference a notable day with phrasing suggestive of a relationship to Cha. The fragmentary text hints at a formal note or greeting but lacks clear dates or names to establish full context.
Miss Salzwedel Wins The Tribune First Snow Contest
Beth Salzwedel, 106 S. Steuben, Chanute, wins $10 in The Tribune first snow guessing contest. Her early entry with Dec 16 date was postmarked Oct 20, beating three others with later postmarks. Other top entries ranged Oct 21 to Oct 23. 56 of 251 entries were after today.
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Beth Salzwedel
Tribune
Russ Corbitt
Chanute
Beth
Harry Salzwedel
S. Steuben
Miss Salzwedel
P. W. Kyle
Eric
Joe Hernandez
S. Malcolm
George Brinkman
Humboldt
Snow Blanket Covers Chanute Area Into Christmas Eve
A one inch snowfall greeted Chanute residents as a light coating lingered after dawn. Winter remains cold across Kansas with 1 2 inches of new snow statewide and hazardous driving in some areas. Cloudy skies and continued snow chances persist through Friday with highs in the mid 30s and lows near 20.
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Kansas
Weather Bureau
Associated Press
Topeka
Dodge City
Garden City
Practical Nursing Graduates Set for Sunday Ceremony
Dr. Duff Wagoner of the First Methodist Church will speak at the Cha nute Public School of Practical Nursing graduation. The 15 graduates form the fourth class, bringing total graduates since 1963 to 72, with students from Parsons Coffeyville Lyons Buffalo Thayer Columbus Emporia and Chanute.
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Duff Wagoner
First Methodist Church
Chanute Public School of
Letty Gaier
Parsons
Coffeyville
Lyons
Cyclone Devastates Chittagong Region and Islands
AP reports a massive cyclone struck the Chittagong districts and offshore Kutubdia and Maheshkhali islands in the Bay of Bengal. Thousands feared dead, with Maheshkhali Island cited as heavily hit as the storm roared from the Bay through Chittagong into the northeast.
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Dacca
Pakistan
Chittangong
Kutubdia
Maheshkhali
Bay of Bengal
Chittagong
Chanute Rotary pledges boost United Fund shortfall
At a Christmas dinner meeting the Chanute Rotary Club voted to pledge 180 to help make up the United Fund deficit totaling 647. Senior High Kayettes added 10, while about 80 Chanute organizations were invited to adopt the fund and mail further pledges to P O Box 264.
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Chanute Rotary Club
United Fund Drive
Glen Dormois
United Fund
Kayettes
Dormois
Chanute
Chanute United Fund
P.O
Traffic Fatalities Log For Topeka Area December 20 1965
Topeka AP reports Kansas traffic death log covering 24 hours to 9 am Thursday December 20 1965. Comparison shows figures for 1965 and 1964 periods with counts around six to seven deaths.
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Topeka
Kansas
Plane Crash Kills 3 in Aspen Geminis Milestone Marked
Dr. W. Randolph Lovelace II, 57, space medicine director, his wife Mary, 53, and pilot Milton Brown, 27, died when their small plane crashed in a steep Colorado canyon. Brown survived to help place the bodies near the wreckage before a 12,500 foot recovery effort. The incident followed the Gemini 6 and 7 rendezvous, signaling a space program milestone. The bodies were to be moved to Aspen, 20 miles away, as recovery continued.
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Aspen
Colo
W. Randolph Lovelace II
Space Medicine
Lovelace
Mary
Milton Brown
Albuquerque
N.M
Allied Eyes On Threat
NATO ministers agreed to stay in close touch on Communist China's nuclear threat and related policy questions. McNamara warned Red China would be a nuclear power within five years with a growing stockpile and missiles, including ICBMs in a decade.
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Paris
Atlantic Alliance
China
People’s Republic of China
United States
South Viet Nam
Rhodesia
Defense
Robert 8. McNamara
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Red China
Treacherous Kansas Roads Across Regions Early Today
Snow covers nearly all Kansas with driving hazardous though no major road closures reported at 9 a.m. Highway officials warn of slick bridges and limited visibility in the north central area. Chemicals spread where needed as snow persists across northeast northwest and southwest sectors.
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Topeka
Kansas
Kansas Highway Commission
Highway Commission
North Central
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Bertha Fielding
Muriel Hatton
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Shirley Granger
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Jaco Speech and Dramatics Department
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Farrell Coy
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Dale Relph
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Carroll Koch
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