Viet Cong Attack Fails Against U S Helicopter Crews
A U S Army helicopter in the Mekong Delta near 70 miles southwest of Saigon came under fire from Viet Cong forces. The crew bailed out or attempted a safe landing with no serious injuries reported after the craft was struck and exploded during a patrol over the delta.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saigon
South Viet Nam
Mekong River Delta
Here
CWO
Bobby D. Scott
Columbus
Scott
Topeka
Kansas
Weather Bureau
Wichita
Concordia
Ft. Riley
Rebels deny Geneva Red Cross pledge binding
The International Red Cross reports Congo rebels Ghenye and Soumialot said they knew nothing of the Geneva Red Cross Convention and did not feel bound by it. Dr. Rubly failed to secure white hostages release. Rebels fear a bombardment after Albertville actions and warn of Stanleyville risks. Vatican radio cites 320 missionaries in rebel hands near Stanleyville. prospects for rescue are slim.
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Geneva
International Red Cross Committee
Christophe Ghenye
Gaston Soumialot
Red Cross
Jean-Maurice Rubly
Stanleyville
Dr. Rubly
Ghenye
Albertville
Vatican Radio
Missouri Warden Ends Life After Party Return
Warden E. Nash of the Missouri penitentiary shot himself Friday night after returning from a Christmas party. Mrs. Nash found him in a bedroom with a revolver nearby. Nash had been criticized in a state legislative report calling the prison violent and poorly controlled, but Nash dismissed Rabbitt's criticisms as political.
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Jefferson City
E. ¥. Nash
Missouri Penitentiary
James B. Carter
Director of
Corrections
Carter
Nash
Peter J. J. Rabbitt
Rabbitt
State Senate
Clay Center Site For Processing Plant
The Clay Center Chamber of Commerce has acquired a nine acre site for a processing plant proposed by Cudahy Packing Co. Edward Cudahy says Omaha plans a $3 million facility capable of processing 750000 pounds of frost sausage weekly. The plant would use new distribution concepts and modern equipment to expand capacity and improve service to the expanding market.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clay Center
Clay Center Chamber of Commerce
Cudahy Packing Co
Edward Cudahy
Omaha
Cudahy
New Canal Planned In Central America
President Johnson announces a plan to replace the Panama Canal with a sea level canal across Panama or a neighboring country. The United States will seek a new treaty with Panama and potentially other nations to select a site in Panama, Colombia, Nicaragua, or Costa Rica with on the spot surveys to follow.
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Central America
Washington
Panama Canal
United States
Panama
United Panama Canal
Johnson
Dean Rusk
Colombia
Nicaragua
Tragic Home Fires Claim 19 Children Across Nations
A spate of fires killed nineteen children and two adults as families in Detroit suburb Warren North Carolina Arkansas Washington New Jersey Indiana and two others perished. The fires also left several relatives injured while authorities noted a major blaze at a nursing home that claimed twenty elderly lives.
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Associated Press
Elbert Turner Cox
Detroit
Warren
Kinston
N.C
Verda Spencer
Dwain D. Lafferty
Marked Tree
Ark
Ray Kealy
Seattle
Wash
Mary Rittman
Helen
Trenton
Fountaintown
Ind
Former Teacher's Will Aids School District Taxpayers
The will of Col. Lewis E. Willson of Sheffield provides a $10 million estate to benefit two school boards. Three-fourths of income goes to Waterville Kansas board and one fourth to Sheffield district. Willson, a former Waterville teacher, left the trust to support local education and scholarships.
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Sheffield
Ala
the Board of Education
Waterville
Kan
Tstrict
Lewis E. Wills
North Alabama
Citts
Willson
Joplin
Joseph Dolan
Colbert County
John Dolan
Board of Education
Col. Wilk
Arrow Transport
Sheffield Board and Station Co
Kansas Board
Tennes- Willson
Lee River
Tennessee
Valley Sand and Gravel Co
Philanthro Sheffield
Grant boosts Topeka park land purchase
Washington AP reports the Urban Renewal Administration approved a $7.45 grant to Topeka Kansas to aid the purchase of 17.6 acres for park purposes. The grant supports land acquisition and park development efforts by city authorities.
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Washington
Topeka
Kan
Bonanno Boss Declared Alive By Lawyer
The attorney for Joseph Bonanno says the Cosa Nostra boss is alive after a Park Avenue kidnapping abduction two months ago. Bonanno reportedly will testify before a federal grand jury, with his son confirming the health update.
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New York
Cosa Nostra
Joseph
Joe Bananas
Bonanno
Park Avenue
Polite Guests? Topeka Host Serves Mystery Dishes
At a Topeka Christmas party hosted by Mrs. H. S. Cox, guests guess what they are eating to win a five dollar prize. The event, now ten years old, has featured unusual foods such as lizard, rattlesnake, beaver, raccoon, and shark. Cox jokes no one has ever correctly guessed the meals.
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Topeka
H. S. Cox
Topeka Township
Cox
Wichita student helps capture armed jail escapee
Judy Jershin, 18, a Wichita State University freshman, wrestled a jail escapee’s gun from Richard McArthur in a campus chase after he fled from Sedgwick County Jail. Earlier, David Rule, 18, was injured in a two car crash near Plummer and K39. Gary Van Gotten, 18, and Eddie King, 18, also involved. McArthur, described as extremely dangerous, escaped Dec 5 using a bedsheet rope from the seventh floor.
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Judy Jershin
Wichita State University
Richard Lee McCarthur
Sedgwick County
David Rule
Laayette
Neoiho Memorial Hospital
Plummer
K39
Rule
Eddie King
Highland
Highway Patrol
Chevrolet
Gary van Gotten
Santa Fe
King
VanGotten
Intercepted Letter Rekindles Star of Peace Theme
A fragment describes a tense scene where a man tries to start a car after a gun is found. The speaker wrests the gun from another man, holds him at bay, and summons police who arrest the suspect with a .38 caliber pistol found on him. The narrative voice expresses sympathy for the arrestee.
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McArthur
Miss Jershin
Johnson lights national Christmas tree at White House
President Johnson and family lit the 72 foot national Christmas tree on a windy evening at the White House circular park. He called the moment a sign of peace and spoke about ending war eradicating poverty and sharing abundance.
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Washington
White White House
Johnson
Texas Ranch
Lady Bird
Lynda
Luci
Ovaove
White House
Johnsons
Chestertown
N.Y
Christ
Bethlehem
Accidental Shooting Case From Atlanta Linked to Thigh Bullet
A 35-year-old man in Atlanta accidentally shot himself in the thigh. X rays showed a 22 calibre bullet traveled from thigh into his heart and lung before being removed at Emory University Hospital. Doctors call it an unusual case in which the bullet followed the bloodstream to the chest.
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Atlanta
Fowler
Herbert Fowler
Rome
Emory University Hospital
Portland
Maine
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Korea
United Nations Command
North Korean
Paul P. Blackburn Jr
U.N. Command
Demilitarized Zone
Moscow
Alexander Shelepin
Cairo
Supreme Soviet
Russia
United Arab Republic
Shelepin
Secret
Soviet Communist Party
Tokyo
Indonesian Communist Party
New China News Agency
Jakarta
D. N. Aidit
International Communist Movement
Santiago, Chile
Eduardo Frei
Congress
Chile
Frei
Anaconda and
Kennecott
Milvin L. Patterson
Thomasville
Spee
James E. Smith
Tabor City
Missouri
Post Office
Ted Gorrell
Chanute National Guard
Tribune
Bill Jenkins
Marco
Robles
U.S
William P. Maloney
Salvatore
Maloney
Hearst
Walter Winchell
Underworld
Wichita V. Coed
Wichita, Kan
Jerry Skelton
Harry Holtz
Fine Arts
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