North Vietnamese Overrun U.S. Cavalry Near Crow's Foot
A battalion of North Vietnamese regulars overran positions of about 170 U.S. cavalrymen in the Crow's Foot area near the central coast, inflicting heavy casualties before breaking under American fire. U.S. forces reported 52 enemy bodies and 44 fresh graves found at dawn, as artillery and air strikes aided a defense.
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South Vietnam
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Crow's Foot
Hanoi
Custer
Michael C. Livergood
Billings
Mont
North Vietnam
Washington
Defense Department
New York Times
Department
Break-in at Santa Fe filling station reported
Police were told by Jim Schooley at 7:45 a.m. yesterday that an undisclosed amount of money was missing from the cash register at the filling station operated at 1701 S. Santa Fe. Entry was gained by breaking a small hole in the west window glass and damage was noted to the office door lock and cash drawer.
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S. Santa Fe
Jim Schooley
Schooley
Intercepted Letter Promises Final 1966 Week Push
A cryptic note dated toward the year end urges Cha to finish unfinished 1966 projects before Saturday midnight as the year closes. The message, signed Yours, hints at lingering tasks and time pressure.
Home Fire Damages Harold Anderson Home Before Wedding
The Harold Anderson residence at 420 S Rutter suffered extensive fire and smoke damage discovered at 5 40 p m. Anderson, principal of Hutton Elementary, had left for dinner as his son prepared for a delayed wedding. Cause undetermined but started in a service room near the furnace and water heater. Neighbors helped pull belongings from the house as firefighters worked.
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S. Rutter
Anderson
Hutton
John Erickson
Erickson
Andersons
Chanute
Veterans’ Club
Edith
Control of Predators Agreement Is Signed
Gov. Avery announced a predator control pact with federal officials targeting starlings and other predators that threaten cattle herds. The agreement, signed last September, followed rancher losses in southwest Kansas and involves the Department of Interior.
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PEKA
William H. Avery
Kansas
Avery
Department of Interior
Snowstorm continues with 4 to 8 inch total by Wednesday
Area forecast warns of glaze and hazardous driving as freezing rain and sleet mix with snow this evening. Snow accumulating 4 to 8 inches by Wednesday morning, with temperatures near 20 tonight and in the low 20s Wednesday, winds northeast 10 to 20 mph. Weather bureau notes widespread snow in Rockies to Kansas, with blizzard-like conditions possible in spots and advisories across multiple states.
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Appalachians
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N.Y
City Commission Meeting Tonight
The city commission will meet at 7 30 tonight at the Memorial building in a session moved from yesterday due to the Monday holiday. Retail beer license applications for the coming year will be among the items of business.
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Midwest Hit by Second Major Snowstorm
The Associated Press reports a second large winter storm swept into the Midwest after the southern Rockies recorded up to 2 feet of snow. Warnings warned of heavy snowfall and near blizzard conditions across the region.
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Associated Press
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Heartbreak Corner: Undelivered Christmas Gifts in Detroit Post Office
In Detroit the Post Office reports many Christmas parcels failing to reach recipients due to missing or loose outside addresses and misrouting. Supt. C R Slongo says carelessness causes most cases and 10 extra staff help trace packages. About 60 percent are eventually delivered or returned.
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Detroit
Charlie
Supt
C.R. Slongo
Slongo
Detective Division
Traffic Fatalities Log For Topeka Area
Topeka area traffic death log reports 49 deaths for December 1966 and 719 for the year to 9 a.m. Tuesday. The comparable 1965 period shows 661 deaths.
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Topeka
Kansas
Icy roads spark a series of Chanute area accidents
A Christmas weekend rash of crashes on slick streets involved multiple Chanute area drivers. Notable incidents include Winona Scarberry in a parked 1957 Ford collision, Loise Cole charged with DWI after a house strike, and several minor bumper bumps to parked cars. Emergency reports from Erie and troopers noted additional crashes near Thayer and on K39. A milk truck rolled on Shaw road and a separate truck collision near Thayer were also investigated.
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Winona Scarberry
Humboldt
S. Malcolm
Delbert Collins
Scarberry
Loise V
Linda Kruse
W. Oak
South Wilson
O. K. James
Franklin
Ronnie Smith
Harold Markham
N. Garfield
Highway Patrol
Plummer
K39
Joe Sterner
Helen Peak
Winfield
Sterner
Ford
Webster
Danville
Erie
Ross Jones III
Herb Runer
George Penner
Shaw Road
Sheriff's Office
Thayer
Prospects for protein from crude oil to feed world
Scientists report a potential major protein source called single cell protein produced by feeding living bacteria or yeasts with hydrocarbons from crude oil. The process aims to supply developing nations with affordable protein, with heat treatment to kill microbes after production.
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Washington
John G. McNab
Esso Research and Engineering Co
New York
Louis R. Rey
Nestle Alimentana
South America
American Association For the Advancement of Science
McNab
Rey
Tot Read Miracle On Board Plane
Paducah observers a toddler reader. Michelle Robins, 34 months old, boards a plane with magazines newspapers and books, then reads signs flawlessly. Her mother says she has read since 14 months and studies the Bible encyclopedias and religious periodicals, though she mispronounces some words like eleven as eleventeen while counting to thirty.
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Paducah
Michelle Robins
Michelle
Maurine Robins
Midland
Tex
Tax Forms In the Mail
The Internal Revenue Service began mailing 1966 income tax forms to about 65 million individual taxpayers with completion targeted for January 5. Most will receive the same form as last year. 43 million get the 1040 long form and 22 million the 1040A short form. Forms will be available at IRS offices and many post offices and banks. About half of the forms processed by IRS computers will include labels with name, address, and Social Security number to aid correct filing.
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Washington
Internal Revenue Service
IRS
Christmas Holiday Traffic Toll Falls Short of Records
Traffic death counts during the Christmas three day weekend reached 570, below the prior year’s high and the nine holiday record chain. The total lagged the Safety Council forecast of 650 to 750 deaths, with a storm keeping many motorists at home.
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Associated Press
National Safety Council
Safety Council
Oklahoma
New England
the Safety Council
Kansas traffic deaths climb past seven hundred in year
Ten people died in Kansas over the Christmas holidays from traffic injuries. The toll brings this year’s fatalities to 719, up from 661 at the same period in 1965. The weekend total includes Cecil Morgan, 54, of Wamego, who died Saturday from injuries suffered Friday on U S 24 east of Manhattan.
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Associated Press
Kansas
Cecil Morgan
Wamego
U. S. 24
Manhattan
Tribune Phone Contact Dial After Six P.M.
Instructs readers to call their Tribune phone or contact the carrier. If the person is unreachable, use the HE 1-3400 line after 6 p.m. for assistance.
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Tribune
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