Truman Buried After Simple Funeral at Independence Library
Former President Harry S. Truman lies in state then buried in the Truman Library courtyard with 250 invited guests. Nationwide mourning was proclaimed by President Nixon as Margaret Truman Daniel and family attended brief ceremonies. A second memorial service was held in Kansas City for those unable to reach Independence.
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Independence
Harry S. Truman
Truman
Bess
Nixon
Richard M. Nixon
Lyndon B. Johnson
Margaret Truman Daniel
Clifton
Rose Conway
Trunman
Washington
National Cathedral
Kansas City
Fire Alarm at Library Triggers Brief Halt at Truman Funeral
A malfunction in the Truman Library fire alarm sent four fire trucks to the library where Harry S. Truman lay in state. Observers noted the honor guard stayed in place around the flag draped casket as firefighters responded. Fire Inspector Larry Gann cited an overload from television cameras set up near 5 a.m. CST.
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Independence
Truman Library
Harry S. Truman
Secret Service
Larry Gann
Elderly Turn To Bingo As Social Lifeline In Kansas
In 1973 Kansas, voters debate bingo regulation as Attorney General Vern Miller enforces the law. Elderly patrons from Yates Center to Wichita praise bingo for social interaction, while lamenting quieter days when cards sit idle and TV becomes the main pastime. Managers report about 100 weekly attendees with two thirds women, and many wish for the past social vigor to return.
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Kansas
Vern Miller
Terrorists Seize Embassy in Bangkok and Hold Hostages
Four Arab terrorists seized the Israeli embassy in Bangkok and took six hostages including Israeli ambassador to Cambodia Shimon Avimov. After nine hours negotiations, they agreed to release the hostages in exchange for safe conduct out of Thailand. Thai police surrounded the building as talks continued.
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Bangkok
Thailand
Shimon Avimov
Cambodia
Pan American World Airways
Vajiralongkorn
Chanute Sharp Shooters Club Eyes Junior Meets
Thirty one members of the Chanute Sharp Shooters Club sponsored by the Chanute Optimist Club train weekly at the National Guard Armory. John Litchenburg, the chief instructor, praises the group’s enthusiasm and plans for junior marksmanship meets with more sessions as volunteers help. Ranges are led by Larry Jackson and Carl Rommel with eleven girls in the club, open to ages 10 to 18. Steve Sherbenou is president, Pat Jordan vice president, Heidi Litchenburg secretary, Jana West treasurer.
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Chanute Sharpshooters Club
Chanute Optimist Club
John Luchenburz
Rifle Club
National Guard
Litchenburg
National Rifle Association
Optimist Club
Larry Jackson
Carl Rommel
Steve Sherbenou
Pat Jordan
Heidi Litchenburg
Jana West
Area Forecast with Cloudy Skies and Showers Chance
Cloudy tonight and Friday with a chance of showers late tonight and Friday. Cooler Friday with lows tonight in the upper 30s and highs Friday in the 50s. South to southeast winds 8 to 18 mph tonight. Precipitation probability 40 percent tonight and 40 percent Friday.
Intercepted Letter to Cha prompts quiet response
A fragmentary intercepted letter to Cha references Truman fans veterans and bingo players, hinting at anger restraint and avoidance of nastiness. The note suggests tension around political sentiment and personal decorum without detailing any event or outcome.
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Truman
Bomb Saturation Deepens in Hanoi Haiphong Campaign
U S bombers press saturation attacks on Hanoi and Haiphong as U S Command reports two more B52s lost and a rescue helicopter. Total American casualties rise with at least 81 Americans missing killed or captured in the North Vietnam air war begun December 18.
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Saigon
U.S
Hanoi
Haiphong
Laos
North Vietnam
North Vietnamese
Foreign Ministry
Truck Fire Chased Through Chanute Blocks
Firemen pursued a truck that caught fire while driving through Chanute on Wednesday. Randy Ikehorn, 1202 S Highland, was stopped at 14th and Santa Fe after the truck ignition started from grease on the transmission. No injuries or property damage were reported.
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Chanute
Randy Ikehorn
S. Highland
14Th and
Santa Fe
John Erickson
Ikehorn
Erickson
Oregon Museum of Science and Industry Plans Jan 4 Cold Weather Program
The Oregon Museum of Science and Industry will again present its program on cold weather injuries on January 4 after a postponement due to bad weather. The talked topics include frostbite chilblains snow blindness and hypothermia.
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Portland
Ore
Oregon Museum of Science and Industry
Navy cost monitor denied meeting over Nixon criticism
Gordon Rule, the Navy cost-monitor who criticized President Nixon, was denied a meeting with Navy Secretary John Warner and instructed to pursue any protest with the admiral who ordered the demotion. In Nicaragua, doctors say Managua has enough medical staff and supplies to ward off a typhus outbreak after the earthquake, predicting the city will likely avoid disease.
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Washington
Gordon Rule
Navy
Nixon
John Warner
Managua
Nicaragua
Foster to resign from Pentagon post after long tenure
Dr John S Foster Jr the Defense Department top scientist and weapons expert is expected to resign within weeks after a career since 1965 shaping missiles warheads and bombers. The Washington Post reports the move.
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Washington
Pentagon
John S. Foster Jr
Washington Post
Foster
Defense Department
Crime rise slows in first nine months of 1972
Washington AP reports that serious crime in the United States rose by one percent in the first nine months of 1972, the smallest increase since 1960. The FBI data show a continuing slowdown from a 19 percent peak in 1968, with a 6 percent rise in the same period of 1971. London AP notes Howard Hughes must obtain a new passport after its expiration, though he can stay in Britain without one and travel back to the United States without a passport.
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Washington
FBI
Justice Department
Department
London
U.S
Howard Hughes
Britain
United States
Hughes
EPA sets lead free gas rules with 91 octane target
Washington EPA announced lead free gasoline rules requiring major stations to offer at least one grade of virtually lead-free gasoline 91 octane or better by July 1 1974. The broader plan to reduce lead in all grades was delayed.
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Washington
Environmental Protection Agency
Lester Pearson Former Canadian Prime Minister Dies at 75
Ottawa AP reports Lester B Pearson former Canadian prime minister and Nobel Peace Prize laureate died Wednesday at age 75. He entered politics in 1948 as a Liberal candidate and later served as foreign secretary and twice as prime minister after becoming party leader in 1998.
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Ottawa
Lester B. Pearson
Liberal Party
Nixon culls emergency farm disaster loans to cap federal spend
The Nixon administration halted emergency disaster loans from the Farmers Home Administration to farmers in counties labeled disaster areas due to severe weather. In New Mexico the Highway Commission revealed a bridge fatal crash had been slated for replacement since 1965 but money shortages pushed the date to 1974. Fort Sumner officials urged highway officials to answer for the tragedy.
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Washington
Nixon
Farmers Home Administration
Fort Sumner
N.M
New Mexico Highway Commission
W. J. Rogers
Highway Commission
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Allan Shepard
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