Mine detonated from Cambodia wounds U.S. GIs in Vietnam
In War Zone C near Saigon a Communist mine exploded from across the Rach Cai Bac river wounding several American soldiers from the 196th Light Infantry Brigade. Al Chang reported no Communist forces seen. Casualties listed as light. Upstream, Viet Cong shelled airfields as U.S. air power conducted raids before a lunar New Year truce. A U.S. Air Force observation plane was shot down in North Vietnam with rescue helicopters damaged.
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South Vietnam
Rach Cai Bac
Cambodia
Associated Press
al Chang
U.S
196Th Light Infantry Brigade
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North Vietnam
Olney Flipper Fastest In International Pancake Race
Janet Bunker, 17, of Olney England won the Shrove Tuesday race with a course record 1 03 over 415 yards. Lynda Fox 22, Rachel Crites former champion now ineligible, Kathie Gray 17, and Melanie Peabody 16 followed as Liberal and Olney women split nine wins each.
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England
Janet Bunker
Liberal
Lynda Fox
Miss Bunker
Rachel Crites
Miss Crites
Kathie Gray
Melanie Peabody
Goldberg to Visit Southeast Asia on Fact-Finding Tour
U N ambassador Arthur J. Goldberg announced a wide trip to a dozen or more Southeast Asian nations. He clarified it is not a peace mission but a fact-finding mission for President Johnson with Vietnam and the Philippines on his schedule, possibly including Burma and Europe.
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Arthur J. Goldberg
U.S
United Nations
Southeast Asia
Goldberg
White House
Vietnam
Philippines
Burma
Europe
Search Operations Are Suspended Over Missing Pilot
Colorado Civil Air Patrol halted search for 26 year old 2nd Lt. Eldon Hart a Kansas Air National Guard pilot missing after his F100C jet vanished in a cloud bank while en route from Hill Air Force Base Utah to Denver Arthur Putz said search to resume if a definite lead on Hart's whereabouts emerges.
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Denver
Colo
Colorado Civil Air Patrol
Eldon Hart
Kansas Air National Guard
Hill Air Force Base
Utah
Arthur Putz
Hart
Putz
Wichita
Intercepted Letter to Cha From The Evolution Debate
A fragment shows an intercepted letter debating environmental influence on evolution and critiquing television's role in shaping humanity. The writer signs as Yours and mentions Cha. The text reflects anxieties about media and scientific progress.
No Forum Ready Made For Powell
Rep Vernon W Thomson said Congress lacks a ready made mechanism to charge a fellow member with wrongdoing. Powell, barred from seating during a probe into his qualifications, has threatened to name names and push for hearings, but Thomson noted creating a select committee is difficult even for such charges.
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Washington
Adam Clayton Powell
Congress
House
Powell
Vernon W. Thomson
Rwis
Thomson
Wisconsin
Lenten Guideposts to Start Tomorrow in The Tribune
The Tribune begins a Lenten Guideposts series tomorrow on Ash Wednesday. Forty outstanding persons share personal life incidents in everyday terms revealing living religion through personal experience. Don’t miss the first guidepost story in tomorrow’s paper.
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School District approves 1967 68 salary schedule hike
The Board of Education of District 413 approved a 1967 68 salary plan totaling 39000 in a February meeting. The measure uses nearly the full 4 percent budget increase, with extra proposals from the Chanute Teachers Association discussed. The board also filled and reassigned staff positions and noted Superintendent Fisher’s illness.
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Board of Education of School District 413
Chanute Teachers Association
Dick Purdy
Harold Stroud
Juco Bond Issue Nears Sale After February Board Action
Neo sh o County Community College will advertise the final 300000 portion of its 1550000 bond issue for sale. Trustees met at the Board of Education Building approving publication with bids to be received by 11 a m February 28. Acting president Buford Fisher was absent. Jerry Steele and Robert Ward led the meeting.
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CTA
Fisher
Jerry Steele
Neosho County Community College
Board of Education
Joe Balch
the Tribune
Buford Fisher
Virginia Hagenbuch
Lucile Dillman
Robert Ward
Planners to Meet on February City Planning Commission
The February meeting of the city planning commission will be held tomorrow night in the Memorial building city commission room at 7 o clock.
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City Planning Commission
City Commission
Memorial Building
Americans Growing Fat In Front of Television Sets
At an Arlington seminar Dr. Jean Mayer of Harvard warned of a rising national obesity trend. He noted 39 million Americans are obese and prone to hypersensitivity and psychological damage from a sedentary lifestyle and high calorie diet.
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Arlington
Tex
Jean Mayer
Harvard University
School of Public Health
U.S
Mardi Gras in Full Swing in New Orleans Parade Scene
Mardi Gras roars through New Orleans with costumed crowds along parade routes. Rex rules as Morgan L. Whitney, banker and civic leader, serves as king with Suzanne Dupuy, daughter of Homer J. Dupuy, as queen.
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Napoleon
Hamlet
Marie Antoinette
Carrie Nation
Rex
Morgan L. Whitney
Suzanne Dupuy
Homer Joseph Dupuy
Three Children Die in Old Refrigerator in Garage
Shirley Meeks found her son Willie five and two girls aged four and three, while the girls were in the care of Meeks during their mother’s hospital recovery. The tragedy occurred when the children suffocated after becoming trapped in an upright refrigerator in a garage in La Habra California.
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LA Habra
Calif
Shirley Meeks
Willie
Feasibility Report backs three Kansas turnpikes
A final feasibility report will be presented to the Kansas Senate and House highways committees. It reiterates that financing any one turnpike or all three is feasible if the state pledges gasoline tax revenues to guarantee bonds. The plan envisions routes from Kansas City to Galena, Baxter Springs to Wichita, and Wichita to Hays.
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Kansas
Senate
House
State of
Kansas Turnpike Authority
William H. Ward
Marion
Kansas City
Galena
Baxter Springs
Wichita
Hays
Ward
Statehouse
Kansas City-Galena
Weather Area Forecast for Kansas With Clearing by Wednesday
A low pressure area east of the Rockies keeps Kansas skies cloudy with light snow in the extreme west. Highs range from the low 30s northeast to 40 southwest, and tonight's lows from 15 to 25. By Wednesday clearing and warmer conditions expected across the state.
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Topeka
Rockies
Kansas
Weather Bureau
Concordia
Liberal
Dodge City
Forbes Air Force Base
Goodland
Traffic Fatalities Log Shows February Totals in Topeka
Topeka Kansas traffic death log records 24 hours ending 9 am Tuesday with 0 deaths for February and 7 for 1967, compared to 45 for the comparable 1966 period.
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Topeka
Kansas
Blizzard Strikes East Across 14 States
A blizzard swept from the Carolinas to Maine, closing Kennedy Airport and grounding flights as roads became impassable. Five inches had fallen in New York City by midmorning with up to 15 inches forecast.
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Kennedy International
la Guardia
Washington
Dulles International
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Weather Bureau
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Virginia
Tennessee
North Carolina
Maryland
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
Massachusetts
Maine
Vermont
New Hampshire
Rhode Island
New York City
Carolina
Kansas Debates Daylight Saving Time and Other Bills
Proponents of Kansas adopting daylight saving time will testify, while opponents from the Kansas Farm Bureau and Kansas Restaurant Association oppose. The State Affairs Committee will hear supporters, as debate continues on legislative work and a turnpike link study shows variance in financial viability. Additional bills address fuel tax refunds, historical site acquisition, school spending, and education board nominations.
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Topeka
Kansas
Clarence Rupp
Kansas Farm Bureau
Bill Morris
Wichita
Kansas Restaurant Association
Ambrose Dempsey
D - Leavenworth
State Affairs Committee
House
Frank Hodge
Kansas Research Department
Legislative Council
Council
Senate
Director of Revenue
Pittsburg
State Historical Society
Charles Robinson
Douglas County
Lawrence
Baxter Springs
Wichita Kansas
Kamas City
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Kansas Legislative Council
Board of Education
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