U.S. Jets Hit North Vietnam Amid Saigon Battles
U S jet pilots targeted Hanoi region as Tass claimed strikes on economic targets while heavy anti aircraft fire lit the sky. Korean marines reported a major victory near Quang Ngai with 243 North Vietnamese killed in three hours as rural battles intensified across South Vietnam.
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U.S
North Vietnam
Moscow
Hanoi
Tass
Vietnam
Mekong
Panhandle
Quang Ngai City
Air Force
Dong Hoi
Plane crashes into Chicago highrise building
A single engine plane crashed into the roof of the Hollywood Towers at 5701 Sheridan Road in Chicago and plunged into a lot. Both occupants were killed as police worked in morning fog along Lake Michigan. Traffic backed up for blocks after the impact.
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Chicago
Aft
Lake Michigan
Hollywood Towers
Sheridan Road
Interest Conflict Bill Introduction Likely Thursday
Gov. Docking administration anticipated introducing a conflict of interest bill in the Kansas legislature on Thursday. The measure creates two committees to oversee the legislature and state officials, with staggered terms and subpoena power, and allows private citizens to file complaints. The bill, applicable to state officials only, seeks to curb conflicts and could trigger felony action when warranted.
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Topeka
Robert Docking
Bogart
Sonderholm
Return From Ice Age Echoes in Wichita
Geology professor Dr. Paul Tasch of Wichita State University described a 70 degree day in Wichita as a return from the ice age after his Antarctic expedition. He collected fossil clam shrimp in December and shipped five cases of samples for further study.
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Wichita
Paul Tasch
Tasch
Antarctic
Wichita State University
Tash
Builders Can Help Solve Growth Problem
Gov. Robert Docking told the Wichita Association of Home Builders that cities face pressing growth, forecasting 34 million more urban residents in 15 years and a need for two million new homes by 1975. He noted demands for schools, health, recreation and welfare facilities and announced a new state department to aid cities.
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Wichita
Robert Docking
Wichita Association of Home Builders
Cold Wave Brings Frigid Air Across Kansas
A blast of frigid air follows unseasonably warm days as a cold wave warning spreads from western Kansas to the state. Northerly winds of 25 to 40 mph bring snow flurries, with highs near 25 to 30 Thursday and overnight lows 10 to 15.
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Kansas
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Goodland
Pierre
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Aberdeen
S.D
Grand Forks
Minot
Williston
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Northcentral
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Plains
Great Lakes
Texas
Rockies
Colorado
Mercury
N.C
Intercepted Letter Dear Cha
A Kansan returns from the antarctic and the arctic returns to Kansas in a brief note from a sender signing Yours.
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Cha
Antarctic
Arctic
Kansas
Lunar Orbiter 3 snaps first moon landing site photos
Quality pictures from Lunar Orbiter 3 show astronaut landing sites on the moon and are described as excellent. Madrid relay to NASA officials at JPL confirms the images as the craft continues its flight and ground stations plan further transmissions and sunset prints. Scientists expect to compare with Lunar Orbiters 1 and 2 to select safest landing sites.
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Pasadena
Calif
Madrid
Spain
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Goldstone
Bomb hoax evacuates Senior High School campus
A bomb hoax at the Senior High School prompted evacuation and a 45 minute building search by police and FBI. No device was found and juniors attended classes while seniors gained an unscheduled holiday. College classes continued with limited disruptions and a Saturday makeup planned.
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Bill Schouten
State Radio
Dis
Patcher
Highway Commission
Schouten
Matlock
Mid-America Boosts Price Of Crude Oil
Mid-America Refining Co raises prices by three cents a barrel on all crude oil purchased. President C. H. Cunningham says the hike aligns local prices with other state purchasers. Current rates: 40 gravity oil at $3.08 per barrel and 30 gravity crude at $2.76.
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Ica Refining Co
C. H. Cunningham
Mid- America
Mid-America
Cunningham
Engine Co-Designer Frank Duryea Dies at 97
SAYBROOK Connecticut AP J Frank Duryea 97 of Madison co designed with his brother Charles the United States first gasoline powered automobile. The brothers built the car 1892 to 1894 and won the nation's first automobile race in 1895. Credit for the invention was shared with Charles after Smithsonian recognition in 1948.
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Saybrook, Conn
J. Frank Duryea
Madison
Blizzard Roars Into the Midlands Slows Life Across Region
A new blizzard swept into the Middle West driving drifting snow and subzero temperatures. Schools closed as many roads remained passable only with caution. Gusts up to 47 mph and widespread snowfall disrupted travel from Minnesota to Wyoming and into Texas.
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Associated Press
Middle West
Minnesota
Minnesota Highway Department
Traffic Fatalities Log Reveals 1967 Feb Toll
Topeka AP reports Kansas traffic death log for 24 hours to 9 a.m. Wednesday February 16 1967 shows 57 fatalities versus 61 in the comparable 1966 period.
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Topeka
Kansas
Southeast Kansas Poultry Jam boree to host annual Egg Show
The Southeast Kansas Poultry Jamboree will hold an Egg Show next Tuesday at the National Guard armory with cash prizes, a barbecued chicken luncheon, commercial exhibits, and attendance prizes. Registration opens at 10 15 a.m. Entries close at 10 45 a.m. Hugh Chapman will welcome attendees, followed by talks from poultry experts and KSU specialists, lunch, and prize announcements at 3 p.m. The event is co sponsored by the Chanute Area Chamber of Commerce, KSU extension service, and county agent Fred DeLano.
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National Guard
Hugh Chapman
Chanute Area
The
Chamber of Commerce
KSU Extension Service
Fred DeLano
Neosho County
Car Truck Crash Fatal to Woman in Kansas
Mrs Emma Poe sixty two of Peabody was killed in a collision between her car and a dump truck on a county road. The dump truck driver Alfred Gronau fifty four of near Whitewater sustained minor injuries.
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EL Dorado, Kan
Emma Poe
Peabody
Brainerd
Alfred Gronau
Whitewater
Two Seek Juco Posts for Neosho County Board
Virgil Lowe, county clerk, reports two more filings for Neosho County Community Junior College board seats, bringing the total candidates to five. Chanute entrants are Rev. William J. Baldwin and Wilbur Allison, joined by Earl Moore, Dr. Larry McCune of Chanute, and C. P. McKinnie of Erie. Filing ends Monday at noon for six open positions.
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Neosho County
Chanute
William J. Baldwin
Evangelical United Brethren Church
Wilbur Allison
Santa Fe Railroad
Earl Moore
Larry McCune
C. P. McKinnie
Erie
Junior College Board
William C Bullitt Dies at 76 in Paris
William C Bullitt, first U.S. ambassador to the Soviet Union, died in Paris at age 76 after months with leukemia. His daughter Mrs. Anne Biddle arranged to have his body sent to Philadelphia for service and burial. He had grown weaker as his condition worsened, with plans to fly him home canceled after he slipped into a coma.
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Paris
William C. Bullitt
U.S
Soviet Union
Anne Biddle
Philadelphia
Bullitt
Housewife Files $100,000 Claim Against City
A 19 year old housewife filed a $100,000 claim against Kansas City, Kansas, alleging she was abducted from a hospital parking lot on November 19 and raped repeatedly. The claim cites city liability under state mob action laws.
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Kansas City
Kan
Kansas
Annual Meeting Highlights Chanute Production Credit Assn
Millard Cress of Humboldt was re elected president at the Chanute Production Credit Assn board reorganization after its 33rd annual meeting. 297 stockholders and guests attended at the Masonic Temple as Braman and Mentzer were re elected to the board for three year terms and as vice president Braman.
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Millard Cress
Humboldt
Chanute Production Credit Assn
Masonic Temple
Junior Braman
Buffalo
William L. Mentzer
Neosho Falls
Braman
Cress
Edward Dickerson
Parsons
Lyle T. Quick
Mapleton
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