Attacks Increase On U.S. Buildings Abroad
The United States reports a surge in attacks on its embassies and government offices overseas since January. Across multiple nations, incidents include the Moscow embassy windows smashed, the Cairo library burned, Warsaw stone and ink on the embassy, and the Jakarta library seized. Diplomatic protests, protection requests, and compensation claims mark U.S. responses amid ongoing tensions.
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Washington
U.S
Johnson
Dean Rusk
State of the Union
Rusk
Moscow
United States
Cairo
North
Viet Nam
Budapest
Sofia
Warsaw
Uganda
Indonesia
Sukarno
Jakarta
Viet Nam clash claims South boats shell North village
North Viet Nam charged that four South Vietnamese commando boats shelled Quynh Lao commune in Nghe An Province at 12:30 a.m. Two raiders were damaged by North Vietnamese patrol boats. Hanoi Radio cited Col. Ha Van Lau as the source and called the act a serious provocation and a violation of Geneva agreements. Quyhn Lap location not pinpointed. Quynh Lau lies 150 miles north of the 17th Parallel.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
North Viet Nam
United States
Quynh Lao
Nghe An
Ha van Lau
International Armistice Commission
Hanoi
Stooges
Democratic Republic of
Viet Nam
Viet Nan
Quyhn Lap
Quynh Lau
North
Firms Relocating For City Parking Lot Project
Local businesses affected by city plans to establish new off street parking have completed or near completion arrangements. Edwin H. Bideau Associated Agencies and Ye Old Book Shoppe move on Monday to new Main Street addresses.
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Edwin H. Bideau Associated Agencies
W. Main
Old Book Shoppe
S. Santa Fe
Bideau
Robert Pennington
Pennington
South Forest
Bb&b Printing Co
S. Lincoln
1St and
Lincoln
Avoid Clash Adlai Says at United Nations Speech
Ambassador Adlai E. Stevenson predicted the U N General Assembly would avoid a U S Soviet showdown and adjourn this afternoon until September after Albanias ally Red China pressed for ending the no vote truce. He spoke after meeting Assembly President Alex Quaison- Lackey of Ghana who adjourned Tuesdays session following Halim Budo insistence on normal voting procedures.
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United Nations, N.Y
Adlai E. Stevenson
U.N. General Assembly
U.S
Albania
China
United Nations
Assembly
Stevenson
Alex Quaison- Lackey
Ghana
Halim Budo
Deaths From Work Total 14 200 in 64
The National Safety Council reports 1964 on the job deaths at 14 200 with $5 billion in economic losses from work accidents. Disabling injuries rose to 2 050 000, up from 2 020 000 the prior year, equating to about 1 25 million men off work for a year.
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Chicago
National Safety Council
Intercepted Letter Reflections On Bookshelves And Reading
An epistolary note contemplates the origin of the first bookcase as a cradle for read books and suggests modern shelves in homes become grand spaces for collected volumes never meant to be read. The writer signs off with a personal characteristic closing.
Postal System to observe Washington's Birthday holiday
The nation's postal system will be on holiday Monday in observance of Washington's Birthday. No regular mail will be delivered. only special delivery mail may be handled.
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Washington
Post Office Department
Area Forecast: Generally fair and warmer through Friday
Weather summary notes generally fair and warmer conditions tonight with fair and warm skies through Friday. Low temperatures tonight are expected from 30 to 35, with highs Friday reaching 60 to 65 degrees. Relative humidity and barometer readings are listed at 1 p.m. as part of the regional forecast.
Warm mild weather continues in Kansas through Wednesday
TOPEKA AP reports southerly winds and clear skies keep Kansas mild with highs in the upper 50s to 60s and lows from 25 to 30. Wednesday brings readings from 40 in Concordia to 62 in Chanute, with snow melt evident though Concordia remains seven inches. Snow from last week lingers at Kirwin Reservoir four inches, Webster and Wilson reservoirs three inches, Hill City two inches, and Garden City one inch.
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Topeka
Kansas
Concordia
Chanute
Goodland
Dodge City
Kirwin Reservoir
Webster
Wilson Reservoirs
Hill City
Garden City
Lawrence Lovett Fractures Arm in Gym Class Incident
One year old Chanute High School senior Lawrence Lovett suffered fractures of the two large bones in his lower right arm during a supervised gym class wrestling activity. He was treated at Neosho Memorial Hospital and reported progressing satisfactorily after release. Lovett, 319 N. Grant, endured an accidental weight lever action during the mishap.
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Chanute High School
Neosho Memorial Hospital
Lawrence Lovett
N. Grant
Lovett
No Price on This Favor
Hal Weigel and family returned to Topeka after a trip to Salina when a car belt failed near Salina. Two boys helped by guiding them to a belt shop and later refused a reward, then accepted five dollars. One boy later returned the money to Mrs. Weigel and asked that it be given to his church. Weigel did not learn the other boy’s identity.
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Salina
Kan
Hal Weigel
Topeka
Ralph Weigel
Weigel
George Seitz
Kansan legislators study eye tests and hypnosis limits
Kansas committees weighed driver eye examinations at ages 40, 50, 60 and every two years thereafter, while considering limits on hypnotism in entertainment. Other actions included adding three public members to the state Advisory Hospital Council, cutting hospital tax levy, boosting mental health center levies, and setting a daily hospital treatment rate. The Water Resources panel debated authority in a proposed state water plan, including rainmaking concerns and long term water management goals.
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American Society of Hypnosis
Public Health Committee
Erik Wright
State Advisory Hospital Council
Public Welfare Committee
House
William H. Avery
State Hospital Building Fund
Water Resources Committee
Ranger 8 Aims for Moon Landing Amid Collision Maneuver
Ranger 8, launched from Cape Kennedy, maneuvers to crash onto the lunar surface near Mare Tranquillitatis. The craft will send back up to 4,000 photos during a 13 minute 40 second descent, with initial data suggesting a target hit close to the planned site.
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Pasadena
Calif
Ranger 8
Ranger 7
Cape Kennedy
Fla
Mare Nubium
Mare Cognitum
Mysterious Baby Death Probed in Missouri
In Joplin Missouri Dr Wen dell Fuhr Jasper County coroner continues investigation into the death of six week old Christie Russell Officials say the baby appeared ill and lab work will be done to determine the illness Christies father David Russell told police she fell from his arms while reaching for a diaper bag but the coroner ruled out a fatal fall as the cause of death
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Joplin
Wendell Fuhr
Jasper County
Christie Russell
Peanut Butter Debate Moves Government Standards
Fans send letters to FDA commissioner George P. Larrick urging peanut butter standards. Public input praises oil-on-top varieties and denounces dehydration. Letters come from diverse readers including a 11 year old, a Canadian doctor, and a North Carolina woman defending the status quo amid a four year effort to set peanut content rules.
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Washington
George P. Larrick
Food and Drugs
Food and Drug Administration
St. Petersburg
Fla
Canada
North Carolina
Traffic Fatalities Log for Topeka Kansas 1965-72
AP report notes 24 hour traffic death log for Topeka Kansas covering February 27. Data spans 1965 to 1972 with a comparison to 1964 period. One previously unreported fatality from January recorded.
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Topeka
Kansas
Viet Nam Debate Roars In Senate Aide to Dodd Attacks Negotiations
The Senate debate on Viet Nam intensified as Sen. Thomas J. Dodd denounced “counsels of despair” urging a negotiated settlement. He warned America won’t stay free if the world turns Communist. Dodd spoke after Sen. Frank Church and Sen. George McGovern argued for negotiation, while Sen. Everett Dirksen opposed negotiations as dangerous to security.
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Washington
Senate
Viet Nam
Sen
Thomas J. Dodd
D-Conn
America
Dodd
Frank Church
Idaho
George S. McGovern
Everett M. Dirksen
Illinois
McNamara says cities unlikely spared in nuclear attack
Secretary McNamara told Congress that a Soviet nuclear strike would not spare American cities if launched at the start of a general war. He warned Red China could, in time, field ballistic missiles with thermonuclear warheads, while outlining potential U S casualties ranging up to 149 million if cities were hit alongside military bases.
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Washington
Robert S. McNamara
Congress
United States
Soviet Union
U.S
House Armed Services Committee
McNamara
Red China
Despitt
Snow slide feared at Granduc mines with many dead
A report to the Royal Canadian Air Force said 40 to 50 men may have died in a snow and ice slide on the lelue glacier at the Granduc mining camp about 800 miles north of Vancouver. A Pacific Western Airlines plane received a radio message about the slide and a crash. Army Royal Canadian Mounted Police and provincial officials were alerted.
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Vancouver
B.C
Granduc Mines
Here
Royal Canadian Air Force
RCAF
Pacific Western Airlines
Lelue
Granduc
Army
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Patricia Neal Suffered Stroke in Hollywood
Actress Patricia Neal, 39, Oscar winner for best actress, was reported in critical condition at UCLA Medical Center after two strokes. MGM said she had the first stroke at home following the completion of a major scene in Seven Women directed by John Ford, and later suffered a second stroke at the hospital.
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Hollywood
Patricia Neal
Ucla Medical Center
MGM
John Ford
Boy Scout Essay Wins Freedom Theme Award
Durham New York AP reports 10-year-old Jim Karkbeck wrote about three turtles lacking freedom. President Johnson praised the essay at a White House ceremony during Boy Scout Week. Jim hopes to meet the President, but no plans were made. He says the turtles’ freedom was his hobby.
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Durham
N.Y
Johnson
Jim Karkbeck
Freedoms Foundation
Dom
White House
Jim
Washington
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