Fulbright Charges Tonkin Gulf Info Was Misleading
Sen. Fulbright alleges the administration misled Congress and the public about the 1964 Tonkin Gulf incident. He cites a 21 page defense statement by Robert McNamara and criticizes staff findings as withheld. The dispute centers on the Maddox and Turner Joy attack reports and the resulting Tonkin Gulf resolution and escalated war policy.
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Washington
Sen
J. W. Fulbright
Congress
Gulf of Tonkin
U.S
Vietnam
Pentagon
Navy of Defense
Robert S. McNamara
Defense
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Fulbright
McNamara
Arthur Sylvester
Arkansas Democrat
Maddox
Turner Joy
Tonkin Gulf
Senate
Presi
Two youths charged in guitar plant burglary
David Gibson and James R. Mishler, both 19 from Lafay ette and Chestnut streets, were arrested today on second degree burglary and larceny charges for the Ross Inc guitar plant break in at 210 West Main. Seven guitars valued at 395 each were stolen. They waived preliminary hearing and were bound over to district court, then released on 500 bonds. The break in occurred the night of February 9. Six guitars were found in Wichita where they were pawned.
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David Gibson
S. Lafayette
James R. Mishler
Wichita
Weather outlook for Kansas with light snow ending Friday
The area forecast calls for considerable cloudiness and cold with occasional light snow ending Friday afternoon. Low tonight 20 to 25, high Friday 25 to 30, snow accumulation about one inch, 30 percent chance of precipitation tomorrow. In Topeka the Weather Bureau expects light snow to spread today and exit tonight with highs 25 to 30 and lows 10 to 15 in the northwest to low 20s southeast.
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Topeka
Weather Bureau
Kansas
Goodland
Fort Riley
Hill City
Salina
Concordia
Liberal
Intercepted Letter Describes Airliner Hijacking Suspect
An intercepted note to Cha suggests the airliner hijacker could be described as an armed stowaway. The writer labels the suspect in a terse, telegraphic style. The fragment hints at security concerns surrounding a hijacking incident and the terminology used.
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Miami International
Havana
Associated Press
Bleil
J. D. Gainey
Gainey
Johnson taps Samuel D. Berger for deputy ambassador post
President Johnson nominates Samuel D. Berger currently deputy assistant secretary of state to be deputy ambassador to South Vietnam. Rumors link Henry Ford II to a federal job, with press secretary noting such speculation is not confirmed. Johnson planned weekend talks with Ford at the LBJ Ranch or in Washington.
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Austin, Tex
Texas White House
South Vietnam
Henry Ford II
Johnson
Texas
Samuel D. Berger
Washington
National Alliance of Businessmen
Big City
George Christian
Ford
Christian
White House
Lbj Ranch
Here
Rep. Watkins Guest of Discussion Group
Erie state representative Henry Watkins will join the Cha nute Area Chamber of Commerce legislative committee for a Saturday open coffee discussion at the Tioga Hotel from 9 30 to 10 30 a m The event is the committees second such gathering State Sen William A Dearth of Parsons attended the February 10 session.
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Henry Watkins
Erie
Chanute Area
Chamber of Commerce
Tioga Hotel
William A. Dearth
Parsons
U S Planes Hit Hanoi Radio Station in War Escalation
U S planes attacked the Hanoi Radio Station the broadcaster of Communist propaganda. Monitors reported Radio Hanoi remained on air. Air Force F105s hit a large military storage site near Hanoi as U S combat deaths rose to 543 with 2 547 wounded in the week. Marines seized part of Hue Citadel raising the U S flag amid heavy fire.
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Hanoi
North Vietnam
Radio
Southeast Asia
Air Force
Inner Palace
Perfume River
Tribune Phone Contact Instructions
Instructions advise contacting your carrier if Tribune is unreachable. If he cannot be reached, call HE 1-3400 after 6 p m for assistance.
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Airliner Hijacked For Ride to Cuba
A gunman in a white cowboy hat hijacked a DC8 over Florida on Wednesday holding a stewardess at gunpoint. The jet landed in Cuba after a five hour detour, with 109 aboard. hijacker Lawrence Rhodes, 29, of St. Petersburg sought political asylum. The flight then returned to Miami with the hijacked crew tracing to Havana and Miami Air encountered.
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Fla
Florida
Cuba
Delta Air Line Flight 843
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S. Wilson
Lawrence Rhodes
St. Petersburg
Tampa
Lake Okeechobee
United States
Pan American
Mexico
National Airlines
Brown Faces New Charge In Federal Case In New Orleans
U S commissioner Windhorst says evidence sufficient to pursue prosecution of H Rap Brown on an intimidation of an FBI agent charge while he remains jailed on a firearms case. Bond fixed at 50 000 dollars for the new count as he awaits trial and defense efforts continue.
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U.S
H. Rap Brown
FBI
Fritz Windhorst
Brown
William Kuntsler
New York
Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee
William H. Smith Jr
Fritz H. Windhorst
Lansing Mitchell
Louisiana
Atlanta
Los Angeles
Oakland
Calif
New York City
Traffic Fatalities Log For Topeka Area
Kansas traffic accident death log records vehicle fatalities for 24 hours to 9 a.m. February 27 1968. The report provides figures for the Topeka region comparing February 27 1968 with the previous year 1967 and 1969 for the same 24 hour period.
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Topeka
Kansas
Kansas City Thief Locks Two in Closet
In Kansas City Kansas a thief robbed the wife of a plumbing and heating executive of 5200 dollars in jewelry and 250 dollars in cash. He tied the elderly women, Bess Ball and Lida Parry, in a closet with a light cord and took the key. He first asked for handyman work and returned half an hour later.
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Kansas City
Kan
Bess I. Ball
Lida Parry
Senate approves two cent gas tax road plan in Kansas
The Kansas Senate passed a $300 million highway plan backed by a two cent gas tax increase 24 to 15 and sent it to the House amid signals Gov. Robert Docking would veto. The vote split along party lines with six Republicans joining nine Democrats against the measure.
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Topeka
Kansas Senate
Robert Docking
House
Docking
Senate Highways Committee
Pro Tax Proposal Aims for Education Support in Kansas
In Topeka the Kansas House introduced a constitutional amendment to raise sales tax from three to five cents over four years and increase income tax by 40 percent over four years. Sponsors Rep. Bob Coldsnow and colleagues say about 112 million dollars could be raised for education. The plan requires two third approvals in both chambers, then voter approval at the next general election to take effect.
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Topeka
Kansas
House of Representatives
Bob Coldsnow
Wichita
Coldsnow
George White
R-Valley Center
Ed Boyd
R-Larned
House
Senate
Pole Knocked Down After Car Hits Utility Pole
Police received a 2:45 a.m. call from a resident in the 300 block on N. Garfield reporting a car struck a utility pole nearby and drove off. Officers found the pole knocked down in the street. An electric crew was sent to address the damage. The vehicle involved was not located.
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N. Garfield
City
Iola Man Killed in Truck Train Crash
Theodore D. Minor, 68, of Iola, was killed when his pickup collided with a Missouri Pacific freight train at a crossing about one mile east of Iola. The crash occurred Wednesday, authorities said.
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Iola ,Kan
Theodore D. Minor
Iola
Missouri Pacific
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