U S White Paper Details Viet Nam War Aggression
The United States released a 14 000 word white paper charging North Viet Nam with waging an aggressive war against South Viet Nam and invading its neighbor. It argues the Viet Cong are supported and controlled by Hanoi and calls for continued U S support to Saigon with more troops and aid. Washington signals readiness to curb military involvement if peace returns.
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Washington
United States
Viet Nam
North Viet Nam
South Viet Nam
State Department
Johnson Administration
North
South
Saigon
U.S
Hanoi
Department
Slot Machines Seized by IRS in Pratt and Wichita
Eight slot machines were seized at the American Legion club in Pratt and at a Wichita American Legion site by IRS agents. Officials said a $250 federal stamp was required for each machine but had not been purchased, part of a nationwide crackdown on gambling operations and unpaid licenses.
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Pratt
Kan
American Legion Club
Internal Revenue Service
Robert M. Cutts
IRS
Wichita
Federal Internal Revenue Service
IRS Intelligence Unit
Robert H. Cutts
Neodesha Couple Found Asphyxiated
A retired Neodesha couple, Benjamin Franklin Bennett aged 81 and his 87 year old wife, were found dead in separate rooms of their home on Friday with their dog also dead. Acting coroner Dr. F A Moorehead attributed the deaths to asphyxiation noting a possible clogged chimney flue. Neighbors alerted police after the couple did not answer the door.
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Neodesha
Kan
F. A. Moorehead
Benjamin Franklin Bennett
Moorehead
Intercepted Letter From Snowy Ground to Seed Catalogues
A brief, playful letter fragment notes lingering snow and growing interest in seed catalogs as winter eases. The writer signs off with a personal closing.
Solons to Study Major Measures In Legislature
Kansas legislators return to focus on key bills after a light end to the week. The administration school plan would finance public schools with a 35 836 million annual increase and a higher state sales tax from 2.5 to 3.5 percent. The redis tricting effort moves ahead in the Senate while conference talks loom.
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Solons
Topeka
Kansas
House
Senate
Senate Committee On Federal
Vigil against venom danger ends for young woman
In Louisville Kentucky a young woman Mary Rayborn aged 24 survived after accidentally injecting coral snake venom. She waited in a hospital room near the lab where the incident occurred as authorities and doctors assessed the accidental exposure and potential danger.
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Louisville
Mary Rayborn
Lightning strike kills twelve at Rio tunnel site
Lightning Friday night ignited a dynamite deposit near a tunnel mouth linking Rio de Janeiro zones. At least 12 died and over 30 were injured as rocks and debris tumbled into the shaft. A second bolt killed a 17 year old girl and injured four others at Corcovado Mountain near the Christ the Redeemer statue.
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Rio DE Janeiro
Brazil
Corvovado Mountain
Christ the Redeemer
Concern Expressed For Cardinal Meyer
Chicago AP report says the medical team at Mercy Hospital monitoring Cardinal Albert Meyer after brain surgery expresses concern over significant changes in vital signs. Officials note possible recurrence of increased intracranial pressure from postoperative swelling with no further details released.
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Chicago
Albert Cardinal Meyer
Mercy Hospital
Rescue operations continue at sea after midair collision
Air and surface search efforts persisted 220 miles south of Cape Race for two large USAF jets that collided during refueling Friday. Eight crewmen were listed as missing as a six engine B47 bomber from Pease Air Force Base locked to a KC135 tanker hose before plunging into the sea during a training mission.
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Pease Air Force Base
N.H
Cape Race
Mld
351St
Weather: Unseasonably Warm with Next Cold Front Approaching
Area forecast calls for fair to night with increasing clouds. Sunday will stay warm with highs 70 to 75 and lows 40 to 45. In Kansas, Saturday brought mild temps 60 to 70 with tonight 35 to 56. A new storm in the northwest will bring colder air and possible rain or snow to northwest and north central Kansas by Sunday night. Friday highs ranged 47 at Olathe to 70 at Liberal.
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Topeka
Kansas
United States
Olathe
Liberal
Goodland
Pittsburg
Homecoming King Crowned As Chanute Triumphs In OT
Pittsburg edged the Comets 60 to 58 in overtime after Chanute won the preliminary B team game. At halftime the crowd honored 17-year-old Sandy Fisher as homecoming queen with escort Rod Goltry. Howard Jester, a 41-year Chanute educator, was saluted as “Howard Jester Night,” receiving a gift and lifetime passes as he retires June 1.
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Sandy
Rod Goltry
Sandy Fisher
Tribune
Bill Jenkins
Queen Sandy
H. J. Fisher
S. Plummer
Pittsburg
Comets
Chanute
Holly Harris
Nancy Roberts
Bill Goodwin
Bruce Benson
Howard Jester
Jester
Wendell McMurray
Dave Pittman
Tom Gerken
German Nationals Tied to Espionage Ring Reported Breakup
Cairo based Al Ahram reports a government run espionage network has been broken up and among those arrested are several German nationals. The notice highlights a crackdown on intelligence activity and cites arrests in connection with the case.
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Cairo
al Ahram
Gunman Leonard Glover killed after bank robbery shootout
In Columbus Ohio Leonard Glover 43 of Cincinnati pulled a bank job and fled by car but could not start it. A 25 minute gun battle with police left four officers wounded and Glover mortally wounded. Over seven thousand dollars recovered from his satchel.
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Columbus, Ohio
Leonard Glover
Cincinnati
Glover
Pennsylvania Railroad
Middletown
Ohio
City National Bank
Jet Bombers Blast Cong Jungle Area Southeast of Saigon
U S Air Force B57 jets bomb jungles 50 miles southeast of Saigon as 1 600 government troops move in under them in a large helicopter airlift. Engineers cleared a 300 yard airstrip for a Caribou transport to deliver fuel rockets and ammunition. The operation targets hidden Viet Cong and a significant communist presence in Phuoc Tuy Province.
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Xuyen Moc
South Viet Nam
Saigon
U.S
Glen A. Leister
Sue
Kingfisher
Okla
Herbert Beson
Freda
Bearden
Ark
Phuoc Tuy
Militar
Binh Gia
Viet Cong
People’s Self Determination Movement
Harlem bids farewell to Malcolm X in tense funeral
In New York Harlem mourners fill Faith Temple for Malcolm X funeral amid heavy police guard. The 1700 capacity church is declared full as mourners enter one by one while speakers broadcast services outside. Notables such as James Farmer and Ossie Davis attend with threats of bombing and Mosque fire in aftermath.
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New York
Harlem
Malcolm X
Faith Temple
Church of God In Christ
Malcolm
Elijah Muhammad
Chicago
James Farmer
Congress of Racial Equality
Dick Gregory
Bayard Austin
Washington
Wally Dukes
Jesse Gray
Ossie Davis
Amsterdam Avenue
Duke of Windsor Condition Satisfactory After Retina Surgery
London AP reports the Duke of Windsor is in satisfactory and comfortable condition following Friday surgery to correct a retina detachment.
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London
Duke of Windsor
Political Talks In Palm Desert
Republican National Chairman elect Ray Bliss plans talks in Palm Desert California with former President Dwight D Eisenhower. Bliss said the meeting would discuss Republican party affairs and was agreed upon to explore cooperative approaches.
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Columbus
Ohio
Ray Bliss
Palm Desert
Calif
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Bliss
Eisen
Mrs. Lyndon Johnson in Florida Highlights Poverty Efforts
In St. Petersburg Mrs. Johnson tours a poor neighborhood and an affluent resort, promoting VISTA and the national war on poverty. She observes hardship in a 10-child family living with minimal facilities, then hosts a reception at the Museum of Fine Arts. She declares the poor are not an island and all America shares responsibility.
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ST. Petersburg
Fla
Lyndon B. Johnson
America
Johnson
Sun
Surf
Florida
VISTA
Museum of Fine Arts
Florida Institute For Continuing University Studies
Avery urges ICC action to equalize flour and wheat freight
Gov. William H. Avery says the milling industry should sue before the Interstate Commerce Commission to equalize freight rates. He favors Kansas Corporation Commission involvement and plans weekend talks with its chairman amid nationwide discussions spurred by recent rate reductions biasing eastern mills.
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Topeka
William H. Avery
Interstate Commerce Commission
Avery
Washington
Kansas Corporation Commission
Kansas
Hubert Humphrey
Commerce Commission
William L. Mitchell
State Corporation Commission
Traffic Fatalities Log for Kansas Marked February End
Kansas traffic death log shows 0 fatalities in the 24 hours to 9 a.m. Saturday, 42 for February, 1965 totals 87, and a comparable 1964 period of 96.
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Topeka
Kansas
Aerialist Falls Injures Two At Shrine Circus
Barry Mitchell a 19 year old principal leaper in the Flying Hillarys trapeze act fell into the safety net when a rope broke causing the net to pull loose sending him into the crowd Two spectators Mary Bennett and Emma Moser suffered a fractured shoulder and a thigh injury both were treated and released from a Topeka hospital
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Topeka
Kan
Barry Mitchell
Mitchell
Mary Bennett
Emma Moser
Marysville
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U. S
Bennetts
Cha
Yours
Cardinal Meyer
Pease
Spain
Clyde Jackson
ICC
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