Viet Cong Slips From Mekong Delta Invasion Sweep
U S paratroopers of the 173rd Airborne Brigade advanced into the Mekong Delta near Bao Trai on New Year’s Day. They clashed with Viet Cong forces, reported killings and captures, and found a large rice store, while Viet Cong withdrew toward the Plain of Reeds, complicating pursuit.
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173Rd
U.S
Saigon
Bao Trai
National Liberation Front
Plain of Reeds
Mekong Delta
Peace Drive Expands Fronts in Viet Nam War
U. S. paratroopers push into the Mekong Delta claiming 236 guerrillas killed and 502 detained as Viet Cong withdraws into marshes while air raids on North Viet Nam continue for the 11th day. President Johnson prepares to enter peace talks without preset solutions as envoys tour for support.
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Associated Press
Saigon
U. S
Mekong
Red
North Viet Nam
Johnson
Viet Nam
McNamara Orders Shift Away From Bethlehem in Steel Pricing
Defense Secretary McNamara directed defense procurement officials to shift future steel orders away from Bethlehem Steel and any firm raising prices. Inland Steel matched the price rise, prompting possible cancellation of existing contracts as officials study impacts. Bethlehem remains the chief steel supplier to the Defense Department.
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Washington
Defense
Robert S. McNamara
Bethlehem Steel Corp
McNamara
Arthur Sylvester
Inland Steel Co
Bethlehem
Sylvester
Defense Department
Chanute Fire Chief Reports 1965 Losses Totaling 27732
Chanute’s 1965 fire losses were 27732 with 20487 in buildings and 7245 in contents. Two fire deaths occurred in Chanute and one in Earlton. The department made 249 runs, down from 168 previous year, with breakdowns by incident type and area including Tioga township and Earlton.
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Chanute
C. W. Brennan
Brennan
Earlton
Furnace
Wilson County
Allen County
Big Creek
Canville Township
Tioga Township
Tioga
Canville
Intercepted Letter Dear Cha Delivers Blank Resolutions
A note from the desk reports an intercepted letter titled Dear Cha stating the writer misplaced his list of new year's resolutions and cannot recall them.
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Cha
Death on Wheels in New Year Holiday Toll Rises
Highway patrol reports 556 deaths on national highways over the three day New Year weekend setting a record for the second straight holiday period. Victims include Sherry, 24, of Rock, Kansas, killed near Atlanta. Granville Young, 19, Airman at McConnell Air Force Base, killed in Wichita. Jerry Kern, 18, Stockton. Gary Bohl, 20, Ellsworth.
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Associated Press
Highway Patrol
Sherry
John Mortimer
Rock
Kan
Atlanta
McConnell Air Force Base
Granville Young
Wichita
Jerry D. Kern
Stockton
U. S. 25
Gary Bohl
Ellsworth
Eight killed in Kansas New Year holiday crashes
Eight people died in Kansas traffic crashes during the New Year weekend. A head on collision near Hutchinson killed Robert Main 21 and Le Roy Davis 24. Harold Gene Smith 34 from Skiatook Okla died in hospital. Willis Collier Jr. 45 and son Ronald were injured. Sherry Erwin 10 of Topeka died when a car overturned on the turnpike east of Lawrence. Other passengers, including Mr and Mrs Francis Erwin and Julia Erwin, were injured.
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Kansas
Hutchinson
Robert Main
Leroy Davis
Harold Gene Smith
Skiatook
Okla
Willis Collier Jr
Ronald
Sherry Erwin
Topeka
Lawrence
Leavenworth County
Francis Erwin
Julia Erwin
Columbus
Ohio
Gunpowder Output Resumes at East Alton Plant
Production of gunpowder for Vietnam use resumes at the Olin Mathieson Chemical Corp munitions plant in East Alton Illinois after a month long strike. Union members voted over the weekend to accept a new contract and return to work.
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East Alton
Ill
Viet Nam
Olin Mathieson Chemical Corp
Weather outlook for Kansas with seasonal temperatures
Area forecast calls for fair weather and a rise in temperatures tonight and Tuesday with low 25 to 30 and highs in the 50s. For Topeka, winter conditions persist with highs in the upper 40s to lower 50s and nights in the 20s as colder air moves in from the north.
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Topeka
Kansas
Traffic Fatalities Log From Topeka 1966 Update
Kansas traffic death log lists counts over the 72 hours to 9 a.m. Monday for December and compares totals to 1965 period. Figures show 60 fatalities in 1966 and 5 for comparable 1965 period, with 11 noted in December and 6 in 1965.
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Topeka
Kansas
Redistricting Plan Talks In Special Session In Kansas
Gov. William H Avery and lawmakers tentatively agree the upcoming special session will focus on reapportionment. They leave door open to emergencies by mid February. The session follows a 30 day budget cycle and will begin after the budget session ends. Avery plans to deliver the budget message January 12 with details later. Kansas faces higher social security taxes and a 1965 income tax deadline in April.
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Topeka
William H. Avery
Rep
Smith
Hill
House
Senate
Avery
Tax Assess Plan Outlined by Virgil Lowe for 1966
Neosho county clerk Virgil Lowe explained the new self assessment system for 1966 motor vehicle licenses. The plan requires owners to list property by March 1 with penalties from 10 to 50 percent for late filings and introduces fieldmen to handle rural and urban assessments.
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Virgil Lowe
Neosho County
Lowe
Good Area Mark In Holiday Traffic
Chanute and area report a relatively good New Year traffic record with a single serious injury. Clifford A. Van Nice, 18, Humboldt, was injured when his 1966 Honda collided at a railroad overpass on US 169 south of Iola. He was taken to Allen County Hospital, with estimated vehicle damage of 125 dollars. Police arrested James L. Drumn, 37, Chanute, on charges including driving while intoxicated and reckless driving after a one car crash at 14th and Highland. He posted bond and was released.
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Chanute
Clifford A. van Nice
Humboldt
US 1
Allen County
Iola
James L. Drumn
S. Ashby
14Th
Highland
Two Greenwood Escapees Surrender
EMPORIA Kan AP two escapees from Greenwood County jail at Eureka turned themselves in Sunday night Clifford Brier 28 of Emporia and Bill Bailey 38 formerly of Hartford Kan walked away from the jail early Wednesday while on a work detail
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Emporia, Kan
Greenwood County
Eureka
Clifford Brier
Emporia
Bill Bailey
Hartford
Kan
Susan Taylor Wins Derby in 1966 Stork Derby
Susan Louise Taylor the daughter of Wayne and Mary Taylor was born at Neosho Memorial Hospital at 10 49 p m yesterday weighing 8 pounds 13 ounces in a close finish that beat out Ronald Dwayne Hudson born early this morning. The event marks the sixth year where the first area baby arrived on a different day in January.
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Susan Louise Taylor
Tribune
Lois Erickson
Wayne Taylor
Susan
Neosho Memorial Hospital
Ronald Dwayne Hudson
Richard Hudson
Humboldt
Susan Louise
Chanute
Larry Wayne
Greg Lynn
Taylor
Mary Etta Dulaney
Susan Frances Smith
Tony Smith
Stork
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U.S. Steel
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Aoeuy
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Karen
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Yates Center
Neosho County Community Junior College
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R-Yates Center
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Greenwood
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Derby
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