Marines land in Mekong Delta thrust amid light resistance
About 4 000 allied marines landed by sea and helicopter on the Thanh Phu Peninsula 55 miles south of Saigon in the biggest amphibious operation of the war. The assault met only small sniper contacts as Vietnamese and U S forces began the first major push into flooded delta terrain.
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Saigon
South Vietnam
U. S
Mekong Delta
Delta
Thanh Phu
Central Highlands
Pleiku
North Vietnam
Sokesman
Holloway
Pleiku City
U.S
Chanute reports 1966 fire losses at 28129.75 dollars
Chanute's 1966 fire loss reached 28129.75 dollars, per Fire Chief John Erickson. The yearend tally shows 247 alarms, 79 more than 1965, with December losses boosted by a holiday fire at Harold Anderson's home 420 S. Ruiter.
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Chanute
John Erickson
Harold Anderson
S. Ruiter
Swearing In Of Erie County Officials Monday
Neosho county officials elected in November will be sworn in at noon Monday in the county clerk's office at the Erie courthouse. Exceptions include the treasurer and superintendent of public instruction. Virginia Lowe will administer most oaths with his deputy swearing him in first.
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Neosho County
Erie
Don Harding
Marion Showalter
Hazel Meeker
Virgil Lowe
George Neely
Alberta Gough
L. W. Thurman
John White
Mary Lee Frederick
Doris Shellhorn
Register of Deeds
Bob Pennington
Betty Barr
Ava
Break-in at Tulakes Cafe Reported
Police said four miles west of town on highway K39 the Tulakes cafe was broken into last night. A cigarette machine and record player were forced open and change taken from coin boxes. Leslie Byers reported the break-in at 7 a.m. Freonia sheriff notified. entry through a rear door with merchandise checked for further loss.
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Tulakes
Leslie Byers
Wilson County
Fredonia
Nose blast frees long lodged bullet in Joliet cabbie
Joliet police recount cab driver Nick Simotes, 32, headed to the station to view a robbery suspect when he blew his nose and expelled a bullet that had lain in his sinus since a shooting three months earlier. Doctors had known of the slug but it was never removed. Simotes could not identify the suspect.
Compromise Talks Surface Over Powell Seating Fight
Washington AP reports growing talk of a compromise in the Powell seating dispute as Harlem Democrat Adam Clayton Powell heads back to Washington. House Democrats caucus Monday to set agenda ahead of Congress convening Tuesday and Powell’s status remains a central issue after new developments.
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Washington
Adam Clayton Powell
Harlem Democrat
Powell
Bahamas
House Democrats
Congress
Education and Labor Committee
Explosion at Las Vegas motel kills six
A downtown Las Vegas Or bit Inn Motel blast at 1 25 a m killed six people and injured eight. Officials said a bomb caused the explosion and that six occupants remain unaccounted for. Victims included couples from Idaho California and Nevada.
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Las Vegas
Nev
Dist
George E. Franklin
One-Millionth Civil Service Pension Awarded
Fred A. Fisher of Kansas City received the one millionth Civil Service pension card. At a Friday ceremony for 30 Kansas City post office retirees, Fisher showed the card number to Postmaster Theodor ic Bland and confirmed its significance as the first to reach the milestone since the program began September 1, 1920.
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Kansas City
Fred A. Fisher
Theodoric C. Bland
Civil Service
Fred Fisher
St Pete adopts liquid zot guns with tear gas spray
St Petersburg police debut chemical mace devices that fire a tear gas liquid up to 20 feet. The weapon makes victims cry, burn, and collapse for up to two hours, potentially replacing nightsticks. Test by Times reporter Howard Noyes described intense tearing and inability to see.
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ST. Petersburg
Fila
Howard Noyes
St. Petersburg Times
Intercepted Letter Describes Zot Gun Nightstick Aid
A pistol or device called a Zot gun was described as extending a policeman's nightstick to about 20 feet in a mock correspondence. The note labeled Dear Cha carries a curious, humorous tone.
Intense Kansas winter storm moves eastward
An intense winter storm swept out of Kansas into the Great Lakes region, leaving skies clearing across the state. Blizzard conditions reduced visibility to zero briefly in western and north central Kansas with winds up to 60 mph. Snow was light, up to about one inch in the affected areas.
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Topeka
Kansas
Great Lakes
Two Die In One Car Crash North Of Wellington
Two people died in a one car crash on U S 81 nine miles north of Wellington when the vehicle left the highway at a curve, struck a tree and burned. Trooper Jim Thornton said the bodies were burned beyond recognition and could not be identified immediately.
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Wellington
Kan
U.S. 81
Jim Thornton
Rabbit litter swells to twenty from Salina farm
A New Zealand white doe owned by Loren Harris of Salina gave birth to eight kits Monday. By Wednesday an additional 13 kits arrived, bringing total survivors to 20 of 21. The mother and kits are healthy with foster mothers aiding feeding.
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New Zealand
Loren Harris
Salina
Harris
Boulder Banker Paid $50,000 Ransom for Wife
Betty Sue Hill was held at gunpoint in Boulder home while an early 20s man directed her husband Leo Hill to transfer $50,000. The money was first placed in a laundry, then moved to a library shelf as part of elaborate ransom instructions. Local officials seek the suspect as the case unfolds.
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Boulder
Colo
FBI
Betty Sue Hill
Leo
First National Bank of Boulder
Hill
Paul Dawson
Norlin
University of Colorado
Cam
Parsons Man Named To Kansas Civil Rights Commission
TOPEKA AP Gov. William H. Avery announced the appointment of J D Baumgardner of Parsons to the Kansas Civil Rights Commission. Baumgardner 42 will fill the unexpired term of George Nettels of Pittsburg whose term would have expired July 9 1967.
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Topeka
William H. Avery
J.D. Baumgardner
Parsons
Kansas Civil Rights Commission
Baumgardner
George Nettels
Pittsburg
Nettels
Chimpanzees Art on Display at Field Museum
The Field Museum of Natural History in Chicago hosts eight paintings by three chimpanzees Betsy Congo and Zippy The works generate praise from visitors with comments that rival human artistry and a remark about blurring lines between human and animal endeavor.
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Chicago
Betsy
Congo
Zippy
Field Museum of Natural History
Traffic Fatalities Log For January 1967 In Topeka
Kansas traffic death log reports 11 fatalities in the January period to 9 a.m. Saturday and 3 deaths in the last 24 hours. The 1966 comparable period tallies 9 fatalities.
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Topeka
Kansas
Bond buy pressure on servicemen prompts Senate inquiry
The Senate Constitutional Rights subcommittee grills reports of coercion to buy savings bonds and donate to charity from servicemen and federal workers. A Marine general allegedly pressured men in Vietnam to invest as Ervin seeks protections while treasury data show payroll savings participation rising across services and civilians.
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Washington
Senate Constitutional Rights
Vietnam
Marine Ser
Sam J. Ervin Jr
D-N.c
Subcommittee
Pentagon
Ervin
Viet
Nam
Treasury Department
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Lewis Palmer
Laura
Preston
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Katie
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Calif
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Charles Pearce
Essie
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Harvey Schnitzer
Zot
John Shofield
Pennsylvania
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Minnesota
Sheffield
Noyes
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