Viet Cong ambushes kill 54 and wound 32 in three attacks
Viet Cong troops killed 14 South Vietnamese and wounded 32 in a coastal ambush. Vietnamese forces later killed 40 guerrillas after pursuing them eight hours later. In the central highlands US troops reported two ambush attempts with 37 Communists and three Americans killed and 23 wounded. A separate clash near Saigon left four Americans dead and 29 wounded. Government tallies claimed heavy weekly Communist losses.
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Saigon
U.S
Economy grows to record 807.6 billion GNP in Q4
Commerce data show fourth quarter GNP at 807.6 billion dollars an annual rate, up 16.4 billion from Q3 due to real output and price gains. For 1967 the GNP hits a record 785.1 billion, aligning with projections and 42 billion above 1966.
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Washington
Commerce Department
Department
Congress to push spending cuts tied to tax hike
Johnson faces pressure from Capitol Hill to curb domestic outlays as the 90th Congress reopens. Mills insists spending must stay flat or fall except Vietnam-related items, while Dirksen urges delaying some authorizations and Bow targets about 137 to 150 billion in the administration budget, signaling no decisive action yet.
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Washington
Capitol Hill
White House
Congress
Johnson
90Th
Wilbur D. Mills
House
Ways and Means Committee
Senate
Everett M. Dirksen
Frank T. Bow
Ohio
House Appropriations Committee
Arkansas Democrat
Mills
Dirksen
Bow
First Kansas Bill Enacted Under Docking Legislature
Gov. Robert Docking signed the first bill enacted by the 1968 Kansas Legislature. The measure creates a new method for presenting bills and resolutions for third reading and for delivery between the two houses.
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Topeka
Robert Docking
Kansas
Traffic Fatalities In Topeka Area Log Sets 1968 Record
Kansas traffic death log shows 28 fatalities in January and 28 for 1968 year to date, with 18 deaths in the comparable 1967 period. The 24 hour tally until 9 am Tuesday lists zero new fatalities.
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Topeka
Kansas
Freighter Smash Sparks Gasoline Inferno in Houston Channel
The Liberian registered Christiane struck gasoline laden barges in the Houston Ship Channel, igniting a blaze that spread across the water up to 30 miles. Two tourists aboard the freighter and 27 crew members fled by lifeboats as fireboats battled flames and traffic was halted until midmorning. The ship limped toward Galveston for repairs after the collision near a Baytown La Porte tunnel.
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Houston
Tex
Houston Ship Channel
Coast Guard
Galveston
Christiane
Christiane Shipping Co
Bermuda
Port Arthur
Barbara Waxler
Galveston Bay
Shell Chemical Co
Earthquake Toll Climbs in Sicily Devastation Deepens
Palermo reports a rising toll as aftershocks hit western Sicily. More than 300 dead, about 1,500 missing and 1,500 injured amid massive ruin. Rescue crews press to find survivors as refugees endure harsh cold and improvised camps.
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Palermo
Sicily
Mediterranean
Weather shifts to fair and warmer across state
The Area Forecast calls for generally fair skies and a bit warmer through Wednesday. Low tonight in the 20s with highs near 40 Wednesday. Overnight lows ranged from two above at Topeka and Ft. Leavenworth to 28 at Goodland. Eastern Kansas saw fog this morning. 1 to 2 inches of old snow in the east should melt with the warmer spell. Southwest winds brought rapid temperature rises.
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Topeka
Weather Bureau
Ft. Leavenworth
Goodland
God and His Agents Are Being Sued
An accident victim claims 25 000 dollar damages in a lawsuit filed in Lake Worth. George Albricht, an electrician, alleges injury when a rain flooded sidewalk collapsed in 1964. He names 32 churches and synagogues as defendants under the term God and Co. The initial suit targets a construction firm and the city of Lake Worth.
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West Palm Beach, Fla
God
Lake Worth
George Albricht
God and Co
Albrecht
West Palm Beach
Surveyor 7 Goes Quiet During Lunar Noon Heat
Pasadena AP. Surveyor 7 pilots pause digging scoop and soil tester in 250 degree lunar noon heat. Lab scientists plan to cool and reactivate by Wednesday, continuing until the lunar sunset on Jan 23. Camera operation also slows to 20 minutes on, 40 minutes off. Since Jan 9 the craft near Tycho crater has taken over 9,000 photos of highland rubble.
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Pasadena
Calif
Surveyor 7
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Surveyor
Kansas to tax oil and gas for school aid funds
The Kansas House approved a 5 percent severance tax on oil and gas aiming to raise about 22.3 million dollars annually. Sixty percent would fund a school aid account for districts, while 40 percent supports a state fund. The measure shifts insurance procurement for agencies to competitive bids under state supervision.
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Topeka
Ciboost
Kansas House
Attorney General, Auditor and Insurance Commission
Legislature Holds Highway Hearing On Docking Plan
Kansas lawmakers continued hearings on Gov. Docking's bond financed accelerated highway program. State Highway Director Montgomery and adviser Gale Moss argued for bonds to fund about 406 miles of four lane expressways and 206 miles of toll roads, with taxes and timelines debated by Senate and House committees.
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Topeka
Robert Docking
Kansas
Roads and
John Montgomery
Gale Moss
Senate
House
Moss
Docking
Montgomery
Skagg
Kansas Legislative Council
Ralph Skoog
Judiciary Committee
Moon surveyor seeks shady spot in sunny earth scene
An intercepted letter mocks a Moon surveyor seeking shade while Earth inhabitants seek sun. It hints at covert exchanges and a playful satirical tone without revealing details.
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Moon Surveyor
Earth People
Woman Chiropractor Dies in Burlington Head-On Crash
A 50-year-old chiropractor identified as Zelma H. Mills was killed when her car struck a steel truck head on on U S 75 one mile north of Burlington Coffey County Sheriff's officials said she was passing another car at the time Alvin Strienberg 31 driver of the truck was hospitalized in Burlington with non serious injuries
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Burlington
Kan
Coffey County
Zelma H. Mills
Tribune Phone Contact for Carrier Assistance
Instructions urge calling Tribune phone for carrier access. If unreachable after hours, dial HE 1 3400 after 6 p.m. to reach the appropriate contact.
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Tribune
Chanute Chamber backs Docking highway plan with SEK support
Directors approved a resolution aligning the Chanute Area Chamber of Commerce with the Southeast Kansas Highway Association in backing Governor Docking's highway proposals or a similar plan. Copies will go to the governor and legislators. The SEK association previously endorsed corridor development along US 169 59 69 and the Galena Wichita routes. The chamber also reviewed train hearings, upcoming events, dues approvals, and anticipated poultry jamboree cancellation due to industry decline.
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Chanute
Streets and Highways Committee
Hugh Chapman
SEK Association
Galena
Wichita
Parsons
Chamber
Jack Groves
Kansas Chamber of Commerce
Topeka
S. D. Propst
Agriculture Committee
Southeast Kansas
Allison
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