Planes Crash Save 5 in Mediterranean Collision
Two US Air Force planes collided during refueling off the Spanish coast near Almeria. A B52 from Seymour Johnson and a KC135 from Bergstrom split. five crew were rescued while one plane crashed on land and the other into the sea. Parachutes were seen, and a large dye marker was noted offshore.
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Almeria
Spain
Air Force
Mediterranean
U.S. Air Force
US. Air Force
Madrid
United States
Moron
Sevilla
68Th
Seymour-Johnson Air Base
N.C
Bergstrom
Tex
16Th Air Force
Europe
Torrejon
Marine chief calls for massive effort to end war
Gen. Wallace M. Greene Jr. returned from Asia and urged a united home front and long, painful sacrifices to bring the Vietnam War to a close. He said military victory is possible with patience and courage and noted U.S. forces in Vietnam are as capable as ever.
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Greene
Viet Nam
Guam
Thailand
Formosa
South Korea
U.S
Marine Corps
Cease-fire ordered for 78-hour Vietnam period
Gen William Westmoreland ordered U S forces in Viet Nam to cease firing for 78 hours from noon Thursday in line with Tet celebrations. South Vietnamese, South Korean, Australian, New Zealand, and African forces aligned with allies also paused. The truce follows a Viet Cong four day pledge, while civilian and military actions continued elsewhere and a Thu Duc attack caused casualties among officer candidates and civilians.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
U.S
Viet Nam
William C. Westmoreland
Westmoreland
Republic
Thu Duc
Federal Rule Likely On Kansas Districts
Atty. Gen. Sonderholm said a federal court ruling on congressional apportionment in Kansas is likely before the special legislative session next month. He and Rep. Van Cleave discussed a stipulation for the three judge panel in Kansas City as the current district alignments are challenged for unequal population.
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Topeka
Robert C. Sonderholm
Budget Meeting Tonight At Chamber of Commerce
The Chamber of Commerce holds its annual budget adoption at 8 o clock in the chamber offices with open attendance for all members. A retail committee meeting at 3 pm tomorrow and a women's committee luncheon at noon tomorrow at the Tioga Hotel are also planned. Hugh Chapman and Jack Groves will join Mid-America Inc. in Parsons for a two part meeting including a dinner session on the Ozarka regional development program with officials from the Economic Development Administration and Ozarka Association Fort Smith Arkansas.
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Chamber of Commerce
Chamber
Women’s Committee
Tioga Hotel
Hugh Chapman
Jack
Brutal Cold Grips Chanute Area With Snow and Ice
Winter invades Kansan skies as Chanute endures a 0 to 19 degree cold snap. Overnight low 19 inches of light snow, turning to ice by 1 p.m. forecasters predict subzero to near 30 degree highs, with a warming trend not until Tuesday. Countywide lows drop to 5 below zero in Goodland and 3 below at Garden City.
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Kansas
Weather Bureau
Associated Press
Topeka
Kansans
Goodland
Garden City
Hill City
Pittsburg
Phillipsburg
Hugoton
Atwood
Tulsa strike halts classes as union seeks bargaining agent
Tulsa attorneys filed a petition for an injunction to stop non teaching staff from striking disrupting 77 000 pupils. A 2 p m hearing was set by Judge S J Clendinning. The Teamsters Local 523 vote 228 to 40 ended Sunday shift as pickets marched at schools.
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Tulsa
Teamsters Union Local 523
Weekend reports of windshields broken on parked cars
Police logged two weekend incidents of windshield vandalism. Rick Ranabargar of 1019 N Forest reported Saturday night damage to his car while he attended a basketball game at Senior High. Earlier Friday a 1964 Chevrolet in the Fisher Motor Co. lot at 102 S Evergreen was damaged.
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Rick Ranabargar
N. Forest
Senior High
Fisher Motor Co
Evergreen
Two Teens Injured In Chanute Car Crash
Two Chanute youths Gary Raney 17 and Craig Skinner 15 were hurt in a one car crash on North Plummer Road about 9 45 PM Saturday. They were taken to Neosho Memorial Hospital with Raney suffering a head cut and bruises and Skinner a severe nose injury and facial cuts. The southbound 1956 Ford, driven by Raney, ran off the road hitting a metal culvert and was a total loss. Police listed Raney for reckless driving and transportation of an open bottle. Chanute police and the county sheriff assisted at the scene.
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Chanute
North Plummer Road
Gary Lee Raney
S. Washington
Craig Douglas Skinner
S. Plummer
Neosho Memorial Hospital
Chanute Ambulance Service
Skinner
Raney
Keith Dillon
The
Highway Patrol
Dillon
Neosho County
$1 Billion Strike Cost
The Commerce and Industry Association estimates the 12 day subway and bus strike cost New Yorkers a billion dollars with recovery under 25 percent and urges a 15 cent transit fare increase to help fund the two year contracts between the Transit Authority and the striking unions.
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New York
The
Commerce and Industry Association
City Transit Authority
Striking Transport Workers Union
Amalgamated Transit Union
Afl-Cio
Traffic Fatalities Log Update From Topeka
Kansas traffic death log shows 13 fatalities in 1966 for the January 13 period, with 24 fatalities in the comparable 1965 period. The report covers 48 hours ending Monday morning, detailing fatalities across the state.
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Topeka
Kansas
Bills on the Brink of Law Mill Hopper
Kansas legislators returned to work shaping budget and reapportionment bills. Gov Avery seeks a 570 million next year with up to 10 million in reserve use and land sales likely raising over 1 million. Port of entry reform may ride in an appropriation bill. House and Senate sessions began with apportionment panels to meet by Tuesday as courts require April reapportionment.
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Topeka
Kansas
William H. Avery
Ways and Means
House
Avery
Larned State Hospital
Winfield Hospital and Training Center
Veterans Home
Dodge City
Senate
Architects Board Tests Spark House Budget Debate in Kansas
In Topeka the Kansas House debated funding for the Architecture Registration and Examining Board. Rep. Stan Barnhill criticized the board for low pass rates, noting 1963 to 1965 saw only 5 to 0 passes. He urged funding cuts while others defended the uniform exam used in many states. The measure would fund the board at 10 129 for 1967, with overall appropriations shaping bills across agencies including the Bank Commissioner and Treasury Examiners.
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Topeka
Kansas Registration and Examining Boards For Architects
House of Representatives
Examining Board
Barnhill
Ross Dove
R-Rice
Kansas Board
Board of Treasury Examiners
State Horticultural Society
State Grain Inspection Department
Home Break-in and Theft Reports Include Two Incidents
John Kirkwood of 704 West Main reported Friday that burglars entered his home and stole 16 dollars from his sons rooms two five dollar bills and six one dollar bills. Jim Davis Jr of 717 South Wilson reported Friday night that a tachometer was stolen from his 1951 Plymouth parked at the home.
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John Kirkwood
W. Main
Kirkwood
Jim Davis, Jr
S. Wilson
Democrats push bills to ease Kansas property taxes
A group of Kansas House Democrats proposed two measures to lessen the property tax burden on homeowners seniors and low income residents. One restores a 200 exemption on personal property and a homestead credit for older or low income filers. Other bills seek a blanket income tax exemption for trust companies and credits for vehicle trade in.
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Topeka
Kansas House Today
Kansas
Clyde B. Adams
James Davis
Joseph M. Mikesic
William L. Roberts
Thomas van Cleave
Kansas City
Harriet Graham
Wichita
Democrats
Calvin Stowig
R-Abilene
Richard C. Loux
D-Wichita
Ways and Means Committee
Boards of Healing Arts
Basic Science
Veterinary
Supreme Court denies review in third Liggett case trial
The Supreme Court refused to review a Philadelphia federal court order for a third trial in the lung cancer damages suit against Liggett & Myers Tobacco Co. by carpenter Otto E. Pritchard. The circuit court said jury instruction issues in the second trial warranted a new trial.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Liggett & Myers Tobacco Co
U.S
Philadelphia
Liggett & Myers
Otto E. Pritchard
Ligget & Myers
Pritchard
Pittsburgh
Anita
Kansas and Missouri See Weekend Traffic Fatalities
Two Kansans died in separate weekend crashes in Merriam and near Quenemo. Carl Bodensteiner 64 of Overland Park and his 57 year old wife Pear were injured along with Bonnie Lou Arnold 27 of Kansas City in the Merriam collision. In Osage County 17 year old David Richardson died on a gravel road south of Quenemo with Michael Dawson 17 of Waverly injured. car flipped on its top after skidding sideways. Three Missourians also killed in weekend crashes.
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Associated Press
Kansas
Carl Bodensteiner
Overland Park
Kan
Johnson County
Merriam
Bodensteiner
Pear
Bonnie Lou Arnold
Kansas City
Westside Machine Works
David Richardson
Waverly
Quenemo
Michael Dawson
Topeka
Osage County
Missouri
Mansfield says limited Senate time on union shop and reapportionment
Senator Mansfield indicates the Senate will devote limited time to the union shop and legislative reapportionment. Republicans plan a filibuster against a House bill to repeal the Taft Hartley Act 14B union shop ban. Mansfield schedules debate next week with a hoped end of February decision.
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Washington
Mike Mansfield
D-Mont
Senate
Republians
Everett M. Dirksen
Illinois
Mansfield
Intercepted Letter Debates Vietnam Peace Schedule
An intercepted dispatch suggests that a prolonged string of holidays might jumpstart a peace offensive in Vietnam. The note labels Dear Cha and hints at using holidays to advance diplomatic efforts.
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Cha
Viet Nam
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Moc Hoa
Cai Lay
Kien Tuong
S. J. Clendinning
Architect
Stan Barnhill
D-Junction City
Architects Board
Kansas State
John Conard
Greensburg
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