U S Strikes Twice At Railway Yards
War updates report US fighter bombers hitting the Thai Nguyen rail yard near Hanoi while air and ground battles continue across North and South Vietnam. Viet Cong gunfire downs a UH-1 helicopter, eight aboard killed, and 10 000 more US troops to be sent this month. Premier Ky travels to Australia and New Zealand amid protests.
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Saigon
Hanoi
Mekong
Red River
Air Force
Thai Nguyen
North
U.S
North Vietnam
Henry Cabot Lodge
United States
Pentagon
Washington
South Vietnam
Vietnam
7Th Fleet
Thailand
Nguyen Cao Ky
Australia
New Zealand
Baker Denied Motions as Bugging Claims Go to Trial
Federal Judge Oliver Gasch denied defense requests to throw out charges against Bobby Baker citing electronic eavesdropping claims. Baker, ex secretary to the Senate majority, faces tax evasion and misusing 80000 of senatorial campaign funds. Witness Wayne Bromley testified he recorded income that benefited Baker.
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Washington (Ap
Oliver Gasch
Bobby Baker
Baker
Senate
Edward Bennett Williams
Justice Department
Wayne L. Bromely
Beverly Wilshire Hotel
Los Angeles
Bromley
Gasch
Williams
Turnpike Promotion Meeting Planned in Wichita
About 50 attendees from chamber of commerce road committees will gather in Wichita to discuss promoting three proposed Kansas turnpikes linking Hays to Wichita, Wichita to Baxter Springs, and Kansas City to Galena. The meeting is open to the public.
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Wichita, Kan
Kansas
Chamber of Commerce Road Committees
Hays
Wichita
Baxter Springs
Kansas City
Galena
Blizzard Closes Roads as Northern Midwest Smothers Southward
A brutal blizzard roared from the northern Plains into Minnesota and Wisconsin with 70 mph gusts and zero visibility at times. The system shut schools and halted travel across the region as three storm related deaths were reported including two in Minnesota and a woman in South Dakota. Roads and air travel faced major disruption while cold wave warnings covered a wide swath from the Canadian border to Kentucky and western New York.
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Associated Press
Midwest
Canada
Great Plains
The
Weather Bureau
Canadian
Kentucky
Tennessee
Oklahoma
Texas
New York
Plains
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Michigan
Iowa
South Dakota
Weather data and forecast from Topeka AP report
Area forecast calls for generally fair and cold tonight and Wednesday. Low tonight 5 to 10, high Wednesday 25 to 30. An intense winter storm skirted Kansas bringing cold air but no snow or high winds. Overnight lows 5 to 15, highs 47 to 53 in various cities.
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Topeka
Kansas
Weather Bureau
Concordia
Garden City
Wichita
Hutchinson
Two Boys Rescued From Ice Chunk in Detroit River
Two Ontario teenagers, Wayne Daniher aged 15 and Ernest Hansen aged 16, spent 90 minutes stranded on a 12 foot diameter ice chunk in the Detroit River before a Canadian motorist alerted police. They were rescued Monday night, treated for exposure at a hospital, and released.
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Detroit
Windsor
Ont
Detroit River
Wayne Daniher
Ernest Hansen
Thieves Targeted Beer Truck but Found Saltload
In Brison Germany police report thieves stole a heavy truck Monday night marked with beer ads but the vehicle carried 200 sacks of salt instead of beer. The incident ends with a disappointing haul for the criminals.
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Brison
Germany
Spirit Loving Dog Attends Stockton Third Grade Daily
An 18 year old mixed breed dog named Susie attends Adams School third grade with Mrs Stewart Browns class. Susie travels to school each morning and enjoys fire drills and a couch in the faculty lounge. She has become a beloved figure among students and teachers despite the veterinary concerns years ago.
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Stockton
Calif
Susie
Adams School
Mendoza
UFO Sightings Probe Expands To Missouri Kansas
Dr. Robert M. Low deputy director of the University of Colorado UFO project traveled to Joplin Missouri to verify reports of at least two UFOs last Friday. Northwestern University’s Dr. J Aileen Hysek joined the inquiry after meetings with Cherokee County Kansas authorities and other witnesses. The Air Force funds the Colorado project with a 300000 dollar grant.
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Leen Hysek
Northwestern University
Low
Cherokee County
Kan
University of Colorado
Air Force
Chanute and Humboldt Hold goodwill breakfast in Humboldt
A 7 am goodwill breakfast at Tik Tok cafe in Humboldt drew about 48 businessmen from Humboldt and Chanute. The third in a Chanute Area Chamber series aimed to foster fellowship and understanding between the two towns, with remarks on Humboldt schools and business by Lee Murren and attendance by mayors Courtney Moles and Fred Harris. Royce Wells of Chanute acted as toastmaster. Approximately 25 attendees came from Chanute.
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Humboldt
Chanute
Chanute Area
Man of Kansas
Humboldt Chamber
Courtney Moles
Fred Harris
Royce Wells
Chanute Clothier
Chanute C of C reviews yearend 1966 financial report
Chanute area Chamber of Commerce directors accepted the yearend 1966 financial report and approved several financial items. They referred the April annual meeting to the public relations committee for speaker arrangements. Dues of 50 dollars to the American Chamber of Commerce Executives and Kansas Chamber of Commerce were approved.
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Chanute Area
Jack Groves
Chamber Managers’ Institute
Groves
Kansas Chamber of Commerce
Topeka
Chanute
Kansas City
Kan
Tulsa
Burl Schaberg
Jim Blessing
Traffic Fatalities in Topeka Log Update
Kansas traffic death log reports 17 fatalities in January and 16 in the comparable 1966 period. The tally includes one previously unreported fatality and covers the 24 hours to 9 a.m. Tuesday.
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Topeka
Kansas
Seventeen Miners Die in Virginia Mine Blast
A methane fire damp explosion at the Virginia Mine in the Orange Free State killed seventeen miners. A mine spokesman confirmed the fatal incident occurred Monday in South Africa.
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Johannesburg
South Africa
Virginia
Orange Free State
Governor orders full probe into Wichita firm founding
Gov. Docking instructed the attorney general to launch a full inquiry into the formation and operations of National Finance Life Underwriters Inc. and Farm and Ranch Life Insurance Co. investigations target holding companies and regulatory ties. The move aims to uncover facts and evaluate any wrongdoing while avoiding a witch hunt.
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Topeka
Robert Docking
Wichita Securities and Insurance
Kansas
Kansas City Star
Hutchinson News
National Finance Life Underwriters Inc
Farm and Ranch Life Insurance Co
Docking
Securities and Insurance Commissioners of
Securities Commissioner
Kansas Corporation Commission
Robert C. Sonderholm
Silver to Copper-Nickel Change Faces Silver Stock Shortage
Washington reports silver remains vital as a store of value but is diminishing in use. A 24 member Congress commission will guide timing to end silver roles by 1968 while the Treasury maintains price and ensures supply for industrial needs. Industrial demand rose to about 150 million ounces last year.
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Washington
U. S
Treauty
Congress
Treasury
Man sheds 452 pounds through willpower diet
Robert Pelgen of Fort Thomas Kentucky once weighed 687 pounds at VA Hospital in Cincinnati. He lost about 452 pounds over two years, weighed 242 pounds on return, and aims to stabilize at 235 pounds after an abdominal skin-removal operation and ongoing weight loss efforts.
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Fort Thomas
Robert
Tiny) Pelgen
Pelgen
Veterans Administration Hospital
Cincinnati
Aliceville Bank Burglarized in Coffey County Kansas
The Aliceville State Bank was burglarized early today in Coffey County Kansas. Sheriff Delbert Helmer said torches were used to open the safe and the loss amount could not yet be determined. Aliceville lies about ten miles southeast of Burlington in southeastern Kansas.
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Burlington, Kan
Aliceville
Kan
Coffey County
Delbert Helmer
Burlington
Kansas
Committee Assignments Delayed in State House
AP reports Speaker John Conard delayed releasing House committee assignments due to last minute adjustments to satisfy 125 members. He now expects to announce them Wednesday. The House also created a joint committee with four House and three Senate members to study facilities and procedures for 1967 and 1968. No further action occurred.
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PEKA
John Conard
Greensburg
Conard
House
Senate
Two Are Arrested For Stealing Turtle
An American, 21, Mark William Lavelly of Columbus Ohio, and Australian Joseph E Cooke, 24, were jailed a month for stealing a turtle. They said it was a prank. The court ordered the turtle returned to a tortoise shell maker. An appeal bond set at 150 dollars.
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Nassau
Bahamas
Mark William Lavelly
Columbus
Ohio
Joseph E. Cooke
Cooke
Intercepted Letter Describes Pelgen Diet and Bachelor Status
The text identifies Robert Tiny Pelgen as a man who dieted off 452 pounds and notes he remains a bachelor. It contrasts a family budget director preventing food supply to support a 687 pound weight.
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Robert
Tiny) Pelgen
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