Veterans recall WWI draft dodger label in 1918 Neosho County list
The Chanute Daily Tribune's 1918 report listed Geeding among 23 Neosho County men labeled slackers as draft age, while Geeding served with the Rainbow Division in France. Geeding and Joe Rensing revisited the old files at The Tribune office, noting the era's patriotism and the term draft dodger.
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Deane Geeding
S. Santa Fe
Santa Fe
Tribune
Geeding
Joe Rensing
Highland
Rensing
The
the Tribune
Kaiser Wilhelm
Chanute Daily Tribune
County Draft Board
Neosho County
Erie
County
Rainbow Division
France
Cosmonaut Volynov Lands After Historic Soyuz 5 Mission
Cosmonaut Boris Volynov landed safely in the Soviet Union completing a four man mission that achieved the world’s first crew transfer between orbiting spacecraft. Tass said Volynov’s Soyuz 5 made a soft landing near Kustanay after a 72 hour 46 minute flight as Soyuz 4’s cosmonauts conducted space walks and docked with the same mission.
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Moscow
Boris Volynov
Soviet Union
Tass
Volynov
Kustanay
Space Center
Baikonir
Counter Inaugural Prepare for Nixon Mockery in Washington
Leaders of the counter inaugural expect up to 10 000 peaceful protesters to mock Richard Nixon during his solemn installation. The Yippie group plans to inaugurate a pig as president, with barbed wire and fixed bayonets surrounding a reviewing stand along the parade route. Nixon may attend, and counter-inaugural events include a ball with seats priced from 2 to 35 dollars.
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Washington
Richard M. Nixon
United States
Nixon
Rennie Davis
Schedule of Inaugural Weekend Events Washington DC
Washington AP lists events for the inaugural weekend with receptions at the National Gallery and Smithsonian, concerts at Constitution Hall, and public tickets for the parade and balls. Counter protests are noted with plans for a reverse parade from White House to Capitol led by Kathleen Cleaver and a Joan Baez rally near Sylvan Theater.
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National Gallery of Art
Washington Hilton
National Guard Armory
Tion Hall
State Department
White House
Nixon
Johnson
Capitol
Capitol Plaza
Pennsylvania Avenue
Mayflower
Sheraton Park
Shoreham
Smithsonian Museum of History and Technology
Statler
Washington
Hilton
Davis
National Mobilization Committee
Vietnam
Students For A Democratic Society
Kathleen Cleaver
Eldridge Cleaver
Sylvan Theater
Joan Baez
Daughters of the American Revolution
Constitution Hall
Welfare Study Reveals Neosho County Aid Burden and Distribution
John Kirkwood, Neosho County welfare director, reports 550 welfare cases with 334 in Chanute and 216 elsewhere. The 1969 budget totals about 1.111 million dollars, with 50 percent federal, 25 percent state, and 25 percent county funding. October aid numbers show dependents, elderly, disabled, general, and blind assistance across programs and nursing homes.
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John Kirkwood
Neosho County
Chanute
Plummer
West Oak
St. Paul
Erie
Thayer
Par
Galesburg
Shaw
South Mound
Walnut
Urbana
Earlton
Stark
Vietnam peace talks reach full procedural agreement
In Paris the four representatives at the Vietnam peace talks announce full agreement on all procedural matters. After a five hour meeting with South and North Vietnam and the NLF, U.S. Ambassador Cyrus R. Vance says negotiations will begin early next week and that they are moving to the serious business of peace.
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Paris
U.S
South Vietnam
North Vietnam
Viet Cong
National Liberation Front
NLF
Cyrus R. Vance
Vietnam
International Conference Center
Thieu Signals Partial Withdrawal of U S Troops
President Thieu announced that some American combat troops will be withdrawn from South Vietnam this year and directed a timetable be drafted with U S Command. Initial withdrawals may reach 20 000 troops with as many as 100 000 phased out by year end, pending detailed plans by both staffs.
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Saigon
Nguyen van Thieu
South Vietnam
U.S
Thieu
Abrams
Weekend Regional Forecast Temperatures Dip
Tonight clouds thin as an initial clearing trend begins. Overnight low in the mid 20s. Sunday turns generally fair with light winds and a high near 50.
Sheriff Plays Rescue Role
Humboldt residents Dorothy Watts and her son Roger were found unconscious by Sheriff Ross Wade and his son after he heard moaning at their home. They suffered carbon monoxide poisoning from unvented gas heaters. Dr Edward Long and local police assisted. The doctor said they were recovering well the next morning.
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Wade
Allen County Hospital
Iola
Merle Zimmerman
Humboldt
Intercepted Letter and Nixon Metaphor in Public Debate
The passage compares political safety to Nixon versus counter inauguralists. It suggests a preference for Nixon amid dramatic partisan rhetoric. The excerpt reflects editorial stance on leadership during a period of upheaval and intrigue.
Garrison seeks indefinite delay in Shaw trial
Dist. Atty. Jim Garrison asks for an open ended postponement of Clay Shaw's trial on Kennedy conspiracy charges. Assistant Alcock filed the motion as Judge Haggerty set a Monday hearing amid subpoena disputes over autopsy photos and X rays.
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New Orleans
Jim Garrison
Clay L. Shaw
Lee Harvey Oswald
John F. Kennedy
Garrison
Asst. Dist. Atty
James L. Alcock
Crimial District Court
Edward A. Haggerty Jr
Alcock
Shaw
Washington
Court of General Sessions
Charles Halleck
Kennedy
Halleck
New Orleans Asst. Dist. Atty. N. V. Bertel Jr
Bertel
Dallas
Warren Commission
Oswald
National Archives
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Spiro T. Agnew
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