Koreans Still Hold Pueblo
The United States warned North Korea against trying the Pueblo crew as criminals and asked the Red Cross to seek their freedom. President Johnson consulted advisers while UN options were considered as Moscow and Pyongyang urged defiance and threats of retaliation.
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Washington
U.S
North Korea
International Red Cross
State Department
Robert J. McCloskey
Johnson
United Nations
United States Pushes Diplomacy Over Pueblo Crisis
Nearly 14 800 air reservists prepared for indefinite active duty as the U.S. seeks a bloodless Pueblo settlement. President Johnson balances determination with diplomacy to win release of the Pueblo and 63 sailors while the U N Security Council plans an urgent session on the crisis. Officials also pursue a Soviet mediation offer.
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Washington
United States
Pueblo
Johnson
North Korea
U.S. Navy
U.N. Security Council
U.S
Arthur J. Goldberg
Goldberg
North Korea vows punishment after Pueblo noted incident
Shooting incidents persist north of Seoul as North Koreans try to cross the DMZ into the South. U S and South Korean forces hunt remnants of the 31 North Koreans who invaded Seoul to assassinate President Park. An American soldier is killed, others die on both sides, with total casualties rising.
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Seoul
North Korea
U.S
United States
Demilitarized Zone
South Korea
Chung Hee Park
Traffic Fatalities Log For January and 1968
Topeka AP reports Kansas traffic death log in the 24 hours ending 9 am shows fatalities for January at 38 and for 1968 at 38, with the comparable period in 1967 at 30.
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Topeka
Kansas
Intercepted Letter Describes Greenland H-bomb Search Delay
Intercepted letter indicates the Air Force plans to delay the search for lost H-bombs in Greenland. The report speculates the delay will last until next summer when daylight extends to about 20 hours a day.
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Greenland
United States seeks U.N. action over Pueblo crisis
Ambassador Goldberg asks the Security Council to demand the immediate return of the ship and its 83 crew from North Korea. He cites a grave threat to peace from rising DPRK actions and urges compliance with the armistice to halt terrorism, while diplomats warn of Communist counterattacks.
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United Nations, N.Y
United States
Pueblo
U.N. Security Council
Arthur J. Goldberg
North Korea
Goldberg
Council
Washington
South Korea
U.N
Security Council
Call Up of Air Reserves Gets General Support
President Johnson ordered 14,800 airmen to active duty amid the Pueblo crisis drawing broad backing from lawmakers. Senate and House members urged fuller disclosure of the seizure circumstances and some pressed for a congressional inquiry into policy and air cover in dangerous waters.
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Washington
Johnson
Congress
North Korea
Pueblo
Thomas H. Kuchel
California
Kuchel
Joseph D. Tydings
Dmd
Jacob K. Javits
R-N.y
Senate
Transmission Is Recovered After Theft Probe
A four speed transmission reported stolen from Whitley Morris Motor Co. was found by police yesterday after statements from two Chanute youths. Danny Gates and Stephen Erickson both 19 admitted involvement and were released to parents pending charges. They said they removed the transmission from a 1967 car outside the Whitley Morris agency on January 10 and later moved it to Pittsburg before returning it to Chanute.
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Whitley-Morris Motor Co
Chanute
Danny Gates
S. Central
Stephen Erickson
S. Tennessee
Whitley-Morris
S. Evergreen
Pittsburg
Gates
Mike Brooks Held on Driving Without License Charge
Mike Brooks of Chanute was jailed on a charge of driving without a license and for parole inquiry. Police arrested him at 1:25 a.m. after a report of a residential disturbance.
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Mike C. Brooks
Chanute
Air Force delays search for bombs near Thule base
Air Force says fragments of hydrogen bombs were found near the B52 crash site at Thule Greenland but plans to search deeper for the remaining weapons are undecided. Major General Hunziker notes contamination is contained and current threat deemed not dangerous.
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Thule Air Base
Greenland
US Air Force
Arctic Circle
Air Force
Strategic Air Command
North Star Bay
Richard O. Hunziker
Hunziker
Frank F. Hopkins
Andrews Air Force Base
Weather forecast and temperatures for region
AREA FORECAST calls for increasing clouds and cooler conditions this evening and tonight. Mostly cloudy and cooler Saturday with a chance of light rain or drizzle tonight and Saturday. Low tonight near 40, high Saturday around 50. Topeka reports light rain spreading across the state with possible light snow tonight or tomorrow. Thursday highs ranged from 74 at Russell Garden City and Liberal to 52 at Ft Leavenworth.
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Topeka
Weather Bureau
Kansas
Russell
Garden City
Liberal
Ft. Leavenworth
Neosho County Reappraisal Raises Property Valuations
County commissioners report a total Neosho county reappraised valuation of 85.97 million dollars with 30 percent of value used for assessment. Increases range up to about five percent in most towns while Earlton drops 86 percent. taxes depend on budgets and levies to be set this summer.
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Neosho County
Earlton
Chanute
Vesimed Vietnam Cease-Fire Looms as Clash Toll Rises
In the 36 hours before Tet cease-fire, Communist forces mortared and attacked multiple U.S. bases across South Vietnam. The surge killed 21 Americans and wounded 137, targeting Lai Khe, An Khe, Holloway, Phu Bai, and a patrol base near the DMZ, with airfields damaged and allied defenses holding.
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Saigon
South Vietnam
U.S
Lai Khe
U.S. 1St Infantry Division
Red Cross
An Khe
Holloway
Highlands
25Th Infantry Division
1St Corps
Phu Bai
3Rd Marine Division
Aten Convicted Of Grand Larceny In Iola
IOLA Thelbert Aten of Iola convicted in district court on grand larceny tied to a billfold and keys found in his car. Kenneth Wight, an Iola businessman who disappeared December 21 1966, remains missing. Sentencing delayed to await possible motion for new trial.
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IOLA
Herbert Aten
Kenneth Wight
Wight
Living Costs Rise in December 1967
The Labor Department reports December price increases pushed the consumer price index to 118.2, meaning goods and services cost $11.82 for the $10 base from 1957 59. Automobiles and gasoline mostly held steady while groceries rose by 0.5 percent in December. Arnold Chase noted broad price gains across most categories.
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Washington
Labor Department
Arnold Chase
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Three Car Damage Reports Logged By Police
Three separate vehicle incidents were reported. Lloyd Cobb of 643 S Central said his 1960 Pontiac was damaged by debris along an alley in the 1700 block of South Santa Fe after pulling over to meet another car. Wilbur Moffatt of 124 S Kansas said his car bumped a parked 1959 Chevrolet belonging to Bill Krause of Iola. Krause’s car had a damaged headlight. Mrs. B J Truster of 514 S Evergreen said her 1962 Pontiac station wagon struck a parked 1963 Chrysler owned by Dr. J W Kensett of 906 S Highland. Kensett’s car had front end and door damage while Truster’s car sustained other damage.
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Lloyd Cobb
S. Central
South Santa Fe
Wilbur Moffatt
S. Kansas
Bill Krause
Iola
Krause
Moffatt
S. Rutter
Pontaic
B. J. Truster
S. Evergreen
Chrysler
J. W. Kensett
S. Highland
Kensett
Truster
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Tass
North Korean
Communist Party
Navy
Lloyd M. Bucher
Rep
Paul Find
Ley
World Organization
Korea
White House
George Christian
Naval Air
Cha
Agha Shahi
Pakistan
Shahi
Vietnam
U.N. General Assembly
UN. Commission For the Unification and Rehabilitation of Korea
Uncork
Mike Mansfield
Mike Brooks
Thule Base
Erie
St, Paul
Galesburg
Thayer
Stark
Big Creek
Danville
Centerville
Chetopa
Urbana
Erie Township
Rollin and Shaw
Grant
Kimball
Lahore
Lincoln
South
Mound
Lake McKinley
Jacksonville
Mission
Shiloh
Morehead
Tioga
Walnut Grove
Whitley-Morris Chevrolet Co
West Cherry
Tribune
Atlas Builders Inc
Oswego
Aten
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