Weather slows allied drive in Vietnam as battles continue
Dense jungle cover and overcast weather hinder ground and air offensives against the Viet Cong in the south and north. Navy and Air Force strikes on North Vietnam are limited. radar drops only. Rescue efforts recover 204 from the Ashan Special Forces camp near the Laos border, including 32 Americans and 12 Marines. A barge explosion near Saigon destroys 350 tons of ammunition with no casualties. Gen. Westmoreland names Maj. Gen. John C F Tillson III as assistant chief of staff for operations.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
U. S
U. S. Air Force
Navy
North Viet Nam
Air Force
Marines
Ashan Special Forces
da Nang
William C. Westmoreland
John C.F. Tillson III
Tillson
Ft. Huachuca
Ariz
Pentagon
Four Seek Dodge City Mayor Post in April Election
Four candidates filed for mayor for the April 5 vote with a March 22 primary required. Incumbent Frank B. Mapel seeks re election along with Virgil Selas Darrel Manis and Raymond Ridgway. A $198 000 library construction bond also appears on the April 5 ballot.
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Dodge City
Kan
Frank B. Mapel
Virgil Selas
Darrel Manis
Raymond Ridgway
Wellington race shapes up for commission seat
Wellington Kansas race for one of three city commission seats gathers pace with incumbent Mat F. Dwyer seeking a third term, joined by challengers Mrs. Elva Brownlee and H. H. Etter who filed this week.
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Wellington
Kan
Mat F. Dwyer
Elva Brownlee
H. H. Etter
Reservations Not Honored at Baltimore Police Lodging
In Baltimore a visitor with a reservation for a police cell was refused lodging by the department. Desk Sgt. Kenneth OConnor received a 9 a.m. call and joked about arranging a cell. Later, Capt. Elmer Bowen refused entry to the guest who arrived at 4:30 p.m., noting lodging registration would occur later.
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Baltimore, Md
Baltimore Police Department
Kenneth Oconnor
O'Connor
Capt
Elmer Bowen
France Ousts NATO Headquarters Move Sought
France announced to 14 NATO members its unilateral plan to move SHAPE near Paris and Allied Forces Central Europe away from French soil. The SHAPE site lies outside Paris and the Central European Command at Fontainebleau would be relocated, with France citing unsatisfactory negotiations as justification.
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Paris
France
NATO
Atlantic Alliance
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Supreme Headquarters
Allied Powers In Europe
SHAPE
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Allied Forces
Central Europe
Central European Command
Fontainebleau
Phone numbers guide Tribune readers to contact carrier
The notice instructs readers to contact their Tribune carrier by dialing HE 1 3400 after 6 p.m. if the main number is unavailable. It emphasizes reaching the service after hours via the listed telephone path.
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Tribune
Traffic Fatalities Log For Topeka Area
Kansas traffic death log shows 24 hours ending 9 am Saturday March 2 1966 with 9 fatalities, compared with 11 in the same period in 1965. Included are figures for Topeka and surrounding counties.
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Topeka
Kansas
Damage to plate glass windows reported around town
Police received two more reports today of damage to plate glass. Holes were shot in two Chanute Lumber Co. windows at 20 S. Forest, one per pane, and a window at E-Z-Way Laundry 701 N. Grant was damaged Thursday night. Several other similar damage reports have been made since the start of the week.
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Chanute Lumber Co
S. Forest
N. Grant
Deer Killed in US 169 Collision Near Santa Fe Park
A car driven by John L. Rinehart of Humboldt struck and killed a deer on US 169 by Santa Fe Park at the town's south edge about 9 15 last night. The deer was taken to the police station and later turned over to a state game protector. Both headlights on Rinehart's car were broken, officers said.
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John L. Rinehart
Humboldt
Santa Fe Park
Rinehart
9Th and
Central
Helen Wallace
S. Highland
Main
Royster Junior High
Arnett
Sherry Oliphant
N. Highland
Bohlen Leaves Paris for Washington Talks
U S ambassador to France Charles E. Bohlen departed Paris by air today for consultations in Washington. He travels amid ongoing diplomatic discussions and is expected to return after completion of talks.
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Paris
Charles E. Bohlen
U.S
France
Washington
Topeka Area Weather Review and Rain Totals
Southeast Kansas saw substantial rains Friday night with amounts from a half inch to 1.83 inches along a Wichita to Lawrence line. Osawatomie received 1.47 inches while El Dorado Burlington Gridley and Augusta had around 1.03 inches.
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Topeka
Kansas
Wichita
Lawrence
Paola
Osawatomie
el Dorado
Burlington
Gridley
Augusta
Beaumont
Garnett
Eureka
Reading
Altamont
la Cygne
Fredonia
Draft board clerks in disbelief over Dr. Levy notice
Charlotte optometrist Louis Levy, 79, was sent a draft notice from a South Carolina board and joked he would join the Marines. He had registered in World War I and had not lived in SC for 30 years. A Selective Service spokesman said his name appeared on a list of optometrists available for service.
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Charlotte
N.C
Louis Levy
Marines
Dr. Levy
South Carolina
Selective Service
U S Assistant Secretary Holds Talks With Chinese Nationalists
William Bunday, assistant secretary of state for Far Eastern affairs, met today with Foreign Minister Shen Chang-huan and other Chinese nationalist officials during a conference in Taipei Formosa.
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Taipei
Formosa
William Bunday
U.S
Shen Changhuan
Sukarno Yields Control of Indonesia to Army
Report from Singapore and Jakarta indicates Suharto, army chief, has moved to take power from President Sukarno. Sukarno remains as a figurehead while Subandrio is reported dismissed. Army loyalists and Nasution backers appear to drive the shift amid student protests. Jakarta radio says troops massed and a show of force is staged.
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Sukarno
Indonesia
Singapore
Suharto
Communist Party
Jakarta
Peking
Subandrio
Abdul Haris Nasution
Nasution
Pearson Dares Opponents to Try Ouster Over Scandal
In Ottawa Liberal Prime Minister Lester Pearson challenges the Conservative opposition to oust him amid a security scandal involving Gerda Munsinger. Justice Minister Lucien Cardin accuses Diefenbaker era cabinet members, while Sevigny denies espionage ties and Pearson orders a full judicial inquiry to probe the allegations.
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Ottawa
Lester B. Pearson
Pearson
Britain
Lucien Cardin
John G. Diefenbaker
Gerda Munsinger
Cardin
Diefenbaker
Munsinger
House of Commons
Plot to sell industrial secrets busted by FBI in Delaware
The FBI says a plot with international overtones to sell secret formulas worth millions to Du Pont was foiled. Arrests include Wilbra J. C. Pierce, 27, and Earl Bush, 29, on mail fraud charges with bonds set at 10,000 each. The case involved data tied to B F Goodrich and Montecatini and a plan to obtain synthetic rubber formulas.
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Wilmington
Del
FBI
DuPont Co
Wilmington Chemical
B. F. Goodrich Corp
Akron
Ohio
Montecatini Corp
Milan
Italy
Montecatini
DuPont
Goodrich
Cleveland
Wilbur J. C. Pierce
U.S. District Court
Earl Bush
Pigeons Not Wanted At Union Square
San Francisco resident Monica Witt stock, 52, charged with feeding pigeons at Union Square, violating city ordinance. Her case was continued in Municipal Court after she argued pigeons have a right to happiness.
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San Francisco
Union Square
Monica Wittstock
Hallucinatory Drug Expert Leary Sentenced in Texas
In Laredo Texas a federal judge tentatively imposes a 30 year term on Dr Timothy Leary a Harvard lecturer renowned for hallucinogenic drug experiments. He receives 20 years for marijuana transport and 10 years for tax evasion plus a 40000 dollar fine. His daughter Susan faces a separate indeterminate sentence.
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Laredo
Tex
Harvard
U.S
Ben Connally
Timothy Leary
Millbrook
N.Y
Leary
Susan
Richard Alpert
Three Nominated for Kansas Supreme Court
Gov. William H. Avery considers three nominees for appointment to the Kansas Supreme Court. The 11 member commission sent the names Perry L. Owsley Marvin E. Thompson and Alexander M. Fromme after evaluating 58 candidates. If Avery does not act in 60 days the chief justice will fill the vacancy created by Chief Justice Parker’s retirement.
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Topeka
William H. Avery
Kansas Supreme Court
State Supreme Court Nominating Commission
Avery
Perry L. Owsley
Pittsburg
Crawford County
State Board of Tax Appeals
Marvin E. Thompson
Russell
The
Kansas Bar Association
Alexander M. Fromme
Hoxie
Sheridan County
Hatch closing delay threatens Gemini 8 launch
Cape Kennedy, Fla AP A hatch sealing problem with Gemini 8 could push the launch date. Astronaut David R. Scott was summoned to test if he can close the hatch in weightlessness. If not the bonding seal must be replaced causing a possible day or two slip. A mission review board met today.
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Cape Kennedy
Fla
David R. Scott
Scott
Gemini Launch Complex 19
Three Fugitives Are Captured Near Leavenworth
Three U S disciplinary barracks fugitives were spotted on a dirt road north of Lovemont in Leavenworth County and captured after military police received a tip. The escapees were Arthur E. Thomas 25 Hilton Kansas George Bailey 19 Lexington Missouri and Bloom B Leasure Jr 23 Wayne Michigan who fled Thursday night while wearing civilian clothes over their prison garb.
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FT. Leavenworth, Kan
U.S
Lovemont
Leavenworth County
Arthur E. Thomas
Hilton
Kan
George Bailey
Lexington
Bloom B. Leasure Jr
Wayne
Mich
Accidents In Traffic Reported
Police cited Lawrence Harris 18 of 418 E Chestnut for failing to yield after a collision at Main and Grant around 5 p.m. Harris drove a 1953 Chevrolet owned by Henry Fields and collided with a 1961 Dodge driven by William Earnest. Damages were $125 and $50 respectively.
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Lawrence Harris
E. Chestnut
Main and
Grant
Harris
Henry Fields
Intercepted Letter Dear Cha
An intercepted letter notes France built the Maginot Line after World War I as part of defending NATO headquarters from French soil. The fragment reflects political commentary on French defense postwar policy and NATO alignment.
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France
NATO
Maginot Line
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Toronto Star
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Germany
Defense
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Sevigny
E. I. duPont de Nemours & Co
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B. F. Goodrich
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