Mod Attire Sparked by New Clerical Robes at Grace Cathedral
Grace Cathedral in San Francisco adopts bright red yellow and blue liturgical robes designed by Vienna Anderson a former Broadway actress now crafting vivid clerical wear. Since October she has fielded 100 orders including eight from bishops with five vestments in use at the cathedral. The clergy say the colorful styles provoke a positive response and a new attitude toward worship.
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San Francisco
Grace Cathedral
Vienna Anderson
Miss Anderson
Illiteracy Decline in the United States in the 1960s
The Census Bureau reports illiteracy fell by half during the 1960s, with one in 100 adults 14 or older unable to read or write. From 1959 to 1960 the total declined from 2.6 million to 1.4 million while the population 14 and over rose by 21.8 million.
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Washington
United States
Census Bureau
Seale Jury Seated in Rackley Killing Case
A jury of seven whites and five blacks is empaneled in New Haven to try Black Panther Chairman Bobby Seale and Ericka Huggins on capital charges including kidnapping resulting in death and aiding and abetting murder in the 1969 Rackley case.
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New Haven, Conn
Black Panther
Bobby G. Seale
Seale
Ericka Huggins
The
Panthers
Alex Rackley
New York City
Ransom Group Seeks Aid for POW Negotiations
Beverly Hills based The Prisoners of War Rescue Mission led by Bing Crosby's brother says they are trying to negotiate with North Vietnam for American prisoners of war. Larry Crosby 76 reported the group may appeal to the public for funds if North Vietnam makes a reasonable offer.
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Beverly Hills
Calif
Bing Crosby
North Vietnam
Prisoners of War Rescue Mission
Larry Crosby
Two Minor Bills Signed by Governor Docking
Gov. Robert Docking's office announced the signing of two minor bills. One creates an insurance company annual statement examination fund of 15000 dollars from tax and fee collections to pay for annual inspection of records. The other renames the State Industrial Farm for Women at Lansing to the Kansas Correctional Institution for Women.
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Topeka
Robert Docking
Insurance Company
State Industrial Farm For Women
Lansing
Kansas Correctional Institution For Women
Opposition by Petition in Kansas to Nuclear Waste Site
Pittsburg environmental group launches a petition campaign opposing the AEC plan to store nuclear waste near Lyons. Hutchinson activists organize to suspend the proposal until full public clarification. Kansas lawmakers join in introducing a resolution against the repository and upcoming hearings in Washington are noted.
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Lyons, Kan
Pittsburg
Kan
Atomic Energy Commission
Lyons
Hutchinson
Reno County Environmental Action Committee
AEC
Kansas
Topeka
Kansas House
Washington
Consolidation halves Kansas Selective Service offices
Kansas will reduce its selective service offices from 84 to 27 by May while 84 local boards remain. Chanute and 25 other communities will keep offices. staff sharing will occur in Wichita and Kansas City. Records handling and travel logistics for board members remain under review. Local registrations continue in each county as usual.
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Tribune
Yates Center
Chanute’s
Chanute
Kansas
Selective Service
Junior Elder
Topeka
Elder
Federal
Office of Management and Budget Analysis
Wichita
Kansas City
Parsons
State Selective Service
Joplin Salesman Arrested for Coffee Theft Near Erie
William R. Burks of Joplin, 48, was arrested south of Erie on US 59 at 10:30 a.m. after ten cases of coffee valued at 200 dollars were found in his green late model Ford. Olsons store manager Gene Maher reported seeing Burks with coffee from the Erie store and the undersheriff followed and arrested him. Burks was arraigned in Chanute before Judge Richard Ashley.
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Erie
William R. Burks
Joplin
Dale Powell
US 59
Olson
Burks
Powell
Gene Maher
Wendall Hammons
Maher
Chanute
David Kern
Richard Ashley
Underworld figure Carlos Marcello released from U S Medical Center
Carlos Marcello, a 61 year old underworld figure, was released at daybreak from the U S Medical Center in Springfield Missouri. He left in a black car around 5 55 a m to return toward the New Orleans area where a federal deportation move awaits.
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Springfield
Carlos Marcello
U. S
Marcello
New Orleans
Postal Service Plans Bulk Mail Hubs for Kansas City and St Louis
The U.S. Postal Service announced bulk mail facilities for Kansas City and St Louis and a preferential facility in Wichita. The Wichita site will be a new building with an estimated cost of 6.16 million dollars.
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Washington
U.S. Postal Service
Kansas City
St. Louis
Wichita
Governor vetoes Johnson County pay raise bill
Gov. Robert Docking vetoed a measure raising pay for Johnson County officials including the county attorney from 19 500 to 21 900 the probate judge from 17 500 to 19 900 and the sheriff from 11 000 to 15 500 with similar hikes for seven other officers The bill was sponsored by Sens. Bennett Gaar Owen and Thomas all of Johnson County
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Topeka
Robert Docking
Johnson County
Robert Bennett
Norman Gaar
David Owen
C. Y. Thomas
Intercepted Letter Letter Remains Silent on Draft Office Fates
An intercepted note from a draft dodger criticizes the consolidation of Selective Service offices, arguing it should continue only until all offices are closed.
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Selective Service
Hoffa and Fitzsimmons Ordered to Show Cause in Union Case
Federal Judge L Clare Morton ordered James R Hoffa and Frank E Fitzsimmons to show cause why they should not be enjoined from office. Don Vestal and eight locals filed the complaint alleging Hoffa and others withheld benefits from strikers at a Lawrenceburg Tennessee plant in 1966 to influence testimony in a criminal case.
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Nashville, Tenn
James R. Hoffa
Teamsters Union
Frank E. Fitzsimmons
U.S. Dist
L. Clare Morton
Don Vestal
Teamsters Local 327
Hoffa
Teamsters
Lawrenceburg
Tenn
Foreclosure Clearing Sale Price 10 Cents
A brief foreclosure notice notes a clearance sale item priced at 10 cents. The fragment provides limited details but indicates a liquidation event with low price point.
Area Forecast: Partly cloudy with light variable wind
Partly cloudy conditions with light and variable wind tonight. Saturday looks generally fair with little temperature change. Lows tonight in the lower 40s and highs Saturday near 70.
South Vietnamese pull back in Laos near Sepone
Report from Saigon says South Vietnamese troops have withdrawn from positions closest to Sepone in Laos and moved southeast toward the Vietnam border.
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Saigon
Laos
Sepone
Public Meeting on County Health Nurse Plan
A public meeting to discuss the need for a county health nurse is set for 7:30 p.m. Tuesday at Hutton School. Organizer Mrs. Carl Druart says the Parent-Teacher Association PRIDE and city council join the effort with speaker Mrs. Norma Satten from the Kansas Health Department.
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Hutton School
Carl Druart
Neosho County
Parent-Teacher Association
PRIDE
Norma Satten
Topeka
Kansas Health Department
Premier Demirel resigns in Turkish shakeup
Turkish Premier Suleiman Demirel resigned after the armed forces threatened a takeover. Four top commanders demanded a new government strong enough to halt anarchy and carry out reforms. Demirel met with his Cabinet. army units in Ankara were placed on partial alert.
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Ankara
Turkey
Suleiman Demirel
Cevdet Sunay
Assembly
Senate
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