POW Nguyen Phan Named North Viet Nam Leader in Capture
Brig Gen Nguyen Chanh Thi displayed Nguyen Phan 38 a high ranking North Vietnamese political commissar captured near Hue and slated for questioning in Saigon. Phan said he joined Viet Minh in 1953 trained in Beijing 1959 and the Soviet Union later. Mortar attacks near Duc Hoa west of Saigon killed five and wounded 33 as U S forces aided by air and artillery fought back. US considers more troops and broader bombing as Gen Johnson visits and military censorship talks surface.
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South Viet Nam
Nguyen Chanh Thi
First Army
Nguyen Phan
Peking
Moscow
da Nang
Viet Minh
Soviet Union
Thi
Hue
North Vietnam
Duc Hoa
Viet Nam
United States
Army
Harold K. Johnson
U.S
Election Set By Chamber of Commerce Officers
The Chanute Chamber of Commerce will hold its yearly election of officers at the regular meeting at 8 p.m. Monday in the chamber office. The 16 member board will elect president, vice president and treasurer from its ranks. New directors include Phil Cooper Jim Morris Burl Schaberg and Dwight McCreight for three year terms and John Roetzer Gail Malson Harold Stroud and Gene Orr for one year. Holdover directors and remaining tenure are Jim Benton Hugh Chapman Carroll Disney Wayne Umbarger two years and Jess Collier Chig Erickson Fred Harris Dale Steinman one year. Harris is completing his second consecutive year as president.
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Chanute Chamber of Commerce
Phil Cooper
Jim Morris
Burl Schaberg
Dwight McCreight
John Roetzer
Gail Malson
Harold Stroud
Gene Orr
Jim Benton
Hugh Chapman
Carrol Disney
Wayne Umbarger
Jess Collier
Chig Erickson
Fred Harris
Dale Steinman
Harris
Loyalty Day Is Proclaimed by Johnson
President Johnson proclaims May 1 as Loyalty Day, praising an heritage of freedom never before achieved by any civilization. The observance follows a 1958 act designating Loyalty Day and calling for annual ceremonies.
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Washington
Johnson
Congress
Weather Summary for Area Forecast
Partly cloudy to cloudy with little change in temperature through Sunday. High Sunday 55 to 60. Low tonight 35 to 40. Temperature readings show minimal variation from yesterday and are compared with historical highs and lows for this date. Relative humidity at 11 a.m. and barometer reading are noted as part of the morning climatology.
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Itioe
Regents To Rule On Kerr Meyerson Resignations
Regents in Berkeley faced a pivotal vote to decide whether to accept the resignations of University of California President Clark Kerr and acting Berkeley Chancellor Martin Meyerson. Gov. Brown and the Berkeley academic senate urged they stay, as six months of campus turmoil and large student protests culminated in a major sit-in.
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University of California Regents
Clark Kerr
Martin Meyerson
Edmund G. Brown
Berkeley Academic Senate
Kerr and Meyerson
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No Primary Here in City Elections
Last minute filings bring three candidates for city commissioner and three for school board in the April 6 election. Fred M. Harris and Henry L. Rapp joined James W. Kensett, all seeking city posts with Evans still mayor. Two top vote getters will serve four years and two years respectively. Five candidates run for three unified school board seats. Registration closed yesterday with notices to re-register for April general election.
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City Commission
Fred M. Harris
W. 2Nd
Henry L. Rapp
W. Main
James W. Kensett
S. Evergreen
Unified School Board
Don Abbuehl
Parsons
Kansas Legislature Faces Busy Friday Action
In Topeka Gov. Avery signed two bills and a third measure. Senate introduced bills to bring all police and fire personnel under state retirement rules and to broaden the Missouri Kansas compact to include transportation. A Mo Kan Development Agency power to condemn property and issue notes was also proposed. Also measures for county economic development and a 2 mill tax, plus eight tentative bills and several appropriations. House committees moved on agriculture deferring some wheat grower rules, and a public safety study for recreational areas was proposed.
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William H. Avery
Senate
Kansas
Clude Transportation
Mo-Kan Development Agency
Johnson
Secretary of the Interior
Avery
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House Group On Agriculture
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House
Kansas Wheat Commission
House State Affairs Committee
Erie Man Electrocuted on TV Cable Project
Hollis LeRoy McCoy 26 of Erie was killed at 2 p.m. Friday two miles south of Iola while wiring a pole for Iola Cabl TV Co. The pole touched power lines during an extension project from Iola to Humboldt. McCoy, born May 9, 1938, at Earlton, attended Erie schools and Kansas State Teachers College of Pittsburg, taught at Greeley, and married Lonetta Hiatt in 1959 and Eleanor Paneitz in 1965. He is survived by his wife, one son, four stepchildren, parents in Erie, six brothers, two sisters, with funeral at 2 p.m. Monday at the Christian church in Erie. Burial at East Hill Cemetery.
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Erie
Iola
Iola Cabl. TV Company
McCoy
Humboldt
Earlton
Fred McCoy
Kansas State Teachers College of
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Greeley
Lonetta Irene Hiatt
Eleanor Pa
Neitz
Fairbury
Neb
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Mary
Mike
Roger
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Ward
Forrest
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Verl
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Parsons
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Lawrence
Carol Edmundson
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Tex
Anita McCoy
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Pierce Funeral Home
Leprechauns Paint Line on Avenue
New York police halted a weekend stunt by two Staten Island laborers John Heaney and George C Gallagher who painted a green line two blocks long down the center of Fifth Avenue. The pair said the act was sparked by St Patrick s Day pride as the parade approaches in less than five days. A different colored line for each nationality parade was banned last year.
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NEW York
Fifth Ave
John Heaney
George C. Gallagher
Staten Island
St. Patrick's Day
Change of Policy For Student Dances
A new policy approved by the student cabinet and city recreation commission takes effect at the Senior High dance at the Launching Pad tonight. Students may leave only during intermissions at 9 30 and 10 30 p m and must reenter within 15 minutes. Departures outside intermissions ban reentry.
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City Recreation Commission
Tribune Phone Contact Guidance
Instructions urge readers to call a Tribune line or, if unavailable, dial HE 1 3400 after 6 pm for contact with the carrier. The note specifies a fallback contact method based on reachability.
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Tribune
Wallace Heads to Washington For Meeting With Johnson
Alabama Governor George C. Wallace flew from Montgomery toward Washington for a possible meeting with President Lyndon Johnson on racial unrest in the state. The White House had no word on timing. Johnson said he was available to discuss any mutual concerns as civil rights demonstrations spread from Selma to the federal doorstep.
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Alabama
George C. Wallace
Johnson
Wallace
Montgomery
Ala
White House
Selma
Pennsylvania Ave
Pickets Picket White House In Around The Clock Protest
Civil rights demonstrators keep perpetually marching and sitting in front of the White House while awaiting a possible Johnson Wallace meeting. Police clash with protesters as about 100 officers maintain order and 400 marchers stay on the line, pledging to press for stronger federal voting rights action.
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White House
Executive Mansion
Executive Office
Johnson
Laurance S. Rockefeller
Sherwin Williams Moves to West Main for City Parking Plan
The Sherwin Williams Paint store announces relocation from 1sl and Lincoln to 802 W Main to free space for a city parking program. Store manager Dick Bohling says remodeling will occur at the new site, formerly the Taylor-Laughlin Grocery, with a move around April 10 15 and a grand opening to follow.
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Sherwin- Williams
Lincoln Today
W. Main
Dick Bohling
Taylor - Laughlin
Old Bible Lost In Church Fire
In Wellsburg New York a mid 1700s Bible burned as the Wellsburg Baptist Church founded 1789 was destroyed by a fire blamed on a faulty coal heater. No injuries were reported and officials estimated damage at 40000 dollars. The Bible had been used by early settlers before the congregation formed.
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Wellsburg
N.Y
Chemung County
Harold Proper
Seagull Likely Snags Seattle Senator’s False Teeth
Olympia AP reports State Sen. Mike Gallagher says a seagull stole his upper dental plate. He damaged a tooth, glued it, left the plate to dry on a hotel window ledge, and never saw it again amid numerous gulls around Seattle.
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Olympia
Wash
Mike Gallagher
Seattle
Booze Lowers His Station
Former West Virginia Governor William Casey Marland 46 describes his fall from politics to taxi driving in Chicago. He attributes the decline to drinking and says he has not had a drink in four years and is trying to reform while supporting his wife Valerie and four children in Barrington Illinois and visiting on weekends.
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West Virginia
William Casey Marland
Marland
Flash Cab Co
West Vic
Alcoholics Anonymous
Illinois
Valerie
Barrington
Chicago
Steel Talks Delay On Basics In Pittsburgh Talks
PITTSBURGH AP Bar gaining on wages and fringe benefits scheduled for next week at basic steel contract talks may be put off. Despite progress on local grievances since resumed after a two month layoff for the union election, hundreds of local complaints remain across 11 sessions with U S Steel and other producers. A May 1 strike deadline looms as the union rejects wage boosts beyond two percent, while the industry seeks a modest package. The USW cites current average wage at 3.30 an hour plus 1.07 in fringe benefits.
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Pittsburgh
United Steelworkers Union
U.S. Steel Corp
USW
Intercepted Letter Sparks Nomenclature Question
A intercepted letter raises a light political note about whether Lyndon and the governor will call each other by first names. The item captures a moment of informal tone amid official correspondence.
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Lyndon
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