U S Troops Launch Saigon Coastal Assault in Viet Nam
U S Marines land 30 miles southeast of Saigon to protect shipping lanes into the capital and clear marshland held by Viet Cong as operations shrink. In the northwest, the 101st Airborne ends Harrison, tallying Viet Cong kills and weapons seized. Texas ends near Chu Lai with heavy enemy losses. An advisory officer praises local defense at Bu Prang.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
U. S
Viet Nam
U.S
101St Airborne Division
Tuy Hoa
South China Seacoast
Texas
Chu Lai
Quang Ngai
Quang Duc
Bu Prang
Okay Home For Weep Okay Home For Weep
Congress voted to fund an official residence for the vice president but construction would take at least two years. Hum phrey is unlikely to occupy it during his current term which ends January 20, 1969. The Senate sent the bill to President Johnson after accepting House amendments by voice vote.
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Washington
Congress
Hubert H. Humphrey
Humphrey
Senate
Johnson
House
Batteries Stolen From Storage Box At Auto Service
Police reported the theft of 50 used batteries from a storage box at the rear of the Montgomery Ward auto service store located at 16 N. Evergreen. A lock was pried off the box and the theft occurred within the past week.
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Montgomery Ward Auto Service
N. Evergreen
Butter versus Margarine Sparks Wisconsin Protest
Milwaukee AP report shows Wisconsin residents reacting to a Defense Department order mandating margarine over butter in Army and Air Force menus. Officials note cost differences, while farmers and groups warn of dairy industry impact and price effects. Local quotes highlight statewide politics and culture surrounding butter.
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Milwaukee
Wis
Air Force
Wisconsin
America
Defense Department
Army
Pentagon
Navy
Vernon Struck
Wisconsin Council of Agriculture
Lyman McKee
Madison Milk Producers Association
Neosho County Inducts 158 Youths in Three Years
Statistics from the Neosho County Selective Service Board show 158 young men inducted through calls in the three year period ending March 1 this year. Of 245 examined, 87 did not qualify. 62 failed medical, 16 failed mental, and seven were rejected for moral reasons.
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Neosho County
Selective Service Board
Nationwide Parking Meter Burglary Ring Feared
New York police report a set of 41 master keys capable of opening city meters and 50 key sets and machines found in a Valley Stream safe. Authorities allege meters in at least 10 cities were looted. two Kansas City, Kansas men, Eugene Porter and Roy Kent Chiles, 25 and 28, were charged with second degree burglary in Poughkeepsie.
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New York
Valley National Bank of
Long Island
Valley Stream
Queens
Dist
Nat Hentel
Poughkeepsie
N. Y
John L. Martin
Eugene Porter
Roy Kent Chiles
Kansas City
Kan
Car Plunge Fatal To Manhattan Youth
Manhattan Kansas AP reports 17 year old Michael Bryan Kershner died when a sports car left Stag Hill road and plunged 50 feet down an embankment. His companion was severely injured and unbuckled belts contributed. Driver Mike Morran Jr of Ogden was hurt. Coroner Dr Philip Hostetter said Kershner died from head impact on rock.
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Manhattan
Kan
Michael Bryan Kershner
Stag Hill
Mike Morran Jr
Ogden
Philip Hostetter
Kershner
Dog Search Underway At California Western University
California Western University dismissed all law classes on Friday and 130 students searched door to door for a collie that bit retired Army Maj. David Mead, 39, last week. Mead, partially paralyzed, faces possible rabies treatment if the dog isn’t found by Sunday.
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San Diego
Calif
California Western University
Army
David Mead
Viet Nam
Mead
Traffic Fatalities Log Hits Weekend Toll In Topeka
Kansas traffic death log records 38 fatalities in 24 hours to 9 am Saturday for March 1966, compared with 126 for the comparable 1965 period.
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Topeka
Kansas
Owners Urged to Confine Dogs in Chanute City Limits
Police department and Chanute Humane Society officer warn dog owners to keep pets tied or penned. Running at large breaches city ordinances, inviting prosecution and fines. Notices repeat that enforcement is year round, with spring seeing more complaints as gardens and flowers grow.
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Police Department
Don Buster
Chanute Humane Society
Bones found on Cape Cod reveal 22 year old woman slain in ancient blood rite
Excavation in West Yarmouth, Massachusetts, yielded bones identified by Harvard researchers as a 22 year old woman killed by a dart shot into her back. The find dates nearly a thousand years after the crime, prompting renewed interest in the long buried mystery.
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West Yarmouth
Mass
Cape Cod
Harvard Archeologists
Rusk says Red China shows no interest in improving relations
Secretary of State Dean Rusk said Red China is not seriously seeking better ties with the United States, citing militancy and hostility. He noted much of Beijing’s isolation is self-imposed, while urging unity among nuclear powers to curb proliferation. Rusk discussed Outer Mongolia recognition, Viet Nam talks, and possible France-NATO diplomacy despite Gaullist withdrawal. He also announced an FBI watch inquiry into State Department practices.
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Washington
Dean Rusk
Red
Red China
Soviet Union
United States
Britain
France
Peking
Rusk
Outer Mongolia
China
Asia
West Germany
Hanoi
South
Viet Nam
Charles de Gaulle
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
State Department
U.S
FBI
Tuberculin Skin Test Schedules Set for Monday and Tuesday
Margaret Wood announces two day plan for tuberculin skin tests at Juco Little Theater and Royster Junior High auditorium. Readings follow testing days with Monday read Wednesday and Tuesday read Thursday.
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Margaret Wood
Juco
Hutton and
Roosevelt
St. Patrick's
Royster
Alcott
Lincoln
Murray Hill
Kansas
Intercepted Letter Claims Swamp Gas Hoax Debunking
In Michigan readers report viewing strange objects and are urged not to blame swamp gas. The note asks readers to contact the Tribune by phone, offering HE 1 3400 after 6 p.m. for information or assistance.
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Michigan
UFO Expert Credits Swamp Gas in Michigan Sightings
Dr J Allen Hynek told a news conference that two Michigan sighting days likely involved swamp gases. He cited observations near Dexter on March 20 with the Manner family and locals and Hillsdale college coeds, plus a Milan photo showing the moon and Venus. Local residents remained skeptical.
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Detroit
Mich
Michigan
Air Force
Frank Manner
J. Allen Hynek
Hynek
Northwestern University
Dexter
Manner
Hillsdale
Milan
Venus
Hillsdale Dexter See UFO Over Dorms Sparks Flare Theories
Witnesses including Hillsdale College coeds and Dexter residents report a white and red object about 20 feet across hovering near dorm wings for hours. Officials dispute swamp gas and flares while questioning Air Force explanations and hinting at a cover up.
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Kelly Hearn
Air Force
Dexter
Robert
Robert Taylor
Plastic Houses Reality Across Costly Foam Breakthrough
Pittsburgh chemists report low cost plastic foam houses achievable from pine stump derived chemicals. Prefab units can expand into cottages, insulation, curtain walls, and military or disaster housing. The approach reduces foam material costs up to 20 percent and uses naturally decomposed pine byproducts.
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Pittsburgh
MoKay
Darr
Weather forecast for Kansas weekend relief from cold front
Area forecast calls for fair skies and cooler tonight with a warm up Sunday. Topeka notes mild weekend temperatures with a front crossing overnight. Highs today expected 45 to 60, tonight 25 to 30, Sunday mid 60s, Monday little change.
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Topeka
Kansas
Goodland
Hutchinson
Russell
Pittsburg
Jerome Heads Legion In Boerstler May Post Vote
Kenneth Jerome was elected commander of the Boerstler May American Legion post for 1966 67 at a regular meeting. He has served as first vice commander the past year and will succeed Ray Hames. Also chosen were Kenneth Cumings first vice commander Gene Nicewaner second vice commander Kenneth Summers sergeant at arms Lige Matlock service officer Gene Dunaway historian Bill Roberts chaplain Fred Johnson adjutant and J W Kerby finance officer.
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Kenneth Jerome
Jerome
Ray Hames
Kenneth Cumings
Gene Nicewaner
Kenneth Summers
Lige Matlock
Gene Dunaway
Bill Roberts
Fred Johnson
J. W. Kerby
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Tion
Illinois
R.V. Anderson
East Troy
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Donald McDowell
State Department of Agriculture
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Evergreen
Tribune
Russ Corbitt
Elks Lake
Chanute
Cha
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William C. Carr
McKay Chemical Co
American Chemical Society
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