U.S. warplanes sink Cambodian gunboats in Mayaguez crisis
U.S. aircraft destroyed three Cambodian patrol boats and damaged about four others in the Gulf of Siam after fire from the gunboats and suspected attempts to move captive Americans from the Mayaguez. Ford ordered the strike with broad congressional support, as Marines landed in Thailand and the Coral Sea headed toward the region. The action followed diplomatic efforts and raised questions over war powers and Indochina policy.
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Washington
UPI
Mayaguez
Pentagon
White House
Ford
Gulf of Siam
Congress
Joseph Laitin
Laitin
Kompong Som
Koh Tang
U.S
Thailand
Coral Sea
China
Cambodia
John Seiberling
Ohio
Indochina
Nessen
Southeast Asia
Vietnam
Former residents die in Kansas City head on crash
James A. Schmitz 24 of Fort Scott and Herbert Van DeGriend 25 formerly of Chanute killed in a head on collision on U S 71 near Nevada Missouri at 7 25 p m Tuesday. Van DeGriend drove at high speed crossing center line on a curve. Passenger Fred Evans 33 Ava Missouri in second car injured. others admitted to Nevada hospital. Funeral plans announced for Schmitz by Johnson Mortuary. Van DeGriend to be buried in Orange City Iowa. services at Calvary Christian Reform Church Friday.
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James A. Schmitz
Herbert van DeGriend
Fort Scott
Chanute
U.S. 71
Nevada
Schmitz
Pizza Hut, Inc
van DeGriend
Chanute Pizza Hut
Pizza Hut
Missouri Highway Patrol
Fred Evans
Ava
Kansas City
Albert Schmitz
Johnson Mortuary
Orange City
Iowa
Dick van DeGriend
Calvary Christian Reform Church
van Etten
Knight trial nears end in Neosho County court
The Harold Knight case moves toward a verdict as both sides present witnesses on terroristic threats against Ooie Beck and his daughter Anna May Walker. Prosecution rests after six witnesses. defense calls several, including Knight’s wife and children, with testimony about visits to the Knight home and disputed motives among church members.
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Harold Knight
Wilson Avenue Baptist Church
Knight
Ooie B. Beck
N. Steuben
Anna May Walker
N. Garfield
Raymond Radford
Neosho County
Tom Ogden
Lige Matlock
Dorothy Ogle
W. 5Th
Phelps
Ogden
Walker
Matlock
Beck
Velma McGuire
N. Forest
Carl O. McCullough
S. Kansas
Dorothy Wallis
Eric
Dolly McCullough
Carl McCullough
Louis Beggs
Stark
Elizabeth Cooper
S. Allen
Rickie
Rusty
Candy
Janice
Trustees seek bond to fund Neosho Memorial Hospital expansion
Neosho Memorial Hospital Board of Trustees votes to petition the Neosho County Commission to issue a general obligation bond of 3.5 million dollars plus costs for a 3.8 million construction plan adding a new wing and upgrading ancillary facilities. equipment costs are to be covered from other funds.
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Nancy Huffman
Neosho Memorial Hospital Board of Trustees
Neosho County Commission
Hewitt and Royer
John McMeekin
Joe Balch
McMeekin
Balch
Neosho Memorial Hospital
Brown
Plans for renovating Neosho Memorial Hospital described
The Neosho Memorial Hospital board outlines six major renovation areas including cardiac and intensive care units surgery emergency room and radiology and laboratory updates. It proposes a new 100 bed hospital at an estimated cost of six million dollars and discusses feasibility of using the former TB hospital.
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Neosho Memorial Hospital
General Hospital
U.S
Surrender Call Cited Ahead of Escalating Conflict
The writer urges surrender to avoid mounting danger and seeks foreign relief as a practical aid, signaling fear of worsening aggression and desire for outside assistance.
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Radford
Fred Phelps
Arlene Bower
Chanute Senior High School
Drum and Bugle Corps
Chanute Corps
Royster
Charles Henshall
University of Kansas School of Medicine
Henshall
Chanute Area
Bill Boone
Glenn Strange
Erie
Murray Brown
Cha
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