Strong Red Attacks North of Saigon
North Vietnamese forces pressed attacks north of Saigon and in the Central Highlands as U.S. Command tallies showed a record weekly American death toll of 562 in the Vietnam War. Command reported 5,552 enemy dead, while 675 South Vietnamese troops were killed. The fighting centered around Dong Ha, Kontum, Khe Sanh, and Saigon, with allied forces sustaining heavy losses and mounting counterattacks supported by American air power and artillery.
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Saigon
Central Highlands
U.S
Dong Ha
Demilitarized Zone
Mekong
Demilitarized
Kontum
Khe Sanh
Paris
Kontum City
U.S. 4Th Infantry Division
Auto Workers Suspended Over Dues Dispute
The AFL-CIO suspended the United Auto Workers for refusing to pay dues. President George Meany drafted an official notice to Walter Reuther, signaling a long running leadership clash between Reuther and Meany. The move risks about 1.5 million members and over 1 million dollars yearly in dues.
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Washington
Afl-Cio
United Auto Workers
Labor Federation
George Meany
Auto Workers
Walter Reuther
Organized Labor
Reuther
Meany
Aflcio
Stolen Pickup Truck Recovered Near Erie
Erie sheriff reports a one ton pickup stolen from the South Mound elevator was found soon after at the Country Kitchen cafe south of Erie. Two juvenile suspects from Parsons State Training School were taken into custody. they are linked to a prior Erie milk company truck theft. The South Mound owner Jay McMillan may have vehicle damage. Erie truck recovered in damaged condition.
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Erie
South Mound
Country Kitchen
George Neely
Neosho County
Parsons State Training School
Neely
Jay McMillan
Tribune Phone Contact for Reachable Carrier
Instructions from the Tribune advise calling your carrier if you cannot reach him. If unavailable after hours, dial HE 1 3400 after 6 p.m. for alternative contact.
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Tribune
Buffer Zone Dispute Shapes Vietnam Peace Talks
Paris reports a split over reestablishing a buffer zone between North and South Vietnam. Xuan Thuy demands U S halt all military actions and withdraw from the DMZ, while U S officials say no bases or troops are in the zone beyond brief sweep operations. The United States explores a neutral Asian peacekeeping proposal.
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Paris
North
South
Vietnam
Xuan Thuy
United States
North Vietnam
Dmz
U.S
Explosion in London Kills Ten in New High Rise Collapse
An explosion at dawn in a new 23 floor East End apartment block caused a section to collapse. Police report ten people dead or missing with three bodies recovered and seven taken to hospital. Fire crews cleared debris as rescue was halted for safety with gas stove evidence on the 18th floor.
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London
East End
Collision at the Aurentz home driveway
Neosho county sheriff's office reports a collision at the Aurentz home driveway around 4 15 p m yesterday involving Monte Burkhart 16 in a 1967 Chrysler and Margaret Aurentz 66 in a 1960 Ford. Damages were estimated at 150 and 75 dollars with no injuries. Undersheriff John Harris led the investigation.
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ST. Paul
Monte Burkhart
Margaret Aurentz
Aurentz
Neosho County
John Harris
Poor People Arrive in Washington for Resurrection City Effort
A second wave of Poor People reached Washington DC today as organizers struggle to fund the 3000 shanty city project. More than 300 toted in from Chicago are housed in church reception centers while 450 earlier stayed in churches two days. Congressmen began talks on a possible legislative program with campaign leaders amid funding shortages.
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Washington
Resurrection City
U.S.A
Tom Offenberger
Southern Christian Leadership Conference
Chicago
Special Verdict in Kenneth George v Fertilizer Co et al
A special verdict was returned by a jury in the civil suit of Kenneth George against W G Fertilizer Co and Rex Woods regarding stock ownership in the company. The trial occurred Monday and Tuesday with the jury deliberating about two hours before delivering verdict at 6 p.m. Tuesday. Jurors listed include Ronald Fleming Guy Rush Richard Kidwell George Rausch Charles Bohlander Ralph Berg Harley Knapp Chanute Lowell Chansler Ira Lowmaster Galesburg Charles Bishop Eric J Volmer Parsons Clarence Hamilton Thayer.
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Erie
Kenneth George
W G Fertilizer Co
Rex Woods
Ronald Fleming
Guy Rush
Richard Kidwell
George Rausch
Charles Bohlander
Ralph Berg
Harley Knapp
Chanute
Lowell Chansler
Ira Lowmaster
Galesburg
Charles Bishop
Eric
J. J. Volmer
Parsons
Clarence Hamilton
Thayer
Six Miners Rescued After Ten Days Trapped
Six coal miners trapped two miles underground for around ten days were rescued and deemed in good condition at Sacred Heart hospital in Richwood. They crawled 800 yards to a mine cart, rode to the entrance, and family members hailed the relief. Nine other miners were involved in the incident, with four bodies later recovered.
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Hominy Fall
W.va
Lee B. Todd
Sacred Heart Hospital
Richwood
Weather: cool tonight and warmer Friday with fair skies
Area forecast calls for fair, cooler tonight and partly cloudy, warmer Friday. Lows tonight mid 40s with highs Friday upper 70s. Kansas sees storm system spawning tornadoes east of Topeka, with lighter damage in Mi ami County. Overnight lows ranged from 38 Goodland to 54 Pittsburg. Wednesday highs 71 Goodland to 86 Lawrence Leavenworth.
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Topeka
Kansas
Weather Bureau
Miami County
Goodland
Pittsburg
Lawrence
Leavenworth
Traffic Fatality Log For Topeka Area
Kansas traffic death log records 2 fatalities in 24 hours ending 9 am Thursday, 17 for May 1966, 206 for May 1967 period, and 197 for the comparable 1967 period.
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Topeka
Kansas
Tornado Onslaught Kills at Least 70 Across Nine States
The midwest tornado outbreak left about 70 dead and many missing across Arkansas Iowa Illinois Missouri and Indiana with extensive damage in Charles City Oelwein Wapella Freeburg and Mountain Home Red Cross and National Guard aided relief as storms raked Kansas Ohio and surrounding areas with hail and flooding.
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Associated Press
Arkansas
Iowa
Illinois
Missouri
Indiana
Tuckerman
Manila
Marion
Black Oak
Charles City
Oelwein
Maynard
Red Cross
Wapella
Freeburg
Decatur
Ill
Weather Bureau
Kansas
Ohio
Highway Patrol
National Guard
Graf
Minneapolis
St. Louis
Natrona
University of Illinois
Champaign
Joplin
Indianapolis
Shirley Butcher
Wabash
Taxation Discussed at Neo sho County Meeting
Neo sho County Taxpayers Assn gathered last night to review ERIE reappraisals and budget procedures with Virgil Lowe Neosho county clerk Ray Coder chair of the board and Rodger Buskirk of United Appraisal. The discussion covered comparing 1966 67 valuations state assessed properties and real estate and personal property with a $683 000 rise in combined totals and projected county real estate valuation increase of about 34 percent to reach roughly $6 5 million. Buskirk explained valuation methods emphasizing location use and sale price trends and Cotler noted the county levy cut through the 1967 budget while stressing the county acts mainly as a tax collecting agency for other governments.
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ERIE
Board of Equalization
Neosho County
Lowe
Buskirk
Cotler
Car Bus Crash Causes Minor Injuries and Property Loss
Robert L. Smith 19 of R4 received minor injuries when his car collided with a District 413 school bus at 4th and Lincoln about 1 10 p m yesterday. Smith was examined and released at Neosho Memorial Hospital. The bus driver Monte Summers 63 of 310 S Rutter was uninjured. Smiths car was a total loss and the 1966 Ford bus sustained about 1500 in damage. Summers cited for failing to yield right of way after both drivers said they did not see the other vehicle until impact.
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Robert L. Smith
R. 4
4Th and
Lincoln
Neosho Memorial Hospital
Monte Summers
S. Rutter
Smith
Summers
4Th
Intercepted Letter Satirizes Poverty Campaign Critics
An intercepted note jokes about a neighbor avoiding the White House trip with the Poor People's Army, claiming he is too busy fighting poverty at home. The quip targets distraction by wealthy critics during social reform efforts.
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White House
Poor People’s Army
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