Feet from accord in Washington march route dispute
About a thousand feet separated Justice Department officials and war protest leaders as they negotiated the route for a November 15 mass march in Washington. White House security insisted the crowd should not approach closer than the executive mansion, while the department agreed to a Constitution Avenue route with no side trip to the residence. The New Mobilization Committee rejected this plan, insisting marchers pass in front of the White House.
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Washington
Justice Department
White House
Executive Mansion
Constitution Avenue
Vietnam
War
Plane crash near Wichita kills four aboard
A small plane crashed and exploded after takeoff from a Wichita area airport killing four aboard, two men and two women. One woman’s body was thrown clear. The craft struck a barn on Marvel White’s farm, killing a trained mule. another mule was singed. No ground injuries.
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Wichita
Kan
Marvel White
Tragedy Evidence Finds Kee Vessel Remains
Searchers located the stern half of the tanker Kee about 40 miles east of the original distress position. Four bodies including three men and an empty lifeboat bearing the name Kee were found after the ship broke in two in a fierce Atlantic storm. The vessel was en route from Ghent to New York, about 150 miles southeast of Nantucket, with 36 crew reported on board.
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Boston
Kee
Nantucket
Ghent
Belgium
New York
Navel Queen at Miami University Contest
Willard Dolnick from Chicago praises his daughter Trudy 18 for winning a university wide navel beauty crown at Miami University Florida. The event promoted interest in the Friday Navy football game with several contestants showcased and Trudy presented the crown.
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Willard Dolnick
Trudy
Miami Navy
White Trudy
Miami
Chicago
Apollo 12 launch countdown under way in Cape Kennedy
The Apollo 12 mission team rests as astronauts train in a spaceship simulator. The Saturn 5 booster is planned to lift off at 10 22 a m CST next Friday after a 31 hour hold to save about 10000 in weekend overtime. Three automatic holds are planned to allow rest and potential problem corrections.
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Cape Kennedy
Fla
Turkeys Targeted as Heptachlor Traces Found in Plants
Government inspectors intensify checks on turkeys bound for Thanksgiving after traces of the pesticide heptachlor are found in tens of thousands of birds. Officials say no contaminated products reached retail markets and that federally inspected plants are screening all turkey products. The probe started after Minnesota plant detected residue on Oct. 9.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Minnesota
Water project funding clash looms between Nixon and Congress
Washington report says a confrontation over spending for Army Engineers and the Reclamation Bureau water projects is likely. Nixon seeks cuts as Congress, in a generous mood, has already added about 60 million dollars and the Senate plans to add more in a bill to be unveiled Monday.
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Washington
Congress
Nixon
House
Army Engineers
Reclamatin Bureau
Senate
Two Injured In Collision At Main And Malcolm
Two people were taken to the hospital after a two car crash at 1 15 p m at Main and Malcolm. Dale Whitworth 18 of 1817 S Central in a 1960 Pontiac collided with Joe G Ford in a 1962 Oldsmobile. Whitworth cited for speeding Ford cited for driving without a license and failure to yield. Both cars total losses.
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Dale Whitworth
Joe Ford
Main
Malcolm
S. Central
Joe G. Ford
Whitworth
Ford
Vietnam War Update and Space Satellite Launch Summary
General Abrams states South Vietnam's armed forces are prepared for a likely defense takeover as U.S. pullout timing remains unspecified. North Vietnamese attacks on U S bases cause casualties, with U S aircraft losses rising to 6054. Simultaneously a German built satellite launches from Vandenberg in cooperation with NASA to study radiation belts and auroras. A New York study finds one in ten shoppers shoplift in a major department store with average theft value of $8.37.
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Saigon
Creighton W. Abrams
Vietnam
South Vietnam
U.S
Abrams
Abram
U.S. 1St Air Cavalry Division
New York
Manhattan
Saul D. Astor
Truck Crash Kills Cattle on Highway Near Buffalo
Ten cattle died when a semi truck ran off US 75 five miles north of Buffalo at 6 15 am. Driver Loran Holland 25 of South Coffeyville Okla suffered minor injuries but was not treated. An unknown car forced the 1965 truck into a ditch. the remaining cattle were unharmed and damage to the vehicle was about 12000 dollars.
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Buffalo
Highway Patrol
Loran Holland
South Coffeyville
Okla
Holland
Great Affection Develops But Sam the Hippo Is Sold
Ronnie Hochleutner a 28 year old unemployed worker in Bakersfield sold Sam the hippo after forming affection for the 1780 pound animal. John Barber Bakersfield auto dealer plans to give Sam to the Kern County Zoo Society as the first African exhibit at a new zoo site five miles east of Bakersfield. Hochleutner bought Sam for 480 dollars at Jungleland auction and incurred 1500 dollars in feeding and lodging costs. He aims to support his wife and two young children. Barber would not disclose his purchase price beyond saying it was a little more than the previous bid.
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Bakersfield
Calif
Ronnie Hochleutner
Sam
John Barber
Kern County
Zoo Society
Hochleutner
Jungleland
Los Angeles
Ronnie
Norwalk
Vikki
Barber
Boy Plays Marine Part Well at Camp Pendleton
A 16 year old from Anderson Indiana posed as Marine private Pvt Robert Jenkins for two weeks at Camp Pendleton. He signed Jenkins name to pay vouchers and unit punishment logs, and received pay and limited punishment before being exposed. He was later apprehended by military police for impersonation and sent to San Diego juvenile authorities.
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Camp Pendleton
Calif
Robert A. Jenkins
Marine Corps
Ledell Parker
Anderson
Ind
Los Angeles
Pvt
Jenkins
Pvt. Jenkins
Indiana
Parker
Marine Barracks
San Diego
Marine
Weather summary for today with forecast
Temperatures show 52 at 10 am and 66 yesterday with seasonal extremes. Forecast calls for a fair night with a mid 40s low and Sunday partly cloudy with high in the 60s. Relative humidity and barometer data are listed but not provided. Sunrise is 6 54 with sunset at 7 17.
Fall Color Tour Sparks Weekend Visit
Intercepted letter urges Cha to tour Chanute for the week’s colorful splashes in trees and shrubs, calling it a must see this weekend.
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Chanute
Judge Rules Wife Need Not Testify Against Husband
Kansas City AP report says Circuit Judge James A. Moore barred Glenda Beecham from testifying to a grand jury about the murders of Barbara Coughlin and Mary Ann Adler. The hearing followed questions about her husband Dan Beecham, with prosecutor Teasdale arguing the inquiry is investigative. The Beechams left together as the case resumes after Harold Sweetser’s murder charge was dropped.
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Kansas City
Dan Bruce Beecham
Joseph P. Teasdale
James A. Moore
Glenda Burton Beecham
Teasdale
Thomas Cox
Mrs. Beecham
Cox
Moore
Harold Sweetser
Sweetser
Argentine jet hijack aborted after surrender
An attempted hijacking of an Argentine airliner bound for Cuba ended when the hijacker surrendered after authorities warned the plane had technical problems. In Washington, the Air Force faced criticism from congressional leaders over firing cost expert A E Fitzgerald shortly after hiring John J Dyment, linked to the C5A cargo plane maker.
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Montevideo
Urugay
Cuba
Washington
Air Force
A.E. Fitzgerald
Fitzgerald
John J. Dyment
Veterans Day Closures Across Schools and Offices
City county and state offices close Tuesday for Veterans Day. District 413 classes cancel and Neosho Junior College courses are off. City offices shut. Tuesday trash routes move to Wednesday. Banks close. many retailers stay open per Chanute Chamber. Postal delivery delayed to Wednesday. no mail window service. Holiday mail schedules observed.
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Neosho Junior College
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Cha
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Colo
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Raphael Minichiello
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