Pilgrimage ends with thanks for son safe from Vietnam
Ralph Cabera walked 150 miles in six days through rain and snow to El Santario Church in Santa Fe New Mexico to thank God for his son Ronald returning home from Vietnam. The 42 year old painter traveled from Grants NM to Grants NM then by train and foot to the church. Ronald, 21, stayed with his mother in San Francisco.
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Santa FE
N.M
Ralph Cabera
Vietnam
el Santario
Father Roca
Cabera
Grants, N.M
Ronald
San Francisco
De Gaulle austerity bill clears Senate in France
The Senate approved the austerity finance bill by 157 to 87 to shield the franc from devaluation. It follows Thursday’s Assembly approval and targets government spending cuts higher sales taxes export tax relief and service rate increases. The plan could raise living costs 1.5 to 3 percent. Center Leader Buhamel links the move to a shared anti West Germany monetary front with President elect Nixon.
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Paris
Senate
Charles de Gaulle
National Assembly
Democratic Left
Center
Jacques Buhamel
de Gaulle
Richard M. Nixon
West Germany
Boat Entombs Bodies in Santa Barbara Vessel Disaster
Seven men were found dead inside the sunken work boat Triple Crown after it capsized off Santa Barbara. Two other crew members were missing as divers recovered the bodies from 250 feet of water.
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Santa Barbara
Calif
Stamp Draws Protest Over Christmas Stamp Religion Tie
The American Jewish Congress protests the 6 cent 1968 Christmas stamp using Jan van Eyck's The Annunciation arguing it endorses religious dogma. The letter to Postmaster General Watson cites church state separation concerns and contrasts earlier innocuous designs.
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New York
American Jewish Congress
U.S
W. Marvin Watson
van Eyck
Tutoring Project By Juco Students
Ten Neosho County Community Junior College girls are helping local grade and high school students with extra time and tutoring. The NCCJC chapter of the Student National Education Association continues to engage in outreach while exploring teaching as a possible career.
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Tribune
Mary Forsythe
Eric
Harold Anderson
Murray Hill School
Mary
Neosho County
National Education Association
Neosho County Community Junior College
NCCJC
Student National Education As
Weather Report and Local Education Tutoring Program
Weather data shows highs around 50 to 55 and lows in the 20s with recent snow fading. Kansas forecast calls for mostly fair skies and warming through Saturday. A SNEA tutoring program at USD 413 involves Leon Hazen and student tutors aiding elementary and high school students, while Chanute Chamber notes stores open for Christmas shopping with a parade at 7 PM Santa arrival and street lighting.
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Topeka
Kansas
the Weather Bureau
Lincoln
Roosevelt
Hutton
Murray Hill
Lynda Thorne
Harold Anderson
Betty Chandler
Hazen
North Viet Nam accuses U S of new bombing raids
Paris AP reports Hanoi charging the United States with three days of bombing deep in North Viet Nam. A Hanoi spokesman said F4 jets dropped explosives on four villages in Quang Binh, more than 40 miles north of the DMZ, as Saigon reports no northern strikes. The statement demanded an end to what it called acts of war.
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Paris
North Vietnam
United States
Saigon
Demilitarized Zone
North
South Vietnam
Hanoi
Democratic Republic of
Vietnam
U.S
Quang Binh
Tion
Front
Viet Cong
National Liberation Front
NLF
Laos
Ho Chi Minh Trail
Attopeu and
Saravane
Cambodia
Ban Thateng
Highlands
Ameri
Arson Suspected in Minor Fire at Sutcliffe Property
Fire officials say arson is the probable cause of a small blaze at 703 N Highland on Wednesday evening. The storage building ceiling was breached and papers ignited from above, with investigators linking it to a November 17 incident on the same Sutcliffe site. Fire Chief J E Erickson warned of potential danger and suggested youths may be involved as a sick joke.
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Sutcliffe
N. Highland
J. E. Erickson
Erickson
Intercepted Letter Dear Cha Appears in Report
The text shows an intercepted letter titled Dear Cha and notes highways on a holiday are almost as dangerous as family dinner table, reflecting a cautious or humorous editorial tone.
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Cha
Cavalrymen Press On Along Cambodian Border After Heavy Fighting
U S Air Cavalry units leapfrogged along the Cambodian border chasing retreating enemy forces after Thanksgiving day clashes. Officials tallied 25 enemy soldiers killed in a major battle, with U S losses at 26 dead and 54 wounded. Combined enemy deaths over two days reached 288, with 426 killed this week as fighting intensifies near Saigon.
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Saigon
U.S
South Vietnam
Fleming Faces Multiple Charges After Disturbance and Chase
Jerald Fleming of Iola was fined 445 dollars and sentenced to 120 days in county jail on disorderly conduct assault on a public street damaging property and other police charges following a November 19 disturbance and chase with his estranged wife Karen. He earned nine days credit for time already served.
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Jerald Fleming
Iola
Fleming
Karen
Richard Hughes
Polce Department
Thanksgiving holiday traffic toll climbs nationwide
The Associated Press reports the Thanksgiving period shows rising highway deaths with 254 fatalities by midweek as the four day weekend nears. Fatal crashes in Alabama and Ohio, plus multiple other accidents, push the toll higher ahead of the holiday.
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Associated Press
The
National Safety Council
Accidental Gun Wound and Local Accidents Reported
A 19 year old hunter, Carl Wesley Grady of Chanute, was hospitalized after a self inflicted gunshot wound to the left ankle while rabbit hunting with a .22 rifle near Chanute. In a separate two car collision near Belleville, Gladys Shara and Tammi Shara were injured. Linda Berrigan and Bonnie M Ward were also involved in crashes. The report also notes two thefts in Topeka and a missing paycheck. Neosho County Community Junior College seats have not arrived. Ideal Seating Co said shipment is delayed to mid next week ahead of the open house on Dec 8.
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Carl Wesley Grady
Neosho Memorial Hospital
Grady
Chanute
Rider
William Rider
Topeka
Linda
Delores Gamino
Manhattan
Gladys Shara
Tammie Shara
Narka
Kan
Belleville
Leland Trout
Apco
3Rd
Lincoln
Neosho County
Santa and the Hippies starts in The Tribune today
A Christmas serialized tale titled Santa and the Hippies begins in The Tribune as a 17 part feature. Chapter 1 appears on page 8 with the next installments planned in the coming days.
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Santa and the Hippies
the Tribune Today
15 year old boy rescues in Utah plane crash
In Eureka Utah a 15 year old boy William Rigby freed himself from the wreckage of a twin engine plane after it crashed on Thanksgiving eve. He walked four miles through snow to find help. An unidentified Nevada motorist directed rescuers to the crash. The mother Penelope Rigby 46 died on arrival at hospital. Father Elmer C. Rigby Jr. 53 was in poor condition. Nikola Rigby 16 was in satisfactory condition with a broken leg. Judith Rigby 21 missed the flight.
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Marshall, Mich
Marshal
Lower
Michigan
Lee Township
Eureka
Utah
William Rigby
William
Beverly Hills
Calif
Elmer C. Rigby Jr
U.S. 504
Nevada
Penelope
Juab County Hospital
University Hospital
Salt Lake City
Los Angeles
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Henry C. Gronnerud
Todd Shipyard
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Todd Shipyards
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Edward S. Dunkin
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Coretta Henderson
Welfare Rights Organization
Juco
Garnett
Olathe
Ottawa
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Emporia
Lawrence
Leavenworth
Sociation
SNEA
Unified School District 413
Leon Hazen
Chanute Area
National Liberation Front of
Alabama
Scottsboro
Ala
Elrys
Ohio
Paula Hook
Prairie Village
U.S. 40
Edward Lester
Kenneth
Linda Berrigan
Pittsburg
Parsons
Bonnie M. Ward
Girard
Lewis Parsons
Pop
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Sperry
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