Firepower of U. S. Halts Red Assault Near Bu Dop
U S paratroopers and artillery repelled a Viet Cong and North Vietnamese assault near Bu Dop six miles northeast of Dak To. U S forces reported 7 Americans killed and 13 wounded while claiming heavy enemy losses from a six hour sweep. Monsoon rains limited air strikes over North Vietnam to the south of Hanoi.
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Saigon
Dak
U.S
Bu Dop
Dak To
Central Highlands
US 1St Infantry
Bo Duc
Associated Press
John Wheeler
Bo Dop
Loc Ninh
Wheeler
Bo Due
North Vietnam
Hanoi
Parents organize steering group on inquiry results
A Chanute Recreation Commission meeting organized a Parent Inquiry Steering Group to discuss and distribute results of the recent parent survey. Twenty six volunteers will meet Dec 13 at 4 p.m. in the Central Park Community Building as 508 questionnaires yielded a 36 percent response.
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Chanute Recreation Commission
Central Park
Martin Rotunno
Commission
Wendell H. McMurray
Lillard Parks
Rotunno
Ray Zumalt
Neil Leverenz
Royster Junior High
Bob Crumrine
Neosho County Community Junior College
Roturno
Recreation Commission
McCarthy to Challenge Johnson in Four Democratic Primaries
Sen. Eugene J. McCarthy announced he will challenge President Johnson on Vietnam in four Democratic primaries and possibly two more. He cited a growing moral crisis and said he will enter Wisconsin Oregon California and Nebraska contests, with decisions on Massachusetts and New Hampshire expected within two weeks.
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Washington
Eugene J. McCarthy
Johnson
America
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Oregon
California
Nebraska
Massachusetts
New Hampshire
McCarthy
Fredonia Youth Released on Bond
Fredonia native Steve Hollis a 19 year old KU student was arraigned on three counts of forging a prescription and one count of passing a worthless check He allegedly obtained Desoxyn at two Baxter Springs drug stores He posted bond on the check charge 500 and 3500 on forgery and was released His trial is set for December 12 in Columbus Cherokee County attorney Paul Armstrong described Desoxyn as a pep pill
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Columbus
Kan
University of Kansas
Steve Hollis
Fredonia
Baxter Springs
Lawrence
Ned Aitchison
Hollis
Paul Armstrong
Cherokee County
Fehr Named Manager of KCRB Radio Station
Jim Fehr is named manager of KCRB radio station by owner Jim Roberts of Farmington Missouri. He replaces Jim Morris who has resigned. The change takes effect tomorrow. Fehr was chief engineer and has been with KCRB since 1958. Morris plans were not announced.
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Jim Fehr
KCRB
Jim Roberts
Farmington
Fehr
Jim Morris
Morris
Willing Breakfast Tour Heads to Fredonia
Chanute Area Chamber of Commerce continues its goodwill breakfast series with a trip to Fredonia on Tuesday. The local delegation will assemble at the Memorial building front and depart at 6:15 a.m. The event is organized by the chamber public relations committee.
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Chanute Area
Car Damaged In Galesburg Crash Involving 17 Year Old Driver
Linda Andrews a 17 year old of Galesburg received $800 damage in a one car accident a mile east and three fourths mile south of Galesburg last night about 7 o clock. She was not injured. The car a 1963 Olds skidded on a slick spot went into the east ditch came out and overturned into the west ditch, sheriff said.
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Galesburg
Linda Andrews
Here
George Neely
Neosho County
Intercepted Letter Dear Cha
A fragmentary intercepted note references civilian salaries and wages with a comparison to the automobile set, noting the federal government keeping pace. The brief text ends with a closing Yours, Cha.
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Cha
Peace over threat of war between Greece and Turkey
U S envoy Cyrus Vance and NATO chief Manlio Brosio announced substantial understanding between Greece and Turkey over Cyprus ending the danger of conflict. Jose Roiz Bennet of the United Nations and other mediators moved toward a final communique as talks continued in Athens with Greek Foreign Minister Panayiotis Pipinelis.
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Athens
Turkey
Greece
Cyprus
U.S
Cyrus Vance
Manlio Brosio
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Brosio
Brussels
Jose Roiz-Bennett
United Nations
New York
Johnson
Panayiotis Pipinelis
Vance
Makarios
Phone call contact note for Tribune carrier
Instructions tell readers to call Tribune by phone or, if unavailable, dial HE 1-3400 after 6 PM to reach the carrier. The item provides contact methods and timing for delivery issues.
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Tribune
Weather Summary Kansas Forecast and Readings
Skies clear in Kansas after 48 hours of rain with light precipitation expected in parts. Altoona reports trace to .30 inches. Pittsburg and Melrose show higher totals. Highs mostly in the 40s to 50s, lows in the 20s to 30s, as an additional storm center nears northeastern Colorado.
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Topeka
Kansas
Pittsburg
Melrose
Weather Bureau
Colorado
Collision in Erie leaves minor damage in two-vehicle crash
A 1968 Chevrolet driven by Harold Rowland of Erie sustained about 75 dollars in damage after a minor collision at 2nd and Main around 9 45 a.m. Today's sheriff's office report notes the 1967 Oldsmobile backing from a parking stall by Charles Forsyth of Erie sustained no damage.
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Erie
Harold Rowland
2Nd and Main
Sheriff's Office
Charles Forsyth
Mills rules out tax hike this year amid budget cut talk
Rep. Wilbur Mills says no action on Johnson tax increase this year and urges deeper spending cuts of 2 to 3 billion to accompany the 4.1 billion package. He hints at tax-spending plan next year and presses administrators to justify tax changes to the House.
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Washington
Wilbur D. Mills
President Johnson
Mills
House
Ways and Means Committee
Administration
Johnson
Congress
Arkansas
Secretary of the Treasury
Henry Fowler
Fowler
Charles L. Schultze
Federal Reserve
William McChesney Martin
Martin
Federal Pay Boost and Postal Rate Hikes Move Ahead
Senate action on two bills would raise federal civilian and military pay by about 4.5 to 6 percent while increasing postal rates. First class letters rise to 5 cents, cards to 5, airmail letters to 10, and airmail cards to 8. Retroactive to Oct. 1, the boosts pass in three stages as the House and Senate reconcile differences.
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Washington
Congress
Senate
House
Jurors Drawn for Wilson County Court Term
Jurors were drawn for the January term of Wilson county district court. The panel includes John McFadden and Roscoe Offenbacker of Buffalo, and Richard Wiles, Sam Wiles and Jerry Daniels of Altoona.
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Fredonia
Wilson County District Court
John McFadden
Roscoe Offenbacker
Buffalo
Richard Wiles
Sam Wiles
Jerry Daniels
Altoona
1968 CarTag Applications Due December 12
Neosho county vehicle owners will receive 1968 license tag application forms December 12. Applicants must submit both the 1968 personal property self assessment form and proof of payment of at least half of the 1967 personal property tax. Send forms and checks to the county treasurer. do not send them to the Motor Vehicle Department.
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CarTag
Erie
Neosho County
Motor
Topeka
Don Harding
Motor Vehicle Department
Harding
Kansas
Defence Policies Clearly Defined
Johnson says major defense policies are clearly defined and a new defense chief will continue McNamara’s course. McNamara to head the World Bank after finishing the 1969 defense budget, with Woods and others signaling the move.
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Washingon
Johnson
U.S
Defense
Robert S. McNamara
Pentagon
World Bank
White House
McNamara
Vietnam
Burglars Hit South Mound Businesses
Sheriff George Neely reports two burglaries in South Mound. The post office safe in the Jack Rodabaugh store was pried open after a back door at the elevator was forced. tools, a skill saw, gloves, cigarettes, and a ham were taken. The Thelma Mathis is postmaster.
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Erie
South Mound
George Neely
Neosho County
Neely
Jack Rodabaugh
Thelma Mathis
Macedonia Quake Fatal To 8 Persons
An earthquake along the Yugoslav Albanian border leveled Debar in western Yugoslav Macedonia. At least eight people were killed and about 40 injured as nearly every house was destroyed or badly damaged. Belgrade radio warned the death toll could rise with many missing. Three thousand residents fled to streets and parks as rain added misery.
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Belgrade
Debar
Yugoslav Macedonia
Dedar
Government Car Risk Control
Rep Richard Rogers predicts federal control of automobile insurance within five years, possibly two. He says injuries under 10 000 dollars would be handled by government agencies similar to workers compensation, as the Kansas House insurance committee studies the issue.
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Topeka
Kansas
Richard Rogers
Manhattan
Kansas House Insurance Committee
Rogers
Dog Saves Couple But Loses Life
In Welda Kansas Mr and Mrs Ralph Griffith woke to a fire at their farm home two miles north of Welda. Their poodle Skippy alerted them but perished from smoke inhalation under a bed as the house suffered extensive damage.
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Welda, Kan
Ralph Griffith
Skippy
Welda
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Parent Inquiry
Fredonia Youth
Yours
Cssosceese
Ssssseesee
Goodland
Garden City
House Appropriations Committee
Richard B. Russell
D-Ga
Senate Armed Services Committee
George D. Woods
Treasury
Henry H. Fowler
Bank
Paris
Woods
Farmers General Store
West Cherry
Lafayette
Fred Rieder
Charles
Lee
Macedonia
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