Air Force to release 16,000 Guardsmen by next summer
Secretary of Defense Clark Clifford said about 16,000 Air National Guardsmen and reservists will be released from active duty by next summer while the Army maintains the 20,000 troops called up for Vietnam. Some releases occur before January with remaining releases in April to June.
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Washington
Air Force
Army
Secretary of Defense
Clark M. Clifford
Air Guard
LeMay
Wallace
Vietnam
Soviet Union says intervention in Czechoslovakia aids peace
At the UN Andrei Gromyko said Moscow would begin talks with the United States on ballistic missiles. In Wichita Kansas the grand champion steer sold for a record 2200 dollars at the Kansas National Junior Livestock Show. In Lima Peru the army toppled President Belaunde Terry and exiled him to Buenos Aires amid post coup violence.
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United Nations
N.Y
Soviet Union
Czechoslovakia
United States
Andrei A. Gromyko
Wichita
Angus
Harva Leigh Mathews
Sharon
Kan
Mike Lynch
Dusty Herring
Kfdi Radio
Miss Mathews
Wichita State University
Barrow
Craig Good
Manhattan
KFDI
Lima
Peru
Fernando Belaunde Terry
Belaunde
Buenos Aires
Harman backs Kansas City to Galena four lane highway
Independence Kansas area remarks by Rick Harman Republican governor candidate stress a funded four lane route from Kansas City to Galena as essential for southeast Kansas and the state. He criticizes the Democrat administration for inaction and pledges to end the deadlock with a coordinated highway program.
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Independence
Kan
Rick Harman
Kansas City-Galena
Kansas
Kansas City
Galena
Harmon
69th Infantry Brigade to Send Replacements to Vietnam
Kansas Governor says 204 enlisted men to be sent to Vietnam in November while 96 officers and warrants are slated to depart by next June. The 69th Infantry Brigade, a former Kansas National Guard unit, is training and combat ready, with most personnel from Kansas plus some from Iowa and Massachusetts. Division commander notes it is unusual to rotate individuals rather than an entire unit.
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FT. Carson, Colo
69Th Infantry Brigade
Kansas National Guard
Vietnam
Kansas
Robert Docking
69Th
Docking
Fifth Infantry Divison Mechan
Roland M. Glaser
Intercepted Letter The Leaves Are Beginning To Turn
A fragmentary item notes an intercepted letter with a poetic line The leaves are beginning to turn and a closing Yours. The brief reads like a personal missive recovered in a wartime or espionage context.
Underground Police Officer Tells of Chicago Yippies
An undercover Chicago officer testified before the House Un American Activities Committee describing Yippie leader Jerry Rubin urging continued disorder to seize power, with Rubin promising to create “little Chicagos” nationwide. Abbie Hoffman was arrested for wearing a flag shirt at the committee hearing.
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Chicago
Jerry Rubin
Russia
Robert L. Pierson
House Committee On Un-American Activities
Rubin
Abbie Hoffman
LeMay Named Wallace VP Candidate Calls for tougher Vietnam action
Curtis LeMay, retired Air Force chief, becomes George Wallace’s running mate and urges a stronger Vietnam policy. He criticizes U.S. policy as lacking the will to win and says the North Vietnamese will not talk until pressure is applied.
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Pittsburgh
Air Force
Curtis E. LeMay
George C. Wallace
Vietnam
Southeast Asia
LeMay
Germany
Wallace
American Independent Party
Test of U S Defenses Near Saigon by Enemy Forces
Enemy troops fired more than 100 mortar rounds at a U S base northwest of Saigon then attacked with infantry in an effort to test defenses. After an hour of fighting, 13 enemy soldiers were found dead and four Americans wounded. Government forces seized cannons and weapons as fighting eased.
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Saigon
U.S
Population Gains for Oklahoma City and Tulsa Metro Areas
Census data show Oklahoma City metro area population rising from 586 500 to 597 009 and Tulsa three-county metro area increasing from 441 000 to 451 000 as of July 1, 1967. Tulsa and Oklahoma City areas span multiple counties in Oklahoma.
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Washington
Oklahoma City
Tulsa
Census Bureau
Oklahoma
Canadian
Cleveland
Bureau
None to None Sign War Between 137th Units
In Carson Colorado on Wednesday the Second Battalion of the 137th Infantry painted a sign reading Second to None to boast of their outfit. A rival unit the First Battalion of the 137th Infantry erected a counter sign simply reading None signaling their challenge.
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FT. Carson, Colo
137Th Infantry
69Th Infantry Brigade
Expert in Fiberglass Joins Kustom Fiberglass Co.
Clemens Laurrell a seasoned fiberglass engineer leads fiberglass builds at Kustom Fiberglass Co. in Chanute. He came from SannaWare Kansas and earlier built race car bodies and midget and modified racers. The firm plans expansion to 24,000 square feet with 10 to 12 employees and new facilities east of Cherry Street.
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Tribune
Clemens Lautrell
Kustom Fiberglass Co
Sam Barnhart
Clemens Laurrell
Laurrell
N. Highland
Bud Ross
Pack St. Clair
Houston
Tex
Bud
Chanute
SannaWare of Kansas
Parsons
Kustom
Lautrell
Tulsa
Oklahoma
Arkansas
Texas
John Zink
Wizard Boat Co
St. Joseph
Mich
Gold Line Campers
Ford Motor Co
Coons
Oswego
Kustom Electronics
Cherry Street
Laurell
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Barbara
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Carl Logan
Logan Implement
Topeka
Kansas Department of Revenue
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Ized
Iowa
Massachusetts
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Pierson
Lincoln Park
Yippies
Youth International Party
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Humphreys
Nixons
Curtis LeMay
North Vietnam
Hancock
Navy
Tonkin Gulf
Panhandle
South Vietnam
19Th Parallel
State
Weather Bureau
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