South Vietnamese win in Mekong Delta amid Viet Cong attacks
South Vietnamese troops reported a 137 to 0 Viet Cong kill in a day-long battle in the Mekong Delta aided by American air strikes. Viet Cong attacked convoys on the Co Co River and mined a truck convoy near Saigon. U S B 52 bombers attacked Viet Cong targets in the south and North Vietnamese air missions continued. A woman was arrested near Westmoreland with a white phosphorous grenade as Ky’s cabinet crisis showed signs of closure.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
Mekong
Co Co River
Ba Lieu
U. S
William C. Westmoreland
Viet Nam
Nguyen Cao Ky
Kelly Heads Burlington Production
James H. Kelly named executive vice president in charge of productions for Burlington Manufacturing Co. He will oversee all production across five plants in Concordia Kansas City Pleasant Hill and Miami Oklahoma. Kelly, a Missouri native, previously worked as an executive with Rice Stix Corp of St. Louis.
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James H. Kelly
Burlington Manufacturing Co
Kansas City
Kelly
Burlington
Concordia
Pleasant Hill
Miami
Okla
Missouri
Rice Stix Corp
St. Louis
Metal Decks For Bridges In Neosho County
Neosho county began using metal decking on its county road bridges. Five small bridges have been equipped with light gauge corrugated steel, spot welded and asphalt surfaced. One site is on old highway K39 near Chanute airport. Officials say the metal costs more than wood but will save labor maintenance and extend bridge life.
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Erie
Neosho County
Chanute
Hospital at Parsons to Expand with 46 Bed Addition
Parsons Kansas sees a $469000 expansion of Labette County Medical Center with a 46 bed addition. Diell and Harvey Construction Co. won the general contract for $307,891, W J Nelson Electric for $32,366, and Frank Ridgeway & Son for $129,450. Financing comes from a county bond issue and $75,000 in hospital funds.
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Parsons
Intercepted Letter Stresses Peace Steps Over A-Weapon Timing
The message argues that the key is actions toward world peace between now and any future, not the exact time China may reach an A weapon capability.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red China
Explosion at Saigon area ammunition dump kills two
An explosion at a U S Army ammunition dump near Long Binh, 12 miles north of Saigon, killed two American soldiers and wounded ten. Eyewitness accounts describe a massive fireball and shattered windows in Saigon as troops and a large hospital nearby treated casualties.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
Associated Press
John Len
Gel
U.S
Long Bnh
Pfc
Louis R. LaCroix
Somerset
Mass
169Th Engineer
David Owens
Knoxville
Tenn
2Nd Field Force
Long Binh
Richard G. Martins
Eagle
Wis
Martins
Car and Truck Registration Increases in Neosho County
Neosho County reports rising car and truck registrations with 8,662 car tags and 3,706 truck tags issued to date this year. Last year totals were 8,546 cars and 3,605 trucks. Mail-in tags sent after owners complete forms. counter issuance starts January 3.
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Erie
Neosho County
Helen Arthur
Nestle
Preliminary Hearing Set in Kidwell Murder Case
Sheriff Chaffee testified that clothing and spent cartridge casings were found at a Berryton spot after Thomas and Betty Kidwell were found in a wreck near Topeka on August 24. The Kidwells face first degree murder charges in connection with the shooting of Betty Kidwell, whose nude body with four chest wounds was found in the car. Tavern keepers Galloway and Jackson testified the couple were in their Topeka establishments that day amid arguing.
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Topeka
F. T
Jim) Chaffee
Berryton
Thomas
Betty Goetsch Kidwell
Chafee
Kidwell
Wichita
Chaffee
Fred Thompson
Shawnee County
Jerry Galloway
Clifford W. Jackson
Kidwells
Daylight Savings Time Ends Sunday
New York AP reports DST ends at 2 a.m. Sunday causing clocks to roll back one hour in daylight time areas. It marks the final year of irregular DST in the U.S. with next year mandating full DST nationwide or withdrawal by law.
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New York
United States
United Fund Surpasses Twenty Three Thousand Goal
Six thousand one hundred twenty eight dollars was donated today to the United Fund, reaching 27 percent of the 23070 dollar drive target.
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United Fund
Chanute Woman Stops Payment on Suspicious Repair Offer
Payment on an $80 check given by a Chanute woman to two out of town men was stopped after police were alerted. Officers said the men had proposed $300 for repairs and asked for the $80 upfront to buy supplies.
Birchs Widow Faces Habeas Corpus Challenge in Kidnap Case
Pearl Choate Birch 59 waived preliminary hearing on a kidnapping charge and was due in Breckenridge District Court to answer a habeas corpus petition alleging she illegally restrained the liberties of her 95 year old husband A Otis Birch California philanthropist The charge followed an earlier simple assault arrest after a butcher knife incident involving Harlan Moehn a cousin of the deceased Mrs Birch was ordered to bring Otis to court to prove she does not hold him illegally in custody.
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Breckenridge, Tex
Pearl Choate Birch
Harlan J. Moehn
Birch
Moehn
Neewollah Parade Set by Independence District 413
About 190 District 413 students will march in the Neewollah parade in Independence tomorrow. Units include junior high band 75 drum corps 36 senior high band 48 and senior drum corps 28 with an earlier Royster drum corps start and buses provided for transport.
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Neewollah
Independence Tomorrow
Royster
Neewollah Committee
King and Queen Welcome Johnsons in Colorful Bangkok
President Johnson and Mrs. Johnson were greeted by King Bhumibol Adulyadej and Queen Sirikit in Bangkok. The welcome featured ceremonial pomp, flag waving schoolchildren, and a motorcade through a crowded capital, ending at Bangkok’s municipal pavilion.
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Bangkok
Thailand
Johnson
All Asia
Mrs. Johnson
Bhumibol
Queen Sirikit
Royal Plaza
Bang Saen
Texas
Johnsons
Chamnan Yuvaboon
Olson Market Burglary After Midnight
Thieves entered the Olson supermarket at Main and Plummer after midnight by removing an attic access and lifting a ceiling panel to drop into the store. They took an unknown amount of change and cigarettes, leaving a change container missing and quarters taken from a second container while other money was left behind. the safe was undisturbed and employees were working until midnight. Police and the Neosho county sheriff investigated.
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Olson
Main
Plummer
Neosho County
Sheriff's Office
Stampede Fatal to 12 In Nicaragua
In Managua twelve people died and over a hundred were injured as fans stampeded after a baseball game opening Nicaragua League play. Officials noted no determined cause while a stadium door closure claim circulated. government and medical authorities launched investigations. More than 20 US players participate in the league.
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Managua
Nicaragua
United States
Wichita United Fund pledges top goal at 109 percent
AP report notes the Wichita United Fund campaign raised 2,240,000 dollars in pledges, reaching 109 percent of its goal. The drive exceeded expectations with broad community support and strong contributions from local organizations and individuals.
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Wichita
Wichita United Fund Campaign
De Gaulle Presses Vietnamese Self Determination Stance
Paris AP Charles de Gaulle urged a Vietnamese settlement based on self determination after US troop withdrawal. He said American victory in Viet Nam is impossible yet US forces cannot be destroyed, andFrance will not mediate as neither side would welcome it. He insisted Washington must withdraw gradually and allow Vietnamese to decide their own future.
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Paris
Charles de Gaulle
Elysee Palace
Viet Nam
de Gaulle
Washington
France
Kansas Traffic Death Log Shows Sharp October Totals
AP report from Topeka notes 24 hour fatalities to 9 am Friday with October totals at 55 and 1966 at 597 compared to the 1965 period showing 526.
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Topeka
Kansas
El Dorado City Manager Richard Thomas Resigns
El Dorado city manager Richard D. Thomas submitted his resignation effective November 30. He will become city manager of Arvada Colorado starting December 5. Thomas has served El Dorado since July 1 1962.
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EL Dorado
Kan
Richard D. Thomas
City Commission
Thomas
Arvada
Colo
Humphrey: China’s nuclear test years from operation
Vice President Hubert H. Humphrey said China’s Thursday nuclear test shows only a test capability for now with operational capability years away. He warned of rising weapons spread and urged nonproliferation as a national priority while briefing amid campaign stops.
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Covington, Ky
Hubert H. Humphrey
Humphrey
China
United States
Weather Forecast Inks Cooler Temperatures Across Kansas
An ideal fall day gave way to a cooler pattern with a cool front moving across the state. Highs Saturday around 70 degrees, tonight in the low 40s, and dry fair to partly cloudy skies expected. The western two thirds are already under the cool mass, moving east by early afternoon.
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Topeka
Kansas
Weather Bureau
Governors Order Food Price Probe Across States
Texas Governor Connally and Massachusetts Governor Volpe order price investigations into rising food costs. Connally enlists UT Texas presidents for reports due December 1. Volpe allocates emergency funds for a State Consumers Council study targeting all necessities with emphasis on food. Housewife boycotts spread with price cut reports in Denver and Socorro after major supermarket actions.
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New York
Texas
Massachusetts
John A. Volpe
State Consumers Council
John B. Connally
Denver
Connally
University of Texas
Texas Technological College
Texas A&m
Volpe
Socorro
N.M
Safeway
Stop- N-Shop
Speedway
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