McCarthy to back Humphrey in 1968 race and retire
Senator Eugene J. McCarthy announced he will vote for Vice President Hubert H. Humphrey in the 1968 presidential election and will not seek re election to the Senate in 1970 or the Democratic nomination in 1972. He urged supporters to follow his stance while noting Humphrey’s positions fall short on key issues and recalling Chicago 1968.
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Washington
Eugene J. McCarthy
Hubert H. Humphrey
Senate
McCarthy
Minnesota
Humphrey
Chicago
Westmoreland says enemy cannot win in Vietnam
Gen. William Westmoreland told the Association of the United States Army that the enemy now cannot achieve military victory in Vietnam. He praised Army performance, noted guerrilla tactics reversed, and warned against overreliance on rapid U.S. troop airlift strategies.
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Washington
William C. Westmoreland
Vietnam
Westmoreland
U.S
Army
Association of the United States Army
Lyman L. Lemnitzer
Pentagon
United States
Electronic Teacher In Home Classroom Prompts Future Education
Pasadena and Parson, Kan, reports outline a future where homes use computer linked tutors and consoles to teach basic skills. Experts say schools may vanish into a networked system with instant feedback and reduced need for traditional teachers.
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Pasadena
Calif
Junior
National Academy of Sciences
Nid
Los Angeles
California Institute of Technology
Ralph W. Gerard
University of California At Irvine
Bonesteel Says North Korea More Belligerent Than 1953
Gen Charles H Bonesteel III U N commander in South Korea warned Washington that North Korea is more openly belligerent and ready to trouble than at any time since 1953. He noted a direct confrontation along the DMZ amid a Pentagon delay in airlift exercises to avoid endangering Paris peace talks.
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Washington (Ap
Charles H. Bonestee
U.N
South Korea
North Korea
Vietnam
Korea
Bonesteel
Pentagon
Defense Department
Paris
Planes and ships strike South Vietnam in heavy assault
U S warplanes and ships led by B52 bombers and the battleship New Jersey attacked North Vietnam's southern panhandle. About 139 air missions were flown, with 25 trucks and 19 supply boats destroyed or damaged. B52s dropped 900 tons near Con Thien Gio Linh, and New Jersey's 16 inch guns silenced enemy anti aircraft fire.
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Saigon
New Jersey
North Vietnam
Panhandle
U.S
Con Thien
Gio Linh
Battlewagon
Dmz
Halloween Parade Scheduled On Main With Prizes
The Kiwanis Club hosts the 21st annual Halloween Parade on Thursday evening. Kindergarteners will be judged at 6:00 p.m. and five costume prizes awarded per grade as children march from Main and Forest to the Memorial Building for a program and prizes.
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Kiwanis Club
Main
Forest
Memorial Building
Highland
Fairfield
Lincoln
Alcott
Rural
Hillcrest
Murray Hill
St. Patrick's
Roosevelt
Hutton
Memorial Auditorium
Burlingame youth dies from Topeka hospital injuries
A 16-year-old Burlingame resident, Terry Joe Barr, died in a Topeka hospital from injuries sustained in a Monday highway crash northwest of Burlingame. He was a passenger in a pickup driven by another local youth when the vehicle overturned after missing a turn at a T intersection.
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Altoona
Roy A. Bolton
Springdale
Ark
Cora A. Bolton
Neosho County Memorial Hospital
Highway Patrol
Topeka
Burlingame
Kan
Terry Joe Barr
Virgil Barr
Osage County
Fred E. Matlock
Neosho Memorial Hospital
Lenora
East 14Th
Matlock
Intercepted Letter Proposes Wiretap for Spicy Movie
A note from a desk neighbor opposes wiretapping for snooping but concedes it might be acceptable if used to present the victim with a spicy movie. The remark frames a humorous yet pointed take on surveillance.
Stag Film Flashes Across Coachella Valley Screens
An unannounced stag film aired for about 15 minutes during early Sunday on Palm Desert area TV. Police in Palm Springs and four resort communities received dozens of calls as residents reported the incident and sought confirmation.
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Palm Desert
Calif
Coachella Valley
Palm Springs
Jim Wall
Desert
Rancho Mirage
Indian Wells
Smallest Living Cost Increase in a Year Reported
The government announced a 0.2 percent rise in the consumer price index for September, the smallest monthly gain in a year. Officials warned 1968 may still post the largest price jump in 17 years, with inflation likely peaking earlier. The CPI reached 122.2, equating to $12.22 for the month.
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Washington
Arnold Chase
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Chase
Voting Places In Neosho For General Election Listed
Neosho county clerk Virgil Lowe released the polling locations for the upcoming general election in Neosho. The list includes Chanute precincts and many township sites such as Big Creek Grady Danville Earlton Centerville Galesburg Chetopa Thayer East Erie Erie West Erie Shaw Grant Lahore Valley Lincoln South Mound Mission St Paul Shiloh North Tioga South Tioga and Wanut GroveBeth el church. Voting will run from 7 am to 7 pm.
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Neosho County
Virgil Lowe
Chanute
North Malcolm Community Center
Alcott School
Royster Junior High
Central Park
Murray Hill
Lincoln School
Roosvelt
Big Creek Township
Grady
Danville
Earlton
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Galesburg
Chetopa
Thayer
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Erie
West Erie
Shaw
Shaw Christian Church
Grant
Stark Methodist Church
Lahore
Valley School
Lincoln
South Mound
Mission
St. Paul
Shiloh
Township
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North Township
South Tioga
South Township Hall
Wanut Grove
Bethel Church
Attorney General urges 21 counties to use new tax values
Kansas Attorney General Robert Londerholm said 21 counties should apply reappraised values for this year noting they are not bound by a Johnson County ruling. Clark County faces a suit to block reappraisal. He urged compliance with 30 percent of fair value rule where applicable. He asked to seek Supreme Court review in the Johnson County case.
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Topeka
Robert Londerholm
Londerholm
Johnson County
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Sonderholm
Butler
Chase
Edwards
Elk
Greenwood
Haskell
Jewell
Kingman
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Norton
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Pratt
Republic
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Scott
Stevens
District Court
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Kansas Supreme Court
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Robert Docking
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