Marines Repel Viet Cong Human Wave Near Da Nang
US Marines fought off an estimated 100 Viet Cong in a dawn assault southwest of Da Nang, killing 56 enemy fighters and leaving one Marine squad badly mauled with two dead. The Viet Cong also shelled Plei Me and launched new Delta strikes as North Vietnamese regiments mass north of Saigon for a potential showdown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saigon
South Viet Nam
da Nang
U.S
Plei Me
Central Highlands
Mekong
Marble Mountain
North Viet Nam
UNICEF Drive at Royster Junior High Nets $606
Royster Junior High School students raised 606.31 for UNICEF with more expected Monday. Faculty sponsor Freda Betts said the drive surpasses 600 for the first time, with room totals led by Jane Elrod 2.54 per person, Kay Geiger 1.36, and Mildred Hemphill 1.14 averages. Monies aid food and milk for children overseas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Royster Junior High School
Freda Betts
Miss Betts
Jane Elrod
Kay Geiger
Mildred Hemphill
Daylight Saving Time Ends Sunday Across Regions
New York AP reports daylight saving time ends at 2 a.m. Sunday as about half the nation returns to standard time. Observance varies by area with 31 states participating and some regions already on standard time. Regions returning Sunday include New England, middle Atlantic states, DC, upper Midwest, Colorado, Nevada, Pacific Coast, and parts of Virginia, Alabama and Kentucky. Iowa and parts of Virginia and Ohio had already switched last month.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
New England
Middle Atlantic
District of Columbia
Upper Midwest
Colorado
Nevada
Pacific Coast
Virginia
Alabama
Kentucky
Iowa
Ohio
Intercepted Letter to Cha About LBJ as Father of Bride
A signed note questions President Lyndon B. Johnson's suitability for a minor role as father of the bride, doubting his fit for the part and implying expectations of performance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
LBJ
Luci Johnson and Pat Nugent Spotted At LBJ Ranch Rumor of Engagement
Eighteen year old Luci Johnson and her boyfriend Pat Nugent of Waukegan Ill visit the LBJ Ranch amid unconfirmed reports they seek the President and Mrs Johnson's permission to marry. No engagement confirmation given. Luci pursues nursing studies at Georgetown while Nugent works in Washington and Wisconsin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnson City
Tex
Luci Johnson
Pat Nugent
Waukegan
Ill
LBJ
Johnson
Austin
White House
Washington
Luci
Pat
Beth Jenkins
Walter Jenkins
Nugent
Marquette University
Milwaukee
Wisconsin
Illinois
Gerard P. Nugent
Young Nugent
Marquette
Advisory Board On Higher Education
Friends
Georgetown University
School of Nursing
Three Traffic Crashes Report No Injuries
Three accidents near here yesterday caused cosmetic and estimated damage with no injuries. At Ash and Highland a 1959 Buick and a 1965 Pontiac collided. Baucom cited for failing to yield. A 1958 Chevrolet near town sustained about 800 dollars in damage. A 1955 Chevrolet on West Main crashed into a sign and tree. damage not listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Here
James A. Zane
E. Walnut
Larry Baucom
N. Washington
Ash and
Highland
Baucom
Robert Fullerton
N. Evergreen
Zane
Roy Keeney
Wichita
Highway Patrol
Alvin Cramer Jr
Main
Burns Fatal To Manhattan Woman
Mrs. Alvin Jolley 29 wife of an Army captain from Fort Riley died at Fort Sam Houston Hospital Texas from burns after an explosion at her Manhattan home. The blast occurred as she went to the basement to light a furnace. She was flown to the Texas burn center on Sunday and her husband expected to return with the body. All six children were unhurt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manhattan
Kan
Alvin Jolley
Ft. Riley
Viet Nam
Ft. Sam Houston Hospital
Texas
Jolley
Swartz 58 Dies in Topeka After Heart Attack
A. D. Pete Swartz deputy clerk of the Kansas Supreme Court died after a heart attack in Topeka. He had served nearly 20 years in the Supreme Court clerk’s office and previously worked in the State Insurance Department.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topeka
D. A
Pete) Swartz
Kansas Supreme Court
Swartz
Supreme Court
State Insurance Department
Skubitz Pushes River Link Plans for Kansas and Oklahoma
Rep. Skubitz outlines a multi river link plan tying Independence and Chanute to New Orleans via the Verdigris and Neosho. He envisions barges lowering freight costs for local wheat flour coal lead and zinc with studies funded by a $300 000 and a $387 000 federal authorization aiming for five to six years of feasibility work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas Republican
Shubitz
Independence
Parsons
Chanute
New Orleans
Joe Lastelli
Kansas City Star
Washington
Skubitz
Kansas
Pittsburg
Eastern
Kansas Oil and Gas Assn
Catoosa
Okla
Tulsa
Wichita
Congress
Ghost Walk Parade and Halloween Night Activities
The Kiwanis Spook Parade for grades K to 6 starts at Main and Forest at 6 30 p m. A sock hop and junior high gym events run 7 to 10 00 at St Patrick's gym and Royster gym. Senior high and Jace students see movies at Peoples Theater at 7 30. A senior high dance is at the Launching Pad 8 to 11 and a junior college dance at the National Guard armory 8 to 11.
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Main and
Forest
St. Patrick’s Gym
Royster Gym
Jace
Peoples Theater
National Guard Armory
Anti-tank Guns Sold Tied to Syracuse Robbery Case
A Potomac Arms Co. owner says he sold two anti tank guns to a man named John Finch in Alexandria for 99.95 each after police warned not to complete the sale. The guns were later stolen from the dealer’s office in an April burglary connected to a $400,000 Brink’s heist. Police and FBI declined further comment.
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Alexandria
Syracuse
N.Y
FBI
Johnny Richards
Potomac Arms Co
John Finch
Oronoco
Richards
Railway Express Agency
Plattsburgh
Traffic Fatalities Log For Topeka Area 1965 Update
Topeka area traffic death log reports 24 hours ending 9 a.m. Saturday in October 1965 with 24 fatalities compared to 563 in all of October 1964 as a point of comparison.
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Topeka
Kansas
Butler County J C C seeks federal grant for new $1.55 million campus
Neosho County Community Junior College pursues federal aid as El Dorado’s Butler County Campus advances with a $525000 grant. Supt. Buford Fisher notes January 28 cutoff and six week decision window while President Edwin Walbourn says four more payments are expected as library construction progresses.
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Neosho County
Supt. Fisher
el Dorado
Butler County Community Junior College
Fisher
Walbourn
Pleasant Kansas Weekend Forecast With Mild Temperatures
Area forecast calls for fair skies and mild conditions through Sunday. Highs in the mid 70s Sunday, lows near 50 tonight. Kansas cities report weekend warmth with readings from 70s to mid-70s and morning lows mainly 40s and 50s.
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Topeka
Kansas
Weather Bureau
Garden City
Manhattan
Wamego
Hill City
Inmate Henry Armstrong Stabbed to Death at Leavenworth
Henry Armstrong a 49 year old inmate from Doraville Georgia was stabbed to death in his Leavenworth federal penitentiary cell Friday evening. Officials said the attack occurred after the evening meal when cell doors were open.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leavenworth, Kan
Henry Armstrong
Doraville
Leavenworth Federal Penitentiary
Open House Showcases City Diesel Plant at 1515 N Garfield
The city invites the public to view its new diesel electric power plant at 1515 North Garfield in an open house tomorrow. Tours run from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
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N. Garfield
Fire Destroys Empty Barn Near Oasis Road
Fire of undetermined origin destroyed an empty barn two miles northeast of town early today. Owned by B. M. Dunham, the structure stood next to the Neosho River on Oasis road. Fire department was called at 1:25 a.m. but the flames were beyond control.
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B. M. Dunham
S. Lafayette
Neosho River
Oasis Road
Four Crashes Kill 26
Twenty six people died and three were injured in four crashes Friday night and today. In Carthage Texas six adults and three children perished after a head on collision and fire. In Emittsburg Maryland eight students from Mt. St. Marys College died in a two car crash near U S 15 and Maryland 97. In Pomona California five teenagers died when their convertible overturned en route to a football game. In Stratton Maine four men drowned when their car plunged into six feet of water.
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Carthage
Tex
U.S. 59
Emittsburg
U.S. 15
Maryland
Mt. St. Mary's College
Pomona
Calif
Stratton
Maine
Three die in Kincaid area crash involving car and combine
Two drivers died in a collision on a county road near Kincaid Kansas when a car driven by Birty L DePuew struck a passing combine then hit a second car. Three passengers in Pauline Spillmans car were injured including Janet Spillman in critical condition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
University of Kansas Medical Center
Kansas City
Kan
Beverly
Sandra
Garnett
Kincaid
Highway Patrol
DePuew
Combine
Deal L. Hultz
Hold Murder Suspect On Landlady's Tip
Houston police arrested Jerry Michael Ward 21 on murder charges in The Case of the Parking Lot Romeo. The victim Joyce Osten 18 was kidnapped from a family car Oct 18 and found dead next day in a pasture west of Houston, shot four times.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Houston
Tex
Jerry Michael Ward
Joyce Osten
Smog Strikes Los Angeles Amid Record Heat and Blame Game
LA faces fourth day of heavy smog and ten straight days above ninety as doctors report more respiratory cases. Mayor Yorty and Governor Brown clash over smog responsibility while pollution officials blame calm winds for trapping pollutants.
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Los Angeles
Children’s Hospital
Samuel W. Yorty
Edmund G. Brown
Yorty
Los Angeles County
Los Angeles ¢ Coastal Plain
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Harry Dowdy
Salisbury
Unicef
Cha
Lucis Hand
Air Force
A. D
Linda Schultz
Cocaptain
Dale Washburn
Ribune
Bill Jenkins
Schultz
Ebur Schultz
Marilyn Sandage
Sandi Acree
Chanute-Gulf Barge Line
Joe Skubitz
Oklahoma
Sen
Robert Kerr
D-Okla
Verdigris River
Oologah Reservoir
Arkansas River
Fort Gibson
Burlington
John Redmond
United Fund
Brink's Co
Juco
Edwin J. Walbourn
Associated Press
Jasper Clark
Hollywood Park
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