Sharp Rise in Viet Cong Desertions Reported
Vietnamese officials announced 2,062 Viet Cong defectors in October, the third highest month of the year, ahead of National Day parade with 500 former Viet Cong. Elsewhere, a U.S. C123 was shot down but crew rescued. B52 raids supported Paul Revere 4 near Kontum and Quang Ngai. Hanoi pledged to press on until peace terms are met.
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North Viet Nam
State Traffic Kills In Kansas Over Weekend
Nine people died in Kansas traffic crashes over the weekend. In Pittsburg two men, Ronnie W. Taylor and Steven Adamson, were killed when their car struck a bridge and rolled, a third occupant injured. A second driver, Harry Krug, and his wife were hospitalized. fatalities also occurred near Lawrence, Garnett, Clyde, Wichita, and Lawrence, including Mrs Kaminski and Mr Kaminski, a Topeka couple, and others in separate crashes.
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Associated Press
Kansas
Pittsburg
U.S. 69
Ronnie W. Taylor
Steven Adamson
Highway Patrol
Turtle Creek
Larry Southern
Harry Krug
Pittsburg State
Steven Edwin Kaminski III
Topeka
Lawrence
Kaminski
Larry Feuerborn
Garnett
Clyde
Kenneth R. Moffett
Larry Schunk
Two Million Welcome Johnson in Seoul on Far East Tour
Crowds estimated at two million greeted President Johnson in Seoul, as banners hailed him the Great Texas Giant. He praised allies and reaffirmed U.S. defense commitments if aggression occurs, citing 50 000 U.S. troops along the armistice line and Korea's defense partnership.
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Far East
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China
U.S
City Hall Square
Spooks Walk Tonight Halloween Parade and Activities
The town hosts a 6 PM spook parade from Main Forest to the Memorial Building led by the Kiwanis Club. Evening events include free films for juniors, a masquerade dance at the National Guard Armory, and dances at Central Park for junior high students, with supervision by local clubs and the recreation commission.
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Kiwanis Club
Jaycees
National Guard
American Legion
The
Kayettes
Midway
Royster
St. Patrick's
Central Park
Chanute Recreation Commission
Traffic Fatalities Log Shows Oct 1966 Toll and 1965 Comparison
Topeka AP reports Kansas traffic death log for 48 hours to 9 a.m. Monday in October 1966. The toll reaches 64 for October and 606 for the year, with the comparable 1965 period at 539.
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Topeka
Kansas
Weekend drop in Kansas River hits levee low since 1957
The Kansas River stage fell 1.9 feet this weekend, reaching a low not seen since January 1957. Officials cited Tuttle Creek dam water regulation and reduced Kaw valley rainfall as factors. Prior higher discharges aided Missouri River navigation, but flows have since dropped to support repairs on gate controls.
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Topeka
Kansas River
Weather Bureau
Tuttle Creek
Kaw Valley
Missouri River
Intercepted Letter Sows Eerie Evening Tone
A terse intercepted letter sets an eerie mood as evening shadows deepen. The missive hints at hidden motives and a tense social scene, inviting readers into a mystery thick with secrecy and potential confrontation.
Minutemen Arsenal Seized in New York State Raid
Police arrested 20 Minutemen members and seized arsenals with mortars machines guns semiautomatic rifles and bombs in predawn raids across Queens Westchester County Long Island and Syracuse. Authorities say the group planned to destroy three private camps in NY NJ and CT.
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Minutemen
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New Jersey
Connecticut
Queens
Westchester County
Long Island
Syracuse
Robert B. de Pugh
Narbonne
The
Patriotic Party
Los Angeles
Turkey Day and Yule Decor Plans From Chanute Chamber
The Chanute Area Chamber of Commerce retail committee meets Wednesday to finalize Turkey Day plans set for Nov. 18 with turkey giveaways for shoppers and registration from Nov. 10–17. Also this week agri culture committee breakfast meets Thursday at Hart's Cafe to discuss the area 4 H leaders recognition dinner tentatively set for Nov. 15. Mid-America Inc. dinner at Fort Scott follows a 4 PM chamber presidents/managers meeting in the region.
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Chanute Area
Hart's Cafe
Mid-America, Inc
Southeast Kansas
Halloween Tree-Cutting Spree Hits Clark County Roads
Jeffersonville Indiana police report Halloween vandals used chain saws to fell about 25 trees along county roads in a costly mischief. Investigators seek suspects as damage assessment begins and roads affected.
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Jeffersonville
Ind
India urges treaty on nuclear spread after China missile test
At the United Nations Indian delegate V. C. Trivedi condemned China's test of an intermediate range guided missile with a nuclear warhead and urged that all nations, nuclear and non nuclear, must join a treaty banning the spread of nuclear weapons.
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China
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V. C. Trivedi
Peking
Gil Puyat
Philippine
Soviet Union
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France
Pekings
Independence officer shot and killed in early morning incident
Lt. David Kraxner, in his 20s and father of four, was killed after stopping a car on U S 40 near Cr y s ler. A wounded man later captured after a chase. Kraxner's unmarked car found, suspect fled. The gunman wounded and taken to hospital. investigation ongoing in Independence.
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David Kraxner
U. S. 40
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Kraxner
47Th
Raytown Road
Independence Hospital
Americans Escape From Brazil With Help From Ex-Marine
Ex-Marine Alan A Hulsey flew to a mountain airstrip near Anapolis Brazil posed as a cattle buyer to free three imprisoned Americans. Joseph A Truhill 47 of Richardson Texas Joseph McCutcheon 36 and Sam Sexton Jr 41 of Fort Smith Ark were detained on trumped up smuggling charges. The men fled with help from Hulsey and Oliver C Kavanaugh 32 of Irving after a guard trip to a hotel. They reached a Dallas airport on Saturday night.
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Tex
Alan A. Hulsey
Rio
Hulsey
Dallas Morning News
Brazil
Joseph A. Truhill
Dallas
Joseph McCutcheon
Sam Sexton Jr
Fort Smith, Ark
Truhill
Rio Grandino Kruel
Federal Security Police
Oliver C. Kavanaugh
Irving
Anapolis
Bra
Truhil
Open House At Lincoln Rescheduled To November 15
The Lincoln School open house and the PTA teacher reception are moved from November 8 to November 15 to avoid election day. Principal Raymond D. Bell said the event now coincides with the new completion date of the construction project and the PTA plans.
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Lincoln Pta
PTA
Raymond D. Bell
Weather Temperatures and Forecast for Topeka Area
A cold front moved across Kansas from the Pacific Sunday night bringing cooler temps. Partly cloudy tonight and Tuesday with a low near 40 and highs in the lower 60s. Mild sunny weather Sunday with 67 to 80 degree highs in Olathe Liberal Hill City areas.
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Kansas
Pacific
Weather Bureau
Olathe
Liberal
Hill City
Car Damaged In St Paul Crash Near Hedge Row
An ERIE-A 1953 Chevrolet owned by Manford Bonnie of Parsons was totaled in a weekend crash two miles north and a quarter mile east of St Paul. Kenneth Dilley also of Parsons drove the car which left the road in loose gravel and struck a hedge row. Sheriff George Neely said the accident happened around 2:30 p m Saturday and was reported the next day.
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Manford Bonnie
Kenneth Dilley
Parsons
George Neely
Neely
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