Chief Puff-of-Smoke Faces Price Hike Crisis
Corner- Crisis engulfs the reservation as Great White Brothers raise tobacco costs by 35 percent. The council rejects protests and options, centering on trading at inflated prices or giving in to new rulers. The meeting adjourns with a plan to raid the reservation bank for free matches.
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Puff-of-Smoke
Council
Lone Wolf
Running Deer
Capitol
Reservation
White Eagle
Lower Slobovia
Tall Pine
Costa
Ramsey Faces Negligence Probe In Evans Disaster
Subic Bay reports Lt. jg Ronald C. Ramsey, officer in charge when the destroyer Frank E. Evans was torn in two by the Melbourne, is suspected of negligence. The sweeping AP digest also notes Sen. John J. Williams doubts on June 30 surtax extension, Nixon wiretap powers, Vietnam unit withdrawals by August, and Fitzgerald testimony on defense waste.
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Subic Bay
Philippines
Ronald C. Ramsey
U.S
Frank E. Evans
Melbourne
Washington
John J. Williams
Delaware
Senate Finance Committee
Congress
Garden Sagas Of Gus And The Winter Wardrobe
A compact note recalls Gus and his garden crew quickly rediscovering winter clothes recently moved from storage. The item highlights frugal habits and neighborhood chatter about seasonal gear and practical reuse.
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Gus
Veteran Regiments Lead Exodus From Vietnam War
The U S 5th Marine Regiment and the 1st and 2nd Brigades of the U S 9th Infantry Division were named as the first units withdrawn from Vietnam, a 25 000 soldier pullout to be completed by August end. About 16 000 troops will depart while some begin leaving before mid July. In ongoing fighting, the 2nd Brigade of the 9th Division suffered four KIA and 22 WIA near Saigon, and a large Viet Cong attack near the A Shau Valley killed 31 enemy and wounded many Americans. The 9th Marine Regiment, now at Vandegrift Base near the DMZ, has seen major operations along the DMZ and Laotian border. The redeployment details remain unclear beyond one battalion of the 9th Division slated for early July airlift to the United States for inactivation.
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Saigon
U.S
9Th Infantry Division
9Th Marine Regiment
South Vietnam
U.S. 5Th Marine Regiment
U.S. 9Th Infantry Division
9Th Marines
da Nang
9Th Infantry
9Th Division
A Shau
101St Airborne Division
Sth
Okinawa
United States
Creighton W. Abrams
Vietnam
Sth Infantry Division
Two Officers Suspected of Negligence Near Subic Bay
Two junior lieutenants in charge of the U S destroyer Frank Evans were reported as suspected of negligence after the collision with the Australian carrier Melbourne. Lt. (j.g.) Ronald C. Ramsey and Lt. (j.g.) James R. Hopson, who were aboard when 74 sailors died, requested legal counsel though not charged, with a board having advised. Hastings
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Subic Bay
Philippines
U.S
Frank ©. Evans
Melbourne
J.g
Ronald C. Ramsey
Long Beach
Calif
James R. Hopson
Kansas City
Kan
Ramsey
Hopson
Frederick F. Tilton
Navy
Judge Advocate General
Tornado Sirens To Be Tested In City
City officials schedule regular tests of new tornado warning sirens starting Monday to ensure proper operation and raise resident awareness though severe weather risks the test will be postponed. Meanwhile unrelated reports cover a 194th Infantry birthday at Fort Benning and a Melbourne ship collision board testimony.
Weather forecast with clear changes tonight and Sunday
Decreasing cloudiness and cooler tonight with light northeast winds and lows around the mid 40s. Sunday should be partly cloudy and warmer with highs in the mid to upper 60s. Precipitation probability about 10 percent tonight. Sunrise 6 21 Sunset 9 07.
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Hutchingen
January In June For Area Weather Wows Readers
Cold air chills Southwest Kansas with 45 degree lows at Garden City and 44 in downtown. Winds reach 28 to 33 mph while wind chill near zero. Forecasters warn of unseasonably cool conditions with highs in the 60s to 70s and lows around 40 to 55 across the region. Goodland marks a record low of 40, beating 44 from 1947.
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Kansas
FAA
Garden City
Town
KIAL
Goodland
Leavenworth
Shorttimers Jubilant as 9th Infantry to Leave Vietnam
Jubilant shorttimers in the U S Ninth Infantry Division reacted to news that the 1st and 2nd brigades would be shipped back to the United States, with some commanders hinting at a reorganization to rotate those with longer Vietnam service. Command officials outlined a rough cutoff, suggesting soldiers with eight months or more may depart while those with four months or more could stay or transfer, provoking mixed morale effects across the division.
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Vietnam
Pompidou Favored To Win French Runoff Election
Paris AP reports France faces a Sunday runoff to choose a successor to de Gaulle. Georges Pompidou, backed by Gaullists, leads interim President Alain Poher though Poher narrows the gap. Final polls show Pompidou around 55 percent to Poher’s about 45 percent. Pompidou pledges stability and independence. Poher frames a need for change.
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Paris
Charles da Gaulle
de Gaulle
Georges Pompidou
Alain Poher
Poher
Pompidou
National Assembly
Fifth Republic
France
Radio Monte Carlo
Communist Party
Joint Meeting To Be Monday Finney and Garden City Joint Meeting
Second regular joint meeting between Finney County and Garden City elected bodies will be held Monday at 8 p.m. in Garden City Community Junior College. Attending are college representatives, County Commissioners, Unified School District 457, City Commissioners, City Recreation Commission, and City Library to discuss mutual problems.
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Finney County
Garden City
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Pentagon
A. Ernest Fitzgerald
Senate
U.S. Infantry
FT. Benning
John P. Stevenson
Til
Universitf South Dakota Law School
Stevenson
Evans
Dong Tam
9Th
Harris W. Hollis
8Th Infantry
Hollis
Joseph Turmer
Chattanooga
Tenn
Lance Dale
No Go
Lance
Bob Dales
W. Olive
Jove
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