Relief Troops Reach Besieged Duc Co Camp
US military sources in Pleiku report a large Viet Nam relief force reached the besieged Duc Co special forces camp with little Viet Cong resistance. A two mile convoy fought through ambushes to break siege lines ringed since June 3. The final force size was not disclosed.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
Pleiku
Duc Co
Central Highlands
Qui Nhon
South China Sea
Associated Press
Peter Arnett
U.S
Cambodia
Viet Nam
Eastwest
Air Force
North Viet Nam
Lawrence D
Soviet Union ready to sign nuclear nonproliferation pact
Soviet Deputy Foreign Minister Semyon K. Tsarapkin said Moscow is prepared to sign a treaty to halt nuclear weapon spread regardless of the Vietnam War, but only if it explicitly bars West Germany from direct or indirect access to weapons. He noted war remains an obstacle to broader disarmament talks.
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Geneva
Semyon K. Tsarapkin
Soviet Union
Tsarapkin
West Germany
President signs measure to turn salt water fresh
President Johnson signed a bill to make salt water usable as fresh water within five years and ordered federal crisis teams into five Eastern cities to combat drought. He announced 1.05 million dollars for four reservoir projects and an 11 million dollar plan for a Trepler Reservoir project near Allentown. A comprehensive water resource survey for the Northeast from Virginia to Maine was launched, with a six month report on desalting possible.
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Washington
Johnson
Virginia
Maine
Trepler Reservoir
Allentown
Stewart Udall
New York
Philadelphia
Newark
Camden
Jersey City
Udall
Interior Department
White House Rose Garden
Metzler Seated To Dine At White House Event
Dwight Metzler of 1530 Learnard is a Kansas University civil engineer and Kansas Water Resources Board executive secretary. He will attend a White House dinner at 7:30 p.m. August 17 with leaders from industry science and government to discuss national problems. Metzler also serves as president of the American Public Health Association and questioned why he was invited.
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Dwight Metzler
Learnard
Kansas University
Kansas Water Resources Board
White House
Lyndon Johnson
Metzler
American Public Health Assn
Water Resources Board
Topeka
The
Negroes Could Control Seats In Mississippi
An Associated Press survey shows Mississippi Negroes could control up to one third of state legislative seats if they register. Negroes outnumber whites in one of five congressional districts, with 29 counties having more Negroes than whites and these counties holding 40 of 122 statehouse seats. Negroes could elect 19 of 52 state senators.
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Hanoi
Son la
Jackson, Miss
Mississippi
Associated Press
Deep South
Statehouse
Pentagon Creates Antigobbledygook Task Force
Washington AP report notes the Pentagon forms a antigobbledygook task force to simplify DoD public communications. Deputy Secretary Cyrus Vance orders review of all DoD responses across written, phone and in person contacts. Solis Horwitz named commander with recommendations due by November 1.
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Washington
Pentagon
Dod
Department of Defense
Cyrus Vance
AAFED
Army & Air Force Exchange and Motion Picture Services Board of Directors
Usconarc
United States Continental Army Command
Solis Horwitz
Secretary of Defense
Administration
Vance
Rev Connely Serves Churches Across States and Cultivates Solo Life
Reverend Connely has served in Topeka district churches, plus St. Louis and Joplin. He directed intake and counseling at Tulsa Home for Boys for three years, a Community Chest agency housing about 85 boys. He is single with no wife, believes more ministers will be single as society shifts, and shares his parsonage with a 6 month old black toy poodle named Pepper who adores his motorcycle.
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Lawrence
Topeka
St. Louis
Joplin
Tulsa Home For Boys
Tulsa
Okla
Connely
Centenary Methodist Church
U. S
Rev. Connely
Pepper
Governor Avery Celebrates 54th Birthday in Conference
Gov. William H. Avery turned 54 today in Topeka as his staff interrupted a news conference with a birthday cake bearing four candles. The staff sang Happy Birthday to the governor during the moment.
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Topeka
William H. Avery
Ground-Level Pilots Build As Well as Fly Their Craft
Jayhawk Model Masters in Lawrence promote model aviation with 40 members flying RC planes at Broken Arrow Park. Members range from milkmen to KU engineers and students. RC flight, regulated by the FCC and AMA, costs from under 50 to about 750 dollars. Pilots fly within sight, with planes often hand launched due to lack of paved runways, and endure occasional losses as part of the hobby.
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Heart of America Radio Control
Richards-Gebaur
Kansas City
Lawrence
Jayhawk Model Masters
Broken Arrow Park
Louisiana Street
George Leinmiller
N. H. St
Leinmiller
Federal Communications Commission
American Model Association
AMA
Gene Boomer
Centenarian Adaline Irwin Dies in San Francisco
Adaline Irwin died in a San Francisco rest home just after her 100th birthday. A native of Ontario, Canada, she moved to Girard, Kansas in 1868, then to San Francisco in 1920 to live with her niece Mrs Vivian Dunn. Private funeral services will be held Thursday.
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San Francisco
Adaline Irwin
Lawrence Junior Senior Dance At South Park Center
A Lawrence junior-senior high dance is planned from 7:30 to 10:30 p.m. Saturday at the South Park Recreation Center with The Axe men providing music. The event costs 25 cents per person and suggests school-type attire as the final summer dance.
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South Park Recreation Center
Axemen
Haskell to Add Vocational Courses and New Buildings
More than 1,000 people feature in Haskell plans to add licensed practical nurse training, expanding vocational offerings and five new teachers to reach 165 staff. Construction costs total 659,850 with up to 138,150 for equipment. Two new buildings, a vocational trades hall and a paint shop, will be ready by Oct. 1, plus a widened campus road and a new student union. The calendar lists quarters and breaks through May 25 commencement.
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United States
State Board of Nursing
Haskell
Vocational Trades
Vocational
Cottage Row
County fair dairy champions and weekend events
Dairy show named milking shorthorn Pauletta Gibler and others as champions representing Baldwin Kanwaka Worden Workers Meadowlark clubs in dairy classes. Exhibits opened at 11 am with a Style Rev ue and Awards program to close at 8 pm at the Fairgrounds. The Douglas County Free Fair runs Thursday through Saturday with Jayhawk Rodeo nights and rides by Holiday Amusement Co. of Joplin.
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Pauletta Gibler
Paul Gibler
Rural
Baldwin
Vinland Valley 4-H Club
Connie Wempe
Francis Wempe
Route 1
Kanwaka Club
Guernsey
Nancy Boehle
Gerald Boehle
Meadowlark Club
Ayrshire
Donna Alford
Don Alford
Jersey
Jerry Young
Charles Young
Worden Workers Club
Julian Weeks
H. Lyle Weeks
Eudora
Fairgrounds
Lawrence High School
Douglas County
Holiday Amusement Co
Joplin
Kansas
Janu Bishop
Virginia Wultkulte
Virginis Wulfkuhte
Maye Hepea
Local Livestock Breeding Winners List
A chunk of names appears as a breeder and animal show results roster. Notable entries include Merle Newland and Nancy Taylor with multiple markers, plus Chuck Taylor and Kathy Taylor in several categories. The fragment references Native Breeding, Western Ilawe, and Registered Breeding classes with lamb and sheep entries and champions noted as champion and reserve champion.
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Gary Woeller
Terry Bright
Marvin SetHum
Julian Hornberger
Deneese Schutz
Pat O' Bryan
Larry Denton
Lane Smith
Stephen Shirk
Philligy Shirk
Sheep Fat Lamb
Merle Newland
Pam Hoover
Chuck Taylor
Jo Taylor
Kathy Taylor
Nancy Taylor
Charles Young
Jeff Conner
Maye Hegeman
Dane Hegeman
Pion Schmidt
GM Wins Decision In Corvair Action
San Jose California AP General Motors was cleared of responsibility for a 1960 Corvair rear-engine model linked to a 1962 double highway fatality near Merced. A Santa Clara County jury found in favor of GM, denying $400000 and effective in 500 related suits nationwide claiming defective rear swing axle design.
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San Jose
Calif
General Motors
Santa Clara County
Doreen Collins
Callif
Collins
Merced
Fred Slack, Jazz Bandleader, Dies at 55
Hollywood AP reports bandleader and piano maestro Fred Slack died at 55 from natural causes. The landlady found his body in his apartment Tuesday night. Slack popularized Mr Five by Five and Cow Cow Boogie and arranged for Jimmy Dorsey and Ben Pollack orchestras. He hailed from La Crosse Wisconsin. Burial arrangements handled by Rumsey Funeral Home.
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Hollywood
Freddie Slack
Slack
Jimmy Dorsey
Ben Pollack
Will Bradley
Ray McKinley
la Crosse
Wis
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Kansas University Art Museum
Folger Coffee Company
Chinton Cottonwood
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Steve McClare
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Mike Doe
Karen Hayden
Dionina Manness
Rick Peterson
Connie Selita
Jaine Smith
David Mitchell
Jim Mither
Victor Hornberger
Stuart Deeres
Charles Elite
Hobert Funk
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Jayhawker Building
Jack and
Nancy Hurley
East 7Th St
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Fred Slack
Rumsey Funeral Home
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