Casualties Mount in South Viet Nam Front But U S Losses Decline
In the week ending Saturday South Viet Nam suffered 459 combat deaths, 185 missing, and 861 wounded from major fighting centering on the 7th Regiment at a rubber plantation 45 miles northwest of Saigon. U S losses dropped to 49 dead for the week, with 117 wounded and five missing, as Viet Cong attacks and carrier air strikes continued across South and North Viet Nam.
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South Viet Nam
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United States
Viet Nam
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Ticonderoga
Bon Homme Richard
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U. S. Sakesman
Christmas Gift Guide in Classified Ad Section
Classified page highlights a Christmas Gift Guide with ad text and musical note mentions. References to Chapel music and organ details appear amid small print promotions and listings.
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Adv
FBI warns shoplifting surges as Christmas nears
The FBI reports a 93 percent rise in shoplifting over five years with 184473 cases last year totaling nearly 5 million dollars. Most offenders are women and shoplifting is defined as taking goods during business hours with intent to steal. Professional thieves target suburban stores and may train crews while amateurs include housewives and juveniles driven by need or thrill.
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Washington
FBI
Rover Boys on Road Again May Set New Travel Record
Washington AP reports senators and representatives may exceed 1964 overseas travel spending of 396 876.65 during the congressional recess. Members travel for inspections of military installations aid program reviews and international conferences with many stopovers in Paris London Rome and Madrid.
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Rover
Washington
Congressional Record
House
Senate
U. S
Viet Nam
Alliance For Progress
Latin America
Paris
London
Rome
Madrid
Britain vows action to protect Kariba power flow
Prime Minister Wilson warned the flow of electricity from the Kariba power plant on the Zambian Rhodesian border would be defended by Britain. He said Britain would take necessary action potentially including a limited military operation. Royal Air Force forces moved toward Kenya for rapid entry into Zambia as tensions rose.
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London
Britain
Kariba
Rhodesia
Zambia
Wilson
House of Commons
Royal Air Force
Kenya
Meet the Candidates for Unified School District Board
The Lawrence PTA Council hosts a Meet the Candidates program at 7 30 p.m. Friday in the India School auditorium East 23rd Street. Candidates Novy Bowman Dr W F Bradley Donald C Breithaupt Ray Culbertson Emil Heck Jr Charles H Oldfather and Jim Owens discuss education and school board issues and audience questions may be asked. Primary election is next Tuesday from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. at 16 sites.
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Lawrence Pta Council
India School
East 23Rd St
Board of Education
Novy Bowman
W. F. Bradley
Donald C. Breithaupt
Ray Culbertson
Emil Heck Jr
Charles H. Oldfather
Jim Owens
Pope case heads to federal jury by nightfall
In Lincoln Nebraska prosecutors and defense lawyers clashed in final arguments in the Duane E Pope bank robbery killings trial. After 20 courtroom days the 22 year old Roxbury Kansas farm youth and McPherson College graduate faced a federal jury over the June 4 Big Springs Nebraska robbery that left three bank employees dead and one wounded. The defense urged insanity based on a schizoid personality tied to graduation stress while the prosecution argued Pope was not schizophrenic or driven by irresistible impulses.
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Lincoln, Neb
Duane E. Pope
Federal District Court
Roxbury, Kan
McPherson Kan
Farmers State Bank of
Big Springs
Neb
Nebraska
Robert B. Crosby
Robert van Pelt
Frederic A. Coufal
Omaha
U. S
Pope
Crosby
McPherson, Kan
Phone Outages Traced to Wire Theft in Mendocino County
Telegraph lines were cut in five raids totaling nine miles of wire rolled for sale as junk in the San Francisco area. Arrested on felony charges were David Phillips 18 of Carrollton Georgia and Uki California men Alex Hannah 27 James Hannah 21 and John Shroyer 26.
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Ukiad
Calif
Mendocino County
Telephone Company
Sheriff's Deputies
San Francisco
David Phillips
Carrollton
Ukiah
Alex Hannah
James
John Shroyer
Eudora Jaycees Honor Armed Forces Day Plan
The Eudora Jaycees announce December 7 as Armed Forces Appreciation Day with noon church bells and a 12:30 to 12:50 prayer service at St. Paul United Church of Christ. Maynard Beemer says the observance honors service members and families amid concerns of domestic disloyalty. Jaycees urge flying the American flag to mark the day.
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St. Paul
Maynard Beemer
Eudora Jaycees
Beemer
Haircut sparks parental revolt over dress code in Provincetown
In Provincetown Massachusetts a first grader’s haircut led to a protest against a 1965 dress code. Parent Salvatore DelDeo and supporters accuse the rule of harsh discipline while school officials defend the code as guiding proper appearance.
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Provincetown
Mass
Cape Cod
Rosemary Bowler
Veterans Memorial Elementary School
Romulo DelDeo
Miss Bowler
Salvatore DelDeo
DelDee
Arthur Marchman
AMA Accused of Segregation by Negro Physicians
Dr. John L. S. Holloman Jr. charged that the American Medical Association bars qualified Negro physicians from membership through racial discrimination by county medical societies. AMA spokesman Jim Reed said the organization has 209,000 members and does not track racial breakdowns.
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New York
National Medical Association
American Medical Association
John L. S. Holloman Jr
AMA
Philadelphia
Jim Reed
Reed
Warming Trend Forecast for Lawrence Area
Weather bureau forecasts a warming trend through Thursday after a November with mixed skies and rainfall totals above average. EU station reports 0.15 inches in November bringing year to date to 42.80 inches, while October-November totals top averages. heavy September rains boosted regional totals. Temperatures averaged 50 degrees in November with a 36 degree daily swing on the 26th. several days had 30s and 40s before a 60s high Thursday. Southerly winds ease tonight as skies stay partly cloudy then cloudy. Gene Duane promotes insurance services.
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Weather Bureau
EU Weather Station
Lawrence
Kansas
Cars Zoning And TV Share Agenda At City Hall Meeting
City Commission agenda covered police car bids zoning changes and cable television. Four firms bid on six Plymouth Furies with a low of 10 996.00 from Jim Clark Motors. Bids await council action next week as budget work proceeds. Zoning items were deferred or withdrawn and one rezoning request was dropped.
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City Commission
City Hall
Jim Clark Motors
Plymouth Furies
Planning Commission
Southwest Addition No. 11
Iowa
22Nd St
Arthur Sparks
Wichita
Sands Motel Inn Inc
Kansas City
Kan
Sands Firm
Charles Stough
Sands
West Lawrence Addition
4Th and Town
John Weatherwax
Highland
Sid Harrison
Richard Peters and Associates
Ridge Court
KU Freshmen to Continue In Placement Examinations
Kansas University freshmen will continue to take the KU Placement Examinations. A 17th annual conference heard that a permanent Faculty Senate Committee on Placement Examinations is being formed to supervise testing, select exams, and set administration and use of scores.
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Kansas University
James K. Hitt
W. Clarke Wescoe
Hitt
Donald K. Alderson
Robert G. Billings
Weather summary for Northeast Kansas region
Southerly winds continue tonight with a low 22 to 38. Expect Thursday highs in the 60s. Temperature readings show 28 at 6 pm and 10 at midnight. Sunrise 7 21 am and sunset 4 58 pm. Previous year’s high 41 and low 10. Record highs and lows noted for 1944.
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Bunset
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