7th Fleet Chief Chosen Aerial Expert for Viet Nam War
President Johnson selected Rear Admiral John J. Hyland 53 as commander of the 7th Fleet. Hyland, a carrier-bomber expert with a soft-spoken style, was chosen from 72 senior rear admirals and will return to a familiar post amid U S forces in Viet Nam.
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New Rochelle
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Virginia
U.S. Tightens Policy on Surplus Foods With Currency Rules
The United States announced a new policy limiting surplus foods to currency-excess countries led by India Pakistan and the United Arab Republic with payments shifted to dollars. A $55 million food sale to the UAR was approved, with terms to be discussed in Cairo. President Johnson’s push aims to curb stockpiles and support ongoing aid amid war demands.
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Thanksgiving Day Guests and Family News in Linwood and Nearby
Linwood families hosted or visited during Thanksgiving with guests from Centralia Kansas City Emporia Lawrence and Kansas City. Virgil Harris announces the adoption of Duglas Jay on Nov 22 with a church shower planned Dec 5 at the Methodist Church. A Dec 12 musical program at the Baptist Church features children from local churches plus Mrs Roy Serviss and Sidney Snider.
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Glenn Zimmerman
Centralia
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Larry Sullivan
Kansas City
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Dennis Berry
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Duke Fleckenstein
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Norma Lou Hunter
Harry Wilson
Hattie Elder
Walter Coulter
Maud Lewis
Valeria
Malley Bartlet
Homer Bowen
Baptist Church
Roy Serviss
Sidney Snider
Newsweek Editor Niles von Wettberg Dies at 82
Newsweek senior editor Niles von Wettberg, a staff member for 31 years, died Monday in Suffern New York. The obituary notes his long tenure and role at the magazine.
GM to Loosen Its Bus Control
The Justice Department says GM will loosen control of intercity and transit buses after a 1956 antitrust case. GM will allow other makers to use current bus patents without royalties and will not charge royalties on future patents for five years. The pact lets rivals access GM patents for the next decade and may prompt divestiture of some bus assets.
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General Motors Corp
Justice Department
U. S. District Court
Detroit
Nicholas Katzenbach
GM Bus
General Motors
Hertz Corp
New York
Greyhound Corp
National City Lines Inc
Chicago
Public Service Coordinated Transport Co
Newark
N.J
Latin Socialist Leader Nico las Repetto Dies at 94
Nicolás Repetto, 94, longtime socialist leader and doctor who held several legislative posts from 1913 to 1943, died Monday. He was twice a vice presidential candidate for Argentina.
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Buenos Aires
Nicolas Repetto
Repetto
Argentina
Broad Freeze Grips Much of Nation with Cold Amid Storm
The Associated Press reports deep cold across the Southeast with readings in the 20s and near zero in northern New England. Birmingham Alabama reaches 18 degrees while Gainesville Florida is 30 and Tallahassee 25. Winds from the Gulf bring partial moderation. no freezes yet on the Pacific Coast or Southwest.
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Ala
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Gainesville
Tallahassee
Gulf of Mexico
Pacific Coast
Southwest Desert
Texas
KU Students Back Seating Plan for Memorial Stadium Expansion
The Kansas University All Student Council approved a resolution supporting the KU Student Athletic Seating Board proposal to add to Memorial Stadium and finance it via higher game fees for students at Mount Oread. The measure also endorses a $4 student season basketball ticket price. New ASC members began their terms and will attend orientation on Saturday, Dec. 11, in the Kansas Union.
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Memorial Stadium
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Reverend Davis to Speak at Presidents Luncheon
Rev. Paul Davis of Plymouth Congregational Church will speak at the Presidents Luncheon at 11 a.m. Saturday in the Kansas Union. KU living group presidents and campus organizations will attend as guests of honor. The event is sponsored by Student Union Activities.
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Plymouth Congregational Church
Kansas Union
Wade Pierce to retire as KPL purchasing agent
William Wade Pierce of Topeka, KU alumnus and booster, retires from Kansas Power and Light Co. after starting as a ground man in 1926 and serving as purchasing agent since 1930. A 1948 merger left him in that post. a luncheon honored him with about 30 attendees.
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Topeka
Kansas University
Kansas Power and Light Co
KPL
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KU Baptist
British Leader Dies in Toronto at 74
Air Vice Marshal Richard Saul, 74, a World War II British commander and United Nations official, died Tuesday in Toronto.
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Richard Saul
United Nations
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