Paramedics Rescued From North Vietnam Mission
Two Air Force paramedics were lowered into North Vietnamese territory near Dien Bien Phu to aid a downed pilot. They were later rescued after helicopters dodged enemy fire, with three Skyraiders providing suppressive air cover.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
Air Force
Dien ‘Bien Phu
Robert D. Bow“ers
Benton Harbor
Mich
Stevson
Bowers
Everett L. Thomas Jr
Belton
Tex
John V. Tillander
Hampton, Va
William D. Fuchlow
el Paso
Conferees Edge Toward Major Overhaul of Draft System
A national draft conference reached broad agreement on overhauling the draft including eliminating student deferments and studying a move to an all professional army. The group took no votes but signaled support for enlarging registrants, tightening local board controls, and public education for 18 year olds. Rep. Donald Rumsfeld urged studying feasibility of a professional army next year. Senator Edward M Kennedy framed the draft laws as inequitable.
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Chicago
Roger W. Little
University of Chicago
Milton Friedman
The
Universty of
Donald Rumsfeld
R‘ni
Congress
Rumsfeld
Edward M. Kennedy
Art sale at Dread Museum features 500 prints and pages
About 500 original etchings lithographs and woodcuts by modern and old masters will be shown and sold from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday at the Kansas University Museum of Art. Items come from Ferdinand Roten Galleries of Baltimore and include works by Picasso Chagall Lautrec and Goya plus manuscript pages from 13th and 15th century texts. Kaethe Kollwitz pieces are on display. Purchases may be charged or paid over three months.
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Kansas
Unseasonable Warmth Disrupts Christmas Trees in Lawrence
In Lawrence, Les and Mrs Demeritt find a pussy willow tree in their yard with fuzzy buds forming early due to unseasonably warm weather. The moment contrasts with Christmas lights as neighbors note the unusual budding pattern. Kansas Republican Party Chair George Nettels discusses Kansas political leanings at KU Bailey Hall. Experimental Theatre at KU opens The Rogue's Trial in Murphy Hall with multiple performances this week.
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Les Demeritt
Route 4
Lawrence
Demeritts
Mrs. Demeritt
Kansas
Republican’ Party
George Nettels
Pittsburg
Kansas University
Bailey Hall
Nettels
Young Republicans
Kansas University Experimental Theatre
Murphy Hall
McKinney Speaks On Pollution and Control
Dr. Ross McKinney of Kansas University told the Sertoma Club at the Eldridge Hotel that water control lags due to people and aging laws. He cited costly equipment and the growing need for third stage purification amid modern farming, with Don Venhaus Ralph West and Al Woolard inducted as regular members by Reno Bruns.
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Ross McKinney
Kansas University
Sertoma Club
Eldridge Hotel
Don Venhaus
Ralph West
al Woolard
Reno Bruns
Marine Leader Urges National Unity Over Vietnam War
New York AP Gen Wallace M Greene Jr, commandant of the Marine Corps, urged United States unity in the Vietnam fight at the 71st annual Congress of the National Association of Manufacturers. He warned the nation must avoid a Pearl Harbor moment or a major defeat to regain resolve.
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New York
Wallace M. Greene Jr
Marine Corps
America
Viet Nam
Greene
Congress of American Industry
The
National Association of Manufacturers
Pearl Harbor
United States of America
Southeast Asia
Saturday Hours At Post Office
Post Office will offer afternoon window service at the Lawrence branch on Saturdays December 10 and December 17 to ease Christmas rush. Postmaster Jack Harris announced the plan and said it aims to reduce long lines, with normal Saturday hours ending at noon.
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Lawrence
Jack Harris
Harris
Teacher with Bizarre Methods Battles Royal Oak Ouster
Royal Oak Michigan AP report on William Bennett a 13 year veteran suspended for defiance of orders and alleged bizarre teaching methods. He seeks a public hearing arguing administrative interference impedes teaching and cites lollipops improvised libraries shoeshine kits and a license plate arrest as classroom discussion tools.
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Royal Oak
Mich
William L. Bennett
Bennett
Detroit
Donald M. Currie
Clude
Non Injury Traffic Collision Reported in City
At 4:20 p.m. Tuesday near 613 N 2nd St two vehicles collided. Paul M. Taylor 31 of Macon Mo and Herbert A. Barkley 61 of Topeka were involved. Estimated damage was $200 to each vehicle.
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N. 2Nd St
Paul M. Taylor
Macon
Herbert A. Barkley
Topeka
Viet Politico Tran Van Van Assassinated In Saigon
A leading South Vietnamese politician Tran Van Van was killed by two gunmen on a motorcycle in Saigon. One assailant surrendered after near the U.S. ambassador’s residence. the other escaped. Van, 58, a Paris-educated landowner, chaired a Constituent Assembly drafting a South Vietnamese constitution.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
Tran van van
U.S
Henry Cabot Lodge
Van
Constituent Assembly
North Viet Nam
North Vietnamese
Tan Son Nhut
Professor Oswald Backus Suffering Heart Attack
Lawrence Memorial Hospital reports historian Oswald Backus of 1020 Sunset Drive in fair condition in the ICU after a heart attack Sunday night. Mrs. Backus says he will stay in the hospital for at least a month and is making a satisfactory recovery.
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Oswald Backus
Sunset
Kansas University
Lawrence Memorial Hospital
Backus
Rally Lifts Dow 9 Points Amid Volatile Market
The Dow Jones industrial average rose sharply to 806.68 at noon as trading intensified this week. Investors cited gains in basic metal prices and falling interest rates as key factors driving the rally.
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New York
UN Row Grows Over Rhodesia Boycott Drive
African members push for a total economic boycott of Rhodesia at the United Nations as British Foreign Secretary George Brown arrives to push a soft sanctions plan. Brown could seek an oil embargo. South Africa opposes extending the boycott. tensions rise over Smith regime.
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United Nations
N.Y
Security Council
Rhodesia
George Brown
New York
Brown
South Africa
Harold Wilson
African Bloc
Council
Smith
Chrysler to Cut Employment
Chrysler Corp will lay off about 680 workers starting January 3, including 450 at Lynch Road, Detroit, and 230 at the Los Angeles facility. GM began an 8.3 percent two stage production cut with several thousand workers laid off nationwide. Ford and American Motors had no immediate layoff plans but are exploring cost cuts.
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Detroit
Chrysler Corp
General Motors
Ford Motor Co
America Motors
Chrysler
Atlanta
St. Louis
Lynch Road
Los Angeles
Surgeons Named for Eisenhower Gallbladder Operation
Lt. Gen. Leonard D. Heaton the Army surgeon general will lead the surgical team for former President Eisenhower's gallbladder removal. Walter Reed spokesmen confirmed the plan but could not say when Ike would check in or the exact operation time.
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Washington
Leonard D. Heaton
Army
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Walter Reed Army Hospital
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McKinney
Ray Stoneback
Massachusetts
Marine
U.S. Unity
Steve Shogrin
Bob Stewart
Ark
Steve
Quentin Shogrin
Journal-World Photo
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Lawrence Memorial Co
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