Eight U S Soldiers Presumed Dead In Viet Accidents
In the Mekong Delta a twin engine H37 helicopter crashed during recovery work. Eight Americans were presumed killed and one crewman survived. Hours later a single engine Otter carrying four U S advisers and three Vietnamese crashed in the central highlands with no survivors. No names released.
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Marian Anderson to retire after 1965 world tour
Famed contralto Marian Anderson, 55, said at a New York news conference she will undertake a farewell world concert tour next year and retire in spring 1965. She plans to remain active in civil rights and possibly speak to schoolchildren, after her final Carnegie Hall concert on Easter Sunday 1965. She has previously performed for FDR, Truman, Eisenhower, Kennedy and was U. N. delegate in 1958. She lives in Danbury, Connecticut with husband Orpheus Fisher.
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Jackie Sets Year of Mourning for Kennedy
Mrs Kennedy plans a full year of mourning for her late husband and will make no public engagements, a press secretary announced. The note appears to block reports she might take a role in the 1964 campaign and curb speculation she advised President Johnson on campaign activity.
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Unitarian Landesman to Speak Sunday at Pleasant Valley
Charles Landesman, associate professor of the Philosophy Department at Kansas University, will be the Sunday morning speaker for the Unitarian Fellowship at the Pleasant Valley meeting house. He will discuss The Idea of the Soul in Contemporary Philosophy at 10 o clock. The Sunday School plans the December 22 program featuring the mitten tree whose decorations will be sent to the Unitarian Service Committee for distribution.
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Retirement plans for GUF booster Paul Parker at Mt. Oread
Paul J. Parker longtime booster of the Greater University Fund at Mt. Oread will retire June 1 from Phillips Petroleum where he is vice president international department He joined KU in 1931 and will remain as director and consultant until retirement W C Hewitt ascends Parker’s prior post Douce and Roberts receive new duties Parker and Douce are KU Alumni Assn Bartlesville members
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Oklahoma
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Soldier from Dodge City to handle Black Jack
A 19 year old soldier from Dodge City has been assigned to handle Black Jack the riderless horse in President Kennedy s funeral cortege Jack Henderson recently notified his parents that he has joined the 22nd Caisson Unit of the 1st Battalion 3rd Infantry at Ft Meyer Virginia The Old Guard conducts ceremonial duties in Washington and Arlington National Cemetery
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Twenty one juveniles accused of stealing cars in Atlanta
Police rounded up 21 youths in Atlanta in a crime ring stealing at least 50 autos. Eighteen cars recovered but all wrecked. A 14 year old boasted he could drive, causing a three car crash and fleeing. The group worked in three person teams with one at gas pedal another at gearshift and a third steering.
Arrested Man Fears Car Theft in Pueblo Street Stop
Army Sgt. Robert Johnson 31 was found asleep in his running car in a Pueblo street. Transferred to a cruiser he awoke angry crying that someone was stealing his car. Judge Allan Asher found him guilty of drunkenness and fined $50.
Russian Family to Spend Christmas in Portsmouth
Four members of a Russian family will arrive December 19 for about a week in Portsmouth as part of a Junior Chamber of Commerce project to foster better understanding between Soviet and American people. They will stay in a private home during their visit.
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Police Dog Dismissed For Liking the People
Boston AP reports Anka a 3 year old German shepherd hired to hunt criminals was dismissed for being too docile. Deputy Supt William A Bradley ordered the action and officials must decide whether to sell or destroy the dog.
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Department Store Sales Rise in Tenth District
Kansas City AP reports the 10th Federal Reserve District saw department store sales rise 1 percent last week from a year earlier, with an 8 percent national gain. Year to date shows 3 percent gains districtwide and nationally. Increases occurred in Topeka 8 percent, Denver Albuquerque Omaha Tulsa 2 percent, Kansas City Lincoln 1 percent. Joplin down 14 percent. St. Joseph 7 percent. downtown Kansas City and Oklahoma City 6 percent. Wichita unchanged.
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