Jets Strike North Viet Nam Rail Bridge Near Haiphong
U S Navy jets hit a strategic railroad bridge 18 miles west of Haiphong amid heavy bombing of North Viet Nam while Air Force planes pushed the air war toward the Cambodian border near Saigon. In the south Viet Cong attacked near Tan Thuan Dong, fatally wounding the hamlet chief and others.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
Haiphong
Viet Nam
U.S
Cambodia
Air Force
Reeds
Associated Press
Richard Merron
Kitty Hawk
New Life
Tan Thuan Dong
U.S. Weighs 12 Hour Viet Truce Decision
The Texas White House said any Christmas pause in bombing North Vietnam would be decided in Saigon, not by President Johnson. Officials noted a 12 hour cease fire proposed by the Communists could be matched by a 24 hour lull by the U.S. and South Vietnam if the Communists refrain from offensives. State Department cautioned against speculation while hints of clarification circulated.
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Austin
Tex
Texas White House
Viet Nam
Saigon
Johnson
Dean Rusk
Laitin
Rusk
Washington
United States
South Viet Nam
North
State Department
Air Force probes Titan 3 launch failure
An Air Force investigative team analyzes data after the Titan 3 upper stage failed to restart the transtage during a six hour flight, causing three of eight satellites to miss their target orbit and delaying the February plan to launch eight military communications satellites. It also repeats a prior October transtage failure.
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Cape Kennedy
Fla
Air Force
Space
Titan 3
Atom Smasher Funds Discussed for 1968 Start
Washington AP reports Atomic Energy Commission officials say they are still negotiating with the Budget Bureau over funds to begin building a $380-million atom smasher. They say initial plans to start in 1968 remain possible if Congress authorizes the project. Seventy-three states are vying to host the proposed 200 billion electron volt accelerator as the AEC searches for a site.
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Washington
Atomic Energy Commission
Budget Bureau
Congress
AEC
Unseasonably Warm Christmas Outlook For Lawrence
A pleasant sun in Lawrence pushed temperatures from a morning low of 32 into the 50s by noon. The weather bureau forecast mild weather through Thursday with near 60 degree highs and 30s at night. A cooling trend is expected for Christmas Day.
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Lawrence
Weather Bureau
Brida Wedding Photographs at Studio Maas 731
Brief wedding notice indicating photographer Brida offers wedding photography services at studio Maas located at 731, with a price or code VI $0330, showing a local business advertisement and service details.
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Einen
City Pardon Board Frees 205 Prisoners in Christmas Action
In Jacksonville the City Pardon Board released 205 prisoners from the city prison as part of the annual Christmas action. The board had received 217 applications and the freed inmates were serving up to six months for minor convictions.
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Jacksonville, Fla
City Pardon Board
Two Americans Sent to Prison by East Germans
In Potsdam district court two Americans Moses Reese Herrin and Frederick Matthews were sentenced to eight years each for helping East Germans flee to West Berlin. A Tennessee girl Mary Helen Battle was arrested in East Berlin on suspicion of aiding flight. she had taught in West Berlin and studied theology at the Free University. The arrest and trials involve a refugee aid ring paying several thousand marks to smuggle a 13-year-old girl to West Berlin.
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Mary Helen Battle
Oak Ridge
Tenn
East Berlin
Stange
Republic
West Berlin
Miss Battle
Free University
U.S
John Battle
Spain
University of Madrid
Abilene Christian College
France
Germany
Herrin
Matthews
Wolfgang Vogel
Vogel
Francis Gary Powers
Rudolf Abel
Famed Artist Cadwallader Washburn Dies at 99
The renowned artist Cadwallader L. Washburn died Tuesday in Farmington Maine at age 99. His etchings and paintings are housed in major museums worldwide.
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Farmington
Maine
Cadwallader L. Washburn
Tuesay
Lawrence attorney James C. Wooden dies in one car crash
James Charles Wooden 57 of 2235 N H St Lawrence Tonganoxie attorney and justice of the peace was killed about 540 pm Tuesday in a one car crash four miles east of Lawrence on K 10. He was not wearing a seat belt. Funeral set for Friday at Congregational Church Tonganoxie with burial at Hubbell Hill Cemetery. Survivors include his wife.
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James Charles Wooden
N. H. St
Lawrence
Wooden
Tonganoxie
Kansas Highway Patrol
Highway Patrol
Eric DeGraffenreid
Baldwin
Kansas City
Kan
Oklahoma University
Douglas County
Phi Kappa Soma Fraternity
Todome Family Receives Widespread Help After Fire
Lawrence and Douglas County residents rally to aid the Todome family of 1225 Haskell Ave with furniture clothing and gifts after a devastating fire. Red Cross Salvation Army and Fire Department report strong donations including clothing bedding and a grocery order plus toys for 16 children ranging from 16 months to 16 years. Donations continue through Red Cross or Salvation Army with pickup available.
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Lawrence
Douglas County
Harold Todome
Haskell Ave
Fire Department
Red Cross
Salvation Army
Striken
Darrell Countess
Vinland
Ed Elam
Independent Laundry
Countess
Triangle Fraternity
Todome
Montgomery Ward
Lawrence to Host A Jayhawker Soap Box Derby
Arrangements for a Jayhawker Soap Box Derby in Lawrence are made with a $500 savings bond prize and a trip to Akron Ohio on August 6 for the winner. Local and regional boys ages 11 to 15 may enter, with rules limiting racer cost to 30 dollars plus wheels and axles, and a 250 pound limit. Maj. Ramsey will direct, clinics planned, and entries invited from nearby towns.
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Jayhawk
Lawrence
Akron
Ohio
Lawrence Junior Chamber of Commerce
Winter Chevrolet
Lawrence Journal-World
Chevrolet Motor Division
General Motors
Philip Ramsey
KU Army Rotc
Tonganoxie
Ottawa
Leavenworth
Valley Falls
McLouth
Oskaloosa
Baldwin
Eudora
DeSoto
Paola
Kansas
Mississippi Street
KU Stadium
Journal World
Chevrolet
Maj. Ramsey
Phil Bay
Three Selected To School Jobs In Low Voter Turnout
Emil Heck Jr. Jim Owens and Dr. W F Bradley were named to the Lawrence USD 497 interim board as only 2 424 voters turned out. Heck led with 1 388 votes, Owens 1 212, and Bradley edged Culbertson 1 070 to 1 047 for third. Breithaupt 953 and Oldfather 926.
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Emil Heck Jr
Jim Owens
W. F. Bradley
Lawrence Unified School District No
Ray Culbertson
Donald C. Breithaupt
Charles H. Oldfather
Heck
Owens
Wakarusa Valley
Culbertson
Bradley
Breithaupt
Oldfather
Journal-World
Riverside
Kaw Valley
Woodlawn
Harold Fisher
Waka
Boston Crippled Kids To Get Airliner Ride
About 50 crippled children from the Industrial School for Crippled Children in Boston and their teachers will fly from Logan Airport for a one hour Christmas party in the skies over New England. The ride is donated by Eastern Airlines and will be flown by a volunteer crew.
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Boston
New England
Industrial School For
Logan International Airport
Eastern Airlines
Weather Outlook for Northeast Kansas
Mild conditions persist with mostly cloudy skies and wind. Tonight lows reach the 30s and Thursday highs around the mid 60s. Data includes hourly readings and past records for context.
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Kansas
Citizens Sit On Floor For City Commission Meeting
At City Hall 26 citizens crowded into the chamber during the commission session. Mayor Ernest Pulliam greeted Sunset Hill School fifth graders and asked each pupil to state his name, with Brian Fisher acknowledging his grandfather, City Clerk Harold C. Fisher, nearby.
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City Hall
City Commissioners
Commission Chamber
City Commission
Ernest Pulliam
Carol Garcia
Sunset Hill School
Pulliam
Brian Fisher
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