Johnson McNamara Discuss New Vietnam Budget Talks
President Johnson and Defense Secretary McNamara met at the LBJ Ranch to discuss the 1966 budget, Viet Nam developments, and potential economies. Laitin said they reviewed Viet Nam reports, possible land reform, medical aid, and a four day cease fire while Washington weighed responses.
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Austin, Tex
Johnson
Secretary of Defense
Robert S. McNamara
LBJ
Pentagon
Viet Nam
McNamara
Joseph Laitin
Laitin
Dean Rusk
George W. Baill
Secretary of the Treasury
Henry Fowler
Earle G. Wheeler
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Harold K. Johnson
Army
White House
United States
Humphrey Arrives in Tokyo Seeks U S Japan Cooperation
Vice President Hubert H. Humphrey lands in Tokyo for an 18 hour stopover on a Asia tour en route to Manila for Marcos inauguration. He appeals for frank talks on Viet Nam with Prime Minister Eisaku Sato and Foreign Minister Shiina. Demonstration plans erupt as Japan debates U S policy.
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Tokyo
U.S
Hubert H. Humphrey
Japan
Humphrey
Ferdinand Marcos
Viet Nam
Eisaku Sato
Etsusaburo Shiina
U. S
Richard M. Nixon
Hirohito
Manila
United States
Philippine
Ferdinand E. Marcos
Chung Hee Park
South Korea
Seoul
Chiang Kai-shek
China
Formosa
Washington
Philippines
Dean Rusk
Asia
Theodore McKeldin
Baltimore
Norman Cousins
New York
Jack Valenti
State Department
Lloyd Hand
Asahi
Yomiuri
Sato
Carle
Son of Maddox Held by Police
Lester Maddox Jr. faces two burglary counts after being found inside a Marietta appliance store and admitting a Nov. 5 break‑in. Bond set at 6000 dollars as Cobb County police report his intent to clear his name. His father Lester Maddox Sr., a former restaurant owner and gubernatorial candidate, criticized but supported the police action.
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Marietta, Ga
Georgia
Lester Maddox Sr
Lester Maddox Jr
Cobb County
Harold Griggs
Maddox
Griggs
Atlanta
Maddox Sr
U.S. District Court
Grants Totaling 450000 Aid KU Programs
Federal grants totaling nearly 450 000 have been awarded to the Kansas University for eight summer institutes a science and mathematics camp and an intensive language program. The National Science Foundation the U S Office of Education and the Atomic Energy Commission provide stipends allowances travel costs salaries and operational funds. About 275 teachers will be selected for the institutes and 25 high school seniors will be research apprentices in the camp. Nearly 90 undergraduates and graduates will train in Chinese and Japanese at the KU Center for East Asian Studies. Participants will be housed on campus.
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Kansas University
National Science Foundation
U. S. Office of Education
Atomic Energy Commission
KU Center For
League Attendance Hits Record In 1965 Season
The major leagues set a new attendance record with 22,441,900 fans attending National and American League games in 1965.
Hearing Delayed On Heroin Case In Columbus Ga
U S commissioner postponed until Jan 6 a preliminary hearing for Ft Benning warrant officer CWO Herman Conder 35 arrested in a large import heroin seizure at his trailer home. Conder among eight arrested. 209 pounds found in a freezer. He is held on 100000 bond. his attorney says he will plead innocent.
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Coumbus
U.S
Ft. Benning
CWO
Herman Conder
H. Okay Parker
Parker
Conder
Columbus
France
New York
Frankie Dioguardi
Dio
Johnny Dioguardi
Miami
Muscogee County
Congressman Oren Harris to resign for federal judgeship
Rep. Oren Harris of Arkansas will resign from Congress to take a federal judgeship on February 3. He leaves the House Commerce Committee chairmanship after seven years, with Rep. Harley Staggers of West Virginia set to assume the post. Harris, 62, has served 24 years in Congress after Johnson nominated him for the Arkansas district judgeship last August and the Senate quickly confirmed. He delayed the switch to finish this congressional session.
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Washington
Oren Harris
D-Ark
Congress
House Commerce Committee
Harley O. Staggers
Dw.va
Harris
Johnson
Arkansas
Senate
Coaching deans Camp and Mitchell each in 20th season
Frank Camp of Louisville and Odus Mitchell of North Texas serve as co deans of Missouri Valley football. Both are in their 20th season as head college coaches, all at the same school.
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Frank Camp
Louisville
Odus Mitchell
North Texas
Missouri Valley Football
Safety Passports issued on Turnpike as year ends
Lawrence motorists receive Safety Passports on the Kansas Turnpike from 11 p.m. Friday to 6 a.m. Saturday to encourage safe driving into 1966. cards valid for a free cup of coffee at Savarin outlets through 7 a.m. New Year’s Day. Also, Lawrence School Administrative Center observes New Year holiday hours and Frosty the Snowman missing hat cane and pipe found. Donnellys seek return of missing items.
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Kansas Turnpike
Tollway
L. W. Newcomer
Lawrence Public Schools Administration
Lawrence Public Schools
Alex Donnelly
Stratford
Donnellys
Pedestrian Killed as Car Strikes SeventynineYearOld Woman
In Kansas City Kansas a 79 year old woman, Sophia Barlovich Klein, was killed while crossing near her home. Driver Douglas D Hedge 30 said he saw her about 20 feet ahead as she was struck and knocked 41 feet.
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Kansas City
Kan
Sophia Barlovich Klein
Douglas D. Hedge
Sea Gem disaster search for nine missing offshore workers
Grimsby England AP reports aircraft ships and divers scoured the North Sea for nine men missing from the 5600 ton Sea Gem oil rig which capsized 40 miles east of the Humber estuary. Four crewmen were killed, 19 survived.
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Grimsby
England
North Sea
Humber
Steelers Fire Head Coach Mike Nixon After 4-18-2 Record
Pittsburgh coach Mike Nixon was fired by the Steelers after one season as the team posted a 4 18 2 record. Nixon said he was no miracle worker and had hoped owner Art Rooney would grant him another year.
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Pittsburgh
Mike Nixon
Pittsburgh Steelers
Nixon
I’m No Miracle Worker
Art Rooney
Washington Redskins
Storms Strike The Northwest As Cold Grows
The Associated Press reports strong winds heavy rain and snow hitting the Pacific Northwest with below zero readings along northern border states. Heavy rainfall totals near seven inches at Cape Blanco Oregon and nearly six inches at Brookings Oregon. A blizzard hit the Blue Mountains Oregon while I-5 and US 97 closures occurred. Two storm deaths tied to slick roads and a lineman electrocuted by a high voltage line. Temperatures plunged across the Midwest and West with readings from 70 degrees in Fort Lauderdale to 12 below zero at Hibbing Minnesota.
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Pacific Northwest
Cape Blanco
Oregon
Brookings
Ore
Crescent City
California
Puget Sound
Blue Mountains
Interstate 5
U.S. 97
Baker
Seattle
James F. Sopp
St. Helens
Colorado
Montana
Minnesota
North Dakota
Wisconsin
Illinois
Maine
Mercury
Roseau
Minn
Hibbing, Minn
Fort Lauderdale
Fla
Weather boost for Kansas wheat from recent snow and rain
Western Kansas wheat benefits from widespread snow and rain, aiding late germination and reducing freeze risk. By Dec 15, over half the western wheat area shows top growth suitable for pasturing, up from 46 percent in November and 47 percent last December.
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Topeka
Western
Kansas
Local Dimes Drive Wins Endorsement by Lawrence Mayor
Mayor Ernest Pulliam signed a proclamation naming January March of Dimes month in Lawrence. The campaign runs January 3 through 31 with a Mothers March on January 21 from 7 30 to 8 30 p m. The group funds birth defect research and polio recovery efforts.
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Ernest Pulliam
Lawrence
Pulliam
R A Bucheim Dies After Yearlong Illness At 56
R A Bucheim 56 of 2514 Ala St dies at Lawrence Memorial Hospital after a one year illness. He owned Conoco Service Station at 19th and Mass for 29 years. Funeral 2 p.m. Thursday at Rumsey Funeral Home. Burial Memorial Park Cemetery. Survived by wife Ruth daughter Katherine Reavis four sisters a brother and three grandchildren.
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R. A. Bucheim
Ala. St
Douglas County
Lawrence Memorial Hospital
Bucheim
Conoco
19Th
Mass. Sts
Rumsey Funeral Home
Harold Hamilton
Memorial Park Cemetery
Trinity
Mrs. Paretsky Injured in Home Fall at Eudora
Mrs. Mary Paretsky 44 of Eudora was admitted to Lawrence Memorial Hospital in good condition after fracturing her right arm in a fall at home. She fell Monday and was treated in LMH emergency. Other ER patients included Marcus Ravena 7 Linwood with a cut finger, Donald Sweigart 38 Linwood with a bee bee gun shot wound to the right thumb, and Richard Howey 17 $43 Avalon with a wrist cut from ice.
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Mary Paretsky
Eudora
Lawrence Memorial Hospital
Richard Johnson Named License Examiner in Area
Richard Johnson of Holton will become State Drivers License Examiner for the area starting Tuesday January 4. He will operate at the Highway Commission Building Teepee Junction from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Tuesdays Wednesdays and Thursdays each week. Examinations currently occur only on Tuesdays and Wednesdays. Johnson succeeds Jim Gould of Ottawa who has served here almost six years and will now examine seven other counties.
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Richard Johnson
Holton
Johnson
Highway Commission
Teepee Junction
Jim Gould
Ottawa
Highway Patrol
Gould
Johnson Count on U.S. Industry To Cut Payments
New York AP report quotes Andrew Brimmer saying Johnson’s plan aims to reduce the payments deficit by one billion dollars via industry cuts. He notes 1965 voluntary export guidelines boosted the balance, while ongoing direct investment abroad dampened gains. Brimmer describes redrawn 1966 guidelines targeting investment and expands corporate reporting on foreign transactions.
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New York
Johnson
U. S
Andrew F. Brimmer
American Finance Association
Brimmer
Viet Nam
Senior Holiday Dance Prompts at South Park Center
A senior high holiday dance is tonight from 8:30 to 11:30 at the South Park Recreation Center. Music is by the Blue Beats. Boys should wear a shirt and tie while girls wear a dress or skirt with blouse or sweater.
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South Park Recreation Center
Bluebeats
Card of Thanks from Mrs Alice Tooze
Card expresses gratitude to friends for flowers and cards during illness. Message says thanks were greatly appreciated.
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Alice Tooze
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