Viet Cong Tightens Grip on Vital Saigon Highway
Viet Cong have tightened control of Route 1 from Saigon toward the North Viet Nam border. Toll booths near Long Khanh Province collect fees, aid operations, and local graft is blamed for weak government action. Road traffic includes hijackings and repurposed vehicle parts for the guerrilla war effort.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
Viet Nam
Binh Gia
Long Khanh
Tra Cut
Binh Tuy
Puerto Vallarta Tourism Slows But Growth Seen Ahead
Tourists report a 30 percent drop in Vallarta business this year with December February and March the busy months. High costs and airline booking rules cited as factors while a new luxury hotel rises outside the city. A tiny village Vielapa offers basic low cost stays as Americans keep visiting and planners debate growth and traffic.
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Acapulco
Puerto Vallarta
Vallarta
Vielapa
Burros
Viet Cong attack devastates Qui Nhon hotel and city
Viet Cong bombed a four story hotel in Qui Nhon killing several and trapping many inside. U.S. and Vietnamese losses climbed as helicopters pressed strikes and evacuees left Sai Gon. Pentagon identified Pvt. Belcher among the dead and a wave of regional combat intensified with heavy enemy and allied actions.
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Saigon
Qui Nhon
U.S
Maxwell D. Taylor
Pentagon
Tommy J. Belcher
Mary
Columbus
Ohio
Qui Nhon City
Taylor
William C. Westmoreland
Viet Nam
Johnson
United States
Thailand
Hong Kong
Defense Department
Washington
Vinh Linh
Binh Dinh
Probation Given to Kansas University Student Mabbutt
Frederic Mabbutt a Shoshone Idaho senior at Kansas University has been placed on disciplinary probation by the KU Journalism School after his January 21 Kansan editorial Your Right The Responsible Kansan. He is banned from the Kansan newsroom unless enrolled in a course and cannot hold a Kansan board post. Mabbutt transferred from journalism to political science and lost part of a Hearst scholarship. His attorney plans an appeal to the University Disciplinary Committee. Communists were killed in fighting near Da Nang and Saigon with paratroopers fending off assaults in the area.
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Frederic Mabbutt
Shoshone
Idaho
Kansas University
KU Journalism School
Burton W. Marvin
Mabbutt
University
Kansan
William Randolph Hearst
Journalism School
Marvin
Richard Dyson
Dyson
Saigon
da Nang
U.S
United States
South Viet Nam
Rescheduled Junior High Game Postponed Over Hazardous Roads
Lawrence Central Junior High's basketball game with Arrowhead of Bethel was postponed due to dangerous road conditions and may be moved again Friday if travel remains unsafe. Major C Hagar, former Lawrence Water Department head, and his wife live in war torn Saigon where he advises water supply. A letter to Mrs Lenna W Brown describes bombs, difficult travel, and a new water treatment plant with bullet marks. The 1965 Douglas County March of Dimes exceeded its goal by about 1350 dollars, totaling 6357.12 with donations from various groups and schools aiming to fund birth defect research and treatment.
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Central Junior High School
Arrowhead of
Bethel
C. Hagar
Lawrence Water Department
Hagar
South
Viet Nam
Directorate of Water Supply
Government of
Hagars
Lenna W. Brown
Lawrence
Saigon
Douglas County
Drive
Dale Esmond
Baldwin
Challenger Abel Edges McDonald in Tight Steelworkers Vote
Pittsburgh AP reports challenger I W Abel clings to a slim lead as locals report results in a close United Steelworkers election. The race pits Abel against President David J McDonald with bargaining for a new contract looming and a possible court fight over tallying. Local counts show Abel ahead but totals vary by reporting locals.
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Pittsburgh
I. W. Abel
United Steelworkers Union
Abel
David J. McDonald
McDonald
North America Was Ice Covered Over Vast Ancient Span
An ancient climate record notes that about 10.7 million square miles of North America lay beneath ice at various times. The statement highlights the scale of glaciation shaping the continent's geology and landscape.
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North America
Claude Beeks Named Head of Douglas County Beef Breeders
Claude Beeks of Baldwin was elected president of the Douglas County Beef Breeders Association at its annual dinner. New officers include Don Palmateer vice president and Carol Martin secretary treasurer. Directors are Theodore Walter and Raymond Ice. The group plans a spring livestock show on April 24 at the Douglas County 4-H Fairgrounds and an October auction of steers and pure bred heifers.
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Claude Beeks
Baldwin
Douglas County Beef Breeders Association
Don Palmateer
Route 4
Carol Martin
Route 2
Theodore Walter
Richland
Raymond Ice
Route 1
Gene Dimick
Lawrence
Charles Walter
Wilbur Levering
WIBW
Topeka
Kansas
Douglas County
Southeast Asia tensions rise after air strikes and Soviet actions
The report notes intensified aggression by Communists in Vietnam and attacks on railroads and Vietnamese officials. Speculation grows that U.S. troops may reinforce South Vietnam to protect bases. Officials warn the conflict could enter a more serious phase, straining U.S.-Soviet ties amid Moscow demonstrations over the North Vietnamese air strike.
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Soviet Union
Southeast Asia
North Viet Nam
Moscow
Buffalo Bill Buried Near Golden on Lookout Mountain
Buffalo Bill Cody is buried on top of Lookout Mountain near Golden Colorado in a hillside grave overlooking the plains. The noted showman lived in the region and his grave site remains a landmark for visitors and historians.
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Buffalo Bill
W. F. Cody
Lookout Mountain
Golden, Colo
Kansas House Debates Cultural Arts Commission Bill
The Kansas House introduced a bill to create a 12 member cultural arts commission to advance the governor William Avery pledge and appoint by the governor. Other measures include crow extermination to curb sanitation issues at the statehouse and a regional library system establishment proposal.
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Topeka
William H. Avery
Kansas
House
Kansas Statehouse
House Education Committee
Henry Watkins
D-Erie
Chanute Junior College
Neosho County
Ways and Means
Baker University 107th Birthday Party Planned in Kansas City
Baker University at Baldwin marks its 107th anniversary with a 7 p.m. Friday party at the Hotel President in Kansas City highlighting alumni activities. About 120 reservations include attendees from Hutchinson and Wichita despite a bad forecast. The university president William J. Scarborough celebrates his birthday Monday, while five Baker secretaries also observe birthdays.
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Baker University At
Baldwin
Kansas City
Dick Brown
Baker
Hutchinson
Wichita
William J. Scarborough
Delores Kalb
Lois Caruthers
Ava Cummings
Vivian Courtney
Mildred Hendry
Boston
Mass
Los Angeles
Calif
Larry Almond
Warren Prince
Knotts Berry Farm
Bish Thompson
Evansville
Ind
Charles Schneeberger
Leavenworth
Barnacle larva transitions through six stages to shrimp form
The larval barnacle undergoes six developmental stages before reaching the final appearance of a small shrimp. This sequence outlines the metamorphic process from free-swimming larva to sessile crustacean form.
Local Man Injured In Pike Mishap Near Lawrence
Ross Copeland of 1609 Stratford Rd was injured in a two car accident on the Kansas Turnpike about 10 miles east of Lawrence during the noon hour. He was treated at Kansas University Medical Center and released. One person in the other car was taken to St Mary’s Hospital in Kansas City.
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State Alcoholic Beverage Control Office
Motor Vehicle Reciprocity Commission
Real Estate Commission
House Public Welfare Committee
State Board of Social Welfare
Calvin Strowig
R-Abilene
Kansas
Ross Copeland
Stratford Rd
Kansas Turnpike
Lawrence
Copeland
Kansas University Medical Center
St. Mary’s Hospital
Kansas City
Titan 3A launches dritte stage in orbital test
CAPE KENNEDY AP A Titan 3A rocket launched the third stage as a flying launch platform to begin orbit shifting and satellite eject maneuvers for military space missions. The 124 foot booster rose at 12 19 p m and the third stage fired 17 minutes later for five minutes into a 115 mile high circular orbit.
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Cape Kennedy
U.S
Air Force
Card of Thanks for Dollie Pippert Family
The Dollie Pippert family expresses gratitude to relatives friends doctors nurses Rev Nelson and Rest Haven Home for kindness flowers cards and food after their loss.
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Rev
Nelson
B-Bet Rest Haven Home
Dollie Pippert
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