Noted Army Men Hurt in Viet Nam As Old Year Goes
Two West Point alumni, Brig. Gen. Joseph W Stilwell Jr. and 1st Lt. William S Carpenter Jr., were wounded in Vietnam year end combat. Carpenter, 26, was hit in the elbow near Saigon while he knocked out a Viet Cong position with a grenade. Stilwell, 51, commander of U.S. Army support units in Vietnam, was cut on the neck when a helicopter was hit by ground fire over the Mekong Delta. He noted the day’s fragments and his luck in continuing duty.
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Saigon
Viet Nam
West Point
South Viet Nam
Joseph W. Stilwell Jr
William S. Carpenter Jr
Carpenter
Stillwell
Mekong Delta
Stilwell
Joseph W
Vinegar Joe) Stilwell
San Francisco
Korea
Rockefeller to discuss divorce publicly on TV and radio
New York Governor Nelson A Rockefeller, the sole declared Republican presidential hopeful, plans nationwide TV and radio appearances later this month to address his divorce and remarriage. Supporters say he seeks to let the public decide whether his domestic life should bar him from serving the country.
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Washington
New York
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Washington Post
The
Post
Rockefeller
Diet Pill Sale Banned by Federal Court Order
New York AP. Drug Research Corp agrees to a federal court order barring interstate sale of Regimen weight reducing tablets. U S Attorney Joseph R Hoey charges the tablets are worthless and that the public paid 16 million dollars over the past six years.
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New York
Drug Research Corp
U.S
Lodge Notice Acadia Lodge 9 AF and AM
Acadia Lodge 9 AF and AM announces a special communication on Thursday January 2 at 7 p.m. Work in the Third Degree and refreshments will follow. Sojourners welcome. George E. Musick Worshipful Master and J K Gorbutt Secretary.
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Acadia Lodge
AF & AM
George E. Musick
W.M. J. K. Gorbutt
Secy
U S Population Estimated At 190,695,000
Washington AP reports the U S population stands at 190,695,000 today per the census bureau estimated figure. the year saw an increase of 2,633,000 people, a 1.4 percent rise, below the 1950s’ average annual growth of 1.7 percent.
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Washington
U. S
Census Bureau
Five Die In North Charleston Fireworks Explosion
Five people were killed and 16 injured when fireworks stored in Livingston's Supermarket back room exploded. The blast collapsed the two story building in Charleston County, damaging nearby homes and businesses. Victims include Aaron Fine, Julius Gaillard, Robert McCoy, Johnny Brown, and an unidentified Black boy. several firefighters were among the injured.
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Charleston
S.C
North Charleston
Charleston County
Livingston’s
Aaron Herman Fine
Savannah Beach
Julius Gaillard
Robert McCoy
Johnny Brown
Herbert Livingston
Two Die in New Year Holiday Car Accidents
A New Year holiday night in Kansas saw two Wichita men killed when their car struck a tree. Victims were Scott H. Bunn 21 and George W. Rayburn 17. An expectant mother Ursula Model 22 of Kansas City Kan died in a Seventh Street Trafficway crash near Southwest Boulevard. Douglas County had two minor, noninjury accidents. Near Baldwin a trio in a ditch caused minor damage. In Lawrence a tree strike caused minor damage. Lawrence police reported a quiet night with no arrests.
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Wichita
Scott H. Bunn
George W. Rayburn
Ursula Model
Kansas City
Kan
Douglas County
Baldwin
Lawrence
Memorial Hospital Births and Residents List
Memorial Hospital and local residents record multiple entries including names Bessie Hill Mary Busby Dorothy Greene Wanda Carleton Carol Shaffer and baby boy Pamela Sue Hird Juanita Jeffries Julia Maxwell Donna Cozac Sue Fulcher and baby girl Edith Sumners Jane Rookstoool and others with street addresses and a massachusetts location. A birth is noted for Mr. and Mrs. Donald Curran Route 1 on Tuesday with a son.
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Wanda Carleton
Mass
Carol Shaffer
Redbud Lane
Pamela Sue Hird
Orchard Lane
Juanita Jeffries
Julia Maxwell
Maine
John Wheeler
Lilac Lane
Marcia Kerr
Shawnee Mission
Donna Cozac
Cadet
Sue Fulcher
Edith Sumners
R. IL
David Place
Lecompton
Jane Rookstoool
Moundview
Public Works Bill Funds Area Projects Across Perry Pomona Clinton
The $4.4 billion public works appropriation signed by President Johnson includes Perry Pomona and Clinton projects. Perry gets $3 million for construction on a 12,200 surface acre area with planning already approved. Clinton receives $60,000 for planning and Pomona is allotted $1,887,000 as the dam and reservoir near Lawrence advances toward completion by 1970.
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Perry
Pomona
Clinton
Lawrence
Corps of Engineers
Corps
Wakarusa
Mummers Parade Delayed by Weather Threat in Philadelphia
The New Year's Day Mummers parade was postponed to Saturday due to wintry weather and a threat of demonstrations over blackface acts. About 1,800 police were on standby for possible violence as snow and sleet were forecast, with CORE and others planning pickets.
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Philadelphia
Louis Smith
Northeast
Congress of Racial Equality
CORE
Brooklyn
Committee For Freedom Now
Chester
New York Strike Averted in Transit Settlement
Negotiators reached a contract agreement for the city subway and bus system averting a strike by the Transport Workers Union. Mayor Robert F. Wagner praised the terms as reasonable and confirmed the 15 cent subway fare would be preserved. The walkout had been set for 5 am and extended twice.
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NEW York
Robert F. Wagner
Transport Workers Union
New Year’s Illness Sweeps Lawrence Residents
In Lawrence a wave of respiratory illnesses including colds flu and pneumonia spans New Year’s Eve and Day. Citizens report many acquaintances laid up, with illness described as unusually widespread and history potentially being made by its extent.
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Lawrence
Olathe Man Kreamer Seeks Third Term as County Attorney
Hugh H. Kreamer of Olathe filed for the Republican nomination for county attorney in Johnson County. He seeks a third term. A former Lawrence resident, KU graduate with geology and law degrees, 28, Navy veteran, married with three children.
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Olathe
Hugh H. Kreamer
Johnson County
Kreamer
Lawrence
Kansas University
Tippit Fund Reaches 445300 For Dallas Police Widow
Marie Tippit and her three children face the New Year rich beyond dreams yet mourn their loss as the fund for the widow and children of policeman J. D. Tippit grows to about 445,300 in Dallas.
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Dallas
Tex
Marie Tippit
J. D. Tippit
Kennedy
Traffic Deaths Low in Nation During New Year Holiday
National Safety Council data show traffic deaths running below normal for the holiday period. Through 10 a.m. Tuesday 112 highway fatalities were recorded, with projections suggesting the yearly toll may approach or surpass prior records as snow across the South complicates travel.
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National Safety Council
Associated Press
Santa Fe seeks permission to abandon Lawrence Ottawa rail line
The Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Company filed with the Interstate Commerce Commission to abandon the Lawrence to Ottawa line. No regular service is run now, only occasional switch engine trips to Baldwin. If approved, tracks and ties will be removed along the route, while spur service to nearby industrial areas remains uninterrupted.
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Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Company
Interstate Commerce Commission
Lawrence
Ottawa
Baldwin
Pro Gridder Dies From Shot During Scuffle at Party
Tony Parilli 23 former Illinois star and Washington Redskin linebacker shot to death at Willowbrook Lanes in Du Page County. Police chief says accidental discharge by an officer trying to break up a washroom scuffle involving Parilli and Joe Marconi Bears star fullback. Marconi injured, owner Mike Ditka present. Parilli had recently joined the Redskins after Illinois, sidelined by shoulder injury.
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Chicago Bears
Mike Ditka
Bears
Mertes
Parrilli
Robert G. Winthers
Willowbrook
Marconi
Winthers
New York Giants
Washington Redskins
University of Illinois
Good Operating Quarter Reported by KP&L
Kansas Power and Light Co. shows a 15 percent rise in total gross revenues for the quarter ended Sept 30 from 1962 due to summer electric sales and natural gas use. Net third quarter profits were 2,380,089 dollars or 75 cents a share, up from 60 cents. For the year ended Sept 30 profits fell to 8,179,352 dollars from 8,605,955, with gross sales at 65 million versus 61 million last year.
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Kansas Power & Light Co
Lawrence
Goldwater Celebrates 55th Birthday With Family
Senator Barry Goldwater, with his right leg in a cast after heel surgery, marks his 55th birthday at his Phoenix hilltop home surrounded by immediate family. The nation awaits his 1964 presidential plans while he enjoys New Year festivities and Cotton Bowl football.
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Phoenix, Ariz
Barry Goldwater
The
Nation
Arizona
Phoenix
Goldwater
Bob Goldwater
Bob
Josephine
In memory of Harl R. Rogers obituary notice
In memory of Harl R. Rogers who passed away one year ago today January 1. William J. Rogers and Daughters mark the anniversary with a brief remembrance and family tribute.
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Harl R. Rogers
William J. Rogers & Daughters
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