Mud Loc GIs Battle Deep Vietnamese Mud
At the artillery base near the Laos border soldiers nickname the area Mud Loc for months of monsoon mud that soaks boots uniforms and food. Pfc Dino Schumacher of Altoona PA 19 became stuck up to his knees in a patrol rescue required Montagnard children a rope and 45 minutes to free him and his company moved on leaving several men muddy and exhausted.
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Pfc
Dino Shumacher
Altoona
Mai Loc
Vietnam
Dino Schumacher
New Eisenhower Dollars Contain No Silver Do Not Include Silver
The first Eisenhower dollar since 1935 depicts Eisenhower and the eagle. It will have no silver in general circulation, with 40 percent silver only in proofs and uncirculated editions after July 1. Designer Frank Gasparro and Mint director Mary Brooks presented the trial strike in Philadelphia.
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Philadelphia
Gen
Dwight D. Eisenhower
U.S. Mint
Frank Gasparro
Mary T. Brooks
Mint
Liquor by the drink again highlighted in Kansas halls
In Topeka the liquor by the drink fight renews despite voters defeating a constitutional amendment last November. Sen. Norman Gaar and lobbyist Hank Parkinson push for a measure to legalize liquor by the drink in restaurants with a 2400 annual city licensing fee and a plan to define open saloon to exclude eateries.
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Topeka
Kansas
Orice
Norman Gaar
Johnson County
Hank Parkinson
Wichita
Alcoholic Beverage Control
Gaar
Parkinson
House
Divorces Filed for Four Couples in Local Court
Alice Clouser divorces Roger A Clouser. Shirley Ann Stewart divorces Lester H Stewart. Kenneth Gaines divorces Barbara Gaines. Dennis Herren divorces Margie Herren.
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Alice Clouser
Roger A. Clouser
Shirley Ann Stewart
Lester H. Stewart
Kenneth Gaines
Barbara Gaines
Dennis Herren
Margie Herren
Fire damages candle factory in historic Kansas City building
In the Westport district Kansas City a candle factory in the oldest building was heavily damaged by fire. The Creative Candies factory run by Duane and Nancy Benton produced over 100000 candies yearly. The 1937 landmark building once served wagon trains on the Santa Fe Trail.
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Kansas City
Westport
Creative
Duane
Nancy Benton
First Intelsat 4 Satellite Reaches Elliptical Orbit
The world's largest communications satellite, Intelsat 4, loops in an elliptical path after an Atlas-Centaur launch from Cape Kennedy. A ground station in Andover, Maine, will fire an onboard motor to place the 3,094-pound payload into a stationary orbit above the Atlantic Ocean.
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Cape Kennedy
Fla
Atlantic Ocean
Andover
Maine
Porter Paints Carpeting and Drapery Accessories
Porter Paints offers carpeting with name brands, flooring options including Armstrong and Congoleum, Sebring custom shades, and drapery accessories and supplies for home interiors.
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Porter Paints
Armstrong/ Congoleum Sebring
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