Air Rescue Tests Include Long Tow From C130
Jim Hill, a veteran Navy parachutist, was towed 100 feet below a C130 at 172 mph for 23 minutes to test aerial rescue concepts. Officials aim to develop nose-hook tow lines to recover pilots during combat, simulating later use with jets like the F4 Phantom.
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EL Centro
Calif
Jim Mill
Hill
Defense Department
Joint Parachute Test Facility
Jon Matuso
North Vietnam
Hanoi foresaw U S invasion 14 months before bombing
A Hanoi Central Committee resolution from December 1962 warned of possible U S escalation into North Vietnam. It foresaw U S troops and bloc intervention, urging vigilance, economic strengthening, and a protracted war combining political and armed struggle across regions. It noted mid 1965 buildup to 543,400 by 1969 as a remote possibility.
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Hanoi
United States
Vietnam
Lyndon B. Johnson
North
U.S
Central Committee
North Vietnamese Communist Party
South
North Vietnam
Weekend Toll on Kansas Roads Reaches Double Digits
Listing ten fatalities across Kansas counties includes Howard T. Smith 92 of Wakita Floyd van Simmons 23 of Independence Lawrence McKee 59 of Carnegie James McQuilkin 18 of Portland Oregon Stanley Swinson 73 and Jessie Swinson 71 of Isable Debbie Wilson 17 of Cherryvale Charles Hughes 62 of Yates Center Henry Bailey 75 of Raytown Maude Neaves 57 of Kansas City The crashes occurred on U S 160 near Africa U S 57 near Meade Kansas 37 near Neodesha Interstate 70 west of Goodland U S 36 east of Highland and other rural routes over the weekend.
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Kansas
Howard T. Smith
Wakita
Okla
U.S. 160
Africa
Smith
Kansas Highway Patrol
Floyd van Simmons
Independence
Kan
Lawrence McKee
Carnegie
Debbie Wilson
Cherryvale
Neodesha
Charles Hughes
Yates Center
Topeka
Henry Bailey
Raytown
Highland
U.S
Digging for Gold Yields No Treasure in Los Angeles Park
Gary Hannekamp a 30 year old drapery installer dug for gold in Elysian Park over the weekend with permission from city officials. A weak reading prompted the search but after two days no gold was found and the team had blisters and two broken picks.
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Los Angeles
Gary Hannekamp
Hanekamp
Elysian Park
Youth Drowns In Sand Pit Near Hutchinson
A 13 year old McPherson youth drowned at Camp Haven sand pit twelve miles southeast of Hutchinson during a family outing. Jeff Mantz dove from a dock and did not surface. Reno County Rescue Squad recovered the body from twenty four feet of water Sunday night. Mrs Mantz was treated at McPherson County Hospital for shock.
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Hutchinson
Kan
McPherson, Kan
Camp Haven Sand Pit
Jeff Mantz
Mantz
Reno County
McPherson County Hospital
Lawrence Men Named Chiefs of State Commerce Councils
Kansas State Chamber of Commerce president Robert J. Fegan announced two Lawrence men named chairmen Jim Schubert at 2429 Ohio has been named chairman of the Kansas retail council and Arden Booth at 2518 Ala has been named public affairs council chairman.
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Lawrence
Kansas State Chamber of Commerce
Robert J. Fegan
Kansas Chamber
Jim Schubert
Ohio
Kansas Retail Council
Arden Booth
Ala
Public Affairs Council
Mountain Lion Spied in Denver
Denver resident Caroline Rogers reported spotting a mountain lion in a large field near her apartment while scanning with binoculars. Denver and Arapahoe County officers conducted a two hour search but did not capture the animal.
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Denver
Caroline Rogers
New York City
Stolen Goods Reported by Lawrence Resident
Fred Johnson reports theft at 2413 Ousdahl with a broken window. Items worth 760 dollars missing include a 150 dollar TV, 250 dollar stereo, 300 dollar movie camera, 30 dollar still camera, and 30 dollar typewriter case.
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Fred Johnson
Ousdahl
Lawrence
Johnson
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