Soviets accuse US of using poison gas in South Vietnam
The Red Star charges that the United States used poison gas in South Vietnam, killing hundreds and contaminating cattle. It claims US factories near Denver produced GB from Nazi formulas and loaded warheads, calling the action cannibalistic and urging world condemnation.
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Moscow
Soviet Union
United States
South
Viet Nam
Krasnaya Evesha
Red Star
Soviet
Defense Ministry
Denver
Korea
Tass
Vasili Pustov
Vladimir Polyansky
Budapest
Hungary
Communist Youth Organization
Ngo Dinh Diem
China
Red Chinese Red Cross Organization
Saigon
California Governor Se sends lemon sour balls to Rockefeller
Gov Edmund Brown of California sent a tongue in cheek gift to Gov Nelson Rockefeller in Albany. The 15 pounds of lemon sour balls arrived in a redwood box with a note calling it a consolation prize as California claims to be first in population, a status New York long held. Brown included five pounds of candy kisses to soften the jab and wished Rockefeller a very sweet future.
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Albany
N.Y
Nelson A. Rockefeller
California
Edmund F. Brown
Brown
New York
Rockefeller
Kennedy apologizes for ski resort photo clash
Sen. Edward M. Kennedy apologized for a misunderstanding at Stowe Vermont last month after photographer Philip Lawson said his camera was damaged during a demand for a picture. Former Gov. F Ray Keyser announced the letter of apology on Friday stating the incident involved the Kennedy brothers and a Vermont Sunday News photographer.
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Chelsea
Edward M. Kennedy
D-Mass
Vermont
F. Ray Keyser
Massachusetts
Stowe
Kennedy
Robert F. Kennedy
Philip Lawson
Vermont Sunday News
Lawson
William Loeb
Manchester
N.H
Keyser
The
Newsper
River project could boost regional income by $1 billion
Maj. Gen. Robert G. MacDonnell, deputy Chief of Army Engineers, told the Arkansas Basin Development Association luncheon that Arkansas and Oklahoma will gain about $1 billion yearly in personal income over the next twenty years from Arkansas River navigation.
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Tulsa
Okla
Arkansas
Oklahoma
Robert G. MacDonnell
Arkansas Basin Development Association
MacDonnell
Army Engineers
Explosions Destroy South Africa Dynamite Factory
In Modderfontein near Johannesburg a large dynamite plant exploded with four blasts. Casualties appeared low but initial tolls varied. a sleeping woman died from debris, and workers were injured or missing. Police reported no sabotage evidence and evacuated the area as fires and damage spread to nearby homes and shops.
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Johannesburg
South Africa
Modderfontein
South African Press Association
Kensington
Radio South Africa
Harry Oppenheimer
Anglo-American Corp
CCA Studying Beef Plant in Southwest Kansas
Consumers Cooperative Assn said it will hold a series of meetings starting Monday in Dodge City to study building a beef packing plant in Southwest Kansas. Association President Homer Young said the plant could operate if it could secure cattle. Currently fat cattle from Southwest Kansas go to markets in Kansas City Wichita or Denver.
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Dodge City
Soviet Union vows to withdraw several thousand troops from Cuba
The Soviet Union publicly promised to withdraw several thousand troops from Cuba by mid March. Antoly Dobrynin said Moscow would do what it promised and the withdrawal is already under way. Officials estimate about 17,000 Russian personnel remain in Cuba, with 22,000 at peak. Congress debates Cuba policy as Mansfield and Dirksen trade barbs over the Bay of Pigs deaths and wartime rhetoric.
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Antoly S. Dobrynin
Rusk
State Department
Cuba
Rusk Nor
Dobrynin
Washington
Kremlin
Moscow
White House
Kennedy
U.S
Congress
Senate
Mike Mansfield
Everett M. Dirksen
Mansfield
City Man Injured In 3 Car Mishap At 11th and Ky
Alfred D. Coffman of 1511 Lindenwood Sa suffered severe head and facial cuts in a morning three car crash at 11th and Ky. He was treated at Lawrence Memorial Hospital and released. The Martin car, after collision, went onto the curb and sidewalk with minor injuries to Charles R. Martin.
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Alfred D. Coffman
Lindenwood Sa
11Th
Coffman
Lawrence Memorial Hospital
Kentucky Street
Charles R. Martin
St. Martin
Martin
Charles F. Squire
Emery Rd
Roger C. Hayden
Mth
Ala. Sts
Joseph C. Boone
Ala. St
Russell L. Wiley
Ind
FBI Returns KU Art Masterpiece From Stolen Theft
The FBI returned to Kansas University the Edouard Manet painting Portrait of Line Campineanu valued at 40 000 to 70 000 dollars. William R Basham, arrested in Santa Monica, pleaded guilty to storing stolen art and received a 10 year federal sentence with potential review.
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Kansas University
FBI
Gerald Bernstein
Edouard Manet
Henry A. Fitzgibbon
Kansas City
Marilyn Stokstad
W. Clarke Wescoe
Bernstein
Journal-World Photo
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Art
Hoover
J. Edgar
Basham
Santa Monica
Calif
Los Angeles
Federal
U.S. Board of Parole
Lawrence
James Roth
Nelson Art Gallery
Stokstad
Charles E. Curry
Mission
Fitzgibbon
Topeka
William Morill
13Th
Oread
Morill
German blast hits Belecke forging plant. many dead
An explosion at the Belecke forged plant of Stepmann Works in eastern Westphalia killed at least 15 workers and injured about 40, many of them severely. Police say a pipe carrying compressed air likely sparked the blast as ceilings collapsed and rescue teams searched for more bodies. Many Italian workers were employed at the Siepmann plant.
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Arnsberg
Germany
Belecke
Stepmann
Westphalia
Siepmann
No Longer A Social Stigma Public Awareness Aids Mental Health
A Douglas County mental health series argues awareness reduces stigma and expands treatment. Dr Gary Lee notes early care helps both mild and severe cases, stressing prevention, diagnosis and post hospital rehabilitation. Ted Mathews cites broader case variety and early treatment as key gains in Lawrence.
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Douglas County
Lawrence
Ted Mathews
Gary Lee
Douglas County Center
Lawrence Weather Review for Sunday expects calm skies
The forecast calls for tranquil conditions in Lawrence through Sunday with a high near the mid 50s tomorrow. Tonight's low may drop to around 25 with increasing clouds on Sunday. A few showers or thunderstorms are possible in southern Northeast Kansas on Sunday but likely to miss Lawrence until Sunday night. Friday's rainfall totaled about .12 inches.
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Lawrence
Weather Bureau
Kansas
Kansas House Approves Research Agency to Unite Universities
The Kansas House passed a bill to create a state research foundation merging activities at Kansas University and Kansas State along with other sites. Rep. Odd Williams led the effort, arguing it could boost economy and draw grants, with Gov. Anderson backing the plan. Debate lasted about two hours before approval on a voice vote. The Senate faces a tougher path.
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Kansas House of Representatives
Senate
Kansas University
Kansas State
Odd Williams
R-Lawrence
Williams
Journal-World Today
Kansas
John Anderson
E. R. .Zook
Lawrence
House
Research Foundation
James Webb
National Aeronautics and Space Agency
Webb
Hubert Fatzer
Registration Surges in Local City Election Signups
City Clerk Harold Fisher reported a record end rush with over 8,500 registered voters on the books and more than 300 signing up Friday. The April election will decide six vessels three on the Board and three on the Commission along with a $195,000 Broken Arrow Park swimming pool measure.
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Harold Fisher
Fisher
Broken Arrow Park
Oscar Rumsey
Ethan Allen
C. O. Nauman
Ray Culbertson
City Commission
Fred Cooper
James E. Titus
Donald Binns
Jim Schubert
Emory Scott
Ernest Pulliam
Manslaughter Charge After Fatal Pratt Fight
Rodney K. Stone 24 of Pratt faced a fourth degree manslaughter charge after a fatal Monday night fist fight with Ross C. Ray 51. Ray was found dead in his front yard Tuesday morning. Richard Hall 4 was released after being held for investigation.
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Pratt, Kan
Rodney K. Stone
Pratt
Stone
Ross C. Ray
Richard Hall
Few Inmates Remain At Alcatraz Warden Says
Warden Olin G. Black says 34 convicts remain in Alcatraz Federal Prison as transfers continue toward deactivation by July 1. He notes the jail held 240 inmates a year ago, reflecting the shrinking population amid the ongoing program.
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San Francisco
Alcatraz Federal Prison
Olin G. Blackwell
Two KU Students Hurt in Topeka Wreck
Two Kansas University students, Marion freshman James R. Meisner and Bexter Springs junior Mont O'Leary, were injured in a one car crash on U S 24, northwest of Lawrence. Meisner is in Stormont-Vail Hospital ICU with head injuries. O Leary suffered frostbite and exposure and was found after hours of searching.
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Kansas University
Topeka
Lawrence
U. S
James R. Meisner
Marion
Stormont-Vail Hospital
Meisner
Mont O'Leary
Bexter Springs
O'Leary
Highway Patrol
Pi Kappa Alpha
KU Fraternity
Frigid Friday Weather Record and Forecast
A garbled weather note records a cold Friday with a low around 36 degrees and a highs near 38. It mentions a date stamp and suggests a trend of cold conditions for the period.
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NOOM
Ramat
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