Fierce Viet Village Fight Ends in South Victory
In Ba Xuyen Province about 120 miles southwest of Saigon a six hour battle pitted seven government companies about 700 men against an equal Viet Cong force. Government claims 178 Viet Cong killed nine captured while 17 government troops died and 41 wounded. Air support from 23 Skyraiders aided the assault.
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AP Giai Long
South Viet Nam
Saigon
Ba Xuyen
U.S
Gerald Webb
San Diego
Calif
No Patterns Seen In F105 Crashes At Wichita Base
The Air Force said there is no pattern in eight F105 crashes from McConnell AFB Wichita Kansas since January 1 1964. Investigations cite three malfunctions, two human factors and one foreign object damage. One pilot died and three helicopter crewmen were killed in a collision. McConnell planes fly more hours than the average base, yet the crash rate is comparable to other bases.
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Washington
Air Force
McConnell Air Force Base
Wichita
Kan
North Viet Nam
United States
McConnell
Colony
Bill Sparks
Little Rock
Ark
Bernard C. Feigley
Rage
Frederick F. Dose
Falun
James A. Eaglen
Maize
Edward A. McGough
Oxford
Salina
Bernard J. Goss
van F. Heywood
Ralph. C. Balcom
Woman获 $110000 in drug lawsuit against Sterling Drug
Mrs Maxine Cornish of Pittsburg Kansas was awarded 110000 in a U S district court jury verdict against Sterling Drug Inc Winthrop Laboratory division maker of Azalen for arthritis She said Avon caused partial blindness from 1958 to 1962 and that the firm failed to warn of eye risk The defense argued risk was rare and warn was given to her physician
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Kansas City
Maxine Cornish
Pittsburg
Kan
U.S
Cornish
Sterling Drug, Inc
Winthrop Laboratory
Avalon
Douglas County Sclerosis Drive Nears Two Thousand Dollars
The Douglas County Multiple Sclerosis fund drive has raised 1598.25 so far with Lawrence contributing 1328.25 and Baldwin 215. Commerce and industry solicitation adds 55 toward the campaign. Donations may be sent to Miss C Ruth Quinlan, treasurer, 1931 Countryside Lane. A Lawrence door-to-door canvass Tuesday involved several Greek organizations from Kansas University and Baker University.
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Douglas County
Lawrence
Baldwin
C. Ruth Quinlan
Countryside Lane
Delta Tau Delta
Delta Upsilon
Gamma Phi Beta
Pi Beta Phi
Phi Delta Theta
Kappa Alpha Theta
Sigma Alpha Epsilon
Delta Gamma
Kansas University
Delta Delta Delta
Baker University
Leon Roberts resigns from Lawrence police post
Sgt. Leon Roberts of 1728 W 20th St resigns from the Lawrence Police Department effective today after service since Sept 25 1961. Police Chief William Troelstrup says Roberts seeks other work and applications are being sought for the sergeant position from veteran patrolmen.
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Leon Roberts
W. 20Th St. Terr
Lawrence
William Troelstrup
Roberts
Troelstrup
Social Agencies Council to Hear Law and Traffic Talks
Law enforcement and traffic control will be topics at the noon Tuesday meeting of the Council of Social Agencies in the Castle Tea Room. Sheriff Rex Johnson and Strup will be the featured speakers.
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Council of Social Agencies
Castle Tea Room
William Troelstrup
Rex Johnson
Navy recruits many with limited aptitude to meet needs
The Navy disclosed it must recruit a sizable share of men with low aptitude to fill manpower goals. About a quarter of enrollments fall into Group IV, capable mainly in unskilled technical roles, with official figures showing 27 percent in November and mid-20s in the following months.
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Washington
Navy
Eudora Bond Election Set For Saturday
Polls open 8 am to 6 pm Saturday for a 175000 Eudora grade school bond. If approved by a simple majority, the 15 year issue would fund a new 1st to 3rd grade and kindergarten facility at 14th and Church, aiming occupancy in fall 1966. Voters must be 21, have six months in state and 30 days in district.
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Eudora
14Th
Church Sts
China Bomb Could Be Drop Weapon Say Dr Lapp
Washington AP reports physicist Dr Ralph Lapp theorizes Peiping's second nuclear test may have used a plutonium explosive or a more powerful uranium device. He cites private Orient contacts noting a plutonium separation plant and a gaseous diffusion uranium plant, while AEC declines comment.
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China
Lapp
Washington
Red China
Ralph Lapp
Atomic Energy Commission
Peking
Orient
Red Chinese
U.S
Oak Ridge
Tenn
Kansas Traffic Deaths Log For May 1965
Kansas traffic death log reports 0 deaths in the 24 hours to 9 am Friday. May total 15 for 1965, with 206 deaths in the comparable 1964 period.
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Topeka
Kansas
Armed Forces Day proclaimed by Lawrence mayor
Lawrence mayor Ernest Pulliam proclaims Saturday as Armed Forces Day. The national observance climaxes Armed Forces Week with local events and open houses at Forbes Air Force Base Topeka Fort Leavenworth Olathe Naval Air Station and Richards-Gebaur Air Force Base Grandview Missouri.
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Lawrence
Ernest Pulliam
Forbes Air Force Base
Topeka
Ft. Leavenworth
Olathe Naval Air Station
Richards - Gebaur Air Force Base
Grandview
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N. H. St
Barncord
Nebraska
Journal-World
Selective Service
Hobday Hill
Jim Clark
Mtrs
Realtors
Massachusetts
North
Tom White
Armed Forces
Lawrence National
Lawrence Area
LNB
Nat'l. Bank
Atria
Your Gas CompAny
Kansas Public Service Co., Inc
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