Johnson Uses Fighting Stance On Veterans Day Visit
President Johnson arrived at Fort Benning in Georgia on a two day tour to greet Army personnel and families and to stress unity in war. He watched Ranger training and presented Silver Star decorations to 15 Vietnam veterans while noting over 1 200 families of servicemen in the area. He pledged that bravery will be rewarded and hoped for a swift end to the war.
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Pacific
Secret Service Is Better Four Years After JFK Death
Four years after Dallas the Secret Service has expanded to 575 agents from 350 in 1963 and aims to protect a president who campaigns amid war protests. Observers doubt security will curb campaigning, though officials stress lessons from Kennedy’s assassination and heightened precautions on the 1968 trail.
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Dick Shanafelt Dies at 88 Former Rough Rider dies in Kansas hospital
Dick Shanafelt 88 a Rough Rider at San Juan Hill during the Spanish American War died at Wadsworth Veterans Hospital near Leavenworth. Funeral services are set for 2 p m Monday at Rumsey Funeral Home with a military graveside salute at Oak Hill Cemetery. Survivors include his wife Gertrude and several nieces and nephews. He was born March 14, 1879 in Macon Nebraska and joined the Army in 1898.
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Neb
Navy
Theodore Roosevelt
Chance For Rain Overnight In Lawrence
A weak cool front moved across the Lawrence region with cloudiness and cooler temperatures. The Weather Bureau predicts brief, light showers this afternoon and evening, clearing by Saturday with highs around 55 to 60 and lows near the mid 40s.
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Weather Bureau
Pilot Safe After Guard Jet Plane Falls Near K C
A Vermont Air National Guard jet crashed south of Kansas City after takeoff from Richards Gebaur Air Force Base. The pilot 2nd Lt Jan Rozendall Burlington VT survived and was hospitalized for a routine check. Capt Jerry Corley also from Burlington returned to base. Eyewitness Mrs Charles Chaney reported the plane exploded in the air with no parachutes seen as she watched from a Missouri farm near Belton.
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Belton
Missouri
County Commission Declares Nov 24 a County Holiday
The Douglas County Commissioners approved November 24 as a county employee holiday. The Courthouse will be closed that day following Thanksgiving.
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City UF Drive Over the Top By $13,000
The Lawrence United Fund surpassed its goal, raising $121,059 by noon, exceeding the $108,048 target and marking the most successful UF effort in city history. Drive chairman Al Hackannon announced at the Virginia Inn luncheon that final totals could exceed $121,000.
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Warning Issued After Stranger Ride Offer Incident
Lawrence police issued a safety warning for parents to remind school age children not to accept rides from strangers after a man tried to lure two sixth graders from New York School. The incident was reported by principal Verlin Dunker, who urged immediate reporting of any similar offers.
Shoes on Board Showdown Over Hippies and Airlines
Washington AP reports a footwear clash as airlines debate letting barefoot passengers fly. Eastern and American push shoe rules, FAA cites lack of authority, while Civil Liberties Union questions airline power and compares to bus desegregation. Guitar-holding hippies complicate in-flight policy.
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Saturn 5 proves capable as U S eyes moon landings
The Saturn 5 proves its strength with Apollo and Surveyor 6 missions, boosting U S space prospects. NASA officials acknowledge a cautious path ahead, outlining a schedule for uprated Saturn 1B tests, new heat shield checks, and the first manned Saturn 5 flight by late 1960s, with key names including Wernher von Braun and Dr. Robert Seamans.
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Little Brother
Surveyor 6 Photos Sent After Moon Landing
Surveyor 6 televised rugged lunar terrain after a successful soft landing. Milwitzky called the double success a major step toward manned moon landings in 1969. The craft beamed clear images from Sinus Medii and marked a first for a rugged lunar site.
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Surveyor
Benjamin Milwitzky
Milwitzky
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Medii—Central Bay
Sinus Medii
Earth
Weather Outlook For Northeast Kansas With Showers I North East Kansas
Considerable cloudiness and mild conditions prevail tonight with a chance of brief showers this evening. Clearing Saturday with little temperature change. overnight low around 40s, high Saturday 55 to 60. Sunrise 6:59 a.m. Sunset 6:00 p.m. Free prescription delivery offered by local drug stores.
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