Red Truck Ambush Beat Off In Central Highlands
U S Cavalry units and helicopter gunships repelled a Red ambush on a truck convoy in the central highlands near Pleiku and Dak To. AP reports 150 Communist dead across three battles with U S forces claiming multiple enemy kills and American casualties.
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Saigon
U.S
Central Highlands
Pleiku
Dak To
Associated Press
John Lengel
U.S. 1St Air Cavalry Division
Que Son Valley
Hanoi
196Th Light Infantry Brigade
1St Air Cavalry Division
Que Son
da Nang
Dak
Highlands
Hill 875
Navy
North Vietnam
Air Force
Richard G. Collins
West Palm Beach
Fla
William T. Nicholson
Mercer Island
Wash
Collins
Cuc Bang
Hon Gai
Haiphong
U.S. 25Th Infantry Division
Cambodia
Laos
Tam Ky
101St Airborne Division
U.S. 25Th Division
California Weather Brings Warm Sun After Storm
Southern California enjoyed clear skies and warm sun with a forecast of 75 in Los Angeles through Saturday. The week’s heavy rain caused 22 deaths, millions in damage, and widespread flooding, but the weather pattern now offers dry, bright days as cleanup continues and the fire season ends.
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Los Angeles
Chamber of Commerce
California
Car Theft and Break-In Reported by Lawmen
David M. Evans reported Thursday night the theft of his dark green 1967 Ford Mustang from a lot at 10th and N. H. Streets. Earlier a would be burglar was frightened away by a janitor at Lawrence Launderers and Dry Cleaners at 1001 N. H. Street when he attempted to crawl through a window.
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David M. Evans
Minn. St
10Th
N. H. Sts
Lawrence Launderers and Dry Cleaners
N. H. St
Second Christian Church to Host Union Fellowship Evening
The Second Christian Church at 13th and Conn plans an 8 p.m. Sunday union fellowship with guest speaker Rev. Calvin Larkin, minister of St. Luke A.M.E. Church. The Interdenominational Choir directed by Mrs. Ruth Jeltz will provide music. Rev. W. S. Sims Sr. serves as Second Christian minister.
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Second Christian Church
13Th and Conn
Calvin Larkin
Larkin
St. Luke A.M.E
Ruth Jeltz
W. S. Sims Sr
Newscaster Begins Fast For Families In Need
Bill Beer a 32 year old WPON Pontiac newscaster began a charity fast from Thanksgiving to Christmas to dramatize the plight of needy families in Pontiac and Oakland County He will not eat smoke or drink with water as his only intake and will donate his usual meals to those in need He aims to inspire local participation in relief efforts
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Pontiac
Mich
Oakland County
Bill Beer
WPON
Sheriff Solves Seven County Break-Ins Involving Six Juveniles
The Douglas County sheriff reports seven break-ins solved over the past year, with six juveniles involved. Ages 14 to 17, all from Lecompton. they acted in small groups. Incidents include Lecompton High and Lakeview cabins with items stolen or missing such as a rifle, typewriter, and electronics.
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Douglas County
Johnson
Lecompton High
Lecompton
Lakeview
Homer McElroy
Topeka
Lakeview Cottage
Jack Curley
Osage City
Handler Serious After Snake Bite At Tourist Show
Miami AP reports Bill Haast a professional snake handler suffered his 102nd bite from an Australian tiger snake during a public display. He remained in critical condition after hours in intensive care, later showing some improvement as doctors monitor his immune serum theory.
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Miami
Fla
Bill Haast
Serpent Farm
Holton Publisher Will T. Beck Dies at 94
Will T. Beck 94 a Holton Kansas newspaper figure and former Holton Recorder publisher died at Holton Hospital after a heart ailment. A 1934 Kansas GOP state chairman he began in 1883 as a printer's devil, later won the William Allen White Foundation award, survived by two sons a sister and a late wife. Funeral set for 2 30 p m Monday at the Methodist Church Holton.
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Holton, Kan
Will T. Beck
Kansas
Holton Hospital
Beck
Holton Recorder
Alf M. Landon
Holton
Moses Milton Beck
University of Michigan
The
Recorder
John E. Chandler
William Allen White
Thornton Beck
Kansas City
E.L. Holton
Manhattan
Methodist Church
Holton Cemetery
Protests at Douglas County Sewer Hearing Over Assessments
About 30 residents appeared before Douglas County commissioners acting as Board of Equalization to challenge assessments for Wakarusa Main Benefit Sewer District No. 10. The hearing moved to the District Court room. official figures and funding plans were discussed with attorney Charles Stough, engineer Jack Robison, and appraiser Ernest Klooz.
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Douglas County
Wakarusa Main Benefit Sewer District No. 10
Board of Equalization
Commission
Harvey Booth
Walter Kampschroeder
Travis Glass
Charles Stough
Jack Robinson
Black and Veatch Engineering Firm
Kansas City
Wakarusa
6Th
Stough
Robinson
Ray Nichols
Kansas University
Iowa Street
Endowment Association
Nichols
University
Ray Wells
W. Clarke Wescoe
Glass
Wells
Anonymous Birch Speaker Says RFK May Be Traitor
A Washington telephone recording funded by Let Freedom Ring accuses Sen. Robert F. Kennedy of treason and aligns Kennedy with liberal, revolutionary and Chinese oriented groups. The Kennedy camp rejects the claims as false and a prior similar broadcast is noted. The recording promotes a film about John Birch and a Nov. 30 library showing in McLean Virginia.
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Washington
D-N.y
Let Freedom Ring
John Birch Society
National
Kennedy
Martin Luther King
Congress of Racial Equality
CORE
Johnson
Vietnam
Frank Mankiewicz
Mankiewicz
Chesapeake & Potomac Telephone Co
Fairfax County
Potomac River
Sarasota
Fla
Bobby Kennedy
New York
John Birch
McLean
Robert Welch
Belmont
Mass
Earl Warren
Welch
Dwight D. Eisenhower
King
Bobby
Voice
White House
Two Injuries Treated At Local Hospital
Two people were treated at Lawrence Memorial Hospital emergency room for minor injuries and released. Clifford Nichols, 39, of Richland, had a mashed thumb. Richard Stanwix, 37, of 1816 W. 24th St., sustained a small wrist cut while peeling a vegetable.
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Lawrence Memorial Hospital
Clifford Nichols
Richland
Richard Stanwix
W. 24Th St
KU and KU-MU football set crowd hopes and holiday schedules
Thanksgiving ends at 7 30 a m Monday with classes resuming January 3 after Christmas break at KU. John Williams guitarist performs February 12 in University Theatre. Public tours Sunday explain fire station upgrades tied to a 370000 bond and 2.25 million city bond issue. KU MU game may top 45000 with 6 000 tickets left and temps in the 50s.
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Kansas _ University
John Williams
Kansas University
Williams
Andres Segovia
Europe
Japan
Soviet Union
Lawrence
Kansas-Missouri
Memorial Stadium
Ku-Mu
Nebraska
KUMU
Columbia
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1St Infantry Division
Massachusetts Street
Bowersock Mill
Journal-World
Sheriff's Office
Clarita Haast
Miami Serpentarium
Haast
Rapaney Funeral Home
Ady
RFK
Eugene C. Riling
Leland C. Armstrong
Route 2
Riling
Armstrong
Warren Mortuary Saar
Rion
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