Army Captain Levy sentence upheld at Fort Jackson
National and world briefs report Army Captain Howard B. Levy has had a three year sentence for disobedience and disloyalty confirmed by Maj. Gen. Gines Perez at Fort Jackson. Levy, a dermatologist drafted for two years, refused to train Green Beret medics and urged others not to serve in Vietnam. He opposed the Vietnam war and had trained medics briefly before declining further.
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Columbia
S.C
Army
Howard B. Levy
Gines Perez
Ft. Jackson
Levy
Vietnam
Fugitive James R. Smith Arrested in California
James R. Smith 21, a Kansas State Industrial Reformatory escapee from Hutchinson, was captured by the FBI in Richmond California across San Francisco Bay. He is held for Kansas authorities. His October escape spurred an inquiry that led to reprimands for three guards and a resignation of a fourth. Smith had been serving a five year term for burglary and grand larceny in Wichita, sentence handed down in 1962.
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San Francisco
Kansas State Industrial Reformatory
Hutchinson
James R. Smith
FBI
Richmond
Calif
San Francisco Bay
Kansas
Smith
Wichita
Railroad Change Faces Protest On City to Minneapolis Trains
An Interstate Commerce Commission examiner heard no opposition to the Rock Island proposal to discontinue two passenger trains between Kansas City and Minneapolis. The final session followed prior hearings in Minneapolis and Towns. Trains 15 and 16 each carry one car, while trains 17 and 18 remain on the run.
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Kansas City
Interstate Commerce Commission
Rock Island Railroad
Minneapolis
Rock Island
Detroit parking meters avoid nickel insert beer can rings
Detroit residents are using beer can pull-rings at parking meters, with City Treasurer officials reporting over 20 000 rings collected in five months. Temple noted talks between beverage companies and meter makers last month to curb the practice.
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Detroit
Gov Docking appoints three to Criminal Administration panel
Governor Robert Docking announced the appointment of Rep James P. Davis Wyandotte County assistant county attorney Keith Sanborn Sedgwick County Wichita county attorney and Frank M Robertson president of the Kansas Police Chiefs Association to the Governor's Committee on Criminal Administration The panel aims to implement the President’s Crime Commission report and propose improvements to Kansas justice administration
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Topeka
Governor's Committee
Robert Docking
James P. Davis
Kansas City
Wyandotte County
Keith Sanborn
Sedgwick County
Wichita
Frank M. Robertson
Kansas Police Chiefs Association
Arkansas City
Kansas
Rights Award to Conyers at SCLC convention
Rep John Conyers Jr a pioneering African American on the House Judiciary Committee won the Southern Christian Leadership Conference Rosa Parks Freedom Award. The presentation will be made at the annual SCLC convention next week in Atlanta, honoring Rosa Parks role in the 1955 bus seat protest.
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Atlanta
John Conyers Jr
D-Mich
House
Judiciary Committee
Southern Christian Leadership Conference
Rosa Parks
Martin Luther King
SCLC
Undercover police foil global fake painting ring
AP reports police in five nations including the United States united to stop a gang planning to sell 70 million dollars in counterfeit paintings. Scotland Yard seized nine paintings at London Airport upon French police request. A spokesman confirmed forged works were found but withheld details.
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London
United States
Scotland Yard
F111 Shakeup in Washington Air Force faces design issue
The Pentagon confirms reports that the F111 vibrates in flight but calls it a minor problem traced to bomb racks. The New York Times notes the delay of a planned Vietnam combat test until next year as technical difficulties persist while combat testing remains unsaid but anticipated.
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Washington
Pentagon
Air Force
New York Times
Vietnam
Farming Fight in Kansas Claims Corporate Takeover Risk
Eight farmers named to a committee to oppose a Kansas bill that would permit unlimited corporate farming. Dwight Wilson of the Kansas Farmers Union stated the measure could force thousands of farm families off the land within years. The bill, passed by the Senate last session, is before the House agriculture committee. The committee will meet Tuesday at the Ramada Inn in Topeka. Members include Howard Rajewski, Victoria. Ivan Stotts, Byers. William Overmiller, Bellaire. Robert Anderson, Kinsley. Weldon B. Otte, Osborne. Glen Strand, Munden. Cyril Habiger, Bavaria. Ivan W. Wyatt, Clements.
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Kansas
Dwight Wilson
The
Kansas Farmers Union
Senate
House Agricultural Committee
Farmers Union Committee
Ramada Inn
Howard Rajewski
Victoria
Ivan Stotts
Byers
William Overmiller
Bellaire
Robert Anderson
Kinsley
Weldon B. Otte
Osborne
Glen Strand
Munden
Cyril Habiger
Bavaria
Ivan W. Wyatt
Clements
Boy Trapped in West Virginia Well Is Rescued
Lenore West Virginia reports a 15 year old, Leonard Boyce, trapped 24 feet underground in a yard well. Rescue workers battled rock falls, built a wooden hood for safety, and fed him through a rubber tube as they cleared a trench. He pleaded for escape and water while nearing exhaustion.
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Lenore
W.va
Leonard Boyce
Steve Adkins
Boyce
Parsley’s Bottom
West Virginia
Willard Howell
Wichita Senators Fire at Governor Docking Over Absence Powers
Three Wichita Republican state lawmakers condemned Gov. Docking for his remarks on absentee authority while he travels to Vietnam. They cited Kansas Supreme Court and attorney general opinions to argue the governor cannot act on Kansas matters from abroad and that the lieutenant governor would handle emergencies.
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Wichita
Robert Docking
Docking
Vietnam
Kansas
John Crutcher
Kansas Supreme Court
Supreme Court
Markham
Cornell
National Guard
Topeka
Defense Department
U S Planes Raid Hanoi as Viet Cong Attack South Posts
U S forces extended raids on Hanoi amid Hanoi radio claims of seven planes shot down and pilots captured. Viet Cong guerrillas struck four Quang Tri Province compounds, leaving heavy casualties for 100 defenders, while U S pilots targeted bridges near Hanoi and Phu Ly with multiple direct hits.
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Hanoi
U.S
Vieetnamese
Radio
ADN
Berlin
Quant Tri
Demilitarized
Trieu Phong
Quang Tri City
la Vang
Hai Lang
Quang Tri
North Vietnam
Doumer Bridge
Adm
Grant Sharp
Pacific
Sharp
Honolulu
da Nang
Top GOP Men Meet With The Presidency In Mind
Leading Republicans gathered at Mackinac Island to meet Governor George Romney with 1968 presidential plans in focus. Attendees included New York Governor Nelson Rockefeller and former Pennsylvania Governor William Scranton, with Rhode Island Governor John Chafee traveling in. Romney’s aide described the gathering as an informal meeting to discuss political strategy and the New Hampshire primary, while Romney also attends a Detroit funeral for a National Guard sergeant.
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Mackinac Island
Mich
Michigan
George Romney
New York
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Romney
Pennsylvania
William W. Scranton
Rhode Island
John Chafee
Rockefeller
Donald W. Wyatt
Chafee
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