18 Year Old Marcia German Marries Foster Father
Marcia J. German an 18 year old member of the Women's Army Corps wed her foster father John German 69 in Kansas City Kansas. The ceremony made her stepmother to his 5 year old half brother Richard German. Judge William J. Burns said the marriage is perfectly legal as the girl had been adopted and no direct kinship exists.
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Kansas City, Kan
Marcia J. German
John German
Richard German
German
Wyandotte County District Court
Bank stickup thwarted by plainclothes cops in line
Ramsey Snow, 21, of Omaha, Neb., committed a stickup at a New York bank but was nabbed by about a dozen undercover officers waiting to cash paychecks. He handed a note demanding big bills and was caught as they recovered $4,300 and a hairbrush used to simulate a gun.
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New York
Ramsey Snow
Omaha
Neb
Snow
Hat stolen from volunteer fireman in Veneta
In Veneta Oregon a fire hat was stolen from a pickup belonging to volunteer fireman Orville Partch. Partch’s wife warned the thief to turn out when the fire siren sounds and noted hats cost 11.50 dollars with no more hats available.
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Veneta, Ore
Orville Partch
Partch
Gold strike reported in Benedict Canyon above Sunset Boulevard
Los Angeles engineers report ore from a vein in Benedict Canyon yields 35 ounces of gold per ton and six ounces of silver per ton. An assayer offered $90 per ton for ore. The land, owned by a hotel company, is deemed unlikely to be mined due to its high value.
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Los Angeles
Santa Monica Mountains
Sunset Boulevard
Benedict Canyon
Selby
Calif
West Germans oppose British general for NATO top post
West Germans and other NATO members voiced objections to a British general as supreme Atlantic commander amid talks of a high level reshuffle. speculation centers on U S Gen Lyman Lemnitzer and secretary general Manlio Brosio nearing retirement, with Europeans wary of shifting defense responsibilities.
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Brussels
Belgium
Soviet Magazine Slams Construction Delays And Wages
Moscow AP reports Lanovoe Khoz yastvo criticizes Russia’s construction gaps blocking industrial and housing goals. A Western Siberia tire plant has sat nine years beyond schedule while workers face low pay around 110 dollars monthly and harsh outdoor winters in primitive camp conditions.
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Moscow
Lanovoe Khozyastvo
Siberia
Forest Park Bathhouse Remains Fade Into Memory
Forest Park’s bathhouse and its linked pool, relics from 1925, were burned and carted away after years of decay. Built by C. A. Novak from reused materials, the site withstood floods and changes before finally being demolished last year and turned into a municipal ice rink.
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Zeke Wigglesworth
Forest Park
Ottawa
C. A. Novak
Novak
Kansas
Main Street
Rusk Set to Face Senate Panel in Vietnam Clash
Administration hopes Dean Rusk’s March 11 public appearance before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee will ease a feud with Sen. J. W. Fulbright over public testimony on Vietnam. Fulbright criticizes Rusk’s refusal to testify openly while Rusk seeks to defend policy through private briefings. A lettered exchange on potential tactical nuclear use intensified the dispute.
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Washington
Dean Rusk
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Sen
J. W. Fulbright
Johnson
Rusk
Arkansas
Vietnam
U.S
Fulbright
Congress
Rusk-Fulbright
Captains Deny Morse Charge On Tonkin Gulf Patrols
Capts John J. Herrick of the Maddox and Robert C. Barnhart Jr. of the Turner Joy defend that their destroyers were on routine patrol off North Vietnam when North Vietnamese attacks occurred. Their AP interviews align with other officers’ earlier accounts, countering Senate Morse’s decoy theory about the 1964 incidents.
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Washington
U.S
Tonkin Gulf
Sen
Wayne Morse
North Vietnam
John J. Herrick
USS
Maddox
Robert C. Barnhart Jr
Turner Joy
Associated Press
Peace Would Be Easy Thant Says
United Nations Secretary General U Thant urged that meaningful talks to end the Vietnam War could begin within days if the United States halted bombing North Vietnam. He warned continued escalation would bring dire consequences, while urging essential steps to lead to a just solution saving both sides from devastation.
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United Nations, N. Y
U.N
U Thant
Vietnam
United
North Vietnam
Thant
Johnson
New Delhi
Moscow
London
Paris
Washington
South Vietnam
No Liquor Stores Here For 1968
Ottawa petitions to place a liquor store question on April ballot fall short by about 800 signatures. State law requires 30 percent of Kansas secretary of state's previous vote, roughly 1,000 names, for ballot placement. Citizens believe voters would approve liquor stores if presented. no vote since 1949.
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Ottawa
Kansas
Baldwin Boy Killed in Vietnam War
The Baldwin family learned their son Gary Johnson was Killed in action in Vietnam near Saigon. Funeral plans were not set, with services expected in 1 to 2 weeks at Lamb Funeral Home Baldwin. He attended Garnett schools and leaves parents Loyd and … Johnson, a sister Shirley Rochester, a brother Larry Johnson, grandparents Eve Rett Johnson and others.
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Baldwin
Gary Johnsson
Vietnam
Lamb Funeral Home
Johnson
Loyd Johnson
Garnett
Saie
Shirley Rochester
Larry Loyd Johnson
Everett Johnson
James Sutton
Clarence Johnson
Garenett
Kenneth Johnson
Rantoul
Bob Johnson
Ft. Smith
Ark
Weather outlook for Topeka area today
The Weather Bureau predicted scattered light rain or snow in the northwest and central parts of the state will continue throughout the day. Temperatures will rise during the day and be milder tonight with mostly cloudy skies.
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Topeka
Weather Bureau
Senate Stamble Starts On Fresh Districting Bill
Kansas senators move quickly to draft a new apportionment plan after a federal court invalidated a recent 40-district bill. Attorney General Sonderholm says no appeal. lawmakers may present alternate reapportionment ideas before the April 1 deadline.
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Senate
Topeka
Kansas
Robert Docking
Glee Smith
Larned
Atty
Robert Sonderholm
U.S. Circuit
Delmas Hinl
Charles Joseph
D-Potwin
Joseph
Harold Herd
D-Coldwater
Jack Steineger
Dmuncie
Come Ment
Thomas van Cleave
Ckansas City
Thieves Hit Huffman Grocery Lane in Budget Heist
Thieves broke into Huffman Grocery Lane Wednesday night stealing 400 dollars in cash 55 cartons of cigarettes an adding machine a radio sundries ammunition and gloves. Franklin County Sheriff's office is investigating.
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Huffman
Franklin County Sheriff’s Office
Nice Little Gang In Stockholm
A group of American deserters in Sweden aims to influence U.S. policy on Vietnam by seeking asylum. They arrive at about one per day, with 2000 defectors targeted, and seek cooperation with defectors in France. They note restricted acceptance and work through underground channels and two groups, the Stockholm conference on Vietnam and the National Liberation Front.
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Stockholm
Sweden
U.S
Richard Batley
Jacksonville
Fla
Intrepid
Japan
Moscow
France
Vietnam
Gunnar Myrdal
National Liberation Front
FNL
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Swedish Aliens Commission
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