Reds Reject Peace Talk Offer By Britain In Vietnam
North Vietnam rejected George Brown’s proposed peace talks with the United States and South Vietnam on British soil, calling the move an attempt to force the Vietnamese to accept terms dictated by US imperialists. The Nhan Dan newspaper denounced Britain as a cochairman of the Geneva Conference and dismissed the proposal as foul and contrary to responsibility.
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Tokyo
North Vietnam
United States
South Vietnam
U.S
George Brown
Nhan Dan
Britain
Vietnam
Four Men Die In Plane Crash At Mayetta
Four men from Lincoln Nebraska were killed when their plane dived into a farm pond near Mayetta Kansas. The bodies were to be recovered as power equipment drained the 5 foot deep pond and a crane probed the muck. The pilot Larry Getchell 39 and passengers Ray Renner 46 Duane Hoemann 26 and Robert Ellison 32 were en route to New Orleans for the Sugar Bowl. Pond owner John Diehl granted permission to pump out the water.
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Mayetta
Kan
Linccoln
Neb
Lincoln
Larry Getchell
Ray Renner
Duane Hoeemann
Robert Ellison
New Orleans
John Diehl
Republicans Draft Broadside Targeting LBJ Over Vietnam
Washington AP Republicans in the House prepare a position paper aimed at President Johnson to be released after Congress returns. Rep Melvin Laird says the January 16 target date guides a volley of questions and recommendations to challenge Johnson on Vietnam.
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Washington
Vietnam
Johnson
Congress
House Republicans
Melvin A. Laird
House Republican Conference
Laird
Bomb scare empties Junction City High School
Junction City Senior High School evacuated after a threat that 800 students would be harmed if action wasn’t taken. Police, fire units, and a bomb team searched the building as 800 pupils left in freezing weather. no device was found. The surrounding text also references U.S. Viet Nam policy debates and military planning at length.
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Junction City
Kan
Junction City Senior High
Ft. Riley
Gov. Avery Names Tom Griffith to Regents Board
Gov. William H. Avery named Tom Griffith of Manhattan to a four year term on the State Board of Regents, succeeding Ray Evans. He also reappointed Larry D. Morgan and Arthur H. Cromb to four year terms. Griffith, banker and former Kansas finance chairman, resignation noted. Avery plans three State Board of Education appointments and a Tax Appeals board pick later this week. Morgan is a rancher and Kansas State alumnus. Cromb is KU graduate and Harvard MBA, president of Gresham Company. The regents appointments require Senate confirmation.
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Topeka
William H. Avery
Tom Griffith
Manhattan
State Board of Regents
Ray Evans
Shawnee Mission
Lan. 9
Larry D. Morgan
Goodland
Arthur H. Cromb
Mission Hills
Griffith
Union National Bank of Manhattan
Republican
Long
Avery
John Eberhardt
Wichita
Wichita State University
Kansas State University
Manhatetan
Kansas State University Alumni Association
Kansas Bankers Association
Kansas Turnpike Authority
Kansas State Chamber of Commerce
State Board of Education
State Board of Tax Appeals
Morgan
Kansas State
Kansas Livestock Association
Kansas Farm Bureau
Kansas State Alumni Association
Cromb
University of Kansas
Harvard
Gresham Company, Inc
Kansas City Area Council
Boy Scouts of America
Kansas Senate
Board of Tax Appeals
Apppointment
Herbert H. Sizemore
Neweton
Cancer Kills Jack Ruby In Dallas
Jack Ruby, who shot Lee Harvey Oswald, died of cancer at Parkland Hospital in Dallas after a brief illness and removal from jail. Hospital notes described a grave condition as rumors of a conspiracy were denied. His weight loss and the cancer’s spread to lymph glands pancreas and lungs were reported.
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Dallas
Tex
Jack Ruby
Lee Harevey Oswald
Parkland Hospital
Ruby
Dallas Count Ty
Oswald
KRLD
Earl
Elmer Gertz
Capitol Records
Powell Wife Dismissed From Powell Payroll
Washington AP The House Administration Committee ordered Mrs Powell removed from a $20 500 job on Rep Adam Clayton Powell s payroll. The panel also released findings of widespread irregularities in official travel by a sales committee that held hearings.
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Washington
House Administration
Adam Clayton Powell
House committee findings sent for review to federal agencies
The Education and Labor Committee chaired by Powell included practices in an official House document sent to the Justice Department and other agencies. Chairman Omar Burleson of Texas said there was no vote to forward the subcommittee findings to the Justice Department.
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House Education and Labor Committee
Powell
House
Justice Department
Omar Burleson
de Tex
Administration Committee
Justice Departement
Air Force claims seven MiGs shot down in Vietnam battle
Col Robin Olds, 44, says U S forces outflew outshot and outfought the Communist pilots in a major dogfight over the Red River delta northwest of Hanoi. Olds and Capt John B Stone led two groups to down six MiGs with one more taken by a third flight. No American planes were lost. Lt Gen William Momyer calls it the first pure fighter sweep of the war.
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Saigon
U.S
Red River Deleta
Hanoi
America
Col
Robin Olds
Washington, D.C
West Point
Ella Raines
Vietnam
John B. Stone
Coffeeville
Miss
Olds
William W. Momyer
7Th Air Force
County Weather Forecast Predicts Fair Skies and Warm Temps
The county forecast calls for generally fair conditions tonight and Wednesday with a warming trend. Lows drop into the teens, Wednesday highs near 40. Additional notes show weekend temperatures around the mid 30s to 40s, record highs and lows, and 0.2 inches of precipitation in the past 24 hours. Barometer reads 30.02.
Richmond Bank President Sigler Retires After 46 Years
A. O. Sigler, 66, retires as president of Peoples State Bank in Richmond after 46 years with the institution. He started December 9, 1920, helped build the First National Bank, lived through consolidations, and witnessed bank capital grow from $27,500 to over $200,000 and deposits near $2 million. Sigler survived two robberies and plans to enjoy his orchard, travel, and fishing with a twin brother in Emporia.
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A. O. Sigler
Richmond
Peoples State Bank
Sigler
Bank
Topeka
Farmers National Bank
First National Bank
Peoples National Bank
Mary Hall
John Roeckers
Stanley Allen
Naomi
Emporia
Invasion Plot Foiled As Haiti Raid Is Broken Up
A band of armed Latin exiles and American adventurers were arrested in the Florida Keys after a vest pocket invasion of Haiti. Rolando Masferrer said a boatload of commandos escaped in international waters. He claimed 50 men were aboard the ship and that two convoyed boats would rendezvous to seize Port-au-Prince with Father Jean Baptiste Georges as president candidate.
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Key West
Fla
Florida Keys
Haiti
Rolando Masferrer
Fidel Castro
International Waters
Masferrer
Frances Duvalier
Jean Baptiste Georges
Duvalier
Try RCA or Zenith Free Home Trial Before You Buy
An advertisement for CRITES APPLI ANCE invites customers to test Color TVs at home with RCA or Zenith models, emphasizing quality and service as the deciding factor for purchase.
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RCA
Zenith
Crites
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