North Vietnamese Division Returns From Nam Bac Mission
Premier Souvanna Phouma said intelligence reported the 316th North Vietnamese Division recrossed the Nam Ou frontier near Dien Bien Phu and returned home. He downplayed Laotian fears that Luang Prabang could be targeted, noting Nam Bac was the last major government post north of the royal capital. Western sources said Communists signaled they did not plan a drive on Luang Prabang to avoid war and U.S. intervention.
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Vientiane
Laos
Dien Bien Phu
Nam Bac
Souvanna Phouma
Souvanna
Nam Ou
Luang Prabang
U.S
Magga Dan Rescued After Grounding Near McMurdo
The 1957-ton cruise ship Magga Dan with 25 American tourists ran aground near Hut Point at McMurdo Sound after a 30 knot gust. The U S Westwind towed her off the ice shelf and she was tied at McMurdo pier for inspection. Future Antarctic trips hinge on damage assessment.
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Auckland
New Zealand
McMurdo Sound
Antarctic
U.S
Hut Point
McMurdo Station
McMurdo Pier
RAF planes evacuate troops from Singapore to Mauritius
Three Royal Air Force transport planes began flying British troops from Singapore to Mauritius as rioting in the Indian Ocean colony left 14 dead. A Commonwealth Office spokesman said fighting raged between rival gangs and factions and communal groups were assembling. A state of emergency was declared.
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Singapore
Royal Air Force
Mauritius
Indian Ocean
Commonwealth Office
London
Seattle Woman Retraces Garbage Search For Lost Rings
Helen Huebner scours a Seattle trash truck yard with two neighbors and her son Louis Jr to recover three rings worth $5,000 lost from last week. She found the jade dinner ring on Friday and the diamond wedding ring on Sunday after the city truck delay.
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Seattle
Helen Huebner
Louis Jr
Man Posts Personal Birth Announcement in Columbus Dispatch
A father places a friendly birth notice in the Columbus Evening Dispatch reading It s a boy Judy you are fantastic Love Tim Carey and Amy The brief ad mixes celebratory message with parental praise in a small newspaper notice from Columbus Ohio.
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Columbus, Ohio
Columbus Evening Dispatch
Judy
Tim
Carey
Amy
Billy Comes Marching Home Marine Corps Emblem
Cpl. Wheeler son of Mr. and Mrs. Bill Wheeler of 331 S Cedar is greeted by neighbors in a home front door display with flags during a homecoming. He reports for a seven month hitch at Camp LeJeune NC on February 18.
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Marine Corp
Nila
Cpl. Wheeler
Bill Wheeler
S. Cedar
Camp LeJeune
N.C
Nila Crawford
Herbert C., Crawford
S. Oak
Cpl
Vietnam
Missing H-Bombs Searched After Greenland Crash
In icy Thule Greenland seven miles offshore searchers on dogsleds and helicopters hunt for as many as four U S hydrogen bombs from a B52 crash The Pentagon would not confirm the number but sources say four bombs totalling over 4.4 million tons of dynamite remain unarmed Denmark owns Greenland and bans nuclear flights Krag said emergency landings were possible and Danes protested in Copenhagen.
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Washington
Thule
Greenland
U.S
Pentagon
Hiroshima
Defense Department
Denmark
United States
Jens Otto Krag
North Star Bay
Copenhagen
Tass
Moscow
Plattsburgh
N.Y
Air Force Base
Awa
Palomares B52 Crash Anniversary and Fallout Recount
Two years after the Palo mares B52 collision near Palomares Spain, residents recall the crash and ongoing lawsuits while the Air Force paid or offered settlements on most claims. Officials note radiation concerns and the 1966 incident prompted sweeping precautions and soil removal.
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Spain
United States
Air Force
Claims Commission 21
Uncle Sam
Scrooge
Palomares
Strategic Air Command
U.S. Air Force
Ottawa Jaycees Honor National Group At July 9 1940 Banquet
Ottawa Jaycees organized nearly 28 years ago. A charter presentation banquet at the Nelson Hotel on July 9 1940 is recalled with past members as guest speakers at the House of Douglas. The program ties to National Jaycee Week January 21 27. Charles Gillette and other figures are noted, with a list of early charter members and officers. The Jaycees group is open to men aged 21 to 36 in Ottawa residents.
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Jim Dykstra
The
Ottawa Jaycees
Ottawa Junior Chamber of Commerce
Nelson Hotel
Ottawa Jaycee
House of Douglas
George Marshall
Terrance Malouf
Charles Gillette
Chamber of Commerce
Ottawa
Waldo Voth
Frank Bixby
Glenn Ainsworth
Frank Alley
Louis Ames
Kenneth E. Andrews
J.H. Ashwill
Wilbert Batdorf
Leslie W. Blevins
Robert E. Blum
William Boyd Jr. S
Earl Buckley
Randolph Bunedy
Earlin R. Burgert
Kenneth Burk
George Burnett
Earl G. Carlson
Elton Carter
Paul £. Case
Eugene Cooper
Mose Craven
J.S. Creamer
Russell L. Crites
Ray Curry
Davis Clark Denenis
Donald J. Dennis
Howard F, Doman
Sandy’ Douglas
Max Drake
Carl F. Durbin
Roeland B. Elling
Vernon Fletcher
Dean Fockele
John Fowler
Lauerance Fowler
Ted Good
Verne Gossett
George F. Hameilton
Kit Harbison
Lee L. Harerison
Chester Hite
Milton Hjort
Frank Holden
Loyd Hollinger
D. Hollingsworth
Earl Horton
George A. Hougeland
John Howell
James A. Huderson Jr
Don Hull
A. J. Jefferis
Vernon B. Johnson
James J. Kelley
Basi W. Kelsey
Loren Latimer
George Lister
Robert H. Liseter
Richard Ludwig
Paul L. Trump
David E. Vancil
Bert L. Vogeler
Waldo C. Voth
Fred Weidener
Herbert J. Weiss
Bob Williams
Jaycees
Ottawa Junor Chamber of Commerce
Communists Seize US Ship Off Korean Coast
In a grave international incident Navy intelligence vessel Pueblo was captured by North Korean forces about 25 miles from the North Korean mainland. The ship carried 83 people including six officers and two civilians, and was reportedly taken to the port at Wonsan. North Korea demanded nationality while Pueblo replied it was in international waters. The capture marks the first U.S. naval vessel seized at sea since the Civil War.
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Washington
Dean Rusk
United States
Pueblo
North Korea
Rusk
U.S
Navy
Wonsan
Pentagon
Senate Youth Forum
State Department
North Ko
Rean
County Forecast: Clear to partly cloudy and cooler
Weather outlook for the county shows clear to partly cloudy skies and cooler temperatures tonight, with Wednesday partly cloudy and slightly warmer. Tonight lows mid 20s, Wednesday highs mid 40s. Historical highs and lows for this date are 72 and 9, with 1967 and 1930 records noted. Precipitation for the last 24 hours is trace.
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A.m
Ports Of Entry Laws Introduced In House
In Topeka the Kansas House introduced three bills to abolish ports of entry and shift duties to the Kansas Highway Patrol and the Livestock Sanitary Commissioner. A companion bill would end out of district tuition and create state aid of 10 dollars per credit hour, about 2.4 million dollars annually, with in district and out of state tuition adjustments.
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Topeka
House
Keith Wilcox
Liberal
Kansas Highway Patrol
Kansas Livestock Sanitary Commissioner
Ed Kessinger
Junction City
Kansas
Prophet Vince Gibson Sermonizes to KU Fans in Ottawa
The Herald reports on Vince Gibson known as the Manhattan Prophet delivering a football gospel to a KU crowd in Ottawa. Accompanied by a chorus of angels, he drew partisan support as sports editor terms the scene a spirited rally at the event. Page 14 contains the full report.
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Ottawa
Manhattan
Vince Gibson
Bond Doubled for Slain Trooper Slayer in Hospital
Henry Floyd Brown, 38, arraigned in Shawnee Mission Hospital on murder and armed robbery charges over the slaying of Sgt. Eldon Miller of the Kansas Highway Patrol and a $13,000 Metcalf State Bank robbery in Overland Park. Bond set at $100,000. Brown wounded and confined to bed with a feeding tube, possible court appearance in 7 to 10 days awaiting convalescence.
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Kansas City
Henry Floyd Brown
Brown
Eldon Miller
Kansas Highway Patrol
Metcalf State Bank
Overland Park
Kan
Miller
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Shawnee Mission Hospital
William S. Allen
Funeral for Kansas highway patrolman Eldon Miller buried
Sgt. Eldon K. Miller, the first Kansas highway patrolman killed on duty, was laid to rest in Yates Center after a gun battle during the arrest of a bank robber in Overland Park. More than 500 attended as investigators pursue three additional suspects, including Bonnie Wilane who is in critical condition after a self inflicted wound.
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Yates Center
Kan
Eldon K. Miller
Kansas
Overland Park
Miller
Bonnie Wilane
Karen Goetz
Andrew Gipson
Wilane
University of Iowa Hospital
Cedar Rapids
Brown
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Bond
James W. Bouska
Johnson County
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Pled
Miss Goetz
Gipson
Federal Penitentiary
Leavenworth
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