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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Mar 29, 1966
Page
4
Eight Stoner 63 light machine guns are being evaluated by U S Marines in Vietnam. The unit’s light weight allows firing from any position and enables more ammunition to be carried. The system can be configured into six weapons from one component.
Washington AP reports Republican leaders shelved a partywide conference plan to shape the 1968 GOP platform. After the November elections, Romney and Laird questioned the timing, with Romney calling the idea premature and personally doubtful. Bliss remained cool toward the plan.
ALMOGORDO N M AP The Air Force is testing a new method to eject bombs from the top of aircraft rather than the conventional downward drop. The tests aim to improve accuracy and safety during ordnance deployment.
Phillipsburg AP report: Dane G. Hansen, 82, Logan oil and banking magnate, tried writing three wills to shape his $8.7 million estate. Judge William B. Ryan set briefs due April 27 and oral arguments for May 3 with potential Kansas Supreme Court appeal. The 1964 will created a $1 million family trust and a western Kansas foundation run by trustees.
Indira Gandhi, 48, prime minister of India, travels to Washington for a two day schedule. She conducts a ceremonial White House review with President Johnson, wreaths Kennedy’s grave, and meets Secretary Rusk while guiding her sons Rajiv and Sanjay through U.S. sights. She speaks firmly on India United States relations and showcases poise amid busy events.
In Waltham Massachusetts Jeanne Marie Kenderes was proclaimed heavyweight champion of the local hospital nursery by attendants after weighing in at 14 pounds 11 ounces. The birth marks a record for the facility and local pediatric staff noted the baby’s robust size and vigor.
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