U S Forces Hit NVA Viet Cong in Delta Border Fighting
In Mekong Delta battles U S air cavalry and infantry reportedly mauled a North Vietnamese battalion near Loc Ninh and killed hundreds of enemy fighters this week. Saigon released 140 former Viet Cong in a national reconciliation program across three cities as U.S. raids continued along the Cambodian border.
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Saigon
U.S
Mekong
Paris
Loc Ninh
Cambodia
Rung Sat
South Vietnam
Red Cross worker Gladys Anthony resigns Franklin County post
Gladys Anthony will retire Monday as chairman of Franklin County Red Cross services to military families. She served 10 years and helped with emergency leaves, death and birth messages to servicemen abroad. Louis Dengel, 235 S Hickory, named to succeed her. post is voluntary with no salary.
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Gladys Anthony
Franklin County Red Cross
Miss Anthony
Tremont
Anthony
Maurice Ponton
Louis Dengel
S. Hickory
Vietnam
Thailand
Jersey City Police Station Hit by Automatic Fire
Police say 20 shots were fired from a speeding car at the Fifth Precinct station near a white neighborhood after seven Black Panthers were arrested nearby on concealed weapons charges. Sgt. Quirk was unharmed when a bullet pierced his hat. Authorities seek a light-colored 1962 car heading toward the Turnpike, with two to four Black suspects likely involved.
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Jersey City
Fifth Precinct
Stephen T. Nestor
Edward Quirk
Cinct
Black Panthers
Secaucus
Nestor
New Jersey Turnpike
New Jersey
NATO Keeps Vigil as Soviet Withdrawals Continue
Washington officials say Soviet forces in Czechoslovakia have dwindled to three divisions after an October agreement, with remaining troops focused in Bratislava and Prague. NATO plans stronger defenses, plus Green Beret units and Phantom jets returning to Europe early next year, and a Naples command to monitor Mediterranean naval buildups.
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Washington
U.S
Czechoslovakia
NATO
Soviet Union
Europe
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
European
Naples
Mediterranean
Sponses
America
Weather County Forecast Looks Ahead to Rain and Cold
Increasing cloudiness tonight with light rain spreading northward late tonight or early Sunday. Precipitation ends Sunday with cooler, mostly cloudy skies. Tonight low in the 30s, Sunday high in the 40s. Friday high 41, today’s low 19. year ago highs 39 and lows 33. Record high 70 in 1901. Hourly temps end at 8 a.m. today.
Boots Stolen From Store Found in Nearby Trash
A thief took a pair of cowboy boots from a Grand Junction shoe store but apparently picked the wrong size. The boots were recovered in a nearby trash can behind another store.
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Grand Junction
Colo
No. 9 Mountaineer mine sealed after deadly disaster
In Mannington West Virginia the Mountaineer Coal Co No 9 mine that killed 78 men in a Nov 20 explosion and fire was sealed early today after a series of blasts. Officials said sealing stops air flow and extinguishes the fire but ensures death if any men remain alive. Families gathered at a church as relatives faced the grim closure and the loss of hope.
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Mountaineer Coal Co
Consolidation Coal Co
Mountaineer
Consolidation
John Corcoran
Corcoran
James Fork United Methodist Church
Rome almanac mural found in St Mary Major basement
Rome archaeologists report a 4th century almanac painted on a basement wall of St. Mary Major Basilica. Prof Filippo Maggi describes it as the only Roman almanac remaining in its original site with country life scenes and a calendar, uncovered after faint paintings were scrubbed away.
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Rome
St. Mary Major Basilica
Pontifical Academy of Archaelogy
Filippo Maggi
St. Mary Major
Meeting Place Is Changed for Ottawa Unified District Board
The Ottawa Unified School District 290 December meeting moves to 7 30 p m Monday in the Ottawa High School library. The change follows a yearbook staff photo session planned by the board.
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Ottawa Unified School District
Ottawa High School
OHS
Osage City Man Dies After Car Crash
Monte H. Lowman of Osage City died in a Topeka hospital from injuries suffered in a one car accident Tuesday night on a rural road near Lyndon. He was found by a passing motorist inside the wrecked vehicle.
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Topeka
Osage City
Monte H. Lowman
Lowman
Lyndon
Hong Kong Flu Spreads Across Colorado and Beyond
Hong Kong flu flared in Colorado and several states and territories including southern Arizona North Carolina and Philadelphia with cases linked to travelers from Hawaii. At Colorado Springs Air Force Academy nearly 2000 cadets were treated though hospitalizations were under 1 percent. Nine died at Riverview Philadelphia but outbreaks slow. Vaccine distribution priority urged for elderly and chronically ill.
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Atlanta, Ga
Hong Kong
Colorado
Arizona
North Carolina
Philadelphia
Puerto Rico
National
Bisbee
Ariz
Air Force Academy
Colorado Springs
Air Force
Ft. Carson
Colo
Asia
Needles
Calif
Riverview
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Red Cross
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Prague
East Germany
Poland
Dable
Dorothy Bones
Merrill Wayne Bones
Florissant, Mo
Roy Bones
S. Poplar
Ottawa
A.m. Fecemene Aoe
Wateh
Mannington
W.va
No. 9
Matt Menas
Henry Skarzinski
Skarzinski
Dennis Toler
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