Catholics Win Most Viet Seats
In Saigon Catholics, about 2 million of Vietnam's 17 million people, appear to have won the largest bloc of seats in the House of Representatives, roughly 20 percent. Radical Buddhists opposed to President-elect Nguyen Van Thieu held about 20 seats, with army officers securing 15 seats as the House remained a patchwork with no clear majority.
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Saigon
South Vietnam
House of Representatives
Senate
House
Nguyen van Thieu
National Sign Damage High
Fire at National Sign Co. in Ottawa gutted the central 79 year old building likely from ceiling wiring. Estimated damage ranges from 50 000 to 60 000 with possible total up to 100 000. Insurance adjusters arrive tomorrow as Owen Shofner expects partial operations to resume by end of next week.
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National Sign Co
Harry Gillland
Ottawa Fire Department
Owen Shofner
Saneta Fe Railroad
Gilliland
Shofner
Israelis Egyptians Duel Across Waters Of Suez Canal
Israeli and Egyptian forces fought a fierce artillery and mortar duel at the southern end of the Suez Canal. Egypt claimed it shot down one Mirage fighter and damaged Israeli tanks near Port Taufiq. An Israeli spokesman said oil refineries at Port Ibrahim were hit and burning. One Israeli casualty reported.
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Suez Canal
Associated Press
Egypt
Israel
Port Taufiq
Elath
Port Ibrahim
Christmas Vietnam Mail Deadline Set With Two Months Left
The post office details mailing periods for Armed Forces overseas personnel with APO or FPO addresses in New York, San Francisco, or Seattle. Space available and airmail options run Oct 16 to Dec 11, with weight and size limits and prepaid domestic postage. Include five digit APO or FPO numbers and pack gifts securely avoiding flammable items. Ernest E. Watskin s acting postmaster stressed the deadlines.
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U.S
Army Post Office
A.P.O
New York
San Francisco
Seattle
Fleet
F.P.O
Post Office Department
Vietnam
San Franscisco
Armed Forces
Ernest E. Watskins
Weather outlook for Topeka and Kansas City area
Cold front brings first freeze risk with mid 20s in northwest Kansas and around 30 in eastern regions. Wed forecast clear and cool with upper 50s to low 60s. Garden City reports extreme winds and dust. Rain totals varied up to .58 inches in Scandia and over an inch in El Dorado. statewide frost likely by Wednesday morning.
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Topeka
Kansas
Weather Bureau
Garden City
Scandia
Concordia
el Dorado
Chanute
Salina
Goodland
Pittsburg
Gas Service Co seeks $2.831 million yearly rate hike
TOPEKA AP. Gas Service Co filed with the Kansas Corporation Commission for a 2,831,000 annual rate increase. The company serves 339,000 customers across 193 communities and cites higher gas purchase costs, labor, and taxes as justification for the rise.
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Topeka
Gas Service Co
Kansas Corporation Commission
Kansas
Gas Service
US weighs major winter pause in bombing North Vietnam
An American diplomat says Washington considers a large winter pause to test Hanoi’s willingness for peace talks. If ordered, the halt would likely run from December through Christmas, New Year, and Tet, despite military opposition and weather factors. Thieu’s upcoming inauguration could influence final plans.
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Saigon
United States
North Vietnam
Hanoi
Washington
U.S
Laos
Ho Chi Minh
Nguyen van Thieu
Hartke Attacks Rusk Asia Crusade Policy
Sen Hartke condemned Secretary of State Rusk's Asia policy as a unilateral crusade to save Asia from communism. He argued the U S should seek broader consensus before acting and questioned why populous Asian nations like Japan Indonesia and India do not mobilize more to aid Vietnam. He warned of domestic cost and urged restraint amid Cold War pressures.
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Washington
Vance Hartke
Dean Rusk
United States
Asia
Hartke
Senate
Rusk
Free Asia
Vietnam
Japan
Indonesia
India
Mainand
China
UFO reports sweep middle Georgia linked to pranks
A Georgia Bureau of Investigation agent said a rash of unidentified flying objects reported in central Georgia last week and over the weekend may have been the work of pranksters. Lights were placed in blue plastic bags and sometimes in colored balloons as police and state patrol units saw glowing objects in the sky early Sunday.
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Macon, Ga
Georgia
Georgia Bureau of Investigation
Polices
Hospital adds third floor with 11 beds in $119,068 plan
Ransom Memorial Hospital began a third floor addition costing 119068 dollars to add 11 beds and expand extended care. The project tops space for outpatient clinic waiters and shifts maternity services for two weeks while pipes are extended. Financing includes 70000 dollars from endowments and about 35000 from taxes.
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Ransom Memorial Hospital
Stephen A. Lott
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