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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Apr 01, 1966
Page
11
Administration sources say President Johnson may withhold funds for new Great Society programs if Congress rejects recommended cuts in old programs. He urged Cabinet to consider postponements and eliminations to ease shortages, while warning Congress may raise total spending rather than cut it.
A 2-1 appeals court decision let stand a lower court back-to-work order in the eight railroad railroad firemen strike. The ruling puts immediate fate of the stoppage with AFL CIO Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen leader H E Gilbert, as unions face potential end of strikes if contempt findings stand. More than 100,000 workers faced layoffs or reduced hours across auto and rail sectors, with General Motors and Ford plants idled and mail movement disrupted.
In predawn assault on the Victoria Hotel billet in Saigon, Viet Cong used small arms and a 12,000 gallon roof tank blast, killing three Americans and injuring many others. A gray Citroen truck carried explosives and gunfire erupted as two Americans and a third man were killed near the entrance.
Lt Governor John Crutcher will address about 150 attendees at 7 30 a m Tuesday at the Eldridge Hotel on the vitality of faith. The Kansas official, a Hutchinson businessman and former state senator, has wartime service and extensive travel with Khrushchev and Mikoyan noted. Lawrence Mayor Ethan Pulliam will give the welcome.
Fair and cooler tonight giving way to Saturday sunshine and a bit warmer conditions. Low tonight in the mid 30s with a high Saturday in the lower 70s. Yesterday’s high was 87 and a low of 49. record highs and lows noted for the date. Sunrise 6 06 am Sunset 6 45 pm. Gene Toane Insurance advertises local services.
Two teenage Viet Cong guerrillas in a foxhole near Phu Hoa Dong confront a column of U S armored personnel carriers. Le Ngoc Minh, 16, fires a rocket launcher. his comrade is killed and Minh is captured after the attack fails.
Texas Relays coverage from Austin shows Kansas University's mile relay posting 3 13.4 to reach the eight team finals on Saturday. Javelin thrower Tom Parma earned a 206 3 to qualify for the finals this evening as KU’s only other entry by 3 p.m. today. Open Bowling at Hillcrest Bowl offers weekend adv.
The Senate unanimously approved a two month extension for signing up older Americans for the $3 monthly doctors bills insurance under Medicare. Senator Russell B Long urged the move and it follows President Johnson's recommendation. House action remains possible.
The Lawrence High School A Cappella Choir led by R Wayne Nelson will perform a public concert at 8 p.m. Tuesday in the school auditorium. It is Nelson’s last home concert before he becomes coordinator of cultural and fine arts for the unified school district. The 70-voice group will also sing on the Good Will Tour April 13 and 14 with prior appearances for Kansas Federation of Women’s Clubs and at local schools.
KU announces eight Pom-Pon girls for next school year with four returnees Karen Dunaway Diane Attebery Cynthia Dickson and Karen Renstrom and four new members Parmelee Bates Dorothea Davis Shirley Gossett and Nancy Miller. Active alternates and inactive alternates are named with tryouts from 85 coeds at Allen Field House.
Mrs. C N Hoffman daughter of pioneer Salina banker Frank Hoffman and mother of local bank president C N Hoffman Jr died after a long illness in a Salina hospital. Her father founded a bank in Salina in 1883 and was long a banker there.
The Housing Code Committee met in City Hall and approved revisions to the proposed city housing code before sending it to City Attorney Charles Stough for review. Also notes on observances and local business mentions appear in the same paragraph.
Lawrence temperatures rose from a 49 degree low to the 60s by mid afternoon after a brief cool spell with 30 to 35 mph winds. Dust accompanied gusts up to 40 mph at the airport while March registered one freezing day and an exceptionally mild stretch with 80s and 70s.
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