South Vietnam Proclaims Constitution Sets Stage for Elections
South Vietnam marked a national observance as Nguyen Van Thieu signed the decree putting the new constitution into effect. About 4000 people gathered at the Independence Palace, leaflets proclaimed rights and democracy, and amnesty was granted to 451 prisoners.
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Saigon
South Vietnam
Doc Lap — Independence
Nguyen van Thieu
Thieu
Constituent Assembly
Republic of Vietnam
Ngo Dinh Diem
Nguyen Cao Ky
Wand
Onal Assembly
Phan Khae Suu
United States
KU Student Killed in Pike Turnpike Crash
Stanley D. Messner 19 of Anthony Kansas, KU sophomore, died Friday afternoon when his car crossed the median on the Kansas Turnpike and overturned south of the Emporia interchange. Three KU students were injured in another one car crash earlier that day and a Quincy Illinois woman injured in a separate crash.
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Stanley D. Messner
Anthony
Kansas University School of Engineering and Architecture
Kansas Turnpike
Emporia
Turnpike Authority
Messner
Turnpike
Parsons Funeral Home
McCollum Hall
Mount Oread
Quincy
Ill
Watkins and
Lawrence Memorial
James L. Lefevre
Chicago
West Lawrence
Lefevre
David Hiatt
Barstow
Calif
Michael Dillingham
Watkins Memorial Hospital
Vera Bell
Til
Bell
Lawrence Memoral Hospital
Tuesday Voting Set in Baldwin
Baldwin residents will vote Tuesday to elect city officials and three school board members. Voters choose one for mayor police judge and five councilmen, with a dog leash law question on the ballot. School patrons in Marion Springs areas B A C select one director each at three polling sites. New board members begin four year terms July 1.
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Baldwin
Baldwin Unified School District No
Legion Hall
Roger Martin
Harry Hobson
Ward Spielman
Dick Brown
Otto Selzer
Tom Hitchcock
Ted Brecheisen Jr
Paul , Gibler
Area C
Marion Springs School
Vinland School
Baldwin High School
Communists Lose Battle After Fierce Jungle Fight Near Saigon
In War Zone C Tay Ninh province a Communist regiment of about 2,500 attacked U S forces, leaving 581 dead as U S troops reported 16 killed and 71 wounded. Air power, B 52 strikes, and reinforcements followed as the Viet Cong fled toward Cambodia.
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Saigon
U.S
Associated Press
John Wheeler
Cambodia
Guam
Tay Ninh
Vietnam
Air Force
North Vietnam
Central Office
South Vietnam
COSVN
1St Infantry Division
All Commission Candidates Favor Revenue Bond Route
The six Lawrence City Commission candidates advocate using industrial revenue bonds to finance new or expanded industry. Kansas cities have issued over 97 bond ordinances totaling more than 66 million dollars since 1962. Lawrence issued 1.145 million in bonds to two firms, Milk Producers Marketing Co. and Curtis 1000 Inc., with plans for additional bonds for Lawrence Paper Co. to acquire land and build facilities.
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City Commission
Vo Didate
Eldridge Hotel
Kansas Cities
Lawrence
Leavenworth
Kansas City
Kan
Milk Producers Marketing Co
Kansas City, Kan
City
Lawrence Paper Co
Coin
Roundup Planned For Pre School Parents in District 497
School officials announce a partial schedule for a pre school roundup for parents of children entering kindergarten in 1967 68. Meetings orient parents on policies and allow interaction with others. A film Your Child and Discipline will be shown and behavior patterns discussed.
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Centennial
Cordley
East Heights
Hillcrest
India
Kennedy
McAllaster
New York
Pinckney
Riverside
Schwegler
Sunset Hill
Wakarusa Valley
Woodlawn
Sukarno Campaign Fades After Ouster March 12
AP reports anti-Sukarno protests peaked weeks ago and have faded after the ouster on March 12. In Jakarta, continued political activity centers on local governance with Re-elect Ernie Pulliam listed among city commission advocates.
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Jakarta
Indonesia
Ernie Pulliam
Pol
Adv
Four Inch Rain Brings Hope to Kansas Farmers
A heavy rainfall across the region Friday night and today is praised by farmers and officials as a major drought relief. Officials estimate the moisture could be worth about a million dollars, with potential for more rain Sunday. Weather forecasts predict continued showers and warm, mid 60s highs, aiding crops, lawns, and groundwater levels.
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Marvin Hall
Kansas University
Journal-World
Bailey Hall
Eben Farley
ASCS
Dan Pherigo
Douglas County Extension
Topeka Weather Bureau
Lawrence
Bowersock
Kaw River
Kaw
Spoksman
Louis Holcom
Dutton Bridge
Wakarusa River
Wakarusa
James Schmitz
Voters Set Tuesday Ballots for City Commission and School Board
Lawrence voters will choose three City Commission candidates and three School District 497 board members in Tuesday's election. Polls open 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. with listed precinct sites across the city and outside jurisdictions in Clinton Marion Willow Springs and Kanwaka areas for the April 4 school election.
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Woodlawn
Mercer
Clinton
Marion
Willow Springs
Clinton Township
Grant Township
Jefferson and
Leavenworth
Grant School
Kanwaka Township
Kanwaka Hall
East Wakarusa
Eudora—India
West Wakarusa
Riverside
Train Collides with Truck Swerves Into River Near Osaka
A five-coach passenger train collided with a truck at an unmanned crossing near Osaka. The first two cars derailed on a bridge and fell about 15 feet into the Onosato river.
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Tokyo
Osaka
Japan
Onosato
Weather Outlook Northeast Kansas for Weekend
Cloudy tonight and Sunday with occasional showers and thunder showers. Tonight’s low in the lower 50s, Sunday’s high in the mid 60s. Sunrise 6:06 a.m. Sunset near pm. Rainfall around 3.5 inches for the period with records noted from 1940 and 1934.
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Kansas
Eeeeraays
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Carl Althaus
Gladys Six
James W. Paddock
Rees Jackman
Oil Company
Andy Garyardt
Pinckney School
Hillcrest School
West Junior High School
Third Ward
Lawrence High
Fourth Ward
Central Junior High School
14Th Street
Nazarene Church
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New York School
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