Close races seen in Lawrence commission and school board vote
A Journal-World survey at eight Lawrence voting sites shows potential tight contests in the City Commission race and all four school board openings. It lists top candidates with vote counts and notes turnout expectations and polling times.
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Gladys Ulrich
South Junior High
City Commission
Lawrence City
Journal-World
Marnie Argersinger
Woodlawn
Centennial
Pinckney
Cordley
Central
South
Allen Fieldhouse
Argersinger
Donald Binns
John Colyer
Carl Mibeck
Robert Radcliffe
Dale Willey
Jack Rose
Nancy Hambleton
John Emick
William Bradley
Bradley
Julie Hack
Charles Oldfather
Martha Masinton
Richard Holzmeister
James Hills
Ed Alexander
Dorothy Scott
Lbert Mathia
Journal-World Election Service
Delbert Mathia
Mathia
Communists seize central Vietnam coast in rapid advance
North Vietnamese troops overwhelmed Nha Trang and Qui Nhon while government forces fled. Saigon now holds only about a third of South Vietnam as panic and evacuations spread from Phan Rang to Phan Thiet. By day's end 14 provinces and 74 district towns are under Communist control. Mekong Delta areas show scattered holdings but major cities remain in Saigon hands.
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South Vietnam
Saigon
Nha Trang
Qui Nhon
Phan Rang
Phan Thiet
U.S
Binh Dinh
Mekong Delta
Saigon Command
Duc My
Minh Hoa
Phu Cat
Lon Nol flees Cambodia as war nears capital
Cambodian President Lon Nol exits Phnom Penh amid insurgent shelling and rockets within sight of his plane. He travels via Thailand and Indonesia to Bali for ten days of rest before heading to the United States, while loyalists anticipate a regime shakeup and cease-fire efforts unfold.
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Phnom Penh
Cambodia
Lon Nol
Thailand
Jakarta
Pertamina
Bali
Adam Malik
United States
Norodom Sihanouk
Cheng Heng
Paris
Long Boret
Indonesia
Khmer Rouge
Lon Nol Leaves Cambodia for Peace Efforts
President Lon Nol departed Cambodia for Indonesia and the United States hoping to ease peace talks with the Khmer Rouge insurgents. The Viet Cong pledged to seek talks if Thieu is ousted, while Ky urged Thieu to quit. The U.S. launched a fresh airlift to Saigon to replace military losses, sending a large CoA Air Force transport with 14 howitzers and ammunition.
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Cambodia
Lon Nol
Indonesia
United States
Viet Cong
Nguyen van Thieu
South Vietnam
Saigon
Nguyen Cao Ky
Thieu
Coa
California
LMH proposes up to 15 million in revenue bonds
Lawrence Memorial Hospital asks the city to show its intent to issue up to 15 million dollars in revenue bonds to finance a proposed expansion. A rate hike of 3 dollars per day and 14 percent for ancillary services takes effect immediately, while bids are delayed six weeks.
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Lawrence Memorial Hospital
Fourth
Maine
Connally trial opens with jury pool questioned
In Washington the jury selection began for John B. Connally's bribery trial over alleged $10 000 payments during Nixon era. Chief Judge Hart summoned 75 jurors as prosecutors seek impartial panels while Connally and his wife attended.
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Washington
John B. Connally
Richard M. Nixon
Nally
U.S
George L. Hart Jr
Tuerkheimer
Edward Bennett Williams
Connally
Nellie
Thomas
Tommy
Cork” Corcoran
Texas
Microphones Stolen From KU Recital Hall
Two microphones valued at 448 dollars were stolen this weekend from Swarthout Recital Hall at Kansas University. The hall was closed for Easter except for a few hours Sunday afternoon. KU Security reports that the mikes hung three feet from the ceiling on a pulled down pipe.
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Swarthout
Kansas University
Snowy Weather on Page 16 of Journal World Index
Page 16 of the Journal World Index highlights snow conditions affecting local roads and daily schedules. Readers are advised to plan for winter weather with potential delays and caution while traveling.
Schneider pledges support for highway probe
Kansas Attorney General Curt Schneider offered cooperation to a Federal Highway Administration inquiry into alleged faulty work on a U.S. 59 project south of Lawrence. Federal officials will review federal funds and bidding procedures while a House committee leader seeks deeper look at possible political pressure.
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Topeka
Kan
Curt Schneider
Federal Highway Administration
Lawrence
Kansas
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