Chicago cool after hot night chaos ends
National Guard patrols withdrawn as order returns in Chicago after shootings looting and fights tied to MLK Jr memorial events. Hundreds of guardsmen joined by curfew rain and bans on firearms liquor and gasoline containers helped quell disturbances injuring 79 and arresting 275 across West and North sides.
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Richard B. Ogilvie
Richard T. Dunn
Daley
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North Side
Old Town
Israel Egypt clash along Suez Canal sparks cease fire
Artillery tank guns and mortars pounded across the Suez Canal for two hours before UN observers brokered a cease fire. Egypt claimed downing an Israeli helicopter and silencing most Israeli guns. Israel reported no casualties.
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Israel
Egypt
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U.N
Canal
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Red Sea
King's Widow Visits MLK Grave On Anniversary
Cor later King and her four children placed red and white cross shaped flowers on the grave of Martin Luther King Jr. in Atlanta to mark the first anniversary of his assassination. She spoke briefly to New Orleans school children and thanked them for wreaths.
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Coretta King
Martin Luther King Jr
King
Christine Farris
Martin Luther King Sr
Memphis
Tenn
Firebomb Fires Strike Six Topeka Firms In Early Morning
Police Chief Dana Hummer said six Topeka businesses were hit by firebombs early today causing about 250000 in damage. Two firefighters were injured. no arrests yet. The Metzger Salvage Center suffered about 175000 damage. a nearby house and multiple structures burned. A separate fire at Devlin grocery caused 45000. Several residents escaped unharmed.
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Dana Hummer
Metzger Salvage Center
Kenneth Coffman
Kenneth Junior
Hummer
Devlin
Baseball Schedules Highlight Royals 1969 Season
The Journal World presents on pages 18 19 the official 1969 schedules and background articles for the American and National leagues. Royals focus returns as major league baseball opens next week with increased local fan interest.
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Kansas City
Royals
The
Journal-World Today
Funeral Home Ad Helps Index Service Day or Night
Rumsey Funeral Home listed in Vidalia Advocate offering round the clock index service. The notice emphasizes availability for day or night funerals and directions for contact.
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Rumsey Funeral Home
Church Bells Silent as Pope Mourns
Vatican reports Pope Paul VI fasted with millions in mourning for Christ. He removed his ring as a sign of sorrow and presided over two Rome services the Dry Mass at St Mary Major and a torchlit Way of the Cross near the Colosseum. He condemned developments causing church disarray.
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Paul VI
Rome
St. Mary Major
Colosseum
Paul
St. John Lateran Basilica
St. Mary Major Basilica
Calvary
Quarters Drive Supports Vietnam Medical Aid Project
Lawrence residents collect 7500 quarters to stretch a 600 foot tape on Massachusetts Street aiding a dormitory for Southeast Asian medical trainees. Funds join other Kansas Jaycees to support Dr Turpin’s Concern program and a statewide drive culminating at the Wichita convention.
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Lawrence Jaycees
Lawrence
Quarters Drive
Quarters
Kansas
Jaycees
Jim Turpin
Southeast Asia
Wichita
Turpin
Lighting Upgrades Sought for Broken Arrow and South Junior High
USD 497 Superintendent Carl Knox says architect John Shaver and Associates of Salina will modify lighting at Broken Arrow and South Junior High to meet state and county standards after health officials found inadequate lighting. Contracts were high value. changes hinge on negotiations between USD 497 and the architect.
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Broken Arrow
John Shaver and
Knox
Lawrence-Douglas County
Dale Clinton
Shaver & Co
Clinton
The
Kansas Power and Light Co
Supt
Educaton
Shaver
South Junior High
McAllaster
Supt. Knox
Showers Return to Lawrence Area This Weekend
Forecasters warn of showers and thunderstorms tonight and Saturday in Lawrence with an 80 percent chance this afternoon and tonight dropping to about 50 percent on Saturday. The city recorded 0.13 inches of rain Thursday night with lows near 40 and highs in the 60s.
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Lawrence Area
Weather Bureau
Senate kills House push for Kansas City to Galena turnpike
A Senate Transportation and Utilities Committee voice voted down the House passed bill to finance a 250 million dollar turnpike plan from Kansas City to Galena and to the Oklahoma border via Wichita. The proposal would have funded bonds to extend Arkansas River navigation and connect to Port ag Ca toosa.
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Senate
Kansas City
Galena
Flays
Oklahoma
Wichita
Kansas
Catoosa
Okla
Arkansas River
Ager
Transportation and Utilities Committee
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