Marines Engage Viet Cong In First Extended Viet Nam Ground Action
U S Marines clash with Viet Cong guerrillas in South Viet Nam marking their first prolonged ground engagement. aircraft from carriers Midway Hancock and Vietnamese squadrons raid North Viet Nam while Marines conduct helicopter assault landings near Da Nang.
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Saigon
Viet Nam
North Viet Nam
Midway
Hancock
Vinh
Hanoi
South
da Nang
U.S
South Viet Nam
North
Binh Thai
Joint Command Unit May Run Viet War
Washington and Saigon edge toward a decision on a joint command as the Vietnam war deepens. Vietnamese leaders caution that American combat units could provoke resistance and require careful public opinion handling. Both sides seek closer military coordination without altering current alliances.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
United States
Washington
Tran van Minh
Viet Nam
North Viet Nam
See MARINES Page Dreary Du Barry Cosmetics Rankin Drug
Marines page five reports on the Du Barry Cosmetics Rankin Drug advertisement items and related notices.
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du Barry Cosmetics
Rankin Drug
New Faster Patrol Boats For South Vietnam
Washington reports the United States plans to supply faster patrol vessels to the South Vietnamese navy to reinforce its junk fleet fighting sea smuggling. U.S. advisers may join the 550 ship Vietnamese fleet as surveys determine exact needs amid broader talks on expanding U.S. forces in South Vietnam.
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Washington
United States
U.S. Navy
South
Viet Nam
U.S
Honolulu
Robert S. McNamara
North Viet Nam
South Viet Nam
Marine Expeditionary Brigade
da Nang Air Base
Hue
da Nang
Unusual Heat Continues in Lawrence Area
Unseasonably warm weather persisted in the Lawrence vicinity with a new record high of 89 degrees downtown and 88 at the KU weather station. The old mark of 88 degrees stood since 1956. Lows reached 61, overnight 59, and by 2 pm the daytime high again neared 88.
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Lawrence
Kansas University
Mississippi Floods Threaten Midwest From Wisconsin to Missouri
Thousands of volunteers and National Guardsmen battled rising Mississippi floodwaters along a 400 mile front from Wisconsin to Missouri. Cresting waters threatened Dubuque and La Crosse while Illinois and Iowa faced widespread damage and displacement. President Johnson declared disaster areas in Wisconsin.
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Wisconsin
Missouri
Illinois
Iowa
Mississippi
la Crosse
Wis
Dubuque
Iowa-Illinois-Wisconsin
Harold E. Hughes
South Davenport
Hughes
Hudson
St. Croix
Johnson
Quad Cities
Rock Island
Moline
East Moline
Ill
Davenport
Quad-Cities
Civil Defense
Erie
Rock Creek
Quincy
KU Pom Pon Girl Selection Schedule Starts Tuesday
Kansas University announces the pom pon girl and yell leader selection process led by Vince Bilotta. Coeds meet at 7 p.m. on Tuesday and next Wednesday in Allen Fieldhouse, with final tryouts May 4. Eight coeds and four alternates to join the pom pon girls. eight men and four alternates as yell leaders.
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Kansas University
Vince Bilotta
KU Alumni Association
Bilotta
Yell Squad
Robinson v Annex
Lawrence prepares 400 students for summer reading program
About 400 pupils from 11 Lawrence public elementary schools are recommended for a summer reading program June 7 to July 16. Enrollment forms are due May 3 at the Administrative Center. cost to parents is 4 dollars for 30 days, funded by the district at about 2000 dollars.
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Lawrence
Lawrence High School
St. John School
Woodlawn
Pinckney
Centennial
New York
East Heights
Helen E. Shaw
Miss Shaw
Rubber Workers Union to Sign Contracts Across Major Tire Firms
The United Rubber Workers Union was to sign new contracts covering about 50,000 workers at Firestone Tire and Rubber, B F Goodrich, and Goodyear Tire and Rubber. Ratifications by URW locals were to follow at plant meetings within ten days after signing.
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Akron, Ohio
United Rubber Workers Union
Firestone Tire & Rubber Co
B.F. Goodrich Co
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co
URW
KU braces for record fall enrollment as 1500 more enroll
KU plans a record fall class with about 13 859 students on the Lawrence campus up from 12 344 last fall and 11 434 this spring. Officials cite post war baby boom and selective admissions shaping turnout while stressing Kansas high school graduates are admitted.
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Kansas University
Alan Ostar
Office of
Institutional Research
Washington, D.C
Kansas
Lawrence
George B. Smith
Kansas High
Easton Feeler On Negotiation Ousted Kansas Coach
KU coach Bill Easton expressed willingness to negotiate his firing with athletic director Wade Stinson, who said the ouster is final. Easton, at Drake Relays, was contacted by an alumni group seeking reconciliation ahead of the State Board of Regents meeting in Hays. Stinson indicated the action is complete and denied involvement by the group or athletic board.
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Kansas University
Bill Easton
Des Moines
Wade Stinson
Easton
Stinson
Lawrence
Drake
State ‘Board of Regents
Hays
Kan
Board of Regents
Weather Outlook for Northeast Kansas Turns Mild
Fair and warm conditions in the Northeast Kansas region with southwest winds 10 to 15 mph. Tonight low in the mid 60s, Friday mostly sunny and warm with a high in the 80s.
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Kansas
Library Week Kicks Off With Read More Plan
Lawrence Public Library joins national Library Week events with themes Open Your Future Read and Know What You're Talking About Read. A new self-charge slip system starts Friday listing patron name address author and title up to eight items per slip. Three week loans for most items two weeks for periodicals and new fiction. No renewals. Thursday is due day. The change aims to save staff time and improve service.
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Lawrence Public Library
Wayne Mayo
Mayo
Avery Will Speak At Chamber Meet In Lawrence
Kansas Governor William Avery will speak at the Lawrence Chamber of Commerce annual dinner on Tuesday April 27 at the University Union Ballroom. A reception at 6 p.m. will honor Gov and Mrs Avery and the dinner will follow. About 400 are expected with members urged to bring guests. The Lawrence Barberhawks Chorus will perform. Chamber president Russell Mosser will be succeeded by Arthur Heck, and newly announced directors begin their terms.
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Kansas
William Avery
Lawrence Chamber of Commerce
Kansas University Union
Chamber
Russell Mosser
Union
Mosser
Lawrence Barberhawks Chorus
Arthur Heck
Oread Election Moves Into Its Second Day
KU elections enter a second day with Mount Oread students voting in Strong Hall the Kansas Union and Murphy Hall for student body president and vice president class officers and ASC representatives. About 2 100 students voted Wednesday and 400 before 11 30 this morning. Predicted total turnout 4 800 to 5 000 before 6 tonight. Ballots counted tonight and early Friday at Summerfield Hall Statistical Service.
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Kansas University
Mount Oread
Strong Hall
Kansas Union
Murphy Hall
Bill Henry
Leawood
ASC
Summerfield Hall
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Ed Drimmel
Jimmy Taylor
James Yarbrough
R. K. Rogers
Journal-World Photo
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