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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Apr 25, 1969
Page
13
The nation mostly advances clocks at 2 a.m. Sunday except Hawaii Arizona and Michigan stay on standard time. Indiana Michigan Kansas and Arizona present complex patterns with zone lines shifting and tribal areas like the Navajo and Hopi reservations adding exceptions.
The Kansas House voted 89 to 34 to override Gov. Docking's veto of a motor fuel tax increase. The measure raises gasoline by two cents and special fuels by one cent, directing funds to counties and a freeway construction fund. Senate action was anticipated.
North Vietnamese commandos with mortars and grenades struck an allied camp two miles east of the Laotian border. Initial counts: three Americans and four South Vietnamese killed. 12 Americans and 43 South Vietnamese wounded. At least three armored personnel carriers destroyed. 30 North Vietnamese reported killed as the assault began at 3:30 a.m. The force was believed larger than the initial 30 men.
A three mile long derailment near East Germantown Indiana caused evacuations for 250 residents amid fumes and a large fire. 39 cars burned with two carrying chemicals ethylene and butadiene as firefighters battled flames and a leaking tank car. The blaze, visible along U S 40, halted traffic while authorities weighed pollution risks and waited for health officials before washing chemical puddles.
Laurence Chalmers new chancellor elect from Florida State University spent Thursday on the Kansas University campus meeting students and officials. He conferred with Clyde Toland and Mortar Board members, observed campus elections, and visited student hangouts including the Wagon Wheel before heading to Kansas City for medical school talks. He plans to return to Tallahassee Saturday.
Independent Student Party candidates David Awbrey and Marilyn Bowman won KU student body president and vice president posts by 106 votes amid a two day election that drew 4 970 of 15 643 students. They led a field that included the Graduate Alliance and Progressive Student Alliance, with 82 Student Senate seats decided and 11 independents elected.
Paris AP Charles de Gaulle prepared a seven minute nationwide broadcast from Colombey les Deux Eglises to rally support for the constitutional referendum His move comes as polls show rising opposition and the president warned he would resign if the proposals fail The referendum centers on regional governments and limiting a senate left power If defeated the interim president would be chosen from top rivals with a seven year term at stake.
Gen Earle G Wheeler told a House subcommittee that U S fighter aircraft moved from bases in South Korea to the Sea of Japan within 14 minutes after a Navy spy plane was shot down by North Korean MIGs. He said reconnaissance missions are coordinated and approved by senior civilian and military authorities.
Windy and cloudy conditions move into the Lawrence area with a cold front from Northwest Kansas bringing showers and thunderstorms followed by more rain. Tonight lows in the 50s and Saturday highs in the 60s with a 20 percent chance of rain tonight and 60 percent Saturday.
The closing average of 60 stocks rose to 332.2, up 1.4 points on the day, led by gains in key sectors as traders weighed earnings and market conditions.
Topeka AP reports the Kansas legislature reconvenes amid 32 of 40 Senate Republicans and 87 of 125 House members ready to push their own agenda. They will weigh Gov. Docking’s vetoes including a 27 million school aid bill and highway tax measures while facing his demand for budget balance reforms and tax changes.
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