U S Navy Hits Two North Vietnamese Depots in Heavy Raid
Carrier planes hammered Thien Linh Dong and Phu Qui depots south of Hanoi with 82 aircraft. The strikes damaged 19 buildings and 13 others, destroyed four railroad cars, and damaged a petroleum tank. No U S losses reported amid a broader Mekong Delta push and Viet Cong counterattacks.
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Saigon
Viet Nam
U.S. Navy
North Viet Nam
Thien Linh Dong
Hanoi
Phu Qui
Hancock
Midway
Dong Phuong
Na Ma River
U.S. Army
U.S
Kien Hoa
Mekong
7Th Division
Phu Hiep
Green Low Bid For Hillcrest School Remodel
B A Green Construction submitted the apparent low base bid of 119600 dollars for remodeling and an addition to Hillcrest School. Bids were opened at Lawrence High School Administrative Center with Constant Construction bidding 126750 and Lawrence Construction 121365. The Lawrence Board of Education will award the contract at a 7:30 p.m. meeting in the Administrative Center.
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B. A. Green Construction Company
Hillcrest School
Lawrence School
A. E. Woestemeyer
Lawrence High School
Constant
Lawrence Construction
Lawrence Board of Education
Dominican Crisis Deepens as US Sends 2500 Troops to Santo Domingo
In the Dominican Republic a rebel movement grows under pro Castro influence while international efforts loom to restore law and order. The U S announces 2500 troops from the 82nd Airborne to Santo Domingo to protect embassies and civilians as 1700 Marines already operate amid increasing violence.
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OAS
State Department
Army
82Nd Airborne Division
San Isidro Air Base
Santo Domingo
U.S
Ellsworth Bunker
OAS Council
United States
Dominican Republic
Bunker
Reinforced Dikes Hold Back River As Crest Goes On
The swollen Mississippi flooded western Illinois eastern Iowa and northeastern Missouri as reinforced dikes held back the surge. The crest eased from 24.81 feet at Muscatine and 22.48 feet at Rock Island as floods forced evacuations in Keithsburg and Hannibal while Quincy and Fulton mobilized guards and sandbag defenses.
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Illinois
Iowa
Missouri
Rock Island
Til
Keithsburg
Ill
Rock Island-Davenport
Quincy
Fulton, Ill
Otto Kerner
National
Red Cross
Eliza Creek
Aledo
Mississippi
Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad
Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad
Muscatine
Hannibal
Mark Twain
Policy on Crisis Spots Backed by Goldwater
Barry Goldwater backed President Johnson’s Viet Nam policy and the Dominican Republic action. He said the United States must stay in Viet Nam to solve the situation by words or armed force. He supported the Santo Domingo Marines to protect lives and block Fidel Castro’s entry.
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Madrid
Spain
Barry Goldwater
Johnson
Viet Nam
Dominican Republic
Arizona
Goldwater
Santo Domingo
Fidel Castro
Quake Goes Unfelt by Seattle Woman at Church
Mrs Ed Johnson said she felt nothing from the Pacific Northwest quake while outside a church, despite reports of at least five deaths. The event rattled the region and drew emergency responses.
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Seattle
Wash
Pacific Northwest
Ed Johnson
Larry Colburn Named Yell Leader At Kansas University
Larry Colburn a KU junior and son of Mr and Mrs Glenn T Colburn is among eight KU students chosen as yell leaders for the 1965 66 school year. Eight pom pon girls will be named Thursday night at Allen Fieldhouse. Alternates include Bowen White Jeff Peterson Ken Pollet David Graves and Bruce Bauerle.
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Kansas University
Glenn T. Colburn
Ky. Sr
Allen Fieldhouse
KU Yell
Jim Davis
Leawood
Harry Krueger
Hays
Mike McGibney
Wichita
Karlene Howell
Judy Conyers
St. Louis
Jay Janes
Jim Prager
Atchison
Ku Ku’s
Richard Wintermore
KU Alumni Association
Wade Stinson
Phil Dynan
L. C. Woodruff
Mike Lemoine
All Student Council
Vince Bilotta
Alumni Association
Hamm Lands $1.99 Million Kansas River Flood Work Contract
A $1,991,279 Army engineer contract was awarded to N. R. Hamm Contractors, Inc. of Perry Kansas for flood protection along 3.7 miles on the north bank of the Kansas River at Topeka. Announcement came via the office of Sen. Frank Carlson.
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Washington
N. R. Hamm Contractors, Inc
Perry
Kan
Kansas River
Topeka
Frank Carlson
R-Kan
Alderson Bans Wrestling On Kansas Campus
Kansas University dean Donald K. Alderson ordered Sigma Chi members and KU coeds to end their wrestling and fighting on campus during Derby Day events in front of Flint Hall. He said a fraternity representative was told to halt the activity and all involved complied.
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Sigma Chi
Kansas University
Mount Dread
Topeka
Kathy Strayer
Shawnee Mission
Cecily Pitts
Journal-World Photo
Donald K. Alderson
Sigma Chi Fraternity
Flint Hall
Alderson
Abel Is Named New President Of United Steelworkers
I W Abel was declared the victor in the United Steelworkers Union leadership race. Incumbent David J McDonald said he will contest the result and may seek a federal investigation under the Landrum Griffin Act. McDonald noted he remains president until June first and discussed appeal procedures and talks with Labor Secretary W Willard Wirtz.
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Pittsburgh
I. W. Abel
United Steelworkers Union
David J. McDonald
TI Am
McDonald
Washington
W. Willard Wirtz
Wirtz
United Steelworkers
KU Screen Site Panel Reviews Center for Science Instruction
A three member committee including Dr. William W. Hambleton and Dr. Gilbert T. Haight Jr. visits Vanderbilt, North Carolina, Georgia, and Florida State to study sites for a proposed Center for Research in College Instruction of Science and Mathematics in the southeastern United States. They report Sunday in Atlanta to the Interim Committee planning the project.
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Kansas University
Southeastern United States
William W. Hambleton
State Geological Survey
Gilbert T. Haight Jr
Swarthmore College
Edwin Taylor
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Vanderbilt University
Nashville, Tenn
North Carolina University
Chapel Hill
Georgia University
Athens
Florida State University
Tallahassee
Special Services Set At Church on Sunday
The Church of God Holiness at 419 Lincoln St hosts Sunday events led by Rev. Phillip Urquiola a Bolivian missionary on furlough. Activities include an 11 a.m. talk a noon basket dinner a 2 p.m. sing and 7:30 p.m. slides from the mission field by Rev. and Mrs. Urquiola. Pastor Rev. Herbert G. Lawson leads the church.
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Church of God (Holiness
Lincoln St
Phillip Urquiola
Bolivia
Urquiola
Herbert G. Lawson
Highest Ethical Principles
Puin sey Funeral Home advertisement lists VE 38 5111h Ady and contact details for service notices.
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Puinsey Funeral Home
Emotions Are Mixed After First Killing
A 19 year old Marine corporal from Tuscaloosa recounts his first kill in Vietnam near HOIVAC. Pleas David, a sharpshooter in B Company, describes trailing a Viet Cong fighter and taking two M1 shots at 250 yards. The local Vietnamese villagers identified the casualty as Viet Cong.
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Hoivac
South Viet Nam
David
Tuscaloosa
Ala
Marine Corps
3Rd Marine Regiment
Two Men Injured In Eudora Area Car Crash
Early morning crash near Eudora on K-10 injured two men. Donald Dreher 28 Route 2 suffered severe facial bruises and was admitted to Lawrence Memorial Hospital. John Burroughs 24 Eudora had bruises and was treated and released. Patrol says Dreher may have fallen asleep and drifted into oncoming lane. both cars damaged.
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Eudora
Lawrence Memorial Hospital
Donald E. Dreher
Route 2
John Burroughs
Burroughs
LMH
Highway
Bill Wilson
Dreher
Wilson
Fireworks zoning tweaks planned by County Commission
Public hearings in the office of County Engineer L. D. Rice will discuss adding provisions to three mile zoning regulations for fireworks sales. The updates aim to spell out exact requirements for legal sales during the state designated period. A Lecompton to Lawrence canoe race highlights Alpha Phi Omega convention with teams from 18 colleges. The 20 mile race starts in Lecompton at 9 a.m. and ends with a 2 p.m. picnic in Lawrence, co sponsored by Emporia State and Kansas University. A firecracker exploded at 11:45 p.m. Thursday in Kansas University's Lewis Hall. Gov. William Avery proclaims Police Week May 9 15 and Police Officers Memorial Day May 15. Police observances expected statewide. Lawrence Police Department plans not yet announced. KU pompon tryouts show 126 candidates for eight regular and four alternate spots. final tryouts at 7 p.m. Tuesday.
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L. D. Rice
Douglas County Planning Commission
Avery
Lawrence
Kansas University
Vince Bilotta
KU Alumni Association
Bilotta
Apartment Unit Placed On KU Ad Blacklist
Park Plaza South at 1912 W 25th St removed from KU advertising list by the University Human Relations Committee under Wescoe. The action bans the apartments from University Daily Kansan and other KU publications amid reports of a racial conflict. committee meetings are secret.
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Gunn
Work to Start on 2300-Sq Ft Kansas Union Add
Construction will begin soon on a 2300 square foot addition to the Kansas Union funded by Union money. B A Green Construction Company holds a $66000 contract covering plumbing heating electrical and general work. The three level building will sit at the southwest corner where Baumgartner Drive meets Mississippi Street and will include a service area three KU student organization offices and a conference room. It is hoped the project may be completed by.
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Kansas Union
B. A. Green Construction Company
Union
Baumgartner Drive
Mississippi Street
Saturday Column by Dolph Simons Jr Reprinted in Congress
The April 24 column criticizing Southeast Asia news control by government agencies was reprinted in the April 27 Congressional Record. Congressman Robert Ellsworth praised the piece and urged sharing its commentary with Congress, stressing press freedom and accurate reporting as vital in war and peace.
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Dolph C. Simons Jr
Congressional Record
Southeast Asia
Journal - World
Record
Robert Ellsworth
Congress
Thanking friends after hospital stay following car wreck
Sadie Hillekert expresses gratitude to friends relatives for cards flowers and visits during a hospital stay on the 3rd floor noting special thanks to nurses and Dr Learned after a car wreck.
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Dr. Learned
Sadie Hillekert
New DA-TEX One-Coat Paint Advert in Life Magazine
Grandma hears neighbors boast about DA-TEX drywall paint. The ad claims DA-TEX is sensitized with a heavier body, can cover wallpaper, plaster, wood, metal, concrete, brick, and board, dries in 23 minutes, and is available at Davis Paint Associate Store 918 Mass with color variety.
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Life Magazine
Davis Paint
Mass
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