225 Key Targets Hit by Warplanes In North Vietnam
The Pentagon credits Amer ican air forces with striking over 225 key military targets in North Vietnam during the two year campaign. Most targets were chosen by Joint Chiefs of Staff and approved by President Johnson, aiming at populated zones near China's border and major ports.
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Washington
Pentagon
Johnson
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Joint Chiefs
Red China
U.S. Grant Sharpe
Pacific
White House
House
Gerald R. Ford
Michigan
China
Hanoi
Ford
Air Force
Navy
Congress
Haiphong
Cam Pha
Hon Gai
U.S
Gia Lam
Phuc Yen
Cai Bi
Lao Cai
Prominent Americans Named as Vietnam Election Observers
President Johnson selects 20 prominent Americans including clergymen labor leaders and journalists to observe South Vietnam's September 3 election. The delegation will report openly from across the country while observers say they will not supervise. The trip begins Monday and ends around September 6 with expenses paid by the U S government.
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Washington
Johnson
South Vietnam
George Christian
Christian
U.S
United States
Saigon
Tran van Do
Japan
New Zealand
Greece
Belgium
Philippines
Laos
Wreck on 6th Street Involves Two Teens
A non injury crash occurred Wednesday evening on 6th Street just east of Tennessee Street. Bonnie L. Decker 19 of 2357 Ridge Ct struck a station wagon driven by Mary P. Nunemaker 16 of Route 4 from the rear causing 385 dollars in damage to the Nunemaker vehicle. Police did not list damage for the Decker car.
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Tennessee Street
Bonnie L. Decker
Ridge Ct
Mary P. Nunemaker
Route 4
Nunemaker
Decker
George Brown in Denver After Blood Pressure Attack
George Brown of Kansas University’s chancellor residence staff recovered in Mercy Hospital Denver after an episode of high blood pressure. He was hospitalized Monday, now in a private room and expected to leave soon. His daughter Harriet Hamm said the family visited Colorado while Brown’s wife worked as KU Sigma Chi cook. Brown is the first Black member elected to Colorado’s Legislature.
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Kansas University
Mercy Hospital
Denver
Colo
Brown
KU Sigma Chi
Colorado
Harriet Hamm
Tenn. St
Raney Drug Stores Offer Free Prescription Delivery Ady
Free prescription delivery and immediate mail service are advertised by all Raney Drug Stores with Ady noted in the notice.
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Raney Drug Stores
Ady
Docking Sees Vietnam Gains After Trip
Gov. Robert Docking of Kansas, back from Vietnam, told reporters at the White House that gains there are occurring quickly and that he sees no political advantage for President Johnson next year based on the war. He stressed the goal is policy progress in Vietnam and voiced optimism about continued gains over the coming years.
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Edmund
Muskie
Maine
U.S
Sen. Bourke D. Hickenlooper
Lowa
John S. Knight
Knight Newspapers
Johnson
Vietnam
L. Eldon James
Hampton
American Legion
Washington
Robert Docking
Kansas
White House
Docking
Fire causes 7000 damage at three story apt building
A Wednesday night blaze at 1140 La. St. damaged a three story wood frame building occupied by Kansas University sophomores Cheng King and Chu Lim. Fire Chief F C Sanders said a cigarette in a bed likely started the fire, with $5,000 to the structure and $2,000 to the contents lost. Firefighters used two pumpers and a snorkel truck.
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la. St
Cheng King
Chu Lim
Kansas University
F. C. Sanders
Grant of 73200 For KU Tropical Studies
Kansas University will receive a 73200 grant from the National Science Foundation to support tropical biology research. KU is among 17 members in the Organization for Tropical Studies, which has trained graduate students for four years. An NSF grant plus a 180000 Ford Foundation grant will enable tropical research after training programs.
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Kansas University
National Science Foundation
Organization For Tropical Studies
NSF
Ford Foundation
Tropics
Alaska 67 exposition closes amid flood losses
The Alaska 67 exposition in Fairbanks folds after flooding on the Chena River, with rough losses estimated at 400 000 to 500 000 dollars plus another 500 000 in operating costs and deferred maintenance. Grounds were to reopen next year for a centennial celebration.
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Alaska
Chena River
E. F. Stroecker
A-67
Stroecker
Vacation Pak Ad Promotes Journal-World Service
An unsigned notice invites readers to request the Journal-World vacation Pak, offering phone contact at VI 3-1000 or via a Journal-World carrier for subscription or service details.
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Journal-World Vacation Pak
Journal-World
NAACP and ACLU sue Newark for police receiver state action
The NAACP and ACLU filed a federal suit in Newark seeking a receiver to operate the Newark Police Department. The suit names Mayor Hugh J. Addonizio public safety director Dominic Spina and Police Chief Oliver Kelly, charging violence and intimidation against the Negro community.
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National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
The
American Civil Liberties Union
Newark
N.J
NAACP
U.S. District Court For
New Jersey
Montgomery May seeks highway aid for Kansas projects
Kansas Highway Director John Montgomery traveled to Washington to urge extension of the interstate program beyond 1971 and to press for inclusion of three proposed toll roads between Kansas City and Galena, Wichita and Baxter Springs, and Wichita and Hays. He also sought federal help to widen U S 75 near Topeka, improve U S 36 between Hiawatha and St. Joseph, boost Coffeyville-Parsons area works, and upgrade U S 59 south of Lawrence.
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Kansas Highway
John Montgomery
Washington
Topeka State Journal
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Kansas ‘City
Galena
Wichita
Baxter Springs
Hays
U.S. 75
U.S. 36
Kansas
Hiawatha
St. Joseph
Coffeyville
Parsons
U.S. 59
Lawrence
City panel weighs minority employment and civil rights
Police officials face questions on hiring practices as records show no Negro applicants since 1964 while the department offers equal opportunity. Local businessmen promote job openings for six Negro laborers at $2 an hour with training to become operators. City leaders discuss a civil disobedience ordinance to handle emergencies, with second reading slated for next Tuesday and a public meeting planned.
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Columbia, Mo
Lawrence
Kansas City
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Carl Hird Construction Co
Anderson
Hird Construction Co
City Commission
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Skipper Williams
Norman Steffen
Shipman Winter
John Spearman
Jim Owens
Fred Six
Glenn Kapelmann
Hall
Juvenile Arrest Near KU After Auto Break-In
Two Los Angeles men arrested a 12 year old boy who was ransacking a parked car near Joseph R Pearson Hall on the Kansas University campus. The youth was taken to the Police Department and later turned over to Juvenile Court authorities following the incident during a Sigma Chi National Leadership Workshop in Lawrence.
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Los Angeles
Calif
Joseph R. Pearson
Kansas University
Wayne Gertmenin
Jack Heeren
Lawrence
Veterans Bill Expands Benefits Seeks Senate Passage
The Senate sent a broad veterans bill to President Johnson promising nationwide pension increases of about 5.4 percent with higher boosts for low income widows. Vietnam vets get parity with other conflicts, education and training are expanded, and a June 25 1970 loan window for WWII veterans is extended.
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Washington
Vietnam
Johnson
Senate
Russell B. Long
D-La
George D. Aiken
Charges Filed in Case After Martins Murdered
Jefferson City prosecutors file misdemeanor charges against five men for killing 1800 to 2000 purple martins on the executive mansion grounds Monday night. The suspects Earl Campbell Stanley Diemler Roy Benn Larry Jarrett and Ed Plogsted are Jefferson City residents. Two are deputy sheriffs and one an auxiliary deputy. Martins are protected by state and federal law. John D Paulus director of public buildings said he ordered the birds killed after mistaking them for starlings following neighborhood complaints two blocks east of the capitol.
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Jefferson City
Byron Kinder
Cole County
Executive Mansion
Earl Campbell
Stanley Diemler
Roy Benn
Larry Jarrett
Ed Plogsted
John D. Paulus
Capitol
Oldest Golfers Lead U S Open Field
E. J. Dutch Harrison aged 57 and Ben Hogan aged 54 were the oldest players in the recent U S Open. Harrison posted 288 to gain automatic qualification for the 1968 event while Hogan shot 292.
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E. J
Dutch) Harrison
Ben Hogan
Dutch
Ben
Card of Thanks from Alvena Nels
Card thanks relatives friends and neighbors for cards flowers and prayers during a Memorial Hospital stay and after returning home. Special thanks to Dr Holladay and nursing staff.
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Memorial Hospital
Bereaved Family Thanks for Support After Herbert O’Bryon Death
The family of Herbert O’Bryon expresses sincere thanks to friends neighbors and relatives for cards flowers food and gifts received during their bereavement.
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Herbert
O'Bryon
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