Rostow commission study seeks U S international monopoly
A Rostow chaired 450 page report delivered to the White House proposes a government policy driven monopoly for international U S communications. It envisions a possible private or satellite Comsat like entity, with limits on equipment makers and on domestic operations. Officials note agency objections and ongoing controversy.
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Washington
State Department
U.S
White House
Eugene V. Rostow
Walt Rostow
Comsat
Robert J. McCloskey
Rostow Commission
Johnson
Sailer
Turnbacks Cited By County Office On Vehicle Forms
Douglas County residents must fully complete and sign renewal vehicle forms before mailing to the County Treasurer. Treasurer Bessie Bennett said the office returns many incomplete forms. Renewal forms include property assessment and census sections. separate checks are requested for license tag payments.
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Douglas County
Bessie Bennett
Bennett
Two Minor Crashes Occur in Lawrence Area
Police report two weekend traffic mishaps in Lawrence. Richard J Nightingale 17 of 1407 Maple Lane and James R Burton 18 of Baldwin collided on Massachusetts Street with minor injuries to passenger Sue Vorhies 16 of Eudora. Damages were estimated at 475 and 235 dollars respectively. In a second crash Wilda C Hoover 57 of Route 2 and Chris McElwain 18 of 1234 Engel Road collided at 11th and Kentucky Streets causing about 325 and 700 dollars in damages.
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Richard J. Nightingale
Maple Lane
James R. Burton
Baldwin
Massachusetts Street
Lawrence
Burton
Sue Vorhies
Eudora
Nightingale
Wilda C. Hoover
Rt. 2
Chris McElwain
Engel Rd
11Th
Kentucky Sts
McElwain
Osawatomie Improvers 80 Percent Complete
An extensive central business district improvement project in Osawatomie Kansas is more than 80 percent finished. It began in August and has reopened three city parking lots and three of four main traffic arteries, with no federal or state aid used.
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Osawatomie, Kan
Osawatomie
Fire strikes area with scattered damage and city street upgrades
Fire crews report an estimated five dollar light bulb explosion damage at the Union Pacific depot in Lawrence. Minor damage to a garage at 1416 West 7th Street from a rusted flue fire. A Sunday blaze at Paul Robinson salvage yard was set intentionally but out of control. False alarm at Trinity Lutheran Church. City street remodeling on Main Street includes zigzag curbing, new lighting, planters, benches, and scheduled dedication in spring.
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Union Pacific Railway Co
2Nd
Maple Sts
Lawrence
Robert Ludlow
W. 7Th
Paul Robinson Salvage Yard
Maple St
Trinity Lutheran Church
13Th
New Hampshire Sts
U.S. 169
Police Arrest Youth For Using Profanity At Granada Theatre
An 18 year old Lawrence youth was arrested on a charge of using profanity after police were called at 1 p.m. Saturday to the Granada Theatre for a disturbance when he was refused admittance to the Shop and Show movie. The event followed the theater manager Rodney Osborne calling police. Police also logged a weekend of break ins vandalism and seven thefts including a ransacked apartment at 1216 Tenn St and a BB gun damaged window at 1030 Sunset Dr. Items stolen ranged from a $20 hairpiece to a $330 set of furniture and various tools and electronics. Burglar alarms at Coach House and Acme Laundry sounded but were false.
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Lawrence
Granada Theatre
Mass. St
Rodney Osborne
Lawrence Merchants
Ken Clark
W. 19Th St
Yak Club
6Th
Iowa Sts
Bernice Mabe
R. I. St
Carole Hadl
Forrest St
12Th Street
Oread Avenue
Acme
Ft Leavenworth General To Address City Kiwanis
Maj Gen John H Hay Jr will speak at the Lawrence Kiwanis meeting in Ft Leavenworth. Hay, a three title commander at Ft Leavenworth, also leads the Army CGSC and the Institute of Combined Arms and Support. He served in Vietnam with multiple commands and has extensive decorations including the Distinguished Service Cross and Silver Star.
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Ft. Leavenworth General
Kiwanis
John H. Hay, Jr
Ft. Leavenworth
Lawrence Kiwanis Club
Hay
U.S. Army Command and General Staff College
Institute of Combined Arms and Support
II Field Force
Vietnam
Saigon
News Quiz Editor's Note Highlights Cold War Era Questions
The quiz tests memory of world news with ten multiple choice items covering NFL, labor strikes, Nixon Paris talks, NSC overhaul, bank rates, Thanksgiving traffic deaths, airport policies, Pakistan student protests, Nixon's science adviser, and Chicago police conduct at the DNC. Answers appear on page 3.
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News of the World
National Football League
Dallas Cowboys
New York Giants
Cleveland Browns
Paris
Rome
London
Richard M. Nixon
United States
William Scranton
Richard Nixon
National Security
National Security Council
McGeorge Bundy
Richard Allen
Henry Kissinger
New York
Chicago
West Pakistan
Mohammad Ayub Khan
Henry Cabot Lodge
Leslie Nason
Lee A. Dubii
California Institute of Technology
National Commission On the Causes and Prevention
Castro Says Cuban Universities Will Disappear
Fidel Castro told the University of Oriente graduates that Cuba will abolish universities and shift training to each factory, agricultural unit, hospital, and school, making the country essentially a university. He stressed the claim as a serious program.
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Havana
Fidel Castro
Cuba
Kansas Traffic Death Log Summary
Kansas traffic death log records 48 hour period ending 9 am Monday includes December 1968 figure 600 with 613 for the 1967 comparable period and notes one previously unreported fatality.
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Topeka
Kansas
Marines Capture War Criminal Surrender After Clash
A Marine unit faced heavy fire as a prisoner exchange occurred. A young Marine rushed forward and was killed by a North Vietnamese sniper shot to the head. Inside a hollow tree, a North Vietnamese communications officer surrendered after the battle. Lt. Col. J. W. Peton Robertson, 42, of Prince William County, Va., commanded the 26th Marine Regiment's 3rd Battalion.
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J. W. Peton Robertson
Prince William County
26Th Marine Regiment
Mayor Lawrence undergoes new surgery at KU Medical Center
Mayor John Emick, 53, is in fair condition after a second operation at Kansas University Medical Center. He had reentered the center Saturday for complications from an earlier esophagus cancer surgery and had returned home before. The family requests no visitors at this time.
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Lawrence
John Emick
Kansas University Medical Center
Rural FHA loans: interest subsidies aid low income families
Low income rural families in Douglas and Leavenworth counties gain access to interest supplement FHA loans under the 1968 HUD act. The Farmers Home Administration administers, with rates as low as 1 percent for two years based on need, up to a 5 percent maximum, reviewed biennially.
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Douglas and
Leavenworth
Wilbur L. Wright
The
Farmers Home Administration
Wright
Secretary of Agriculture
HUD
Federal Housing Administration
Lawrence Fha
Malls
W. 23Rd St
KU Football Banquet Reservations Told for Wednesday
Lawrence notes urge reservations before noon for the Kansas University football banquet to honor KU’s Orange Bowl bound co champions. The event at 6 30 p m Wednesday in the Kansas Union is sponsored by the Chamber of Commerce Quarterback Club and the Athletic Department with 500 plus expected. An exhibit of 16 Japanese prints by Sadao Watabanabe opens at Westminster Center and runs through December 22.
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Kansas University
John Crown
Kansas Union
Chamber of Commerce
Allen Fieldhouse
Chamber
Quarterback Club
Sadao Watabanabe
Westminister Center
Oread
Watabanabe
Modern Museum of Art
New York
Cleveland
Hartford
Tokyo
New Lawrence Telephone Directory Adds Listings
The Lawrence directory adds about 430 names to reach 18 120 white pages in the 1968 edition. The book contains 61 white pages, up from 58, reflecting limited population change estimates due to student migration and multi phone ownership. Directory compiled by Southwestern Bell in Topeka, issued each December.
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Lawrence
Regents to Meet On WSU Campus
The Kansas Board of Regents will meet Thursday morning in the Campus Activities Center at Wichita State University. WU President Clark Ashberg opens at 9 am, followed by James McCain 9:30, W. Clarke Wescoe 9:40, M. C. Cunningham 10, George F. Budd 10:20, and John Visser 10:40. The session precedes budget hearings in Topeka on Friday.
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Kansas Board of Regents
Wichita State University
Clark Ashberg
Regents
James McCain
Kansas State University
Kansas University
W. Clarke Wescoe
M. C. Cunningham
Kansas State College
Fort Hays
George F. Budd
Pittsburg State College
John Visser
Kansas State Teachers College
Emporia
Topeka
State Capitol
In Memoriam Leonard W. Clark Sr. December 9
In loving memory of Leonard W. Clark Sr who died five years ago today December 9 missed by Letha O Clark and family at home news notice tribute card for local readers
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Leonard W. Clark Sr
Letha . O. Clark & Family
Card of Thanks to Dr Clark Nurses and Friends
A note of gratitude to Dr. Ray A. Clark and the nurses for care in the hospital. Thanks extended to friends and relatives who sent cards and flowers. Special acknowledgment to Rev. Larkin. Helen Snowden.
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Ray A. Clark
Larkin
Helen Snowden
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