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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 15, 1969
Page
7
In a Christmas fantasy, Booby Bobby discovers a Witch's Handbook and reads of potions to trap the Troll. The Ghost, Santa, and the Puppet Princess fear the dangers yet Booby Bobby pursues a candy-based spell to catch the Troll. Tomorrow promises the candy recipe and further twists.
Detroit’s Maggie and Chicken, junk wagon horses, tied for first in the annual Christmas Party for Horses and Homeless Animal Orphans. Sgt Jezierski awarded the pair the top prize after a long tradition since the 1930s. Dinner of carrots apples and hay rewarded the winners. Dogs enjoyed people crackers and a mock turkey for puppies amid the festive event.
Libyan government calls for a speedy American withdrawal from Wheelus Air Base near Tripoli as talks begin on the future of the million acre facility. Ambassador Joseph Palmer leads U.S. negotiators aided by Air Force officers and a State Department lawyer. Capt. Abdel Salam Jalloud heads the Libyan team. Britain has agreed to pull 1,700 troops from Tobruk and Al Adem by March 31. The Wheelus base, long used for European airmen training, now houses under 2,000 U.S. personnel and about 2,500 civilians and dependents.
The Kansas University Alumni Association invites nominations for its Distinguished Service Citation with forms in the Kansas Union. Any person may nominate a candidate. 1970 awards review occurs after Jan 1. To date 187 recipients were honored for citizenship and humanitarian service, with Wescoe as the first non alumni recipient in 1969.
Defense Secretary Melvin Laird said any present or former U.S. soldiers involved in the My Lai massacre could face trial if investigations justify charges. He stressed no preannounced probes and noted efforts by a Georgia group to drop charges against 1st Lt. William Calley Jr., who is charged with murder in the 1968 village attack.
Gov. Robert Docking announced drug education seminars in Kansas to help teens decide for themselves about drug use. He spoke at the Jewish Community Center during the Joseph Hartman B'nai B'rith Lodge anniversary, noting 52,000 acres of wild marijuana in Kansas and that over 200 out-of-state residents were arrested for marijuana harvesting last summer. He urged removing profit from the marijuana trade to curb organized crime.
Hawaii tests two 10 foot Norfolk Island pines in Washington to see if they can survive the Washington climate for possible annual White House tree duties beginning in 1974. David Fallaway notes the trial for the National Christmas Tree Committee under forester Tom Schubert's supervision.
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