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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1969
Page
8
U S forces fought their largest clash in weeks near the Cambodian border with jet bombers, helicopters, tanks and APCs. Observers counted at least 72 North Vietnamese dead and 40 bunkers destroyed while U S casualties were described as light.
Texas industrialist H. Ross Perot said the Soviet Union may approve a Moscow flight carrying gifts for U.S. prisoners of war in North Vietnam. He planned a Bangkok stop to seek approval, with gifts to be forwarded to Hanoi if allowed. Perot's mission followed a Dec 31 deadline for Christmas parcels. The trip occurred amid Laos Pathet Lao and North Vietnamese clashes with royalist forces.
28 victims of a United Airlines hijack flew to Miami after the return from Havana. Linda Brennan celebrated her 21st birthday aboard the Boeing 727 taken over near LaGuardia. Passengers recall a calm, polite hijacker who set no demands and released them in Miami.
The national Christmas weekend traffic death toll rose to 372, with counts starting at 6 p.m. Wednesday local time and ending at midnight Sunday.
Army Captain John W. Marshall recounts his near death after surrendering to ambushers on a road 28 miles north of Saigon. The three other soldiers in his jeep were killed. Marshall, born in Lawton Oklahoma, suffered a broken leg and awaited medical evacuation to a Japanese hospital.
In Kansas City, Kansas and Kansas State chatter blends politics and hoops as the 1969 Big Eight tourney opens. Kansas State wins its opener amid talk of NCAA action against KU and recruiting whispers on star David Jaynes. Ticket sales hit a record Friday but KU’s OT loss to Oklahoma may dampen turnout. Public talk swirls around Gov Docking potential regents picks and a possible Mitchel appointment.
A Lawrence survey shows barbers suffer earnings drops as long hairstyles grow in popularity. At Stadium Barber Shop Gail Copple reports 35 to 40 percent fewer customers. some shops still see steady business while student patronage wanes. Styles shorten turnover times and inflation pressures add to the slump.
In mid Pacific the Viet Nam bound cargo ship SS Badger State loaded with bombs and rockets burned after breaking loose from its moorings. Captain Charles Wilson ordered abandonment as a 25 foot swell rose and an explosion tore a hull hole. The Greek freighter Khian Star rescued 14 of 39 crewmen, with Navy confirming no casualty report yet and life rafts marked for location.
Index announces free prescription delivery and immediate mail service available at all three Raney Drug Stores.
The Kansas University annual financial report shows record operating expenditures and income for the year ending June 30, 1969. Mount Oread spending reached 42.63 million with salaries and general costs dominating, while state funds and restricted revenues supported major new buildings and campus expansion.
The Topeka weather bureau warns travelers of light freezing rain and snow this afternoon and tonight with little snow accumulation expected. Highs near freezing, lows mid-20s, easterly winds 15 to 20 mph. Precipitation chances about 60 percent, then easing Sunday with highs in the low 30s.
Doctors report a newborn in Tucson showed heroin withdrawal within a day of birth at Tucson Medical Center. The infant, born to Yaqui parents, recovered after 15 days of treatment and left with his grandmother. Hospital officials required addiction treatment for the parents as a condition of release.
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