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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Feb 01, 1968
Page
12
The Red Cross in Lawrence ends weekly blood collections after February 19. Mrs. Jo Byers, Douglas County Red Cross chapter director, announced that starting then donations would be taken from 4:30 to 7 p.m. each Monday at the designated site.
Reports from Vietnam describe intense fighting around Bien Hoa 15 miles north of Saigon with large fires observed at the base though aircraft were still operating. Other reports claim heavy clashes on Saigon outskirts, with Viet Cong supposedly establishing an operations center at a major Buddhist pagoda.
The report shows firemen worked longer hours and conducted 1,097 inspections in 1967 versus 703 in 1966, a 56 percent rise. The rise marks the largest percentage increase among categories last year.
The article notes a proposed constitutional amendment would allow a referendum by political subdivisions on liquor by the drink. It mentions a three-question ballot limit and records Senate reactions, with Sen. Kent Frizzell of Wichita saying personal disadantages outweigh perceived benefits yet cannot impose personal views as a legislator.
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