Allies Claim Communist Offensive Crushed With Skyrocketing Losses
Allied officials announced the biggest Communist offensive was being crushed with high enemy casualties, while Hue remained under Red control and Viet Cong holdouts fought in Saigon. Johnson said the military aims failed but the war may not yet be won. The U S Command reported 10 553 enemy killed and allied losses of 917 dead and 2 817 wounded. Civilian casualties tallied hundreds killed and wounded as fighting raged across Saigon and other cities.
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Saigon
U.S
Hue
Washington
Johnson
Westmoreland
Nguyen van Thieu
Ellsworth Bunker
South Vietnam
Thieu
Racetrack
An Quang
Dmz
Reds Hold Hue Amid Fierce Street Battles in Vietnam
Four battalions of Communist troops control most streets of Hue as allied forces fight back with machine guns mortars and rockets. Two U S helicopters were shot down while attempting to evacuate wounded. Marines infantrymen and South Vietnamese troops struggle to hold positions as Viet Cong forces occupy the citadel area.
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Hue
Vietnam
U.S
Douglas County Considers Three Proposed Sites for New Lawrence Bridge
County commissioners viewed sketches of three possible Kansas River bridge locations in Lawrence. Two sites would place the span near downtown around 6th and 7th Streets, while a third sits midway between the Kansas Turnpike bridge and the Massachusetts Street bridge. A Wednesday briefing will include city officials to discuss traffic impact as the study advances with a April preliminary report.
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Douglas County
Lawrence
Kansas River
Schlup
Kansas Turnpike
Massachusetts Street
County Commission
State Highway Commission
U S and Soviet ships collide in Sea of Japan
The U S Department of Defense reported a minor collision between the destroyer U S S Rowan D 782 and the Soviet merchant Vishobokov in the Sea of Japan about 95 miles east of Pohang Korea at 12 53 p m CST on Wednesday There were no casualties aboard either vessel Rowan sustained a three foot hole above the water line and Vishobokov reported two meters of stern damage The incident is under Navy investigation and no direct connection to North Korea's Pueblo seizure is indicated
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Washington
Defense Department
Sea of Japan
Department
Kapitan Vishobokov
U.S.S. Rowan
Pohang
South Korea
Rowan
Vishobokov
Loren I. Moore
Wheat Ridge
Colo
Navy
Pentagon
North Korea
U.S
Pueblo
Japan
Siberian
Russia
Korea
Kansas GOP proposes gas tax hike to finance bonds
Republican senators William H. Ward and Marvin Cox unveil a bond financed highway plan calling for a two cent gasoline tax increase to issue 30 million dollars in bonds annually for 10 years. The plan funds freeway construction and road maintenance with a 20 year bond back and would be vetoed by Governor Docking who opposes any gasoline tax rise.
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Topeka
Kansas
GOP
William H. Ward
R-Marion
Marvin Cox
R-Kingman
Ward
Cox
Senate Highways Committee
Robert Docking
Highway Commission
Docking
Free Prescription Delivery and Mail Service Rise in Index
Local notice reports INDEX offering free prescription delivery and mail service expansion. The ad highlights Rite provider Raney Rug Stores as a partner location for pickup and delivery services, indicating community access improvements and business collaboration.
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Mmediaite
Raney Rug
Adis
Stock Averages Slip After Trading Day
The New York stock market closed with averages at 314.9, down 0.5 points. An advertisement promotes Gene Duane as a target insurance agent, titled Wanna to Be Your Insurance Agent Ady.
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NEW York
Gene Duane
Ady
FDA Moves to Halt Thyroid Digitalis Diet Pills
FDA Commissioner Dr James L Goddard says the agency will stop manufacture and distribution of thyroid digitalis diet pills after Senate investigators evidence supports health dangers. The decision follows FDA disclosure of safety concerns about the drug mix.
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Washington
Food and Drug Administration
James L. Goddard
FDA
Senate
Hillcrest Music Studio Advertising ViQ 1944 Lesson Offer
Hillcrest Music Studio advertises violin lessons in 1944 with rates listed as 0996 dollars. The notice names the studio and encourages enrollment for the season.
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Hillcrest Music Studio
Snvalling
Leasgonm
Groundhog Day Stirs Confusion With Conflicting Predictions
Two Pennsylvania groundhogs issued opposite forecasts on Groundhog Day. Punxsutawney Phil saw a shadow and predicted six more weeks of winter, while the quarryville hog offered no shadow signaling an early spring, rattling annual superstition.
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Didi Geiner
KU Junior
la Jolla
Calif
Journal- World Photo
Pennsylvania
Punxsutawney Phil
West End
Gobbler’s Knob
Sam Light
Punxsutawney Groundhog Club
Light
UC Davis Nude Sensory Session Sparks University Action
At UC Davis 14 students in a off campus rustic course met in a nude sensory awareness session lasting hours. Instructor Jerry Friedberg did not attend the class and five students undressed but no sexual activity occurred. Chancellor Emil Mrak said the university would seek to disband the course while noting only those crediting students faced action.
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Davis
Emil Mrak
Friedberg
Harvard
Robert’ Bynum
University Public’ Affairs Direc
Tor
San Francisco
Dual Take for KU Students Over Class Card Mix Up
Kansas University enrollment faces a computer error that obscures the first digit of room numbers on IBM class cards. Registrar James K. Hitt says the glitch affects many multi section courses, complicating room locations in Fraser Hall. Officials post building specific class lists and some students received corrected cards during enrollment.
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Kansas University
IBM
James K. Hitt
Fraser
Fraser Hall
Hitt
The
Kansas Union
City Public Works Report Charts Lawrence Growth
City records show 21 cents of every tax dollar spent on Public Works in 1967. The Building Inspection Division oversaw a $12.245 million construction total with 622 permits including 237 single family homes and 54 duplexes. Apartments accounted for 152 units in July, with May and July the strongest months. The report notes 71,202 feet of sanitary sewers laid, bringing total lines to 131 miles.
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Public Works Department
City of
Lawrence
City Commission
Weather Outlook Northeast Kansas Warm Weekend Ahead
Fair and warmer tonight then Saturday with highs in the 50s and lows around the 20s. Five day forecast shows 5 to 10 degrees above normal through Wednesday with highs near 50 and lows near 30 and little precipitation expected. Temperature readings at noon and past records noted with minor garble in the data.
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Kansas
Tate
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