Marines Hold Hill At Khe Sanh As Viet Cong Attacks
U S Marines beat off a 200 to 300 strong assault on Hill 861A overlooking Khe Sanh fortress with artillery and air strikes. In Saigon the Viet Cong overran a police substation and struck a main precinct while Hanoi’s forces pressed attacks in Hue and other cities.
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Saigon
Khe Sanh
Hue
U.S
101St Airborne Division
John T. Wheeler
Wheeler
Demilitarized Zone
Trained Fighter Is Sure He Can Hold Khe Sanh
Col. David E. Lownds commands the reinforced 26th Marine Regiment facing two North Vietnamese divisions at Khe Sanh. He asserts high morale and discipline while noting the enemy’s artillery and mortars. Lownds recalls WWII wounds and stresses vigilance and readiness despite the siege. Born Holyoke Massachusetts, a URI graduate and former Dominican crisis veteran, he calls a Marine regiment the ultimate honor.
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David E. Lownds
26Th Marine Regiment
Hanoi
Khe Sanh
Lownds
Saipan
Iwo Jima
Vietnam
Holyoke
Mass
University of Rhode Island
Domincan Republic
Eudorans Vote Tuesday On a Proposed Library
Polls open 8 am to 6 pm at the Eudora Municipal Building for a resident vote on a proposed library. The Eudora Township Board conducts the election after a resident petition. If approved, taxes paid by Eudorans would fund their own library.
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Eudora
Eudorans
Fire in Vacant House Kills 2 Year Old Girl
In Great Bend Kansas a two year old girl Marjorie Sue Akin died in a blaze at a vacant house where she played with her three brothers. The brothers aged 3 to 6 ran home to tell their mother Mrs. T J Akin. Fire officials said the fire possibly started with a flash but the cause remained unknown. The vacant house was destroyed.
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Great Bend
Kan
Marjorie Sue Akin
T. J. Akin
Johnson outlines education cuts and new programs
President Johnson told Congress federal education programs must be trimmed or postponed while urging increased spending and new initiatives that would raise overall outlays. He backed major revamps of vocational education and asked for 30 million dollars to start a Stay in School program.
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Washington
Johnson
Congress
Johnson outlines 1969 education budget proposal
President Johnson proposes an $11.6 billion federal education budget for fiscal 1969 starting July 1, with $10.8 billion spent this year. Major cuts would reduce college construction grants, while new Stay in School and Upward Bound programs aim to curb dropouts. A Partnership for Learning and Earning would bolster vocational ed. The Educational Opportunity Act seeks universal access to higher education, including a service fee for banks on federally guaranteed loans.
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Johnson
Partnership For
America
Rusk Says Reds Began Assault In Bomb Lapse
Secretary of State Dean Rusk says North Vietnam aided the major Communist offensive as U S air attacks were trimmed during peace explorations. He notes Hanoi not serious about peaceful settlements and cites limits around Hanoi and Haiphong to aid talks.
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Rusk
Reds
Washington
Dean Rusk
North Vietnam
South Vietnam
U.S
United States
North
Robert S. McNamara
McNamara
USS
Pueblo
Panmunjom
Sen
Thruston B. Morton
Senate Gop
Everett M. Dirksen
Johnson
San Antonio
Hanoi
Haiphong
Burglars Loot Ober's Clothing Store for 6500 Plus
Police report a weekend break in at Ober's Clothing Store, 821 Mass. St. Theft occurred between 6 p.m. Saturday and 8:32 a.m. Sunday. More than 150 items taken, including 80 suits and 70 sport coats, totaling between 6500 and 7000 dollars. All items bore Ober's labels.
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Ober
Mass, St
Robert Radcliffe
Journal-World Photo
Ober’s
Mass. St
W. 5Th St
Polce
Radcliffe
District 497 Board Meets Tonight At 7:30
District 497 School Board meets at 7:30 in the Administration Center 21st and La Sts to discuss curtailments for 1968-69 economies in operations salary schedule and a state appeal to boost funds for salaries and the opening of new buildings the meeting is open to the public
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21St and
la Sts
Draft Could Make Grad School Dent
The new draft law starting July 1 allows deferments for graduate students only in medicine dentistry optometry veterinary medicine and osteopathy. KU graduate and law schools with thousands of students may face tighter policies as advisors seek to clarify fields eligible for deferments and impact on faculty, research, and teacher training.
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National Security Council
Association of Graduate Schools
Council of Graduate Schools
Association of American Universities
National Association of State Universitities
Defense Department
Hospital Fund Gets an Okay for Long Term Care Wing
The Department of Health, Education and Welfare approved 411500 in Hill Burton funds for Lawrence Memorial Hospital to add a 42 bed long term care ward. LMH administrator Rodger Johnson said trustees authorized final plans and bids are due before July 1 to save the grant. The new facility will attach to the north end of the north wing replacing the north parking lot.
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Department of Health, Education and Welfare
Hill-Burton
Lawrence Memorial Hospital
Rodger Johnson
LMH
Larry Winn
Washington, D. C
Johnson
Hospital Board of Trustees
Stock Market Brief Dims Amid NY Close
New York stocks end lower with the Dow Jones average around 913.5 points as declines offset gains. Traders weigh economic signals and earnings worries.
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NEW York
Aerele
Senate Banking Committee Approves Gold Reserve End
The Senate Banking Committee approved the administration bill to remove the gold cover on U S currency. It would eliminate the 25 percent gold reserve against federal reserve notes and the 156 million dollar reserve against U S notes and Treasury notes of 1890. Officials said the nation’s free gold could last two years or less.
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Washington
Senate Banking Committee
U.S
Treasury
Auto Uability for Teenagers
Gene Doane of 824 Mass Street addresses vehicle insurance for teens. The note outlines coverage basics and common exemptions to help families understand policy options.
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Gene Doane
KU Enrollment at Record High in Spring Term
KU reports 14 389 students enrolled for spring at Mount Oread, a preliminary figure above last spring and below the fall record of 15 791. KU Medical Center shows 1 300. dorm occupancy near 90 percent. projection of 15 800 total for second semester.
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Mount Oread
James K. Hitt
Kansas University
Hitt
KU Medical Center
Kansas City
J . J. J. Wilson
Kansas Board of Regents
Kenneth Anderson
KU Education School
Anderson
February Weather So Far: Mild Temperatures Persist
February shows average highs in the 50s with a current inland reading near 50 and a month average around 42 degrees. Rainfall stands at about .60 inches by early notes, with a normal February total of 1.12 inches. forecasters expect normal readings tonight and Tuesday with no rain.
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Kansas University
Weather notes and temperatures for Northeast Kansas
Partly cloudy and cooler through Tuesday in Northeast Kansas. Tonight's low 25 to 34. Tuesday high around 40. Rain chance under 10 percent. 4 p.m. reading shows 67 yesterday's high and 55 low for Saturday. Sunrise 8 Sunset 8:48.
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Kansas
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