Reds Press Offensive Across Vietnam Fails to Break Siege
In Saigon fighting subsided while Hue raged as Communist forces pressed their largest offensive of the war for a fifth day. U S commanders said 36,000 attackers faced 35 populated centers and that allied forces killed 12,704 enemy troops in the week, with 3,576 suspects captured and 1,814 weapons seized.
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Saigon
Hue
South Vietnam
U.S
William C. Westmoreland
Vietnam
Flower Truck Used To Hide Viet Cong
An AP analysis describes how Viet Cong commandos infiltrated Saigon during Tet by concealing within a flower truck. It notes meticulous prewar organization with clandestine three-man cells, stockpiled arms in innocuous localities, and multiple ingress methods before the assault reached its fifth day.
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Saigon
U.S
Troy
Nguyen Hue
Tet
South Vietnam
Mild Weekend Forecast With Gentle Winds
The weather bureau says mild conditions will continue this weekend with afternoon temperatures in the 50s and a Sunday high around 45 to 50 degrees. Skies will be partly cloudy and a southerly wind of 15 to 25 mph should keep temperatures steady before shifting to the west on Sunday. A weak cool front in western Kansas may bring a 10 percent chance of moisture late tonight or Sunday morning, with low near 35 tonight.
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Weather Bureau
Kansas
Expansion Set For Local Plant
Stokely Van Camp Inc plans a 300000 dollar warehouse expansion on East 10th Street next to the canning facilities. Construction could start within two weeks, by Kansas Construction Co of Lawrence, with 45000 square feet of concrete tilt up walls and 20 foot ceilings. The three month project will be northwest of current facilities near Santa Fe spur lines, creating jobs and expanding production and distribution.
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Stokely-Van Camp Inc
East 10Th Street
Robert W. Pickett
Stokely-Van Camp
Kansas Construction Co
Lawrence
Pickett
Santa Fe
Third Meeting Held to Discuss Pueblo Crisis
Seoul reports the United States held a third secret Panmunjom meeting with North Korea over the USS Pueblo seizure. South Korea seeks to attend talks and open sessions to the public as protests swell nationwide. Demonstrations denounce Kim Il Sung and urge more U.S. troops to deter invasion.
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Seoul
United States
Panmunjom
Radio Tongyang
U.S
Pyongyang
South Korea
North Korea
Chung Hee Park
Pueblo
Park
Kim Il- Sung
Korea
South Vietnam
Washington
Ten Santa Fe cars derail near Kansas City
Ten cars of the Santa Fe Railways last Super Chief bound for the West Coast derailed in Kansas City yards. About 41 passengers and railroad employees were hospitalized with no serious injuries. one passenger, Anna Beam, 72, reported a fractured wrist. The train, 14 cars, carried 250 to 300 aboard, was en route from Chicago to Los Angeles.
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California
Kansas City
Kan
S Santa Fe Railway
West Coast
Anna Beam
Cranesville
Kansas City Union Station
Los Angeles
Chicago
Charles R. Kimball
Margaret Amendolz
Brooklyn
N.Y
Dale Hacker
Huntington
Ind
Lenore Miller
Steger
Ill
Paul Hickey
Milwaukee
Eudora Set to Vote on Local Library Plan
Eudora residents will vote Tuesday on a proposed library plan. Polls open 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. at the Eudora Municipal Building, election run by the Eudora Township Board. If approved, local taxes would support a town library instead of county libraries.
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Eudora
Moisture and warmth aid Douglas County farmland
Recent rains and warm temperatures have improved most Douglas County farmland. Unfrozen ground supports late fall wheat with a strong root system, pasture barley and rye for feed, and fertilizer has soaked into ground. Ponds are nearly full, boosting prospects for an early field start barring prolonged cold.
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Douglas County
Lawrence sees January 1968 permit total double 1967 level
Building permits in January 1968 reached 381600. Total for last year surpassed 12.3 million, winning the prior record set in 1965. Inspector Ken Jorgensen notes the year starts cautiously despite the strong month, with new homes and electrical work leading the totals.
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Lawrence
Ken Jorgensen
Huxtable Associates
Jayhawker Development
Kith and Engel Rd
Revenue Bonds Drive City Utilities Expansion in Lawrence
Lawrence city records show rapid growth over ten years with $1 million in revenue bonds sold last March for major utility expansion. The Utilities Department remains self sustaining, pumping nearly 5.2 million gallons daily and treating over two billion gallons of raw water annually while financing projects through bonds and water charges.
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Lawrence
City Commission
Mild Weather Forecast for Northeast Kansas Through Sunday
Partly cloudy conditions will persist with southerly winds turning west tonight or Sunday. Lows in the mid 30s, highs Sunday 45 to 50, about a 10 percent chance of rain. Temperatures and times noted. yesterday’s high 57, low 37. record high 9, low 7 in 1905.
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Kansas
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