Vietnamese forces reach Sepone in Laos deep cross border push
South Vietnamese troops said to have reached Sepone, a North Vietnamese base 25 miles inside southern Laos, with engineers rebuilding the air strip. About 2,000 more troops crossed that day, lifting total southern Laos forces to over 10,000 as Ky urged wider action into North Vietnam to hit bases on the Ho Chi Minh trail.
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Saigon
Sepone
Laos
Nguyen Cao Ky
North Vietnam
U.S
Ho Chi Minh Trail
South Vietnam
Cambodia
Dowdell Pleads Guilty to Assault Charge
Dowdell J. Dowdell, 23, of 1225 N.Y., pled guilty in Douglas County District Court to assault with attempt to commit a felony for breaking into Betsy Webster and Penalty on the charge ranges from six months in jail to five years in prison. He was remanded to the county jail for a 10 day sentence investigation.
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Sealek J. Dowdell
N.Y
Douglas County
Betsy Webster
Emer
Three Major Thefts Reported In Lawrence Tuesday
Lawrence police logged three thefts on Tuesday. A $1000 trumpet was stolen from a locked car of Chris D. Schafur at 1727 West 24th, with a window forced. A $600 color TV vanished from a KU football players lounge at Jayhawk Towers, 1603 West 15th. A $200 TV was taken from a Ramada Inn room at 2907 West Sixth. manager Dwight Elzreth said the room was locked and no forced entry observed.
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Lawrence
Chris D. Schafur
Kansas University
Ramada Inn
Dwight Elzreth
Two Tuesday Fires In Lawrence Cause Undetermined
Authorities report two Lawrence fires Tuesday with total preliminary damages of 17000 dollars. A mobile home at Holiday Manor Court suffered about 2000 dollars after a heater area ignition. A three story building on Tennessee Street burned roof sections, with 10000 dollars in building damage and 5000 dollars in contents loss, traced to a third floor apartment.
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Lorene Matthews
Holiday Manor Court
Walnut
van Tries O. Button
Watkins Memorial Hospital
Button
Ohio
Tenn
Homayoum Nik-Khan
van Tries
Journal-World Photo
Minister Seeks Commission Post in Lawrence
Rev Rentie Baker a 60 year old preacher and construction worker filed to run for Lawrence City Commission as one of 15 candidates. Baker, a Oklahoma native and longtime resident, says youth problems are his main concern and he aims to unite parents and children through understanding. He and wife Vashti have seven children, with one son studying at Hutchinson Junior College.
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Rentie Baker
First National Bank
Baker
Oklahoma
St. Joseph, Mo
the Baptist Church
Lawrence residents await word after California quake
Lawrence residents hear from relatives in the Los Angeles area as damage and evacuation threats unfold in Reseda and Pasadena. Kathy Becker reports personal effects and injuries to family while a dam warning prompts valley evacuation. Kansas University cheerleaders finish first in a national survey.
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Lawrence
Los Angeles
High
San Fernando Valley
Kansas University
UCLA
International Cheerleading Foundation
Overland Park
Kan
Kansas
Area Man Hurt In Gun Mishap
Clifford Sheldon of Baldwin is in fairly good condition at Lawrence Memorial Hospital after a hunting accident near Baldwin Junction. He was struck in the right arm by a .22 caliber pistol discharged by companion Darryl Bell while they hunted rabbits one mile south of town at the U S 56 and 59 intersection. Robin Walbridge, also of Baldwin, accompanied them.
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Clifford Sheldon
Lawrence Memorial Hospital
Douglas County Sheriff's Department
Sheldon
Baldwin Junction
U.S. 56
Here
Darryl Bell
Bell
Robin Walbridge
City Okays Library Plans Seek Funds
Lawrence city commissioners approved the $1.4 million new library plans awaiting state and federal clearance. About $122,000 in federal funds are allotted, with land condemnation battles delaying work. The panel also reworked the library interior fee with architects and awarded multiple sanitation and paving contracts.
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Lawrence City Commission
State Library Board
SLB
Seventh
Vermont
Robertson, Peters, Ericson and Williams
Angino Enters City Race Again
Ernest E. Angino, 38, associate director of the Kansas Geological Survey and associate professor of civil engineering, files for the Lawrence City Commission. He cites police community relations work and pollution control experience as assets for city problems.
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Angino
Kansas Geological Survey
Lawrence City
Ernest E. Angino
Commission
Major Bills Submerged in Kansas 1971 Session
Governor Docking warned Salina Lions Club that the 1971 Kansas Legislature faces heavy decisions beyond bingo liquor and pay raises. He cited his for the session budget cap tax reform state government reorganization and new wastewater plants to curb stream pollution as core issues highlighted in his annual message.
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Kansas
Robert Docking
Salina
Docking
Lions Club
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