13 Feb 1969
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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Feb 13, 1969
Page
1
U S and South Vietnamese losses in two northwest Saigon battles totaled 7 dead and 15 wounded, with 131 North Vietnamese killed. U S helicopter crews faced heavy fire. one helicopter downed and another damaged. The North Vietnamese retreated toward a base near the Cambodian border, with 64 enemy bodies counted after strikes.
Five juvenile runaways from Tulsa, Ohio, were picked up in Lawrence by police after a resident reported a car parked with no gas in a restricted area. Three were held at the station, two later were found, and authorities kept them until parents could be contacted. The car was towed. Police also logged three thefts and one vandalism incident.
The Lawrence League of Women Voters mailed certified questionnaires Wednesday to the 10 City Commission candidates and 10 Unified School District 497 board candidates. Twelve finalists answered by March 20, with results printed in the Journal-World the week of March 24. The general election is set for early April.
Sedgwick County officials discussed tax sharing with county and city entities as lawmakers argued over a cap on ad valorem levies for 1970 to 1972. Senator Cristy warned districts may struggle to raise funds with federal support, while others urged restraint and calculated risks as proposals would limit taxes to 105 percent of 1969 levels.
More than 300 firms and property owners in Douglas County will receive registered notices next week citing illegal or nonconforming signs. Zoning Administrator John Clyatt will mail letters explaining why signs fail to conform and how to correct them, with penalties of 10 to 100 dollars per day for continued violations.
Six council candidates and two mayoral hopefuls will contest the April election in Tonganoxie. Incumbents Bateson Walker Pearce White and DoegeJohnson will run for council, Lee K. Marks and Alvin M. Shilling seek the mayoralty. Five council seats and the mayoral post open with two year terms.
In New Orleans the judge barred Dr. Esmond Fatter from testifying about hypnotic sessions with Perry Russo used to recall a 1963 party at Ferrie’s apartment. The ruling found the hypnotism evidence irrelevant to the Kennedy assassination trial of Clay Shaw, who is charged with conspiring with Oswald and Ferrie.
In LONG BEACH California the Sea lab 3 project a six day test of aquanauts living underwater begins with the cylindrical lab lowered by crane toward offshore San Clemente Island The crew will enter a compression chamber for a 24 hour acclimation period then move to pressurized capsules for the submersible dive to Sealab 3 This third in a series aims to explore submerged continental shelves for military use but has faced months of delays due to technical issues.
Sirhan Sirhan's trial enters testimony phase in Los Angeles as the 24 year old weighs pleading guilty to the Kennedy assassination. Jurors, eight men and four women plus six alternates, are housed at the Biltmore while prosecutors deny any deal.
Two men injured in Monday auto incidents stay in Lawrence Memorial Hospital ICU. John Gotcher, 34, is in poor condition after a car fire on Reno has burns over 65 percent of his body. Russell Craycraft, 21, is in fair condition with head injuries after his car left the road near U S 59 south of Lawrence.
Two of the city's four patrol cars are out of service for repairs with one undergoing major overhaul and the other in routine maintenance. An extra backup car covers one district while the other is policed by an adjoining district's vehicle. New 1969 model cars were expected within two weeks to replace the broken units, delayed by a manufacturing strike.
Kansas officials and educators debate a bill to declare teaching a profession and create a standards board. Dr. Melvin Neely cites unqualified teachers and supports classroom evaluations as evidence for retention decisions. Dr. Marvin Harder proposes trimming representation on the standards board to focus on education groups.
Mrs. Ruth P. Skinner, 74, of 29 Winona Ave., complained of being shaken up after her car and a vehicle driven by Barbara A. Ott, 24, of Eudora, collided at 11 58 a.m. Wednesday at 19th and Mass Sts. Lawrence police report. Damage to Skinner's car estimated at 475 dollars and to Ott's at 350 dollars.
John D. Eisenhower, son of the former president, is expected to be named ambassador to Belgium. The nomination reportedly has been in the works for a month and may be announced on or before President Nixon’s arrival in Brussels. Eisenhower, 46, a retired Army colonel who wrote a World War II book about Belgium, would become the first official government post since serving as White House military assistant.
City officials report 15020 residents registered for the March 4 primary for Lawrence City Commission and Unified District No 497 school board. Registration compares with 14858 last August and 17844 for the November general election. Nearly 3000 did not vote, and 126 registered since last November. Registration books open March 5 at City Hall for the April 1 general election.
Philadelphia post office runs a special Sweetheart collection today to ensure Valentines arrive by St Valentine’s Day. Postmaster Anthony I. Lambert announces the pickup to speed delivery. The note also sends thanks for kindness shown during the loss of brother David Nelson.
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