Marines Brace For Biggest Khe Sanh Battle Yet
At Khe Sanh Vietnam Marines hear Soviet tanks near the outposts as North Vietnamese siege guns tighten. Col Lownds orders massive air strikes while B52s and fighters pour 2.48 million pounds of ordnance in 24 hours. Ground attacks loom as trenches creep closer and air power is seen as the key counter.
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Khe Sanh
Vietnam
David E. Lownds
Air Force
Gether
Marines
Navy
Air
Khe
Sanh
Demilitarized Zone
Weather Sparks Multiple City Traffic Mishaps Injuries Reported
Two people were injured in separate city accidents as a half inch of snow slickened streets. Shirley Bullock and Elizabeth McCann collided near 19th and Maple Lane, with Scot Bullock receiving minor injuries. Additional injuries occurred on Connecticut Street and at 13th and Ohio as vehicles lost control and struck objects. Damages ranged from 75 to 1000 dollars across incidents.
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19Th
Maple Lane
Shirley M. "Bullock
Edgelea
Elizabeth R. McCann
Miller Dr
Wesley H. Mervin
LMH
Taylor
Connecticut ‘Street
13Th and
Ohio Sts
Elizabeth Goetz
Learnard ‘Ave
Goetz
13Th ‘Street
9Th and
Avalon Rd
King Lloyd
Neb. St
David E. Goff
Fireside Dr
Christopher R. Boyle
Providence Rd
Lloyd
Goff Auto
Boyd
Leap Day Prices and Lore Hit Lawrence Weather Notes
A Lawrence Journal World report notes barber shop prices stay at 2.25 while others charge 2. The Feb 29 leap day is discussed as a once every four years event. Julius Caesar’s calendar and the leap year rule are explained as backstory. The tradition of women asking men on Leap Day is mentioned as a superstition.
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Barbers
Journal-World
B.C
Truck Damage Reported On K-10 East Of Lawrence
At about 1 45 am a 1966 truck driven by Ivan Thiessen 27 of Sedgwick lost control on slippery pavement on K 10 highway east of Lawrence Kansas. The right rear of the cab struck the trailer causing the vehicle to leave the road and stop in a ditch. No injuries were reported and damage totaled about 3000 dollars.
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Lawrence
Kansas Highway Patrol
Ivan Thiessen
Sedgwick
Kansas City Firm Handles Majority of State Insurance Premiums
A Kansas City Kansas firm, G. Bartling and Co., handles 426 047 of 427 417 in annual state premiums. The balance is managed by 14 other agencies. A Senate panel backed a bill to create an insurance committee for state bonds and insurance purchases, with a report noting prior negotiations by the Department of Administration and a 1967 attorney general opinion. The committee found Bartling handles most bid and negotiated premiums, and suggested actions be limited as issues were reportedly corrected.
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Topeka
Senate Committee On Federal and
G. Bartling and Co
Kansas City
Kan
Kansas
Senate
House
Edward Reilly
R-Leavenworth
Norman E. Gaar
R-Westwood
Bill Gravley
Wichita
Terry Scanlon
State Department of Administration
Bartling
Plea to Doctors On Use of Drug
Washington AP reports the Food and Drug Administration will urge every doctor in the United States to heed stricter warnings on chloromycetin. FDA Commissioner James L. Goddard said current measures fail and a stronger black box label will be added, as Sen. Gaylord Nelson calls current efforts a colossal failure.
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Washington
Food and Drug
James L. Goddard
Gaylord Nelson
D-Wis
Goddard
Senate
Air Force Warplanes Strike Hanoi Region Amid Ongoing Raids
U S fighter bombers guided by radar attacked three key targets around Hanoi and Haiphong with overcast skies hindering damage assessment. North Vietnam said U S planes hit Hanoi and suburbs, while U S command reported the downing of a C130 transport and three helicopters in South Vietnam and North Vietnam. A Marine CH46 Sea Knight was shot down northeast of Khe Sanh, with all 19 aboard killed.
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Saigon
U.S. Air Force
Hanoi
U.S
Tass
Haiphong
South Vietnam
North
Marine Fortress
Khe Sanh
Sea Knights
Pentagon
Choc Son Army Barracks
Air Force
Navy
Haiphong-Hanoi
Red China
North Vietnam
Camp Carroll
Big Marine Fortress
Song Be
Panhandle
Gene I. Basel
Lakeside
Calif
Cost of Living Rises Again in January
The Labor Department reports a 0.3 percent rise in January consumer prices, the fourth straight increase. Grocery prices up 0.8 percent and doctor fees up 0.7 percent drive the gain to an index of 118.6, about 3.4 percent above a year ago.
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Washington
Labor Department
Arnold Chase
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Damage $750 in Pair Of Wrecks on Dread
Two Wednesday Kansas University accidents caused about $750 in damage with no injuries. Emmitt Marable and Virgil Holliday collided in the O Zone lot. Marable’s car incurred $25 and Holliday’s $200 damage. A second crash at 15th Street and Engel Road involved Randy Moore and Michael Lichty. Lichty’s car sustained $300 damage while Moore’s car had none.
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Kansas University
Emmitt Marable
Virgil Holliday
O Zone
Marable
Holliday
Randy Moore
Wichita
Michael Lichty
15Th Street
Engel Road
Moore
Lichty
Records Show 239000 Mobile Homes Sold in 1967 Rise
More than 239000 mobile homes were sold in the United States last year, marking a 10 percent increase over the 1966 total.
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United States
Johnson Urges Law Enforcement Crusade With Governors
President Johnson at the White House urged 43 of 50 state governors to join a federal state crusade for law enforcement. He pressed for expanded cooperation across government including Medicaid cost estimates and recruiting for government careers while prioritizing crime and public order ahead of Vietnam.
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Washington
Johnson
White House
Vietnam
Congress
Columbia University medical alumni spread nationwide
More than 5 000 graduates of the College of Physicians and Surgeons live across all 50 states. About 10 percent of Peace Corps doctors are Columbia alumni.
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Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons
Peace Corps
Columbia
Card of Thanks to KU Med Center
Marilyn Bailey expresses gratitude to friends neighbors and relatives for cards received during her stay at KU Med Center.
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KU Med. Center
Marilyn Bailey
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