U S Forces Weather Truce Amid Continuing Vietnam War
U S forces reported no US military fatalities in the first 24 hours of the New Year truce despite at least 66 incidents and 98 enemy killed. Viet Cong losses included a commander killed during rocket and ground attacks near a Mekong Delta camp, while Marines suffered 19 dead 47 wounded 58 miles south of Saigon. Air support limits and several ceasefire clashes marked the period as both sides claimed incidents and battles continued around North and South Vietnam.
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Saigon
U.S
Mekong
North
South Vietnam
Quang Ngai
Hau Nghia
Demilitarized Zone
Con Thien
Dong Hoi
Panhandle
Hanoi
U.S. Command
North Vietnam
Dak To
Study of freshman choices at KU shows varied motives
The report finds 60 percent of applicants applied only to KU while others pursued six or more colleges. Academic reputation topped influence, followed by parents, living away from home, and teachers. Many fathers and mothers had college experience, while finances remained a concern for most families.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Asell
Kansas
Father Sees Daughter Reach 50 Years of Marriage
El Monte California AP George M Paull 103 104 January 16 will be 104 in January will see daughter Ardis mark 50th wedding anniversary Paull a retired real estate man chuckled after hearing the news and recalled she was 26 when she married a 21 year old Ed Moore 71 son in law and retired general contractor also mentioned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
EL Monte
Calif
George M. Paull
Paull
Ardis
Ed Moore
Lawrence area 1967 top news and highway plans summary
A year in review highlights funding for a Kansas Highway 10 and U S 59 plan from Topeka with a 29 million dollar estimate. Douglas County recorded 20 traffic deaths, 14 under 21. Law rence Police Bill Troelstrup left the city for Florida, ending a 39 year old career.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence
Lecompton
Robert Docking
Kansas City
Ottawa
Topeka
Douglas County
15Th
Iowas Sts
Sheriff’s Office
Kansas Turnpike
Bill Troelstrup
Troelstrup
Florida
Bureau of Law Enforcement
IBM
Journal-World
United Fund
Pepper Rodgers
Missouri
EU Council For Progress
Oil Fire In EL SEGUNDO Burns Itself Out After 12 Days
A Standard Oil tank fire in El Segundo California burned 12 days before being declared out at 1 30 a m Sunday officials estimate losses at 1 5 million Lightning struck the wooden roof of a 700 000 barrel storage tank on December 19 Firefighters prevented the blaze from reaching other tanks and bulldozers covered the site with dirt and sand to prevent flareups
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
EL Segundo
Calif
Standard Oil Co
No Children Hurt In Oklahoma Fire At Home Cottage
A cottage at Goodland Presbyterian Children's Home near Hugo sustained about 35000 damage after a New Year Eve fire. Firefighters faced near freezing temperatures as Wande Wallace found flames in her room around 1015 pm. Six children escaped unharmed. a 6 year old was rescued by an older boy. Superintendent James Gabbie called the estimate conservative and recalled 1961 costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hugo, Okla
Goodland Presbyterian
Hugo
Wande Wallace
James Gabbie
Goodland
Oklahoma Synod of the Presbyterian Church
U. S
Oil soaked birds flood Maine coast in worst waterfowl damage
Oil soaked seabirds washed ashore from Biddeford Pool to Cape Neddick on Sunday in what the Audubon Society called the worst oil damage to waterfowl in Maine. Coast Guard said the source of the oil was unknown as reports spread along the southern Maine coast. More than 200 birds of many species were affected.
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Biddeford Pool
Maine
Cape Neddick
Audubon Society
Coast Guard
New Year Celebrations Across Cities Around the World
In Jerusalem the old year ended quietly as Christians Jews and Muslims observed their New Year festivals including I El Fitr. A large firework display lit the Old City Walls. Saigon streets brimmed with GIs at bars buying balloons and masks. Ottawa marked Centennial year with Auld Lang Syne outdoor. London Trafalgar Square hosted fireworks and horn blasts.
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Vietnam
Jerusalem
Old City
Saigon
Ottawa
Canada
London
Trafalgar Square
Pool Hall Operator Shot in Junction City
The body of Deanna Holliday, 22, who operated a pool hall, was found Sunday in her Junction City apartment. A .38 caliber pistol lay beside her. Sheriff Harvey Schmedemann said tests would be run on the gun and items in the apartment. he noted she had lived in Manhattan before moving to Junction City about a year ago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Junction City
Kan
Deanna 8S
Holliday
Harvey Schmedemann
Manhattan
Deaths-Funerals Mary Belle Crosswhite and Elizabeth McCall
Mary Belle Crosswhite aged 92 of 1501 R I died Friday at Samaritan Lodge Funeral services set for 1 p m Tuesday at Rumsey Funeral Home Rev Harold Barr officiating Burial in Parker Cemetery Survivors include son William Crosswhite of Decatur Ga and two grandchildren She was born March 13 1875 in Ezel Kentucky and had lived in Lawrence since 1921 Elizabeth Belle McCall aged 87 of 2331 Mass died Sunday at Lawrence Memorial Hospital Funeral services 10 a m Wednesday at Rumsey Funeral Home Rev Harold Hamilton officiating Burial in Oak Hill Survivors include two daughters Mrs Sarah E Thomas and Mrs Lorraine Nichols a son Ralph D McCall of Salt Lake City Utah eight grandchildren and 18 great grandchildren She was born December 22 1880 in LaHarpe Illinois and had lived in Lawrence since 1921.
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Mary Belle Crosswhite
R.I
Samaritan Lodge
Rumsey Funeral Home
Harold Barr
Parker Cemetery
William Crosswite
Decatur
Elizabeth Belle McCall
Lawrence Memorial Hospital
Harold Hamilton
Oak Hill Cemetery
Sarah E. Thomas
Lawrence district students to return after Christmas break
Lawrence Journal-World notes that all Lawrence District 497 schools resume classes Tuesday morning ending an 11 day Christmas vacation that started December 22. The paper recalls publishing 87 service members addresses with a Vietnam War appeal that drew thousands of holiday greetings and letters from locals and unknown correspondents.
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Lawrence
Journal-World
Vietnam
Parking Place Prized in Worcester Ford Shattered Windows
In Worcester Massachusetts a driver reported to police that a man with an ax smashed all windows and taillights of his car after claiming the space the owner had shoveled out for himself. John Sullivan filed the report on Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Worcester
Mass
John Sullivan
Sullivan
Obituaries for Murphy and Henninger Recap Local Deaths
William Monroe Murphy 77 of 747 North 6th Street died Saturday at Lawrence Memorial Hospital. Funeral services are set for 2 p.m. Wednesday at Rumsey Funeral Home with Rev. Richard Southard officiating. He was born March 3, 1890 and was a retired bricklayer. Survivors include six daughters, three sons, four brothers, two sisters, 17 grandchildren and 12 great grandchildren. Ethel Henninger 72 of Oskaloosa died Saturday in Winchester Hospital. A 2 p.m. Tuesday service will be held at the Baptist Church of Oskaloosa with Rev. William Means and Rev. James Bailey. burial in Oak Ridge Cemetery, Perry. Survivors include four daughters, a son, a sister, a brother, and a niece. Henninger was born April 9, 1895, in Barada, Neb., and was a Baptist Church member who lived in Perry and Winchester.
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Rumsey Funeral Home
Richard Southard
Oak Hill Cemetery
Nadine Eshom
Wichita
Flossie Moe
Pomona
Calif
Mayme Coffman
North St
Luella Melton
Reno
Nev
Nina Hornberger
Grant
Zola English
Zola
Willis Freeman
E. 15Th St
Harwood Freeman
Colorado Springs
Colo
John Murphy
Route 4
George Murphy
Iowa
Burness Murphy
Grisham
Ore
Iola
Milton Murphy
Colony
Virgie Tefft
Fay Dempsey
Murphy
Ethel Henninger
Oskaloosa
Winchester Hospital
Baptist Church of
William Means
James Bailey
Oak Ridge Cemetery
Perry
Ruby Copeland
Beula Bauman
Portland
Nellis Adams
Betty Henninger
Winchester
Robert Schuler
Grantville
Altha Jolliffe
Robert Williamson
Alaska
Henninger
Barada
Neb
The
Baptist Church
Mrs Colbert 86 Dies in McLouth Nursing Home
Mrs. Anna Colbert of McLouth and formerly Lawrence died Sunday in a McLouth nursing home. Services set for 10 a.m. Wednesday at Hampton Funeral Home Oskaloosa with burial at Pleasant View Cemetery. She was born November 29 1881 in Wilder. Survived by two sons Gene Colbert Route 3 and Edward F Coffey St Louis Mo.
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Anna Colbert
McLouth
Lawrence
Hampton Funeral Home
Oskaloosa
Pleasant View
Gene Colbert
Route 3
Edward F. Coffey
St. Louis
Subway Strike Averts After New York Contract Reached
New York City edges back to normal as Transit Authority and two unions seal a new contract after all-night talks at the Americana Hotel. Negotiations extended beyond the 5 a.m. deadline to 7 a.m. amid dispute over pension, 30 percent raise, and 30 hour week.
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New York
Transit Authority
Americana
Theodore Kheel
Afl-Cio Transport Workers Union
TWU
Afl-Cio Amalgamated Transit Union
John V. Lindsay
Union
Subway
Klag Named VA Center Director in Wisconsin S Glory
J Klag, director of the Wichita Veterans Administration center, is named director of the VA center at Wood Wisconsin succeeding Delta C Firmin who retires January 5. Leon M Wallace will replace Klag in Wichita becoming the first Negro to head a VA hospital and regional office combination. He has served in hospital administration at the VA hospital in Washington.
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Washington
Eawin J. Klag
Wichita, Kan
Veterans Administration Center
Wood
Wis
Delta C. Firmin
Leon M Wallace
Klag
Wichita
Two Traffic Accidents Reported This Morning
Lawrence police reported only two traffic accidents with property damage today. One person was injured mildly. At 6:57 p.m. on 23rd Street near Louisiana Street Ewing Gunn and David Transue collided on slick pavement. Gunn’s car $110 damage. Transue’s $220. At 1:38 p.m. at 12th and NJ Streets Laverta Riling and William Turner collided. Riling $375 damage. Turner $480.
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Lawrence
23Rd Street
Louisiana Street
Ewing J. Gunn
Route 1
Lecompton
David W. Transue
6Th St
Transue
Gunn
12Th
NJ. Sts
Laverta Riling
Independence
Kans
William Turner
Pa. St
Turner
Memorial Hospital Names Many Newborns and Parents
A long listing from Memorial Hospital Hugh Macy Wellsville records numerous births including Mrs Hattie King DeSoto Mrs Mary Ann Culley and baby boy Eudora Mrs Mary Born and baby girl Eudora Mrs Sharon Daniel and baby boy 2509 W 6th and others. Also notes no steps entering or leaving Rumsey Funeral Home VI$5111 Adv.
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Bertha McGraw
Tonganoxie
J. Knox Jones Jr
Wellington
Mary Ann Scott
Ala
Hattie King
DeSoto
David Jensen
Barker
Mary Ann Culley
Eudora
Mary Born
Sharon Daniel
W. 6Th
Mary Hersh
Dora Amerine
Samaritan Lodge
Ada Hicks
Walnut
Grace Smith
Lecompton
Faye Shrable
Ark
Phyllis Kline
Baldwin
Brenda Strong
Perry
Carol Kinkaid
W. 9Th
Donna Rountree
Ridge Ct
Evelyn Barnes
Miller Dr
Colleen Ferguson
Route 2
Stacie Ness
Mabel Myers
Ohio
Martin Braun
Rumsey
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George McArthur
Santa
Will Hess
Oklahoma
N.H
Lawrence Paper CO
William Monroe Murphy
New York City
Kmeadowbrook
West 15Th
Crestline
A, Fexciley ’Y Povey
Lowa
Hugh Macy
Wellsville
Gertie Ewing
Learnard
Virginia Mahoney
Tonganoxies
Peggy Risk
Arthur Koerner
N. 3Rd
Cynthia Johnson
Gladys Landon
James Branam Jr
Larry Freeman
Suzanne Dalton
Emery Rd
William Newman
Westchester Rd
Jennie Shook
Charlyne McCluggage
Avalon Rd
Harry Greene
Sunflower Village
Jeanette Skinner
Verda Shields
Green Acres Trailer Ct
Jeffery Spease
Murrow
David Freeman
Marion Mann
W. 21St
George Lange
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