Cease Fire Bloodiest Yet in Vietnam War Truce
U S officials call the New Year cease-fire the bloodiest, as a Viet Cong force of 2500 attacked an American outpost near Dau Tieng, killing 23 infantrymen and wounding 153. The 9th Division and North Vietnamese replacements lost 348. The assault near Black Virgin Mountain and other Viet Cong actions widened the conflict during the Tet truce period.
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Saigon
U.S
Black Virgin Mountain
U.S. Mission
Mission
Hanoi
United States
U.S. 25Th Infantry Division
Dau Tieng
Tay Ninh
South Vietnam
Central Highlands
North Vietnam
Panhandle
17Th Parallel
Navy
Mekong Delta
Kansan New Year Holiday Kills Toll Tops a Dozen
The Associated Press counts twelve traffic deaths across Kansas and Missouri during New Year weekend. In Kansas a two car crash near El Dorado killed Joseph Simmons 18 and Susan Simmons 10 with Amanda Yoakum 88 injured. other deaths occurred on U S 24 east of Konorado and U S 159 south of Horton.
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Kansas
Missouri
Associated Press
Kansas Turnpike
el Dorado
Joseph Simmons
Dallas
Tex
Susan
Amanda Yoakum
Topeka
Simmons
John L. Batten II
Naylor
U. S. 24
Konorado
Colorado Line
Beauford G. Smart
Piggott
Ark
Air Force
Havre, Mont
Air Force Station
Lawrence
Kenneth N. Koch
Dennis W. Jensen
Donald Hanzlik
Chapman
Abilene
Virgil Potter
Wichita
U.S. 81
Johnson appoints youthful advisor and reorganizes economic council
President Johnson named Arthur M. Okun a 39 year old economist to replace Gardner Ackley as chairman of the council of economic advisers. Ackley will become U S ambassador to Rome after Senate approval. Johnson signed four bills aiding servicemen from the LBJ Ranch.
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San Antonio
Tex
Johnson
Arthur M. Okun
Gardner Ackley
Council of Economic Advisers
Okun
Lbj Ranch
America
Ackley
U.S
Rome
Texas White House
Senate
Snowbound neighbors praise Arizona block shoveler
Lawrence residents credit Richard Funk and his son Howard for clearing driveways on the 500 block of Arizona after each snow. A neighbor called their work “very nice” as KU students return for the spring semester with finals set for January 15 to 27 and enrollment to begin January 31. Potter Lake skating is deemed safely skating space with 3 to 4 inches of ice except near the west end where water flows in.
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Richard Funk
Ariz
Howard
Funk
Arizona
Kansas University
Mount Oread
Potter Lake
County OKs Feasibility Study for 4 Lane Stretch South of 23rd
Douglas County Commissioners authorize a feasibility study of a one mile four lane roadway south of the 23rd and Haskell Avenue intersection. The study by County Engineer L. D. Rice will include curbs and gutters to meet city specs and costs about 75000.
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Douglas County Commissioners
23Rd
Haskell Avenue
L. D. Rice
Lawrence
Rice
23Rd Street
Haskell
East 28Rd Street
State Highway Commission
Eudora Flats
Girl Breaks Leg While Ice-Skating at Potter Lake
Nancy Weidensaul 11 daughter of Mr and Mrs Herb Weidensaul suffered a broken leg from a fall while ice skating Monday afternoon at Potter Lake. Both bones in the lower right leg were broken and she is home with a cast. No complications reported. Nancy is a sixth grader at Sunset Hill School.
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Nancy Weidensaul
Herb Weidensaul
Nathan Dr
Potter Lake
Nancy
Sunset Hill School
Two Hurt In Separate Crashes Amid Freezing Mist
Two people were injured in separate traffic accidents minutes apart as freezing mist slicked city streets. Kenneth A. Grigsby, 25, was hospitalized after a three car collision near 19th and Iowa, and Linda C. Grant, 20, was hurt when her car hit a utility pole near 23rd and Iowa. Judi Chappell, 16, became Douglas County tag No. 1 after a long wait on Courthouse steps, with her father Billy Chappell purchasing several other tags. County Treasurer Bessie Bennett noted over 400 low number tags sold in three hours and urged bringing renewal cards and receipts to the office.
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Judi Chappell
Route 5
Douglas County
Billy Chappell
Judi
Journal-World
Kenneth A. Grigsby
19Th St
19Th
Iowa Sts
Lawrence Memorial Hospital
Kansas University
Watkins Hospital
Grigsby
Paul L. Snodderly
Redbud Lane
Marshall G. Olsen
Ottawa
Snodderly
Olsen
Linda C. Grant
Route 1
Oskaloosa
23Rd
LMH
Lawrence High School
Chappell
Chappells
Ber
Walt McCain
Mont. St
Lawrence Paper Co
Bessie Bennett
Chappells and McCain
Michael D. McCleery
Mass. St
R. K. Lawton
East Dr
A. L. Staus
R.I. St
James M. Staus
Ky. St
Plumbers Warn of Frozen Water Pipes Weekend Surge
Local plumbers report a fivefold rise in calls as weekend temperatures near zero froze indoor water pipes. They say homes left on vacation with furnaces off caused the freezes, and advise using electrical thawing devices rather than home remedies or open flames. Keep furnaces on, vent under sinks, and drain outside taps to prevent leaks.
KU Coed Satisfactory After Topeka Collision
Mary Lynn Johnson 21 KU senior from Omaha is listed in satisfactory condition after a two-vehicle crash in Topeka late Sunday night. She was a passenger in a car driven by James Nordstrom 23 a Topeka law student. The other driver was Peter Karnowskie 18. The near head-on collision occurred in the 500 block of West 10th Street.
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Kansas University
W. 10Th St
Train Collision Wrecks Dunreith with Tanker Explosions
In Dunreith Indiana two freight trains collided causing massive explosions and a deadly gas seep. Military firefighters from Wright-Patterson helped curb the blaze while officials evacuated about four blocks square and warned residents to secure livestock amid subfreezing conditions. A canning factory and two homes were destroyed and several houses damaged.
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Dunreith
Ind
Indiana
State Board of Health
Wright Patterson Air Force Base
Dayton
Ohio
Four Sledding Injuries Reported at LMH in Monday Incident
Lawrence Memorial Hospital listed four injuries from sledding or ice accidents on Monday. Lloyd McMinn, 57, of 2032 Hillview, broke his left elbow after a fall and was admitted in fair condition. Deputy McMinn will stay several days. Bailey Gardner Jr, 23, of Warrensburg, cut his right leg sledding. Paul Combs, 10, of 929 Ala, cut his upper lip. Kenneth Kauffman, 11, of Topeka, cut the right side of his head after colliding with a parked car.
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Lawrence Memorial Hospital
Lloyd McMinn
Hillview
LMH
McMinn
Lawrence
Baily Gardner Jr
Warrensburg
Paul Combs
Ala
Kenneth Kauffman
Topeka
Bob Pearson to Take New Penney Position
Bob Pearson the manager of the Lawrence J C Penney store will assume the managerial position of the Penney store in Manhattan Friday. He has managed the local store for 14 months and has 19 years with the Penney Co. with past assignments in Amarillo Colorado Springs Salt Lake City St Joseph and Des Moines. He is a 1949 graduate of Iowa University and lives with his wife Patricia and daughter Kristie 17 at 518 Abilene. Carl Wilbur of Cortez Colorado will replace Pearson as manager here beginning Thursday.
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Bob Pearson
Lawrence J. C. Penney
Penney’s
Manhattan
Pearson
Penney Co
Amarillo
Tex
Colorado Springs
Salt Lake City
St. Joseph
Des Moines
Iowa
Iowa University
Patricia
Kristie
Abilene
Carl Wilbur
Cortez
Colo
Wilbur
Johnson unveils war on balance of payments drain
President Johnson proposes a national program to curb the balance of payments gap including a 10 percent income tax surcharge, mandatory investment controls abroad, and travel restrictions. The plan aims to cut the dollar drain by about 3 billion dollars, with higher war costs and travel abroad cited as key factors.
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Washington
Johnson
Congress
U.S
Henry H. Fowler
Secretary of the Treasury
Johnson City
Tex
William Proxmire
D-Wis
Senate
House Economic Committee
Dean Rusk
Nicholas Katzenbach
Europe
Asia
Eugene Rostow
Ment
W. Willard Wirtz
Federal Reserve Board
Commerce Department
United States
South Africa
Britain
Australia
Canada
New York
Robert V. Roosa
Kennedy
Board Fractures Leg Injuring Lawrence Woman
Kathy Crowley of 842 Avalon Road was pushing a car from a driveway when a wooden board placed under the rear wheel flew out and struck her right leg, causing a fracture. She was taken to Watkins Hospital for treatment.
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Lawrence
Kathy Crowley
Avalon Rd
Watkins Hospital
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Paul G. Hausman
V.M. J. C. Milliken
M.K
L. J. Alber
Sheriff’s Office
Schaake Pontiac
Rex Johnson
Schaake
I-35
Olathe Salvage Co
Ross Wilson
Park Hill Terrace
Life Insurance
Group Insurance
Health Insurance
Joseph R. Coyne
Farmers Insurance Group
Howard Claa
Don Francise
Roy Johnson
Dan BR. Ames
Gary Beasley
Neil Bullock
Rosner
Don McDow Street
Lawrence Luncheon Optimist Club
Dave Helmert
Imogene Walburn
Rockhold
Tim Cui
Optimist
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