Czechs Start New Regime Amid Inertia After Invasion
Prague AP report notes Czechoslovakia reveals a sweeping government change with no major shifts in balance between progressives and conservatives. New ministers include Jan Marko as foreign minister and Jan Tabacek as foreign trade minister, while key posts stay with specialists to push stalled reforms.
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Prague
Czechoslovakia
Oldrich Cenik
Jan Marko
Jiri Hajek
United Nations
Marko
Sives
Communist Party Central Committee
Jan Tabacek
Vaclav Vales
Petr Colotka
Frantisek Hamouz
Samuel Faltan
Slovak National Front
Communist Party
Gustav Husak
Lubomir Strougal
Koufax Marries Actress Widmark Daughter in Private West LA Ceremony
Former Los Angeles Dodger ace Sandy Koufax, long a city bachelor, wed Ann Widmark on New Year’s Day at the Widmarks’ West Los Angeles home. Judge Lester Roth officiated. Koufax, 32, retired in 1966 due to an elbow illness after four no hit games set MLB records. Miss Widmark, 23, is a Sarah Lawrence graduate living with her parents.
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Los Angeles
Los Angeles Dodger
Sandy Koufax
Richard Widmark
Koufax
Ann Widmark
Widmarks
West
Lester Roth
Miss Widmark
Sarah Lawrence College
Bronxville
N.Y
Report Complete on Ranch For Licensing Infractions
Topeka Atty. Gen. says the investigation of Glenn Cunningham Youth Ranch Inc. is complete and reports have been sent to three state agencies. No further action is planned. Two children under 16 are staying there though it has no license to board or lodge youths. The matter is forwarded to the Department of Health. The ranch seeks a charitable solicitation certificate in multiple counties and tax and corporate records will be reviewed by the Revenue Department. No current indication of noncompliance.
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Sonderhoim
State Board of Health
Department of Health
Sonderholm
Secretary of State
Kansas
Glenn Cunningham
University of Kansas
Kansas Department of Revenue
Seaton
Family Keeps No. 1 Auto Tag Tradition at Courthouse
Billy Chappell of Lawrence waited in his car beginning Tuesday for the first 1969 Kansas license plate to be issued. His daughter Judi, a junior at Lawrence High, obtained the No. 1 tag for her car while parents settled for second and third.
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Lawrence
Billy Chappell
Rt. 5
Douglas County
Kansas
Chappell
Jane
Judi
Lawrence High School
Judi Chappell
Billy
Chappells
Journal-World Photo
Bitter Cold Grips Large Parts of Nation in New Year Spelling
Bitter cold grips 38 states with readings at or below zero in many areas. Havre Montana hits minus 16, Duluth minus 17, Devils Lake minus 15, Chicago hits zero as New Year conditions ease northward. Snow and wind close Erie International Airport and impede travel as jet stream weather lingers.
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Havre
Mont
Devils Lakes
N.D
Duluth
Minn
Chicago
Georgia
Alabama
Florida
Jacksonville
Erie International Airport
Erie Skindivers Club
Lake Erie
Don Herrick
Philadelphia
Lower
Michigan
Car radio stolen at Mill's Auto Salvage
A $20 radio was taken from Mill's Auto Salvage at 2203 E 19th St between 10:30 am and 2:06 pm Wednesday after the office door was forced open. Police report three other New Year's incidents, including a .22 rifle taken from Lewis W. Wood's locked apartment and a 1966 car stolen from a KU campus parking lot.
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Mill
Auto Salvage
E. 19Th St
Charley Mills
Lawrence
Lewis W. Wood
Byungse Suh
Maine St
Kansas University
Annual Swim Cut Short at New Year Dip
Carl Dickman, 61, shortened his annual New Year’s Day swim in Owasco Lake to one minute. He cited five degree air chill, 33 mph wind, and 33 degree water as reasons. Dickman has carried out the ritual for 30 years in Auburn, New York.
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Auburn
N.Y
Carl Dickman
Owasco Lake
Dickman
McCormack Faces Udall Challenge for House Speakership
McCormack and Udall enter a tense battle as Dems prepare to caucus for speaker. Backers claim 180 pledged votes vs 122 needed, while Udall seeks a respectable showing to build for future. Ford awaits in Republican caucus as Kennedy eyes a leadership role in the Senate.
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Washington
John W. McCormack
Massachusetts
House
McCormack
Democratic House
Arizona
Morris K. Udall
Udall
Democratic Study Group
DSG
Michigan
Gerald R. Ford
Ford
McCormack-Udall
Senate
Edward M. Kennedy
Louisiana
Russell B. Long
Kennedy
White House
Liberal Bloc
Kansas Traffic Death Log Summary
Topeka AP reports a one day traffic death count for 9 am Thursday and a January total for 1969. The brief record lists one fatality for the day and one fatality for the month.
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Topeka
Kansas
Ice Rinks Open In Lawrence As Cold Weather Ends
Lawrence youngsters prepare to try new Christmas skates at two city ice spots the south edge of Broken Arrow Park and Potter Lake on the KU campus both opened after cold snaps. Mayor John Emick remains in satisfactory condition recovering from major surgery at home. Public Works Director George Williams asks residents to wait an extra day before placing trees for pickup and to chop trees into four foot pieces for the truck.
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Broken Arrow Park
Potter Lake
Kansas University
Lawrence
John Emick
George Williams
Public Works
Williams
Two Former City Policemen Rejoin Lawrenced Police Force
Two former Lawrence police officers return to duty Wednesday. Lyle Sutton, 1603 Lindenwood Lane, resumes patrolman duties after a two month absence, and Joe Hyde, 1531 Davis Rd, re joins as a dispatcher after one year in the Navy. The department now heads toward full strength with 39 officers and 18 support staff.
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Lawrence
Lyle Sutton
Lindenwood Lane
Joe Hyde
Davis Rd
US. Navy
Hyde
Navy
Police Department
William Garrett
Overland Park
Stanwix
Kansas University Names Linguistics Award Winner 1968
Michael Hewitt of Kansas City Missouri earns the Linguistics Award at Kansas University for 1968. The $100 prize, funded by the linguistics faculty, recognizes an outstanding graduate student in the field who does not hold a scholarship.
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Michael Hewitt
Kansas City
Kansas University
Blood Shortage Eases Locally Amid Flu Surge
Lawrence officials report the blood supply as stabilizing despite the Hong Kong flu driven absences. Red Cross director Jo Byers says donations are about half of desired, with the Wichita regional center reserving blood for emergencies and hospitals urged to delay nonessential surgeries if supplies drop.
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Hong Kong
Lawrence
Jo Byers
Douglas County
Wichita
Card of Thanks for Grover Ulrich and family
The Mae Hadl Family and the Grover Ulrich family express gratitude to doctors and nurses at the hospital and Truitt Nursing Home for care, to ministers for prayers, and to neighbors and friends for flowers, cards, food, and visits during illness and passing. Special thanks to Pastor Galloway and Rev Rup.
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Truitt Nursing Home
Mae Hadl
Galloway
E. E. Rup
Grover Ulrich
In Memoriam Edson Clark Remembered by Family
In memory of Edson Clark the note expresses sudden loss and deep sorrow. The message says two years have passed since the sad day and family hopes to join him in the future. It closes with the line of being sadly missed by wife, children, grandchildren, sons and daughters in law.
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Edson Clark
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