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Newspaper

Lawrence Journal World

Location

Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America

Date

Jan 05, 1968

Page

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U S Pilots Hit Targets Nine Miles From China Line

U S pilots crossed nine miles from the Chinese border and hit bridges near Hanoi and Haiphong as the first major air offensive of the new year continued. Soviet reports charged damage to a freighter near Haiphong. U S officials did not confirm.

U.S China Line Saigon Red China Hanoi Haiphong Pereslav Zalessky North Vietnam Laos South Vietnam South Lang Son

Soviets accuse U S of bombing Soviet ship near Haiphong

Moscow claims a Soviet vessel Pereslav Zalessky was damaged by an American air raid on Haiphong. Tass said engines and hull were harmed with no casualties among 41 crew. The U S declined comment while protest notes demanded punishment and safety measures for Soviet ships.

U.S Saigon Pentagon Moscow Washington Haiphong Moscow Radio North Vietnamese Anatoly F. Dobrynin Dean Rusk U.S. State Department North Vietnam United States Tass Pereslav-Zalessky Boris Tsevetskov Pereslav- Zalessky Argus Haiphong Harbor Soviet Union

Starkey Named To J W Ad Post

Jack Starkey longtime Journal-World advertising staffer is named retail advertising manager a new post In charge of all display ads for local retailers and services Ernest Pontius remains advertising director Starkey a Lawrence resident since 1942 served four years in the Navy active in the American Legion Breakfast Optimist Club Cancer Society and Lawrence Jaycees He chairs the Lawrence Traffic Safety Commission and lives with his wife and daughter at 913 Rockledge Road.

Jack Starkey The Journal-World Ernest Pontius Starkey Lawrence Navy George Starkey Kansas University American Legion Breakfast Optimist Club Cancer Society Lawrence Jaycees Lawrence Traffic Safety Commission Melinda Rockledge Rd

Quapaw Bank Robbery Leaves Under Ten Thousand In Loss

Two men robbed the State Bank of Quapaw in northeast Oklahoma and fled west. Bank President Joe G. Smith said the loss was under 10 000 with no injuries. It followed another eastern Oklahoma bank robbery, the Security National Bank of Coweta, about 7 000.

Quapaw, Okla State Bank of Quapaw Oklahoma Joe G. Smith Security National Bank of Coweta Tulsa

Four Die in Fire At Dakota Home

A couple and two of their sons perished in a Fargo fire that destroyed their Dakota home early today. Six others escaped, including an 8-year-old daughter saved by her father who later refused to let her die. Evelyn survived with burns while Cathy and Mrs Dean Bienusa and her husband and Dean Jr. were hospitalized or sedated.

Steven Bruce Evelyn Cathy Dean Bienusa Dean Jr Fargo

Prominent KU Alumnus Dies After Hemorrhage

John Tyler of Bartlesville Oklahoma a notable Kansas University alumnus died Thursday from a cerebral hemorrhage at his Bartlesville home. He was 50 a former Republican National committeeman and state GOP chairman from 1958 to 1960. Survived by his wife and five children John Irwin Jenna Sue Larry Howard Don Laflin and Jane Ann.

John Tyler Bartlesville Okla Kansas University Dewey Tyler KU Alumni Association KU Council For Progress John Irwin Jenna Sue Larry

KU Reports Over 2 Million in Early Fiscal Grants

Kansas University and its Center for Research announce more than 2 million dollars in grants and contracts for research and graduate training in the first quarter of the fiscal year. The largest grant is 200 thousand dollars from the Department of Defense for a remote sensing project. Other funds support mental retardation research and training, including PhD specialization in clinical psychology and music therapy for handicapped children. Thirty two EU schools and multiple KU units received awards as part of 79 grants total. Last year total research funding exceeded 8.5 million dollars at Lawrence and over 5 million at the Medical Center.

Lawrence Kansas University Center For Research Department of Defense EU Themis U.S U.S. Office of Education U.S. Public Health Service University At Medical Center

Ex Chauffeur of Archduke Dies in Trieste After Illness

Carlo Cirillo Divinri 77, longtime chauffeur of the car in which Archduke Francis Ferdinand of Austria was assassinated, died Thursday after a long illness in Trieste Italy.

Trieste Italy Carlo Cirillo Divinri Archduke Francis Ferdinand of Austria

Kansas Law Talks Liquor Tax and Price Fixing Debate

Kansas lawmakers debate liquor pricing and enforcement as Bennett argues removing price fixing could equalize Kansas and Missouri markets. He suggests selling stamps, removing barriers, or letting the state run liquor to fund education. Vast enforcement and revenue questions remain as Van Cleave backs his stance.

Robert F. Bennett Prairie Village Bennett Journal-World Missouri Kansas University Kansas Kansas League of Municipalities Thomas van Cleave Jr Kansas City van Cleave KU Law School

Three youths charged in assault at Jayhawk Billiards

David Knox sal 19 James K Stevenson 20 and Tim Stevenson 19 were charged with felonious assault after a Tuesday night fight at 719 Mass. St. They appeared in County Court and await a Tuesday preliminary hearing. Bond was set at 1500.

Jayhawk Billiards Mass. St David L. Knoxsal E. 14Th St James K. Stevenson Prairie St Tim Stevenson Lawrence A. W. Marshall Ohio St Marshall Knoxsah James Stevenson Kansas State Penitentiary Lansing

State Board to Study Inactive Funds Interest Rates

TOPEKA The State Board of Treasury Examiners will meet to fix interest rates on state inactive funds at a record 3.42 percent for the second half of fiscal year 1968. New legislation and higher Treasury note yields push idle fund interest to a new high. auditors estimate Kansas will earn 5.2 million on inactive deposits this fiscal year, up from about 1.1 million previously.

Topeka State Board of Treasury Examiners U.S. Treasury Kansas

No Injuries Reported For Local Accidents

Police logged several Thursday crashes with no injuries. Ruth E. Warren and James O. Jackson collided near lith and Mo Streets causing 355 in damage. A second collision near 820 Miss Street involved Joseph L. Laptad and a parked Gallup car, totaling 315 in damage.

Lith Mo. Sts Ruth E. Warren W. Lith St James O. Jackson Miss. St Jackson Joseph L. Laptad Route 3 Alfred Gallup 21St St Laptad Gallup

Proxmire Names 21 Contractors Seen Misusing Government Property

Senator William Proxmire cited 21 defense contractors as misusing costly government-owned equipment in a GAO inquiry. He said the sampling reflects broader issues among some 5,500 firms and warned of potential widespread losses to the Pentagon. Named firms span FMC, Raytheon, Sikorsky, Boeing, Beech, Sperry, Curtiss-Wright, TRW, Kaiser, Bendix, Aerojet, and others across multiple states.

Washington API William Proxmire Wisconsin Democrat Proxmire General Accounting Office GAO Joint Economic Committee FMC Corp Northern Ordnance Division Minneapolis Holley Carburetor Co Warren Mich Menasco Manufacturing Co Texas Fort Worth Tex Selb Manufacturing Co Walnut Ridge Ark Blades Manufacturing Co Rector Wyman-Gordon Co North Grafton Mass Raytheon Co Missiles Systems Division Andover Sikorsky Aircraft Division United Aircraft Corp Stratford Torrance Calif Kelsey-Hayes Co Heintz Philadelphia Kaiser Aluminum and Chemical Corp Halethorpe Bendix Corp Bendix Aerospace South Bend Ind Aerojet-General Corp Sacramento Continental Aviation and Engineering Corp Toledo Ohio

Too Winded to Fight Recapture Burglary Suspect in Hickory

Police detective Jack Williams said after chasing and recapturing a burglary suspect that they were all too winded to fight. The incident occurred in Hickory, North Carolina, with Williams and another officer pursuing the man.

Hickory N.C Jack Williams Williams

Service at Home or Away Rumsey Funeral Home Ady

A brief notice lists Rumsey Funeral Home with VI 3-5111 for service details. The item appears as a short classifieds notice noting funeral home contact for arrangements.

Rumsey Funeral Home Ady

Wallace reveals nodular concern in pelvic region

Alabama Governor Lurleen Wallace warns doctors found a thumbnail size nodule in her pelvic area possibly malignant. She plans another radiation series at M D Anderson Hospital in Houston lasting three to four weeks, with husband George Wallace accompanying part of the time.

Montgomery Ala Alabama Lurleen Wallace Wallace M. D. Anderson Hospital Houston Tex George Wallace

Funeral planned for Kate Hansen in Logan

Funeral services for Kate Ingeborg Hansen will be held Saturday at the Christian Church in Logan. The 88 year old KU recipient and Miyagi College missionary died Thursday at Norton County Hospital. A memorial fund is set with the KU Endowment Association.

Kate Ingeborg Hansen Kansas University Christian Church Logan Miss Hansen Dane G. Hansen Norton County Hospital KU College of Liberal Arts Miyagi College Lydia Lindsey Lindsey Dana G. Bales George T. Hansen Salt Lake City Utah George Watkins Idaho Falls Idaho Abe Troup Dunedin Fla Eline Gray Santa Rosa Calif Eckhart Funeral Home KU Endowment Association

Lawrence baton recital caps six week Park and Recreation course

Lawrence Kansas University foreign students report for a baton recital at 10 30 a m Saturday in the Community Building ending a six week program sponsored by the Park and Recreation Dept Students gather at 10 a m The campus foreign student body totals 646 with engineering and architecture the leading majors followed by physical sciences social sciences life sciences mathematics humanities pharmacy education business and other fields

Park and Recreation Dept Lawrence Kansas University

Five Lawrence groups donate to Haskell Institute students

Five Lawrence organizations gave more than 375 and 100 gifts to Haskell Institute students stranded on campus during Christmas. Donors included Noon Luncheon Optimists Sertoma Kiwanis Bert Nash Clinic and the Pilot Club. About 300 students could not return home because of snow storms and distance.

Lawrence Haskell Institute Optimists Sertoma Kiwanis Bert Nash Clinic Pilot Club

Wounded Soldier Recalls Christmas Cards From Lawrence

Army Pfc. Patrick M. Shannon of Manhattan, wounded in Viet Nam, received more than 100 Christmas cards from the Lawrence area. His sister-in-law, Mrs. Edward Staus, noted his gratitude and said he was pleased by the town’s support as he recovered and returned to the field. Shannon had a leg wound just before Christmas. he once lived in Lawrence as a child.

Patrick M. Shannon Manhattan Qui Nhon Vietnam Shannon Lawrence Area Edward Staus Route 2 Journal-World Lawrence

In Memoriam Oscar Mayhugh Jr Three Years Gone

Memorial note for Oscar Mayhugh Jr three years after death. Family members Oscar Mayhugh Sr and Mary Wilson remember him with love, tears, and cherished memories in a brief tribute.

Oscar Mayhugh, Jr Oscar Mayhugh, Sr Mary Wilson

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J-W Ad Quapaw Bank Dakota TAX Kahn Bookkeeping & Tax Service Mrs. Wallace Hansen Memoriam Pmal John Haddock Ford
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