Apollo 8 Astronauts Hailed with Medals by Johnson
Apollo 8 commander Frank Borman Navy Captain James Lovell and Air Force Lt. Col. William Anders received Distinguished Service Medals at a White House ceremony as Congress gave a standing ovation. The astronauts later spoke of Earth’s fragility and the moon landing hopes while their families joined them in Washington.
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Gold Prices Rise on European Free Markets
In London and other European centers gold prices climbed amid renewed monetary concerns due to U S rate hikes and Middle East tensions. The ounce priced at 42 50 in London 42 40 in Zurich 45 23 in Paris with sterling around 2 3848 per pound.
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Arctic Cold Drops Lawrence Temps to Nine Degrees
A mass of cold Arctic air pushed into Lawrence causing an official low of nine degrees overnight. The system is expected to move eastward today bringing slightly warmer temperatures, partly cloudy skies, and minimal precipitation with a near zero chance tonight and Friday.
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Kansas State Students Bond Posted After Campus Disturbances
Two Kansas City men, Andrew Rollins and Cleveland Cavetana, were arrested at Kansas State University in Manhattan for disturbing the peace and disorderly conduct. They appeared in court, bond set at 500 dollars each, with Malcolm Briggs posting for Rollins.
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Talks Snagged By U S Saigon Deadlocking Peace Talks
Paris dispatch reports U S Saigon difficulties blocking Vietnam peace talks as Washington seeks a practical path to convene. North Vietnam Viet Cong observers complicate two side versus four party framing. Americans push ahead to force conference while Saigon fears losing face.
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Court Order Bans Picketing At San Francisco State
San Francisco State College faced disruption as a court order banned picketing by about 400 teachers amid a violent standoff with police and students. Bomb damage to a college official’s home and widespread campus chaos accompanied the restraining order issued by Superior Court Judge Edward O'Day.
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Low American casualties in Vietnam as week ends
U S casualties in Vietnam dropped to the week’s low, with 101 Americans killed and 599 wounded. South Vietnamese losses also declined to 150 killed and 602 wounded, while Viet Cong and North Vietnamese deaths reached at least 1,846. Across eight years, total American combat casualties stand at 30,644 killed, 192,926 wounded and 1,238 missing or captured.
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Nixon appoints Bud Wilkinson as special consultant
President elect Nixon named Bud Wilkinson former Oklahoma football coach and TV commentator to a special presidential post. His first task is a study of more than 1500 federal boards and commissions, focusing on their functions and usefulness, excluding regulatory bodies.
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Paterno Edges KU's Rodgers for Coach of the Year
Penn State coach Joe Paterno, leader of the unbeaten Nittany Lions, wins the 1968 collegiate football coach of the year at the NCAA coaches meeting luncheon. Pepper Rodgers of Kansas, whose Jayhawks lost 15 14 to Penn State in the Orange Bowl, finishes a close second in the voting.
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Corps of Engineers Plans 2 Million Flood Control Work
Kansas City District, Corps of Engineers, will spend about 2 million dollars on Lawrence flood control improvements and Sunflower Army Ammunition Plant work at DeSoto within six months. Projects total about 30 million this fiscal year with 12 million military and 18 million civil.
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Winter Storm Hits Northeast With Bitter Cold Snap
A major winter storm lashed the Northeast bringing snow and freezing rain from Montana to the Middle Atlantic. Arctic cold followed, driving temperatures to zero or below with blizzard and travel warnings across 14 states. Snow totals reached four to six inches in Wisconsin and five inches in parts of lower Michigan. Freezing rain coated highways south of the snow belt from Indiana to Pennsylvania as cold wave alerts spread from the Dakotas to Kansas and into the Mississippi Valley. Readings fell to 18 below zero at Williston North Dakota and Glasgow Montana after midnight.
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No. 1 Tax Problem Facing Kansas Legislature
Editor notes the 1969 Kansas legislative session will confront tax and revenue issues. Sen. Glee Smith and Rep. Calvin Strowig stress need for equitable funding for education and government, with committees awaiting joint tax study findings before action.
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