Paratroopers Hit VC Leader Today
U S paratroopers ambushed along a trail killed Lam Hiep 28 commander of the Dong Hai Regiment s D800 battalion and another Viet Cong in the Tan Uyen area 25 miles north of Saigon An ambush squad from the 187th Airborne Infantry captured the identity documents and a map on Hiep s body Two other Viet Cong escaped One American was killed and one wounded in the exchange of fire The incident came amid a day of clashes across South Vietnam with US forces reporting 119 Communist soldiers killed and seven Americans killed and 29 wounded across five engagements
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Saigon
U.S
Demilitarized Zone
Dong Hai
Tan Uyen
187Th Airborne Infantry
South Vietnam
Lam Hiep
Hiep
Que Son
da Nang
North Vietnam
Air Force
Army
Americal
Quang Ngai
U.S. 9Th
Camp Carroll
Leatherneck Square
William C. Westmoreland
Vietnam
Planning Commission Defers Zoning Changes in Short Meeting
City Planning Commission defers action on amendments to planned unit development regulations and approves two zoning items. Discussion of Meadowbrook area questions continues with study sessions planned. March and February meetings set for further action. Also approved preliminary and final plats for multiple developments including Alvamar Terrace and Bible Baptist Addition.
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City Planning Commission
City Hall Commission
Commission
Meadowbrook Addition
15Th and
Iowa Sts
Bob Pulliam
John McGrew
Park Hetzel III
23Rd
24Th Sts
Naismith Dr
Ousdahl Rd
King Food Host Tract
2Nd and Maine Sts
Mobile Village Inc
2Nd and
Ark. Sts
Alvamar Terrace
Alvamar Estates
Naismith Valley No. 2
South Hills
Bible Baptist Addition
Driver and Safety Education Conference Set for KU
The Kansas Driver and Safety Education Association and KU Extension announce the annual Driver and Safety Education Conference at Kansas University March 15-16. Don Blythe of Harrison Junior High Great Bend serves as president and conference director. Allstate will award the Driver Education Instructor of the Year during the program.
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Kansas Driver and Safety
Kansas University
Allstate Insurance Company
Kansas
Association
KU Extension
Don Blythe
Harrison Junior High
Great Bend
Kansas Driver and Safety Education Association
Lawrence Officials Warn Potters Lake Unsafe for Skating
University officials in Lawrence caution skaters to stay off Potter Lake as ice is deemed unsafe. Lawrence High School ends finals today with no afternoon classes and the second semester starting Monday. A resident reports a robber spotted around melted snow grounds.
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Kansas University
Potter Lake
Lawrence High School
Lawrence
Rest areas to boost safety on Kansas highways
Tourists traveling on Kansas state and federal highways will find 160 safety rest areas equipped with fireplaces and tables.
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Kansas State
Rhodes Leads FNB Directors Re-Elected With Loretta Yates Promoted
Lawrence's First National Bank re elected all directors at the stockholders and directors meeting. Loretta Yates, employed since 1960, was named assistant cashier and head of the bookkeeping department. The bank reported assets of 21 5 million as of Jan 1, up about 2 8 million from the previous year. Rhodes and Lienhard held key posts as board chair and secretary. Directors praised 1967 gains in loans deposits and capital while urging continued loan growth to support the Lawrence area.
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Wee
Lawrence
First National Bank
Loretta Yates
Warren Rhodes
Richard Barber
Henry Brinkman
Robert Busler
James Campbell
Jim Clark
Corlett Cotton
Robert Georgeson
Donald Hall
Arthur Heck
Chris Kraft
William Lienhard
Russell Mosser
James Owens
M. S. Winter Jr
Rhodes
Lienhard
Harold Flanders
Georgeson
Lynn Anderson
James Miller
Clovis Kirby
Anderson
Busler
Cotton
Kraft
Rhodes, Winter and
Heck
First National
FNB
Docking Urges Dialogue on Kansas Education Support
Gov. Robert Docking told a Kansas conference that a clear public policy for elementary and secondary education funding is needed. He criticized fragmented views from educators, teachers, parents, taxpayers, boards, and branches and urged open discussion beyond media exchanges.
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Topeka
Robert Docking
Kansas
Kansas Congress of Parents and Teachers
Man Is Arraigned Here On Virginia Inn Charge
Henry Miller 19 of Leavenworth arraigned in County Court on a first degree robbery charge linked to the Virginia Inn holdup. Bond set at 1500 with preliminary hearing next Monday. Miller later made 2000 bond in Leavenworth. James T. Faulkner 18 remains in custody in Leavenworth on a related robbery charge.
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Henry Miller
Leavenworth
Virginia Inn
Miller
Leavenworth County
Douglas County
James T. Faulkner
Regents Approve KU Sewer Cost Estimates and Fieldhouse Plan
The Regents vote 7 to 1 to seek special legislative funds for KU sewer costs based on the first official assessment. The board also approves Ft. Hays State College plans for a 7,500-seat fieldhouse, described as a physical education building with spectator seating. Eight regents attended. Clement Hall’s seat is vacant.
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Nichols
Regents
Douglas County Commission
Wells
Bubb
Thomas Griffith
Manhattan
Klinger
Griffith
Sloan
Lawrence Morgan
Goodland
A. H. Cromb
Mission Hills
John F. Eberhardt
Wichita
Ned Cushing
Downs
Clement Hall
Coffeyville
Hall
Robert Docking
Ft. Hays State College
Eberhardt
Regents Approve KU Union Expansion and Building Projects
Regents authorize state architect to proceed with Union expansion including a 38 000 square foot satellite Union between Allen Field House and Jayhawker Investments Inc. project, plus an addition to Malott Hall and other campus work. Changes funded by student fees and restricted funds, with plans for x ray equipment, Hashinger Hall AC upgrade, and metallurgy department merger.
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Allen Fieldhouse
Jayhawker Investments Inc
Bartlesville
Oklo
Malott Hall
Higher Education Facilities Commission
W. Clarke Wescoe
Watkins Hospital
Hashinger Hall
Snow Hall
KU _ Department of Metallurgy and Materials Engineering
Department of
Seven Year Old Survives Quake in Sicily
A seven year old Sicilian girl nicknamed Little Heart survived 50 hours under rubble after a quake that killed two younger siblings in Gibellina. The girl Eleonora di Girolamo, found alive with a smile, was hospitalized after suffering concussion and fractures. Police reported a mother and father alive though injured, and the town of Gibellina reduced to rubble.
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Palermo
Sicily
Eleonora di Girolamo
Castelvetrano
Little Heart
Gibellina
Pacific Northwest and Southwest linked by historic power intertie
The Pacific Northwest and Pacific Southwest are being linked by a historic power intertie and may, in the future, share the Columbia River’s water surpluses.
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Pacific Northwest
Pacific Southwest
Columbia River
Kansas House Sees Conflict of Interest and Registration Bills
In Topeka AP reports the Kansas House introduced bills backed by Democrats to implement Gov. Docking’s ethics plan and ease voter registration. Proposals would require broader disclosures, create branch registration stations, authorize port authorities, and adjust salaries for top state officials.
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Topeka
Robert Docking
Kansas House
House
James Davis
Dkansas City
Thomas van Cleave
Port Authority
House Industrial Development Committee
Leavenworth - Leavenworth
Missouri River
State Insurance Commissioner
State Finance Council
Forestry, Fish and Game
State Horticultural Society
Board of Pharmacy and Healing Arts
Finance Council
State Adjutant General
Savings and Loan
Brand and Livestock
Federal debt nears 350 billion with rising interest
The federal debt edged toward 350 billion this week as the Treasury added 2.5 billion in new cash borrowing to reach 348.17 billion. Officials said the next budget will include 900 million for interest, with current-year interest around 14 billion, second only to defense.
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Washington
Administration
Treasury Department
Congress
Women Chosen In Dimes Drive For 1968 Mothers March
Thirty four area chairmen were named to lead the 1968 Mothers March of Dimes drive. The event on January 30 expects about 500 participating mothers. Area chairs will assign block workers to canvass. A coffee for chairs and volunteers is set for Tuesday at South Park Recreation Center.
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David Kohlman
New Hampshire
Delaware
Mississippi
Vermont
Haskell
Elmwood
March of Dimes
Mothers March
William Elkins
Don Daugherty
William Wentz
Christine Wenrich
Bill Wilson
James Cooper
C. E. Grover
Henry Buck
James Logan
William Woods
Monte Pearson
Robert Mengel
Jesse Newman
Alton Thomas
R. H. Beamer
Bruce Huff
A. A. Troxel
Fred van Vieck
South Park Recreation Center
In Memoriam O D Thomas One Year Later
In loving memory of O D Thomas who passed away January 18 1967. Heartache and tears remain as his wife and family recall the one they loved so dearly. He is sadly missed by his wife and family.
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O. D. Thomas
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Associated Press
Massachusetts — Lawrence
Massachusetts Street
Sixth
Seventh
Journal-World Photo
Docking
Wi. R
Verna
State Farm
State Farm Insurance Companies
Bloomington
Tlinala
KU Medical School
Kansas City
Muehlebach Place
Medical Center
Dimes
Memoriam
Southridge Plaza
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