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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 23, 1969
Page
6
Army autopsy cited botched head surgery and failed wound rebridement as causes of death for Spec. 4 James W. Brigham Jr. He died at Walter Reed Hospital January 17 after captivity by the Viet Cong. Officials had initially avoided naming the Viet Cong to prevent reprisals against other captives.
A long ranking of names and addresses appears, listing patients at Hospital John Emick and several dischargees and dismissals. Included are Mrs. Ethel M Hults Peter Flusser Ottawa Mrs Janet Flowers 730 Ill Deborah Ann Curtis 3511 W 10th and many others with street addresses and towns.
Inmates at Worcester County jail, 235 total, earned B and C marks in Clark University night courses. About half of inmates attend high school classes or take correspondence courses, with 87 earning high school diplomas since last June. Four Clark students will resume classes January 27 as spring term begins.
Douglas County merchants contributed $170 175 96 in sales tax for November 1968, boosting the fiscal year total for July through November to $1 009 293 34. State totals reach $8 876 758 for November and $48 869 260 13 for the year.
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