21 More Americans Killed Before Vietnam New Year
In the 36 hours before Tet cease fire, communist forces killed 21 Americans and wounded 137 across South Vietnam. Attacks targeted Lai Khe, An Khe, Holloway, Phu Bai, and Khe Sanh areas, including a Marine convoy ambush near Khe Sanh. U.S. and allied forces prepared for a scheduled seven day truce beginning Saturday.
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Saigon
South Vietnam
U.S
Khe Sanh
Lai Khe
U.S. 1St Infantry Division
An Khe
Holloway
Highlands
U.S. 25Th Infantry Division
1St Corps
Phu Bai
3Rd Marine Division
Vietnam
Air Force
U.S. Air Force
Navy
Marine
Ex-Solon Convicted Again in Conflict of Interest
Former Maryland congressman Thomas F. Johnson, 58, was convicted of seven counts of conflict of interest and a conspiracy count on a speech, in a second trial without a jury in U.S. District Court Baltimore. The case traces to a 1962 indictment and a 1963 sentence for six months and a $5,000 fine.
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Baltimore
Thomas F. Johnson
Maryland
U.S. District Court
R. Dorsey Watkins
Watkins
Johnson
Congress
Bean
J. Kenneth Edlin
Bona Fide Legal Services
Department of Justice
House of Representatives
U.S. 4Th Circuit Court of Appeals
U.S. Supreme Court
Lawrence boys choir tryouts scheduled this week and weekend
Lawrence Parks and Recreation announces unchanged voice tryouts for boys aged seven and up at the South Park recreation center from 4 to 5 p.m. next Monday through Wednesday and Saturday February 3 from 1 to 3 p.m. Auditions may sing My Country Tis of Thee or America the Beautiful under David Bezona. The adult mixed choir meets 7 p.m. Monday at Central Junior High School. Traffic remains blocked on 19th Street and Rockledge Road due to sewer and water line projects, expected to continue for several days.
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Lawrence Boys
South Park Recreation Center
America the Beautiful
David Bezona
Lawrence Parks and Recreation Department
Central Junior High School
Lawrence
19Th Street
Rockledge Road
Louisiana
Ohio Street
Ninth Street
Century Drive
North Korea warned against Pueblo crew trial
The United States warned North Korea against trying the USS Pueblo crew as criminals and urged the International Red Cross to seek access for the sailors.
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Cin
U.S
North Kerea
International Red Cross
Thefts Reported Across City Include Auto Parts and Home Radios
Police logged several thefts and a break in on Thursday. William Copp reported three tires and rims stolen from his auto on 7 p.m. Wednesday to 10 a.m. Thursday, valued at 206. Katherine Hafferkamp said a tran sistor radio worth 70 was taken Tuesday night. Granada Theater on Mass Street reported rear door pried and a rock broken front window. damage totalled 41.
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William M. Copp
W. 26Th St
Katherine Hafferkamp
N.H. St
Granada Theater
Mass. St
Man Guilty In Burglary Case
A 21 year old Kansas City man was found guilty of third degree burglary by a 12 man Douglas County District Court jury after 25 minutes of deliberation. Lawrence Phillips faced a Puckett residence burglary on April 5 1967 at 1109 Del Street. He faces 1 to 3 years in prison.
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Kansas City, Mo
Douglas County District Court
Lawrence Phillips
Harry Puckett
del. St
Frank Gray
Gray
Phillips
Allen Lewis
Kansas City
Puckett
Kansas State Senitentiary
Lewis
Kansas State Industrial Reformatory
Hutchinson
Lawrence
Douglas County
Chancellor Sees funding fears for future higher education
The chancellor warns that Viet Nam era pressures and rising costs threaten graduate study and enrollments while a halt in hostilities could boost numbers. He calls for affordable housing, decentralization, and increased private and federal funding as essential to sustain KU amid budget cuts and shifting priorities. John Gardner resigns as HEW secretary, a major setback.
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California
Berkeley
John Gardner
Four Men Hurt In Pike Accident Near Lawrence
Four Kansas City area men were injured Thursday afternoon when their 1967 car left the Kansas Turnpike west of Lawrence, struck a pillar of the Iowa Street bridge, and overturned. Driver Herbert M. Sloan, 58, suffered a broken leg and cuts. passengers Mark Kaly, Paul Benson, and Mark Remington sustained a broken wrist, ankle, and a sprained ankle respectively. three were hospitalized at Lawrence Memorial Hospital in fair to good condition.
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Kansas City Area
Kansas Turnpike
Lawrence
Turnpike
Herbert M. Sloan
Kansas City
West Lawrence
Iowa Street
Sloan
Lawrence Memorial Hospital
Mark Kaly
Shawnee Mission
Paul Benson
Mark Remington
Kaly
LMH
Remington
Benson
Two Non Injury Auto Crashes Reported Thursday
At 12 30 p m near Naismith Drive and Crescent Road Stephen L Weeks 21 of Fireside Drive collided with Evelyn F Brekke 50 of Leawood causing 450 and 175 in damages. At 7 a m Thursday in front of 903 East 13th Street Arley E Smith 29 of Almira Street lost control crossing a railroad tie rod broke and struck a parked car belonging to Joe B Lown causing 125 and 165 in damages.
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Naismith Dr
Crescent Rd
Stephen L. Weeks
Fireside Dr
Evelyn F. Brekke
Leawood
Weeks Auto
Brekke
E. 13Th St
Arley E. Smith
Almira St
Joe B. Lown
Lown
Smith
Avery weighs Senate bid in Kansas
Former Kansas governor William H. Avery said he is actively pursuing a U S Senate candidacy and likely will decide by late February. Incumbent Republican Senator Frank Carlson has announced retirement.
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Topeka
William H. Avery
U.S. Senate
Frank Carlson
Service Day of Night at Rumsey Funeral Home
Advertisement notes a service day and night at Rumsey Funeral Home with contact number VI 3 5111. The short ad provides limited details on services offered and booking.
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Rumsey Funeral Home
Vietnamese See Operations Here
Sixteen South Vietnam officials on a U S tour to study local government systems. Sponsored by the State Department, the group includes deputy province chiefs and regional officials. They visited Lawrence after arriving Jan 6 in Honolulu and will end the trip Feb 17 in Washington D C.
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Department of State
A. E. Laurencelle
State Department
South Vietnam
Lawrence
Wamego
Honolulu
Hawaii
U. S
Washington
Washington, D. C. Cities Visited Will Include Los Angeles, Calif
Raleigh
N. C
Hartford
Conn
New York
Wichita
Topeka
el Dorado
William H
Weight Control Doctor Paid Over 200000 In Income Tax
Dr Louis L Rubel of Decatur Illinois testified before the Senate antitrust subcommittee that he paid more than 200000 in income tax last year. He reported 85000 patient visits and about one million dollars in gross receipts from his weight control practice. He defended diet pills as a safe effective obesity treatment and noted commissions of about 1200 monthly from Lanpar Co for pills sold to doctors he trains.
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Washington
Louis L. Rubel
Decatur
Ill
Rubel
Peoria
Clayton, Mo
Senate Antitrust Subcommittee
Lanpar Co
Dallas
Tex
Illinois
KU Professors Plan Raleigh Trip Saturday Morning
Cape associate director James W. Drury and professors Ed win O. Stone and Harold E. Riehm will depart Saturday morning for Raleigh North Carolina. The group is part of the KU Governmental Research Center and political science faculty.
Skate Pond Plan Delayed by Drainage Board Veto
Douglas County plans for a 10 acre ice skating pond near Broken Arrow Park were put on hold after the Wakarusa Haskell and Eudora Drainage District vetoed initial work. Commissioner Harvey Booth said the district requires a drainage ditch be completed first and revisions will push construction to next winter.
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Broken Arrow Park
Douglas County
Harvey Booth
Booth
Wakarusa, Haskell and Eudora
Living Costs Alarm White House in Election Year
A White House source says rising living costs threaten wage gains as 1967 ends with 3.1 percent annual inflation. Labor officials note December prices rose for most categories, pushing the CPI to 118.2 and costing about $11.82 for goods valued at $10 in the base period.
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Washington
White House
Labor Department
Arnold Chase
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Chase
Ten Minute Kansas Senate Session Ends With Key Votes
The Kansas Senate met briefly in Topeka for a session under ten minutes and recessed for the weekend. It delayed final action on an education bill creating a nonpartisan State Board of Education and advanced a joint committee to study the Kansas tax structure with a report due by December 1969. The upper chamber also approved bonds to fund a student union parking lot at a state college or university and a House bill modifying taxable income definitions under the Kansas Income Tax Act.
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Topeka
Kansas Senate
Senate
Frank S. Hodge
Laird says U S was warned on North Korea move
Rep. Melvin Laird charged that the U S government had been warned early this month that North Korea planned action against the Navy intelligence ship Pueblo. He cited a radio broadcast by the Communists protesting electronic surveillance near the area.
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Milwaukee
Wis
Melvin Laird
R-Wis
U.S
Navy
Pablo
Pearl Harbor
Wisconsin
Washington
Milwaukee Journal
Laurence C. Eklund
Laird
House Republican Conference
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North Koreans
United States
James
W. Drury
Kansas University
Hoang Thi Quynh Hoa
Hue
Drury
Journal- World Photos
Pike
Avery
Journal-World
Senators
Henrietta A. Fuller
Vinland Church of Christ
George Hoskinson
Warren
Vikin
Alexander
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