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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 31, 1969
Page
9
American engineer Paul Bail was arrested in Iraq on spying related actions and may be released soon. The Information Minister said the government would be tolerant and that the revolutionary court is preparing to try more spies after 14 Iraqis were executed.
National Airlines DC8 with 63 aboard diverted to Havana after a hijacking near Grand Isle Louisiana. Captain Charles Leeds reported the hijack as a man with a gun at the stewardess Donna Goldinher’s neck, the crew later returned the aircraft to Miami.
American air cavalrymen uncovered a vast base about 53 miles northwest of Saigon in War Zone C. The facility covers four square miles and could host 750 to 1,000 bunkers with hundreds of bunkers, a hospital, dining halls, a bicycle shop, and a commander. It is believed to be prepared for a winter spring offensive against U S and South Vietnamese targets.
In Paris the Vietnam peace talks, deadlocked after two sessions, settled into weekly propaganda battles. Four delegations met for over seven hours on the Viet Cong offensive anniversary, producing no progress but agreeing to meet again next Thursday. Henry Cabot Lodge and Pham Dang Lam urged reviving the demilitarized zone as a first step toward peace.
A Soviet Army lieutenant, Ilyin of the Leningrad Engineers, borrowed a policeman’s uniform and fired on a motorcade of government leaders and cosmonauts at the Kremlin Borovitsky Gate on Jan 22. He died shortly after.
Police seized about 124 pounds of marijuana worth 100000 and two rifles plus three pistols and 2600 in cash. Maurice Mays and Velma McIntosh house links led to 72 bags inside suitcases and a hidden panel cache. Velma McIntosh and her sons were arrested. Federal agents questioned the McIntosh brothers to trace the drug source.
The Lawrence area faces more snow as a storm system moves into eastern Kansas Saturday. Temperatures will stay cloudy with light north winds and warmer daytime highs. Overnight lows reached six degrees at the KU weather station, while the Journal-World thermometer hit minus one. Light sleet formed with dense fog reported Thursday night, but no snowfall accumulation was noted.
Alsa immediate mail service introduced by J Raney Drug Stores offers free prescription delivery. The program aims to streamline access to medications and expands customer convenience across its network.
Douglas County directs zoning administrator John Clyatt to notify sign companies of illegal and nonconforming signs after most signs lack permits and grace period expired. County plans enforcement to target owners along highways and sign firms with extensive nonconforming or outdated ads totaling over 160 cases.
New York stock market closes with the Dow Jones average at 359.7, up 1.9 points as 60 stocks advance. Investors react to light volume and early gains in industrials and utilities.
KU registrar William L. Kelly notes 10 451 enrollment forms processed as of Thursday night amid expected 5 to 7 percent mid semester shrinkage. Second semester classes began at Mount Oread with special Saturday graduate enrollment in Bailey Hall for education majors due to work schedules and weather disruptions.
President Nixon asks Defense Secretary Laird to form a commission to develop a plan ending the draft after Vietnam spending, while announcing moves to boost police judges and prosecutors in Washington. He visits the Pentagon and to rebuilding efforts in a riot-torn Negro area as crime measures loom.
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