42 North Troops Die In Fight at Tay Ninh
AP reports 42 North Vietnamese soldiers killed in a three hour clash near Tay Ninh City 55 miles northwest of Saigon. US losses were one killed and one wounded. during the broader operations 100 enemy troops were killed. Other actions near Nui Ba Den Mountain and Khe Sanh involved US forces with several dozen Viet Cong killed.
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North
Tay Ninh
Saigon
88Th Regiment
U.S. 25Th Divi
Sion
Nui Ba den
U.S
9Th Division
Khe Sanh
U.S. 5Th Mechanized Infantry
June Rain Pummels Lawrence Wheat Fields and Power Lines
Rain dominated Lawrence in June with 12.57 inches over 12 days, dampening wheat harvests and delaying milo planting. A power outage at Deerfield Substation followed a lightning strike, while forecasts suggested continued rain with temperatures near 80 by midweek. Basements seep and construction stalls reflect the soggy period.
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Lawrence
Austin Steadham
Kansas Power & Light
Deerfield
State of Siege Declared as Argentina Turmoil Mounts
Argentina imposed a state of siege amid terrorism and labor unrest during Gouvernor Nelson Rockefeller’s Latin America visit. A 24 hour general strike against Ongania’s regime began, as leaders like Raimundo Ongaro were arrested and Augustin Vandor was killed in a dawn attack on his Buenos Aires office.
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Buenos Aires
Argentina
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Nixon
New York
Juan Carlos Ongania
Rockefeller
Haiti
Ongania
Latin America
General Labor Confederation
CGT
Rai
Augustio Vandor
Vandor
Metal Workers Union
Corrientes
Juan D. Peron
June Rain Stock Market Brief Closes Up
New York stock market closes with the Dow Jones 60-stock index at 312.1, up 1.0 point. The bulletin notes overall gains in the day’s trading across sectors as investors react to market conditions.
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New York
Free Prescription Delivery From Raney Drug Stores
Banks of Douglas County will be closed on Friday July 4 1969 and Saturday July 5 1969 in observance of the Fourth of July. Adv notice states Raney Drug Stores offer free prescription delivery and mall service during the holiday period.
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Raney Drug Stores
Douglas County
Bombing of NE Wichita Super Market Shocks City
In Wichita Kansas a dynamite bombing of Bazook Thriftway at 2101 East 21st Street followed four nights of rock throwing and attacks on motorists and businessmen. A 66 year old employee escaped injury as two blasts opened holes in the roof while a third bundle with a long fuse failed to detonate. Police note possible nonracial motives and cite prior vandalism in November.
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Wichita, Kan
Wichita
Bazook Thriftway
East 21St Street
Civil rights groups stage sit in at Attorney General office
A coalition of NAACP, SCLC, and Southern Friends Service Committee members entered Attorney General Mitchell's office seeking a personal hearing on desegregation policy. They refused to leave, planning a silent vigil until Mitchell appears on Capitol Hill.
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Washington
John N. Mitchell
Mitchell
Capitol Hill
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
Southern Christian Leadership Conference
The
Southern Friends Service Committee
Elderly Sisters Die After 20 Day Drive Toward Home
In Lake County Florida two elderly sisters Katherine and Louisa Freidrich aged 80 and 94 traveled for nearly three weeks after leaving Tavares seeking home. Katherine died in the sun after their Plymouth became stuck. Louisa, exhausted, died later at a Clermont hospital. Police say they persisted without stopping to ask for help.
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Clermont
Fla
Katherine
Louisa Freidrich
Lake County
Louisa
Tavares
Charles Installed as Prince of Wales Amid Wales Turmoil
In Caernarvon Wales Charles of Windsor was crowned Prince of Wales as Queen Elizabeth II placed the coronet on his head. Bomb scares and an egg thrown at the carriage punctuated the pageantry witnessed by 3 000 to 5 000 onlookers and TV audiences worldwide.
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Caernarvon, Wales
Charles of Windsor
Britain
Principality of Wales
London
Caernarvon
Tricia Nixon
Duke of Edinburgh
Prince Charles
Charles
Wales
Gasoline price hike prompts cautious public reaction
Lawrencians react to a two cent per gallon gas tax increase aimed at highway and local road funding. Revenue, split 60 to cities and 40 to Douglas County, won’t hit use until 1970. Prices rise across stations, with regular and premium rates shown. residents express mixed reactions as motorists adjust to higher costs and anticipated repairs.
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Douglas County
Acme Cleaners Service Opens Downtown Mall Outlets
Acme Cleaners announces new personalized dry cleaning service at malls and downtown locations including Hillcrest and Ady districts. The openings expand reach and offer custom garment care with targeted neighborhood access.
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Acme Cleaners
Malls
Downtown
Hillcrest
Ady
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James Calleghan
Burl Blackburn
Journal-World Photo
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