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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 03, 1969
Page
11
Northeast Kansas faces hot humid weather with a 95 degree high and overnight lows in the 70s. Friday brings a chance of showers and cooler temperatures as readings from Journal World show yesterday’s high 91 and a record high of 106 in 1911. Sunrise and sunset are listed as 6 01 a m and 8 52 p m.
Egypt and Israel battled along the Suez Canal for 12 hours with artillery and small arms. Two Israeli soldiers were reported wounded, while Cairo did not confirm Egyptian casualties.
Apollo 11 astronauts Armstrong Aldrin and Collins conducted a flawless final prelaunch rehearsal atop a Saturn 5 at Cape Kennedy. They donned suits, rode to the pad, entered a sealed cabin, and simulated a 9 32 a.m. countdown with tests of launch procedures and in flight maneuvers.
More than 36 000 Jehovah's Witnesses from 50 states and 18 countries will stay from July 18 to 25 for the Peace on Earth assembly in the Kansas City area. Local hotels in Lawrence report near full capacity with some rooms still available, while others spill into surrounding communities as organizers canvass housing.
The Douglas County courthouse gears up for budget season. Forms for department budget prep will be mailed after six month books close, with hearings by the County Commission to follow. Delbert Mathia says forms should go out mid July. three budgets have been submitted, two approved, none covering core county offices. Welfare, extension service budgets approved. Soil Conservation Service submitted, awaiting approval. Other department budgets to be submitted late July.
West Germany recalls its ambassador to Aden after South Yemen recognizes Communist East Germany. Government spokesman Conrad Ahlers says full break is not justified by German interests, with diplomatic ties left intact. The action follows Bonn shutting its Phnom Penh mission last month after Cambodia allied with East Germany.
U Thant called for a world wide pact to ban development production and stockpiling of chemical and germ warfare agents. He urged accession to the Geneva Protocol and proposed clear use prohibitions in war with a 118 page study from 14 experts noting risks and a few recent weapon usages by the United States in Vietnam.
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