Battle Deaths Show Decline In Past Week
AP report from Saigon notes decline in battle deaths in Vietnam for the past week with 247 Americans killed in action, down 88 from the prior week. Wounded also dropped, and enemy fatalities were tallied at 3,988. Total cumulative American KIA since Jan 1, 1961 reaches 36,625 with 234,889 wounded and 1,337 missing or captured. Enemy killed since 1961 totals 520,219.
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Saigon
Vietnam
U.S
Paris
South Vietnam
Red Cross assigns Topeka disaster case worker
Mrs. Karel Blaas from Lawrence will lead Red Cross disaster case work in Topeka after a Sunday storm damaged twenty mobile home trailers and injured eighteen people. She oversees rehabilitation and support for affected families in the area.
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Karel Blaas
Lawrence
American Red Cross
Apollo 11 Launch Rehearsal Set for Friday at Cape Kennedy
AP reports the Apollo 11 team will begin a seven day countdown rehearsal at Cape Kennedy including loading propellant on the Saturn 5 rocket. The first phase ends next Wednesday with a final countdown drill to follow. Neil Armstrong Edwin Aldrin and Michael Collins will ride the Saturn 5 to space on July 16 with a subsequent moon landing four days later.
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Fla
Neil A. Armstrong
Edwin E. Aldrin Jr
Michael Collins
Space
Armstrong
Aldrin
Moon
Topeka United Fund Sets 1970 Campaign Goal
The Topeka United Fund board shares a 1970 campaign goal of $996,981, up 7.5 percent from 1969’s $928,662. Campaigns begin in October, with no new agencies added but some service expansions planned by existing agencies.
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Topeka
Topeka United Fund Board of Directors
OCU President John Olson Dies at Campus Theater
Dr. John F. Olson, 49, president of Oklahoma City University, collapsed at Kirkpatrick Auditorium entering a Lyric Theater production of My Fair Lady. He died at Baptist Memorial Hospital after aid from doctors and a pulmotor unit. Services pending.
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Oklahoma City University
John F. Olson
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Baptist Memorial Hospital
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Lyric Theater
Tom Bowie
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Methodist University
DePauw University
Limfjord in Jutland Covers 660 Square Miles
Denmark's Limfjord spans across Jutland and covers about 660 square miles of water, a notable coastal feature reported in the region.
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Denmark
Limfjord
Jutland
Fans gather to view Judy Garland body in New York
A crowd of about 500 gathered behind police barricades near Madison Avenue and East 81st Street to glimpse Judy Garland's body as it arrived in New York. A private funeral is planned, with public viewing set for today and Friday. Her death was ruled an accidental overdose of sleeping pills.
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New York
Judy Garland
Bronx
Marylin Davis
East 81St Street
Madison Avenue
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Singer
Liza Minnelli
Chelsea
John Trehearne
London
Gavin Thurston
Local 6 and Anheuser Busch Reach Tentative Contract
Brewers and Molders Local 6 and Anheuser Busch tentatively settle a four week strike covering seven plants led by Robert F. Lewis. Pickets remain as union approves a national negotiation framework. Jacksonville, Houston, and St. Louis plants affected with disputed schedules and contract length.
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Anheuser Busch, Inc
Robert F. Lewis
Brewers and Maltsters Local 6
Chicago
Houston
Tex
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Fla
Newark
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Columbus
Ohio
Tampa
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Nixon advocates at House Gym Club dinner
President Nixon surprised the House Gymnasium Club at its annual dinner in Washington to lobby for extending the income tax surcharge. He recalled joining the group in 1947 and urged lawmakers to vote on the surtax extension next Monday.
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Nixon
House Gymnasium Club
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