Ben Het defenses calm after Vietnamese pullback amid new southeast drive
U S officers at Ben Het Special Forces camp report 1000 to 3000 North Vietnamese troops pulled back after heavy U S bombing. South Vietnamese units launched a fresh drive, replacing battle weary troops with helicopter delivered battalions while reporting limited enemy contact and casualties on both sides. A 20 day sweep earlier left North Vietnamese losses estimated above 1800 with 350 US casualties.
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Saigon
U.S
Ben Het
Associated Press
Oliver Noonan
Nounced
Central Highlands
Ben Het-Dak
House Okay Seen Today For Surtax
Washington AP says Republicans seek House approval of Nixon’s surtax extension amid mixed support. Democrats oppose long extension without tax reform. A 10 percent rate through Dec. 31 and 5 percent through June 30, 1970 would raise about 7.64 billion dollars to curb inflation.
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Washington
House
Nixon
Wtlee Nee Taam O
Congress
Susie Bailey Admits Setting Fire in Family Tragedy
Susie Bailey testifies in a Parkersburg preliminary hearing for the fire that killed her parents and 10 siblings. She describes a plan to burn the house after they went to bed and claims her brother Rodger agreed to help.
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Parkersburg
W. Va
Susie Bailey
Susie
Rodger
E. L. Roush
Charles
Rainfall and showers forecast for tonight and July start
Rain fell this morning with .16 inches reported by the Kansas University weather bureau. Ernest Johnson noted about 0.50 inches in the Kanwaka area around 7 a.m. A 70 percent chance of showers or thundershowers is predicted for tonight with a low of 60 to 65. Tomorrow’s highs near the 80s and more rain is forecast for the first day of July.
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Kansas University Weather Bureau
Ernest Johnson
Kanwaka
Weather Bureau
Census totals show Douglas County gain and Lawrence rise
The 1969 Douglas County census reports a population increase of 1,737 to 45,324, with Lawrence city up 1,140 to 32,845. North Lawrence declines 77, Willow Springs loses 58, Lecompton 10 and Clinton 8, while all four county cities gain.
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Douglas County
Darwin Rogers
Lawrence
Kansas University
Baker University
Haskell Institute
North Lawrence
Willow Springs
Lecomtpon
Clinton Township
MNIT
Baldwin
Eudora Regesvacnt
Lecompton
Clinton
Eige
Eudora Grant
Kanwaka
Marion
Palmyra
Wakarusa
Gasoline tax hike and Kansas laws take effect Tuesday
Kansas motorists face a two cent rise in gasoline tax as nearly two thirds of the 1969 legislature's bills take effect. A 61 page revision of the Kansas criminal code including an abortion law is delayed to July 1, 1970. Other measures include consumer goods rules for unordered merchandise and a $27 million annual boost in school aid.
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Topeka
Kansas
Lance Burr
Burr
Robert Docking
Docking
Wheat flow trickles into area as fields remain saturated
Wheat movement remains light across the region with Baldwin reporting the heaviest flow. Jim Faulkner of Baldwin Grain Co. said about 6,000 bushels arrived mainly from Le Loup flats, with moisture around 12 percent and most grades No. 1. Lawrence elevators reported 12 loads. moisture 12 to 15 percent, mostly No. 2 and 3. Eudora and Tonganoxie elevators yielded minimal activity, with one No. 1 load and no wheat at the latter.
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Baldwin
Jim Faulkner
Baldwin Grain Co
le Loup Flats
Lawrence
Faulkner
Paul Gabriel
Farmers Co-op Association
Gabriel
Eudora
Farmers Elevator Co
Elmer Wickey
Tonganoxie
City Manager Praises Police Handling Of South Park Disturbance
City Manager Ray Wells endorsed police actions during Friday night disturbances near the South Park Recreation Center where three were injured and cars damaged by rocks. Reports note the dance ended by 12:20 a.m. and the building cleared by 1:30 a.m., though witnesses contest timing.
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Ray Wells
South Park
Wells
South Park Recreation Center
Robert Stancliff
Rumsey Une Hone Ph VI8 511Ldv
Service at home or away. Rumsey une Hone Ph VI8 511Ldv.
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Rumsey Une Hone
Local Drug Store Advised on Teen Liability
A terse notice mentions Alan of Ranoy Drug Stores and Gene Doane at 824 Mass St regarding presumption delivery and teen liability. The fragment hints at mediation with the mail service and an Ady Auta involved in the proceedings.
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Ree
Alan Tiny
Ranoy Drug Stores
Ady
Auta
Gene Doane
Mass
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