Hospital Seizure Reported Amid Heavy Vietnam Shelling
Communist forces shelled al lied bases and installations including a hospital run by American doctor Patricia Smith in Kontum. One Montagnard patient killed, four wounded. a German nurse abducted. U S forces reported near 300 enemy killed near Khe Sanh and 48 Americans killed at Duc Duc. Navy planes struck Hanoi area targets on the Red River.
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U.S
Kontum
Patricia Smith
Seattle
Wash
Kontum City
Highlands City
Khe Sanh
North Vietnam
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Enterprise
Red River
Hanoi
U.S. Navy
U.S. 1St Air Cavalry Division
45H
Duc Duc
da Nang
Travelers Protective Association to discuss Lawrence Horse Show sponsorship
Members are asked to meet at 7 30 tonight at the 4H Fairgrounds to discuss possible sponsorship of the 1968 Lawrence Horse Show. TPA president Raybert Thornton notes the Lawrence Jaycees are not sponsoring this year and urges all members to attend.
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Travelers Protective Association
4H Fairgrounds
Lawrence
TPA
Raybert Thornton
Lawrence Jaycees
Rumnecy General Home V1a Bt EN
A compact report notes service status at Rumnecy General Home. The item outlines home operations and care arrangements, indicating ongoing work and general conditions.
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Rumnecy General
Pressure Grows for Action on Civil Disorder Crisis
Washington AP report says members of the President’s Commission on Civil Disorders and big-city mayors press Congress for multibillion-dollar steps to solve the nation’s racial crisis. They warn of costs but urge decisive action to curb urban violence and poverty, with plans for nationwide public appearances to push implementation.
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Washington
President's Commission On Civil Disorders
Congress
Commission
Eugene J. McCarthy
Minnesota
New Hampshire
George H. Mahon
D-Tex
House
Tions
Mahon
John V. Lindsay
New York
Lindsay
Edward W. Brooke
R-Mass
Senate clamps on debate shift in civil rights housing bill
The Senate voted 65 to 32 to cut off debate on a compromise civil rights and open housing measure. The move, backed by the administration, limits each senator to one hour of debate on the bill and its amendments. Senators Mansfield Javits Dirksen urged swift passage amid bipartisan support and warnings from opponents.
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Washington
Senate
Mike Mansfield
Mansfield
Jacob K. Javits
R-N.y
Everett M. Dirksen
Illinois
Dirksen
President’s Advisory Commission On Civil Disorders
U.S
Warming Trend Seen Briefly in Lawrence Forecast
Forecasters predict a brief warming in Lawrence with values above 50 degrees by midday today and a high near 60 Tuesday. The five day outlook then shows temperatures about 3 to 10 degrees below normal, with highs around 40 and lows near 26, and precipitation about a quarter inch with possible Friday rain or snow.
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Lawrence
Journal-World
District 497 School Board Agenda Updates Tonight
The board will vote on a proposed teachers salary schedule and elementary school boundaries. The public session starts at 7 30 pm in the Administration Building at 21st and La Streets.
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la. Sts
Three Hurt In Weekend City Traffic Incidents
Three people were injured in weekend traffic accidents in the city. Joseph Bryant, 5, was treated for a concussion and hip bruise after being struck by a 1962 blue Chevrolet convertible near his home on Friday. the driver remained unknown. Two others were hospitalized overnight at Lawrence Memorial Hospital following incidents on Saturday and Sunday, including a collision involving David McConnell, 25, and a de-rail of Larry Nitsch, 15, with details noting damages and the pursuit of identifying the motorist.
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Joseph B. Bryant
Bill W. Bryant
22Nd St
Terr
Young Bryant
Ft. Leavenworth Hospital
10Th Street
Edsord Drive
David B. McConnell
Randall Rd
Kansas Color Press
Haskell Ave
McConnell
15Th Street
Haskell Avenue
Larry W. Nitsch
Nitsch
Students in Limbo over Census Count in Douglas County
Douglas County officials clash over whether Kansas University Baker University and Haskell Institute students belong in the county population for the 1968 state census. The county commissioners say yes while county assessor Darwin Rogers says no, affecting state tax revenue shares.
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Kansas University
Baker University
Haskell Institute
Douglas County
Darwin Rogers
State Board of Agriculture
Board of Agriculture
State Board of Ag
Lawrence
Baker
Haskell
Kansas
Rogers
Dr. Walter Judd To Speak On World Tensions
Former U S representative and UN delegate Dr Walter H Judd will discuss America and tensions in today s world at 4 pm Tuesday in the Forum Room Kansas Union The Kansas Masonic Foundation lecture invites the public He is a physician missioner radio commentator editor and Goodwill director with ties to China and the U S Congress and UN General Assembly.
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Walter H. Judd
U.S. House of Representatives
America
Kansas Union
Kansas Masonic Foundation
Judd
Minnesota
U.S
General Assembly of
United Nations
Washington, D. C
Washington Report
Reader’s Digest
American Bureau For
China
Goodwill Industries Inc
Congregational Church Foreign Mission Board
Nebraska University
Mayo Foundation
Weekend criminals charged in two separate assaults in Douglas County
Two men faced felonious assault charges after separate incidents. Simon Miguel, 20, of Haskell Institute, and Eugene Westergren, 41, of 932 N.H. St., were arraigned in Douglas County Court with $1,500 bonds and preliminary hearings set for Friday afternoon. Police report Martine, 21, also of Haskell Institute, was stabbed after being attacked by three men near 24th and Vt. Streets while escorting a friend.
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Douglas County
Simon Miguel
Haskell Institute
Miguel
Norman N. Martine
Martine
Haskell
Javomen
Eugene Westergren
N.H. St
Westergren
Senate to Act Next on Fair Housing Bill in Kansas
The Kansas House passed fair housing legislation 93 to 27 and sent it to the Senate with support from 47 Republicans and 46 Democrats. The measure would ban discrimination in sale, rental, and financing of homes, with certain rental exemptions, and faces a possible Senate reception.
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Topeka
House
Senate
Homer Floyd
The
Kansas Civil Rights Commission
House State Affairs Committee
Lawrence February building boom sets city record
February building permits in Lawrence totaled 3,814,710, the highest monthly value in city history, surpassing last July’s 2,378,500. The year-to-date reached 4,196,310, over a third of last year’s record 12,355,800, with Clemmons Construction of Topeka securing a 3,015,000 permit for a 300,000 square foot B F Goodrich distribution center.
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Oace
Ken Jorgensen
Clemmons Construction Co
Topeka
B. F. Goodrich Co
Santa Fe
North
Iowa
Lakeview Road
Bradley Construction Co
University State Bank
Iowa St
Theta Tau Fraternity
B.‘ A. Green ‘Construction 'Co
Stewart
Ave
Goodrich
Western Hames
Conn
Bales
Belle Haven Or
Western Haies
7Th St
Hird
Gonutrudthie
Vest
Nell Harris
Lam O'Shanter
Western Homes
Western
Momen
27Th St
Perr
Lawrence Construction
Harevard
Ae Ae
20Th Ste
John Bell
Rial
Pyignt Perry
BOL Rande I
Lloyd
Ain Ra
Dana’ Dowd
M. K Thornhill
Harvey
Bodrich
Bradley Construction University
Blate Bank
Weather Outlook Northeast Kansas Warmer Through Tuesday
The forecast calls for mostly fair and warmer conditions in northeast Kansas through Tuesday. Winds from west to southwest diminish tonight. temperatures fall to the mid 30s tonight and rise to the lower 60s Tuesday. The five day outlook shows highs near 40 and lows near 25 with about a quarter inch of precipitation possible Friday or Saturday.
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