Air War Peaks in Viet Nam With Losses and Battles
Air and naval forces in South Vietnam executed hundreds of sorties against targets in the North raising the tempo of the air war. Four U S jets were shot down and three pilots were listed as missing or rescued after bailout. Ground fighting around Quang Ngai and Vinh yielded significant enemy casualties and the Vietnamese and Allied forces seized weapons and dismantled positions. Australia plans to double its combat forces to about 4 500 men in May as part of a broader reinforcement.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
Americas
North Viet Nam
U. S
Air Force
Navy
Thanh Hoa
Hanoi
17Th Parallel Frontier
Vinh
Thunderchief
Binh Duong
Quang Ngai
Royal Australian Regiment
Ex-Commissioner Harris Dies at 79 in Gardner
Douglas Mark Harris 79 a former Douglas County commissioner from Eudora died Monday at Gardner Medical Center He was a retired farmer born on a farm south of Eudora taught rural schools from 1912 to 1921 served as Eudora Township clerk in the 1920s Funeral services are set for 2 p.m. Thursday at the Eudora Methodist Church with burial in Eudora Cemetery Survivors include his wife two daughters sister brother five grandchildren seven great grandchildren and others Friends may call until 11 a.m. Thursday at Rumsey Funeral Home
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Douglas Mark Harris
Douglas County
Eudora
Gardner Medical Center
Gardner
Eudora High School
Kansas University
Harris
Eudora Methodist Church
Harvey Doud
Maynard Beemer
Eudora Cemetery
Henrietta
Rosemary Haines
Leawood
Nadine Conklin
New Orleans
Ruth Tarpley
State College
Jerry Harris
Route 1
Rumsey Funeral Home
Cooperative dairy plant plan for Lawrence area
Olson outlined a new Milk Producers Marketing Company project to build a dairy plant near Lawrence with 250000 pounds daily bottling capacity and 500000 pounds storage. The facility would serve producers within 200 miles, provide cooperative marketing services and quality incentives. Site negotiations began a month ago with chamber officials notified Friday and city officials assisting. The cooperative was formed in 1931 and merged with Lawrence Sanitary in 1959. construction to start after financing details are settled.
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Olson
Lawrence
Chamber of Commerce
Milk Producers Marketing Company
Lawrence Sanitary Company
Dread Student Hurt In Automobile Crash
A Kansas University student from India named Rajendra Srivastava, 30, was treated at Lawrence Memorial Hospital for head cuts after a one car crash west of Eudora on K 10. His sports car overturned while attempting to pass another vehicle and ended in a field. the car sustained about $1000 in damage. He was released after treatment.
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Kansas University
India
Rajendra Srivastava
Lawrence Memorial Hospital
Eudora
Highway Patrol
Dale Heiserman
Srivastava
Heiserman
False alarm robbery report in Lakeview investigated
Douglas County Sheriff Rex Johnson said a report of a possible armed robbery in progress in the Lakeview area last Saturday proved a false alarm. Undersheriff Wayne Schmille said the man was entering his own home and there was no foul play.
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Douglas County
Rex Johnson
Lakeview
Johnson
Wayne Schmille
John
Teachers let tests be auctioned in homeroom period
A Lawrence High School report says during January the final ten minutes of a homeroom class were used for charity projects or teacher approved activities. An auction of old tests by two teachers prompted concern. one test from a previous year and a current open book test were sold. The board reviewed the report but took no action at the meeting.
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Medley
Medely
LHS
Lawrence Board of Education
Woodrow Wilson Fellows and KU Honors Winners
Five Lawrence students and 28 KU contenders feature in the national Woodrow Wilson Fellowship awards. Winners receive 2000 dollars for first year graduate study plus tuition and fees. ten KU students earned honorable mention ratings. The list includes Ruth Bridges, Robert French, Vicki Gillespie, Patricia Hackney, Donald Maddox, and others with majors spanning art history, classics, French, economics, Chinese history, and more.
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Missouri University
Columbia
Kansas State
Kansas City
Rolla
Nebraska University
Oklahoma University
Washington University
St. Louis
St. Louis University
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Oklahoma State University
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Canada
Ruth Bridges
Overland Park
Robert French
Vicki Gillespie
Indianola
Patricia Hackney
Wellington
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Mount Oread
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Princeton University
Europe
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Bryn Mawr
Oxford
Ternity
Alpha Kappa Lambda
Miss Cena
Yale University
France
Germany
Associated Women Students Roles of Women Committee
Chi Omega
Colby
Columbia University
Hong Kong
Donne
Wisconsin University
Johnson
McCollum Hall
the Tartan
Miss Miller
Stanford University
Nickum
KU Rhodes
Harvard University
University Review
Miss Reynolds
AWS
Roles of Women Committee
Miss Smith
Pennsylvania University
Watkins Scholarship Hall
Miss Thompson
Michigan University
AWS House of Representatives
Johnson Wins Senate Vote on Tax Bill After 74 to 10 Margin
The Senate defeated a bid to remove two excise tax increases from the administration's tax bill and restore revenue by suspending a business modernization tax incentive. The 74 to 10 vote marked a decisive Senate test supporting Johnson administration aims. Senator Gore of Tennessee led the defeated amendment seeking to drop higher auto and telephone excise rates reinstated since January 1.
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Washington
Senate
Johnson
Albert Gore
D-Tenn
Newark Teachers Association members punished for strike
Newark N J. teachers and officers of the Newark Teachers Association were fined and given suspended jail terms after last month’s strike in defiance of an injunction. Judge Mintz placed 30 with jail terms on probation for a year and required weekly reports. Fines were 1000 dollars for the association and three officers, and 500 dollars for 31 others. Jail sentences ranged from 30 to 90 days.
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Newark
N.J
Newark Teachers Association
Superior Court
Nelson K. Mintz
Massive quake rattles vast regions including North China
The Japanese Meteorological Agency reports a magnitude 7.3 earthquake shaking North China Siberia and Mongolia with potential extensive damage. Separately the FDA orders removal of hundreds of antibiotic lozenge products for non effective sore throat claims.
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Tokyo
China
Siberia
Mongolia
Japanese Meteorological Agency
Alaska
Crime Rate Drops 7.7 Percent in Lawrence in Two Months
Lawrence police report a 7.7 percent drop in crime for January and February compared with the prior year, totaling 205 incidents. Larceny under $50 leads with 107 cases, down from 140. Arrests cleared 17.1 percent of the two-month total.
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Lawrence
William Troelstrup
Troelstrup
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Wichita
Kansas City
Kan
Topeka
FBI
March of Dimes Meet Reports Drive Progress in Lawrence
The Douglas County March of Dimes chapter holds a meeting tonight at 7:30 in Lawrence National Bank. Drive chairman David Gibson will present the group’s report on the recent fundraiser.
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Douglas County
the March of Dimes
David Gibson
Lawrence National Bank
Lawrence boys plan Manhattan to Lawrence basketball dribble relay
Eight Manhattan High School boys start Wednesday morning to dribble a basketball from Manhattan to Lawrence for the 1:30 p.m. Class AA game Thursday at Allen Fieldhouse. Craig Griffith says they leave at 9:30 a.m. and aim to arrive at the KU campus about 27 hours later.
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Manhattan High School
Manhattan
Lawrence
Manhattan High
Garden City
Allen Fieldhouse
Craig Griffith
KU Team to Have Send Off on Hill
Kansas University basketball players will receive a rousing send off before heading to the NCAA Regional Tournament in Lubbock Texas. A pep rally is planned for 10 20 a m Thursday in front of Strong Hall with the KU pom pon girls yell leaders and Pep Band attending. Members will arrive by bus for transport to the Kansas City Airport.
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Kansas University
Mount Oread
Lubbock
Tex
Vince Bilotta
KU Alumni Association
Strong Hall
Bilotta
Kansas City
Lawrence auto dealer M S Winter in satisfactory condition
M S Winter a longtime Lawrence automobile dealer and civic leader was listed in satisfactory condition at Lawrence Memorial Hospital. He was brought to the hospital Sunday night after a heart attack at his home and is in the intensive care ward with full recovery expected barring unforeseen complications.
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Winter
M. S. Winter
Lawrence
Lawrence Memorial Hospital
W. Hills Parkway
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