Khe Sanh Fortified as Saigon Drive Sees 800 Enemy Deaths
South Vietnamese rangers repelled a fresh NVA assault on Khe Sanh as allied forces claim more than 800 enemy dead in the first week of a major Saigon area offensive. U S Marines and air power supported a heavy two-pronged push with reports of multiple engagements near Tram Lak and around Haiphong.
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Saigon
Khe Sanh
U.S
Northwest Frontier
Quyet Thang
Tram Lak
Associated Press
al Chang
U.S. 11Th Armored Cavalry
U. S
U.S. 25Th Division
U.S. Marineg
Demilitarized Zone
Hanoi
Dale Walter Doss
Edwin Arthur Shuman
Navy
Haiphong
Family Of Five Seeks Home After Williams Town Fire
A Williamstown family lost their home and all belongings last week in a fire and are in Lawrence this week seeking a new place. Mrs. Taylor and her four sons Carl Merle Donald and Glen stayed with Mrs. Burnham while the fire started about 7 p.m. and everything was gone by then. They have no exact loss estimate but say clothing, furniture, appliances, family heirlooms, and many memories were destroyed.
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Williamstown
Lawrence
Robert Taylor
Taylor
Mrs. Taylor
Carl
Merle
Donald
Glen
News Quiz Editor's Note Answers Reveal Last Week's Highlights
Readers recall key events from the prior week across politics, crime, civil rights, foreign policy, and economy. Questions cover prison riots, Myrdal's South Asia study, civil rights legislation, student protests, New Hampshire primaries, Castro Cuba policies, Vietnam casualties, RFK stance, crime rates, and gold price moves.
Kansans for Alternatives forms in 1968 to push peace plans
A local group named Kansans for Alternatives in 1968 advocates de escalation of the Vietnam War and a negotiated settlement. Joseph Kirschner of Kansas University chairs the group with Leland Pritchard as assistant chair and Joy Haralick as secretary. Gerald Mikkelson is treasurer. The affiliated student group is led by Jack Weeks with John Whalen as assistant chair and Nancy Eusch as secretary. Roger Kanet coordinates as district III state rep. Sherry McGowan serves as state secretary. The group backs Ud McCarthy while he runs and would support Kennedy if McCarthy leaves. It aims to press Kansas delegates to stay uncommitted and hopes to bring speakers like Robert Vaughn.
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Kansans For
Vietnam
Joseph Kirschner
Kansas University
Leland Pritchard
Joy Haralick
Gerald Mikkelson
U.S
Pritchard
Kanet
Eugene McCarthy
Robert Kennedy
Kansas
Robert Vaughn
Vaughn
City Commission Opposes Using South Park for County Building
City Manager Ray Wells told the Douglas County Commissioners the City Commission opposes using South Park as a site for future county building. The county body authorized spending 10,600 from the historical fund with 6,100 for the Douglas County Historical Society and 4,500 for the Santa Fe Trail Historical Society of Baldwin for 1968.
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Ray Wells
Douglas County
South Park
County Commission
Douglas County Historical Society
Talent Unlimited to perform for troops at Fort Riley
About 30 Kansas University students forming Talent Unlimited will entertain troops with two shows Saturday at Fort Riley base auditorium and several appearances at the base hospital. Precautions were taken for Sen Robert Kennedy’s visit to Allen Fieldhouse with a four car escort and law enforcement from the state and local agencies guarding the event.
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Talent Unlimited
Kansas University
Fort Riley
Robert Kennedy
D-N.y
Allen Fieldhouse
Kansas Highways Patrol
Lawrence Police Department
Douglas County
Lawrence High Teens Named for 1968 Boys State Delegation
Fifteen Lawrence High School students and two Eudora High juniors were chosen by the Lawrence Dorsey Liberty American Legion Post No 14 as delegates to the 1968 Boys State at Kansas University June 2 to 6. Alternates from LHS and Eudora were named. selections were based on faculty votes, applications, and a minimum 1.75 GPA.
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Lawrence High School
Eudora High
Lawrence Dorsey-Liberty American Legion Post
Kansas University
LHS
Eudora
Richard Belote
Mikel Cerne
Craig Cropp
Donald Harrell
Bradley Harsha
Robert Hartment
Dwight Hilpman
Marc Joseph
William Kelly
William King Jr
Steven Roger
Edward Lanning
Marc Linton
Neal Pease
Mark Willits
Lawrence
George Abel
Douglas Wehner
Christopher Edmondson
Donald Edmondson
Oxford
Dennis M. Fabert
Mel Fabert
W. 25Th St
Don R. Fornelli
A.D. Fornelli
Charles Getto
Paul Getto
Westwood Rd
Gerald King
George King
Belle Haven
Tim Nelick
Frank C. Nelick
Terrace Rd
Jeffery Sleeper
Carl Sleeper
W. 9Th
Charles Taylor III
Charles B. Taylor
Earl Babb
Russell Lawson
Cherry
Dennis Eisele
John Eisele Jr
Dorsey-Liberty
H. H. Belote
Harvard
Optimist Noon Club
al Cerne
Wellington
Dorsey-Liberty American Legion Post
Roy Cropp
F.C.A
Eagles Lodge
Verna M. Harrell
Elks Lodge
Brad Harsha
W. 20Th St
Challis Shaffer
Topeka
Forty & Eight Volture
Robert Hartman
Herbert Hartman
W. 27Th St. Terr
Kiwanis Jayhawk Club
Hartman
Hi-Y
W.A.S.P
Paul Hilpman
Providence
Kiwanis Lawrence Club
Howard Joseph
Ernest Klooz
Joseph
William D. King
Orchard Lane
Cooperative Farm Chemicals Assn
Steven Koger
Optimist Sunset Club
Daniel Koger
Carolina
Charles Lanning
Ind
Rotary Club
F.C
Bruce Linton
Hilltop
Dorsey-Liberty Post
Elks
Route 2
E” Club
C.Y.O
Melvin Wehner
Birch
Eudora Lions Club
Adryn Grover
American Legion
Rioters Charged After London Anti U S March
Police charged 220 rioters after a 10 000 strong anti US march outside the U S Embassy in Grosvenor Square London. More than 80 officers were injured and 28 hospitalized as 10 000 protesters clashed with police.
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U.S
Grosvenor Square
Nuernberg
Willy Brandt
Stockholm
Vietnam
Paris
Chase Manhattan Bank
Bank of America
TWA
Weekend Crime Report Highlights Local Thefts and Assaults
Lawrence police report a weekend of crime including a $600 cash and cigarettes theft from Wagon Wheel Cafe on West 14th Street. An assault at 6th and Maple Streets left 16 year old Bobby Helm injured. Vandalism and purse and auto thefts were reported near West 23rd Street, Eldridge Hotel, Holiday Inn, and Memorial Drive with losses totaling hundreds of dollars.
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Wagon Wheel
14Th St
Bobby E. Helm
Route 1
Linwood
6Th
Maple Sts
Young Helm
Maple St
Fred Hougland
Route 2
West 23Rd Street
Hoagland
23Rd and
Mass. Sts
Greg A. France
Wichita
Eldridge Hotel
Memorial Drive
Potter Lake
Jail escape figure surrenders in Douglas County
Bob Joe Ward a 20 year old former Lawrence man charged with aiding prisoner Allen Wayne Fry during the March 13 1967 jail escape turned himself in to Douglas County sheriff’s authorities He awaits arraignment Ward allegedly conveyed hack saw blades and aided Fry’s escape Fry was later captured in Wisconsin and sentenced to 5 to 10 years in Lansing Kansas State Penitentiary
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Lawrence
Douglas County
Bob Joe Ward
Miss. St
Ward
Allen Wayne Fry
Fry
Wisconsin
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Kansas State
Lansing
Minnesota
Rune Sey Funeral Home Adv
Funeral home advertisement lists contact information VI 4 1111 with no steps entering or leaving referenced.
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Runesey Funeral Home
University Crash Causes Seven Hundred Dollar Damage
KU police said about 900 damage from a two car collision at 3 35 p m Friday near 15th Street and Naismith Drive. No injuries. Drivers were Thomas Welch Omaha Neb graduate student and Mike Breeden Kansas City Mo Sophomore. Welch sustaining about 700 damage to his car and Breeden 200. Another report notes Richard Bailey Lincoln Neb junior reported a 90 theft from a locked drawer in his Templin Hall room.
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Kansas University
15Th Street
Naismith Drive
Thomas Welch
Omaha
Neb
Mike Breeden
Kansas City
Welch
Breeden
Richard Bailey
Lincoln
Templin Hall
Bailey
Fire destroys home in North Lawrence. seven residents safe
A Saturday night blaze at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Mayhew 326 Perry St in North Lawrence left the south half of the one story house in flames. No occupants were home. seven residents including four children stayed with friends. Loss totaled 3700 with contents uninsured. a puppy died in the fire.
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North Lawrence
Oscar Mayhew
Perry St
Mayhews
Mary Wilson
Ralph Hixson
Walnut St
Pinky
Iowa St
N. J. St
Brown Leaves Commons Amid Resignation Rationale
Former Foreign Secretary George Brown told the House of Commons he quit to preserve democratic rule in Britain. He avoided naming Prime Minister Harold Wilson while signaling concerns over possible dictatorial tactics.
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London
George Brown
House of Commons
Britain
Brown
Harold Wilson
Johnson Eyes Boost In U S Troop Strength In Vietnam
President Johnson is expected to raise U S troop strength in Vietnam by about 35 000 men as part of a moderate increase requested after Gen Westmoreland appealed for more forces The move aims to improve offensive capacity while many troops remain in defensive duties. Republican Rep Findley reports 137 House members support a congressional review of Vietnam policy.
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Washington
Johnson
U.S
Vietnam
William C. Westmoreland
South Vietnam
Westmoreland
Saigon
Khe Sanh
Hue
Paul Findley
House
Findley
Congress
Pluto alias Dis used for Roman underworld god
The Roman god Pluto, ruler of the underworld, was sometimes called Dis in ancient texts and discussions. This alternative name appears in literary and scholarly references noting its Latin roots and mythic equivalence.
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Pluto
God of
the Underworld
Dis
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