Viet Cong Mortar Assault Hits Dong Tam Base Near Saigon
Viet Cong mortars hit the Dong Tam base south of Saigon, causing massive ammunition explosions and destroying helicopters. The attack on the 9th Infantry Division site marked a major action amid the spring offensive with dozens wounded and several American deaths.
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Saigon
9Th Infantry Division
Dong Tam
Ira Hunt
McLean
Hunt
Max Nash
9Th Division
U.S
Col. Hunt
Quang Tri City
Demilitarized Zone
Dmz
Studded tires banned on Kansas highways after April 15
Lawmakers warn against spiked tires on public roads with bans in effect after mid April. Kansas safety chief Claude McCamment notes passengers may use studded tires from November to April. spikes boost winter safety but may damage highways.
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Topeka
Kansas
Claude McCamment
Kansas Highway Commission
Satellite Union Site Scrutinized by KU Student Council
KU All-Student Council debated the proposed Satellite Union site on Irving Hill Road near Allen Fieldhouse. Frank Zilm led a resolution asking officials to consider a site at 15th and Naismith and assess campus accessibility and future construction before moving forward.
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Kansas University Satellite Union
Frank Zilm
St. Louis
Allen Fieldhouse
Irving Hill Road
Zilm
Architecture
N-Zone
R. Keith Lawton
Kansas Union
Frank Burge
Retired KU economist Dr. John Ise dies at 83
John Ise emeritus professor of economics at Kansas University died in Lawrence Memorial Hospital at 83 after years of illness. Survived by wife Lillie and son John Ise Jr and family. another son Charles died in 1955. He taught 39 years at KU retiring in 1955 and authored several books including Economics and The American Way. Funeral arrangements to be announced by Rumsey Funeral Home.
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John Ise
Kansas University
Lawrence Memorial Hospital
Rumsey Funeral Home
Lillie
Miss. St
John Ise Jr
Santa Barbara
Calif
Jennifer
Charles
Ise
Charles Ise
East 19Th Street
Lawrence Humane Society
Mount Oread
Harvard University
DR. Ise
Iowa State College
Doris Fleeson
City and County Eye Joint Law Enforcement Center Plan
The City Commission moves toward a joint site in South Park for a law enforcement facility with possible county leasing options. A 10 member planning commission will replace current boards to develop a county wide comprehensive plan and advise on zoning and land use.
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Building Commission
Join Law Enforcement
South Park
Richard Raney
Raney
County Commission
City Commission
Lawrence
Joint Law Enforcement
Planning Commission
Douglas County
City of
Joint Planning Commission
Lawrence Planning Commission
Douglas County Planning Commission
Escapees tie man in field amid chase over 1967 robberies
Fugitives tied a man in a field after Greathouse fled when sighted by Jerry McClurg in Meriden. McClurg returned with a .22 rifle and fired, forcing Greathouse to flee. In 1967 Greathouse was sentenced to two consecutive 10 to 21 year terms for robbing Rustys Hillcrest Supermarket and the Daniels Jewelry Store. He fled west on U S 40 after the Rustys robbery, later linked to the Daniels store loot. Sheriff Rex Johnson warned residents to be vigilant as hidden cash and jewelry were never recovered. Greathouse, 25, six feet tall, 200 pounds, white with blue eyes and brown hair, wore glasses and had Roeland Park and Kansas City addresses in 1967. He has friends in Des Moines and Omaha.
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Greathouse
Jerry McClurg
Rt. 2
Meriden
Bliss
McClurg
Douglas County District Court
Rusty
Hillcrest
Daniels Jewelry
Mass. St
Black Pom-Pon Girls Debate Expanded KU Squad
A 12 member committee of six KU faculty and six students will study adding Black members to the pom-pon squad. BSU advocates seek two Black regulars and one Black alternate, with press access restricted to aid discussion.
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Kansas University
Balfour
Clarence Reynolds
Kansas City
BSU
Reynolds
Kansas Traffic Deaths Log Shows 124 for 1969 to 9 am Wednesday
Kansas traffic death log reports 124 deaths for 1969 up to 9 am Wednesday in the 24 hour period to 9 am. The March total reaches 28 and the year to date 134 for the comparable 1968 period shows 134 deaths.
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Topeka
Kansas
Pearson to keynote Eggs and Issues breakfast
U.S. Sen. James Pearson of Kansas’ Third District will speak at the Chamber of Commerce Eggs and Issues breakfast at 8 a.m. Saturday at the Virginia Inn. The event will include state legislators Reynolds Shultz John Vogel and Morris Kay discussing local state and federal government matters with Chamber members.
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U.S
James Pearson
Kansas Third District
Chamber of Commerce
Virginia Inn
Chamber
Pearson
Reynolds Shultz
John Vogel
Morris Kay
New Pakistan Ruler Pledges Sanity Return
Pakistan's new military ruler General Agha Mohammed Yahya Khan vowed to bring back sanity and restore conditions for free elections after Ayub Khan's resignation. He said the army has no political ambitions and would pursue constitutional reforms.
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Karachi
Pakistan
Agha Mohammed Yahya Khan
Mohammed Ayub Khan
Ayub Khan
Yahya
Ayub
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