Viet Nam War Updates Include Hue Battles and Saigon Offense
Reports describe B52 raids on A Shau Valley depots near Hue and continued strikes on enemy positions. U S and South Vietnamese forces push in Saigon area with Task Force operations around Trang Bang and Ap Long Muc while Marines near the Rockpile suffer casualties.
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A Shau
Hne
sLt
Robert’ E. Cushman
1St Corps
Hue
Ho Chi’ Minh
Laos
U.S
Vietnam
South Vietnam
Saigon
Quyet Thang
Phe
North Vietnam
Panhandle
Trang Bang
Ap Long Muc
Phu Bai
Tornado Warning Change Announced for Lawrence
Douglas County civil defense director Bob Hellstrom says changes to the tornado warning system will include four ten second blasts from Kansas University and Lawrence Paper Co. sirens and three to five minute alerts from Haskell Institute and FMC plant sirens. Police patrols will monitor with warning sirens and a test is planned to familiarize residents with the new sounds. No date set for the test yet.
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Lawrence
Bob ‘Hellstrom
Douglas County Civil Defense
Kansas University
Lawrence Paper. Co
Haskell Institute
FMC
Civil Defense
Hellstrom
Stolen Car Recovered Northwest of Jarbalo
Lawmen recovered a 1967 car stolen from Lawrence between 3:30 p.m. and 10 p.m. Monday. The vehicle, owned by Roy A. Hamil of 841 Maine St., was found under a tree in a farm field about three miles northwest of Jarbalo and towed to Tonganoxie. The loss was valued at $3 300. Police also found copper wire, radiators, and large copper pipe stolen from Auto Wrecking and Junk Co. near 712 E. 9th St. The items, worth about $71, were located by officers near 8th and Pa. Sts. An unknown person shot a BB hole in Tom Parker’s window at 1924 W. 5th St., causing $60 in damage.
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Lawrence
Jarbalo
Roy A. ‘Hamil
Maine St
15Th Street
Naismith Drive
Hamil
Kansas University
Tonganoxie
Auto Wrecking and Junk Co
9Th St
8Th
Pa. Sts
Tom Parker
W. 5Th St
Borland Involved In Scooter Car Collision
Roger A. Borland, 21, of 926 Miss. St., remains in good condition at Lawrence Memorial Hospital after a Tuesday afternoon traffic collision. He was riding a three wheeled city water department scooter when it collided with a car at 6th and East Streets, suffering a possible concussion and cuts.
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Roger A. ‘Borland
Miss. St
Lawrence Merial
Borland
Water Department
Hele
Sts
Sub Sewer Area Subject of Meet
Douglas County commissioners plan Friday talks on creating a second sub sewer district in Wakarusa Main Sewer District No 10. Jack Robinson of Black and Veatch will propose boundaries and assess feasibility. District No 10 covers about 2000 acres at the south and west edge of the city. Nieder Acres may join the new sub district south of the city and west of Highway 59.
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Douglas County
Wakarusa
Jack Robinson
Black and Veatch
Robinson
Nieder Acres
U.S. Highway 59
Capp scoffs at students in Lawrence visit
Cartoonist Al Capp lectured at KU in Lawrence criticizing college welfare, student activism, and modern art while promoting his festival lineup. He quipped that students are on welfare and urged work over dependence, noting his tour sponsorship by KU Student Union Activities.
Memphis March Turned Violent as King Led Protest
In Memphis Tennessee hundreds of Negro demonstrators turning violent during a King led march looted stores and smashed windows on Beale and Main Streets. Police used teargas and armed squads to clear the downtown area after a riot amid a 7 week strike by garbage workers seeking higher pay union recognition and dues deductions.
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Memphis, Tenn
Martin Luther King
Beale Street
King
New York
Two Die After Midair Collision Over St Louis
A DC-9 from Ozark Air Lines landed safely at Lambert field after colliding midair with a single engine Cessna 150. The two men in the light plane died. witnesses described a dramatic impact and debris scattered near Hazelwood. FAA investigators probe the crash.
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Ozark Air Lines
Paul J. Rodgers
Ozark
Russell Fitch
Lambert - St. Louis
Chicago
Peoria
Specialty Tool Co
Hazelwood
Cessna
Bob Allen
Piedmont
Interstate Airmotive
John Brooks
Ken Greening
KU Festival of the Arts Events At Hoch Auditorium
Cartoonist Al Capp speaks at 8 tonight in Hoch Auditorium as part of KU Festival of the Arts. The festival also features the New Cinema Festival at 8 p.m. Friday and a concert by Ella Fitzgerald at 8 p.m. Saturday, sponsored by Student Activities at KU.
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Virginia Inn
Capp
Lawrence
Kansas University Festival
Kansas University
Henry Gendzahler
Metropolitan Museum of Art
New York City
Hoch Auditorium
Mark van Doren
Oscar Peterson
Ed Emshwiller
Harkness Ballet
Henry Geldzahler
Hoch
Ella Fitzgerald
Oil Meeting Planned At 12th Annual Institute
Oil jobbers will learn by doing about estate planning at the 12th Annual Petroleum Marketers Management Institute. April 16 18 at Kansas University. The case study method will cover a mythical oil jobbership and its estate issues. About 50 oil jobbers are expected to attend, says institute coordinator Robert Nelson.
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Petroleum Marketers Management Institute
Kansas University
Robert Nelson
University Extension
Nelson
KU Group Aids McCarthy Campaign Tour in Wisconsin
About 35 Kansas University students will spend a weekend in West Bend and Milwaukee canvassing for Sen. Eugene McCarthy in the Wisconsin primary. Led by Jack Weeks, the group promotes de escalation of the Vietnam war and a negotiated settlement. The students stayed with local families and visited 250 homes while distributing McCarthy literature. Weeks plans additional outreach in Nebraska before its May primary, with light activity during KU spring break due to timing.
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West Bend
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Madison
Wis
Eugene McCarthy
D-Minn
Lyndon Johnson
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McCarthy
Jack Weeks
15Th St
Kansas City
Weeks
Kansans For Alternatives
Vietnam
Nebraska
Indiana
Auto Collision at 23rd and La Sts Involves Einhellig and Sommerville
A non injury wreck occurred at 2 21 p m Wednesday at 23rd and La Sts when Mark A Einhellig 19 a Kansas University sophomore from Lawrence and Charlotte B Sommerville 39 of 1709 Ala St collided car damage 225 to Einhellig and 130 to Sommerville.
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la. Sts
Mark A. Einhellig
W. 25Th St
Kansas University
Lawrence
Charlotte B. Sommerville
Ala. St
Einhellig
Sommerville
Spraying Elm Trees Begins Citywide Today
The city starts helicopter spraying of 3 600 elm trees this afternoon using methoxychlor by Mid-America Helicopter Services Inc. from David City, Nebraska. Areas cover six zones from north Lawrence to West Campus Road with work to finish by Saturday barring wind delays. Traffic will be blocked and cars may be moved if contact is suspected.
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David City
Neb
Lawrence
North
6Th Street
Wisconsin Street
Kansas River
Kansas University
Michigan Street
Massachusetts Street
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19Th Street
Naismith Drive
23Rd Street
Louisiana
Learnard Avenue
15Th Street
West Campus Road
University Drive
Engel Road
McCarthy Moves to Enter Indiana and Florida Primes
Senator Eugene J. McCarthy announced he has filed steps to enter his name in both the Indiana and Florida presidential primary elections, aiming to secure spots on the ballots. He did not specify dates or further filing details.
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Oshkosh
Wis
Eugene J. McCarthy
Indiana
Florida
Hachijo Island: Tokyo's Legal Perimeter and Honeymoon Retreat
National Geographic notes Hachijo Island sits 175 miles south of Tokyo and belongs to the capital legally. The isle is a quick flight from Tokyo and a popular honeymoon retreat for visitors seeking a scenic escape.
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Hachijo Island
Pacific
Tokyo
National Geographic
Isle
Mauritius Faces Bleak Future in Wake of Independence
Port Louis struggles with overpopulation and sugar reliance amid political sleaze and ethnic tensions. The island may become a pawn in Cold War geopolitics as the USSR shows interest for space tracking and regional bases. China and Formosa influence among 2,500 Chinese residents adds to diplomatic complexity. Prime Minister Ramgoolam defends inviting Beijing to independence ceremonies while Formosa offers aid for rice.
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Port Louis
Mauritis
Mauritius
Indian Ocean
Soviet Union
Africa
United States
Port’ Louis
Cape
China
Formosa
Lee Woosagur Ramgoolam
Peking
Two Lawrence youths injured in area accident
Two Lawrence youths were hurt in a two vehicle crash at the 23rd Street and Drag Strip Road intersection around 4 45 p m Wednesday. Wounded passenger Lawrence Memorial Hospital listed in fair condition Jeffrey C Nash treated and released. Driver William M Pratt Baldwin 40 not injured according to initial report. Douglas County sheriff's deputies investigated the mishap.
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Lawrence
23Rd Street
Cragstrip Road
Burt M. Allen
Neb St
Lawrence ‘Memorial Hospital
Jeffrey C. Nash
N. dth.St
LMH
Nash
William M. Pratt
Baldwin
Allen
Douglas County Sheriff’s Deputies
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