Casualties Rise in Vietnam War Fronts Near Da Nang
U S military report shows 274 Americans killed and 1 903 enemy dead last week in battles near the DMZ. Marines fought near Da Nang and in northern provinces as B 52s bombed bases. Air strikes hit Viet Cong and a helicopter was shot down with casualties.
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Saigon
U.S
Demilitarized Zone
North Vietnam
South Vietnam
da Nang
3Rd Marine Regiment
Quang Tri
Mekong
Haiphong
Air Force
Navy
Kien An
Reservoir gains and local notes from Lawrence area
Kansas City Corps of Engineers reports Pomona Tuttle Creek and Milford reservoirs benefit from spring rains. Pomona at full pool with 4 000 surface acres, Tuttle Creek 15 800, Milford 14 500. Fishing improving at Pomona and Tuttle Creek, walleye prospects at Harlan County and Kanapolis. Separate items: a porch snake incident in Lawrence prompts police removal. junior high dance at South Park Recreation Center with The Bunch. U S Treasury to issue Freedom Shares bonds tied to E bonds for two years or wartime duration. bond limits tied to payroll or Bond-a-Month programs.
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Kansas City Corps of Engineers
Lawrence
Pomona
Tuttle Creek
Manhattan
New Milfard
Junction City
Milford
Corps
Harlan County
Kanapolis
Kansas
U. S. Treasury Department
Riley Burcham
Lawrence National Bank
Douglas County
Burcham
Treasury Department
31 LHS Seniors Win Kansas Scholarship Awards
Thirty one Lawrence High School seniors are among Kansas Scholarship Program winners from over 880 Kansas high school recipients. Winners were selected from 2400 applicants with high college entrance scores. Renewals possible for sophomore year if requirements are met. Lawrence honorees include Rebecca Altenbernd Annette Bee Bonnie Boughton Dee Burrows Karen Carlsen Susan Cook Barbara Evans Nancy Freed Leanne Gray Christopher Gunn Mona Harga dine David Harsha Suzan Hatfield Mary Lou Hoffman Philip Lacey Debbie Ling Pamela Mailhiot Margaret McBride Jane Meinke William Merrill Melanie Oldfather Richard Pine Kathy Pugh Mark Reed Eric Stucky Brad Stuewe Donald Saffron Steve Thurston Gary Winyard oe Williams and Fred Win r.
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Lawrence High School
Kansas
Kansas High School
Lawrence
Rebecca Altenbernd
Annette Bee
Bonnie Boughton
Dee Burrows
Karen Carlsen
Susan Cook
Barbara Jo Evans
Nancy Jo Freed
Leanne Gray
Christopher Gunn
Mona Lou Hargadine
David Harsha
Suzan Hatfield
Mary Lou Hoffman
Philip Lacey
Debbie Ling
Pamela Mailhiot
Margaret McBride
Jane Anne Meinke
William W. Merrill
Melanie Oldfather
Richard Pine
Kathy Pugh
Mark Reed
Eric Daniel Stucky
Brad Stuewe
Donald Saffron
Steve Thurston
Gary Winyard
Oe Williams
Fred Winr
Vernon’s Courageous Return From Vietnam Revealed
The article recalls Vernon’s bravery as a nurse in Vietnam and reflects on family bonds, fear for his safety, and the tragedy of ongoing casualties. It highlights relief that Vernon is safe and his positive outlook, while noting many young men are dying in action.
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Vernon
Vietnam
Douglas County Continues Annexation Hearing Near Kasold
The county commission extended the annexation hearing for 45 acres south of 10th Street and west of Kasold Drive to 10 a.m. on June 14. Opponents attended including Girl Scouts representatives whose land borders the area. no city officials were present.
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Douglas County Commission
10Th Street
Kasold Drive
City Commission
Girl Scouts
KU hosts announce 1967 distinguished service citees
Dick Wintermore of the KU Alumni Association released the list of four 1967 distinguished service citation recipients: Mrs. Ruth Garver Gagliardo, A. H. Cromb, Ellis D. Bever, and Dr. Theodore K. Lawless. They will join the 95th annual University commencement in Memorial Stadium, with Lawless unable to attend the Sunday supper.
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Kansas University
Dick Wintermore
KU Alumni Association
Ruth Garver Gagliardo
Lawrence
A. H. Cromb
Mission Hills
Kansas Board of Regents
Gresham and Company
Kansas City
Ellis D. Bever
Wichita
Theodore K. Lawless
Chicago, Ill
Memorial Stadium
Lawless
Ethan Allen
Allen
Gagliardo
David Gagliardo
Wheat Ridge
Colo
John Gagliardo
Richard Engle
Glenview, Ill
Provost
James Surface
Cromb
Don Brada
Ramsey Air Force Base
Puerto Rico
Robert
Andrew McElhany
Houston
Tex
Neva Strong
Fort Pierce
James K. Logan
KU Law School
Logan
Bever
Raymond Schwegler
Schwegler
G. E. Martin
Chicago
Dr. Lawless
Etta Barnett
Wendell Green
John Gregg
The
Methodist Episcopal Church
Baby Lives After Heart Operations
Erik Agostini, six weeks old, has undergone two major heart operations to correct congenital defects. He now is well enough to go home after doctors initially worried he faced severe heart failure. Father Benjamin Agostini recalled the moment the need for surgery was explained, while Dr. Joshua Lynfield treated the infant at New York University Medical Center.
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New York
Erik Agostini
Benjamin Agostini
Erik
Agostini
Joshua Lynfield
Lynfield
New York University Medical Center
Railroads Not Dying Says Union Leader at KU Talk
H E Gilbert, president of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen, told about 50 KU law students that railroads are not a weak industry and profit about $1 billion annually. He warned compulsory arbitration could nationalize railroads and urged balanced views on labor disputes.
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James K. Logan
Kansas University Law School
Green Hall
H. E. Gilbert
Cleveland
Ohio
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen
Kansas
Alf H. Landon
Gilbert
Journal-World Photo
The
Kansas University
Railroad Union
KU Law
Alfred M. Landon
KU Law School
Bor
Vietnam
George Romney
Romney
Landon
Pennsylvania Railroad
New York City
Washington
Boston
KU CommencementEvents Include Distinguished Service Awards
Trustees plan a Sunday morning meeting and a Sunday baccalaureate at Memorial Stadium with Dr. L Ardent Almquist as speaker. A Monday commencement at 7 30 p m will honor four KU alumni including Ruth Garver Gagliardo and Ellis D Bever with distinguished service citations.
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Memorial Stadium
L. Arden Almquist
The
Evangelical Covenant Church of America
Dr. Almquist
Belgian Congo
Four treated at LMH from lawnmower, basketball and bite injuries
Four persons were treated Wednesday at Lawrence Memorial Hospital for minor injuries. Myron Hillers eight, Oak Street, hit by wire from a lawnmower. W Bradley Harding ten, West 21st Street Terrace, fell playing basketball. Marion Herrington twenty six, R L Street, injured thumb playing baseball. Allen Thompson forty seven, Route 3, dog bite. All were treated and released.
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Lawrence Memorial Hospital
Myron Hillers
Oak St
W. Bradley Harding
W. 21St St. Terr
Marion Herrington
R. L
Minister Kurth Elected Douglas County Alliance Leader
Rev Lawrence E Kurth of the E U B Church was chosen president of the Douglas County Ministerial Alliance at Plymouth Congregational Church. Rev Harold Mallett and Capt David Stewart of the Salvation Army were elected vice president and secretary treasurer respectively. They will assume office immediately.
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Lawrence E. Kurth
E.U.B
Douglas County
Parents See Son Wounded in Viet War
Mrs. A Landon Morrow Sr and her family learned on TV that Spec 4 Landon Morrow Jr a radio operator in Company B 2nd Battalion had been wounded by Viet Cong booby trap fragments. He was hospitalized in Japan with two to six months recovery ahead and hopes to walk again soon.
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LA Grange
A. Landon Morrow Sr
Vietnam
Landon
Landon Morrow Jr
Televison
Manhattan
Mrs. Morrow
Morrows
Morrow
WSB
Channel 2
Mary
Rioting at Jackson State College Grips Mississippi
Rioting Negro students seized control of the Jackson State College area in Jackson Mississippi driving police back with rocks and bottles. About 1 500 students swarmed Lynch Street burning barricades looting stores and firing shots into the air as a night of chaos ended with dawn near the campus.
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Jackson, Miss
Jackson State College
Lynch Street
John Peoples
KU Concert Band Plans Program This Sunday
The Kansas University Concert Band will perform at 3 30 p m Sunday in University Theatre Murphy Hall KU.
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Kansas University
University Theatre
Ku’s
Murphy Hall
Central Junior High selects 13 cheerleader finalists
Thirteen seventh and eighth graders at Central Junior High were chosen as cheerleader finalists from Kansas University advisors and will compete Friday for six spots on the next year’s squad. Finalists include Diane Feuer born Holly Green Linda Had Gloria Holden Debbie House Marilyn Ice Marilee Johnson Sara Mallett Debi Scales Susan Schwanzle Pam Temple Ginny Schroeder and Michelle Gregory.
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Central Junior High School
Kansas University
Diane Feuerborn
Holly Green
Linda Had
Gloria Holden
Debbie House
Marilyn Ice
Marilee Johnson
Sara Mallett
Debi Scales
Susan Schwanzle
Pam Temple
Ginny Schroeder
Michelle Gregory
Card of Thanks from Kimball Family
Card thanks expresses gratitude for sympathy shown during the death of their son and brother Leslie Kimball. Signed by Mr and Mrs Leslie Kimball and his siblings.
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Leslie Kimball
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Rev. Kurth
Wayne Nelson Orchestra
Legionaires Ballroom
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