29 May 1969
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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 29, 1969
Page
1
U S troops disrupted a Viet Cong meeting 28 miles northwest of Saigon during a 48 hour cease-fire for Buddhas birthday. Army reports say 50 Viet Cong killed, one American dead and seven wounded. Troops, tanks, air power aided a net push to seal the area while villagers were urged to surrender.
A 250000 remodeling and rebuilding plan will advance Monday at the Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity house at 1801 W Campus Rd. Dick Mather, Kansas City sophomore and chapter president, said a wrecking crew will demolish the north wing built in 1912. A new north wing for about 60 students will be constructed, while the rest of the 1951 era house receives interior remodeling for better study spaces and new furnishings. The renovated house should be ready for occupancy by fall, with SAE members currently housed at Jayhawk Towers Apartments, 1603 W 15th St, during preliminary work.
Joseph N. Raybern Jr. 28 of Kansas City Kansas is listed in fair condition at Lawrence Memorial Hospital after a two car crash at 6th and Maine Streets. He allegedly ran a red light colliding with Marvin Pratt 25. Four passengers in Raysbern’s car suffered minor injuries.
Summer registration begins at 10 a.m. Monday in the Lawrence Public Library children’s department for the 1969 Pooh Reading Club. Programs run through Aug. 30 with certificates and color seals for book counts. kindergarten entrants may join. Bookmobile schedules and story times listed. awards presented during Book Week.
In Bogota violent student protests mar Gov. Rockefeller's Latin America mission. Police used clubs and tear gas as clashes spread to Medellin Barranquilla Cali and Pereira injuring at least 95. Rockefeller met with President Lleras Restrepo and leaders before continuing to Ecuador.
Kansas traffic death log reports 4 additional fatalities for the 24 hours ending 9 a.m. Thursday. The year 1969 totals 232 deaths, compared with 246 in the comparable 1968 period, and includes one previously unreported fatality.
The Arab mayor of Jericho traveled to Amman with two councilors to demand an explanation from Jordanian officials after two nights of shelling from inside Jordan wounded two Arabs and damaged a house three stores and several buildings and vehicles. The Palestinian group denied shelling responsibility and blamed Israel. A separate report said two Israeli soldiers were lightly wounded when their vehicle hit a mine near the Dead Sea.
Lawrence elementary pupils finish the school year while ninth graders are welcomed into Lawrence High and junior high students complete exams. Memorial Day safety drive by Lawrence American Legion post and Highway Patrol focuses on lights on for cautious driving at four local sites. Ballard Center committee meeting canceled due to board chairman’s absence. Dr. Floyd Horowitz returns to Lawrence and Harrison remains at the center amid trial and sentencing in Wichita.
US Defense Secretary Laird and six NATO ministers opened two days of talks in London on guidelines for deploying NATO nuclear weapons in Europe to deter a Soviet attack. A British German study warned that a major Soviet assault could force a Western surrender without nuclear use.
The report notes a sergeant comments on a woman who has learned to swim since starting a weight reduction plan. She previously avoided swimsuits but will practice over the holiday, with expectations of privacy and no visiting company.
The frame house where John F Kennedy was born is dedicated as a national historic site. Mrs. Kennedy Sr plans to hand the deed to Interior Secretary Walter Hickel in a ceremony. The restored house on Beale Street features recreated rooms and recordings of the Kennedy family life during 1914 to 1920.
In Parsons Kansas AP report no progress occurred in a bargaining session over extending contracts for production and maintenance workers at the Kansas Army Ammunition Plant near Parsons. A follow up meeting was scheduled for 9 a.m. Monday and Local 5508 of the Oil Chemical and Atomic Workers International Union set a strike vote for Wednesday among about 1700 workers represented. The plant employs around 4000 people.
Police say actor Jeffrey Hunter died after a dizzy spell caused him to fall down stairs at his Van Nuys home. He was found unconscious at the foot of the stairs and died following brain surgery. Detective Sgt. Tubbs noted prior dizzy spells after an earlier injury while filming in Spain.
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