U S Forces Halt North Vietnam Assault Near Dak To
U S infantry repelled new North Vietnamese attacks in the Dak To area as Westmoreland said seven days of fighting caused a severe Communist setback. Casualties rose to 209 enemy and 45 Americans for the week, with 178 Americans killed or wounded and 1,894 enemy deaths. The air war included 113 missions against targets along the Hanoi to China rail line. Premier Loc presented a 26 man cabinet seen as Ky loyalists gain influence.
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Saigon
U.S
Dak To
William C. Westmoreland
Westmoreland
Dak
Republic of Vietnam
North Vietnam
United States
Hanoi
Vietnam
U.S. 4Th
South Vietnam
4Th Division
Ban Me Thuot
25Th Infantry Division
da Nang
Freda
Nha Trang
China
Nguyen van Loc
Nguyen van Thieu
Nguyen Cao Ky
Laborites Revolt Against Wilson Policies Deepens Split
In London a major revolt within the Labour Party over austerity policy surfaced as more than 70 Labour MPs signed a motion demanding an immediate shift in government programs to curb unemployment and reduce imports. Public polls show Prime Minister Harold Wilson's popularity slipping while Conservative opposition gains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Britain
Labo Party
Wilson
Harold Wilson
House of Commons
Daily
Mail
Edward Heath
Labor
Commons
KU Sonafest Schedule Details and Tour Plans
The University of Kansas presents multiple concerts from December to February. A 110 voice choir and 60 choir in the balcony will perform in Hoch Auditorium on December 17, with the KU orchestra and brass choir. The annual Christmas tree sing happens December 18 in Strong Hall rotunda, and Verdi's Requiem with soloists on January 7. The KU chamber choir and brass choir perform January 28 at the Nelson Art Gallery, followed by a tour January 28 to February 2 sponsored by KU and the Alumni Association led by Ralston and Kenneth Bloomquist.
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Hoch
Strong Hall Rotunda
Ralston
Ineta Bebb
Judith Hughes
Bruce Gardner
Gerald Phillips
Nelson Art Gallery
Kansas City
Kenneth Bloomquist
KU Alumni Association
Optimists Plan Law Program at Lawrence Schools
The Luncheon Optimists met at Hotel Eldridge with Lawrence school officials to discuss a Respect for the Law program. Lawrence High School West and Central Junior High Schools heard Bud Anderson explain the plan to combat public apathy toward crime and highlight police functions. A series of school assemblies is planned with Lawrence police, and a film titled Every Hour Every Day from the International Association of Police Chiefs will be shown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hotel Eldridge
Lawrence
Lawrence High School
West
Central
Bud Anderson
Civic Club
Lawrence Police
International Association of Police Chiefs
Deer Alert On Turnpike After Deer Kills Two
Kansas Turnpike officials renewed warnings to watch for deer after a morning collision killed two deer and hospitalized Janice J. Young of Lawrence. Her car struck deer west of the West Lawrence Exit at 5:35 a.m. and rolled over after hitting a rock embankment. Officials note high deer activity during mating and bow seasons.
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Kansas Turnpike
Lawrence
Janice J. Young
West Lawrence
Lawrence Memorial Hospital
Turnpike
Tonganoxie Plans Award for Outstanding Educator
Wayne Finch of the Tonganoxie Jaycees announces a program to select the outstanding young educator in Tonganoxie and Jarbalo. Eligible full time teachers ages 21 to 35 working with grades 1 through 12 will be judged by a panel of businessmen, Jaycees and in eligible teachers. The local winner receives a banquet honor and a scholarship to finance a summer course, and will advance to the state contest in March at Great Bend followed by national competition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wayne Finch
Tonganoxie Jaycees
Tonganoxie
Jarbalo
Finch
Jaycees
Great Bend
Swift Italian Express Collides With Derailed Train
In Salerno Italy the Milan to Palermo express struck a derailed commuter train after a herd of buffalo wandered onto the track. At least 14 people were killed and about 70 were injured as 15 of 31 cars derailed and some fell down a bank into a field. This followed another fatal crash in Italy within two weeks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salerno
Italy
Milan
Senate panel approves 15 percent Social Security hike
The Senate Finance Committee, 11 to 6 along party lines, backs a bill to raise Social Security benefits by 15 percent, boosting cash payments by 3.6 billion dollars next year. Tax base rises to 8 000 effective January 1. payroll tax remains 4.4 percent in 1968.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wasington
Senate Finance Committee
Russell B. Long
D-La
John J. Williams
Delaware
GOP
Williams
Senate
House
Franchise Seminar on Owning a Business at Holiday Inn
A franchise seminar at 7 30 p.m. Wednesday at the Holiday Inn will feature Donald Williams regional director for Mister Donut of America. He will discuss who should and should not run a business and how franchising appeals to small businessmen. Mister Donut is building a franchise operation at the former Dine a Mite site near W 23rd and La Sts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Holiday Inn
Donald Williams
Mister Donut of America
Lawrence
Mister Donut
Williams
W. 23Rd
la. Sts
Johnson to tour five bases and ship on Veterans Day
President Johnson will depart Washington on Friday for a two day tour of five military bases from coast to coast and a night aboard the carrier Enterprise in San Diego. He will visit Ft Benning Georgia the Marine Air Station El Toro Camp Pendleton McConnell Air Force Base Kansas and the Coast Guard Base Yorktown Virginia before Veterans Day observances.
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Washington
Johnson
White House
Enterprise
San Diego
Calif
Ft. Benning
Marine Air Station
el Toro
Marine Base
Camp Pendleton
McConnell
White House to order new 216 place settings of wildflower china
The White House, short on china due to banquet demands, will replace its dinnerware after 16 years. Castleton China will manufacture 216 place settings designed by Tiffany and Co. The state flower of each state appears on a dessert plate, funded by the White House Historical Association. Mrs. Lyndon B. Johnson influenced the floral theme.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
White House
China
Lyndon B. Johnson
Castleton China, Inc
New York City
Tiffany and Co
Defunct Hot Seat Finally Gets Fried
In Gibsonton Florida the electric chair once housed in a local auto parts shop burned. The chair, formerly functional at Eddyville Kentucky state penitentiary, left only buckles after the fire. The cause remains unknown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gibsonton, Fla
Samuel Luther Clant
Eddyville
Docking Reports An Equality Code Has Been Signed
Gov. Robert Docking announced the signing of the Kansas Code of Fair Practices at a news conference. The code mandates non discrimination in state employment, contracts, licenses, and education programs, with annual diversity reports to the governor and penalties for civil rights violations. It requires merit based appointments and prohibits race, color, religion, or national origin inquiries in applications.
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PERA
Robert Docking
Docking
Kansas
Kansas Commission On Civil Rights
Manager Named For Leavenworth Facility
Leavenworth Hallmark Cards Inc names Jay Battenberg manager of the new production facility across from Leavenworth Country Club. Battenberg, 38, formerly led Osage Products in Osage City and previously worked at Fort Howard Paper Co. in Green Bay. A Green Bay native, he graduated from Columbus University in New York and is married with four children.
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Leavenworth
Hallmark Cards Inc
Jay Battenberg
Leavenworth Country Club
Battenberg
Osage Products
Osage City
Fort Howard Paper Co
Green Bay
Wisc
Columbus University
New York City
Sunday Open House At Bess Stone Center
The Douglas County ARC sponsors a Sunday open house from 2 to 5 p.m. at the Bess Stone Activity Center 745 Ohio. Art and crafts by center students will be on display and visitors may tour facilities. The event marks National Retardation Week replacing Appreciation Night, with volunteers guiding guests and refreshments by Mrs. Kenneth Whitenight. The center serves preschool to adult students with programs five days weekly, supported by staff occupational therapists and numerous volunteers.
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Douglas County Association For Retarded Children
Ohio
Kenneth Whitenight
Douglas County Arc
Bess Stone
DCARC
Ross Copeland
Byron Sneegas
James Stevens
Copeland
Sneegas
William C. Rice
Baldwin
Whitenight
Wayne Parks
Fred Black
Hatcher Plans Multiracial Administration as FBI Probes Gary Vote
Gary Mayor elect Richard G. Hatcher started planning a multiracial administration while FBI agents investigated alleged irregularities in the election. The Justice Department confirmed a federal probe into reports of fraudulent voting after Hatcher defeated Joseph B. Radigan by 1,389 votes. Radigan may pursue a recount or report irregularities. Hatcher, 34, a lawyer and councilman, described the campaign and coming administration as multiracial.
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Gary, Ind
Richard G. Hatcher
FBI
Justice Department
Joseph B. Radigan
James F. Turner
Department
Civil Rights Division
Radigan
Hatcher
Douglas County Sits in Metropolitan Police Study Group
A six man Kansas Joint Committee on Metropolitan Law Enforcement spends two days in Nashville Tennessee to study consolidating city and county police across 14 Kansas counties including Douglas County. Senior researcher Charles Manley notes aims are to gauge reactions and identify pitfalls of metropolitan forces in counties with first class cities.
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Kansas
Nashville
Tenn
Douglas County
United States
Charles
Manley
Kansas Legislative Council
Shawnee
Sedgwick
Wyandotte
Johnson
Geary
Saline
Reno
Bourbon
Crawford
Montgomery
Finney
Leavenworth
Atchison
Douglas
Lawrence High School A Cappella Masterworks Concert Tonight
Lawrence High School presents its first Masterworks Concert at 7 30 p m in the auditorium conducted by Duncan Couch. Free admission features serious pieces with light numbers and brass accompaniment in one selection.
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Lawrence High School
Duncan Couch
Brass Choir
Weidman Fractures Collar Bone After Bicycle Hit Car
Mr Gilbert E Weidman of 1046 N H St injured when his bicycle northbound collided with a southbound auto driven by Floyd L Quigley 69 of 1725 N H St in a Connecticut St intersection. Weidman treated at LMH and released with minor vehicle damage. A second crash in the 700 block New Hampshire St involved Vida S Flory 52 Route 2 Baldwin and Beverly A Gist 24 1037 Conn St causing 125 and 325 dollars damage respectively.
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Gilbert E. Weidman
N. H. St
Floyd L. Quigley
Quigley
Young Weidman
Journal-World
Connecticut
LMH
New Hampshire Street
Vida S. Flory
Baldwin
Beverly A. Gist
Conn, St
Flory Auto
Gist Auto
Card of Thanks from Lois Durr
A sincere thanks to all who sent cards flowers gifts and visits during my hospital stay. All were greatly appreciated. Lois Durr.
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Lois Durr
In Memoriam Eugene Dee Noble One Year Funeral Notice
In loving memory of Eugene Dee Noble who died on November 10 a year ago. Sadly missed by his family including Mr. and Mrs. Archie W Noble Mr. and Mrs. Archie L Noble Mr. and Mrs. William Plymell and Miss Vickie L Noble.
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Eugene Dee Noble
Archie W. Noble
Archie L, Noble
William Plymell
Vickie L, Noble
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