Mark Hits New Highs as Blessing Narrows Revaluation View
Frankfurt reports the mark strengthening against the dollar with open market quotes near 1.7650 marks per dollar. Bundesbank President Karl Blessing told Sueddeutsche Zeitung that 6.5 percent revaluation seems reasonable, warning 8 percent is excessive and noting no fixed bottom for dollar value.
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Frankfort
Germany
U.S
Central Bank
Bundesbank
Karl Blessing
Munich
Sueddeutsche Zeitung
Washington
International Monetary Fund
Blessing
Stolen Vehicle Found Stripped In Clinton County
A car stolen Wednesday from the Hallmark Plant lot on Second Avenue was recovered Thursday noon three miles west of U S 59 on Clinton Blacktop road. Sheriff deputies reported the vehicle was stripped of tires wheels hood and other major parts. Owner is Nancy L. Sedlack. Ed Young, Rt. 5, noticed the car and alerted authorities. A loss total was not provided.
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Lawrence
U.S. 59
Clinton Blacktop
Douglas County
Ed Young
Rt. 5
Nancy L. Sedlack
1603
W. 22Nd
Ter
Hallmark
Sheriff Seizes Delinquent 1968 Taxes in Third Quarter
Douglas County Sheriff Rex Johnson reported collecting 15 425 26 in delinquent personal property taxes and fees for 1968 during the third quarter of 1969. Remaining 1968 taxes will be paid through district court clerk Lucille Allison with added fees and penalties. Funds go to County Treasurer Bessie Bennett who notes delinquency collections are steady versus past years.
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Douglas County
Rex Johnson
Lucille Allison
Johnson
Bessie Bennett
Death in Refrigerator in Kansas City Case
A 4 year old girl Diane Andrus was found dead in an old refrigerator in the back yard of her parents home in Kansas City. Police say she suffocated. The discovery was made Wednesday night by investigators.
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Kansas City
Diane Andrus
James Andrus
Ninth Grade Project Becomes Federal Law in Nixon Era
In Lutherville Maryland a Ridgeley Junior High class led by Ralph Jaffe drafted a bill creating Adult Youth Communications Week. Rep Clarence Long introduced it in the House, letters from across the country followed, including a battalion from Vietnam. The Senate passed it September 10 and Nixon signed it last Thursday.
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Lutherville
Nixon
Lutherville, Md
Jaffe
Ridgeley
Clarence Long
D-Md
Congress
Vietnam
House
Senate
Senior Republican Urges Haynsworth Withdrawal
Senator George D. Aiken of Vermont suggested Nixon should consider withdrawing Clement F. Haynsworth s Supreme Court nomination if 30 or 40 senators oppose it. Other Republicans demanded withdrawal while White House and Haynsworth denied any withdrawal plans amid reports of possible opposition.
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Washington
Senate
George D. Aiken
Vermont
Nixon
Supreme Court
Clement F. Haynsworth
Aiken
Clifford P. Case
R-N.j
Sen
Edward
W. Brooke
R-Mass
Haynsworth
White House
Congressional
Associated Press
India Club marks Gandhi's 100th birthday year
Kansas University's India Club celebrates Mahatma Gandhi's 100th birthday with two life films at 7 p.m. Sunday in Westminster Center. Guest speakers address the group and a cultural program follows lectures. No admission is charged.
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Kansas University
India Club
Mahatma Gandhi
Westminster Center
Gandhi
Getto to Visit Singapore as IESC Representative
Mike Getto and family depart for Singapore on November 3 to serve as representatives of the International Executive Service Corps. He will help Royal Hotel Ltd plans for a 321 room, 15 story hotel under construction and oversee advertising, staffing, training and management procedures. The trip follows a 1967-68 Iran stint with IESC and includes his children attending an American school in Singapore.
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Lawrence
Mike Getto
Singapore
International Executive Service Corps
Getto
Royal Hotel, Ltd
TESC
Peace Corps
Gettos
Iran
IESC
Mike
Mary Virginia
Arkansas- Missouri-Kansas-Oklahoma Hotel Association
American Hotel and Motel Association
Kansas Hotel and Motel Association
Eldridge Hotel
Ramada Inn
Thief robs KU Theater cast during rehearsal
Five members of the Kansas University Theater group Tolanthe had purses looted between 10 and 10 30 p m Thursday in Murphy Hall. Purses were thrown from Room 442 window as cast gathered in adjacent room. Zonger lost 133 dollars Halsig 5 Sheldon small change and key Wingert Riverside address listed none. No identification of thief.
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Kansas University Theater
Priscilla Wingert
Oliver Hall
Miss Wingert
Sharon K. Zonger
Ohio
Rita Halsig
Kathy Sheldon
Gertrude Sellers Pearson Hall
Christine Holcomb
Miss Black Lawrence finalists chosen during Afro-American Culture Week
Three finalists for Miss Black Lawrence will be chosen at 7 30 p m during a talent show launching Afro-American Culture Week. Six judges will select from over 20 contestants based on poise personality fashion and spontaneous responses.
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Lawrence
United Campus Christian Fellowship Center
Dread
Massachusetts
Israel Strikes Suez Banks Again In Ongoing Hostilities
Israeli warplanes hit Egyptian positions on the Gulf of Suez and south of the Suez Canal for a second day running. An Israeli spokesman cited continued Egyptian aggression and reported all planes returned safely. Israeli forces also carried out a third air raid on a Jordanian base across the cease-fire line, while Arab saboteurs damaged pipelines near Haifa.
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Suez Canal
Egypt
Israel
Middle East
Cairo
Suez
Red Sea
Jordan River
Sea of Galilee
Tel Aviv
Haifa
City moves toward new landfill site
City Manager Ray Wells says faster than expected use of the present landfill north of 23rd and Drag Strip Road prompted a move. The City Commission approved the plan in concept with a new site three miles northwest of town on levee land pending State Board of Health approval. Wells cites underestimated disposal volumes and notes plastic bags in waste have negligible impact on decay.
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Ray Wells
23Rd
Drag Strip Road
Martin- Marietta Co
Wells
State Board of Health
Lawrence High presents Many Moons children’s theatre show
Lawrence High School debuts its first Children's Theatre production Many Moons with performances at 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. Saturday in the LHS auditorium.
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Lawrence High School
LHS
Army probe on Wooldridge alleged in currency scam
Senators heard that a conspiracy to manipulate currencies of two nations and plans to invest stolen servicemen’s club funds were among probe topics halted by the Army's top police. CID investigators testified Gen. Turner ordered the case shut after consulting Gen. Johnson.
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Washington
Army
Carl C. Turner
William C. Wooldridge
Reis R. Kash
Criminal Investigation Division
CID
Wooldridge
Turner
Harold K. Johnson
Senate
U.S
William A. Cunningham II
2Th Infantry
Augsburg
Germany
James C. Shoultz
Shoultz
Three Northern California quakes cause injuries and $1 million damage
Three earthquakes centered about five miles north of Santa Rosa left 25 injured from flying glass, over $1 million in property damage, a department store closure, and shifted foundations that halted traffic on U S 101. Water gas lines ruptured and electric service disrupted as the 150 mile San Francisco Bay area tremor zone shook. The first quakes measured 5.6 and 5.5 on the Richter scale with a 3.8 aftershock.
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Calif
California
U.S. 101
George Minturn
San Francisco Bay Area
Santa Rosa
San Francisco
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