Saigon Palace Shelling Fails to Disrupt Inaugural Dinner
Viet Cong fired three shells at the Independence Palace during President Thieu and Vice President Humphrey's inauguration reception for 2,000 guests from 22 nations. A fourth shell landed outside injuring three. security found a 60mm mortar and three live shells near a vacant laundry five blocks away. Despite alarms and counterfire, the party continued, with guests unaffected and a later dinner proceeding as planned.
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U.S
Vietnam
William C. Westmoreland
Westmoreland
Senate subcommittee backs expanded anti crime bill powers
The Senate Judiciary subcommittee approved a version of President Johnson's anticrime bill granting police expanded powers. It would allow wiretapping under court order, remove confessions limits, authorize a National Institute of Law Enforcement Training, bar certain habeas corpus writs, and let eyewitness lineups occur without attorney presence. Subcommittee Chairman McClellan urged action this year, while Ervin defended curbing crime by addressing Supreme Court decisions.
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Chairman Appointed For Arthritis Fund Campaign
Susan Corson of Alpha Omicron Pi at Kansas University has been named chairman of the 1967 Lawrence Arthritis Fund Campaign. She will open the drive Wednesday and solicit door to door in November, placing donation cans in stores. The campaign funds benefit local education and service programs for arthritis victims. the National Arthritis Foundation will receive the proceeds. About 2,500 people in Douglas County have suffered from arthritis.
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Alpha Omicron Pi Sorarity
Kansas University
Lawrence Arthritis Fund
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National Arthritis Foundation
Douglas County
Pope Paul Temperature Returns to Normal as Surgery Planned
Vatican says Pope Pauls fever has abated and he resumes light activity while awaiting a planned prostate surgery. Doctors have ordered rest in bed. operation date not set but expected around November 10. The 70 year old pontiff faced a sleepless night and remains confined.
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Vatican City
Pope Paul
Watershed Plan Debated by Douglas and Franklin Committees
Douglas and Franklin County Watershed Steering Committees met in Ottawa to discuss forming a new watershed for Tally and West Tally Creek areas. They delayed action until Eight Mile Appanoose and Kelsey creeks weigh joining Tauy and West Tauy, with a larger meeting planned for early November.
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Franklin County
Ottawa
Tally
West Tally Creek
Division of Water Resources
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Kelsey
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West Tauy
Kansas Supreme Court Orders 3 Counties to Use State Assessment Schedule
The Kansas Supreme Court issued writs of mandamus against Grant Stanton and Morton counties’ clerks and treasurers directing them to follow the State Board of Tax Appeals schedule for taxing real and personal property. The order affects oil firms Mobil Oil Co. Pan American Petroleum Corp. Ashland Oil and Refining Co. Sinclair Oil and Gas Co. Northern Natural Gas Producing Co. Cities Service Oil Co. and Columbian Fuel Corp. The decision, following show cause requests from seven oil firms, upends district court rulings and delays formal opinion. The case centers on a 30 percent value target for gas leasehold properties.
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KU Police Report Car Truck Crash on KU Campus
Kansas University traffic and security officers reported no injuries after a collision at 3 50 p m on the Kansas Union service drive. A city truck driven by John DeWalt 944 La collided with a car driven by Michael Boyer an Olathe KU sophomore. Boyer’s car sustained 300 dollars in damage while the city truck remained undamaged.
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John DeWalt
Michael Boyer
Olathe
Boyer
KU School Wins 2000 Grant For Journalism Teacher Workshop
Kansas University journalism school receives a $2000 grant to fund a two week summer program for high school journalism teachers. The workshop runs June 4 to 14 at KU and offers two hours of graduate or undergraduate credit. The grant is one of 12 from Newspaper Fund Inc. of Princeton funded by Dow Jones Inc. The EU workshop targets both experienced and new teachers.
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Demonstration Plan Sets Two Daily Protests in Birmingham
In Birmingham four civil rights leaders face a five day jail term for contempt. Demonstrations are planned twice daily during the sentence period. Leaders include Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and Rev. Ralph Abernathy with Rev. Wyatt Tee Walker and Rev. A D King. The marches aim to show solidarity and protest jailings from the 1960s movement.
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Ala
Martin Luther King Jr
T.Y. Rogers
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King
Ralph Abernathy
Atlanta
Wyatt Tee Walker
New York
A.D. King
Louisville
Jefferson County
Senator Schultz to Address Farmers in Parsons Tonight
State Sen. Reynolds Shultz of Lawrence will speak to a three county National Farmers Union meeting in Parsons about the impact of unlimited corporation farming in Kansas. About 250 to 300 farmers and bankers from LaBette Neosho and Cherokee counties are expected.
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Lawrence
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Parsons
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Kansas
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LaBette
Neosho
Cherokee Counties
Exodus Fails As Guards Leave Grambling Campus
In Grambling Louisiana National Guardsmen pulled off campus after a mass student exodus failed to materialize. About 500 guardsmen had been on duty since Friday while 31 protest leaders were expelled earlier. The student body planned more departures but the college vows to resist intimidation.
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Grambling College
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Ruston
Willie Zanders
Amite, la
North Louisiana
Ralph Waldo Emerson Jones
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Zanders
New Cat Phoebe Joins Docking Mansion Household
Governor Robert Docking announced a new cat named Phoebe lives at the governor's mansion after Meredith Docking bought it for a dollar. The Docking family recently mourned Smiley an alley cat who died last Wednesday at age sixteen.
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Phoebe
Docking
Meredith
Smiley
Envelope Firm Curtis 1000 Opens Plant Near Turnpike
Lawrence residents can tour the Curtis 1000 envelope plant Sunday from 1 30 to 4 pm. The 20 000 square foot facility sits southwest of the Kansas Turnpike and Iowa Street. The Atlanta based company, largest direct to consumer envelope producer, plans about 30 new hires when fully operating.
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Lawrence
Kansas Turnpike
Iowa Street
Alanta
Nations Reach Pact on Nuclear Inspection Despite France
The United States and four Euratom members agreed on terms to limit nuclear weapons spread, aiming at inspection of peaceful plants. France rejects the treaty, favoring independent weapons production. The Soviets prefer IAEA oversight, while Euratom seeks its own inspection system.
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Two Boys in Red Hats Fatally Shot as Deer
In Gunnison Colorado a coroner's jury found hunter John D. Morrison 42 National City California fired his high powered rifle in a careless and reckless manner killing two boys on a red motorbike wearing red hats. Morrison claimed he mistook them for an elk and was later charged with two counts of involuntary manslaughter. He posted $1000 bonds on each count.
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Colo
John D. Morrison
National City
Calif
Morrison
First Cloud Nomenclature System Appears in 1803
Luke Howard an English chemist devised the first system for naming and classifying cloud types in 1803. The contribution established a lasting framework used in meteorology and weather observation.
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Luke Howard
Yanks South Viets Beat Back Reds at Loc Ninh
U S and South Vietnamese forces repulsed a Viet Cong assault on Loc Ninh and the nearby Special Forces camp, ending a three day battle with 11 U S soldiers killed and 35 wounded. Viet Cong casualties exceed 365 dead. Thieu sworn in as president amid security. Loc named premier successor to Ky. Aerial bombing of Hanoi Haiphong continued.
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Associated Press
Saigon
U.S
Loc Ninh
South Vietnam
South
Thieu
Nguyen van Loc
Nguyen Cao Ky
Loc
Central Vietnam
Hanoi
Viet Cong
1St Division
Green Beret
Space Program Speaker William J Grifall to Speak at KU
Space program engineer William J Grifall with 14 years in the U S space program will speak Tuesday November 7 at Kansas University. He will discuss The Apollo gram at 7 30 p m in Room 200 Learned Hall. Grifall, a Notre Dame graduate, is senior program marketing representative for the Saturn Five second stage division at North American Rockwell in Seal Beach California. Wise Buyers Read the Classifieds.
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William J. Grifall
United State Space Program
Kansas University
Grifall
Notre Dame
North American Rockwell Corporation
Seal Beach
Calif
Turcaret by La Treteau de Paris to Play University Theater
The French touring company La Treteau de Paris performs Turcaret at 8 20 p m November 10 in University Theater. Lawrence High School stages Sabrina Fair at 7 30 tonight in the school auditorium, with about 350 at opening night. Millard Denny praises audience reaction. Police warn motorists to watch for Halloween trick or treaters in rainy conditions and keep windscreens clear.
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la Treteau de Paris
Lawrence High School
Sabrina Fair
Millard Denny
Lawrence
Bill Troelstrup
Troelstrup
Halloween Rain Expected In Lawrence Tonight
Rain is forecast for Halloween in the Lawrence region with chilly temperatures. The weather bureau projects a 40 percent chance of more rain tonight and 10 percent tomorrow, with lows near 35 and highs around 55.
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Lawrence
Weather Bureau
Coast Guard Created in 1790 as First U.S. Seagoing Service
The Coast Guard, America's oldest continuous seagoing force, traces its origins to 1790 when the service was established to enforce maritime laws and protect commerce along the nation’s coasts.
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Coast Guard
America
In Memoriam Frank Roberson 1957 Memorial Verse
In loving memory of Frank Roberson who died October 31, 1957 a decade ago. His wife Mary Roberson and daughters Ida Mae Gilbert and Mary Elizabeth Harvey keep him in their hearts with a cherished memory.
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Mary Roberson
Ida Mae Gilbert
Mary Elizebeth Harvey
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