Heaviest Vietnam fighting reported with 63 Americans killed
SIViET Saigon dispatches report the day’s heaviest clashes in two months with 63 Americans dead and 262 Communists killed. Air strikes hit Haiphong area and a major bridge, while Marine and Air Force jets pressed operations north and near the DMZ as Thieu’s election actions unfold.
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Saigon
Haiphong
South Vietnam
17Th Parallel
Mekong Delta
Nguyen van Thieu
U.S
da Nang
Navy
North Vietnam
Demilitarized Zone
Hanoi
Red China
Crusader
Skyhawk
Oriskany
Panhandle
Frat House Plans Advance For KU Alpha Epsilon Pi
Alpha Epsilon Pi announces a $150000, 46 man Kansas University chapter house to be built at 21st Street and Stewart Avenue with native limestone exterior. Projected completion September 1968. current 1209 Ohio Street house to be sold. Plans include expansion wings to raise capacity to 80 85 members. The KU chapter ranked eighth in scholarship with a 1.58 GPA.
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Kansas University
Alpha Epsilon Pi Fraternity Housing Corporation
21St St
Stewart Ave
Ohio St
Jerome Colvin
Kansas City
Alpha Epsilon Pi
Bill Cohen
Lawrence
Harvey Bodker
Norman Bresel
Sanford Goldansky
Ralph Indin
Herbert Horowitz
Mandell Small
Herman Cohen
New
Florida Couples Rescued After Capsized Atlantic Cruise
Two Florida couples survived a capsize off Cape Kennedy after clinging to a 21 foot fiberglass boat for nearly 20 hours. Skipper Ernest Austin said he was knocked unconscious when the boat overturned during a thunderstorm but stayed in an air pocket until regaining consciousness. Mrs. Austin and Mr. Schneider along with Mrs. Schneider clung to the hull and feared Austin was dead.
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Cape Kennedy
Fla
Florida
Atlantic
Ernest Austin
Austin
R. F
Civil Engineer Head Returns From Capital
Robert L. Smith, chairman of the Kansas University Civil Engineering Department, returns from a year-long leave in Washington D C. He served as technical assistant to Donald Hornig, science adviser to President Lyndon Johnson, and chaired the Federal Council on Science and Technology water resources committee. Mrs. Smith and daughters Barbara and Deborah joined him in Washington. The family home at 2915 Harvard Road welcomed them back last weekend.
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Robert L. Smith
Kansas University Civil Engineering Department
Washington, D.C
Smith
Donald Hornig
Lyndon Johnson
Federal Council On Science and Technology
Barbara
Deborah
Washington
Harvard Road
Milwaukee Group Extends Its Marathon Housing March
Milwaukee activists led by Dick Gregory and Rev. James Groppi push a round-the-clock protest along the city’s northwestern boundary. The march includes two large columns totaling about 1,100 demonstrators and follows days of rallies, sleep breaks, and strategy meetings as they broaden boycotts and seek housing reform.
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Milwaukee
Wis
Dick Gregory
Gregory
James E. Groppi
St. Boniface Roman Catholic Church
Father Groppi
Wautatosa
Warren F. Knowles
National Guard
Strike Threat Deepens as Michigan Schools Face Delays
Lt. Gov Milliken says eleven districts failed to sign teacher contracts and 51 districts faced walkouts, with Detroit facing the gravest risk. Detroit students may lose classes as talks stall. teachers refuse to arbitrate while the board accepts a state fact-finder plan.
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Michigan
Detroit
William Milliken
Board of Education
Detroit Federation of Teachers
Ronald Haughton
Amberg Lies in State Today in St. Louis
Richard H. Amberg, 55, publisher of the St. Louis Globe-Democrat and AP director, lies in state in St. Louis attended by an honor guard from the Naval Reserve, Boy Scouts, a boys club, and the Masonic order. He died Sunday in a New York hospital after an apparent heart attack while on the East Coast to receive a Legion award and enroll his son at Colgate University.
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ST. Louis
Richard H. Amberg
U.S. Naval Reserve
Boy Scouts
Masonic Order
Amberg
St. Louis Globe-Democrat
Associated Press
New York
The
American Legion
Colgate University
Local Planes Win Prizes at Ottumwa Air Show
Lawrence delegates win four trophies and two seconds at Ottumwa Iowa four day antique airplane show. Notable awards include Lynn Davis in a 1932 Aeronca C3 for best Aeronca and longest distance under 60 hp, Del Erhart in a American Eagle biplane with an Odd Bird trophy and second in short-field takeoff, Dennis Sooby in a 1928 Ford trimotor for best transport, and the Davis C3 second in a bombing event with Jerry Davis and Jon Erhart assisting Proton.
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Lawrence
Ottumwa
Iowa
Lynn Davis
W. 21St St
Aeronca
del Erhart
Route 3
Erhart
Dennis Sooby
Davis Rd
Jerry Davis
Jon
Indians Football Campaign Aims at Lawrence Businesses
Lawrence Haskell Institute students plan Wednesday visits to local businesses and institutions to sell Indian season football tickets. Each $3 ticket admits the holder to six home games this year. Coach H. E. Llewellyn seeks improved depth size and speed as the Indians play two away games before the home opener on September 29.
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Haskell Institute
Lawrence
H. E. Llewellyn
Indians
Mrs Koch Hired As UF Secretary
Mrs. Koch becomes secretary for Lawrence United Fund Inc succeeding M. E. Mann. She previously served as attendance secretary at Lawrence High School for two years and worked in Maupintour's accounting department. Her 12 years at Sunflower Army Ammunition Plant included chief of communications. She and her husband live in Eudora after farming south of the town. they have three children.
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Gus Koch
Lawrence United Fund Inc
Lawrence High School
Maupintour
Sunflower Army Ammunition Plant
Kemper Resigns Post as City National Bank Chairman
R Crosby Kemper Sr resigns today as board chairman of City National Bank and Trust Co Kansas City the third largest bank in the city His son R Crosby Kemper Jr becomes chief executive officer while Charles G Young Jr will take over as board chairman.
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Kansas City
R. Crosby Kemper Sr
City National Bank and Trust Co
R. Crosby Kemper Jr
Charles G. Young Jr
Kemper
Swedish Motorist 79 First Road Casualty in New Driving System
Sweden reported its first road fatality since switching to right-hand traffic. Charles Andersson, 79, veered too far right as an oncoming car approached and struck a tree. After 57 hours of right-hand driving, 387 accidents occurred. Driving was smoother Monday with fewer injuries, though some motorists briefly clung to old left-hand habits at turns.
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Stockholm
Sweden
Charles Andersson
Viet Winners Deny Fraud In South Vietnam Voting
In Saigon, Thieu Ky supporters reject fraud claims by rival candidates after a near sweep. U S observers led by President Johnson found the vote fair with Thieu Ky gaining about 35 percent of 4.75 million votes. Dzu, Sun, Huong lag behind as 1.3 million votes went to others or were invalid. The assembly, Senate and future peace moves loom as Dzu cites ties to Hanoi and Viet Cong.
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Dzu
Thieu
Johnson
United States
Sen. Bourke B. Hickenlooper
Riowa
Honolulu
Phan Khac Sun
Tran van Huong
Senate
House of Representatives
North Vietnam
Hanoi
Huong
Suu
Central Committee
Communist Party
Viet Cong
National Liberation Front
Old World Theme In Decor Of Two New Local Shops
Ribbon cutting for Mister Guy and Village Set at 922 Mass. St. in Lawrence marks formal openings with city and Chamber officials. Mister Guy is a men’s wear shop led by Jack Ring as manager, while Village Set offers juniors and misses wear under Harry Kramer.
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Mister Guy
Village Set
Mass
City
Chamber of Commerce
Mister Guy College
Young Businessmen’s Apparel
Ben
Village Set Women’s
Jerry Berkowitz
Lawrence Village
Harry Kramer
Kansas City
Prairie Village
63Rd
Brookside
James
Mink Stolen After Fatal Kansas Turnpike Crash
Con stance C Lippelgoes of Oakland California who died after a two car crash on the Kansas Turnpike near Lawrence is identified as the owner of a missing brown bagged mink stole. Her 14 year old son Henry Lippelgoes Jr also died in the crash as investigators search remnants along the highway.
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C. L
Douglas County
First North American student exchange begins in 1610
In 1610 Etienne Brule went to live with the Huron Indians marking North America's first student exchange. Champlain then brought a young Huron to France in return for the exchange.
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North America
Etienne Brule
Champlain
France
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Red Cross
Journal-World Photo
Milwaukee Group
Milliken
Lawrence Chamber of Commerce
Keith Winter
Oklahoma University
M. L. Powers
Harry W. Clark
Industrial Development Institute
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S. Viet
Gene Noland
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Park Hill Terrace
New York Life Insurance Company
Mink
TELA
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Roy Johnson
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