Artillery Barrage by Reds Slacken Around DMZ
Forces around the DMZ see a drop in heavy shelling as North Vietnamese units shift focus to North Vietnam. U S air strikes intensify over Haiphong and the Hanoi rail corridor while Marine and South Vietnamese units report casualties and ongoing clashes near Con Thien and the coast.
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Saigon
Demilitarized Zone
North Vietnam
U.S
Con Thien
South Vietnam
Haiphong
Hanoi
Red China
Phuc Yen
Reds
Dmz
Air Force
Navy
Coral Sea
Intrepid
Marine
City approves HUD program to fund housing upgrades
The Lawrence City Commission authorized staff to pursue a HUD program covering up to 75 percent of costs to bring sub standard homes to minimum housing code standards. Grants pay for improvements after bids, with homeowners covering amounts over 1,500 dollars. A housing inspector will be added and neighborhood analyses start within six months.
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City Commission
U. S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
HUD
City Hall
Ray Wells
Wells
Lawrence
Planning Commission
14Th and
Mass. Sts
Paul Rogers
W. Hills Terr
Wesley Norwood
Norwood
Rogers
Frank King
Ky. St
West Junior High Opens For Parents Of Seventh And Eighth
West Junior High School hosts an open house for seventh and eighth grade parents from 7 to 9 30 PM on Monday. Parents follow their child’s six class periods in the schedule to meet teachers and learn class goals and projects in a group format.
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West Junior High School
Town Meeting Discusses Santa Fe Railroad Signals
Citizens at Kennedy School pressed the City Commission on installing signals at the Santa Fe tracks on East 19th Street. Commissioner Clark Morton suggested the local school board may secure signals more effectively, noting the tracks are a rail spur and that officials favor school requests when buses cross. Morton recalled his own collision with a train on East 15th Street December 31 1958, which left him with a fractured skull.
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Kennedy School
City Commission
East 19Th Street
Clark Morton
Morton
Commission
Santa Fe
East 15Th Street
Solon Says Battleship Should Help End War
Sen. Thomas McIntyre of New Hampshire urged reactivating the 45,000 ton battleship New Jersey during a Philadelphia tour. He said the ship now at the Philadelphia Naval Shipyard could be ready for active duty next year and help end the Vietnam War, possibly by 1969.
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Philadelphia
New Jersey
Thomas McIntyre
McIntyre
Senate Armed Services Committee
Philadelphia Naval Shipyard
Keys to Success A Sertoma Topic
Dr. John Febble of Plymouth Congregational Church challenged notions of success at a Sertoma meeting in Hotel Eldridge. He defined true success as service to community and resilience, warning against valuing fame and wealth. Warren Hornsby urged responsibility for the October United Fund drive. Claude Norris and John Hughes spoke on upcoming light bulb campaign.
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John Febble
Plymouth Congregational Church
Sertoma Club
Hotel Eldridge
Febble
Warren Hornsby
Sertomans
United Fund
Claude Norris
John Hughes
Tobacco Seedling Reaches Nine Feet In Lawrence Yard
A seedling planted this spring by Mr and Mrs French Thomas at 1112 North J Street has grown to nine feet with a large blossom. Haskell Institute voters will elect nine Student Council members on Thursday with results due Friday and about 25 candidates fielding. Rumsey Funeral Home advertises a spacious foyer for incumbent weather V13 6111 Adv.
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French Thomas
N. J
Haskell Institute
Rumsey Funeral Home
Three Area Crashes Injure Four. Teacher Hospitalized
Multiple wrecks Tuesday left three motorists injured near Lawrence and a Kansas University assistant professor hospitalized in Topeka. Causes cited include slick roads and rain reduced visibility. Names include Stephen L. Abrams and Wallace Johnson with damages listed for each vehicle.
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Stephen L. Abrams
Prairie Village
Lawrence Memorial Hospital
Thomas W. Dunaway
Stratford Rd
15Th
Engel Rd
Abrams
LMH
15Th Street
Engel Road
Dunaway
Kansas Turnpike
Lawrence
Richard L. Gilstrap
Murdock
Gilstrap
Clay C
Stormont-Vail Hospital
Johnson
Wells in Salina Seeks Flood Program for Woodbine Reservoir
City Manager Ray Wells met the Water Resources Board in Salina urging Woodbine Reservoir on Lyons Creek near Junction City be included in the Army Corps flood protection program. Wells returned to Lawrence after the talks.
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Ray Wells
Salina
The
Water Resources Board
Woodbine
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Lyons Creek
Junction City
Wells
Lawrence
Ieee Prescription Delivery Also Immediate Mail Service
Ieee Prescription Delivery and Immediate Mail Service announced by Raney Drug Stores. The ad promotes home delivery and rapid mail order service for medications from Raney Drug Stores nationwide.
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Ieee
Raney Drug Stores
Sunday Steam Train Delights Neighborhood Kids
A miniature Case tractor steam engine thrills local kids near 935 Ill. St. Built by Gib Francis with help from Virgil Andersen the 1/10 scale replica runs on coal and briquettes. It carries water in a fuel tank wagon and seats a engineer and passenger as grandchildren help operate it.
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Gib Francis
Francis
Virgil Andersen
Topeka
Case Company
Cis
Talent Unlimited auditions at KU in Murphy Hall
Talent Unlimited at Kansas University holds auditions for prospective members Thursday and Friday at 7 p.m. in Room 402 Murphy Hall directed by Ken Marsellas. The troupe includes KU Kicks Band and Gas Light Gang and will present its first musical comedy show Saturday October 7 in the Kansas Union Ballroom after the KU Ohio game. The group plans performances for local military bases during Parents Weekend.
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Kansas University ‘Talent Unlimited
Murphy Hall
Ken Marsellas
Auburn
Wash
Gaslight Gang
Talent Unlimited
Kansas Union Ballroom
Ku-Ohio
KU Students Lead Experimental Worship at Trinity Church
Five Kansas University students from the KU drama department perform scenes from Edward Albee and Tennessee Williams as part of the first in a series of experimental worship services at Trinity Methodist Church. Wayne M. Shahan directs with Rev. Tom Reborn Jr. reading, and the theme centers on life and death.
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Kansas University
Trinity Methodist Church
Maple Lane
Edward Albee
Tennessee Williams
Leslie Marshall
Don Johnson
Bob Wallenschnieder
Cherry Burnett
Wayne M. Shahan
Tom Reborn Jr
KU Wesley Foundation
Subversives Unit Kept Despite Senate Criticism
The Subversive Activities Control Board will receive 295000 for the year ended June 30, despite Senate criticism. Sen. Proxmire denounced the five members as paid idle cronies, noting no hearings in two years. The panel’s powers have faced court overrules, while funding proceeds as part of a 2.2 billion State, Justice and Judiciary appropriation.
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Washington
House
Senate
Froxmire
Proxmire
Appropriations Committee
State, Commerce and Justice Departments
Federal Judiciary
Auto Equipment Taken From Car on Iowa Street
Larry Eubanks reports two tires and rims and a racing carburetor stolen from his car parked at 2434 Iowa Street. The loss, valued at $215, occurred late Monday night or Tuesday morning.
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Larry Eubanks
W. 25Th St
Iowa St
Recovery in Housing Likely Through 1968 Says Industry
A housing forecast from the National Association of Home Builders predicts a slow recovery through 1968 with no relief from mortgage rates. Without higher taxes to cut the deficit, housing could slump further. Starts in 1968 may rise 10 percent if tax surcharges take effect, but credit will stay tight.
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Washington
Congress
National Association of Home Builders
Federal Home Loan Bank Board
Savings and Loan Industry
S&ls
Charges Filed on Head of Kansas Farm Union
The former Kansas Farmers Union president Martin J. Byrne faces a securities violation charge for allegedly selling unregistered certificates in 1962. A Shawnee County District Court order permanently bars Byrne and the union from further sales of unsecured certificates.
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Kansas Farm Union
Lacrosse
Kan
Martin J. Byrne
The
Kansas Farmers Union
Ivan Krug
Bush County
Byrne
Shawnee County
Hodgeman County Judge to Rule on Valuation Order
Judge Maurice Wildgen will rule next Monday on Hodgeman County's bid to block a state order raising property valuations. County Attorney Van Smith argued the Property Valuation Department voiding a 20 percent land value cut was arbitrary and amounted to destructive fraud.
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Jetmore
Kan
Maurice Wildgen
Hodgeman County
Atty
van Smith
State
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Countryside Lane
John Milan
Jesse Milan
Journal-World Photo
Indiana
Congressional
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White House
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Lowa
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