Bus chase ends in Ottawa crash puts KU student in hospital
Lawrence police pursued Lloyd W. Williams, 23, a University of Kansas bookstore worker, from Lawrence to Ottawa at speeds over 105 mph. Williams crashed into a Lawrence patrol car, damaging both vehicles and injuring Williams and a patrol officer. Williams faces DWI and reckless driving charges. Ottawa and Franklin County officials investigate.
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Here
Paim
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Franz Auebrey
Ashcraft
Aubrey
Williams
Ranesom Memorial Hospital
C. W. Henning
Tawa
Eugene Flaherty
Flaherty
Ransom Memorial Hospital
Myron Steere
Franklin Coune
Allies step up fight against VC's biggest effort
In Saigon and Hue, U.S. and South Vietnamese forces report heavy losses for the Viet Cong and North Vietnamese as they push back the biggest offensive. Hue remains contested with the old citadel partly held, while Saigon sees intense street fighting near the embassy and around key battleground areas. Officials claim unprecedented enemy casualties, though Viet Cong units still control parts of Hue and attack Saigon neighborhoods.
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Hue
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Fierce Fighting In Hue Amid Siege By Viet Cong
Four battalions of Communist troops hold most streets of Hue as allies clash with Viet Cong forces. Two U.S. helicopters were shot down while attempting to evacuate wounded. Marines and South Vietnamese troops battle to hold positions. civilian casualties are high with refugees swelling Hue’s population.
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Weather Topeka Forecast Warmer Temperatures Ahead
Fair skies and warmer temperatures are forecast for Topeka and surrounding areas after a period of low cloudiness and fog. Highs today range from the low 60s in the southwest to the low 40s in the northeast, with tonight’s lows in the 40s. Thursday’s highs reach into the mid 50s to mid 60s, with overnight lows from the upper teens to the 30s. Precipitation in the last 24 hours totaled .01 inch. Barometer reads 30.20 inches.
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Topeka
Weather Bureau
Kansas Proposed Amendments Create Elected Governor Trio
A Senate measure would make only the governor, lieutenant governor and attorney general elected officials, with other state posts appointed by the governor. If enacted, terms would rise from two to four years and party membership would be required for governor and lieutenant governor. The effective date would be 1974. The bill also advances aid for junior colleges, allowing districts under and over $75 million valuation different mill levies, and increasing state aid per credit hour from $5.50 to $8.00.
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Topeka
Kansas
Senate
Ted Saar
Pittsburg
Kansas Republicans push bond funded highways plan
Kansas Republican senators unveiled a bond financed highway program tied to a two cent gasoline tax increase. Governor Docking, a Democrat, dismissed the proposal saying there is nothing new and accusing Republicans of lacking imaginative methods to start progressive programs.
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Topeka
Kansas
Robert Docking
Plane Crash Linked to Friendship in Kansas City
Frank Ferree, of Kansas City Kansas, piloted a bright yellow single engine plane that crashed after a wave from a friend. The plane struck a utility pole and toppled a 30 foot high line, nosedived into a railway embankment, leaving Ferree with facial injuries and possible arm damage. A Santa Fe train halted nearby as officers and onlookers crossed live wires awaiting power crew. The accident occurred at 1 27 p m near the Ote tawa depot.
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Kansas City
Kan
Ransom Memorial Hospital
Santa Fe
Otetawa Santa Fe
George T. Beard
Beard
Ferree
Saigon Coffin Shops Open as City Enforces Curfew
In Saigon only coffin makers remained open amid a 24 hour curfew as battles devastated suburbs. Police fired to scatter crowds while routes to government and U.S. buildings were blocked. Coffin shops buzzed with brisk business as families prepared for the dead. Hospitals reported over 100 bodies in morgues.
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Saigon
Sol
Diers
U.S
Ski trip for 30 Ote tawans heads to Aspen Colorado
A group of about 30 Ote tawans left town Thursday afternoon for a skiing trip to Aspen Colo. Relatives fear for their safe return and one caller asked the Herald to print a hopeful message wishing them great fun and no broken bones. The paper plans special delivery of notes to the travelers while they are in Colorado.
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Herald
Colorado
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