Old home town – 40 years ago today

The Lawrence board of education was studying plans for additions at Kennedy and Schwegler schools.

The various attempts at a peaceful settlement in Vietnam seemed to be falling apart again. The war tempo again was on the rise after a brief Christmas-time lull, which included a cease-fire period that apparently had seen numerous violations. Foreign affairs analysts at Kansas University said they saw few reasons for optimism about a settlement of any kind in the year ahead.