Some graduating students and faculty at Kansas University planned to wear white armbands on the sleeves of their academic gowns at commencement. The armbands, which were authorized by KU, provided a way for concerned parties to show their support for peace in Vietnam and Cambodia.

Darrell Mohr, owner of Gamble’s Furniture Store, had decided not to reopen in Lawrence. A fire, believed to have been set by arsonists, had destroyed the store on April 15.