KU Names Archie Dykes as University of Kansas Chancellor
Dr. Archie R. Dykes, 42, named chancellor of the University of Kansas effective July 1. The announcement came from Jess Stewart, Kansas Board of Regents chair, after a six month search with over 150 candidates and a campus advisory committee. Dykes will become the 13th KU chancellor, bringing noted administrative experience and a rural background.
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University of Kansas
State of Kansas
Dr. Dykes
Kansas
E. Laurence Chalmers
Topeka
Robert Docking
Quali
Board of Regents
Micro-Lite plans expansion in Chanute and cattle mineral production
Micro-Lite Inc expands beyond two Chanute buildings with a new office and planned growth. The firm mines phlogopite deposit five miles west of Buffalo, ships and bags the mineral used as cattle feed and plant fertilizer. 22 employees now, with storage tanks and a second shift to boost output.
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Micro-Lite, Inc
Chanute
South Katy
Micro-Lite
Bob McGregor
McGregor
Buffalo
United States
New England
Colorado
Venereal Disease Awareness Emphasizes April Month
Venereal disease awareness focuses on April as V D Awareness Month. Gonnorhea and syphilis remain major health concerns with incidence higher than a decade ago. Doctors report more cases, note treatment relies on early diagnosis and follow up, and detail potential complications for untreated infections.
Supreme Court showdown over executive power grows
President's authority to impound funds and dissolve the Office of Economic Opportunity faces fresh judicial limits as federal courts rule against unilateral presidential power. Judge William Jones criticizes the administration for assuming constitutional discretionary power to defy Congress. The St Louis Circuit Court also bars withholding highway funds for unrelated reasons, signaling a pivotal clash between Nixon and Congress.
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Supreme Court
White House
Nixon
Office of Economic Opportunity
Congress
U.S. District Court
William Jones
Jones
U.S. Circuit Court
St. Louis
Executive Branch
OEO
Circuit Court
Secretary of Transportation
March of Dimes 20 Mile Walk-A-Thon Set in Cuanute
About 700 participants are expected for a 20 mile Walk-A-Thon in Cuanute on Saturday. Registration starts 8 a.m. at First National Bank with opening by John Rubow at 9 a.m. Seven checkpoints including First National Bank and Highland Park will verify miles.
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Cuanute
First National Bank
John Rubow
Neosho County
March of Dimes
Highland Park
VFW
Neosho Manor Rest Home
Bowl Mor Lanes
City Park Bal! Diamond
Home Savings
Rain Aid for Walkers Campaign Credit Plan
Nancy Elrod campaign director and Walk-A-Thon chair announces rain policy: if rain occurs, each walker earns two miles credit for every mile walked. The Saturday event aims to fund March of Dimes efforts in the fight against birth defects.
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Ers
Nancy Elrod
Walk-A-Thon
KU names 13th chancellor on Friday the 18th
Intercepted note reports KU appointed its 13th chancellor on Friday the 18th. Preliminary details suggest the new leader favors black cats and discusses spilled salt as superstitions.
Tragedy at Munich beer cellar crowd crush
A 15-year-old girl died and 24 other girls were injured as a teen beauty contest audience panicked in an over crowded Munich beer cellar. A 16-year-old girl described fearing a fire as people surged for exits.
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Munich
Germany
Saigon reports 171 cease fire violations near Hue
South Vietnamese government accuses Communists of 171 cease-fire violations the largest in a month as Hue defenses endure heavy bombardment and a frontal assault occurs 15 miles southwest of the city. In Washington the Nixon administration plans to release impounded impact aid to thousands of school districts near federal installations, with a formal HEW announcement expected at a House appropriations hearing.
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Hue
Washington
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
House
Appropriations
Hatfield Warns Cambodia Mirrors Vietnam Era Commitments
Senator Mark O Hatfield says Cambodia events resemble secret commitments that led to U S entry into Vietnam. He spoke after Pentagon and State Department briefings as Nixon received a 45 minute Haig report on Southeast Asia fact finding mission.
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Washington
Mark O. Hatfield
Pentagon
State Department
Cambodia
U.S
Vietnam
Oregon Republican
Nixon
Alexander M. Haig Jr
Judge rejects bid to suppress McCord testimony
A federal district court judge refused Sen. Sam J. Ervin’s request to suppress future Watergate burglary testimony by James W. McCord Jr. Judge Charles Richey said an order would threaten court independence and the public’s right to free speech and a free press.
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Washington
Federal District Court
Sam J. Ervin
Watergate
James W. McCord Jr
U.S. District Court
Charles Richey
United States Arab World Clash Looms at UN Over Beirut Raid
At the United Nations a sharp clash was anticipated between the United States and Arab states over Palestinian charges of U S involvement in the Beirut raid. Arab anger followed the Israeli killing of three Palestinian leaders in Beirut Tuesday as U S officials pushed back against Palestinian broadcasts accusing Washington.
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U. N. Security Council
United States
U.S
Beirut
NASA and Navy Planes Collide Over Golf Course Crash
Investigators probed the midair collision between a NASA plane and a Navy aircraft near Mountain View. Sixteen men were killed and one person was critically injured as the two planes crashed onto a golf course, piggyback then exploded and burned.
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Mountain View
Calif
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Navy
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AIM
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Leonard Crow Dog
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