Sleep challenge aims to break world awake record
Roseville teen Marshall Maynor, 18, plans a continuous wakefulness marathon to set a new mark beyond the 11 days 18 hours 15 minutes. He insists the feat is serious despite skepticism from locals and friends. In London, the Queen Elizabeth 2 as passengers bound for Israel felt a scare when timed blasts were found to be emergency drill tests by security officers.
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Mich
Marshall Maynor
Guiness Book of Records
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Capetown
South Africa
London
Israel
Nixon outlines fall NATO tour for trade aid troop talks
President Nixon plans a fall overseas trip focusing on NATO nations. He told reporters the autumn tour will visit Great Britain France Italy and West Germany where their leaders will have visited the United States by fall.
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Europe
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West Germany
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Residents Demand End to Wounded Knee Siege
Residents of Wounded Knee, South Dakota urge the federal government to end the 48 day siege and allow them to return home after being forced from their houses by militants who seized the village.
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S.D
Tornadoes Strike Texas Killing Seven People
Three Texas communities were struck by tornadoes and seven persons were killed. Two others died in flash floods as storms caused millions in property damage. Thunderstorms hail and strong winds affected nearly the entire state.
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Associated Press
Texas
Nature
Vietnamese Troops Move Toward Cambodian Frontier
South Vietnamese forces push toward Cambodia following the first border crossing since the cease fire. Field accounts show armored columns and gunships near Phnom Penh while Saigon denies crossing into Cambodian territory.
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Vietnam
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Rollback Debate Opens in House Over Nixon Authority
Washington AP reports the House begins debating a possible price rent and interest rollback versus continuing President Nixon’s discretionary control authority. All sides expect a tight vote with a decision possible today or by Wednesday.
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Washington
House
Nixon
Holy Week Observances Mark Major Faiths Across Three Traditions
Christian Holy Week continues on the second day before Easter as observances unfold. Jews prepare to begin Passover at sundown, while Muslims mark the birth anniversary of the Prophet Muhammad with commemorations.
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Associated Press
IRA Chief Freed After Hunger Strike Breaks
Sean MacStiofain former chief of staff of the Irish Republican Army was released from jail today after a 59 day hunger strike last December and January. He appeared pale and drawn and his future with the guerrilla group remained uncertain.
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Dublin
Sean MacStiofain
Irish Republican Army
Pentagon warns of possible Laos bombing campaign
The Pentagon said U S planes could renew bombing in Laos after North Vietnamese advances near Plaine de Jarres. Spokesman Jerry Friedheim cited a major cease-fire violation as fighting raged in Laos while U S bombers targeted Cambodia for six weeks and a Laos cease-fire held elsewhere.
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Laos
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North Viet
Namese
Plaine de Jarres
Vietnam
Friedham
Tha Vieng
Friedheim
Vientiane
U.S
Docking Vetoes Three Kansas Bills Amid Budget Talks
Gov. Robert Docking announced he vetoed three major Kansas bills from the 1973 session. The measures were not part of the agreed program with legislative leaders. One vetoed bill would implement a constitutional amendment for four year terms to top four state offices and team the governor with the lieutenant governor while removing the treasurer and auditor as constitutional officers.
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Kan
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Senate
Insurance
319 Walkers Complete 20 Mile March of Dimes Walk
Rain did not dampen the first annual March of Dimes Walk-A-Thon in town with 319 finishers. Eddie Bright and Randy Dickerhoof led early in the 20 mile route, while Robert Johnson was injured by a car and Alfred Craft faced charges. total pledges near $7,000 with 6,380 miles walked by participants and Erie High School students earned credit for rain delays.
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W. Sth
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S. Tennessee
Royster
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S. Wilson
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N. Central
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S. Edith
Neosho Memorial Hospital
Alfred Craft
Craft
Erie High School
Erie
Weather forecast and political veto briefing
Fair and cold tonight with frost likely. Lows in the mid twenties. Tuesday will be mostly sunny and warmer with highs in the mid sixties. Northwest winds 10 to 20 mph this afternoon diminishing tonight. Precipitation probability zero tonight and Tuesday. In a veto message signed last Thursday and released today, Governor Docking cites a Kansas commission recommendation to abolish the treasurer and auditor offices with duties moving to the Department of Revenue.
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Kansas Commission On Executive Reorganization
Elks Lose Court Test on Maine Whites-Only Law
Four Elks lodges appeal after Maine Supreme Judicial Court upholds a law barring state liquor and food licenses to whites only private clubs. The ruling lets the statute stand and solidifies the legality of the discriminatory provision.
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Supreme Court
Maine
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Maine Supreme Judicial Court
Letter to Editor Proposes Cutting Congress Pay
E. R. Parr of 1212 W. Std publishes a letter in Time magazine April 16 urging a salary reduction for each 1 percent rise in cost of living. He notes Congress members earn 42 500 a year and calls for immediate action over investigations, urging lawmakers to address the crisis.
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Time Magazine
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Nixon seeks sale of $4.1 billion strategic stockpile
President Nixon asked Congress to allow sale of 4.1 billion dollars worth of strategic materials from the national stockpile. He argues the items are no longer needed for security but can fight inflation.
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Washington
Nixon
Congress
Reforms Sought as Tax Time Nears
Washington AP reports protests in 31 cities driven by the Tax Action Campaign led by ex Senator Fred Harris of Oklahoma seeking broad tax reform. Harris notes 25,000 enlistees while ITT is singled out for a low effective tax rate of 4.9 percent in 1971, drawing a Tax Avoider award.
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Washington
Tax Action
Fred Harris
Oklahoma
Harris
International Telephone & Telegraph Corp
New York Stock Exchange
ITT
Intercepted Letter Dear Cha Opens Sleep Talk
A fragment shows an intercepted note mentioning sleep habits and preferences. The writer says they can sleep or stay awake and usually sleep for about 10 hours while leaving 14 hours to themselves.
Bases to Close Under Pentagon Reductions
Pentagon officials announced 224 bases to close with 21 172 civilian and 16 640 military jobs cut. About 274 bases will be affected, including Hunter's Point Naval Yard in San Francisco and the Boston Naval Yard, with Portsmouth Hospital and Brig in New Hampshire to shut. Ft. Dix NJ likely remains open per Sen Schweikel.
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Senate
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San Francisco
Boston Naval Yard
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Portsmouth
N.H
United States
Richard 8. Schweikel
R-Pa
Ft. Dix
New Jersey
New England States
Forbes AFB To Shut Down As of Sept 1
Sen. Robert Dole said Forbes Air Force Base in Topeka Kansas will close on September 1. The base employs 3,739 people with about 200 to be kept for in house assignments. There are 714 civilian employees with most assigned elsewhere in the area. the 40 bed hospital could be kept for local use if needed and the site could be offered to the city if plans materialize.
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Washington
Robert Dole
R-Kan
Forbes Air Force Base
Topeka
Kan
Dole
Dr Brown receives 1973 Crumbine Medal for TB work
Dr James Brown former Cha nute resident and longtime Southeast Kansas Tuberculosis Hospital superintendent from 1961 to 1972 is named the 1973 Crumbine Medal recipient for efforts reducing TB in Kansas. Born in Scotland he came to Kansas in 1957 and led community nurse follow ups after patient discharge.
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Chanute
Crumbine
Kansas Public Health Association
Southeast Kansas
Samuel J. Crumbine
Kansas
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Scotland
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University of Glasgow
Brown
Southeast Kansas Tuberculosis Hospital
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