Sea lion roams Missouri River near Kansas City
An escaped sea lion from Swope Park Zoo was spotted 20 miles from the aquarium, swimming among freight barges by the Central Industrial District. Zoo director Donald Dietlein attempted to lure the animal with 10 pounds of smelt, but the sea lion evaded capture and is thought to fare better if river pollution does not sicken it.
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Kansas City
Missouri River
U.S
Donald R. Dietlein
Zoo
Prisoners Rebel at Kansas Prison After Shakedown
Nearly 300 inmates in a temporary cellblock rebelled briefly Thursday night. Shotgun-armed guards and troopers forced them to return to cells after a meal. A shakedown found 30 knives, black jacks, pipes, narcotics, needles, and syringes. cellblock C locks were repaired while cellblock A still cannot be secured.
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Lansing, Kan
Kansas Prison
Sherman H. Crouse
Mail Truck Fire Destroys Package Load Between Hutchinson and Wichita
A truck carrying mail caught fire between Hutchinson and Wichita. Driver Edwin Shaw of Hutchinson saved some mail and extinguished the blaze before Sedgwick County firefighters arrived. officials list a faulty muffler as the cause.
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Wichita
Hutchinson
Edwin Shaw
Sedgwick County
Mars to Be Televised by Unmanned Mariners
NASA scientists announce Mariner 6 will return Mars pictures from 2,000 miles above the surface next Tuesday with a 50 minute signal delay. Mariner 7 follows on Aug 3. Officials say the images will show new details and surpass the quality of Mariner 4 from 1965.
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Mariner 6
Mars
Mariner 7
Mariner 4
NASA
Bequest by Sabetha widow funds debt relief to government
Mrs. Mattie Meisner of Sabetha Kansas left the federal government and Kansas 55657.79 each to reduce their debts. Representative Chester L. Mize said executors asked him to relay the gift to the Treasury. Kansas treasury already received its share while the national debt totals more than 358 billion. ARKANSAS CITY Kan Directors of the Chamber of Commerce announce a 1.5 million apartment complex for moderate and low income families to be sponsored by the chamber housing authority. The project aims for 100 units and full air conditioning, to be built by Kencraft Inc of Topeka with federal aid sought.
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Washington
Sabetha
Kan
Kansas
Mize
Arkansas City, Kan
Arkansas City
Kencraft Inc
Topeka
Hospital Project To Add Four Bed Rooms At Neosho Memorial
Neosho Memorial Hospital faced higher average daily census in early 1969 with about 73 patients per day, pushing beyond available beds. To alleviate overflow in solarium and pediatrics wings, two four bed rooms will be built in the north half of the overflow area, funded from hospital revenues at about 11 thousand dollars.
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Neosho Memorial Hospital
Glen Dormois
Solarium
Dormois
Dwight Walgeriatrics Wing
Board of Trustees
Dwight Wallingford
Geriatrics
Lert Construction Co
Nudist convention plagued by peeping Toms in underpants
About 250 nudists from the East gathered for the American Sunbathing Association eastern division meeting in Kissimmee Florida. Deputies removed teenage boys who had climbed the eight foot fence to lake swim while contestants vie for a nudist king and queen with judges and applause shaping the final day.
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Kissimmee
Fla
East
Jim Hadley
Cypress Cove
American Sunbathing Association
Granger
Ind
Hadley
Weather forecast for Topeka area includes showers and warmth
Area forecast predicts considerable cloudiness with scattered showers or thunderstorms tonight and Saturday. Lows near 70 tonight, highs 90 to 95 Saturday with a 40 percent chance of rain tonight and 20 percent Saturday. AP notes continued thundershower activity across Kansas through Saturday.
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Topeka
Kansas
Apollo 11 astronauts in good condition after moon mission
After 11 hours of medical exams Dr. William Carpentier found no moon contamination in Apollo 11 crew Neil Armstrong Edwin Aldrin Michael Collins. Armstrong had minor ear inflammation but otherwise they showed less deterioration than earlier astronauts and face 21 days of monitoring.
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William Carpentier
Neil A. Armstrong
Air Force
Edwin E. Aldrin Jr
Michael Colins
Apollo
Armstrong
Earth
Moon
National Aeronautics and Space
Administration
Samuel Phillips
Aldrin
Apollo Moon Team Returns From Splashdown in Quarantine
Spacemen and support crew ended recovery operations after a successful splashdown. Aldrin and the team, though tired, were in good spirits as they began a quarantine period at Ellington Air Force Base. Congress planned a joint tribute, and world leaders sent congratulations by telecast and cable.
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Houston
Aldrin
Congress
Washington
White House
Europe
Moscow TV
Hawaii
MOF
Ellington Air Force Base
The
Space Center
Kennedy pleads guilty in Chappaquiddick crash case
Sen Edward M Kennedy pleads guilty to leaving the scene of a fatal auto accident on Chappaquiddick Island and receives a suspended two month jail term. He plans to address the public on network TV and radio from Cape Cod, as reporters and photographers cover the case.
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Edgartown
Mass
Edward M. Kennedy
Kennedy Brothers
Massachusetts
Kennedy
U.S. Senate
Senate
Robert G. Clark III
Cape Cod
Japan
Chappaquiddick Island
Washington
Break-in at Humboldt Co-op Farm Center Nets $159
Thieves pried open five buildings and three safes at the Service Co-op farm service center in Humboldt, stealing about $159 in cash. Manager Vern Lassman said the break-in was discovered around 6 this morning after entry via a back door and broken wall safe. No damage estimate was provided.
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Humboldt
Service Co-op
Vern Lassman
Lassman
Nixon Eyes Asian Allies to Limit U.S. Involvement
President Nixon outlined a strategy to rely more on Asia’s allies to avoid new Vietnam entanglements. He spoke after greeting Apollo 11 astronauts aboard the Hornet near Hawaii and announced plans for Asia-Pacific policy shifts, including reducing military aid while preserving treaty commitments. He scheduled visits to the Philippines Indonesia Thailand India Pakistan and Romania, and planned talks on cease fire and elections in Vietnam.
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Agana
Guam
Nixon
America
United States
Hornet
Hawaii
U.S
Pacific
Philippines
Indonesia
Thailand
India
Pakistan
Romania
Asia
Bangkok
Vietnam
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Yalta
Bucharest
Soviet Union
China
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Blue River
Big Mudy
Dietlein
Pasadena
Calif
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Mariner
Rosemary Krone
R.N
Tribune
Genevieve Cheney
Mattie Meisner
Chester L. Mize
R-Kan
Lunar Receiving Laboratory
LRL
Tex
Carpentier
Cha
Trip Expectations
Ellsworth Bunker
Saigon
Creighton Abrams
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