Blast in Water Tunnel Kills One. 16 Feared Missing
An underground water tunnel near Sylmar, 30 miles northwest of Los Angeles, suffered an explosion. One man was found dead 800 feet from the work area. 16 workers were missing as debris and smoke filled the five mile tunnel. Methane ignition from equipment is being considered as a possible cause.
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Intercepted Letter Dear Cha Weather Forecast Remark
Intercepted missive notes weather forecasts not being classified information. The tone recalls playful dialogue about weather utility and secrecy themes.
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See-Kan RC&D signs Articles of Incorporation in Erie meeting
See-Kan RC&D steering committee members signed articles of incorporation at Erie on Monday. Incorporation should be completed by June 30 and will be non profit, aimed at charitable, educational and benevolent objectives. The session featured talks on mined land redevelopment and multi state watershed program changes. Progress reports covered a regional juvenile detention facility study centered in Parsons.
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Kay Camin
Wichita State University
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Cherokee Counties
Dale Hammons
Parsons
Supreme Court to Hear Free Press Case Over Pentagon Papers
The top court takes up government secrecy and press freedom as NYT Post and others cite the 47 volume Pentagon study. A Los Angeles grand jury probes leaks to newsrooms including Knight Newspapers and the Los Angeles Times. Ellsberg named as source.
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Nine-County Juvenile Center Endorsed by Neosho County
Neosho County commissioners endorsed a nine county juvenile detention center proposed for Parsons. The resolution calls for federal funds to cover 75 percent of construction costs and for all nine See-Kan Resource Conservation and Development Project counties to participate in ongoing operation.
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Times seeks expedited Supreme Court review on Pentagon study
The New York Times asks the Supreme Court for an expedited hearing to print uncensored articles on the Pentagon Vietnam study. The paper asks for Harlan to block a NY appeals ruling while the government seeks to keep parts secret.
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Protest group VP barred from movie after court clash
Al Jordan, vice president of Sensible Tulsans Opposed to Pornography, bought a ticket to a film he was opposing. The manager refused admission, citing his status as a protest witness in a recent court battle to halt the screening, and refunded the ticket. Jordan said he wanted to view the film to speak intelligently on pornography.
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al Jordan
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Casualty Report Announced for Vietnam Week
Allied commands report last week 25 Americans 353 South Vietnamese and 1 681 North Vietnamese and Viet Cong killed. American deaths unchanged from prior week while South Vietnamese deaths rose by 31 and enemy losses fell by 194. Wounded totaled 215 Americans and 822 South Vietnamese with prior week 199 and 934 respectively.
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Truman widow in good condition at Research Medical Center
Officials at Research Medical Center in Kansas City said Mrs. Harry S. Truman remains in good condition after being admitted Monday for a routine checkup.
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Research Medical Center
Harry S. Truman
Coffeyville City Manager Kennth Sanborn resigns in surprise move
Coffeyville Kansas city officials confirm the resignation of City Manager Kenneth Sanborn after a regular meeting. Mayor Roy Patterson requested reconsideration, but Sanborn stated he would not change his mind.
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Coffeyville, Kan
Kenneth Sanborn
Coffeyville
Roy Patterson
Sanborn
Honest Answer AtUND Summer School Admission
A North Dakota registrar found a pupil's application for UND summer school that stated a satirical reason for attending. The line read 36 24 36 now attending summer school, and the application was accepted. Ulwen praised the youth's honesty as offsetting potential lack of zeal.
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Grand Fork, N.D
University of North Dakota
Milford Alven
Ulwen
CBS Refuses ToProduce Materials For Pentagon Documentary
CBS President Frank Stanton refused to produce subpoenaed materials for The Selling of the Pentagon inquiry and would not answer questions about preparation of the CBS news or documentary broadcasts. He spoke before the House Commerce Committee investigations subpanel.
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Innocent Gerald Silvers Expected to Return to California
Gerald Silvers, cleared of charges in the death of his niece Lisa, is set to be returned to California to resume serving a sentence interrupted by his murder trial. A 12 member jury acquitted him after 90 minutes of deliberation for the slaying of the 24 year old who vanished from Sunflower Village on April 22, 1970, with a skeleton identified as Lisa found nearby on November 25.
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