Kansas Tornado Records Duel With Perceived Cyclone Myth
Kansas widely labeled the Cyclone State. Merle Brown counters with data 29 percent of Kansans have died in tornadoes since 1916. He notes May and June peak activity with low deaths in 1968 and explains factors reducing tolls. Also covers local gas wells, a cafe sale, TV dating show sighting, and park comment from St Paul residents.
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Merle J. Brown
Manhattan
Brown
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Thayer
Erie
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Bethel Church
Herman Volz
St. Paul
New York State
Loretta Park
Kansas Highway Department
Students Clamp Down on Zap ZAP N D
More than 500 National Guardsmen and police battled to clear about 3 000 students from Zap North Dakota as a weekend Zap-in spiraled into disorder. Deputies reported injuries and arrests as townspeople watched fences go up and a barn fire drew attention.
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N.D
North Dakota
Fort Lauderdale
North Dakota State University
Stiefel
Beulah
Melhouse
Norman Fuchs
Main Street
Lucky
Fuchs
U.S. Embraces Talks on Viet Cong Peace Plan
President Nixon era talks open with Viet Cong 10 point plan as Rogers says some parts are unacceptable yet offer exploration. Rogers to Saigon for consultations with Thieu as Lodge and Phong discuss the NFL approach and potential concessions including prisoner exchanges and DMZ renewal.
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Nixon
Paris
Saigon
Nguyen van Thieu
U.S
South Vietnam
NFL
Henry Cabot Lodge
Nguyen Xuan Phong
Demilitarized Zone
Laos
Quiet Campus Talks After Week of Turmoil At Dartmouth And NYC
The week ends with scholars and politicians debating the campus crisis as 45 Dartmouth students face 30 day jail terms and $100 fines for contempt. Judge Martin Loughlin orders swift punishment for the sit in at Grafton County jail.
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Associated Press
New Hampshire
Dartmouth
Buell C. Gallagher
City College of New York
Howard University
Sitins
Woodville
N.H
Grafton County
Preme Court
Martin Loughlin
Students For A Democratic Society
Laughlin
George Papademos
Demonstrators Block Review by Wescoe
About 175 anti war demonstrators blocked Chancellor W Clarke Wescoe from reviewing the University of Kansas ROTC at Memorial Stadium. They broke a gate and locked arms preventing cadets from reaching the platform. Wescoe entered with ROTC members as protestors shouted they would not leave.
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Lawrence
Kan
W. Clarke Wescoe
University of Kansas
Intercepted Letter Dear Cha
An intercepted note discusses college courses and the ability of travelers and demonstrators to keep up their grade averages. The fragment hints at concerns over academic performance and communication.
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Cha
Weekend Forecast Promises Mild, Sunny Days Ahead
Mostly fair weather through Sunday with daytime highs in the 70s and cooler nights. Tonight's low will hover around 40 to 45 degrees as a light breeze persists.
Santa Fe to End Tulsan Passenger Train Service
The Santa Fe Railroad plans to discontinue its last two passenger trains one in each direction between Kansas City and Tulsa. The streamliner Tulsan is currently the sole passenger service serving Chanute and many towns along the route.
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Kansas City
Tulsa
Streamliner
Tulsan
Chanute
Kansas Cty
ICC
Santa Fe
Viet Pledge By Agnew
Vice President Spiro Agnew vowed the United States will not withdraw unilaterally from South Vietnam during a Tulsa fundraising dinner. He blamed campus demonstrations for delaying peace and urged action against rioters before flying to Florida.
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Tulsa
Okla
United States
South Vietnam
Spiro T. Agnew
Agnew
Oklahoma Republican Party
Vietnam
Maryland
Key Biscayne, Fla
Peace Officers Plan Suit Against University Over KU Seminar
Topeka police head says a civil rights suit will name the University of Kansas and SDS students for disrupting a police seminar on April 23. Kansas Peace Officers Association protests allege mob action, intimidation, and violation of civil rights law, with former Shawnee County attorney handling the case.
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Wichita, Kan
University of Kansas
Topeka
Dana Hummer
Kansas Association of Chiefs of Police
Hummer
Kansas Peace Officers Association
Laverne Townsend
Great Bend
Students For A Democratic Society
SDS
U.S
FBI
Townsend
John Mitchell
Robert Hecht
Shawnee County
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