Rescue flights end Koh Tang fight in Mayaguez crisis
U S helicopters evacuated a battered Marine assault force from Koh Tang Island after dark amid heavy fire as the Mayaguez and its 45 member crew were rescued from Cambodian captors. Pentagon sources report fatalities and many injuries with missing Air Force personnel and Marines. final casualty counts awaited aboard the carrier Coral Sea in the Gulf of Siam. Secretary Kissinger declared the three day crisis over at a White House ceremony.
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Defense
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Ford orders recapture of Mayaguez after failed diplomacy
President Ford ordered the Mayaguez rescue after Cambodian refusals to return the ship. Marines seized Koh Tang during a rapid assault following air strikes that destroyed Cambodian gunboats and helicopters, as captors released crewmen and a thank you note from Captain Miller was received.
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Charles P. Miller
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Israelis brace for holiday attacks and border scans
Israel tightens border patrols amid warnings of attacks before a major Jewish holiday and the Maalot massacre anniversary. A time bomb was found in a truck load of gas cylinders in Jerusalem and later dismantled. Arab guerrillas often strike this week. Maalot’s 28 dead are recalled from last year. In Beirut, a guerrilla officer died in a car bomb. Sadat seeks U.S. aid from Ford to repay Russian weapons loans ahead of their Salzburg meeting June 1-2.
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Right turn law hazards for blind pedestrians in Kansas
Jerry Houston a blind teacher for the state Department of Social and Rehabilitation Services warns that allowing right on red creates danger for blind people at intersections. He cites Kansas White Cane Law sections 8 558b 8 558c 8 558d and the drivers manual requiring motorists to stop for visually handicapped pedestrians, noting Roosevelt origins and cane length and dog guide use.
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Kansas
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Knight trial jury retires for verdict in terror cases
A 12 member jury, seven women and five men, retires to deliberate at 11 a.m. in the Harold Knight terroristic threats case. Closed hearings ended after final instructions from Judge George W. Donaldson. lunch recessed at Hotel Tioga as deliberations begin.
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Weather Area Forecast Clear tonight with mild temperatures
Clear tonight with low temperatures in the mid 40s to mid 50s. Partly cloudy Friday with a high in the upper 70s to mid 80s. Winds will be light and variable tonight.
USD 413 Board sets 1975 76 teacher salaries
The Chanute USD 413 Board plans a special 8 p.m. meeting to set teacher salaries for the 1975-76 school year. Negotiations with teachers have been ongoing for several weeks.
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Chanute
Winners named in mask contest at Safari Museum
Judging of the masks for the Safari Museum contest is complete and winners are named across Unified School District 413 elementary buildings. Janet Stokes is the grand prize winner with her mask on display at the museum during June. Other firsts include Sharon Cummins, Darcy Bain, Mike Robie, and Marsha.
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Saundra Alden
John
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N. Steuben
Alcott
Sharon Cummins
Darcy Bain
Mike Robie
Marsha
Betty Lange
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SAMS
Vicki Schultz
Kay Coombs
Charlotte Clum
Neosho County seeks grant for juvenile probation officer
Neosho County Commission will apply for a Governor's Committee on Criminal Administration grant to fund a fulltime juvenile probation officer, including salary, office and travel expenses, and a secretary. The plan, prepared by Ken Peak with Probate Judge Dwaine Ashcraft, assumes 95 percent funding in year one and declining shares thereafter.
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Neosho County
Governor’s Committee On Criminal Administration
Ken Peak
Kansas
Peak
Iron workers end six week Wichita strike at city projects
Iron workers Local 606 reach a settlement ending a six week strike on Wichita city hall and Mid-America All-Indian Center construction. Details are undisclosed as contractors and union reps confirm the pact while city officials push for October occupancy.
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Wichita, Kan
UPI
Ironworkers
Local 606
Yard foreman electrocuted at Wichita metal yard
Wichita police report Bob Larson a 31 year old yard foreman at Novick Iron and Metal Co. was electrocuted after stepping into a water pool touching a live wire. He was found dead in the pool.
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Wichita, Kan
UPI
Novick Iron and Metal Co
Bob Larson
Kansas AG orders water release to bird refuge
Kansas Attorney General Curt Schneider says John son County oilman and land speculator M R Hudson will release water into the Marais Des Cygnes Waterfowl Refuge in Linn County after diverting water from Middle Creek. Schneider estimates Hudson will pay several thousands of dollars in costs.
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Topeka, Kan
Three baby golden eagles born at Topeka zoo
In Gage Park Zoo Topeka two chicks hatched May 5 and a third on May 6. Zoologist Mike LaRue reports 12 eaglets in five years with seven surviving. He notes a wild rule of thumb is to raise one chick per nest.
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Topeka, Kan
UPI
Gage Park Zoo
Mike LaRue
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