Pentagon Advances 1.1 Bomber Project With Major Contracts
The Pentagon awarded nearly 1.8 billion dollars in contracts to North American Rockwell and General Electric to design develop and test a new long range bomber. The Air Force envisions 200 to 300 planes with total fleet costs estimated over 13.6 billion, though production remains years away.
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Pentagon
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North American
Rockwell Corp
General Electric
Air Force
Robert Seamans Jr
Congress
Rockwell
el Segundo
Calif
Evendale
Ohio
Dissenters Navy Dismisses Two Officers
Two junior lieutenants Gordon Kerr and James Pahura were removed from sensitive intelligence postings in the Office of Naval Operations due to ties with the Concerned Officers Movement. The Pentagon confirmed they will serve as intelligence analysts and were informed of reassignment on Thursday.
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Chief of Naval Operations
Pentagon
Gordon Kerr
James Pahura
COM
Concerned Officers
Kerr
Pahura
Navy
Five Kentucky Colonels Awarded to Local Citizens
Lyle L. Willis in Frankfort delivered five Kentucky Colonel commissions to Lou Meadors Harrison Partin Marvin Willis Ralph Brewer and Ellis D Rob inson Jr for local recipients. The Pentagon confirmed the action Friday night as COM officers faced Navy action over dissent efforts.
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Lyle L. Willis
Frankfort
Kentucky
Lou Meadors
Harrison Partin
Marvin Willis
Ralph Brewer
Ellis D. Robinson Jr
Taxpayer weariness limits education funding increases
Gov. Louie B. Nunn told the National Education Association in Frankfort that Kentuckians desire high quality education but will not tolerate biennial tax increases to expand it. He noted Kentucky has made strides yet progress must be tempered by fiscal realities.
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Frankfort
Louie B. Nunn
National Education Association
NEA
Nunn
Kentucky
General Assembly
Martha L. Ware
KEA
Washington
Severe hailstorm damages Corbin area farms and roofs
A severe hailstorm hit the Corbin area Friday afternoon around 3 p.m., damaging gardens, tobacco beds, roofs, and barns across Laurel County. Hailstones ranged from marble to hen egg size, with drifts up to 12 inches, edging toward heavy Bald Rock and interfering with Inter-State 75 corridor.
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Bald Rock
Laurel County
Laurel River
Highway 312
Barton Mill
Theatre Schedule for June 3 to June 6
King Kong Escapes shows at 1 30, 4 42 and 8 00. Support Your Local Sheriff screens at 3 10, 6 24 and 9 30.
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King Kong
Nixon seeks call to pilot wounded in hijacking
President Nixon was unable to speak by phone with Capt. Dale C. Hope, hospitalized after being shot in the abdomen during a hijacking attempt aboard a Trans World Airlines jet. Hope remains in Fairfax Hospital, recovering from surgery, with Nixon sending a message via nurse Mary Jane Mastorovich.
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Nixon
Dale C. Hope
Trans World Airlines
Fairfax
Virginia
Mary Jane Mastorovich
Nixon Hope
Captain Hope
Guadalcanal
Hupe
South Pacific
South Pacific Air Transport Command
Cambodian Forces Thwart Khmer Rouge Assault at Siem Reap
Cambodian tanks and infantry repelled a heavy Khmer Rouge led attack on Siem Reap near Angkor Wat. The airport was cleared of enemy forces though reopening was uncertain. Street fighting decreased with some Viet Cong units remaining in town.
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Cambodia
Siem Reap
Angkor Wat
U.S
Kompong Cham
Khmer Rouge
Phom Penh
Thailand
Kompong Speu
Am Leang
Kompong Spen
Uncertain Weather Outlook With Mild Weekend
Mostly cloudy today with a chance of light showers then clearing and cooler tonight. Sunday will be sunny and mild with highs around 78 to 83 and patchy clouds. Lows tonight 52 to 56. Outlook for Monday shows continued sunny and mild conditions.
Population Down In Tri Counties
The Tri-counties lost 1 942 people in a decade with Laurel county up 2083, Whitley down 2314, and Knox down 1711. Totals: Laurel 26984 Knox 23547 Whitley 23501. Area population 74082, down from 75974 in 1960. prelim count announced by Mrs Harry Hoe. Census Bureau to publish official figures later.
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Census Bureau
Laurel County
Whitley
Knox County
Laurel
Knox
Harry Hoe
United States
Hoe
No Decision Finch Considering Top Cabinet Post
The White House may announce Robert Finch leaving his HEW secretary post to become President Nixon's top staff aide. A Tribune report cites a Friday White House meeting finalizing the change, with Finch denying resignation at that moment.
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White House
Robert Finch
Nixon
Chicago Tribune
Finch
Washington
Tribune
Walter Reed Hospital
the Tribune
Tribune Amorg Winners At Kentucky Press Awards
The Corbin Daily Tribune won first place for Sports Pictures in the letterpress division at the Kentucky Press Association awards. It also placed second in grocery advertising and earned honorable mention in classified advertising as the association closed its three day summer meeting at Cumberland Falls State Park. The Frankfort State Journal won general excellence overall. Other first place honorees included the Sturgis News Jefferson Reporter Henderson Gleaner Journal Glasgow Daily News and Kentucky New Era.
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Corbin Daily Tribune
Kentucky Press Association
Cumberland Falls State Park
the Tribune
Frankfort State Journal
Sturgis News
Jefferson Reporter
Henderson Gleaner & Journal
Glasgow Daily News
Kentucky New Era
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