Park relics spark debate over World War I displays
In Finnup Park Garden City officials spent about 100 dollars to move a Sherman tank and a 155 mm howitzer relic to showcase World War I memories. Some residents protest war objects in a children's display, while others defend history education. The pieces were hauled by Reed & Reed Contractors to a spot near the park’s west edge, with ex-doughboys spotted among visitors.
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Reed & Reed Contractors
Pentagon papers discuss attack to lift morale in South Vietnam
News from Washington Moscow and Saigon summarize key events as Gravel releases Pentagon papers reveal advisers debated provoking North Vietnam attack to boost South Vietnamese morale. The Supreme Court upholds press freedom while a draft ends in the US. Cosmonauts to be honored in Red Square. US withdraws draft.
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Mike Gravel
Tonkin Gulf
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First Time in 23 Years Draft Goes Silent in U S
Nation pauses its draft for July and August as the Pentagon holds back the 16,000-man call while Congress and the Selective Service await new draft law. Registrations for 18-year-olds continue. 27 other differences include student deferment rules and minority representation on draft boards. Ceiling is set at 130000 for 1972 and 140000 for 1973.
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Selective Service
Congress
Edward M. Kennedy
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Nixon Withdrawal Plan Spurs Vietnam Prisoner Release Offer
The North and Viet Cong leaders propose to release all prisoners if the United States agrees to withdraw all forces by year end, with a synchronized timetable for cease fire and prisoner liberation. Washington studies implications for South Vietnam stability and a withdrawal deadline. A Kansas City note covers Presbyterian Church praise of black clergy for returning a defense fund gift to Angela Davis.
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Kansas City
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Dighton Boy Gets Surprise West Point Appointment
David Bentley, a Dighton High School honors graduate, was told by his parents to be at West Point by 9 am Thursday after a Sunday call from Congress member Keith Sebelius confirming his appointment. The 17 year old, at Philmont Scout Ranch, had hoped for next year’s selection and was fourth for West Point and eighth for the Air Force Academy earlier. His parents rushed him home to Wichita to board a plane to West Point, with last minute papers arranged for admittance. The cadet’s father was a Royal Canadian Air Force veteran who died in 1956. his mother later naturalized.
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Wast Point
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U.S. Air Force Academy
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Royal Canadian Air Force
Ais
Syracuse Man To Direct Band In Park Concert
Syracuse and Garden City Municipal Band will perform Friday in Stevens Park with Bob Bitter directing two numbers including Passo Doppio Sinfonico and Washington Post March. Bob Brock conducts the rest with So Whats New King of the Road and other marches and suites on the program.
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Herb Alpers
Roger Miller
Richard Rodgers
Tripatha
Weatherman Sees Funnel Cloud That Isn’t One
Lincoln AP report details meteorologist Gordon Lippert who saw a funnel shaped cloud near the airport then realized the sight was due to construction equipment. The cloud-like illusion persisted briefly causing media buzz before confirmation.
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Newspapers resume Pentagon papers series after court ruling
The New York Times and The Washington Post restart coverage of the Pentagon papers after the Supreme Court’s 6 to 3 decision allowing publication of certain classified documents. The ruling elevates press freedom and limits government claims of national security to block articles prior to release.
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Harry A. Blackmun
John M. Harlan
Vietnam
Mike Gravel
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Tonkin Gulf
Johnson
North Vietnam
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John F. Kennedy
Eisenhower
South Vietnam
the Post
Kennedy
United States
Saigon
Boston Globe
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William Westmoreland
U.S
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Christian Science Monitor
Mainland
China
Mao Tsetung
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Earle G. Wheeler
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Defense
Clark H. Clifford
Rain Delays Harvest Across Southwestern Kansas
Rain halted cutting in Kendall area where 80 percent of harvest was complete, with two inches falling north of Kendall slowing progress. Lakin and Garden City reports show partial delays and uneven rainfall, while Hamilton County fields finished or near finish. Northern Finney Haskell regions faced renewed harvest interruptions while some areas completed due to light precipitation.
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