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Kansas City Star

Location

Kansas City, Missouri, United States of America

Date

May 04, 1969

Page

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Notable Dating Auction Linked to Mayors and City Officials

St Louis reports a Mary Institute Action auction funded double dates for Mrs Law rence K Roos wife of the county supervisor and Mrs Biron Walier member of the Mayor's Council on Youth Opportunity paying $20 and $32 respectively. The Mary Institute event funded the double date plan while the men away in Rome for Cardinal Carberry ceremonies. Washoe the chimpanzee learns 70 signs from psychologists Gardner and Beatrice in Nevada aiming for real conversation. Sirhan Sirhan's lawyer seeks Supreme Court reversal citing Fourth Amendment issues over notebooks used as evidence. Dr William McFadden notes his 91st birthday while continuing dental practice for Seneca Indians. Steamfitters Local 420 win a 3-year contract lifting pay and benefits to 9.37 per hour average. Correll wins $40,000 in suit against doctor who said he would die within a year.

St. Louis Lawrence K. Roos A. J. Cervantes Biron Walier Council On Youth Opportunity Roos Reno, Nev R. Allen Gardner Beatrice University of Nevada Psychology Department Washoe Gardner

Campus disorder and politics fill Inside Pages

The issue reports rising campus violence and coercion with calls for potential official repression. Editors note hopeful signs after campus visits, while other pages discuss Pentagon chemical and biological warfare inquiries and regional political crises. Major sports and local items follow in brief.

James Scott M. Stanton Evans Walter W. Meek Thorpe Menn

Labor unrest and campus fear mix with Wilson backing

London prime minister Harold Wilson retains support from key Labor figures amid rebel plots to oust him while the A A U P in Minneapolis warns that high level comments threaten academic freedom. The professors urged Vietnam troop withdrawal and called for calm amid campus disruptions.

London Harold Wilson Labor Party James Callaghan English Midlands Callaghan Wilson Minneapolis American Association of University Professors U. S Vietnam John M. Mitchell Justice Department Richard K. Webb Columbia University Resolutions Committee

Abernathy Freed to Lead Charleston March for Hospital Strikers

Rev Ralph David Abernathy was released on 500 bond after a week in jail for violating a court order during a protest at two Charleston hospitals. He pledged to lead a march for striking Negro hospital workers and suggested the Poor People Campaign could move to Charlestown amid a curfew and National Guard deployment.

Charleston S. C Ralph David Abernathy Charlestown Abernathy

Iraq Denies Abusing Iranian Nationals in Expulsions

Iraq rejected claims of mistreating Iranian nationals and forcing them to leave without justification. The denial comes amid regional tensions and border policies affecting detainees and residents.

Iraq Beirut Lebanon

Mother of the Year who founded a Texas college honored

Eve Lynn LeTourneau 68, founder of LeTourneau Institute of Technology in Longview, named U. S. Mother of the Year. She also founded Winona Bible camp and seven boys ranches, noted for her mothering role to students and children nationwide. Her sons Richard Roy Ted live in Longview. Ben attends Texas A&M. daughter Louise Dick in Moline, Ill.

Los Angeles Evelyn LeTourneau Texas U. S Puerto Rico District of Columbia LeTourneau Robert LeTourneau Longview Tex LeTourneau Institute of Technology LeTourneau Christian College Winona Ben LeTourneau Texas A. & M Louise Dick Moline Ill

The Star Plans Sunday Magazine Start Next January

The Kansas City Star will launch its own Sunday rotogravure magazine on January 4. It will focus on Missouri Kansas and nearby Mid-America with national and international content. The publication will feature color and black and white pictures and use magazine stock paper.

The Kansas City Star Sunday Star Missouri Kansas Mid-America Rotogravure Star

Michigan State Homecoming Queen Hurt in Propeller Accident

Nancy Landis of Hudson City was listed in fair condition in a Lansing hospital after hip injuries and a broken left leg from walking into an aircraft propeller at Capital City airport during homecoming events.

Lansing, Mich Michigan State University Nancy Landis Hudsor, C Lansing Capital City

Bates Lowry Resigns From Museum of Modern Art

New York AP reports Bates Lowry, director of the Museum of Modern Art since last July, has resigned. The museum announced the move yesterday.

Museum Post New York Bates Lowry Museum of Modern Art

Weather outlook for Kansas City area turns warm

The weather bureau forecast calls for partly cloudy skies and continued warmth today and tomorrow. Fair tonight with light southerly winds. Rain chances 10 percent today and 20 percent tonight. Highs 80 to 85, low around 60.

Weather Bureau Kansas City

Missouri River Stage Drops After 12 Hour Fall

The Missouri river stage at 7 p m yesterday was 10 3 feet, down 0 6 from the level 12 hours earlier confirming a steady retreat in river height for the period.

Missouri River

Cardinal O'Boyle Meets Pope Paul VI in Private Audience

Patrick Louis Cardinal O'Boyle archbishop of Washington met Pope Paul VI in a private audience at the Vatican yesterday. The visit underscores ongoing ties between the American church and the Vatican during the pontiff's tenure.

Vatican City Paul VI Patrick Louis Cardinal O’boyle Washington

Nixon Eyes Timing for Vietnam Peace Initiatives

The bias says the Nixon administration plans to pursue peace efforts and is waiting for the right moment to launch initiatives aimed at settling the Vietnam War.

Nixon

White House maps strategy to break Vietnam peace stalemate

Washington sources say the Nixon administration plans several initiatives within the next month to push toward a Paris peace accord and end the war. The plan remains nonspecific, with emphasis on safeguards and verified Communist commitments, and a patient, guided approach rather than panicked moves. Three scenarios loom: a military reverse for the North, a regrouping for a new push, or political decisions by the Communists, as U S troop withdrawal policy centers on mutual reductions and South Vietnamese capability.

John R. Cauley The Star Washington Nixon Paris Vietnam White House Hugh Scott Rpenn Southeast Asia United States

Biafran Leader Ojukwu Seen Holding On Cease Fire Demand

Geneva sources and a Lagos report dispute reports that Lt Col. C Odumengwu Ojukwu dropped his demand for a cease fire as a pre condition for peace talks. The Overseas Press Service cites no such statement since his May day Owerri speech. A Lagos version suggests a more flexible stance on secession.

Geneva C. Odumengwu Ojukwu Biafran Overseas Press Service Ojukwu Owerri Lagos

Laird Sets Conditions for U S troop withdrawal from Vietnam

Secretary Melvin Laird said the United States could begin withdrawals if any one of three conditions is met. The criteria include mutual withdrawal of U S and North Vietnamese troops, improved South Vietnamese forces, and substantially reduced Viet Cong and North Vietnamese activity. He stressed meeting any one condition could trigger a pullout.

Warrenton Melvin Laird Defense Department United States South Vietnam U. S Laird Pentagon W U. S Nixon Laird Associates

Rockefeller to Begin Look and Listen Mission Tour

Gov Nelson A Rockefeller announces departure next Sunday on a look and listen mission for President Nixon to 23 Caribbean and South American nations. He will lead the first leg from Albany New York and travel through several Caribbean islands and neighboring countries. The trip aims to discuss U S policy and regional issues with leaders and publics.

Rocky Albany N. Y Nelson A. Rockefeller New York Nixon

Wescoe Leaves KU for Sterling Drug Post

Dr. W. Clarke Wescoe chancellor of the University of Kansas says he has never abandoned practicing medicine though his duties are administrative. At 48 he remains a doctor at heart and will become vice president of Sterling Drug Inc in New York after leaving KU in June. He stresses listening and observation as core medical skills guiding his leadership philosophy.

University of Kansas W. Clarke Wescoe Wescoe K. U Sterling Drug, Inc New York

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