Weather Outlook: Temperatures Slightly Above Normal Into Midweek
Temperatures through Wednesday run 4 6 degrees hotter than normal with highs in the upper 60s and lows in the mid 40s. Precipitation remains light, under half an inch for the period.
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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Apr 11, 1969
Page
3
Conrad To Lead Apollo 12 Lunar Mission
NASA named Cmdr. Charles Conrad commander of Apollo 12 with Cmdr. Richard Gordon and Lt. Cmdr. Alan Bean forming the crew. The mission aims for a fuller lunar exploration with two walks and up to 12 hours outside the craft, differing from Apollo 11’s brief surface activity.
Deaths and Funerals in Kansas Obituaries
Death notices from Topeka Baldwin and Lawrence list Mrs. E L Maxwell 87 of Topeka and Mrs Mary E Sturdy 82 of Baldwin with funeral times in Topeka Vinland and Baldwin Vinland Cemeteries. Also Emma J Fury 95 of Rt 2 Topeka funeral at Rumsey Home burial Oak Hill with multiple relatives named.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topeka
Lawrence
E. L. Maxwell
First Methodist Church
Iola
Maxwell
Ernie
Baldwin
Mary E. Sturdy
Lawrence Memorial Hospital
Vinland Methodist Church
Robert Harvey
Vinland Cemetery
Lamb Funeral Home
Gements
Ganar
Edna
Devault
Emma J. Fury
Rt. 2
Wakarusa Manor
Rumsey
Tom Reborn
Oak Hill Cemetery
George Berg
Helen Semple
Ind
Miss Fury
Chicago
Naomi Rebekah
College Rodeo Opens Tonight at KU Fairgrounds
The 1969 KU Intercollegiate Rodeo starts at 8 p.m. tonight at the Douglas County Fair grounds with about 200 competitors from 25 Midwest colleges. A 10 a.m. parade on Massachusetts Street Saturday and an old-fashioned ranch barbecue follow, along with Indian tribal dancing by Haskell Institute students at 1 p.m. Tickets are available at the Fairgrounds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Douglas County Fairgrounds
KU Jayhawk Rodeo Club
Massachusetts Street
Fairgrounds
Haskell Institute
Haskell Indian Club
Berlin Airlift Surpasses 2.9 Million Tons of Supplies
For 11 months in 1948-49 Allied airmen operated nonstop delivering over 2,900,000 tons of food and supplies to blockaded West Berlin. They made about 375,000 trips to keep the city fed and supported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Berlin
Nixon Aide Chotiner Named White House Counsel
President Nixon raises salary to 36 000 for long time mentor Murray Chotiner named general counsel for the Office of Special Representative for Trade Negotiations Carl Gilbert of Dover Mass named head of the office with ambassador rank Gilbert succeeds William Roth at Gillette Co. The office remains in the White House despite attempts to move it to the Commerce Department
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Murray M. Chotiner
Nixon
White House
Chotiner
Republican National Committee
Office of Special Representative
Carl J. Gilbert
Dover
Mass
Gilbert
Gillette Co
William M. Roth
Department of Commerce
Theodore R. Gates
U.S
The
National Archives
Civil Service
Hospital Lists and Addresses Include Numerous Residents
A shuffled OCR list shows names and addresses across multiple locations including Meriden Eudora DeSoto Tonganoxie and Hart Hart Sloan 529 Maple 412 Dakota 203 Lyons 2508 Mont 906 Murrow Ct 2337 Ohio 2327 Haskell and a note: Mr. and Mrs Merlyn Warden welcomed a son on Thursday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David Baker
Meriden
Gary Collins
Perry
Valerie Jones
Ind
Mildred Brady
Rt. 3
Hart Sloan
Maple
Billy Howerton
Eudora
Loretta Cates
DeSoto
Fred Bremer
Dakota
Michael Baker
Harper
Angela Mallory
Tonganoxie
Angela Sommer
Clarence Wilson
Lyons
Michael Boucher
Miller Dr
Bruce MacDonald
Brook
Marilyn Noble
N.H
Judith Darnell
Minn
Verna McCain
Mont
James Lanzarth
Rita Wurtz
Carol Williams
Murrow
Mrs. Merlyn Warden
Haskell
India’s vast farmland: 40 percent of 850 million acres cultivated
A historical report notes that around forty percent of India’s 850 million acres total land area is under cultivation, reflecting extensive agricultural use across regions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
India
De Gaulle Faces Referendum Over Constitutional Changes
Paris newspapers reacted to Charles de Gaulle’s warning that he may resign if the April 27 referendum rejects his plans. He linked the vote to the continuation of his mandate and proposed regional administrations along with reduced Senate powers.
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Paris
Charles de Gaulle
de Gate
de Gaulle
Senate
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