Bush Sees U.N. Star Guiding Our Destiny
U.S. Ambassador George Bush told a Kansas crowd that the United Nations is the star leading humanity to destiny praising its cooperative reach. He called the U.N. a worthwhile body despite flaws citing pollution overpopulation narcotics and hijackings as areas where international action helps. He argued U.S. participation spurs multilateral solutions and allows him to advocate democracy while remaining a constructive critic.
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United Nations
U. S
George Bush
Lawrence Chamber of Commerce
Kansas Union
U.S
U.N
Bush
Apollo 16 Prelaunch Preparations At Cape Kennedy
Apollo 16 crew John Young Charles Duke and Thomas Mattingly rest in their quarters as launch teams fix minor issues including a false hydrogen tank sensor leak a leaky fuel hose and high manifold pressure. Liftoff is set for 11 54 a m CST Sunday with final checks and fuel loading ahead.
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Cape Kennedy
Fla
John W. Young
Charles M. Duke Jr
Thomas K. Mattingly II
Space Agency
Young
Duke
Mattingly
Houston
Tex
Gordon Turner
Turner
Space Shuttle Site Cape Area Gets Economic Boost
The space shuttle program brings an economic lift to Cape Kennedy Florida and Vandenberg Air Force Base California after designation as launch sites. Officials estimate about seven thousand jobs at Cape Kennedy may be saved with initial investments of 150 million and 500 million respectively.
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Cape Kennedy
Fila
Vandenburg Air Force Base
Calif
Nia
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Vandenburg
U.S
Vandenberg
Santa Barbara
Florida
Kurt Debus
Kennedy Space Center
Debus
Bruce King
New Mexico
Utah
Old Michaels Air Force Base
Dugway Proving Grounds
Dole backs Humphrey as preferred Democratic president
Senator Robert Dole says on a PBS interview he would prefer Hubert Humphrey if a Democrat must win the presidency. He expects Richard Nixon to be reelected and did not elaborate on other Democratic candidates.
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Washington
Robert Dole
Kansas
Republican National Committee
Hubert Humphrey
Minnesota
Dole
Public Broadcasting Service
Dole to keynote Kansas GOP convention in Topeka
Senator Robert Dole will keynote the Kansas Republican convention in Topeka on April 29. He is Kansas' junior senator and national GOP chairman. Senator Roman Hruska will speak at a pre-convention banquet on April 28, the state party announced.
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Topeka
Kan
Robert Dole
Bill Falstad
Fredonia
Dole
Kansas
Roman Hruska
Nebraska
Winn Says Nixon Vietnam Policy Is Working
Overland Park Kansas AP Rep Larry Winn says Nixon Vietnamization policy is working despite press claims. He cites South Vietnamese forces holding their own and credits Nixon with defusing the war and ending US involvement. He predicts the economy will dominate the campaign and urges voters to back GOP candidates.
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Overland Park
Kan
Larry Winn
Rkan
Nixon
Winn
Vietnam
Drizzle Likely in Lawrence Area Tonight and Sunday
The Lawrence area will see lingering drizzle and scattered showers tonight with a low in the 40s. Sunday should turn partly cloudy and milder with a high around the 60s and only a 10 percent chance of measurable precipitation. The region trails averages for precipitation, with April at 0.54 inches so far, and a high of 87 degrees recorded Friday.
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National Weather Service
Lawrence
Kansas traffic death log shows April 20 1972 totals
The Topeka AP report lists Kansas highway fatalities for the 24 hours to 9 am Saturday April 20 1972 totaling 139, with a comparable 1971 period at 162 and 0 for the 24 hours prior.
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Topeka
Kan
Income Down On City Sales Tax Revenue
February figures show Lawrence sales tax collection down 20.25 percent to 45882.69 from January’s 57536.40, continuing a five month up down pattern. Topeka and Manhattan see declines as local tax revenue remains uneven, with potential use of excess for police and fire funding or property tax hedging.
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Lawrence
State Revenue Department
Topeka
Manhattan
Police
Groucho Marx to be Made Commander of Arts and Letters
The French government will honor Groucho Marx with the title at Cannes next month. A Groucho Marx program is set for May 14 featuring A Night at the Opera and the comedian will attend the ceremony.
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Paris
Groucho Marx
Arts and Letters
North Vietnam thrust rattles An Loc amid central highland fighting
North Vietnamese tanks and troops struck An Loc while Viet Cong rockets hit Saigon and Da Nang killing 51 and wounding 48. U S planes dropped food and ammunition as allied forces regained ground in An Loc. Casualties rose with 14 Americans dead, 24 missing, 72 wounded. An Khe and Bastogne saw helicopter losses and failed air drops.
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Saigon
An Loc
da Nang
South Vietnam
U.S
Bastogne
Highway 13
Chon Thanh
U.S. Air Force
An Khe
Developments Awaited Jury Still Out on Battles
Washington reports in the second week of the North Vietnamese spring offensive that officials see no decisive turn yet. North Vietnam may aim for Hue while Eastward moves from the A Shau Valley continue. tanks risk fuel shortages, and weather could aid U S air attacks as South Vietnam holds a possible strategic boost. First Presbyterian Church services listed at 9 and 11 a.m. with a sermon by Doctor H. M. Mallett.
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Washington
Nixon
Vietnam
State Department
An Loc- Tay Ninh
North Vietnam
Hue
Highlands
U.S
A Shau
Cambodia
Laos
South Vietnam
An Loc
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Cape Area
Associated Press
California
Ronald Reagan
Califor
HHH
China
Peking
Frankfurt
Germany
Soviet Union
Congress
Lawrence Area
Neers
Russell Stover
Key Rexall
Groucho Due Honor
Central Highlands
Peter Arnett
First Presbyterian Church
23Rd St
H. M. Mallett
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