Bombing Campaignes Amid A Shau Valley Actions
U S B52s bombed North Vietnamese positions east of the A Shau Valley near the Laotian border as South Vietnamese forces raided inside the valley. U S Command noted light battlefield activity across South Vietnam with B52 strikes aimed at infiltration corridors. American 101st Airborne troops returned to the valley briefly to base Fury while Vietnamese forces swept for enemy supply bases. In Cambodia, Cambodian and North Vietnamese clashes continued along Route 4 with a large Cambodian operation to clear the area, advancing toward Elephant Mountain southwest of Phnom Penh.
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Saigon
A Shau
South Vietnam
U.S. Command
U Taphao
Gulf of Siam
101St Airborne Division
Fury
U.S
Central Highlands
Associated Press
Holger Jensen
Highway 7
Cambodia
Phnom Penh
Am Rong
Elephant Mountain Range
Union Merger Strongly Hinted
Pittsburgh AP reports USW officials strongly hinted at a merger with District 50 Allied and Technical Workers of the United States and Canada that would create the world’s largest industrial union. President I. W. Abel signaled a Tuesday announcement. a final decision was not confirmed.
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Pittsburgh
United Steelworkers of America
USW
District 50, Allied & Technical Workers
United States
Canada
I. W. Abel
Nsw
Abel
United Auto Workers
Steelworkers
Teamsters
District 50
Licenses Sold At Lawrence Schools In First Week
In Lawrence during the first week 1 079 bicycle licenses were sold at local schools per Lt. Jack Evans of the police traffic unit. Next week licenses will be sold at multiple schools and later at the police station after May 1. Also reported: 8 year old Sunflower Village resident McKinley Henderson in critical condition with spinal meningitis at KU Medical Center. 500 cities to get air mail service. Kansas Relays athlete Roland Jones broke his right leg and is in St. Margaret's Hospital after transferring from the Relays.
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Lawrence
Jack Evans
Police Department
East Heights
Kennedy
India
South Junior High
West Junior High
Broken Arrow
Centennial
Central Junior High
St. John’s
McKinley Henderson
Sunflower Village
Kansas University Medical Center
Bruce Hodges
Johnson County
Hillcrest
U.S
John B. Harris
Kansas City St. Margaret’s Hospital
Crowd blocks traffic near 1000 block of Mississippi in Lawrence
Lawrence police and Kansas University security were called at 3 15 a m today to investigate a large group blocking traffic in the 1000 block of Mississippi. About 60 to 70 black individuals, both men and women, were reported gathered and some were said to have weapons. No complaints or arrests were reported.
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Lawrence
Kansas University
Mississippi
200 Watch NROTC Fete At KU Color Ceremony
About 200 attendees saw Kansas University Navy ROTC hold its spring review and color ceremony outside Allen Fieldhouse. Miss Jan Jones of Macon Missouri was named 1971 Color Girl, chosen by the unit's honor company. Numerous awards were presented to cadets by Lt. Gov. Reynolds Shultz and other officials, honoring achievements across drill, rifles, pistols, scholastics, and service organizations.
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Navy Rotc
Kansas University
Allen Fieldhouse
Jan Jones
Macon
Jones
Alpha Delta Pi Sorority
Kansas
Gov
Reynolds Shultz
Nixon Tribute for FBI Chief Defends Hoover at News Conference
President Nixon praised FBI Director J Edgar Hoover as unfairly maligned while avoiding a pledge to retain him. He said it would be unfortunate for a man of 50 years to go out "under a cloud" and defended his Calley intervention and Agnew’s stance on the press. He declined to discuss Hoover’s tenure.
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Washington
FBI
J. Edgar Hoover
Nixon
Hoover
United States
Army
Agnew
American Society of Newspaper Editors
Everglades Fires Boost South Florida Air Pollution
Smoke from drought fires in the Everglades doubles air pollution counts in the Gold Coast region. Officials warn of health risks amid more than 6 000 fires covering about 400 000 acres. A 50 000 acre blaze in northern Dade County and a 12 000 acre timber fire threaten Everglades National Park as crews struggle.
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Miami
Florida Everglades
Los Angeles
Everglades
Dade County
Homestead Air Force Base
Florida Everglades National Park
Two-vehicle crash ties Brien to stolen van and bus
Lawrence police report two vehicle collisions involving Lindley A. Brien of 602 W 27th. One vehicle was stolen and held in Douglas County Jail. Brien’s car collided with a Lawrence School bus carrying six students at 2:25 p.m. at 13th and Prospect. no injuries. The other vehicle, a 1971 van-type truck driven by Jimmie D. Knoxsah, is believed stolen from 525 md. Knoxsah faces grand theft charges and citations for DWI and no license. Damage estimates: car $1,200 bus $500. truck $125 signal $100.
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Lindley A. Brien
Lawrence
Douglas County
Brien
Richard A. Boeckman
13Th
Prospect
David Kennedy
David Copp
Haskell
Kevin Coulter
Roy McCabrin
Edgelea
Dennis Ice
Cadet
Guy Evan
Jimmie D. Knoxsah
Knoxsah
Andrew Martinez
Martinez
Brien Plumbing
Mass
Massachusetts
Shouters Face Action at KU
Kansas University police will hand information about Friday's Navy ROTC review and color ceremony to university attorney Charles Oldfather. An incident near Allen Field House saw a vehicle halted after shouting expressions in support of ROTC and the Navy queen, while others described obscenities. The car's occupants gave names and hometowns including Sheila A. Ryan Shawnee freshman Susan E. Simon Lincoln Nebraska freshman Robert A. Maness Coffeyville junior and Robert T. Coyle Coffeyville senior.
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Kansas University
Charles Oldfather
Allen Fieldhouse
Sheila A. Ryan
Shawnee
Susan E. Simon
Lincoln
Neb
Robert A. Maness
Coffeyville
Robert T. Coyle
Fire Causes 175 Dollar Smoke Damaged Home
Firefighters report an estimated 175 dollar damage after a skillet overheated on a stove at Jim Toyne's home 1133 Pa Lawrence. The stove and a wall were damaged. A second incident involved a car driven by Victor Hernandez with the emergency brake on triggering odor and smoke, prompting a fire department run to 1027 Miss at 9:38 p.m. Friday.
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Jim Toyne
Lawrence
Victor Hernandez
Engel
Waste Treatment Exhibit At Engineering Expo
The exhibit outlines three municipal waste treatment methods with primary and secondary sedimentation and a third process addressing non organic detergents that threaten oxygen levels. The exhibit runs until 4 p.m. today. Sunday a banquet will feature Congressman Larry Winn and astronauts Joe Engle and Ronald Evans. They will tour KU facilities and attend the Kansas Relays at Memorial Stadium.
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Larry Winn
Joe Engle
Ronald Evans
Kansas Relays
Memorial Stadium
Center For Research, Engineering Science
CRES
Space Technology
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Kansas City
Sumner High
Iowa University
Journal-World Photo
David Davis
Leavenworth Junior
Harold Covert
American Legion
Clinton Laing
Topeka
Leavenworth
American Legion Scholastic
Michael Lichty
Wichita
William Poston
American Ordnance Association
Lee Chapin
Springfield, Mass
Armed Forces Communications and Electronics Association
William R. Conner III
Vienna, Va
Joseph Marzluff
Naval Science
David M. Suptic
Overland Park
James Speck
General Dynamics
John P. Yost
Marine Corps Association
Richard Boeckman
Wetmore
Military Order of the Loyal Legion
Gregg D. Larson
Tulsa
Oklo
North American Aviation
Robert D. Seaton
Iola
Reserve Officers Association
Anatoli Velihozkiy
Millville
N.J
Shelley K. Bock
Society of American Military Engineers
William Conner
Vienna
James Keith
Sons of the American Revolution
Mark Naster
Merriam
U.S. Naval Institute
Owen K. Ball
Evergreen
Colo
Tyler W. Trickey
North Kansas City
Veterans of Foreign Wars Activites
Craig T. Boddington
Calley
Journal-World — News
Daryl Hall
Lawrence Journal-World
Atlantic City
Journal-World News
Tom Paprocki
Journal-World
Robert Greene
Arthur Perrall
Long Island Newsday
James A. Haught
Charleston, W. Va
Gazette
Carol Tulley
Dover, N.H
Kleeman
Milton Saslaw
The
Lawrence Police Department
W.A. Miller
Kentucky
American Society of Civil Engineers
Jim Pilch
Ridge Ct
National
Hinsey
Funeral Home
Fred Rumsey
Oscar Rumsey
Rumsey
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