Apollo 16 Moon Landing Delayed by Engine Burn Issue
Apollo 16 mission faces a possible delay as the command ship failed to perform a proper engine burn. Astronauts Young and Duke transfer to the lunar lander and prepare to descend in Descartes Mountains while Mattingly remains in orbit aboard Casper. Mission Control notes potassium intake for heart rhythm stability and plans a quick rendezvous if the surface stay ends early.
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Space Center
Houston
Mission Control
Thomas K. Mattingly
Lunar
Casper
Young
Duke
Orion
Moon
Earth
Don Peterson
UN Fights for An Loc In Heavy War Action
Heavy fighting flared around An Loc 60 miles north of Saigon as a 1600 round artillery bombardment pummels the city. US 7th Fleet ships clash with MIGs torpedo boats and shore batteries while U S Marines and Vietnamese troops endure high casualties from renewed offensives.
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Saigon
An Loc
U.S
7Th Fleet
Higbee
Oklahoma City
Nixon Near Decision On Vietnam
Washington AP reports President Nixon is close to a decision on Vietnam. He will announce within 10 days whether troop withdrawals continue after May 1. The move signals U.S. policy to Moscow and Peking and frames his 1972 election-year Vietnam strategy.
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Washington
Nixon
Vietnam
U.S
Hanoi- Haiphong
Moscow
Peking
Officials fire letters over EEA political favoritism claim
Kansas Gov. Docking Lt. Gov. Shultz and Atty. Gen. Miller denounce a federal claim of political favoritism in the Emergency Employment Act. They demand a Labor Department report and, if unfounded, an apology. Shultz seeks probe in Sedgwick and Crawford counties. Miller will await the U.S. Labor Department’s findings to avoid duplication.
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Topeka, Kan
Kansas
Robert Docking
Reynolds Shultz
Vern Miller
Fred Weber
U.S. Labor
Weber
EEA
Docking
James Hodgson
Secretary of Labor
Shultz
Miller
Sedgwick
Crawford
Shutz
U.S. Labor Department
Rainy pattern brings over inch fall to Lawrence area
Kansas Relays weather spurred a soaking rain over Lawrence Wednesday and today. Officials expect more showers and a thunderstorm risk through Friday. Farmers welcomed the moisture as the year’s deficit shrinks to about two inches. Highs near 65 yesterday, 50s by Friday with clearing skies.
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Kansas
Lawrence
Kansas University Weather Observer
Local Forecast Indicates More Showers Ahead
A weather update notes more showers across the region with possible delays and cooler temperatures. The forecast suggests lingering showers through the next day, with periods of rain expected in the afternoon and evening.
Bomb Case Hearing Set for Arnold Stead in Lawrence
A preliminary hearing in Douglas County court is set for 3 p.m. next Thursday for Arnold Stead, 28, Kansas City Missouri, on three counts of bombing the Lawrence home of Daniel A Young, then county attorney, May 14 1970. Stead, serving a term in the federal penal system, was brought to Lawrence from Leavenworth by federal officers and returned after arraignment. no bond was set as he remains in custody.
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Douglas County
Arnold Stead
Kansas City
Lawrence
Daniel A. Young
Stead
Randolph Gould
Overland Park
Leavenworth
Parochial School Aid Urged With Tax Credits and Grants
A presidential panel urged government aid for troubled parochial schools through tuition tax credits for parents and direct tuition grants to welfare families using nonpublic schools. AFL-CIO leader Meany pressed Nixon to create a price control bureaucracy to curb costs and ease wage pressure. A federal judge ruled marijuana classification as a narcotic contradicts medical authority and the Constitution.
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Washington
George Meany
Nixon
Richmond, Va
North Vietnam calls for resumption of Paris peace talks
North Vietnam delivered formal notes to the U.S. and South Vietnamese delegations and urged resumption of Paris peace talks next Thursday. A U.S. delegation spokesman said the American reply would be announced later.
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Paris
North Vietnam
U.S
Democrats condemn bombing and invasion and seek withdrawal action
The Democratic Caucus condemned renewed U S bombing of North Vietnam and Hanoi's invasion of the South. They ordered action within 30 days on a deadline for U S withdrawal from the war. The caucus adopted the resolution by 135 to 66.
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House Foreign Affairs Committee
Washington
House
U.S
North Vietnam
Hanoi
South
Hanoi-Hai
Towboat Captain Missing After Barges Explode at Cannelton Locks
A towboat captain is missing and three crew members are injured after three barges exploded and burned near the Cannelton Locks and Dam on the Ohio River causing multimillion dollar damage to the facility.
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Cannelton, Ind
Cannelton Locks
Ohio River
Republicans weigh Miami Beach plan for 1972 convention
Top GOP leaders say financing issues and logistical hurdles threaten the 1972 Republican National Convention in San Diego and may force a switch to Miami Beach.
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San Diego
Miami Beach
Downtown Lawrence Association Forms to Promote CBD
About 30 local businessmen formed the Downtown Lawrence Association to boost the central business district. They adopted by laws, set dues from 2.50 to 40 dollars monthly, and planned a May 12 promotion plus Christmas decorations. The group, affiliate of the Lawrence Chamber of Commerce, outlined beautification and hours goals.
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Lawrence Central Business District
Lawrence
Lawrence Chamber of Commerce
Pete Whitenight
Whitenight
Asso
Chamber of Commerce
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Rexall
Ady
Sixth
Massachusetts
Kansas University
Hoch Auditorium
Journal-World
Ken Seals
Washington’s
National Zoo
China
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Ling-Ling
Te Afl-Cio
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THE
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