03 Aug 1971
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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 03, 1971
Page
1
A morning and evening North Lawrence bus route was discussed at a meeting with City Manager Buford Watson and local officials. The service starts August 16 at 6 50 a m and runs six days a week during a 3 month trial with 30 cent fares and no transfer charge.
In eastern Cambodia a day long battle sees South Vietnamese fighter bombers and U.S. helicopters strike enemy held villages. Rangers suffer two dead and eight wounded as napalm, rocket and gunfire devastate villages.
The Kansas University Student Athletic Seating Board recessed without approving announced increases in football season ticket prices. Chair Crosby and others note prices would rise to 6.50 from 5.00, while basketball increases await later review. Board to reconvene Monday amid absentee officials and ongoing cost discussions.
The Nixon administration begins fresh consultations with UN members on keeping Nationalist China in the assembly while seating Communist China this fall. State Department officials say the U.S. hopes to replace Albania’s resolution with a two chinos compromise and gain support from key nations.
Lawrence firefighters responded to two overnight calls. At 1:22 a.m. a popcorn fire started by a stove at Gene Johnson home 212 N Fourth. At 6:10 p.m. Monday a cigarette left on a bicycle seat in Building F Meadow Brook Apartments Hampton Court caused a small odor of smoke.
Western diplomats at NATO Brussels question Washington move to seat Communist China at the United Nations while opposing expulsion of Nationalist China. Britain and Canada weigh positions. Soviet bloc wary. Canberra backs Peking representation.
A preliminary hearing for William Williams of Kansas City Missouri on aggravated battery charges is postponed to mid August due to co defendant Willard Phelps condition. Phelps is hospitalized after being shot four times and has not yet been arrested. If Phelps remains unable to travel, Williams hearing will move again.
Flying Lab noted a higher than normal pressure rise in the tunnel between the two ships indicating a possible leak. Oxygen likely flowed through a hatch. Mission Control told the astronauts no danger and delayed the Falcon jettison to inspect the issue.
Navy Cmdr. Lloyd M. Bucher, once prisoner after the Pueblo was captured, is physically fit for full duty and plans to retire in a month but remains in the Navy seeking a new assignment. He had been limited due to beatings and malnutrition from North Korea.
The summer monsoon across India has killed 107 people and caused damage estimated at over 285 million dollars, government figures told Parliament today.
President Nixon endorses a bill limiting federal candidate spending to 10 cents per eligible voter and suspends broadcast equal time rules. He supports the Senate Rules bill favored by Republicans as Democrats push broader caps including a dime per voter for media and a nickel per voter for ads. The clash sets the stage for a major spending reform debate.
McLouth hosts a three day Threshing Bee and Steam Engine Show featuring turn of the century steam engines and antique tractors. A two o’clock daily parade includes antique autos and machinery. threshing demonstrations run at 10:30 and 3. The event includes a U.S. Army display, meals by Kiwanis, and performances by local groups and Fort Leavenworth entertainers. Mayor Cecil Luse predicts up to 25,000 visitors and hundreds of campers.
Executives and technicians of Cinema Films CBS Television have arrived in Lawrence to shoot county fair scenes for a feature length untitled film. They will stage rodeo and high school band scenes in the mornings. A planned large balloon on fairgoers has been canceled.
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