Millionaire’s yacht hijacked returns to Hawaii after Coast Guard chase
The 73-foot Kamak owned by E. L. Doheny was seized Friday night in Honolulu and forced 300 miles southwest toward Tahiti by three armed men. A Coast Guard cutter intercepted it near 140 miles from Hawaii and ordered it to Honolulu. the crew was later rescued by an Italian freighter. Doheny and the yacht’s crew had been in Transpacific Race from San Pedro to Honolulu.
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Honolulu
Coast Guard
Here
Kamak
Tahiti
E.L. “Larry” Doheny
Los Angeles
Hawaii
Air Force
Doheny
San Pedro
Calif
Waikiki
Hawaiian Islands
Scherzo the cat nears 20 amid long life and legends
Scherzo a Persian cat living with Dr Genevieve Hargiss and her father H W Hargiss near Evansville Ind will turn 20 on Tuesday. The veteran feline has reportedly "spread his nine lives over about 20 years" and survived cage fights, pests, and a wild youth before settling into a quiet home life.
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Scherzo
Genevieve Hargiss
Hargiss
H. W
Bill” Hargiss
Kansas University
Shirley Hargiss
George Oberheide
Evansville
Ind
Journal- World Photo
Will Hess
Newton Trial: Huey P. Newton Seeks Third Hearings After Hung Jury
Huey P. Newton, Black Panther cofounder, faces a new judge on Tuesday to decide if he will stand trial again for voluntary manslaughter in the 1967 Oakland police officer killing. The six-day deliberation ended in a hung jury of 10 women and two men, with notes about dinner and one juror wishing to end deliberations. Newton remains free on $50,000 bail as prosecutors consider retrying him.
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Oakland
Calif
Huey P. Newton
Superior Court
Harold Howe
Newton
Criminal Calendar
Donald Whyte
John Frey
No Quarantine For 3 Astros With Moon Rock Tests
Apollo 15 astronauts avoid the three week quarantine as no moon bugs have been found. The 175 pound moon rocks will undergo thorough biomedical tests to assess health risk and plant growth responses.
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David R. Scott
James B. Irwin
Alfred M. Worden
Moon
Space Agency
Rain Forecast Night and Mild Tuesday Weather Update
After a wet weekend the weatherman predicts more rain tonight with odds rising from 20 percent to 30 percent then dropping back to 20 by morning. Tuesday should be mild with variable clouds. lows tonight in the upper 60s and highs Tuesday near the upper 80s. Saturday rainfall reached 1.62 inches with a trace on Sunday.
More Rain Tonight Rain Likely Through Evening
Weather brief notes widespread showers expected to continue tonight with lingering rain across the region. Forecasters warn of possible additional accumulations and spotty thunderstorms later in the night. Do not rely on outdoor plans. stay tuned for updates.
County Fair Success In Almost All Areas
Douglas County Fair posted higher carnival revenue and attendance than last year. Exhibitors showed growing interest with a record total of premiums paid in 4-H food and clothing ribbons. Weather favored the event, though open class livestock entries were down.
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Douglas County
Glen O Connor
O'Connor
Max Bahnmaier
O’connor
County Fair Sees Downturn Amid Rain and Changing Taste
OConnor notes a modest decline in attendance at the county fair with only two evening shows drawing limited crowds. He cites rain moved Browning Family show, Blackwood Singers drawing about 300, and questions if teens and young adults want concerts amid admission fees.
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O’connor
Browning
Lawrence High School
Blackwood Singers
Back-to-School Pages Begin in Journal-World Series
A multi page set starts on Page 5 highlighting the fall opening of Lawrence public schools St John School and Haskell Indian Junior College. The series covers new courses methods equipment and education features in Lawrence for the coming school year.
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Central Junior High
Douglas County Fair
Gary Fornelli
A. D. Fornelli
E. 24Th
Ter
Connie Robertson
Harlan Robertson
Rt. 4
Ottawa
Debora Johnson
Ernest Johnson
Lawrence
Johnnie Taul
Joe Ed Taul
Baldwin
Hutchinson
Journal-World
Will Hess
Lawrence Public
St. John School
Haskell Indian Junior College
Tax Estimate Forecasts 6 Million Lawrence-Douglas Complex Bond
Lawrence taxpayers face a 3.49 mill levy increase if the 6 million Lawrence Douglas County Governmental Complex bond is approved in September. Dennis Kallsen estimates rely on modest growth in corporate and utility valuation through 1973, with 20 year bond retirement and an expected 4.5 percent interest rate pending market conditions.
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Lawrence
Lawrence-Douglas County
Dennis Kallsen
Kallsen
Mili Levy
Arthur Heck
Heck
Air strikes inside North Vietnam report 48th attack of year
AP reports U S fighter bombers conducted their 48th North Vietnam strike of the year while B 52s dropped 90 tons near Cam Lo and DMZ. Pro tective reaction raids targeted antiaircraft guns as reconnaissance teams gathered intel amid smoke from bomb blasts.
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Saigon
North Vietnam
Demilitarized Zone
U.S
Dmz
Cam Lo
Fuller
India and Soviet Sign 20 Year Peace Treaty
India and the Soviet Union signed a 20 year treaty of peace friendship and cooperation. It commits neither side to automatic aid but requires mutual consultation if either is attacked and aims to deter aggression against their sovereignty. India expects support from the United States for Pakistan, linking Cold War alignments to regional tensions with East Pakistan refugees.
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New Delhi
India
Soviet Union
Pakistan
Swaran Singh
Asia
Andreii A. Gromyko
Singh
East
Russia
Inive
United States
America
Central Treaty Organization
Southeast Asia Treaty Organization
Peking
China
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Charles Garry
Astros
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Itty Sar
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Russell Stover
Fair Board
Gordon McBride
J-W
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