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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 09, 1971
Page
7
London AP reports Britain edges toward metrication as imperial measures fade. A government board predicts a largely metric Britain by 1975 while many shoppers see only gradual retail changes.
Bids for a new Kansas University State Geological Survey building near the West Campus will be opened Thursday afternoon in Topeka. The project, totaling about 1.2 million dollars after 1971 funding, provides 30 500 gross square feet for 70 staff with six stories above a sloped Iowa Street entrance.
FMC Corp and Subsidiaries report net income for the first half fell from 34.9 million in 1970 to 31 million in 1971. Second quarter net income declined from 19.2 million in 1970 to 18.2 million in 1971. First half sales slipped from 5.5 million to 4.9 million, while second quarter sales rose from 3.03 million to 3.04 million in 1971.
In Belfast and Londonderry a government order interned suspected guerrillas of the outlawed Irish Republican Army and banned annual Protestant parades. After a weekend of violence that killed a British soldier and a truck driver, troops conducted house to house searches while mobs attacked streets with stones and fire, and snipers fired from rooftops.
Oklahoma City police charge a 24 year old man after the decomposed body of Carolyn Sue Trout was found in a shallow oil lease grave on the southeast side. An 18 year old Del City woman reported witnessing a shooting and burial and a second man was detained on theft and as a witness suspicions. The suspect fled into a residence where police used tear gas before arrest. Trout was described by police as a known addict with a lengthy felony record and had not been seen since Friday.
In Da Nang Vietnam an all white jury acquitted Sgt Jerry L Holden of unpremeditated murder in the shooting death of Spec 4 Christopher Brown at Camp Baxter. Holden was found guilty of illegal possession of a .45 pistol and fined 100 dollars. The case highlighted racial tensions at the camp with frequent white black clashes.
In Houston Texas AP Herb Isaacs Jr 13 woke to find a five foot boa constrictor coiled around water glasses near the refrigerator. After failed attempts to poke it out with a golf club firefighters trapped the snake in a 20 gallon can then carried it away. Ownership unknown.
Two allergists report increasing aspirin sensitivity, especially in patients with asthma and nasal polyps. Dr Bernard T Fein of San Antonio Texas and Dr Stephen D Lackey of Lancaster Pennsylvania told the American College of Allergists that no diagnostic test exists to detect sensitive individuals and urged awareness of possible adverse reactions.
Kenneth Burns says he will pause performing after the death of Henry D. Haynes, known as Homer, at 51 from a heart attack before a Great Midwest Fair appearance. The duo began in 1932 in Knoxville and recorded over 50 albums, with hits like Daddy Sang Bass and Let Me Go Blubber. Funeral services are planned in Lansing, Michigan. Burns plans to skip upcoming booked dates as he considers the future.
Rep Shirley Chisholm the first black woman in Congress says she has broad favorable reactions to a possible presidential run. She notes money could be an obstacle but reports receiving hundreds of dollars without solicitation from students women minority groups and disillusioned older white voters seeking fresh perspectives.
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