Lawrence Scouts recall 13th World Scout Jamboree typhoon ordeal
Four Lawrence Boy Scouts describe a 29 hour trip to Asagiri Japan for the 13th World Scout Jamboree. They faced a Tokyo typhoon flood at Mt Fuji, tents washed away, and a shrine and schoolhouse evacuation, then aided by Japanese officials. They later toured Japan and anticipate 1975 Norway jamboree.
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Fields
Douglas
Tokyo
Kyoto
Mountains
Olympic Memorial Youth Center
South Vietnam election tainted by U.S. influence and delays
The article pillories the Oct 3 South Vietnam presidential election as a phony contest shaped by American pressure and last minute legal loopholes. It questions voter freedom after a decade of U.S. involvement and notes Ky, Minh, and Thieu’s contested roles amid doubts of true democracy in Saigon.
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Nguyen van Thieu
Nguyen Cao Ky
Duong van
Minh
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Supreme Court
Thieu
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Uncle Sam
North
U.S
Local Man Dies After Locust Heart Attack
Charlie W. Weers 43 of 618 Saratoga Pl. died after a heart attack while driving in the 800 block of Locust. He suffered a first attack at 1:15 am and died at Lawrence Memorial Hospital about 3 am. Weers owned Weers Refrigerating Co. Survivors include his widow Marjorie two sons Victor and Randall two sisters Mrs Martha Cole and Mrs Golda Mae Heinze and one brother Melvin. Funeral services are pending with Rumsey Funeral Home.
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Charlie W. Weers
Saratoga Pl
Weers Refrigerating Co
Rumsey Funeral Home
Lawrence
Weers
LMH
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Great Bend
Marjorie
Victor
Randall
Martha Cole
Golda Mae Heinze
Wichita
Melvin
Seward
Veterans heckle Maxwell Taylor at Kennedy Airport
Gen Maxwell Taylor former chair of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and ex ambassador to South Vietnam was confronted by about 60 Vietnam Veterans Against the War at Kennedy Airport. The protesters shouted questions about My Lai and body counts. Taylor answered I don’t know any of them.
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Joint Chiefs of Staff
U.S
South Vietnam
Kennedy International Airport
Vietnam Veterans
My Lai
Bombers Hit North Front In New Raids
U S B62 bombers conducted seven raids over South Vietnam's northern front as a 10 day old North Vietnamese offensive continued. Thailand based planes unloaded about 600 tons of explosives on targets below the DMZ while North Vietnamese rockets and mortars kept striking South Vietnamese bases along the DMZ. Saigon reports five fresh shellings on DMZ bases Fuller and Alpha 2 were hit twice and a third base once with no American casualties. An 80 round mortar barrage on Fuller marked the largest shelling in the first of the two bombardments.
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Demilitarized Zone
le Trung Hien
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Lawrence Red Cross Blood Bank to Close This Monday
Lawrence community building will close Monday and reopen August 30. KU Chancellor Lawrence Chalmers and family found their cabin near Aspen burglarized and vandalized during a recent trip. Authorities investigate as the family cleans up after four days of repairs. Kansas University is represented in the Southgate Open Golf Tournament with alumnae Judy Kimball Marilynn Smith and Karen McGree competing. JoAnne Carner leads early in the 54 hole event at Lincoln? Leawood? Country Club.
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Aspen
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Kansas City
Judy Kimball
Marilynn Smith
Karen McGree
Leawood
JoAnne Carner
Mixed views on wage and price freeze across community
Residents react to the Presidents wage and price freeze policy. John Eilers and John Boulton support cautious steps while Skeet Smith and Candy Zierdt criticize the plan. Others urge waiting to see inflation impact and potential congressional action.
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John Boulton
Ind
John Mitchell
Campus Rd
Charles Lown
Ninth Ter
Congress
Boy Injured In Mishap In Lawrence
James M. Coffman age 15 of 1500 W Eighth Terr treated and released at Lawrence Memorial Hospital after his motorcycle struck the rear of a car on West Ninth near Sunset Drive. The driver Jeanne H Bellows age 43 of Topeka said she was stopped for traffic when hit. Damages were estimated at 200 dollars for the car and 150 for the motorcycle. Police checked nine other Friday collisions and a Douglas County deputy sheriff handled one minor crash.
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James M. Coffman
Eighth Ter
Lawrence Memorial Hospital
West Ninth
Sunset Drive
Lawrence
Jeanne H. Bellows
Topeka
Douglas County
Bolivian government claims retake of Oruro amid revolt
Radio reports from government say army troops loyal to President Juan Jose Torres retook the mining city of Oruro, a key link to tin mines, four hours after arriving near La Paz. Rebels deny and report six of nine provinces under rebel control. unconfirmed claims include executions and a workers march.
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Bolivia
Juan Jose Torres
Oruro
Santa Cruz
Cochabamba
Torres
Andino
Rebel Radio
Nixon Faces Rising Backlash Over Economic Plan
President Nixon's new anti inflation program draws fire from critics on multiple fronts. Justice Department prosecutes Texas Governor Preston Smith over a 6.8 percent Sept wage raise while wage price freeze holds. Ralph Nader accuses GM of advance price knowledge. Congressman Hebert warns of draft and pay raise timing. Labor opposition grows and Canada and Mexico push for tariff exemptions amid looming 10 percent import surcharge. Labor costs rose slower in July before the plan.
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Nixon
Treasury
John B. Connally
Justice Department
Texas
Preston Smith
Ralph Nader
General Motors
F. Edward Hebert
D-La
House Armed Services Committee
Canada
Mexico
Labor Department
Japanese envoy halts yen revaluation amid global markets
After meetings with U.S. and international monetary officials a special Japanese envoy said Japan will not revalue its yen. European money exchanges stayed closed as officials weighed actions while questions swirled over the President's statements. Justice Department seeks injunction against pay raises tied to Connally Cost of Living Council.
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Cost of Living Council
Connally
Smith
Crime Alert Call for Information in Lawrence Crime
Police issue a public crime alert in Lawrence seeking information from residents. The notice urges tips from the community to help solve or prevent crimes and provides a contact number to call.
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Lawrence
Victims Spelled On Telephone Dial
A brief notice explains that the telephone dial spelling "VICTIMS" is shown and callers need not provide their names. The snippet emphasizes anonymity and a nonessential name submission.
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