Miami police foil ransom attempt as Mackle cash found
Police stumble on two men carrying a suitcase with about $500000 near Key Biscayne. The cash had been placed in Biscayne Bay by Barbara Mackle's father and was recovered after a chase from a nearby jungle area. Investigators say Barbara remains in danger and no release occurred.
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Miami
Fla
Barbara Jane Mackle
Biscayne Bay
Robert Mackle
Dade County
Mackle
Bay
Key Biscayne
Barbara
Charles Price
Florida
Atlanta
Fred Frohbose
Miami FBI
Frohbose
Barbara Jane
Fred Fox
RBI
Emory College
Coral Gables Florida
Deltona Corporation
Paul S. Self
William Sweeney
Brickell Avenue
Self
Sweeney
Massachusetts
Seven Major Wrecks Reported in Lawrence Police List
Three persons treated and released at Lawrence hospitals after seven major traffic accidents. Notable incidents include Mrs Regina Pollard and Lewis Pollard in a collision at 19th and Town Streets, and Mrs Lee Smith as a passenger in a backing car near Tenn and Park. A three car wreck at Captain's Creek bridge near Eudora and a KU campus incident were also noted.
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Lawrence
Kansas Highway Patrol
Regina Pollard
Mo. St
Lawrence Memorial Hospital
19Th
Towa Sts
Lewis V. Pollard
Merle D. Mitchell
21St St
Randall L. Shapel
Mitchell
Pollard
Shapel
Lee O. Smith
Ala
LMH
Tenn
Park Sts
Vonthrost
Mosler
Richard B. Estrin
Cedarwood Ave
Watkins Memorial Hospital
Linda M. Hoover
Stouffer Pl
Captain’s Creek Bridge
Eudora
Raymond E. Cooper
E. 21St St
Michael Weilert
Mission
Nancy D. Matthews
Murphy
Mass. St
Weeks
O’connor
Theodore R. Jackson
Ohio St
Clyde T. Jones
Ash St
6Th St
Jones
Jackson
Truman Library Attracts Over 1 750 000 Visitors Since 1957
The Harry S. Truman Library in Independence Missouri has drawn more than 1 750 000 visitors since its 1957 opening marking a milestone for the museum.
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Harry S. Truman
Independence
Deadline Friday for Douglas County tax payments
County Treasurer Bessie Bennett reminds residents Friday is the deadline to pay the first half of personal property and real estate taxes. In person at the Courthouse by 5 p.m., or postmark by midnight if paying by mail. First half property tax must be paid before buying vehicle license tags in January.
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Bessie Bennett
Douglas County
Local Schools Not Hurt By KU Epidemic
Absentee rates at Lawrence schools remain near normal with 660 students and nine teachers out today and 750 students and 12 teachers out Wednesday. Superintendent Carl Knox says there is no serious problem and high school absences peak at 190 today. He notes KU faculty leaving early did not occur and cites students not wanting to miss Christmas programs.
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Carl Knox
Knox
Agnes Jaedicke Fischer 95 longtime Lawrence resident dies
Agnes Jaedicke Fischer age 95 of 743 Indiana Street died this morning in a local nursing home after a long life in Lawrence. Private funeral and burial will be held at Oak Hill Cemetery Mausoleum at 10 30 AM Saturday. Survivors include two daughters and two granddaughters with several great grandsons. She was married to Otto A. Fischer, shoe merchant, who died in 1948, and her family has long roots in the Lawrence area since 1864.
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Agnes Jaedicke Fischer
Ind
Indiana Street
Oak Hill Cemetery
Erna McCoy
Ivan Rowe
Naismith
Sally Rowe Jones
Lincoln
Neb
Bobette McCoy Crumbie
Montgomery
Ala
Fischer
Otto A. Fischer
Lawrence
Kennedy announces name of new child Rory Elizabeth Catherine
Ethel Kennedy told reporters at Georgetown University Hospital that she has named her newborn Rory Elizabeth Catherine. She appeared with Sen. Edward M. Kennedy as they walked a crowded hospital corridor to the news conference before leaving the facility.
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Washington
Ethel Kennedy
Georgetown University Hospital
Rory Elizabeth Catherine
Edward M. Kennedy
Robert F. Kennedy
Kennedy
Apollo 8 Countdown Sees Minor Snag Amid Delay
NASA reports a valve in the Apollo 8 fueling system delayed the countdown by about four hours but not the launch. Astronauts Frank Borman James Lovell and William Anders prepared for a 6 51 a m CST Saturday liftoff on a Saturn 5 toward an orbit of the moon. The Delta rocket earlier launched a communications satellite successfully.
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Cape Kennedy
Fla
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Air Force
Frank Borman
Navy
James A. Lovell Jr
William A. Anders
Kansans prepare for Nixon inauguration trip and holiday notices
Lawrence figures Mike Getto coordinates Kansas housing for the Nixon inauguration in Washington with 40 to 50 Kansans planning to attend. Lawrence travel official Neil Mecaskey listed among attendees. The Ballard Center closes for Christmas from Dec 20 to Jan 2. Lawrence schools end term Friday and resume early January with multiple Christmas programs and class cancellations noted.
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Mike Getto
Lawrence
Washington
Travel Agency
Neil Mecaskey
Getto
Ballard
Elm
Man Injured as Valve Breaks at CFCA Plant
Henry Winklemeier, 39, of 428 Forest, sustained facial injuries when a valve exploded during an engine test at Cooperative Farm Chemicals Assn. plant in the afternoon. The left side of his face was bruised and he suffered a severe lip cut from flying valve parts and high pressure air. He received brief intensive care at Lawrence Memorial Hospital and was reported in good condition the next day. Winklemeier has worked at the plant since 1957.
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Henry Winklemeier
Forest
Cooperative Farm Chemicals Assn.ilant
Winklemeier
Lawrence Memorial Hospital
Tornado Averages by Texas Kansas and Oklahoma
Texas averages 28 tornadoes per year while Kansas records 26 and Oklahoma 24, highlighting regional tornado frequency differences.
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Texas
Kansas
Oklahoma
Mesa Top Nuclear Test Rattles Desert In Atom Blast
A hydrogen device equivalent to a million tons of TNT lifted a mesa top and sent oceanlike waves across the Nevada desert. Newsmen watched from 12 miles away as dust clouds erupted and shock waves rattled Las Vegas buildings 105 miles distant. Officials said off site harm was minimal despite protests from scientists and pacifist groups.
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Pahute Mesa
Nev
Nevada Desert
United States
Atomic Energy Commission
AEC
Las Vegas
Panaca
Preston Price
Tonopah
St. George
Utah
Central Clubbers Rout Savior of the World in 63 to 14 Victory
Lawrence Central Junior High overwhelmed Savior of the World 63 to 14 in a Wednesday basketball game. The B team won 55 to 2, with Central players Estes Buhler Rosa Glover Miller Vick Hill Walker Williams Scales Randall Kennedy contributing scoring.
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Bonner Springs
Lawrence Central Junior High
Central
Card of Thanks from Lewis and Marie Arnett
The family expresses sincere appreciation for the kindness and support during their bereavement. They thank Reverend Chase, pallbearers, the ladies who prepared food, and the Clinton community for floral arrangements and comfort.
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Chase
Clinton
Lewis and
Marie Arnett
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Oklahoma City
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Phnom Penh
Ralph W. McCullough
Columbus
Winfred D. Crowe
Duluth
Floyd A. Wilmoth
Yadkinville
N.C
Lee E
Henry
Oakland
Calif
Terry L. Kramer
Wauzeka
Wis
Harold D. Simms
Kingman
Harley M. Cassel Jr
Danville
Donald E. Price
Ohio
Klaus Zupp
White Plains
N.Y
John Chevalier
Jersey City
Donald E. Grigsby
Springfield
Kansas University
A. J. Fischer
Delta
Central Junior High
Ann Carson
Cathy Turner
Frank Purvis
Small World, Inc
First Presbyterian Church
W. 23Rd J
Haskell Institute
Alexander
Iowa
CFCA
Mesa
Central Clubbers
Savior of World
Jennings
Tempe
Philco
Tata Beadie
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