Veteran Diplomat Llewellyn Thompson Dies at 67
Veteran diplomat Llewellyn E. Thompson, famed for Moscow tenure and tough-Nixon era diplomacy, died Sunday at NIH Bethesda at age 67 after illness. A trusted adviser and Khrushchev ally, he helped steer SALT talks and U.S.-Soviet relations for decades.
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Llewellyn Thompson
Washington
Llewellyn E. Thompson
Moscow
U.S
Thompson
National Institutes of Health
Bethesda
Bus Hijacking Ends With Arrest After 80 MPH Chase
Shirley Clookey a 15 year old passenger on a Continental Trailways bus recovered the hijacker s pistol and returned it to him while the bus sped through four North Carolina counties at up to 80 mph. The hijacker later abandoned the gun and fled with police pursuing. The bus crashed near Salisbury injuring a 69 year old man. Donald Ray Henderson 22 of Atlanta was arrested on 17 felonies including kidnapping and armed robbery. He was held on $64 000 bond after escaping from Broward Medical Center during transport.
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Salisbury
N.C
Shirley Jane Clookey
Miss Clookey
Florida
North Carolina
Miss Clodkey
Brooks Phillips
Donald Ray Henderson
Atlanta
Broward Medical Center
Ft. Laudedale
Fla
Henderson
South Florida Mental Hospital
Unemployment Fraud Plea Leads Junction City Jail Term
Melvin Nier of Junction City pleaded guilty to obtaining 12 unemployment benefit checks by fraud totaling 510 dollars. Judge William O Keefe sentenced him to 180 days in jail, fined 300 dollars, and ordered repayment of 510 dollars plus court costs.
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Junction City
Kan
Melvin Nier
William O’keefe
Geary County
Nier
Escapees hold family hostage in border town standoff
Two federal escapees from a Virginia camp barged into the Worley Sturgill home near Eolia Kentucky, held the family for three hours, and surrendered after state and local troopers used a decoy tactic and a Kentucky trooper’s hat. James Epps 38 and Robert Blanchard 21 faced charges of holding hostages fugitives and illegal firearms. Epps was serving 10 years for breaking and entering and Blanchard 15 years for armed robbery.
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Eolia
Worley Sturgill
Sturgill
Southwest
Virginia
Coeburn
James
Eeps
Robert Charles Blanchard
Mary
Kay
Kentucky
Wright
Lonnie Leach
Eros
Blanchard
Seattle
Wash
Leach
Flag Presented To Army School In Charlottesville
The flag of Kansas was presented to The Judge Advocate General's School in Charlottesville Virginia for display by Col Charles C Rankin USAR Ret serving as a judge in Douglas County. Col John Jay Douglass the Commandant led the addition to the School’s display at the University of Virginia campus.
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Charlottesville
State of
Kansas
Judge Advocate General’s School
Charles C. Rankin
USAR
Douglas County
John Jay Douglass
Judge Advocate General's School
The
Army Lawyer
University of Virginia
Kansas City Boat Show Sets Attendance Records
Kansas City Boat Sports and Travel Show ended its 10 day run with a record 147 465 attendees across 18 years. Sunday drew 33 172 for a single day as 185 exhibits from 22 states and five Canadian provinces were showcased in Municipal Auditorium.
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Kansas City
Phil Perkins
Municipal Auditorium
ABA Seeks Ban On Sex Ads In Mail Pushes Law Change
The American Bar Association's criminal law section votes 12 to 4 to back a ban on sexually explicit ads mailed across state lines, with penalties including a $50,000 fine or up to five years in prison. The proposal, backed by the Justice Department, awaits action by the House of Delegates.
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New Orleans
American Bar Association
ABA
Justice Department
House of Delegates
Senate
Roman L. Hruska
Neb
House
William M. McCulloch
Ohio
Criminal Law Section
William E. Erickson
Colorado
Frank Reifsynder
Washington, D.C
KU Graduate Sings Big Role at Metropolitan Opera
Carol Wilcox, KU 1968 alumna from Kansas City, debuted as Despina in Mozart Così fan tutte with the Met in New York. She has minor Met roles this year and four April performances as Susanna in The Marriage of Figaro at Center Opera Minneapolis Tyrone Guthrie Theatre. Her KU credits include Chamber Choir, principal opera and musical roles, and a 1968 tour of Yugoslavia Romania and Czechoslovakia with the KU theatre troupe.
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Kansas University
Metropolitan Opera Company
New York
Despina
Mozart
Carol Wilcox
Kansas City
Florentine Opera Company
Milwaukee
Miss Wilcox
Met
Susanna
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