1975 garden of bountiful crops and nasty weeds
A retrospective on 1975 notes both joys and troubles. KU football defeated Oklahoma and Missouri, while traffic deaths in Douglas County rose. Protests ejected William Shockley from campus amid debates on race. City issues included housing code turmoil, bids for union recognition, and U S 59 accusations. The year also saw cultural gains and new developments at KU and in Lawrence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Douglas County
William Shockley
Oklahoma
Missouri
Lawrence High
Clinton Parkway
TRW Inc
Helen Foresman Spencer
U.S
Lawrence
Nation Welcomes Bicentennial Year With Festive Hopes
The United States enters its 200th birthday year amid patriotism and celebrations. President Ford calls 1976 a forward-looking anniversary while events unfold nationwide from Guam to Rhode Island, Pasadena parades, Times Square rain, and the Liberty Bell’s new home. Victoria Sison becomes Guam’s first Bicentennial baby.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henrietta Leith
Associated Press
United States
U.S
Guam
Elks Lodge
U.S. Territory
Victoria Sison
Rhode Island
Bicentennial Commission
Kennedy clan spares New Year at Snowbird ski resort
The Kennedy family gathered for the holiday at Snowbird near Salt Lake City spending the season with a family dinner and ski movies. The Census Bureau put the U.S. population at 215,005,859 as of 12:01 a.m. today, up 1.8 million from a year ago. The National Safety Council warned 350 to 400 would die on highways during the long holiday period from 6 p.m. Wednesday to midnight Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kennedy
Sen
Edward Kennedy
Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis
Pat Kennedy Lawford
Jean Kennedy Smith
Snowbird
Salt Lake City
Census Bureau
U.S
National Safety Council
Lebanese Boeing 707 crashes near Saudi desert killing 80
A Middle East Airlines four engine Boeing 707 crashes in a remote Saudi desert killing all 80 aboard. The Beirut to Dubai Muscat flight carried 65 passengers and 15 crew, mostly Lebanese and Egyptian with several foreigners. Wreckage found near the neutral zone and inside Saudi territory.
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Beirut
Lebanon
Middle East Airlines
Qaisouma
Saudi Arabia
Kuwait
Dubai
Muscat
Kamal Sinno
Dhahran
Winter storm lashes Rockies and Midwest with blizzard winds
A sprawling winter storm battering the central Rockies and Plains caused heavy snow up to 18 inches with winds to 45 mph. Temperatures near zero halted travel from Montana to Nebraska, while Cheyenne forecasters faced travel disruption. Storm warnings stretched from Colorado to the Dakotas and into Utah, Montana, Arizona, Iowa, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Illinois and Missouri. A separate Southeast tornado near Ocala wounded eleven, with one woman critically injured.
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Rockies
Plains
Upper Midwest
National Weather Service
Wyoming
Nebraska Panhandle
Montana
Colorado
Dakotas
Nebraska
Cheyenne
Wyo
Utah
Arizona
Iowa
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Illinois
Missouri
Liberty Bell Moves to New Pavilion for Bicentennial
The Liberty Bell was rolled from Independence Hall to a new $800000 viewing pavilion on a grassy mall as crowds braved rain to celebrate 1976. About 20000 spectators watched the ride, with police security and fireworks as the bell hung on a stainless steel beam in the new center.
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Independence Hell
Philadelphia
Independence Hall
Liberty Pavilion
John Marshall
England
William Penn
Marshall
George Washington
Allentown
Hillel Levinson
National Park Service
Winter storm watch issued for Lawrence area
National Weather Service warns of a winter storm with snow or freezing drizzle possible through Sunday. Overnight low near 31, dropping to the low teens, with highs in the upper 20s to low 30s and precipitation chances from 20 to 40 percent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Weather Service
Lawrence
NWS
Kansas
Lawrence-Topeka
Missouri
FPC approves gas price rise boosting residential bills
The Federal Power Commission approved a price increase for natural gas set to raise the average residential bill by about 2.9 percent annually, with a projected $5.31 rise from last year’s $179.40. Industrial prices may rise about 5.9 percent as ceilings move to 23.5 and 29.5 cents per thousand cubic feet.
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Washington
Federal Power Commission
FPC
Commission
Frank G. Zarb
Weather note and store closure ad for Jan 2 3
Cloudy with a chance of snow forecast on the page 3 weather note. Raney Drugs advertises prescriptions. Primarily Leather advert. Store will be closed Friday and Saturday January 2 and 3. Happy New Year.
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Kansas University
City Garage
Unification Church
Pam Fanshier
Jim York
Vietnam
Leo Beuerman
Centennial
Cordley
Pleasant Valley
Alfred Austin
Paul Daggs
White House
Ford
Pasadena
Calif
Ohio State
UCLA
New York City
Times Square
Guy Lombardo
Waldorf Astoria Hotel
Persian Gulf
Ocala
Fla
Liberty Bell
Journae
Raney Drugs
Adv
Cee Ee
Farm
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