Apollo 16 launch delayed to April 16 due to technical problems
NASA postpones Apollo 16 from March 17 to April 16 to modify and test three systems the spacecraft separation mechanism the moonwalking suits and the lunar module batteries. Astronauts John Young Charles Duke and Thomas Mattingly assigned to the mission with Duke improving after pneumonia and Mattingly noting the birthday impact.
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Cape Kennedy
Fla
Technica
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
John W. Young
Charles M. Duke Jr
Thomas K. Mattingly II
Mattingly
Duke
Moon
Young
Donald K. Slayton
John
NASA
Minor injuries after two Friday night Lawrence crashes
Two two car collisions Friday night in Lawrence left two people with minor injuries. John G. Green 18 of 443 Ark. collided with Donald McIntyre 21 at First and Michigan, and Deborah McIntyre 18 reported minor injuries. Earlier collision involved Christy L. Kempter 17 sliding while braking into a private driveway. Total damage estimated at 1200 to McIntyre, 650 to Green, and 25 to Kempter.
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First
Michigan
Lawrence
John G. Green
Ark
Donald McIntyre
McIntyre
Christy L. Kempter
Kempter
McIntye
Green
McIintyre
McIintye
Miss Kempter
John P. Corbett
Kasold
Shirley K. Tolbert
N. Mich
William M. Campbell
N.H
Norman B. Easum
Rt. 2
10Th
Connecticut
Campbell
Easum’s
Theft Report From Linda Hall Apartment
Lawrence police report theft of items valued at 545 dollars from Linda Hall’s apartment at 1345 Ky between December 23 and Thursday night. Entry via back window. missing items include a set machine record player and a tape recorder.
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Linda Hall
Lawrence
Humphrey to Announce Candidacy for Democratic Nomination
Sen Hubert H Humphrey said he will announce Monday his bid for the Democratic presidential nomination. He will not seek the vice presidency and wants to be the top man or keep the freedom of a U S senator. Nixon plans renomination but will not campaign actively in primaries. Wallace hints at Florida entry. Muskie and others campaign in Florida amid space shuttle ties.
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Hubert H. Humphrey
U.S
Minnesota
Shreveport
Humphrey
Richard M. Nixon
White House
Clare
Philadelphia
Nixon
New Hampshire
Lane Dwinnell
Red China
Moscow
Robert J. Dole
R-Kan
Republican National Committee
George C. Wallace
Alabama
Florida
Wallace
Tallahassee
Fla
Richard Stone
John V. Lindsay
New York
Edmund
Muskie
Maine
Henry M. Jackson
Washington
Shirley Chisholm
Orlando
York
Lawrence Jaycees to honor six at annual recognition banquet
Six individuals will be honored for community contributions at the Lawrence Jaycees annual recognition banquet at 7:15 p.m. Tuesday in the Holiday Inn.Awards include the distinguished service award outstanding young law enforcement officer outstanding young farmer outstanding young educator boss of the year and the Key Man award. Robert Wells formerly of the FCC will be the speaker.
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Lawrence Jaycees
Holiday Inn
Jaycee
Robert Wells
Garden City
Federal Communications Commission
Wheat Cutback Goal of Allott
Sen Len Gordon Allott proposes a voluntary wheat acreage cutback to balance 1972 supply and demand. He cites an Agriculture Dept report showing 1972 crop plantings exceed 1971 by 3.5 million acres and urges spring planting restrictions to keep prices stable.
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Washington
Len Gordon Allott
R-Corp
Senate
Republican Policy Committee
Secretary of Agriculture
Earl Butz
Allott
Agriculture’ Dept
Harvard Phi Delta Kappa Chapter Withdraws Over Women Policy
The Harvard chapter of Phi Delta Kappa voted to withdraw from the international fraternity until women are admitted. Chapter president LeBaron Moseby said the group has already admitted 80 women in defiance of the international rule.
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Cambridge, Mass
Harvard
Phi Delta Kappa
International Education Fraternity
LeBaron Moseby
International Group
Nixon and Sato push Okinawa return to Japan
President Nixon and Prime Minister Sato wrap eight hours of talks in California and set May 15 as Okinawa's transfer date to Japan. They agree to remove all nuclear chemical and biological weapons from bases and consider realigning bases to ease Japanese demands. A Washington Tokyo hot line aims to prevent future shocks and ease trade tensions.
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San Clemente
Calif
Nixon
White House
Japan
Eisaku Sato
Okinawa
Washington
Tokyo
United States
Peking
Sato
Washington-Tokyo
U.S
Andrews Air Force Base
Pat
Africa
Shanahan Asks No Levy Framing 1970 71 Receipts
The Shanahan said she plans no levy for the 12 month period from Dec 1 1970 to Nov 30 1971 with receipts of 86 dollars and expenditures of 76.45 dollars. The Conservative party filed its statewide annual report, second after Kansas Republican party. No statement yet from Kansas Democratic or Prohibition party. Reports due by Dec 31 per state law. beginning balance 131.53 ending balance 141.08.
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Topeka
Kan
Shanahan
Conservative Party
Kansas Republican Party
Kansas
Elwin M
Garden City Gets 100 Low Rent Housing Units
The Department of Housing and Urban Development approved Garden City Kansas for 100 leased low rent public housing units. Sen James B Pearson said 56 units will serve the elderly and the project will be handled by Garden City focal housing authority from private developers.
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Garden City, Kan
Department of Housing and Urban Development
Garden City
James B. Pearson
R-Kan
Pearson
Bob Dole
Keith Sebelius
Rkan
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Leslie Scott
Pat Scott
Journal-World Photo
Green and
Deborah
Don Decker
Massachusetts
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Associated Press
Jaycees
Frat
Norge
Haskell
Harold M. Mallett
First Presbyterian Church
Ridglea
Sixth and Frontier
Bigelow Deeart
E. Lees
Bud Jennings
Draperies, Inc
Lawrence Savings Association
Lawrence Savings
Vermont Street
Avings
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