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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 18, 1971
Page
6
Britons rush to mail letters before a nationwide postal strike. About 230,000 workers walk out at midnight Tuesday, with the Post Office setting a 5:30 p.m. deadline for first class letters. Telegraph and overseas services face disruption. talks for higher pay continue amid wage disputes.
Chicago teachers return to classrooms after a four day strike affecting more than 500000 students. The Chicago Teachers Union approved a two year contract with a 16 percent wage rise totaling $67 million, backed by Mayor Daley. Beginning pay rises to 9796 by 1972. The deal followed state aid expectations and urged budget realignment.
KU physiology head F E Samson Jr and Monmouth NL graduate student Stanley Twomey attend a winter brain research conference in Snowmass Colorado through Friday. Samson leads discussions on material transport in long nerve-fiber connections and microtubular protein roles. Twomey reports microtubular proteins forming part of nerve cell membranes which may aid intercellular transport and signaling to glandular cells.
Former Olympic champion Jesse Owens criticizes athletes who go abroad to attack the United States. He defends representing the U S and urges black athletes to give back to their communities and aid those in poverty.
Roberta Scott the 14 year old poster girl for the National Association for Retarded Children will join President Nixon in White House worship services. Sen Robert Dole arranged for Roberta and her mother Huey Scott to travel to Washington by private jet for the visit.
The seven member jury in the Sharon Tate case enters a new day of deliberations at the Hall of Justice with Charles Manson and three female codefendants facing first degree murder and conspiracy charges. They review 297 pieces of evidence and notes from six million words of testimony while officials enforce strict entry controls.
In Decatur Illinois a drive-in screen caught fire during a love scene in Cheyenne Social Club. The blaze started in the screen center, likely from faulty wiring, with about 50 cars watching as flames burned upward. The temperature was eight degrees above zero.
Margaret Leighton is signed for a leading role in Zee and Co by producers Elliott Kastner Alan Ladd Jr and Jay Kanter The film stars Elizabeth Taylor Michael Caine and Susannah York in the cast.
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