Britain Sends Troops to Kuwait as Iraq Threat Looms
A British aircraft carrier landed Marines and tanks in Kuwait and jets were deployed to guard the sheikdom amid Iraqs invasion threat. Saudi and British forces reinforce Kuwait while Kuwait seeks UN council action and Arab League attention.
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Kuwait
Iraq
Damasdéus
Baghdad Radio
Iraq News Agency
Bulwark
Dragoon Guards
Loch Alvie
Sir Abdullah as-Salim as-Sabah
Borre
Bader Abdulla Mulla
Persian Gulf
United Nations Security Council
U.N
Arab League
Middle East
United Arab Republic
Saudi Arabia
Cairo
Arab League Council
Britain
Sheik Abdullah
Limegame
Dag Hammarskjold
Holiday Death Toll Starts Grim With Nevada Accident
A two vehicle crash in Nevada killed 11 people on the start of the Independence Day travel period. The incident involved a pickup in the wrong lane colliding with a station wagon as the long weekend began Friday evening.
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Nevada
Nevada Highway Patrol
National Safety Council
Nevada Smashup Kills 11 In Wrongway Crash
A pickup sped on the wrong side of U S 91 near Las Vegas and collided with a California driven station wagon killing 11 people including a three generation family. A cocker spaniel survived. The crash marks Nevada’s worst traffic fatality.
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Las Vegas
Nev
Nevada
Nevada Highway Patrol
U.S. 91
Los Angeles
Highway Patrol
George Neal Gibson
Big Creek
Calif
Laura
George
John
San Bernardino
Wilburn Gibson
Stella
Tommy
Margie
Marilyn
Sherill
Leo Hollis Watkins
Floree Francis
Manhattan Beach
United States
Fayetteville
N.C
Texas
Slayton
Minn
Fourth of July Fireworks Display At Memorial Stadium
Advance tickets for the Memorial Stadium fireworks display on the Fourth are selling fast at 25 cents and rise to 50 cents at the gate. Don Cross chairs the event with a 10,000 person crowd expected and more than $1,500 spent on fireworks. The program lasts about an hour and features a new display type with a bang-up finale of aerial bombs. Tickets available at several local outlets. In case of rain, the event moves to July 5.
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Memorial Stadium
Don Cross
Bob Harrell
Ed Howard
Bob Georgeson
Charlie Zook
John Shuman
Les Proctor
Don Meeker
Clinton Daniels
Round Corner Drug Store
Bob Harrell Texaco
First National Bank
Jim Clark Motors
Ken's Record Shop
Lawrence National Bank
Rankin’s Drug Store
Rail Line in Trouble May Face Quick Bankruptcy
Washington sources say New York New Haven Hartford Railroad could founder without new federal aid. An Interstate Commerce Commission official warns bankruptcy for the New England line might be only days away. In New Haven a railroad spokesman declined to comment on George Alpert, the president.
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Washington
New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad Co
Interstate Commerce Commission
New England
New Haven
George Alpert
Peace Corps Chooses 28 for Africa Training Mission
The Peace Corps selects 28 more volunteers to train for teaching posts in Ghana and West Africa. Included are Robert P. Scheuerman, 30, of Bison Kansas, and Francis J. Michaelski, 23, of St. Louis Missouri. Scheuerman taught French in Salina schools. Michaelski works as a group psychotherapy technician.
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Washington
Peace Corps
Ghana
West Africa
Robert P. Scheuerman
Box 264
Bison
Kan
Francis J. Michaelski
Jennings Rd
St. Louis
Scheuerman
Salina
Michalski
Youth Watches 2 Die During Ordeal on Raft
The 14 year old Terry McClelland from Huntington Beach survived after three days at sea with two dead men, Russell Bradford and Alvin Hartman, who drifted on a small raft 90 miles southwest of San Diego. They began a fishing trip off Mexico when the raft broke and they faced heat thirst and despair before rescue.
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San Diego
Calif
Terry McClelland
Huntington Beach
Russell Bradford
Alvin Hartman
Santa Ana
Bradford
Mexico
Hartman
Newport Beach
Lawrence Horse Show Opens with Local Winners
The 17th annual Lawrence Horse Show at Douglas County 4H Fairgrounds opened with 2,500 spectators. Local entries led by the Murphree family of Lawrence won two firsts, while 520 entries and 7,500 expected spectators contest the Sun day windup featuring six best of show categories.
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Murphree
Lawrence
Douglas County
Fairgrounds
Legion
Bob Camp
Douglas County Sees Busy Fourth Quiet on Accidents
Douglas County reports a busy first holiday night with heavy traffic but no serious crashes or drownings. State safety officials urged life jackets and prepared emergency services at Lawrence Memorial Hospital and ambulance standby as the Fourth of July period runs from 6 p m Friday to midnight Tuesday.
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Safety Council
Associated Press
Douglas County
Eddie Bond
National Safety Council
Lawrence Ambulance Service
Lawrence Memorial Hospital
Post Office Boost for New Building at Tonganoxie
The Post Office Department awarded a contract to Ford Engineering and Construction Co of Council Bluffs Iowa to build and lease the Tonganoxie post office with construction start date to be announced.
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Tonganoxie
Post Office
Ford Engineering and Construction Co
Council Bluffs
Iowa
Castro Stand Blamed Indemnity Talks Collapse
Castro is deemed incompatible with U S interests to pay damages for the April 17 invasion, ending hopes for prisoner negotiations. The Tractors for Freedom Committee, including Eleanor Roosevelt Milton Eisenhower and Walter Reuther, dissolves after Castro’s indemnity demand wrecks a deal.
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Key West
Fla
Fidel Castro
United States
Cuba
Castro
John Hooker Jr
Tractors For Freedom Committee
Dr. Castro
Hooker
Dust concerns at Lawrence Horse Show prompt arena work
Dust disrupted Friday's Lawrence Horse Show at the Douglas County 4H Fairgrounds. American Legion commander Bob Compton said crews would work all day on the rodeo arena to clear dust and ensure the remaining shows tonight and Sunday proceed with minimal disruption.
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Lawrence
Douglas County
Fairgrounds
American Legion
Bob Compton
Rodeo
Compton
Dust problem to be solved for tonight and Sunday shows
General chairman Ton said crews are fixing the arena dust and things will be in excellent shape for the last two performances. Ian Murphree rode Country Boy to win the working hunter class, with the Murphree family also taking a blue ribbon in the children’s pony cart class driven by Pam Murphree.
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Jan Murphree
Country Boy
Lawrence
Lawrence Miss
Mike Murphree
Yankee Doodle
Larry Maness
Windy Acres
Ton
Compton
Ian Murphree
Miss Murphree
Murphree
Pam Murphree
Elevators Snowed By Local Harvest
Douglas County wheat harvest reaches peak as grain elevators report heavy intake and good quality. Authorities project a seasonal yield near 1960 levels with 275 million bushels statewide, while planting of corn sorghum and soybeans is complete and stands strong.
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Douglas County
Farmers Cooperative Assn
Santa Fe Railroad
Humid Fourth Of July Weekend Forecast For Lawrence
Hot humid weather greets the Fourth of July with 90s and high humidity through the weekend. Water use rises as locals flock to lakes and air conditioning with 5.6 million gallons reported Friday by Lawrence water chief Bob Mounsey.
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Bob Mounsey
Mounsey
Weather Outlook for Northeast Kansas This Weekend
Warm and partly cloudy conditions persist into Sunday with a chance of early thundershowers. Tonight’s low around 70, Sunday highs expected in the 80s, and 1 pm reading near 98. Historical highs 1680 in 1956 and 1924 low of 0. Ad text notes roast beef dinner specials.
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Kansas
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