Search For Boy In Lake Is Continued
A Baldwin search resumed at 8:30 a.m. for a 16 year old Lawrence youth believed drowned in Douglas County State Lake Sunday evening. The Douglas County Sheriff’s Department leads the operation with divers and forest department personnel. Two teenage girls survived the capsize, but the missing boy remains unidentified pending confirmation.
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Record Crowd Attends KU Stadium 18th Independence Fireworks
About 16 000 people watched the Lawrence Jaycees Fourth of July display at Kansas University stadium with hundreds more on the grassy slope. Davl Merz estimated the total turnout and noted a minor misfire but no injuries. Gates opened at 7 p.m. and a campanile carillon concert preceded a Local 512 band performance, with Lt. Gov. Reynolds Schultz addressing the crowd. KU waives stadium fees for the annual show.
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Agnew Warns Viet Press Coup From Pinpoint Attack
Vice President Spiro T. Agnew warned that North Vietnamese forces could stage a targeted attack to craft a political victory through U.S. media coverage. He argued such a strike would fail militarily but be leveraged as a public relations coup by Western reporting.
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Diverse July Fourth Celebrations Across Nation
Americans marked the 195th birthday with varied events from Oklahoma pow wows to Boston speeches and Milwaukee parade. President Nixon planned to join ceremonies and countdown to 1976 bicentennial. In Vietnam, Abrams noted independence remained challenged as U S troops celebrated at Chu Lai. In Boston, crowds gathered at Faneuil Hall and City Hall Plaza for flag ceremonies and tributes.
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U.S. Diplomats Seek Hanoi Negotiations On Vietnam Peace
Washington reports say American diplomats are quietly testing Hanoi's willingness to negotiate the latest Vietnam peace proposal. Kissinger met Thieu in Saigon as Paris and other sites host covert outreach. The Viet Cong offer to exchange prisoners for a 1971 withdrawal date is deemed unacceptable.
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Newport Jazz Festival to Continue Despite Disruptions
Newport Rhode Island AP George Wein says the Newport Jazz Festival will continue though details on future structure are unclear. Canceled performances followed youths bathing into the festival area amid crowding and security concerns near Festival Field.
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Holiday Mishaps Kill 8 Persons
The Kansas traffic death toll for the long holiday weekend climbed to 10 today. The latest victims were identified as Mrs. Faye Sidman and Daniel F. Reigan, both of rural Norton, killed in a collision about six miles west of Norton late Sunday night. Other victims include Beulah Pierson of Columbus, Helen L. Colle and Helen Miller of Lyons, Edward Koch of Baileyville, George S. Neeley of Portland, Ore., David J. Scarborough of Lansing, and Mark C. Bales of Overland Park.
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Lyons
Edward Koch
Baileyville
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Portland, Ore
David J. Scarborough
Lansing, Kan
Mark C. Bales
Overland Park
Perry Visitors Top 100000 at Lake Over Holiday Weekend
Rain over the July 4 weekend kept Perry Lake visitors from reaching expected levels but official counts show over 100000 visitors. Officials will finalize totals later after traffic devices are checked. if this pace continues the lake may surpass last year’s 1,575,000 mark with two months left in the season.
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Da Nang Air Base Hit by Viet Cong Rockets
Viet Cong rockets struck the Da Nang Air Base barracks area in the early hours, killing three Americans and wounding 37 while they slept, with two missing. The attack marks the worst of 13 rocket assaults on the base this year as US troop withdrawals proceed.
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Secret Pentagon Papers Authors Cite Diverse Viewpoints
Dr. Melvin Gurtov, a key author and former Rand Corp. analyst, says the 7000 page Pentagon study reflected a mix of views. He notes many authors remain unnamed and that access to White House and State Department files was limited, limiting the study’s completeness.
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Rainy Fourth Pays Off as Lawrence Clears for Independence Day
Weather outlook for Lawrence shows a warm day with decreasing clouds this afternoon and a 40 percent chance of more rain tonight. Expect Tuesday to be cloudy with similar shower chances and highs in the upper 80s. Weekend totals approach 1.30 inches from on and off showers and thunderstorms, mostly at night, with KU station tallyed.
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Toll Reaches 445 Amid Fourth of July Weekend Deaths
The national traffic death toll rose to 445 as Independence Day travel surged nationwide. Pleasant weather aided drivers across most regions while a midwest rain dampened road conditions in several states.
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Local forecast calls for rain tonight and Tuesday
More rain is expected tonight and Tuesday across the area. Regional weather notes preview wet conditions with scattered showers, impacting Monday evening plans and early week travel.
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