Moon Walk Has Legal Rights
UNITED NATIONS New York AP legal experts say the 1967 Space Treaty recognizes national roles in lunar exploration while stressing peaceful, environmentally responsible activity. It allows free scientific investigation and nonownership of celestial bodies, with no rule requiring any international flag. The Apollo 11 crew may conduct facilities for peaceful exploration as long as access remains open to others and activities are shared with due regard to other nations.
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United Nations
N.Y
United States
Manina
Soviet Union
Moon
BIA Officials to Probe Damage at Haskell Hall
Three Bureau of Indian Affairs officials from Anadarko Oklahoma will survey damage at Tecumseh Hall Haskell Institute after a lightning strike caused a roof and ceiling blaze Friday night 75 000 estimate. They will report repairs and replacements needed to administrators.
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BIA
Haskell Hall
Bureau of Indian Affairs Area
Anadarko, Okla
Haskell Institute
Tecumseh Hall
Youths Damage Lights at Municipal Pool
Two youths caused about 10 in damage by throwing rocks at pool lights near 8th and Ky Streets around 9 p.m. Thursday, Lawrence police report. Six witnesses named the pair and provided a pickup license number. A theft and a disorderly conduct charge were also reported.
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Ky. Sts
Lawrence
Pete Bales
Rt. 1
W. 27Th St
Vickers
N. 3Rd St
Moon Quakes Instrument Pack Aims to Reveal Lunar Secrets
Apollo 11 scientists prepare EASEP instruments to study moonquakes and wobble, assess Earth's continental drift, and test if the moon's interior is molten or solid. The seismic station, solar wind device, and laser reflector will operate after Armstrong and Aldrin depart, measuring Earth Moon distance with laser signals.
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Neil A. Armstrong
Edwin E. Aldrin Jr
Earth
Moon
Armstrong
Aldrin
1969 Crop Output Near Records Across Corn Wheat
Washington AP reports this year's corn and wheat production will be among the largest on record. Corn is estimated at about 4.3 billion bushels, 2 percent below last year and 10 percent under 1967's peak, while wheat tops 1.4 billion bushels, down 6 percent from 1968 yet still swelling the surplus. The Crop Reporting Board notes a 2 percent drop in corn acreage due to programs, with yields near 78.3 bushels per acre, sustaining large supplies. Wheat faces a tighter outlook though still producing a substantial surplus, potentially adding 100 million bushels by July 1 if use does not rise. current wheat stockpiles are about 800 million bushels, the highest since 1965.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
the Crop Reporting Board
Department
Crash at Eudora Sends 3 to LMH
Three persons were treated and released at Lawrence Memorial Hospital after a 7 35 p m crash on a county road one mile northwest of Eudora. Constance S McGreevy 18 Nancy J DeShazo 19 and Charles M Perkins 55 were involved. Perkins and McGreevy drove on a curved stretch blinded by the sun and weeds obscured vision. Damages were $750 to Perkins car and $875 to McGreevy’s.
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Lawrence Memorial Hospital
Eudora
Constance S. McGreevy
Perry St
Nancy J. DeShazo
Elm St
Charles M. Perkins
Rt. 2
Perkins
Miss McGreevy
Douglas County
McGreevy
Negroes Need Responsible Positions in Lawrence Panel Says
Four panelists at a League of Women Voters luncheon urged placing blacks in administrative roles in the Lawrence school system and on the school board. They argued for minority leaders in upper levels, noted limited local black employment, and called for planning to prevent crises while increasing minority involvement in city affairs.
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League of Women Voters
Lawrence
Edward Daub
Cynthia Turner
Ken White
Leonard Harrison
Vernell Sturns
Ballard Community Center
7Th
Ith Streets
Massachusetts Street
Ballard
Sturns
County OKs Firm for Condemnation of 23 Parcels
The Douglas County Commission approved the law firm Allen and Cooley to handle condemnation proceedings for 23 parcels east of the courthouse site. The land between New Hampshire and Rhode Island Streets and 11th to 12th Streets will be used for a joint city county judicial facility expansion.
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Douglas County Commission
Allen and Cooley
New Hampshire
Rhode Island
11Th
12Th
Lawrence University Music Camp to Give Free Evening Concert
The Kansas University music camp plans a 7 15 p m lawn concert at Allen Fieldhouse with additional weekend choirs orchestra and bands at University Theatre and 7 p m Sunday in the theatre all free. City HUD grant decision expected by early August and safety training for Lawrence officials begins soon at the Salina academy. Police log shows a wild skunk report and six auto accidents with total damages. A theft report lists golf clubs and clothing taken from a locked car in the Ellsworth Hall lot.
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Kansas University Music Camp
Allen Fieldhouse
University Theatre
Billy Hart
Kansas City
Kansas University
Hart
Ellsworth Hall
False alarm at KU Learned Hall sparks no fire
At 8 27 p m Thursday smoke reports from Learned Hall on the Kansas University campus were mis interpreted by campus observers as smoke and reported to the Lawrence fire department. No fire occurred.
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Learned Hall
Kansas University
Lawrence
Egypt Reports Largest Raid Since 1967 War Near Suez Canal
Egypt said its forces raided near Port Taufiq at the southern end of the Suez Canal in a 30 minute clash that wounded or killed at least 40, destroyed five tanks, and prompted talks of reprisal in Tel Aviv. Israel reported four soldiers killed, four wounded, and two tanks damaged, with ongoing exchanges finalizing into a broader regional tension. diplomatic activity included U S envoy Sisco briefing British officials and preparing new proposals for the Soviet Union in Moscow.
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Egypt
Suez Canal
Israel
Tel Aviv
Port Taufiq
Bitter Lakes
Joseph J. Sisco
U.S
55 New Industries Begin Production in Kansas
The Kansas Department of Economic Development reported 55 new manufacturing industries started production in the state during the first half of 1969. Capital expenditures for new and expanding industries totaled $98.8 million, up 7.5 percent from the previous year.
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Topeka
Kansas Department of Economic Development
Kansas
Weatherwax Cottage Dedicated at Rock Springs Ranch
A Rock Springs Ranch 4 H cottage will be dedicated July 20 in memory of Lester Weatherwax Wichita youth worker who died in 1966. The event honors his lifelong Scout YMCA Hi Y and 4 H youth work with about 500 young people including 300 4 H members and 200 Mennonite youth. The cottage was funded by Samuel P Wallingford who left the money in his will for this tribute.
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Rock Springs Ranch
Lester Weatherwax
Wichita
Weatherwax
Wichita Scout
YMCA
Hi-Y
Junction City
Douglas County
Wichita Grain
Samuel P. Wallingford
Lester P. Weatherwax
Mennonite
Goessels
Rock Springs
Mini Centers Planned For Two Areas In Lawrence
Mini Centers Incorporated of Lawrence plans two convenience based shopping centers. They bought five acres at 19th and Haskell and lease a 250 by 600 foot site at 2509 W. 6th Street now Hillcrest Mobile Home Park. Mobile home residents must move by August 8. Centers to operate 7 a.m. to 11 p.m. with tenants renting the buildings.
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Lawrence
Haskell Streets
6Th St
Sixth Street
Hillcrest
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Associated Press
John Siler
Jerome Campbell
Gordon Gunderson
Haskell
Everett Bowman
AP Aerospace Writer
Cape Kennedy
Fla
Lunar
John W. Small
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Manned Spacecraft Center
Space Agency
LMH
East Lawrence Community Center
Lawrence High School
County Okays Law Firm
The
Department of Housing and Urban Development
HUD
Ray Wells
Fort Worth
Safety Department
Kansas Highway Patrol Academy
Salina
Gilbert Smith
Kaw Valley
Rumsey Funeral Home
Ph. VI
Warren Mortuary
Doug Peck
Almira
Tom Wales
Journal-World
Cairo
Economic Development Commission
Honor Weatherwax
Mini Centers Incorporated of
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RFE
John T. Stewart
Automated Business Services, Inc
Kentucky
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