Invisible Executive Blamed for Kent State Crisis
Kent State University faced blame for the May 1970 campus crisis as professor Phillip K. Tompkins called President Robert J. White an invisible executive. He cited poor delegation and centralization, inaccessible leadership, and a collapsed communication system during the disturbances.
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Kent State University
Robert J. White
Phillip K. Tompkins
Kent State
Kansas University
White
University Commission
Tompkins
John Conard
CIA Report Ignored On Vietnamese Peace
CIA warned Lyndon Johnson that talks with Hanoi would seek a coalition government under Communist dominance and a defined withdrawal timetable. The assessment, showing Soviet aid and Haiphong importance, was never given to Johnson, contrasting with later policy reviews and White House debates.
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CIA
Washington
U.S
Paris
U.S. Central Intelligence Agency
Lyndon B. Johnson
North Vietnam
Thieu-Ky
Hanoi
Pentagon
Mike Gravel
Alaska
State
Defense Department
Johnson
Ussr
Soviet Union
Haiphong
White House
Vietnam
John A. McCone
Dean Rusk
Defense
Robert S. McNamara
McGeorge Bundy
Saccharin Rule Raised After Decimal Error
Washington AP reports the FDA raised the recommended maximum daily saccharin intake to 15 milligrams per kilogram of body weight after discovering a misplaced decimal point. The original NAS limit of 5 mg per kg was revised to reflect actual human consumption, tripling the prior upper bound.
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Washington
Food and Drug Administration
National Academy of Sciences
FDA
City Commission Agenda Highlights Street, Sewer, and Zoning Actions
The agenda lists bids for Ninth Street sidewalks from Lawrence to Kasold, a problem solving presentation by Mrs. Walter Brown, and the relocation decision for 31st Street. It includes plans for sewers, street widening, Holcom Sports Complex grading, Lawrence Avenue improvements, and various ordinances on traffic, parking, rezoning, and major code updates. The meeting also covers housing authority minutes, relocation assistance policy, a mental health budget request, and planning commission appointment.
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Ninth Street
Lawrence Avenue
Kasold Drive
Walter Brown
31St Street
15Th Street
Holcom Sports Complex
23Rd Street
Prairie Meadows No. 4
Acme Sign Co
Bert Nash Mental Health Center
Engel Road
Crescent Road
University Drive
22Nd Street
Ousdahl
Dusdahl
Iowa Street
Planning Commission
Lawrence chancellor’s growing sideburns spark light humor
Kansas University Chancellor Laurence Chalmers confirms to a reporter he is growing longer sideburns. Reporters note the style widening as deans and others imitate longer sideburns. Area five North Lawrence faces bulky item trash pickup this week with curb collection on Wednesday.
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Kansas University
Laurence Chalmers
North
Lawrence
Funeral rites for slain Riverside Speedway driver Gatlin
Funeral services were set for Alvin W. Gatlin 29, a race driver killed Saturday night in a crash at Riverside Speedway in West Memphis Arkansas. Local authorities and racing figures expressed sorrow over the deadly accident and the sport’s dangers.
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Memphis, ‘Tenn
Alvin W. Gatlin
Riverside Speedway
West Memphis
Ark
Indicted KU student Randy Gould linked to bomb plot in Lawrence
The Friday indictment in Kansas City charges Randy Gould and three others with conspiring to make bombs and to manufacture transport and detonate explosive devices. Arnold Stead is named as a co conspirator but not a defendant. Stead previously pleaded guilty to possession of an unregistered bomb and received a reduced sentence after testifying. Gould faces three felonies stemming from a bomb placed at Douglas County Attorney Dan Young home in Lawrence in 1970. Gould had recent ties to KU student government and a prior misdemeanor sentence for destruction of property from a 1970 rock throwing incident.
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Arnold A. Stead
Kansas City Country Club Plaza
Stead
Gould
Dan Young
Douglas
Lawrence
Young
Kansas City
Douglas County Court
Douglas County
Kansas University Military Science
Wedding Held Pioneer Style in North Dakota Plains
Cathy Olson and Michael Barron wed in a campfire ceremony on a Medina ranch beside 20 wagons and horse-drawn buggies. Barron, 21, from Jamestown, and Olson, 18, from Geyser, Montana, were joined after his return from Germany. About 500 guests attended as the Rev. Hilary Bitz sealed their vows with a ride off on horseback toward a prairie honeymoon.
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Medina
N.D
Cathy Olson
Michael Barron
North Dakota
Jamestown
Miss Olson
Montana
Geyser
U.S. Army
Germany
Prairie
Dakotas
Hilary Bitz
Youth Arrested On Drug Charge In Topeka Sweep
Topeka police arrested James Virgil Spotts 18 of Topeka on a sale of heroin charge after warrants issued in the Douglas County drug raid. He is jailed with a $100000 bond. arraignment pending. Four other adults remain jailed on $100000 bonds and four juveniles are in municipal custody. In total 13 arrested. one charge dismissed due to mis identification. Other named suspects include Robert White 23 Sarah Clymer 21 Claudette Desjardin 20 and Jerome Beecham 25 all linked to heroin or opium derivative cases.
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Topeka
James Virgil Spotts
Douglas County
Robert White
N.J
Sarah Clymer
Ohio
Claudette Desjardin
Jerome Beecham
ACLU Objects to $100,000 Bonds in Drug Cases
Kansas Civil Liberties Union chapters protest the $100,000 bail set for four Douglas County youths, Robert White, Sarah Clymer, Claudette Des jardin, and Jerome Beecham, arguing such excessive bonds violate constitutional rights and limit judicial discretion.
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Kansas
The
American Civil Liberties Union
Douglas County
ACLU
Emporia
Kansas Civil Liberties Union
Robert White
Sarah Clymer
Claudette Desjardin
Jerome Beecham
Doctor in labor saves overdose victim at Sinai Hospital
DETROIT AP A woman physician entering Sinai Hospital in labor resuscitated a young man with a drug overdose who stopped breathing. Dr Sharon Wolf helped nurses revive him and restore breathing within minutes, then delivered a 6 pound baby about nine hours later.
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Detroit
Sinai Hospital
Sharon Wolf
Nixon backs San Diego for 1972 convention
President Nixon favors San Diego as the site for the 1972 Republican National Convention while television network officials prefer Miami Beach, said communications director Herbert Klein.
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Coronado
Calif
Nixon
San Diego
Miami Beach
Herbert Klein
Falkenstien Attends D C Cable Meet
Max Falkenstien Sunflower Cablevision of Lawrence attended the National Cable Television Association convention in Washington D C for discussions on industry developments. Prominent leaders including U S Sen John McClellan and FCC chairman Dean Burch joined talks on distant signals and cable casting as the industry plans for future needs. Sunflower Cablevision aims to begin operations this fall.
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Max Falkenstien
Sunflower Cablevision
Lawrence
Washington, D.C
National Cable Television Assa
Falkenstien
Federal Communications Commission
Washington
U.S
John McClellan
Senate
John M. Culkin
Center For Understanding Media
Clay T. Whitehead
Nixon
Dean Burch
FCC
Sunflower Cablevision of
Deer License Deadlines Announced for Kansas Residents
Douglas County Clerk Delbert Mathia announced 1971 firearm deer license applications are due by July 31. Archery licenses may be applied for July 9 through August 25. Applications for archery and firearm licenses can be obtained at the county clerk office.
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Kansas
Delbert Mathia
Douglas
Funeral home promotes around the clock service
Rum sey Funeral Home offers service anytime and anywhere with contact at R4n 5111 advertised in the Adv. list.
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Rumsey Funeral Home
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College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
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Barron
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