Jordan Says Palestinian Guerrillas Now Under Control
Prime Minister Tell of Jordan announced that the Palestinian guerrilla movement is fully controlled and leaders will be tried. About 2,300 guerrillas were captured and held in a rear-area camp after last week's fighting. Jordan and Iraq broke relations. Sudan denounced the campaign and Egypt sought mediation. About 50 guerrillas fled into Israel. 800 were taken prisoner and 1,000 fled to Syria. Diplomatic efforts continued in Washington as Sisco planned a trip to Israel.
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Cairo
Egypt
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Syria
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Nixon China trip kept secret from Agnew, sources say
Washington AP report says Vice President Spiro Agnew learned of Nixon's plan to visit China only when the president announced it publicly. Agnew was abroad in Africa during final negotiations and had no advance word or planning input.
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Nixon
Spiro T. Agnew
China
White House
Agnew
Africa
Peking
California
Andrews Air Force Base
Cabient
Joint Chiefs of Staff
William P. Rogers
Henry A. Kissinger
Chou En-lai
Kissinger
Air Force One
East of Town Site for Bridge Shifts in Plans
City leaders revise plans for a second bridge to connect with a U. S. 59 bypass east of Lawrence. The project aims to relieve the current river bridge while the K-10 freeway remains limited to its present end. State officials mark U. S. 59 as a priority. a new river crossing is sought south of the city.
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Lawrence
U.S. 59
State Highway Department
Clinton Lake
Buford Watson
23Rd
Iowa
23Rd Street
Watson
Iowa Street
Sixth Street
Kansas River
Massachusetts
Bazaar Slated Thursday Promises Outdoor Bargains
Local merchants finalize promotions for Thursdays sidewalk bazaar. The event highlights special bargains downtown and at shopping centers with many inquiries and growing popularity. Most stores open around 8 30 a m and close by 8 30 p m though hours vary by shop.
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Martin Owens
Chamber of Commerce
Severe Arm Injury For Paper Employee
William B. Bryan about 40 of 401 Miss suffered severe arm injuries when his arm was caught between rollers at the Lawrence Paper Co. he was taken to Lawrence Memorial Hospital for treatment and condition not immediately available.
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William B. Bryan
Lawrence Paper Co
Sixth
New Hampshire
Bryan
Lawrence Memorial Hospital
Lawrence City Commission Agenda Items
The Lawrence City Commission meets at 2 p.m. each Tuesday at the city offices, Ninth and Massachusetts. Items include bids for sanitary sewers for Four Seasons No. 3 and demolition at 1202 Almira, hearings on Ninth Street sidewalks, and several resolutions and ordinances ordering street and sidewalk improvements and a Barker Connecticut Street link. A planning commission appointment is considered.
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Rockledge Road
Almira
15Th
Iowa
19Th
Barker-Connecticut Street
15Th Street
Meadowbrook No. 2
Iowa Street
Holcom Sports Complex
Ann Dorsett
Mental Health Committee
Bellerive Place
Camelback Place
Human Relations Commission
OLD Business
Planning Commission
Lawrence City Commission
Ninth
Massachusetts
Regents approve KU funding and joint programs
The Kansas Board of Regents approved the full 960000 in general revenue for KU capital improvements and 320000 for related costs, funded a coordinated doctoral program in computer science with K State, and a unified computer operation across state campuses. They denied a joint aeronautics doctorate with Wichita State, approved 205134 for KU salaries and benefits, 25000 for security, and a 5 percent rise in operating expenses for 1973. Also authorized were a quitclaim deed for the old Watkins Bank Building, leaves with pay for two KU faculty, and 310000 to modify the Kansas Union air distribution funded from Union reserves. New residency rules for fee purposes were clarified with no substantive policy changes.
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Regents
K-State
Wichita State University
University
Watkins Bank
City Hall
Edward Erazmus
Theodore Wilson
Kansas Union
Bickford
Two De Soto youths treated after Tonganoxie crash
Linda Thomas 20 and Mitchell Henson 12 were treated and released at Lawrence Memorial Hospital after an auto accident in the Tonganoxie area. They were taken by ambulance shortly after 9 30 p.m. Sunday.
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DeSoto
Lawrence Memorial Hospital
Tonganoxie
Linda Thomas
Mitchell Henson
Hungarian TV Ownership Rises to One in Six by 1970
By year end 1970 one in six Hungarians owned a television set, marking a rapid expansion of household access to broadcast media amid rising consumer availability and state led cultural campaigns.
Sliced Cable Could Have Hit Library at KU Campus
An underground cable powering Spencer Research Library’s climate controls was severed during Wescoe Hall construction. A portable generator is sustaining 20 percent humidity and 70 degree temperature, with repairs expected by week’s end. without it, manuscripts could have deteriorated in hours.
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Spencer Research Library
Wescoe
Kansas University
David Heron
Heron
Vandals Harass Bell Telephone Workers
A non striking Bell Telephone Co employe reported to Lawrence police that two tires were deflated on her car while parked at home, and cheese was placed in the manifold near the office. Another non striking female Bell employee had two tires deflated on a downtown parking lot between 9 am and 2 pm Saturday.
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Bell Telephone Co
Lawrence
Youngster Drowns at Larned Pool Party
A four year old boy Morris Froepehner of Larned drowned at a private swimming party at the Larned municipal pool Sunday night officials said the incident was confirmed by local authorities.
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Larned, Kan
Larned
Larned Municipal Pool
Morris Froepehner
Postal Workers Hold Talks Amid U S Strikes
Bargainers for the U S Postal Service and several AFL CIO unions pressed on through the Sunday midnight deadline for arbitrators in Washington with no clear progress against Bell Telephone System, two railroads and West Coast shippers. A Magma Copper Co. tentative three year contract with seven striking unions was announced, affecting about 3 000 workers and signaling a possible breakthrough in the 18 day copper strike that idled tens of thousands. Current wages average 391 to 438 cents per hour.
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Bell Telephone System
Charles Caldwell
Labor Department
US Postal Service
Afl-Cio
Washington
Magma Copper Co
Magma
AFL Cio
United Steelworkers of America
Anaconda
Kennecott
Arizona
Five calls report low flying plane northwest of Lawrence
Lawrence police received five calls shortly after 9 am about a low flying aircraft in distress northwest of the city. The plane was dusting crops, and no investigation is expected into a Thursday morning fire on KU's Oliver Hall fifth floor lounge causing $500 damage, ruled accidental.
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Lawrence
F. C. Sanders
Oliver Hall
Kansas University
Sanders
Mike Thomas
Office of the State Fire Marshall
Sailor Seaman Apprentice Faces Murder Trial Postponement
In Manila area, Seaman Apprentice Steven Mullen of Wichita Kansas, 22, accused of beating to death his Filipino wife’s 10 month old infant, remains hospitalized at Subic Bay base hospital delaying his court martial in Olongapo City. The trial was reset after his lung collapsed.
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Navy
Olongapo
Manila
Mullen
Heroin Charge Heard in Court
In a Douglas County preliminary hearing Sarah Clymer 21 of 11384 Ohio El Dorado was bound over for district court arraignment set for Aug 2. She faces illegal possession of heroin and remains free on a $10000 bond amid nine adults charged in drug violations from July 8 searches in Lawrence and Topeka conducted by Douglas County officials.
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Douglas County
Sarah Clymer
Ohio
el Dorado
Miss Clymer
Douglas County Attorney’s Office
Lawrence
Topeka
Car Runs Off Road Near Eudora After Tire Blowout
An eastbound car ran off K-10 about 4 a.m. Sunday two miles west of Eudora. Driver Jimmy W. Ownby, 19, Atchison, escaped injury. Deputies report damage estimated at $900 and a tire blowout as the possible cause.
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Eudora
Here
Douglas County Sheriff’s Department
Jimmy W. Ownby
Atchison
Ownby
Humidity Accelerates Southern Corn Leaf Blight Spread
Douglas County faces a worsening corn blight as high humidity and heat fuel spread. Agriculture director Earl L. Van Meter estimates 1,500 to 2,000 acres seriously infected across 20 to 30 fields, with most county fields now affected.
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Douglas County
Earl L. van Meter
van Meter
Two City Thefts Reported In Lawrence Weekend
Two major thefts were reported to Lawrence police during the weekend. A color television set was taken Saturday morning from the home of Mrs. C. W. Redpath at 707 Tenn. loss listed at 300 dollars. Robert M. Bornkessel of Mission reported items valued at 464 dollars stolen from his Jayhawker Towers apartment at 1603 W. 15th between July 8 and 16, including a 325 dollar television set, two watches valued at 40 and 30 dollars, a 25 dollar lamp, and tools and other items valued at 44 dollars.
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Lawrence
C. W. Redpath
Tenn
Robert M. Bornkessel
Mission
Jayhawker Towers
W. 15Th
County Decides Budget Freeze Affects Extension Office
County officials expect a state wide budget freeze to take effect after decisions in other counties. Attorney General Verne Miller influenced the move. The extension office faces a $245 shortfall as its budget relies on fixed revenue. County budget director Darlene Hill notes the agricultural extension office is the likely affected unit.
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Darlene Hill
County Agricultural Extension Office
Service day or night Rumsey Federal Home
A notice lists 848 5111 for service day or night at Rumsey Federal Home. The brief item records availability or contact for ongoing or emergency services at the facility.
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Rumsey Fuderal Home
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