Medina Jury Selection Advances in My Lai Case
Selection of a jury for Capt. Eernest Medina court martial moved slowly with one juror questioned during a 127 hour session in Ga. Col. William Proctor faced extensive scrutiny over ties to the Calley case. Medina, 34, of Montrose Colo, is charged with premeditated murder and faces life imprisonment max.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
FT. Mcpherson, Ga
Eernest Medina
William Proctor
Decatur
Army
William Eckhardt
William Calley Jr
Calley
Medina
My Lai
Proctor
F. Lee Bailey
Montrose
Colo
Hamelet
Max
Imum
William J. Calley Jr
Ft. Beaming Ga
Col
Ken
Howard
Howard Sidhe
Tomoyuki Yamashita
United States
Phillippines
Yamashita
Set
Charles Hutto
Hutto
David Michell
Eugene Kotouc
Ernest Medina
Ft. McPherson
Charlie Company
Americal Division
Nude World Queen for 71 Crowned in Ontario Nudist Event
Rosemarie Hess, 25, married and from Switzerland, won Miss Nude World for 1971 at a nudist resort north of Hamilton. She beat 16 rivals in front of about 3,000. judges included journalists and broadcasters. Her prize covered a Florida trip, clothes, cosmetics, camping gear, and snow tires.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hamilton, Ont
Rosemarie Hess
Hamilton
Florida
Lawrence set to decide on joining water suit and more
Lawrence city commissioners plan a Tuesday meeting to decide joining an anti trust water meter lawsuit filed by Attorney General Vern Miller and to review a broad engineering services agreement with Evans Bierly Hutchison and Associates. They will also receive a Steel Plate Fabricators award for the Kasold Drive water storage tank.
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Commission
Vern Miller
Miller
Evans, Bierly, Hutchison and Associates
Steel Plate Fabricators and Associates
Kasold Drive
15Th Street
Towa
Bill Lemesang
Harvard Road
Great Bend
Emergency System Found to Be Unsafe
A UCS report in Cambridge says backup emergency core cooling in nuclear reactors would likely fail if the primary system ruptures. It cites tests by the AEC showing repeated failures and calls for halting new licenses until safeguards are ensured and a full review of cooling systems is conducted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cambridge, Mass
Union of Concerned Scientists
Boston Area
Atomic Energy Commission
AIC
Washington
AEC
Harold Price
The
Commission
Ian A. Forbes
Lowell Institute of Technology
Daniel F. Ford
Harvard University
Henry W. Kendall
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
James J. MacKenzie
Two Car Collision Sends Man to Hospital in Lawrence
David Norris aged 32 of 1515 A I was treated and released at Lawrence Memorial Hospital after a two car crash at 2 22 p m Saturday at New Hampshire and East 16th. Norris westbound car collided with a northbound car driven by Sherman Hansard 21 of 1118 N Y. Damage to Norris car 500 dollars and to Hansard 900 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David Norris
A.I
Lawrence Memorial Hospital
New Hampshire
East 16Th
Norris
Sherman Hansard
N.Y
Hansard
Dorothy E. Andrews
Learnard
Juan R. Villarroel
Stouffer Pl
West 19Th
Ellis
Villarroel
Andrews
Copper contracts signed end major strike standstill
Three copper producers Kennecott Magma Copper Co and Miami Copper Co agreed to three year contracts raising wages by 92 cents an hour. Kennecott breakdown raises 60 cents first year and 16 cents in years two and three. About 32 000 workers nationwide walked off 26 days ago seeking higher pay. 2 200 Magma workers planned to return to work. 800 were on vacation.
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Kennecott Copper Corp
United Steelworkers Union
Kennecott
Magma Copper Co
Miami Copper Co
Arizona
Phelps Dodge
Anaconda
American Smelting
Asarco
Cass Alvin
Los Angeles
Magma
City Commission Agenda New Business Highlights
The Lawrence City Commission reviews bids for 15th Street widening east of town, a paving letter for Harvard Road, and an Evans, Bierly, Hutchison proposal. It plans a public hearing for the 1972 budget, sidewalk construction on Ninth Street, and a Department of Economic Development grant contract. OLD items include Barker Connecticut improvement ordinance and planning commission appointment. The meeting is Tuesdays at 2 pm in city offices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State of Kansas
Rockwell Manufacturing Company
Ninth Street
Rockledge Road
Department of Economic Development
Kansas University
Barker-Connecticut Street
Planning Commission
Bellerive Place
Camelback Place
Lawrence
Ninth
Massachusetts
House Approves Funds for Clinton Lake and Levees
The House Appropriations Committee cleared two Lawrence area public works projects. A 1.8 million dollar grant backs Clinton Lake development and 539 thousand dollars funds North Lawrence Flood Control Levee work and Mud Creek Levee initiation.
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Washington
Lawrence Area
House Appropriations Committee
Clinton Lake
North Lawrence
Mud Creek
Lawrence Woman In Fair Condition After Collision
Mrs. Eleanor Burchill aged 31 of 2203 Princeton is listed in fair condition at Lawrence Memorial Hospital acute care ward after a non collision near Bonner Springs. The city notes bulky item trash pickup areas south of 15th and west of Louisiana for this week with large items to be left at the curb for Wednesday collection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eleanor Burchill
Princeton
Lawrence Memorial Hospital
Bonner Springs
15Th
Louisiana
Moth Found Flying From Man’s Ear at Sanford Hospital
An unidentified man arrived at Henriet ta Goodall Hospital in Sanford Maine over the weekend complaining of a moth in his ear. A nurse and a physician examined with an otoscope and the moth surfaced, attracted by the light, then fluttered out into the man’s car.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sanford, Maine
Henrietta Goodall Hospital
Two-Car Crash Injures Four Near Lawrence
Four people were injured in a two-vehicle collision on U S 59 about six miles south of Lawrence at 1 15 p m Saturday. Jeffrey B Williams 25 and his wife Clara 28 of Baldwin were treated with break to Williams leg and Mrs Williams placed under observation. Mrs Mary Flory 29 and her daughter Tamara 8 were treated and released.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence Memorial Hospital
U.S. 59
Lawrence
Douglas County
LMH
Jeffrey B. Williams
Clara
Baldwin
Williams
Mary A. Flory
Rt. 2
Tamara
Kansas Highway Patrol
Flory
Boy Changes Tactics In Casper Mountain Search
The Casper Mountain search for a mentally retarded 9 year old boy Kevin Dye was suspended after eight days. Officials reduced searchers to about a dozen sheriff officers nine dog handlers and the boy's parents to encourage the child to emerge. Newsmen would be restricted to a lodge near the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Casper
Wyo
National Guardsmen
Sheriff's
Kevin Dye
Casper Mountain
Sarehara
Pentagon reports 676834 hold top secret clearances
The Pentagon says 676,834 people hold top secret clearances including civilians military personnel Pentagon consultants and contractors. The figure does not necessarily mean that all have access to top secret data.
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Washington
Pentagon
Services
Defense Department
Lawrence Police Chief to Attend FBI National Academy
Lawrence Police Chief Richard R. Stanwix will attend the FBI National Academy for 12 weeks starting August 16, funded by the FBI. He is the first Lawrence PD member to join the program, with city costs limited to his absence. he will return November 3.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence
Richard R. Stanwix
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Stanwix
William A. Troelstrup
Florida
Watson
Barnard Performs First Heart Lung Transplant in Cape Town
Dr. Christiaan Barnard reports Adrian Herbert, 49, in satisfactory condition after receiving a heart and two lungs from donor Jackson Gunya. The four hour operation marks the world’s fourth heart lung transplant, with guarded outlook on immediate and long term outcomes.
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Cape Town
South Africa
Christiaan N. Barnard
Groote Schuur Hospital
Adrian Herbert
Jackson Gunya
Barnard
United States
Rosaline Gunya
Gunya
Gunga
Herbert
Draft Law Remains Uncertain as September Looms
House-Senate conferees remain deadlocked over a nine month war pullout law with no date set for another meeting. Chairman Hebert says a two year extension is possible but not probable, while Laird notes a September extension may be needed to avoid a halt in drafts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House Senate
House Armed Services
F. Edward Hebert
D-La
Congress
Hebert
Selective Service
Defense
Melvin R Laird
Pentagon
White House
Nixon
Crime Alert seeks tips to aid Lawrence police
Police urge the public in Lawrence to call with any information to help solve or prevent crimes. The alert emphasizes anonymity by offering to spell VICTIMS on the phone dial and notes callers need not disclose their names.
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Lawrence
Zoos Compete for Pandas Amid Trade Easing
The Nixon administration eased China trade limits prompting major U S zoos to bid for a giant panda. Bronx Zoo director William G Conway says many zoos seek a panda while one dealer was reported to offer 60 000 dollars. He favors a cultural and scientific exchange over money. Pandas had existed in U S zoos before the 1953 Brookfield Zoo death.
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New York
Nixon
China
U.S
William G. Conway
Bronx
Peking
Ani
Mal
Conway
Brookfield Zoo
Chicago
Agnew Makes Last Stop in Lisbon on NATO Tour
Vice President Spiro T. Agnew visits Portugal for the final stop of his 11 nation global tour. He meets Prime Minister Marcello Caetano and President Admiral Americo Thomaz in Lisbon after golfing at Sotogrande in Spain. Air Force Two crews expect a Wednesday return to Washington.
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Lisbon
Spiro T. Agnew
Portugal
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
NATO
Agnew
Europe
Malaga
Sotogrande
Spain
Mediterranean
Marcello Caetano
Adm
Americo Thomaz
Air Force Two
Washington
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