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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 31, 1971
Page
11
The Northeast Kansas forecast calls for sunny skies and warmer temperatures with southerly winds 5 to 15 mph today and a high in the low 60s. Tonight will be cloudy and warmer with a low in the low 60s. Sunday brings partly cloudy skies, a bit warmer, and a chance of a few showers late in the day with highs in the low to mid 80s. Rain chances 0 today 10 tonight 20 Sunday.
Lawrence police report five minor crashes Friday. A northbound car driven by Alan C. Byrn and a westbound car driven by Christy A. Forsythe collided at 5:57 p.m. at West Third and Maine. Forsythe’s damage was about 375 dollars and Byrn’s about 900 dollars. No injuries were reported.
The Senate Foreign Relations Committee commends President Nixon for a journey to the People's Republic of China but with debate over wording. Early and afternoon revisions swapped phrases about the trip being for peace, reflecting murky diplomacy behind the mission.
President Nixon expressed optimism about a peaceful era and urged Americans to keep the country No. 1. Speaking at a pro football dinner in Canton, he highlighted the CenterVille dedication of the Rathbun Dam and praised American football amid Hall of Fame festivities. Authorities estimated 35,000 to 40,000 gathered across the airport, roads, and the Hall of Fame.
An aide to Senator George McGovern denied a Parade report that he urged Daniel Ellsberg to release the Pentagon papers to a newspaper. McGovern said he could not break the law, while stressing public interest in making the documents available to a respectable newspaper.
Fainting can occur in healthy people from reduced brain blood flow, heat, fatigue, or hunger. If symptoms suggest serious illness or injury seek medical help. have the person lie down, lower the head, rest, and rise slowly. Do not give alcohol and use smelling salts cautiously.
About 200 young Jesus freaks marched through Times Square shouting there is one way Jesus. Police raided several porn book stores and charged eight clerks with selling dirty books after a crackdown begun weeks earlier led by Rev. Arthur Blessitt.
General Leonard F. Chapman Jr. says he does not agree with a new drug amnesty policy but adds that Marines will follow orders. He spoke in Honolulu during a tour of Marine installations in the Pacific.
A Pan Am 747 with 212 aboard struck an approach light on takeoff in San Francisco. The plane continued, dumped fuel, and returned to land, with 39 injured and 12 hospitalized. One foot was amputated and another arm severed in hospital reports. FAA said it was the first 747 accident.
Fire crews were called at 11 31 p.m. Friday to the residence of Sam Mitchell at 1236 Pa Lawrence. The blaze involved a barrel and was allowed to burn with no injuries reported.
Rep. Murphy told a House subcommittee that heroin deaths among U S troops in Vietnam rose sharply after a memo dated Oct 23 warned of rising overdoses through August and September 1970. He cited a 2,900 percent surge, urging immediate government action, while Nixon's adviser noted rising heroin findings among departing service members.
Mick Jagger and wife Bianca expect a baby. The Rolling Stones star, 27, said the pregnancy while arriving at Heathrow with Bianca en route to Dublin to visit friends. They live on the French Riviera and were married in May.
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