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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 31, 1972
Page
7
Admiral Sergei Gorshkov declared on Soviet Navy Day that the Soviet fleet, led by nuclear submarines, can detect and destroy any enemy vessel anywhere in the world. He warned the West that the navy is a worldwide striking force and defensive might backing peaceful policy.
World champion Boris Spassky cites a cold and rests in Reykjavik delaying the ninth game with challenger Bobby Fischer. Officials received a medical certificate. the match is now set for Tuesday with Spassky down 3-5. Krogius confirms Spassky is not well.
In Tombstone Arizona one of the town’s two historic hanging trees was toppled by a sanitation worker backing a garbage truck under a limb. Officials say the worker had his first and last day on the job rolled into one as merchants salvaged parts for tourists. The tree, a cot tonwood about 30 inches in diameter, was linked to vigilante lynchings per local historian Wayne Winters.
Douglas County officials received a joint notice from the Kansas State Department of Health and the Corps of Engineers inviting public comment on a proposed dredging operation on the Kansas River west of Teepee Junction. Holliday Sand and Gravel Co. of Overland Park seeks approval to dredge sand and gravel from that river section impacting navigation and wildlife quality.
Kerry Ann Wells of Perth says she designed and sewed all her outfits for the Miss Universe contest. The 20 year old notes the advantage of unique dresses and recounts her emotions after winning as she plans a year of duties and a future in Greece.
Nine black leaders meeting in Chicago say Senator Thomas F. Eagleton should quit as Democratic vice presidential candidate. The group cites his psychiatric history and questions of credibility, with Rep. Louis Stokes noting Jackson’s Miami convention victory as part of rising black political assertiveness.
The American Hospital Association reports that the daily cost of patient care climbed to $92.31 in 1971 from $81.01 in 1970, with total community hospital expenses up 14.5 percent. Outpatient visits rose 10.1 percent to 200 million, and emergency visits increased 10.5 percent.
KAKE survey in Wichita finds President Nixon leading 58 percent to 26 percent for McGovern with 16 percent undecided. In GOP governor race Morris Kay at 35 percent, John Anderson 32 percent, Ray Frisbie 14 percent, Reynolds Shultz 10 percent, 9 percent undecided. Governor Docking leads Democratic gubernatorial 89 to 11 with 11 undecided. Senate race shows Arch Tezlaff 45 percent, 55 percent undecided. Lieutenant governor contests show mixed support with Owen 30 percent for Republicans and Hart 16 percent for Democrats. Attorneys General Vern Miller leads renomination at 87 percent, with GOP trio Hoff man 28 percent, Van Skiver 25 percent, 47 percent undecided.
Parson s Kan AP A three year contract between Local 5 508 of the Oil Chemical and Atomic Workers and Day Zimmermann Inc operator contractor at the Kansas Army Ammunition Plant was approved Sunday by members. The contract calls for a 15 cent an hour wage increase in each year of the three year term and outlines provisions from earlier bargaining sessions. The plant employs about 1300 people and produces ammunition for the armed services.
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