Ms Title Draws Quips and Varied Reactions in Lawrence
At about 8 52 this morning Lena Wulfkuhle changed her title from Miss to Ms citing modernity. Downtown Lawrence residents offered mixed views on the Ms form with some unaware of it and others finding it silly or unnecessary while few supported it. Police officers noted potential complications in matters where marital status matters.
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Lena Wulfkuhle
Tenn
Journal-World
Lawrence
Women’s Rights Movement
Barbara Jackson
Ohio
Charles Williams
Westchester
George Temple
Rainer
Student Says SV Officials Push Drugs
Alfred W. McCoy testifies before a Senate subcommittee that top South Vietnamese leaders control the illegal heroin and opium trade, profiting from sales to American GIs. He links the narcotics ring to Thieu Ky and Thieu's government, with ties to Corsican gangsters and a Florida Mafia family, and notes cooperation by some American officials.
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Washington
Alfred W. McCoy
South Vietnam
Nguyen van Thieu
Nguyen Cao Ky
Tran van Thieum
McCoy
Florida
Laos
Cambodia
Thailand
City Man Killed In Fiery Kansas City Crash
Antonio C Ramos 26 of 1311 Del Lawrence Kansas was killed shortly after midnight in a fiery crash in Kansas City Police said George Howell 24 of 729 NY Lawrence was pulled from the car with minor injuries The car driven by Ramos went at high speed hit an embankment flew and landed upside down before bursting into flames
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Kansas City
Kan
Antonio C. Ramos
Del
Lawrence
George Howell
N.Y
Ramos
Howell
Sunny Warm Spell Lets Winter Slip Away
Weather note describes unseasonably warm conditions. An advertisement mentions Russell Stover Candies and Key Rexall. Apple Valley Boats lists hours open until 7 30. A brief daily update fragment appears on page 7.
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Russell Stover
Key Rexall
Apple Valley
Davis case jury hovers as hijack reports surface
Angela Davis case advances to jury after a 13 week trial as reports emerge that hijackers demanded her freedom in a $500000 ransom. Jurors in a locked room deliberated five hours oblivious to the hostage incident and the courthouse vigil continued outside.
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San Jose
Calif
Angela Davis
Miss Davis
Airlines
Seattle
Cecil Williams
Glide Memorial Church
San Francisco
Angela
Weekend heat with slim rain risk and possible temp records
Unseasonably warm weekend expected with near ninety degree highs and lower ninety forecasts. Today rises to about 81 by 10 am with record of 95 in 1911 potentially broken. slight shower chances late tonight and minimal daytime precipitation.
Two Hijackings and a Bailout in Separate Incidents
A hijacker bailed out after takeoff from Reno while another hijacked a transcontinental flight from San Francisco to New York with a refueling stop in New York and diverted toward Algiers. The jet carrying 41 passengers was released and five crew members remained aboard under FBI scrutiny. A parallel manhunt unfolded in Reno for an armed suspect who fled after boarding a United flight with ransom and parachutes.
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Reno
Nev
Algiers
San Francisco
New York City
Western Airlines
FBI
Air Pirate
Reno International Airport
Hijacker's massive ransom hijack sparks nationwide manhunt
FBI questioned a blond man in his 20s as a large manhunt continued for a hijacker who parachuted from a United Airlines 727 with 200000 dollars. In San Francisco the hijacker took control of a larger plane after releasing 50 passengers and claimed ties to Students for a Democratic Society.
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Reno
Nev
FBI
United Air Lines
Las Vegas
Vern Loetterle
Robb D. Heady
Seattle
San Francisco
Students For A Democratic Society
Angela Davis
Washington
Honduras
Pennsylvania
Central America
Frederick W. Hahneman
U S Air Strikes Hit North Vietnam Supplies and MIG Downed
American fighter bombers hit targets across North Vietnam from Hanoi to Vinh with more than 250 strikes wrecking bridges trucks surface craft and storage areas. A MiG-19 was shot down near Hanoi while no U S losses were reported amid ongoing weather hampered raids. In the south Viet Cong and North Vietnamese forces faced heavy action with 450 enemy troops killed and ground and air forces targeting Phu My district in Binh Dinh province.
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Air Force
Navy
Marine
North Vietnam
U.S
South Vietnam
Saigon
7Th Fleet
Coral Sea
Saratoga
Kitty Hawk
Hanoi
Vinh
Phu My
Binh Dinh
Kansas convention names permanent chairman at Topeka
Gene F. Miller of rural Lawrence was elected permanent convention chairman at the Kansas Conservative party nominating convention in Topeka. Miller has served as executive director of the state's party Speakers bureau. The gathering heard criticism of President Nixon from a candidate for the American Party's presidential nomination.
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Topeka
Kan
Kansas Conservative Party
Lawrence
Nixon
American Party
Gene F. Miller
State Party
Shepard Seeks Bigger Share in Downtown Project
Harold Shepard of V and S Construction calls the $34 000 minority portion of an $833 932 60 Lawrence beautification contract a token. He plans to meet federal officials Monday to learn why Constant Construction Co s affirmative action plan was approved with limited minority involvement. Shepard will negotiate for a larger share while noting the need for broader minority participation.
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Harold Shepard
V and S Construction Co
Lawrence
Shepard
Constant Construction Co
Constant Co
EEC
Constant
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MS. Wulfkuhle
Mrs. Freeman
Mrs. Jackson
Hoagland
Lawrence Municipal
Mary Cheng
Journal-World Photo
Yale University
Senate Appropriations Committee
Subcommittee On Foreign Operations
State Department
Mrs. Stewart
Mrs. Shields
VDEX
Atte Eaterseeds
Davis
Superior Court
Richard E. Arnason
San Francisco International
Western
Weather Bureau
THE
Associated Press
Tegucigalpa
Hahneman
Eastern Air Lines
Allentown
Bulletin
U.S. Command
Haskell
Haskell Indian Junior College
Electronics and Electricity
Graphics Arts
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