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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 1969
Page
17
Mostly fair and warm in northeast Kansas with nightly lows in the 60s and daytime highs near 90. Winds intermittent and precipitation unlikely. Includes historical readings from US Weather Bureau noting yesterday’s high and low, and record temperatures for this date.
Los Angeles report recalls five wounded after the Kennedy primary night. Elizabeth Evans describes a hairline scar and brief pain while Tra Goldstein, Irwin Stoll, William Weisel, and Paul Schrade endure recurring pains or long scars. Sirhan Sirhan remains on death row. Weisel believes punishment fits the crime.
Susan Yoachum a 14 year old from Dallas Texas won the National Spelling Bee championship in Washington DC beating Margaret Matthews of Huntsville Alabama in a tense final. David Greisser of Brooklyn was eliminated in round 20 after misspelling quoits. Susan misspelled croissant before correcting and clinching victory by spelling interlocutory. She won $1000 and a trip to New York while Margaret earned $500 and David $250.
The AFL-CIO Airline Pilots Association reports a two year contract with Pan American World Airways will push top pay to 59000 a year when new Boeing B747s begin flying next fall. The union says Pan American pilots will be the highest paid in the industry.
Three physically handicapped graduates Sue Roten 22 Sandra Sermon Galloway 21 and Elaine Horn 20 received diplomas with their classmates at Iroquois High School Louisville following five years of home study.
A 22 year old Cuban, Armando Socarras Ramirez, hid in a Havana Madrid jet wheel well to flee curfews and military service. He survived 742 hours of extreme cold and low oxygen before being found at Madrid Barajas. A fellow fugitive, Jorge Perez Blanco, reportedly died from the ordeal. Socarras says he rode the left wheel portion and cannot confirm if Jorge entered the right wheel.
Sen. William Proxmire denounces President Nixon for using strong language aimed at lawmakers probing the military budget. He chairs the joint Senate House subcommittee hearings on national priorities and military spending. Sen. Gore urges Nixon to push South Vietnam's Thieu toward a political settlement to bring home U.S. troops.
Eight airmen were killed when an HH43B Husky helicopter crashed on a return flight from Avon Park bombing range to MacDill Air Force Base in Florida. Officials withheld IDs pending family notification. five crew members and three passengers perished. Lt Col Charles Riley cited probable internal component failure as the cause.
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