Skylab Space Walk To Free Jammed Solar Wing
Two NASA astronauts exited Skylab to free an inch wide strip jammed by May 14 damage, hoping to restore over 3000 watts of power. Commander Conrad and Dr Kerwin planned a 25 foot handrail assist and a 30 foot solar wing release, with Weitz monitoring from inside. Mission control warned the 50-50 odds and noted a failed attempt would still leave reduced power and learning for future crews.
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Paul J. Weitz
Australia
Conrad
Kerwin
Space Station
Skylab
Milton Windler
Windler
KU Scientists Plan Monitor of Spacecraft
Kansas University scientists will travel to Ottawa this afternoon to monitor the Skylab spacecraft amid planned signal reception. William Spencer of KU's Space Technology Center says six receivers will be set up near Ottawa to measure impulses and antenna patterns as Skylab passes overhead. The field receivers track the scatterometer radar signals and the radiometer measuring earth and atmospheric temperatures, developed from a KU proposal by R. K. Moore and F. T. Ulaby.
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Kansas University
Ottawa
William Spencer
Space Technology Center
KU Group
Manned Orbiting Laboratory
Spencer
United Fund Considers Name Change and Tax Status
The board reports 5.3 percent of the goal reached. It deferred action on renaming to the Douglas County United Fund Inc. and approved changes to its articles to preserve tax exemption with the Internal Revenue Service.
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Douglas County United Fund, Inc
Internal Revenue Service
Summer Concert Opens Local Summer Series In Lawrence
Summer activities begin as about 600 people enjoy the Musicians' Union Lawrence Community Band in South Park. Lake Perry and other local lakes see boating, while attendees include Paul Gray, Dave Clark, and Keith Amstutz. A baby named Sara Joy Klinowski and family are pictured at the concert, the first of several summer shows at 8 p.m. each Wednesday through June and July.
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South Park
Union Lawrence Community Band
Lake Perry
Paul Gray
Brush Creek Dr
Dave Clark
Keith Amstutz
Jasu
Carl Klinowski
Sara Joy
Journal-World Photos
Lawrence Paper Co seeks buy of Bowersock Mill and city land
Lawrence Paper Co pursuing purchase of the perpetual lease interest and buildings of the Bowersock Mill and Power Co on city land at Sixth and Massachusetts. Talks include potential rental payments and a $150,000 price with a $115,000 demolition estimate. city wary of cost. The mill complex straddles a riverfront site east of the Kansas River bridge, with past plans for conversion to apartments or government offices.
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The
Lawrence Paper Co
Bowersock Mill and Power Co
Sixth
Massachusetts
Bowersock
Kansas River Bridge
Paper Company
Lawrence City Commission
Hill
Jackman
Buford Watson
Watson
Rees Jackman
Bob Moore
Earl Chandler
Kansas Power and Light Co
Wyoming
Governor urges unity of generations to build a better future
The governor calls for cooperation across generations to preserve heritage and advance youth led programs like the Peace Corps and VISTA. He praises youth energy and idealism and urges blending youthful courage with parental experience to solve problems and continue progress.
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Docking
Peace Corps
Teacher Corps
VISTA
Common Cause
Nixon to tackle inflation with selective controls
The White House said no major economy announces this weekend but the President will act as required. Cabinet discussions centered on inflation as the No 1 problem with possible moves including tighter wage price controls and new taxes. Melvin Laird signaled forthcoming recommendations, and reports of potential oil industry controls and a higher gasoline tax circulated amid bipartisan calls to curb price rises.
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Washington
White House
Gerald L. Warren
Nixon
Warren
Labor Department
Melvin R. Laird
Laird
United States
Senate
Hugh Scott
Wilbur Mills
House
Ways and Means Committee
Jayhawk to Throw Out First Ball at Royals Game KC June 18
The KU Jayhawk mascot will throw the first ball when Kansas City hosts the Royals versus the A’s on June 18 at the new Royals Stadium. A Jayhawk will appear on centerfield’s scoreboard and a post game party will follow in the Stadium Club banquet room. The KU Alumni Association sponsors the event and offers bus service from Lawrence with a 5 36 p.m. departure and returns 45 minutes after the game. Tickets at regular $3. Deadline is Monday.
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Kansas City Royals
Oakland A’s
Royals
Kansas City
Kansas University Jayhawk
Jayhawk
Stadium Club
Greater Kansas City
KU Alumni Association
Douglas County
Lawrence
Kansas Union
Eell
Cragan Defends Hearing Decision on County Road Priorities
Douglas County Commission will not hold a special public meeting on road building priorities. Chairman Walter Cragan says discussions with small groups are more beneficial and that the public can meet with County Engineer Dean Sanderson. A public hearing was promised but will not occur.
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Douglas County
Journal- World
Commission
Walter Cragan
Cragan
Dean Sanderson
Arthur Heck
State Highway Commission
Accident Kills Two Teens Returning From Canoe Trip
Two Johnson County youths were killed when their car collided with a tractor trailer truck near Springfield Missouri while returning from a canoe trip. The crash occurred Wednesday afternoon setting in motion police investigations and emergency response. The victims identities were not released in the report.
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Clinton, Mo
Johnson County
Kan
Springfield
Diamonds Stolen From Kansas City Jewelry Store
A man posing as a customer fled Jaccard's Jewelry in south Kansas City Wednesday night with a tray of diamonds and opals, authorities report.
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Kansas City
Jaccard
Lawrence woman thanks KU students for birthday kindness
Mrs Dessie Dodds of Lawrence celebrated her 67th birthday in a wheelchair thanking six Kansas University students who visited her Wednesday. She said the Journal World was the only way to express her gratitude and praised the students for their kindness. In another note, Geneva Brizendine reported a nest in her car engine, while her grandchildren Patty and Mike Brizendine found a nest with three eggs and one chick in their yard.
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Lawrence
Dessie Dodds
Kansas University
The
Journal - World
Journal- World
Geneva Brizendine
Patty
Mike
Larry Brizendine
Loeb Fined $3000 for Campaign Fund Help to Humphrey
John L. Loeb Jr a veteran financier of Loeb Rhoades Co was fined 3000 dollars for urging employees to donate to Senator Hubert Humphrey's 1972 campaign and then reimbursing them. Judge John M Cannella did not order prison time citing his age and status.
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New York
John L. Loeb
Sen
Hubert Humphrey
John M. Canella
Wall Street
Loeb, Rhoades & Co
House Approves Raising U S Minimum Wage to Two Dollars
The House voted 287 to 130 to lift the minimum wage from 1.60 to 2.00 this year and to 2.20 by 1974, extending coverage to government workers and non domestics. The Dent bill would set staged increases across three wage groups and farm workers, with a separate, defeated substitute proposal seeking further delay and coverage limits.
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Washington
House
Senate
John H. Dent
Chalmers Remarries Former UF Faculty Member
The former KU chancellor and his new wife, a University of Florida faculty member for ten years, plan a move toward a Chicago teaching position. The former Mrs. Van de Riet has a 68-year-old daughter, and Chalmers has two sons from a previous marriage.
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Cently
University of Florida
Chalmers
Chicago
van de Riet
Juror verdict acquits William Davis in burglary case
A Douglas County District Court jury found William Davis not guilty of burglary and grand theft in a case arising from a March arrest. The incident involved stereo equipment valued over $50 reported missing from Dwight Hilpman’s apartment at 809 Ohio. Davis, 23, had listed 1107 Indiana as his address. The one day trial occurred in Division 11. Davis had been held in the county jail in lieu of bond.
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William Davis
Dwight Hilpman
Ohio
Davis
Ind
Hilpman
Lawrence
Douglas County District Court
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United Fund
Lawrence Area
Toyb McIntosh
Coalition
FSU
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