Leopard Ailing Leads a Warning on Airborne Lead
An ailing leopard at New York City area zoos and other animals show elevated lead levels. Pathologists warn gasoline fumes and industrial activity raise environmental lead endangering humans and wildlife. Cats, lions, tigers, and even monkeys exhibit lead in fur, stool, or blood, with sources including paints and contaminated air and soil.
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New York
Staten Island Zoo
New York City
Bronx Zoo
Strebel
The
Medical College
Leonard
Dennis F. Crafton
Chief Medical Examiner
Craston
City Man Wins Fishing Contest
Richard Freeman of 2038 Ky won a Burlington Merchants sponsored fishing contest at Redmond Reservoir. He claimed a 16-foot fiberglass motorboat and trailer valued at $5,000 as first prize after catching a 7-pound bass in Hickory Creek cove on Saturday morning. He and his wife now own a boat but need only a motor to complete the prize catch.
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Richard Freeman
Redmond Reservoir
Burlington Merchants
Freeman
Hickory Creek Cove
Lawrence city commission agenda list for public works and notices
Public hearing on Crestline and Stratford area sidewalks and related street changes. Ordinances on removing parking on 29th Street in Lawrence Industrial Park and sewers for Holiday Hills No 10. Claims from Burkhart Electric and Arthur Payne for sewer backups. Chamber of Commerce sidewalk bazaar June 22. Demolition contract for 1118 Pa. July as Jobs for Veterans Month. Sanitation bins purchase contract. Meeting at 2 p.m. Tuesdays at Ninth and Massachusetts offices.
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Crestline
15Th Street
Yale Road
Stratford Road
Oxford Road
Orchard Lane
29Th Street
Lawrence Industrial Park
Holiday Hills No. 10
Burkhart Electric
Chamber of Commerce
Guilty Plea in Lawrence Marijuana Case by KU Senior
David A. Fork, 21, a Kansas University senior from Topeka, pled guilty to a reduced charge of attempted sale of marijuana after a jury was selected for the original charge in Douglas County District Court. He lives at 715 Tenn and has no prior felonies. He is to report to the Douglas County Jail for pre sentence investigation. The original sale charge carries one to three years with ten years max. the reduced charge carries one to five years.
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Lawrence
Douglas County
David A. Fork
Kansas University
Topeka
Vern Miller
Fork
Tenn
Progressives Maintain Lead In Presbyterian General Assembly
In Massanetta Springs Virginia the 111th General Assembly saw Rev. Dr. Ben Lacy Rose 56 of Richmond win the moderator post on a second ballot 271 to 170 defeating Rev. Dr. James Kennedy of Fort Lauderdale. Rose advocates North South reunion and reforms signaling continued progressive influence though rivals warn tougher tests lie ahead.
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Massanetta Springs
Presbyterian Church
U.S
Southern
111Th General Assembly
Ben Lacy Rose
Richmond
James Kennedy
Fort Lauderdale, Fla
Hope Receives Army Oscar At Beverly Hills Ball
Bob Hope was awarded a special U S Army Oscar for thirty years morale building at the Army Ball in Beverly Hills with Vice President Agnew as guest of honor. Hope called it a career high as antiwar demonstrators outside protested. police reported no major incidents.
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Beverly Hills
Calif
Bob Hope
U.S. Army
Army
Hope
Spiro T. Agnew
Vietnam
Agnew
Beverly Hilton
Sinatra Glitters at Show for Relief Fund Farewell
Frank Sinatra closed a star studded Music Center gala with a 30 minute set that felt like a career retrospective as he announced retirement. The crowd including Spiro Agnew and Ronald Reagan gave three standing ovations while he sang favorites such as All Or Nothing At All To Never Smile Again and My Way ending with Angel Eyes and the line Excuse me while I disappear. The event raised 800000 for the Motion Picture and Television Relief Fund.
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Frank Sinatra
Spiro T. Agnew
Ronald Reagan
Sinatra
Tommy Dorsey
Heroin Death Suspected in Lawrence Youth
James J. Murphy Jr., 19, of Osawatomie, died Sunday evening at Lawrence Memorial Hospital after an apparent heroin overdose. Authorities said lab results are pending, and searches at 1309 Ohio yielded no drugs. The body was moved to Birchard Funeral Home in Osawatomie.
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Sydney
Australia
Geraldine Brodrick
Lawrence
Lawrence Memorial Hospital
Douglas County
Mike Elwell
James J. Murphy Jr
Osawatomie
Ohio
LMH
Elwell
Rex Johnson
Murphy
Birchard Funeral Home
James J. Murphy Sr
Docking Plans Telephonic Pitch for Prairie National Park
Gov. Robert Docking will urge the Kansas congressional delegation to back the Prairie National Park project via phone. A state delegation led by Sen. Jack Steineger flies to Washington to present the governor's case in person, while Docking remains in Topeka after back surgery.
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Topeka
Kan
Robert Docking
Kansas
Prairie National Park
Governor’s Office
Washington
Jack Steineger
D-Muncie
Governor’s Prairie National Park
Docking
Funds for Crop Study Approved
Senators Dole Pear son and Representative Shubitz announce a 73 000 grant to Farm Products Management Inc Coffeyville Kansas. Economic Development Administration and Ozarks Regional Commission provide 25 000 each. 23 000 supplied by applicant. Plan to study feasibility of new crops and marketing to raise income for small Kansas and Oklahoma farmers.
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Washington
Bob Dole
James B. Pearson
Joe Shubitz
Kansas
Farm Products Management Inc
Coffeyville
Kan
The
Economic Development Administration
Ozarks Regional Commission
Oklahoma
Reagan Shows Interest in Tax Shelter Tied to Cattle Breeders
The Sacramento Bee and New York Times report Gov. Ronald Reagan, who paid no 1970 state income taxes, is a client of Oppenheimer Industries, a firm offering cattle based tax shelters. The paper notes Reagan owns cattle and brands, with a secretive private investment stance.
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Sacramento
Calif
Ronald Reagan
Sacramento Bee
New York Times
The
Bee
James Wrightson
Reagan
Oppenheimer Industries, Inc
Kansas City
Reagan Cattle Co
Radio Veteran Dies in Chicago at 69
Franklyn MacCormack, 69, longtime radio personality and host of WGN All-Night Show for 12 years, died Saturday in Chicago. A prominent figure from the big band era, he served as a prime announcer on the late night program.
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Chicago
Franklyn MacCormack
MacCormack
WGN
Lawrence reports no major crashes and steady mail flow
Lawrence Police Department did not investigate any vehicular crashes Sunday. four minor collisions were reported Saturday. Don Wetzel, assistant postmaster, says postal rate increases have not yet reduced mail volume this season. student departures and rate hikes coincide and the mail remains about typical for summer.
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Lawrence Police Department
Lawrence
Don Wetzel
Wetzel
Journal-World
County Alters Road Rules in Subdivisions Outside Lawrence
The Douglas County Commission adopted amended road and street requirements for outlying subdivisions outside Lawrence's growth area. Roads must have a six inch rolled stone base with asphalt seal coats. Also granted a 3.2 beer license to Jerry's Tavern Baldwin and discussed a county road near M R Percival's farm in Eudora township leading to a dispute over the road’s location.
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Douglas County
City of
Lawrence
Commission
Arthur Heck
Missioners
Jerry
Rt. 1
Baldwin
M. R. Percival
Percival
Section Seven
Township 13
Range 21
Eudora Township
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