Commission Defers Ambulance Licensing Amid Doubts
Lawrence City Commission defers for one week a request by C and C Ambulance Co for licensing amid questions on public need and financial feasibility. A housing of the proposed affirmative action section in a human relations ordinance was postponed to June 27 after public remarks.
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Record Bombing Made By US In North Vietnam
American fighter bombers flew a record 340 strikes against North Vietnam on Tuesday and hit at least nine railroad bridges including four on the northwest line to China and three between Hanoi and Haiphong. Big B 52s attacked troop concentrations along the western border with Laos and Cambodia, while operations near Moc Hoa and Tuyen Binh reported enemy casualties and captured weapons.
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Haiphong
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Laos
Cambodia
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Moc Hoa
Hearings Set in Douglas County Fraud Cases
Preliminary hearings are scheduled in Douglas County Court for two men charged with fraud each posting a 1500 bond. Joel Anton Robinson 20 of 1628 Harper faces a 11 a.m. June 22 hearing on unlawfully taking 75 from a savings and loan account of Steve Roskahr Lawrence. Floyd K King 31 of Topeka was arrested by Lawrence police on charges of using a stolen credit card to obtain items over 50 from two Lawrence merchants the card stolen from Gerald N Woertz Topeka.
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Joel Anton Robinson
Harper
Steve Roskahr
Lawrence
Floyd K. King
Topeka
Gerald N. Woertz
Bank Management Clinic in Kansas explores banking developments
Kansas Bankers at the 33rd annual Bank Management Clinic at Kansas Union hear Kermit Darkey on new customer openings and a sequence of talks on state banking legislation consumer credit and insurer lines. George W. Mitchell of the Fed attends afternoon sessions and Gov. Docking speaks at night with a panel on investments.
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Denver
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Harold Stones
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Soviet Leader Podgorny Heads to Hanoi for Talks
In Calcutta Nikolai Podgorny urged an end to U S bombing of North Vietnam and said the Vietnam issue must be resolved quickly. He arrived in Calcutta to meet North Vietnamese leaders. In Washington the Senate Judiciary Committee prepares to act on a bill to double pensions for widows of Supreme Court justices amid reports of Mrs Felix Frankfurter’s poverty.
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Hanoi
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Podgorny
Washington
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Senate deadlock blocks Social Security increase push
Washington reports a Senate Finance Committee wrap up on a huge welfare reform bill that would also raise Social Security checks. The stalled debate risks delaying boosts for millions of voters ahead of the election.
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Senate Finance Committee
Balance of payments deficit widens in early 1972
The Commerce Department reported the current account and long term capital deficit rose to 3.2 billion dollars in the first quarter, up from 1.8 billion in the previous quarter. The measure aims to show the long term dollar drain.
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Washington
Commerce Department
Explosion injures 27 at U S Steel Concord mine
Two tanks of welding gas accidentally entered a coal crusher at U S Steel's Concord mine in Alabama causing an explosion that injured 27 workers. Seven miners were hospitalized with one critical and three serious injuries, officials said. No fatalities reported.
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U.S. Steel
Israel and Egypt Clash Over Air Battle
Tel Aviv reports alert status after a dogfight in which each air force claimed to shoot down two enemy planes. It marks the first aerial clash between Egypt and Israel in nearly two years.
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Massachusetts draftees fail pre-induction exams pace
Boston AP reports only 35 of every 100 draftees passed pre induction examinations in Massachusetts this year. Victor C. Bynoe, the Selective Service Director, announced the figure on Tuesday.
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Victor C. Bynoe
Lawrence Chamber Reports Record Membership and Hadl Day Plans
The Lawrence Chamber of Commerce reports 808 member accounts representing 1 041 individuals, a record high. Andy Galyardt received a plaque for signing 18 new members in six weeks. John Hadl Recognition Day will feature a June 24 community banquet with several pro sports figures. Over 3200 of 550 tickets sold. Plans for Big Blue Hawkies hawkerchiefs and aviation advisory board also discussed.
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Big Blue
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Lawrence Chamber of Commerce
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Andy Galyardt
Kansas Union
Larry Hatfield
Elizabeth M. Watkins
Kansas All-Sports Hall of Fame
Steve Edmonds
Dave Kohlman
Berkowitz Seeks Democratic Nomination for Douglas County Attorney
Lawrence attorney David Berkowitz 30 announces his bid for the Democratic nomination for Douglas County attorney. He outlines law office experience, private practice, and roles with the Kansas Corporation Commission, highlighting criminal defense background and a plan to balance justice with discretion. Current county attorney Mike Elwell seeks probate judge, Edward Collister runs Republican bid.
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Lawrence
Democratic Party
Douglas County
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Wichita Public Schools
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Kansas University Law School
American Jurisprudence Prize
Kansas Law Review
Phi Delta Phi Legal Fraternity
Order of the Coif
Kansas Corporation Commission
Kansas
American Bar Associations
Mike Elwell
Edward Collister
Republican Party
Rapid City Flood Survivors Begin Long Burials
Rapid City flood victims are being buried as survivors cope with more than 200 deaths and 3,000 homeless. The disaster caused over 100 million in damages and triggered ongoing rescue, relief, and demolition efforts across Rapid Creek and Sturgis.
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Rapid City
Henry Hausmann
Donald
Doris
Red Cross
Salvation Army
Rapid Creek
Army Corps of Engineers
Lawrence events face weather as band concert shifts
Rain threatens tonight's South Park band concert at 8 p.m. The American Federation of Musicians Local 512 planned 8 p.m. show if weather clears. Lawrence High School orchestra starts at 7:30 p.m. fundraising for a Chicago trip. invitation to a band clinic noted.
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the Park
American Federation of Musicians
Lawrence High School
Chicago
Rain Lifts outlook as harvest nears in Kansas towns
Rainfall across several towns including Baldwin and Eudora boosts soil moisture and replenishes surface water sources ahead of harvest. Officials report minor outages from storms, with widespread showers easing a month long dry spell and aiding grain readiness. Weather observers note wells respond quickly to local rains.
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Lawrence
Baldwin
Eudora
Lecompton
Easton
Worden
Overbrook
Holton
Tonganoxie
Ivan Boyd
Baker University
National Weather Service
Kansas Power and Light Co
Austin Stedham
KPL
No Ruling on Clinton Reservoir Wage Scales Yet
Contractors bid on the Clinton Reservoir dam project await a Wage Appeals Board decision to set pay scales. Peter Martin said the ruling is not issued but is being prepared on an expedited basis. The June 27 bid opening has been postponed multiple times amid protests over the latest May 11 scale.
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Clinton Reservoir
Wage Appeals Board
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Department of Labor
Peter Martin
Journal-World Today
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Linn County
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