Prison escape clouds conspiracy in James Earl Ray case
The escape from a Tennessee prison involving James Earl Ray renews questions about a broader conspiracy in the King assassination. Ray and six others were recaptured after a brief, bungled break, suggesting no professional contract. yet calls to probe deeper persist amid Ray's hints of more to tell.
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James Earl Ray
Ray
Martin Luther King Jr
Tennessee
King
Peter Sellers
Agency for Consumer Protection Must Be Defeated
The ACP faces near defeat as lawmakers fear added bureaucracy and spending. Supporters led by President Carter clash with critics from both parties over long term growth and federal intrusion into private affairs. The movement argues for streamlining the government while opponents warn of expanding, costly machinery.
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Consumer Protection Agency
Carter
Agency For Consumer Protection
ACP
House
Federal Trade Commission
Environmental Protection Agency
Federal Energy Administration
Concern Over Lyonsfield Conditions Sparks Protest Letter
Readers protest Lyons North Lawrence softball field safety and lighting deficiencies. They call for repairs before tournament season and note sagging outfield fencing and nonfunctional lighting as major concerns.
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Journal-World
Lyons
North Lawrence
Lawrence
Lyonsfield
Nick Noos
Bob Oreskovich
Phil Reusch
Castro plotted frogmen raid on Nixon home in 1969
Intelligence sources reveal Fidel Castro approved a contingency plan to send underwater attackers to blow up the Nixon seaside villa in Key Biscayne Florida. A Cuban official was expelled after recruitment attempts and threats against a Cuban American servant.
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Castro
Nixon
Washington
Fidel Castro
U.S
Richard Nixon
Key Biscayne
Fla
White House
State Dept
United Nations
Lazara Eddy-Espinosa Bonet
Espinosa Bonet
Cuba
Nixon Home
Miami
Florida
Nixon Compound
John F. Kennedy
CIA
Robert Kennedy
Kennedy
Lyndon Johnson
Johnson
Senate Intelligence Committee
Lee Harvey Oswald
The World Company Staff Directory and Publication Details
The record lists staff roles for The World Company including President Publisher Ralph Simons Sr Editor Bill Mayer Executive Editor Ralph Gage Managing Editor Jack Starkey Advertising Manager Lea Eller and Controller Established in 1854 W C Simons Editor 1891 to 1952, published daily except Sunday at Sixth and New Hampshire Streets Lawrence Kansas with telephones and subscription rates for various regions.
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Dolph C. Simons
Viviey Eee Ee
Ralph Simons Sr
Bill Mayer
Ralph Gage
Jack Starkey
Lea Eller
Contraller
W. C. Simons
the World Company
Sixth
New Hampshire
Lowrance
Kaw
Douglas
Kansas
Kansas City
United States
Lawrence
Kan
Battle of Bunker Hill and notable 16th to 20th century events
On this date in 1775 the Battle of Bunker Hill saw British assaults repulsed before American defenders retreated. Also noted: 1579 Drake landed on California coast, 1703 Wesley born, 1940 France sought peace terms, 1943 Allied bombings Naples and Sicily, 1967 China’s first hydrogen bomb, 1974 Nixon visits Israel pledging nuclear aid, Watergate’s 1972 break in linked to Nixon’s downfall five years ago.
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Bunker Hill
Charles River
Boston
Sir Francis Drake
California
John Wesley
England
France
Germany
Naples
Sicily
China
Richard M. Nixon
Israel
Egypt
Nixon
Washington
Taxpayers burdened as barges seek user charges debate
An op ed blasts subsidies to barge operators, arguing taxpayers fund 4 billion in waterways while barge firms pay nothing. It urges Senate action for user charges, railing at opposition, noting major corporate players and historical calls since Roosevelt. It also touches on FBI harassment, Kearney, Agee, Philby, and political protests nationwide.
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Washington
Victor Hugo
Senate
Little Texas Gas Transmission Co
Eastern Gas & Fuel Associates
Senate Committee On Environment and Public Works
FBI
Carter
Kearney
Agee
Birkenhead
Philby
England
Oxford
FBI defense surge surprises with broad backers
A letter from William E. Simon and associates promotes a Citizens Legal Defense Fund for the FBI after the John J. Kearney case. They cite alleged harassment of the FBI and CIA as motive, drawing support from a wide list of prominent figures across politics, arts, and science.
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William E. Simon
Secretary of the Treasury
Clare Boothe Luce
James L. Buckley
Citizens Legal Defense Fund
FBI
John J. Kearney
Weathermen’s Underground
Simon
Justice Department
Kearney
CIA
Suite 608
Madison Avenue
New York
N.Y
Vietnam Summer Project aims to discuss war causes and policy
Community groups planned a Vietnam Summer Project to examine U.S. involvement and policy amid rising unrest and a credibility gap between government statements and events. About 400 junior high and 2,000 high school age students were slated for music art camps at KU as rains and floods pressured the area.
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U.S
Lawrence National Bank
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Rt. 2
Anita Bryant
U.S.A
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Robert M. Sneegas
Legion
The
American Legion Boys
State of Kansas
Dino J. Spigarelli
Boys’ State of
Jack Anderson
Les Whitten
Dallas
CBS
Robert Morgan
D-N.c
Bill Moyers
USPS
Audit Bureau of Circulation
Associated Press
By James J. Kilpatrick
U.S. Steel
Ashland Oil
Central Soya
Dravo Corp
Roosevelt
Leon Jaworks
Supreme Court
Philip Agee
Agees
Philbys
William F. Buckley JR
Sen. Goldwater
Lloyd Bucher
Phyllis Schlafly
Charles Addams
Murray Baron
Liberal Party of New York
Allen Drury
Loren Eiseley
Eric Hoffer
Frank Borman
Eastern Airlines
Peter Hurt
Dina Merrill
Leon Jaworski
A. John Anderson
West Side Presbyterian Church
U.S. Army
Douglas MacArthur
Hollywood
Jeanette McDonald
Gene Raymond
Herford
Robert Hazlett
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