UFO Probers Track Midwest Sightings In Serious Study
MUFON led by John F Schuessler works to verify UFO reports across 26 states. The group investigates sightings, guards reporters privacy, and coordinates with police and broadcast stations while noting a rise in serious observers and limited ground evidence in southeast Missouri and southern Illinois.
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ST. Louis
Midwest
Schuessler
Depuy
MUFON
Midwest Ufo Network
Air Force
Piedmont
Missouri
Schuissler
UFC
Farmington
Illinois
Southeast Missouri State University
Cape Girardeau
Norma Short
Stover, Mo
Former Teacher Alice Pardee Dies at 104
Alice Pardee, 104, longtime Lawrence resident and former practical nurse and teacher, died Wednesday evening at Samaritan Lodge. Born April 1, 1869 near Vinland, she and her husband farmed briefly in Vinland before settling in Lawrence. She was widowed in 1942 and lived at 734 Ark. St. before moving to the lodge. Services will be announced by Rumsey Funeral Home.
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Alice Pardee
Samaritan Lodge
Lawrence
Rumsey Funeral Home
Hospital Future Topic of Talks Raises Expansion Questions
Lawrence Memorial Hospital board, city commissioners, medical staff and chamber representatives met to discuss future building needs and financing. projected costs near 6.2 million. options include adding a wing, more floors, or a new facility. Dr John Simons of Good Health Inc outlined services to aid planning and design.
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Lawrence Memorial Hospital Board
Lawrence City Commission
Lawrence Chamber of Commerce
Warren Rhodes
John Simons
Rochester
Minn
Simons
Good Health, Inc
Dr. Simons
Associates In Good Health, Inc
Cablevision Earns National Honor For Local Coverage
John Dennis, general manager of Sunflower Cablevision, announced a first place award for primary election coverage and a broader entertainment category honor. In Anaheim, California, NTAA declared the Lawrence system best among Independently Owned Stations under 8 000 subscribers for overall cable cast quality. Dennis credited all employees for the achievement.
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Sunflower Cablevision
John Dennis
Dennis
Anaheim
Calif
National Television Assh
Lawrence
Nixon Says Hoover Lost Warned Bugging Used In 1968
Washington AP report cites John W. Dean III quoting President Nixon saying Hoover told him the 1968 campaign was bugged and that he would use it to his advantage in the future. The summary references a Sept. 15 meeting with Haldeman and Dean after indictments in the Watergate case.
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Washington
FBI
J. Edgar Hoover
Nixon
John W. Dean III
Dean
Senate Watergate Committee
White House
H.R. Haldeman
Haldeman
Hoover
Committee For
House
Wright Patman
D-Tex
House Banking and Currency Committee
House panel funds health and education programs over Nixon plan
The House Appropriations Committee approved a 32.8 billion fiscal year 1973 Labor HEW bill to fund health and education services, retaining community action programs and hospital staffing while rebuffing Nixon budget cuts and revenue-sharing reforms. The measure heads to the House floor next week and faces possible presidential veto.
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Washington
House Appropriations Committee
Nixon
House
Office of Economic Opportunity
Congress
Plumb to Speak at Lawrence Jaycee July 4 Celebration
Lieutenant Commander Charles Plumb, a former prisoner of war from Lecompton and Overland Park, will headline the Lawrence Jaycees July 4 event at Kansas University Stadium. Fireworks will light the sky at dusk.
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Cmdr
Charles Plumb
Lecompton
Overland Park
Lawrence Jaycee
Kansas University Stadium
Balyeat to Retire as Journal-World Society Editor
Genevieve Balyeat retires after 18 years as society editor of the Journal-World. Debi Licklider will succeed her, a Missouri University journalism graduate. Balyeat joined the staff in 1955, native to Blue Mound, KU graduate, and active in several clubs and honor societies. Licklider, from St Louis, studied at MU and earned early experience in Columbia Missourian and Owensville weekly paper.
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Genevieve Balyeat
Journal-World
Balyeat
Debi Licklider
The
Missouri University Journalism School
Cattle rustlers prompt call for brand inspection in Kansas
Heft urges a statutory requirement for brand inspection at markets and transport hubs to curb rustling losses. Leaders note added costs but argue stricter laws could deter theft. rural residents should record license numbers and vehicle descriptions to aid enforcement.
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Heft
Kansas
Kansas Livestock Assn
Sniper Fires On Policemen In Oklahoma
In Oklahoma City two officers, John Graham and Melvin Thee, were shot at in Kerr Village as a suspect fled. A caller then claimed Thee was dead to Thee’s mother, while police noted earlier violence across the city with one death, four injured, and several arsons reported.
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Oklahoma
Oklahoma City
John Graham
Melvin Thee
Theo
Graham
Kerr Village
Thee
Marie Thee
Lawrence Summer Band Concert Draws 500 At South Park
About 500 people gathered in South Park for the third summer band concert sponsored by Musicians Union Local 512 and the city parks department. The event featured marches and solos by Connie Piorow and Charles Molina to loud applause.
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South Park
Musicians’ Union Local 512
City Parks and Recreation Department
Connie Piorow
Charles Molina
Weather Forecast Despite Warm Spell Through Weekend
Summertime heat remains in the forecast with temperatures holding in the high 80s to mid 90s. No rain expected tonight and Friday with a light 0.08 inch past shower recorded earlier in the week. Overnight lows near 60 degrees and daytime highs mid to upper 80s, possibly near 90 Friday.
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Maureen Brooks
Larry Stewart
Centennial School
Colleen
Maureen
Aaron Brooks
Conn
Larry
Don Stewart
Rt. 3
Journal-World Photo
Ken Seals
John F. Schuessler
O’fallon
Ing
South St. Louis
St. Charles
Ator
St.Louis
Cablevision
Democratic
Patman
Rep
Garry Brown
Michigan
Tinue
Brown
Plumb
Warren Mortuary
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