Powder Puff Derby contenders land in Lawrence for refuel break
Margaret Callaway and Luana Mahan Davis, Los Angeles pilots, stop at Lawrence Municipal Airport to refuel before the Powder Puff Derby July 9 to 12. Callaway has raced 16 years with top finishes. Davis makes her debut. The duo flies a Cherokee Lance with Big Boy Restaurants sponsorship and a Los Angeles weather team backing. Davis aims for notoriety over prize money. Callaway continues a 30 year career as flight instructor.
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Ron Smith
Lawrence
Minnesota Ford backers push to keep 18 delegates
At St Paul the Minnesota Independent Republican convention voted 877 to 787 to require majority support for each of the remaining 18 national delegates. Reagan, arriving from Mississippi, criticized the rule and warned of possible walkouts to block unity. Betty Ford was to address delegates as Ford and Reagan vie for the GOP nomination with Ford holding a lead in delegates.
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Minnesota
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Mississippi
California
Reagan
GOP
Clinton Dam completion expected this fall after halt
A Corps of Engineers official says Clinton Dam should finish this fall on schedule despite a temporary halt on the north end. Buck Vannaman reports that other dam portions and dirt work continue, with bridges under construction and rain delays, while lake circumference road surfacing may be uncertain by autumn. The impoundment date was previously pushed back by wet years.
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Clinton Dam
U.S. Army Corp of Engineer
Buck Vannaman
Vannaman
Lawrence
Editors chosen for Lawrence Douglas County landmark survey
Clarence Hills chairs the Douglas County Bicentennial Commission and announces Jane Richards as editor with Betty Booth as assistant editor. Barbara Walker and Kent Vanhoesen are photographers. Contracts will be sent to the county commission for approval. The project is funded partly by federal bicentennial funds and aims for October distribution.
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Lawrence-Douglas County
County Commission
County Bicentennial Commission
Legislative panel studies fake law problems
A project manager for the Corps says he works with Eisenhower and supports federal legislation as the proper approach. He notes a unique situation where Corps rangers focus on the lake while the sheriff bears countywide traffic and safety burdens caused by lake visitors.
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Eisenhower
Myers
Beirut under siege as clashes renew around camps
Reports from Beirut say Christians and Muslims fought for two Palestinian refugee camps near the city core with heavy casualties. Moslem forces held Tal Zaatar and Jisr el Basha as fires raged in Nabaa Sinn el Fil Mar Elias. A Christian militia claimed 5000 troops with tanks penetrated camp defenses, while others said the defenders counterattacked. Cease fire talks stalled as Syrians and Palestinian factions began withdrawal. Regional leaders meeting in Riyadh urged cease fire and a roundtable conference while Egypt and Syria planned to resume relations and form a joint policy committee.
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Syria
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Renaming of Vietnam Proposed by Hanoi Assembly
The Vietnam National Assembly presidium proposed reunified Vietnam be named the Socialist Republic of Vietnam with Hanoi as capital and adopt the North Vietnamese flag anthem and seal. Saigon would be renamed Ho Chi Minh City. Le Duan urged rapid socialist development and economic stabilization nationwide.
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Socialist Republic of Vietnam
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Goat traced to Arkansas on rural pursuit
A goat found wandering near a Kansas City area yard was traced to Arkansas. Dale Miller 2221 Princeton claimed ownership falsely to remove the animal, while the true owner could not be identified. The goat had traveled with the man from Arkansas and had been tied at a vacant lot before escaping.
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Arkansas
Journal-World
Dale Miller
Princeton
Miller
Animal Control Officer
Coal push could lift Lawrence electricity costs 23 percent
KPL officials say coal use will rise to about 60 percent of state energy, with new Jeffrey energy Center in Pottawatomie County slated for January 1978 completion. Rates are rising as fuel costs shift and customers may pay around $4.40 more monthly.
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Lawrence
Tecumseh
Stedham
Rec
W.L. Perdue
Joe Fike
Wall
Pottawatomie County
Adam
Swim ban lifted for most Long Island beaches
Health officials declared the swimming ban over on about 70 miles of Long Island beaches after nearly two weeks of pollution. Federal state and local officials met with NOAA in New York and attributed the contamination to sources including New York Harbor sludge tanks Nassau County, offshore dumping, ships and city garbage barges.
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Atlantic Ocean
Long Island
National Reconogrspile and Atmospheric Administration
Low Island
New York Harbor
Nassau County
New York City
MU housing waiting list swells as 1000 students seek dorm space
More than 1,000 fall-semester students at the University of Missouri Columbia are on a housing waiting list. Six hundred men and 405 women have been notified. About 350 waiting students may gain housing through cancellations. Officials anticipate a 1 to 2 percent enrollment rise over last fall’s 23,500.
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University of Missouri- Columbia
Don Graham
Graham
U.M.C
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