Bomb threats disrupt flights after TWA extortion plot
Authorities investigate a $2 million extortion threat after bombs were found or suspected on two TWA jets and a cockpit bomb exploded in Las Vegas. Incidents prompted unscheduled landings, evacuations, and delayed flights nationwide while pilots and crews followed security protocols.
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New York
Trans World Airlines
TWA
Las Vegas
Kennedy Airport
Richmond
Flint
Mich
Miami
Fla
Reno
Nev
Melbourne Stripping Protest Draws Crowd of 300
Five young striptease dancers chained themselves to sculpted nude figures in a Melbourne municipal courtyard to protest what they call disrespect for their art. They demanded recognition despite their occupation. Police cut their chains and took them to a police wagon for court Friday.
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Melbourne
Rhonda Martin
Powell Recovering After Prostate Surgery Complications
Adam Clayton Powell, the former Harlem congressman, is expected to leave Jackson Memorial Hospital by week’s end. Powell, 63, was airlifted from his Bimini retreat after a four month prostate operation developed complications and began bleeding. He remains in fair condition and will need further surgery later.
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Miami, Fla
Adam Clayton Powell
Harlem
Jackson Memorial Hospital
Powell
Bimini
U.S. Coast Guard
Muskie Leads in New Hampshire Delegate Battle
In Manchester NH the Democratic delegate race remains unsettled as 8 percent of first district and 6 percent of second district precincts are unreported. Muskie holds a tentative 15 to 5 edge over McGovern with 97 percent of precincts counted, Muskie at 40 425 votes to 31 812 for McGovern.
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Manchester
N.H
New Hampshire
Robert Stark
Edmund
Muskie
Maine
South Dakota
George S. McGovern
McGovern
Florida
Police Judge Maxwell Seeks County Post and Resigns
Lawrence municipal court judge Jack C. Maxwell plans to resign once a replacement is found and may enter Douglas County Attorney race. He notes low pay and growing caseload as factors. County attorney Mike Elwell may not seek a second term and Gerald Donnelly is undecided.
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Lawrence Municipal Court
Jack C. Maxwell
Douglas County
Maxwell
Mike Elwell
Jerry Donnelly
Elwell
Donnelly
Pay Raise Proposal Moves Through Kansas House
The Kansas House opens debate on a pay raise package for legislators officials and county officials. The plan would raise expense allowances and add annual supplements for leaders committee chairs and top state posts while skipping no governor pay increase.
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Senate
House
Ways and Means
Kansas
Army Will Call Only Volunteers From ROTC Class
The Army announced that only volunteers will be ordered to active duty from this year's ROTC graduates. Secretary Robert F. Froehlke said about 5 500 of the 11 000 ROTC graduates will be required as the Army shrinks in size.
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Washington
Army
Reserve Officer Training Corps
Robert F. Froehlke
Dogs damage car as they chase cat in Bromwich garage
A roaming pack in Bromwich chased a cat into Bill Goode's garage. After the fracas, his car had deep scratches, chewed chrome, wiring ripped out, and a severed brake pipe. Fixing costs about 70 pounds. The cat was killed.
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Bromwich
England
Bill Goode
Goode
Mission South Tops Lawrence High In 5A Opener
In Wichita Shawnee Mission South defeated Lawrence High 50 48 to open the Kansas Class 5A tournament. Lawrence High ends 11-10, Mission South improves to 19-2.
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Lawrence High
Dave Chambliss
Shawnee Mission South
Wichita
Allen Fieldhouse
Journal-World Photo
Shawnee
Mission South
Lions
LHS
ITT Aid Allegations Tied to GOP Convention
Washington AP Aide to columnist Anderson says ITT president Harold Geneen ordered underwriting of the Republican National Convention in San Diego this summer. Brit Hume testified that Geneen met with Geneen in San Diego last May before an antitrust settlement with the Justice Department. The committee reconsiders Richard Kleindienst’s US attorney general nomination amid claims he lied about his role. Mrs Beard, an ITT lobbyist, is hospitalized in Denver after tearful interviews.
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Washington
Jack Anderson
Dita Beard
International Telephone & Telegraph Corp
San Diego
Anderson
Brit Hume
Senate Judiciary Committee
ITT
Harold Geneen
Justice Department
Richard G. Kleindienst
U.S
Kleindienst
Supreme Court
Kleindienst Forey
Ideal Weekend Weather Expected In Lawrence
The Lawrence forecast promises ideal weekend weather with sunny to partly cloudy skies. The National Weather Service predicts temperatures in the 60s today rising to the upper 60s and low 70s by Friday through Sunday.
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Lawrence
National Weather Service
Veto Override Fails Narrowly In Kansas House
In Topeka the Kansas House fell four votes short of overriding Governor Docking’s veto of the apportionment bill. The final vote was 80 to override, 45 opposed, with defections in both parties as Republicans Bunten and Hays led the push and Democrats sought district protections amid possible court redraws.
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Topeka
Kan
Kansas House
Robert Docking
House
John Hayes
R-Hutchinson
Reno
William Bunten
Bunten
Visalia 9-Year-Old Kidnapping Survivor Recovered
Michelle Wiebe, daughter of Arnold Wiebe, was held for 29 hours by three masked men. They demanded 300000 in ransom before releasing her near railroad tracks after a motorist found the suitcase left by her father.
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Michelle Wiebe
Ruth
Visalia
Calif
Arnold Wiebe
Michelle
Shultz Praises Kansas Penal Reform Bill Passage
Lt. Gov. Reynolds Shultz hailed the Kansas Senate approval of a penal reform bill saying it could yield the nation’s most progressive program. The measure goes back to the House for concurrence after its earlier passage, with Shultz stressing reduced crime and rehabilitating offenders as priorities.
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Topeka
Kan
Reynolds Shultz
Kansas Senate
Kansas
House
Shultz
Gambling Resolution Dies in Kansas Senate Vote
The Kansas Senate killed a measure to amend the state Constitution to permit lotteries and gambling by a 22 to 18 vote. The measure would have required a two-thirds majority to pass and would have let voters decide at the November election. Proponents argued for potential revenue while opponents warned it would undermine constitutional prohibitions and poker bingo legality.
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Topeka
Kan
Kansas
Senate
House
Senate Judiciary Committee
Sen
Steadman Ball
Atchison
People
Ball
Kansas Supreme Court
Storey
Leslie Droge
Seneca
John Vermillion
Independence
Droge
Vermillion
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Geneen
Hume
Beard
Calvin Strowig
Strowig
Richard Loux
Loux
Docking
Donn Everett
Manhattan
Frank Gaines
Augusta
Gaines
James Ungerer
Marysville
Bob Storey
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