Scarlet Macaw Pepe Escapes in 31 Hour Lawrence Chase
A 15 month old Scarlet Macaw named Pepe roamed Lawrence for 31 hours after escaping from Bob Miller’s shop at 628 West 12th. The chase involved city workers and a hydraulic lift, ending when Pepe was captured near the 900 block of Ohio after perched on a garage roof.
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Pepe
Lawrence
City Parks Department
Parks Department
Coney Edwards
City Forestry Department
Bob Miller
West 12Th
Miller
Mt. Dread
Pennsylvania
Ohio
Robinson Crusoe
W. 12Th
Journal-World Photo
Nixon honors J Edgar Hoover as American institution
President Nixon led national tributes at the National Presbyterian Church praising J Edgar Hoover as a giant and living legend. He credited Hoover with building the FBI into a world renowned law enforcement institution and urged Americans to live the spirit of law and order as a tribute. Hoover was found dead at his home, with a private burial planned at Congressional Cemetery nearby.
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Washington
Nixon
J. Edgar Hoover
FBI
Hoover
Edgar Hoover
National Presbyterian Church
Congress
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Spiro T. Agnew
L. Patrick Gray III
Efrem Zimbalist Jr
Congressional Cemetery
Capitol
Clouds and Warmth Forecast for Lawrence Area
The National Weather Service expects partly cloudy skies and slightly warmer temperatures in the Lawrence area on Friday. Scattered showers and thunderstorms are possible late this afternoon and evening with a 20 percent chance tonight and 10 percent Friday. Highs in the 70s and lows around the upper 40s to lower 50s, with a Sunday shower chance in the extended outlook.
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Lawrence Area
National Weather Service
South Vietnamese Paratroopers Launch Central Highlands Counterattack
South Vietnamese forces, supported by the United States, execute a combat assault eight miles south of Kontum and 19 miles north of Pleiku to reopen Highway 14 through the Chu Pa pass. Initial reports say 40 North Vietnamese troops were killed as fighting continued at dusk.
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Saigon
United States
Central Highlands
Chu Pa
Kontum
Pleiku
Associated Press
David J. Paine
Voys
Hue
Pentagon
US to send more planes to Southeast Asia amid Vietnam crisis
Pentagon spokesman Jerry Friedheim says the United States will augment land based air power to bolster Gen Abrams and shield U S troops in South Vietnam. Air, naval reinforcements raise total theater strike assets to over 800 with more carriers en route.
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Jerry W. Friedheim
U.S
South Vietnam
Navy
Thailand
Guam
Friedheim
Southeast Asian
Paris
United States
North Vietnam
Creighton W
Abrams
Nixon
Quang Tri
Hue
Vietnam
da Nang
Mine Officials Still Hope Some Trapped Men Alive
Officials expressed cautious optimism for 58 miners missing after a fire at the Sunshine silver mine Kellogg Idaho. Rescue teams cleared smoke toward key shafts while federal and union representatives pledged support and safety reviews. President Nixon offered sympathy and federal assistance as checks showed past infractions corrected.
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Kellogg
Idaho
Sunshine
Marvin C. ‘Chase
Sunshine Mining Co
Edward Adams
Washington
Nixon
Roger Fulton
United Steelworkers UN
Ion
Pittsburgh
I. W. Abel
Lewis M. Helm
Interior Department
Silver Summit
U.S. Bureau of Mines
Elburt Osborne
Lawrence protesters rally against war in Southeast Asia
About 300 demonstrators marched through downtown Lawrence to Central Park for a noon rally protesting the war in Indochina. Speakers included I J Stoneback Michael Maher Don Baldwin Byron Edmondson and Bob Davidson urging Congress to end U S involvement.
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Massachusetts Street
South Park
Central Park
Lawrence
Southeast Asia
Seventh Street
Massachusetts
McCollum Hall
Kansas University
I. J. Stoneback
Rt. 4
Michael Maher
Don Baldwin
United Ministries
Byron Edmondson
Lanham
Bob Davidson
Topeka
Humphrey Wins Delayed Ohio Primary Leading McGovern In Delegates
Hubert Humphrey defeats George McGovern in Ohio as 90 percent of polling places counted. Humphrey holds 38 at large votes and leads on 28 district votes with 15 district votes for McGovern and 49 district votes still undecided. Thirteen local delegates won by favorites.
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Hubert H. Humphrey
Ohio
George McGovern
Humphrey
McGovern
South Dakota
George Wallace
Alabama
Indiana
Lawrence annexation petitions top target for August ballot
Riverside Committee reports 2786 signatures, surpassing the 2513 threshold to trigger a referendum on a 1780 acre annexation in Lawrence. Petitioners seek about 3600 names to guard against invalidation as city and county officials debate who will verify sufficiency and double signatures.
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Lawrence
Riverside Committee
Delbert Mathia
Milton Allen
Vera Mercer
Mathia
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the Humane Society
Gray
Wren
Russell Stover
Key Rexall
Japan
Nguyen van Thieu
Air Force
Marine
Demilitarized Zone
SE Asia
The
Stoneback
Indochina
Baldwin
HHH
By Toby McIntosh
Don Kufahl
Kufahl
Riverside School
Dick Wilson
Hubert Pritchett
Rt. 1
Wilson
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