Fans weigh Olympic and Big Eight sports in late 1970s view
The column muses on a US Soviet basketball series and the 1973 big eight season. It cites Ernie Digregorio Marvin Barnes and the Providence touch, Kansas and Oklahoma prospects, and Bobby Douglass endorsements with Gary Huff as backup. It speculates on KU NU CU and a Chicago relay center.
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Lenin
Kremlin
Son of Fire
Bill Rusell
Jerry West
Russkies
U.S
Ernie Digregorio
Marvin Barnes
Providence
Oklahoma
Nebraska
Colorado
Kerry Jackson
Barry Switzer
Sooners
Kansas
Missouri
Kansas State
Iowa State
Jayhawks
Washington State
Florida State
Minnesota
Tennessee
Steve Grogan
Bobby Douglass
Bears
Chicago
Bobby
Douglass
Carl Garrett
Craig Cotton
Gary Huff
Kansas Relays
Guess Who
Gary
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Babcock Place opens two years of elderly housing slated
Lawrence Housing Authority plans to begin accepting applications May 21 for the federally funded elderly complex at 17th and Massachusetts. The 120 unit building could open in early August with eligibility limited to those over 62 and meeting income limits. Average rent around 45 to 50 dollars.
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Babcock Place
17Th and
Massachusetts
Lawrence Housing Authority
Hugh Dunkum
Dunkum
Edgewood Homes
Haskell
Psychiatric panel named for teen in six murder charges
Kansas City Kansas AP reports a psychiatric commission was appointed for a 16 year old boy charged with six counts of first degree murder after April 28 apartment fire killed six elderly women. Wyandotte County juvenile judge Dean J. Smits scheduled a Saturday examination to assess fitness to aid in his defense.
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Kansas City
Kan
Dean J. Smits
Wyandotte
Battle in Lebanon as troops clash near Beqaa and Ra ayac air base
Lebanese forces and Palestinian guerrillas from Syria fought along a 55 mile front in the Bekaa Valley from Marjayoun to Baalbeck with air support and reinforcements. Army reports 13 dead 65 wounded six missing as civilians back local defense amid a fragile cease fire around Beirut.
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Beirut
Lebanon
Syria
Bekaa Valley
Marjayoun
Baalbeck
Hasbaya Ad Rachaya
Rayack
Yasir Arafat
Cyprus
Attacks Kill 29 Near Phnom Penh
Cambodian government reports 29 soldiers killed in attacks on positions north and south of Phnom Penh. Overran bridge guards killed 18 and wounded five. Highway 5 clashes left 11 dead and 18 wounded as insurgents block the main northwestern route. Takeo and Kampot defenses also repulsed night attacks. In South Vietnam, Viet Cong refused civilian prisoner transfers delaying prisoner exchange talks.
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Phnom Penh
Cambodia
Rice Bowl
Aso
Takeo
Kampot
Gulf of Siam
South Vietnam
Saigon
Joint Military Commission
Subcommittee On
Baker University under interim president outlines objectives
About 200 people attended a Baker University convocation where Neal Malicky, the college dean, sketched goals for the interim administration. He will act as president on August 1 while a successor to James Doty is sought, prioritizing task reevaluation, improved communication, and strengthening human and humanitarian aims of liberal arts education.
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Baldwin
Baker University
Neal Malicky
Malicky
James Doty
Baker
Safety Standards Raise Bike Prices
The FDA proposed federal safety standards for bicycles that could lift retail prices by 4 to 5 dollars. The rules aim to cut about 9800 deaths yearly from about one million bike accidents and require child bikes under 16 to have reflectors pedals brakes and control features meeting specified stopping distances.
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Washington
Food and Drug Administration
FDA
Lawrence High School Orchestra receives warm ovation
The Lawrence High School Orchestra drew about 450 fans for its spring concert at the high school auditorium. Director Larry Williams paid special tribute to the seniors and noted the group’s rise as the state’s largest and best. The program featured soloists Mike Altenbernd Pam Sitter Steve Shumway and Stanley Shumway. The ensemble capped the show with Finale From Sym No 2 and celebrated a year highlighted by a Chicago national clinic appearance.
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Lawrence High School
Larry Williams
Mike Altenbernd
Pam Sitter
Volin
Steve Shumway
Sym. No. 2
Williams
Chicago
Kansas
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Lawrence Auto Plaza
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