McGovern Cuba visit sparks debate on U S Cuban relations
The Journal-World column notes former presidential candidate George McGovern’s Cuba trip with Barbara Walters and his call for improved ties and trade. It questions U S concessions while highlighting Castro’s ties to Russia and the risk of rapprochement amid ongoing regional conflicts and Cuban refugees.
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Parkway planning gains momentum for Clinton Parkway
Douglas County officials push ahead on preliminary steps for the Clinton Parkway with potential 70 percent federal funding via the Economic Development Program. They plan a design location hearing, seek federal aid designation, and travel to Washington June 26 to lobby for construction appropriations amid funding uncertainties.
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Haskell Powwow Awards Honor Students At Campus Event
The second annual Haskell Indian Club Pow wow opened with awards for top students and a social dancing program. About 300 attendees watched performances by dancers from Oklahoma Nevada Arizona and New Mexico.
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Melvin Yazzie
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Earl Ray
Priscilla Tekala
Alyce Grinnell
Deborah Thompson
Tim Oliver
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Susan Wininger breaks ground as female bicycle mechanic
Susan Wininger, a KU mechanical engineering sophomore from Clarksville Arkansas, works two years as Ride-On Bicycles only female mechanic in Lawrence. She recalls early curiosity about how things fit and says she aims for a small company job she enjoys rather than a big salary.
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Doctors Protest Spread Across Northern California
The physicians strike over malpractice insurance rates expands in Northern California. In Los Angeles, over 100 interns and residents at Martin Luther King Hospital vote to continue their strike until care quality demands are met. County officials plan mass firings for unexcused absences at a new medical center, with doctors warned that sympathy actions may accompany firings.
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Argonaut Insurance Co
Marin
Alameda
Contra Costa
Braniff Admits Financial Scheme Tied to Nixon Campaign
Braniff International airline admitted using an unrecorded ticket sales scheme to raise funds for Nixon's 1972 re election. The Civil Aeronautics Board found unrecorded $750 000 in sales led to more than $640 000 for various uses and $40 000 given to the Finance Committee to Re elect the President.
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Supreme Court Justice Douglas To Remain Hospitalized
Justice William O. Douglas, 76, remains in a New York hospital for another 3 to 4 weeks after a stroke on December 31. He was admitted April 22 to the Institute for Rehabilitation Medicine of New York University as the court resumes sessions on Monday.
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Schwegler School Family Picnic Set for Monday
Schwegler School invites families to a 6 30 p m picnic at the Douglas County Fair grounds. Each family brings a main dish with salads for A L and desserts for M Z. The Mounted Girl Scout troop offers horseback rides for a small fee.
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Massive rally backs Park defense policy in Seoul
In Seoul about one million South Koreans demonstrated in support of President Chung Hee Park and his national defense policy, endorsing his stance against North Korea amid Indochina victories. In Tokyo, rail workers strike ends with wage rises averaging 14.1 percent. In Detroit, a court bars layoffs of newly hired black and women officers during a budget crisis, triggering clashes between white and black officers.
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Bomb hits Aeroflot office in downtown Washington
A bomb exploded outside the ground floor offices of Aeroflot in downtown Washington causing minor damage with no injuries. The blast happened at 1 35 a.m. CDT in a building near the Soviet Embassy. No suspects were apprehended.
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