Miss Kopmeyer Leaves Kansas For Miss U S A World
Brenda Kopmeyer of Overland Park Kansas sails to New York for a week of Miss U S A World events. She will portray Kitty from Dodge City in a green velvet gown and present a miniature wheat combine to Mayor John Lindsay.
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Brenda Kopmeyer
Kansas
New York
Miss Kopmeyer
Kansas University
Overland Park
The
Journal-World
Sunflower
Kitty
Dodge City
John Lindsay
U.S.A
Joplin Storm Kills Three Injures Many Across Region
A storm with tornadoes and high winds struck Joplin Missouri at 7 a.m. CDT killing at least three and injuring 90 others. The damage spread to Carthage Webb City Fidelity Dueneweg and across southeast Kansas with fatalities at Freeman Hospital and St. John’s Medical Center. Authorities described a wide destructive path with downed trees shattered buildings and disrupted services as emergency crews worked amid mobilized National Guard and civil defense efforts.
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Joplin
Missouri
Kansas
Carthage
Webb City
Fidelity
Duenweg
Parsons
Galena
St. Paul
Erie
Kaw
Freeman Hospital
St. John’s Medical Center
St. John’s
Missouri Highway Patrol
Eva Jean Sinko
Brad Long
Carl Graves
Long
Graves
Robert Metzinger
Kansas City
Allen Pearson
The
Weather Service
Pearson
Christopher Bond
Jefferson City
National Guard
William C. Phelps
203Rd
Bond
New York
Phelps
Police
Fire Departments
Civil Defense Organization
Kan
Lloyd Burr
Mitchell and Stans Plead Innocent in WatergateRelated Indictment
Former Attorney General John F. Mitchell and former Commerce Secretary Maurice Stans deny charges of conspiring to obstruct justice and defraud the United States tied to a secret 200000 campaign donation linked to Vesco. Vesco and Sears also indicted. all face arraignment May 21 with potential long prison terms if convicted.
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NEW York
Atty
John F. Mitchell
Commerce
Maurice Stans
United States
Nixon
Vesco
New Jersey
Harry L. Sears
Costa Rica
Mitchell
James McCord Jr
U.S. District Court
Stans
Sears
Mitchell Is Questioned Over Watergate Spying
In sworn testimony McCord says Mitchell approved the operation and received logs of wiretapped conversations. McCord recounts Liddy claiming Mitchell urged the wiretappers to begin in mid April 1972 and press for a second Democratic headquarters entry on June 17.
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Washington
James W. McCord Jr
Atty
John N. Mitchell
McCord
G. Gordon Liddy
Mitchell
Nixon
Liddy
Democratic
New York
Democratic Party
John W. Dean III
White House
Elliot L. Richardson
Senate
Florida
Dry Weekend Forecast Brightens Saturday Outlook
An early morning shower cooled Lawrence but is not expected to spoil the weekend. Forecasters predict mostly sunny skies with highs in the mid to upper 60s on Saturday and Sunday, a brief drop in temperature, and rain chances near zero Saturday and five percent tonight. May rainfall totals run about 3.53 inches, below the 4.57 inch average.
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Lawrence
Richardson Atty General Nominee aims for Watergate prosecutor by Monday
Atty Gen designate Elliot L Richardson says a Watergate special prosecutor decision should come by Monday. He told Senate Judiciary Committee hearings he will appoint a prosecutor with full authority while retaining Senate veto and FBI background checks are sought to speed the process.
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Washington
Elliot L. Richardson
Richardson
Senate Judiciary Committee
Senate
Hugh Scott
FBI
Schlesinger Seen As One of Toughest Defense Secretaries
Washington reports James R. Schlesinger as a frugal budget guardian with a record of deep cuts. As a former OMB official and Rand Corp director, he steered nuclear policy, AEC reforms, and CIA reshaping, earning praise for fiscal discipline and lean defense planning.
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Washington
James R. Schlesinger
Schlesinger
Rand Corp
Atomic Energy Commission
AEC
Central Intelligence Agency
CIA
Office of Management and Budget
OMB
Defense
Melvin R. Laird
Laird
Nixon
Tryouts Set for American Legion B Baseball Team
Tryouts for the American Legion B team are scheduled at 10 am and 5 pm Saturday at Municipal Field. Open to boys age 15 and 16. team co sponsored by Cooperative Farm Chemicals Assn. Carl Brooks serves as head coach.
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American Legion
Municipal Field
Cooperative Farm Chemicals Assn
Carl Brooks
Index Weather Summary Partly Sunny and Cooler
Partly sunny and cooler conditions advance across the region with a warming trend expected later. Highs reach the mid 60s, with overnight lows in the 40s and lighter winds.
Would-Be Robber Killed by His Own Bomb Device
In Kenora Ontario a bank robber wearing an old west disguise exploded a dynamite device in his mouth as he left the bank after an armed standoff with police. The blast killed him and injured Officer Don Milliard, who suffered concussion and cuts.
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Kenora
Donald Milliard
Ont
Don Milliard
Milliard
Kansas traffic deaths rise in weekly toll
Kansas highway death log shows 0 deaths in 24 hours ending 9 am Friday. May total 14. For 1973 the period shows 174 deaths versus 188 in the comparable 1972 period. Raney Drug Stores advertise free prescription delivery. Rumsey Funeral Home services serve Lawrence area since 1920.
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Topeka
Kan
Lawrence
Rumsey Funeral Home
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Pentagon
Journal-World Photo
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