Skylab Crew Near Launch With Final Health Checks
Skylab 1 crew Charles Conrad Jr Paul J Weitz and Dr Joseph P Kerwin conclude training and undergo final preflight exams at Johnson Space Center before the unmanned Skylab launch and manned flight to connect with the lab The mission aims to study long duration space living and performance with Kerwin performing onboard medical checks and blood sampling.
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Space Agency
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Joseph P. Kerwin
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Johnson Space Center
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NASA
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Lawrence seniors named State Farmers of America finalists
Two Lawrence High School seniors, David Shirk and Terry Harrell, have been recommended to receive the State Farmer degree at the Kansas Association of Future Farmers of America convention May 29 to 31 at Kansas State University in Manhattan. The honor goes to the top two percent of Kansas FFA members based on leadership and scholastic records.
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Kansas Association of the Future Farmers of America
Kansas State University
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Kansas
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Terry Harrell
Be Kind to Animals Week Posters Displayed at Local Banks
Kindness posters created by kindergarten through third grade students are on display in local banks during Be Kind to Animals Week. The Lawrence Humane Society sponsors the event and other activities for the week, with only a few posters from each school chosen for display.
Meeting Scheduled by Clinton Lake Landowners Association
The Clinton Lake Landowners Association will hold a meeting at 8 on Monday night at Clinton Township Hall. It will cover community issues and member concerns.
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Clinton Township Hall
Record Kansas Wheat Crop Forecast Reaches New High
The Crop and Livestock Reporting Service predicts a 353.50 million bushel Kansas wheat crop if normal weather holds through harvest. Average yield seen at 35 bushels per acre, with 10.1 million acres to be harvested for grain. Seeding of oats and spring barley delayed by wet fields and mud. corn planting barely underway by late April.
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Topeka
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Kansas
Crop and Livestock Reporting Service
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