Dangerous Part Over Apollo 10 Circles Moon
Apollo 10 astronauts Thomas Stafford John Young and Eugene Cernan completed a near lunar orbit mission. They photographed landing sites studied landmarks and tested navigation for future landings while awaiting the return journey.
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Air Force
Thomas P. Stafford
Navy
John W. Young
Eugene A. Cernan
Lunar
Moon
Pacific Ocean
Pago Pago
Stafford
Cernan
Jane Phelps Named Recipient of Citizenship Award
Eighteen year old Jane Ann Phelps, Lawrence High senior, was chosen by the student body as the 1969 Citizenship Award winner during the senior awards assembly. Her plaque, photo, and future KU plans highlight a year of leadership and musical ambition.
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Jane Ann Phelps
Lawrence High
Phelps
LHS
National Guard Clears NC A&T Campus Amid Turmoil
About 600 National Guard troops swept the North Carolina A&T University campus driving out dozens of students with tear gas and gunfire. One Guardsman was wounded as gunfire erupted. authorities later said all buildings were secured except one burning. Police reported 9 injuries in Greensboro from gunfire and missiles, while Berkeley arrests followed earlier clashes over a university lot where a student was killed. Reagan noted a prior incident involving a man named Rector.
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North Carolina A&t University
National Guard
University of California
Berkeley
Ronald Reagan
Greensboro
N.C
Ground Chief Steals C130 and Flees England
US ground crew chief Sgt. Paul A Meyer 23 Poquoson Va took a four engine C130 Hercules from Mildenhall Air Base during a night of drinking. He radioed his wife in Virginia and said he had trouble with the automatic pilot before communications ceased. Officials presume the aircraft went down at sea after fuel exhaustion with no ground crash reported.
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London
England
U.S
3Rd Air Force
Air Force
Mildenhall Air Base
Paul A. Meyer
Poquoson
Meyer
English Channel
Cherbourg
France
Sgt. Meyer
Pentagon
Hunger fight: House backs 650 million for aid programs
The House Appropriations Committee approved 650 million to fight hunger and malnutrition in a 6.8 billion Agriculture bill for the new fiscal year. It funds 311 million for children's programs and 340 million for food stamps, with 4.96 billion for price supports and related aid. The panel noted malnutrition has many causes and lacks a single solution.
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Washington
House Appropriations Committee
Department of Agriculture
U.S
House
Nixon
Commodity Credit Corporation
Jamie L. Whitten
D-Miss
Index Free Prescription Delivery Ad Blurb
An old newspaper ad promotes free prescription delivery from three Honey Drag Stores. It also advertises Gene Doane as a candidate or agent for insurance services. The language is terse and promotional.
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Algo Ime
Green finally makes hole in one at 78
William L. Green aged 78 achieved a hole in one on a 136 yard 12th hole at a Bellevue suburb golf course last week. The feat came after 53 years of trying and a single swing with a five iron.
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Seattle
William L. Green
Green
Bellevue
Five LHS names 1969 valedictorians and top scholastics
Lawrence High School honors five co valedictorians for the 1969 graduating class Karen Connett Kristin Maxwell Ann McBride Kenneth Rummer and Nancy Stark all with straight A averages through three years The class totals 475 graduates and a list of 51 top ten percent scholars follows without a salutatorian This concise record reflects the school awards assembly this morning.
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LHS
Lawrence High
Kristin Maxwell
Yale Rd
Ken Rummer
8Th St
Nancy Stark
Ann McBride
N.H
Karen Connett
28Th St
Journal-World Photo
Lawrence High School
James Connett
W. 28Th St
Ter
Jack Maxwell
Edward McBride
Kenneth Rummer
Douglas Resigns Foundation Post
Supreme Court Justice William C. Douglas steps down as president and board member of the Albert Parvin Foundation. The group, which has sold its $2 million stock in a company owning three Las Vegas casinos, cited workload and expanded duties in Santa Barbara where the resignation was accepted with deep regret.
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Los Angeles
Supreme Court
William C. Douglas
Albert Parvin Foundation
Las Vegas
Santa Barbara
Douglas
New York Stocks Close Lower on Broad Market Slide
In New York the closing average of 60 stocks fell to 338.3, down 0.3 points as traders priced in cautious sentiment across sectors. Major indices showed a general decline with financial shares among the losers.
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New York
Dreary Cloudy Weather Holds Local Area
Widespread haze and light drizzle linger in Lawrence with a chance of improvement this afternoon. Tonight lows near 50, Saturday highs near 70, and a one in four chance of rain early Saturday. May is typically the wettest month. Lawrence has 2.79 inches so far this May, with about 14 inches for the year.
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Lawrence
Kansas
Mercury
KU Declines SDS National Convention Site
Kansas University Provost James R. Surface said Students for a Democratic Society will not hold a national convention on campus citing no facilities. Earlier Wayne Sailor a KU graduate student from Santa Monica Calif suggested KU as a possible site for the SDS convention June 5 12.
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Kansas University
James R. Surface
SDS
Surface
Wayne Sailor
Santa Monica
Calif
KU Liberal Arts votes ROTC hours stay at 16 credits
The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences at Kansas University voted 209 to 220 by mail to keep ROTC hours counting toward degree at 16. Other university schools have separate rules. Earlier actions approved ROTC access in the College and urged broader use of ROTC credits through regular courses. The Senate panel was urged to study reviewing ROTC teaching credentials.
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College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
Kansas University
Reserve Officers Training Corps
Robert P. Cobb
College
Navy Rotc
Senate
Did Hysterics Cause Malady at Texas Instrument Plant
About 50 women workers at the Texas Instrument plant in Sherman fell ill Thursday night with nausea headaches and dizziness prompting evacuation of the night shift. 45 to 50 were taken to Wilson and Jones Hospital with 35 staying overnight.
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Judd Jones
Jones
Kansans Weary Of Odd Weather In New Season
Topeka residents report cloudier damp and cooler skies with more fog and rain. Meteorologist Richard Garrett notes cooler temperatures since 1948 and uncertain length of trend while wheat gains from moisture despite eastern floodings.
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Kansas
Richard Garrett
Weather Bureau
Topeka
Garrett
Weather sighted with crop impacts in the Kansas River valley
Weather with an average of 18 percent for this time of year. About 12 percent of the sorghum crop is in, compared with the average of 18 percent. Some delays may have occurred in planting vegetables in the Kansas River valley. Wilson notes crops aren’t suffering yet but warns problems could arise if conditions persist.
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John L. Wilson
Kansas Crop and Livestock Reporting Service
Kansas
Wilson
Kansas River Valley
Rumsey Parade Hall Plans Voiced
A historic planning note outlines modern facilities for Rumsey Parade in the district. Officials discuss design options, potential renovations, and funding strategies for an updated community space.
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Reagan
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Rector
Virginia
USAF
Defense Department
Poquoson Pyrenhane
Gene Doane
Cient
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Jerry Barlow
Kathleen Beer
Richard Belote
Sherry Brown
John Bumgardner
Mimi Camin
Avery Carter
James Compton
Craig Cropp
David DeCoster
Maribel Dicker
Dennis Fabert
Donald Fornelli
Debbie Frakes
Charles Getto
Kathleen Gilles
Mary Gillispie
Jadene Green
Cary Hack
Donald Harrell
Scott Harsha
Robert Hartman
Kelvin Heck
Susan Henry
Rodney Johnannsen
Linda Lang
Edward Lanning
Kathlene Leming
Deborah Lutz
Meri Maffet
Mary Marks
John Newsom Jr
William Payne
Neal Pease
Carol Pine
Ronald Rake
Janice Reed
Michael Roark
Jane Scheve
Linda Schild
Evan Smith
Roger Stump
Foundation
Lyle A. Spring
Pearl Cloud
Wichita
Joe Winters
Goodland
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