Apollo 10 astronauts begin return from moon orbit
Apollo 10 commanders Colonel Thomas Stafford and Navy Cmdrs John Young and Eugene Cernan fired the engine to depart lunar orbit at 5:25 am CDT completing a flawless dress rehearsal for a moon landing. They reported a stunning view of the desolate surface as Earth watched.
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KU Disciplinary Hearings Start Monday for Students
About 50 KU students are set to appear before the Disciplinary Board at 6 p.m. Monday in Swarthout Recital Hall over ROTC guideline violations. Names from recent lists may shift as some were withdrawn for lack of ID and 15 requested private hearings.
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Kansas University Disciplinary Board
Swarthout Recital Hall
Russell N. Bradt
Assolute
Prof. Bradt
Bradt
Donald K. Alderson
Emily Taylor
Marlin Dickinson
Gordon Wiseman
J. Dennis Biggs
Lyons
Katheen Crownhart
Kansas City
Michael Hall
Oak Park
John Langstrum
Salina
Thomas McLaughlin
Manhattan
Kathryn Prewitt
Wichita
Kidnap victim left with survival kit in crypt like box
FBI testimony details Barbara Mackle’s box contents including food items water can pillow blankets and three pages of operating instructions. The crypt held the 20 year old until ransom was paid by her father, during the Gary Krist trial in Decatur Georgia.
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Decatur
Barbara Jane Mackle
FBI
Morris S. Clark
Gary Steven Krist
Miss Mackle
Clark
Krist
US War Pace In Vietnam Not Increased Says Command
U S military says offensive activity has not risen in Vietnam but operations continue as before. Abrams spokesman notes aim to complete missions with minimal casualties while using maximum firepower. B52 bombers hit bases north of Saigon and near Dak To as heavy fighting unfolds. 43 South Vietnamese troops killed and 75 wounded in two clashes 44 miles northeast of Saigon and 10 miles southwest of Dak To.
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Saigon
Highlands
Dak To
Missing Airplane Stolen C130 Sought Over Atlantic
A U S Air Force C130 was stolen from Mildenhall Base by Sgt. Paul Meyer 23, now missing after radio contact with his wife and a last sighting over the English Channel west of the Isle of Wight. Air and sea search resumed as weather hindered tracking.
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Marianne
Mansfield Says He Disagrees With Vietnam Pace Claim
Senate Democratic Leader Mike Mansfield challenges the White House claim of no rise in U S combat in Vietnam. He notes ongoing search and destroy missions and B52 bombings over Cambodia, arguing the United States is increasing military pressure.
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White House
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Vietnam
Protest Erases Officer From White House Social Aide List
Air Force Lt. Caudle, who interrupted a Washington beauty contest to protest lack of Black contestants, was removed from White House social aides. Caudle, an astronautical engineer, says removal was for his remarks not his actions. He had attended one reception as an observer and was slated for screening completion.
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White House
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Cmdr
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Monument Grounds
Baney Drug Stores Mediation Amid Delivery Service Standoff
A terse notice indicates mediation efforts by Atsao over a free prescription delivery dispute involving Baney Drug Stores and a math service described as all gd. The fragmentary text suggests negotiations to resolve access and pricing concerns affecting customers.
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Big Air Show Opens Today and Sunday at Local Airport
Lawrence Jaycees present an antique aircraft show and national air show with aerobatic stars Harold Krier Charlie Hillard and Eddie Green plus Bill Sweet as emcee. Proceeds fund a $20 000 VOR system for the airport. Airplane rides cost two cents a pound. Free parking. About 15 000 expected Sunday with a giant transport helicopter and an F 11 jet from Forbes Air Base to entertain the crowd.
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Lawrence Jaycees
Lawrence Air Show
National Air Show
Harold Krier
Charlie Hillard
Eddie Green
Bill Sweet
Jaycee
Forbes Air
Topeka
EU Aeronautical Engineering Department
Jaycees
Chamber of Commerce Aviation Committee
Antique Aircraft Assn
Kansas City
Ottawa
Dale Glenn
Lawrence
Air Conquest
No Clearing Before Sunday Forecast Damp Weekend
Local area skies may clear this weekend, but not before Sunday. Weather Bureau says cloudy to partly cloudy today with a chance of showers tonight. Tonight's lows near 50s, Sunday's highs around 70 if clearing occurs. Friday's high 57, low 48, temps stayed cool with haze and fog. Record highs and lows for May 24 in Lawrence are 97 in 1989 and 40 in 1935.
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Mercury
Lawrence
Lawrence Highways Face Delays Under New Kansas Law
Lawrence area highway projects may be delayed as the 1969 highway act reshapes priorities. State officials warn K-10, US-49, and related routes near Lawrence face shifts as a two month priority study completes. Some work could be deferred if not high enough priority under the new system.
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Douglas
Johnson Counties
Robert Slagen
Kansas
Robert Docking
Hagen
City
State Highway Commission
Lawrence Amd
Johnson County
Commission
Learnard Avenue
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