Two Lawrence High Students to Deliver 1971 Commencement Addresses
Two graduating seniors will present the Lawrence High commencement addresses at 8 tonight in Allen Fieldhouse. Darcy Schild and John Nitcher were chosen by committees after several rounds of competition. The 484 seniors listed will participate in the ceremony with a procession to Pomp and Circumstance and diplomas awarded by Principal William Medley.
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Lawrence High
Allen Fieldhouse
John Nitcher
Keith Nitcher
LHS
Ed Bartley
H. T. Hutton
Evers
A.M.E. Zion Chapel
Strauss
Miss Schild
Nitcher
William Medley
James Paddock
Lawrence School Board
John Forbes
Max Rife
Max Stalcup
Carl Knox
Darcy Schild
Rev. Freitag
West Side Presbyterian
Journal- World
Will Hess
Bank In Ash Flat Robbed After Kidnapping
The Ash Flat Bank president, his wife, and their 18-year-old daughter were kidnapped Sunday night and later released unharmed near Rector Arkansas after the robbery. They freed themselves and alerted police. The loss amount is not yet determined. Missouri troopers were asked to pursue two men in a stolen white 1962 Pontiac.
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Ash Flat
Ark
Arkansas Highway Patrol
Rector
Arkansas
Missouri
Rockford
Ill
Crime Alert asks public help for Lawrence investigation
Community crime alert seeks information from residents about a Lawrence incident. Police urge anyone with tips to contact authorities and provide details to aid the investigation.
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Lawrence
Victims Spelled by Telephone Dial, Phone Line Mentioned
A brief line notes the phrase Victims spelled on a telephone dial 842 8467. No name or further details are provided in the fragment.
Problems Challenges, Minister Tells Grads
Rev. Robert Freitag urged Lawrence High seniors to meet pollution racial inequality and war with courage and resourcefulness. He cited technological strides and faith as sources of strength, urging graduates to set goals, endure ridicule, and look ahead with courage.
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Robert Freitag
West Side Presbyterian Church
Lawrence High
Memorial Day Rest Stop Planned by Radio Team
The Lawrence Radio Team plans a Memorial Day weekend rest stop at Baldwin Junction 12 miles south of Lawrence on U S 59 with free coffee sodas cookies and rolls. Signs on U S 56 and U S 59 will inform motorists. The group will operate from 5 p m Friday through late Friday night and reopen Saturday and Sunday with hours to be set. Lawrence merchants contribute food items and members wives bake cookies. The Kansas State Highway Commission supports the project and road facilities are state maintained at the northwest corner of the intersection.
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Lawrence
Citizens Band Radio
Baldwin Junction
U.S. 59
U.S. 56
Lyle Brubaker
Harper
Brubaker
Kansas State Highway Commission
Fire damages car owned by Lloyd Jones
Firefighters say an estimated five dollar damage occurred at about 10 15 a m when Lloyd Jones of 141 Fla had a car catch fire. A welder used on the motor started the blaze in Lawrence.
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Lloyd Jones
Fla
Lawrence
Papal Blessing Met with Leaflet Protest at Vatican
Pope Paul VI blessed thousands in St. Peter's Square as about 10 Italian supporters of a French Anti Pope showered the crowd with leaflets denouncing him. Police detained and released those involved. The leaflets bore Anti Pope Clement VI and a Frenchman Michel Collin citing long harassment of the Vatican.
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Vatican City
Paul VI
St. Peters Square
St. Peter’s Basilica
Clement VI
Michel Collin
Vatican
Kansas Traffic Deaths 1971 Versus 1970
Traffic death figures compare the 48 hours to 9 a.m. Monday in 1971 with corresponding 1970 period. The dataset shows 239 deaths in 1971 against 215 in 1970, highlighting a rise in fatalities.
No-Lead Gasoline Falls Flat in U.S. Markets
AP reports unleaded and low lead gasoline show minimal uptake about a year after launch. Only 5 percent of sales volume, higher costs by up to three cents per gallon, and limited compatibility with older cars hinder adoption. Industry cautions pollution benefits hinge on catalytic mufflers becoming required, possibly by 1975 or later.
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American Petroleum Institute
Senate Refusal on Troop Cuts Spurs Conflict
The Senate rejected a plan to halve U.S. forces in Europe 300,000 to 150,000, delaying a move linked to Vietnam troop withdrawals. Leaders Scott and Mansfield clash over parallel issues, as McGovern Hatfield pushes a separate withdrawal measure gaining strength amid debate on executive negotiator flexibility.
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Washington
Europe
Congress
U.S
Vietnam
Mike Mansfield
Nixon
Turkish police hunt nine suspects in Elrom killing
Istanbul authorities focus on a married couple Neomi and Iskay Demir and seven students as possible killers of Israeli Consul-General Ephraim Elrom. The search follows his Sunday body discovery in a chic district and broader martial law alerts amid protests and arrests.
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Turkey
Ephraim Elrom
Elrom
Neomi
Iskay Demir
Ertugrul Kurkcu
Yusuf Kupeli
Nihat Erim
Golda Meir
Lawrence reels from weekend storms ripping power and lines
A pair of Sunday night and early Monday storms soaked Lawrence causing widespread outages. High winds felled trees and branches while power and phone lines were disrupted across West Hills North and East Lawrence. Crews from Kansas Power & Light and Southwestern Bell worked through the night with many repairs temporary and some lines still out at dawn. Farmers reported scattered damage and erosion increasing with continued rains. Civil defense sirens sounded in Eudora as Clinton saw porch damage and KLWN radio halted AM service for about 12 hours.
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Kansas Power & Light Co
Stedham
West Hills
University Drive
Joseph Pearson
Carruth O’leary
University and
Iowa
North Lawrence
North Sixth
Seventh
Elm
Locust
East Lawrence
Barker and Haskell
13Th Street
Massachusetts
Connecticut
Southwestern Bell
Ed Carter
Carter
Lawrence
Tonganoxie
Eben Farley
ALCS
Farley
Douglas County
Eudora
Dwayne Russell
Rt. 4
Clinton
KLWN
Docking Backs Big Blue River Basin Pact
Gov. Robert Docking urged Congress to ratify the Big Blue River Basin Compact endorsed by Kansas and Nebraska. He spoke to a joint appropriations subcommittee in Washington while hospitalized after back surgery, urging early action and funding for Blue River and related reservoir projects including Johnson County sites.
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Topeka
Kan
Robert Docking
Congress
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Nebraska
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Senate
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Washington
Thomas van Cleave
Docking
Missouri
Johnson County
Hays
Kansas City
Melvern
Clinton
Grove Reservoir
Cedar Point
Hillsdale
Onaga
Board Pushes for Wider Fed Control to Pace Economy
Federal Reserve urged Congress to extend reserve requirements to all banks with checking accounts to regulate money supply. The plan would let the Fed deter mine economy tightness or ease by adjusting reserves or selling securities. The move would also allow banks under requirements to borrow from the Fed, tying discount rates to policy.
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Federal Reserve Board
Congress
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Federal Reserve System
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Reserve
Federal Reserve
FDIC
Fed
Baseball Fatality In Kansas City Teen Dies From Ball Injury
Kenneth Gunter fifteen died at Research Medical Center from a head injury after being struck by a baseball during a neighborhood game near his home. He was a freshman at East High School.
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Kansas City
Kenneth Gunter
Research Medical Center
Gunter
East High School
Family prescription records filed at Raney Hillcrest Drug
Tax and insurance related records kept at Raney Hillcrest Drug located at 925 Towa with phone 44-9012 Ady mention.
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Raney Hillcrest Drug
Towa
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