Librarian 55 Cycles Across Country on Honda CB450P
Mayra Leathcrover Scarborough, a Nutley New Jersey librarian, begins a 3000 mile cross country motorcycle journey to attend the San Francisco library conference. She plans to visit libraries and state capitals and carry a flag flown over several capitals and libraries. She notes her Hoffmann La Roche library role and Mayflower Descendant society membership.
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Mayra Leathcrover 55
Nutley
N.J
Special Librarian Association
San Francisco
Bob Malinowsky
Hill Court
San Antonio
Malinowskys
Bill
Scarborough
Clifford Case
New Jersey
Topeka
Frankfort
Jefferson City
Truman Library
Eisenhower Library
Colorado Springs
Hoffmann-LaRoche
Society of
Mayflower
New Jersey Libraries Association
American Motorcycle Association
Motor Maids
Mayra Scarborough
Lawrence
Journal- World
Will Hess
Travis Air Base vows action after mass racial brawl
At Travis Air Force Base California Maj. Gen. William G. Moore promised no tolerance for further racial clashes after 135 airmen were arrested in a series of fights. He noted the incident ties to the broader U.S. racial dilemma. Over 200 military police and 78 civilian officers controlled the violence.
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Travis Air Force Base
Calif
Vietnam
William G. Moore
U.S
Travis
Lawrence High Exams Open for Juniors and Sophomores
Final examinations started for Lawrence High School sophomores and juniors and run until 12 30 p m Thursday. Seniors graduate Monday night and are not required to take exams. Wayne A Walker 8 is in fair condition after a bicycle collided with a motorcycle. He suffered head injuries and a broken left arm at his Lawrence home.
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Lawrence High
LHS
Wayne A. Walker
Howard Walker
Lawrence Memorial Hospital
Lawrence M. Allison
U.S. 40
TeePee Junction
Douglas County
Robert Cassity
Allison
Terry R. Hicks
Hicks
Journal-World
Will Hess
Ford Edges Combs in Kentucky Democratic Primary
Lt. Gov. Wendell Ford defeated former Gov. Bert Combs in Kentucky's Democratic primary for governor and will face Republican Tom Emberton in November. Ford pledged party unity as Combs conceded, stating the party would win the statehouse.
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Louisville
Wendell Ford
Bert Combs
Kentucky
Tom Emberton
Ford
Combs
Lava Reaches Near Fornazzo as Mt Etna Flows Past
A lava river from Mt. Etna neared 100 yards of a Fornazzo bridge in Sicily but appeared to bypass the village. Authorities held evacuation orders for about 500 villagers as lava slowed to 30 yards per hour, following a gulch toward Fontanelle valley.
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Fornazzo
Sicily
Mt. Etna
Fontanelle
Judge dismisses Seale and Huggins case over jury fairness
New Haven Conn AP judge Harold Mulvey dismissed murder conspiracy charges against Black Panthers Bobby Seale and Ericka Huggins after ruling an unbiased jury would be impossible to empanel. Huggins freed after two years in custody. Seale seeks bail on remaining charges. The case followed the killing of Alex Rackley in 1969.
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New Haven, Conn
Black Panthers
Bobby G. Seale
Ericka Huggins
Superior Court
Harold M. Mulvey
Seale
Panther National
Huggins
Charles R. Garry
Mulvey
Garry
U.S
New York
Julie Nixon Eisenhower Teaching Assignment Sparks Teacher Complaints
A group of Jacksonville teachers protested the assignment of Julie Nixon Eisenhower to a school near her home. They cited possible favoritism and noted many teachers must drive long distances, while first and second year staff are placed in higher vacancy areas. Superintendent Cecil Hardesty did not comment.
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Jacksonville, Fla
Jacksonville
Julie Nixon Eisenhower
Duval
Robert J. Crowley
DTA
Florida
Crowley
Cecil Hardesty
Nixon
San Diego
Calif
Presbyterians Revise Plan On Money for Angela Davis
The United Presbyterian Church rejected a proposed ban on extra funds for Angela Davis legal defense but questioned a $10,000 contribution already made. Delegates voted 330 to 319 against the ban and 347 to 803 on propriety. A separate measure to cap legal contributions at 1000 per case failed 364 to 299. The church has donated $25,000 for the Black Panther litigation and $15,000 for the NAACP Legal Defense Fund, with $100,000 in an emergency legal aid fund. William P. Thompson was re elected Stated clerk as the 183rd General Assembly adjourned after 10 days.
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Rochester, N.Y
United Presbyterian Church
Angela Davis
General Assembly
Council
Black Panther of
Nyc
Naacp Legal Defense and Education Fund
Church
William P. Thompson
Wayne
183Rd General Assembly
Abrams Urges Herculean Effort To Maintain Alertness In Vietnam Pullout
General Creighton Abrams warned a careful, continuous effort is needed to keep U S troops vigilant during disengagement in Vietnam. He noted a lax atmosphere can creep in as the pullout proceeds and declined to discuss a recent bunker incident at Firebase Charlie 2.
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Saigon
Creighton W. Abrams
U.S
USS
Vietnam
Charlie 2
Demilitarized Zone
Woman Sues Ortho over Birth Control Pill damages
Vickie Kay Moore of Newton Kansas files a federal suit seeking 7.5 million dollars claiming the Ortho Pharmaceutical birth control pill caused total disability and paralysis after physician prescribed use. The petition accuses negligence in sale manufacture and handling of the drug.
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Wichita Kan
U.S
Ortho Pharmaceutical Corp
Raritan
N.J
Vickie Kay Moore
Newton
Kan
W. J. Ryan
Ortho Legal
Lawrence officials relish Washington visit on water needs
The Lawrence Kansas city commission and chamber officials returned from Washington DC pleased with the reception and support. Mayor Bob Pulliam said federal officials welcomed talks on Clinton Dam and reservoir development in southwest Douglas County while meetings with senators representatives and agency leaders covered housing urban development and transportation.
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Lawrence
Gressman
Larry Winn
Senate
House
Appropriation Committee
Pulliam
Clinton
Douglas County
Department of Housing and Urban Development
Department of Transportation
Bill Gaut
Chamber
Mc-Ark
John Emick
Buford Watson
Gant
Bill Woods
Chamber Water Resources Committee
Mortgage Rates May Rise Amid Unclear Causes
Washington AP reports mortgage rates have bottomed and may rise by up to a half point this year. John A. Stastny, president of the National Association of Home Builders, says there is no justification in money markets for increases, though NAHB economists expect a rise.
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Washington
John
Council of Economic Advisors
Bell Cautions Insurers To Boost Service
Topeka Kansas AP Bell the state insurance commissioner told all fire and casualty insurers licensed in Kansas to raise service levels He distributed procedural guidelines from his department and urged improvements He criticized underwriting limits that fail to reflect individual risk and cited refusals to insure auto liability renewals limited statewide access and selective writing of fire extended coverage and homeowners policies
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Topeka
Kan
Fletcher Bell
Kansas
Bell
What You Can Do About Dangerous Drugs Series
The Journal-World starts a nine article series by Alton Blakeslee titled What You Can Do About Dangerous Drugs. It follows his book on drugs and narcotics and examines causes of the social problem and new care and rehabilitation methods.
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Journal- World
Alton Blakeslee
Blakeslee
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