Mariner 9 and Soviet Probes Race to Mars for Life Search
Cape Kennedy, Fla. AP A Mariner 9 spacecraft launched aboard an Atlas Centaur rocket heads to a 247 million mile Mars voyage aiming to orbit Nov 14 for a three month mission. Russian Mars 2 and Mars 3 probes also head to Mars to share data.
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Space Agency
America
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Red Planet
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Mariner
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
George Low
NASA
Saigon Tax Office Destroyed by Night Explosion
A heavy night explosion destroyed the Saigon tax office in downtown Saigon and a nearby building. Initial reports said five Vietnamese killed and 12 injured, with a rescue worker buried in debris. Police and troops fought confusion as monsoon rain intensified the scene.
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Saigon
Gia, Dinh
Khanh Hoi
Islanders Leave After Exiling Of Mafia Chiefs
FILICUDI Sicily AP Report says 15 Mafia chiefs were exiled from the island prompting most residents to depart. Only 83 year old Antonio Rondo, the doctor Rosario Federico, two teachers, and the telephone operator and his wife remained to care for the ailing and pack. The exiles stayed under police watch as the rest fled by boat.
Viewers: More Damaging Than Lava on Etna Slope
Angry farmers on Mt. Etna blamed sightseers for more harm than lava as crowds trampled vineyards and climbed fruit trees to view the eruption. An 11 year old boy was injured after being knocked from a wall while watching the lava at 4 am. The 56th day of Etna's eruption left nearby villages at no imminent danger.
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Fornazzo
Sicily
Mt. Etna
Mario D’antoni
Etna
Sant’Alfio
Sciara
Macchia di Giarre
Ambulance dispute heats in Kansas county over service subsidy
In Cherokee County Kansas talks failed with ABC Ambulance owner Robert Hinshaw who sought subsidies to run service countywide. Derfelt Funeral Home of Galena remains the only emergency provider after other funeral homes agreed to drop ambulance service for 90 days, citing cost.
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Joplin, Mo
Derfelt Funeral Home
Galena
ABC
Few North Vietnamese POWs accept repatriation
Only 13 of 660 POWs slated for repatriation agreed to go home this week, while Saigon prepares to release prisoners off the coast near the demilitarized zone. North Vietnam has agreed to the arrangements, with 647 prisoners still undecided and a potential renewal of orders from Hanoi.
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Hanoi
Foreign Ministry
U.S
North Vietnam
North
South Vietnam
Phu Quoc Island
War Hero Audie Murphy Missing on Plane Flight
Audie Murphy, famed World War II hero and Medal of Honor recipient, is missing after a charter flight from Atlanta. The twin-engine Aero Commander, carrying four others, vanished near Roanoke Virginia in bad weather.
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Roanoke
Federal Aviation Administration
Herman Butler
FAA
Murphy
Martinsville
Modular Properties, Inc
Bill Spoon
Claude Crosby
Modular Management
Modular Properties
Jack Littleton
California
Raymond Fater
Chattanooga
Hillsville
Carroll County
Butler
Nightly retreat ceremony for Boys State gathering at KU site
In Lawrence the nightly ceremony for the Boys State gathering at the KU site near 15th and Iowa starts at 7 15 p m. Many residents attend during the annual session and others visit with their families. Wayne A Walker eight son of Howard and Mrs Walker of 445 Ill remains in fair condition at Lawrence Memorial Hospital after a bicycle motorcycle collision admitted a week ago today. He has regained consciousness and shown slight improvement per hospital officials.
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Iowa
Wayne A. Walker
Howard Walker
Lawrence Memorial Hospital
Soldier Reports Assault and Robbery near Wakarusa River
Ft. Riley soldier Carl Dalton told Douglas County deputies he and friend Wilford Belone were drinking in Lawrence Saturday night. After five men and a woman joined them, an unidentified driver stopped near the Wakarusa River south of Eudora where Dalton was assaulted and robbed of 180. Belone fled and was not harmed. Dalton sustained minor injuries.
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Carl Dalton
Douglas County
Dalton
Wilford Belone
Ft Riley
Lawrence
Wakarusa
Eudora
Belone
Repoz Finishes Runnerup For AL Best Fielding Outfielder
California Angel outfielder Roger Repoz placed second to Mickey Stanley of Detroit as the American League’s best fielding outfielder in 1970. He committed only one error and posted a .995 fielding average.
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California Angel
Roger Repoz
Mickey Stanley
Detroit
Repoz
Lawrence man burns after cook stove blast in Vietnam
Spec. Gary L. Aldridge son of Mrs. Virginia Aldridge 940 Maine is reported progressing satisfactorily after a cook stove exploded in Vietnam May 23. He suffered burns to the upper body and is under treatment at a Japan hospital.
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Vietnam
Spec
Gary L. Aldridge
Virginia Aldridge
Maine
Japan
Quiet Weekend for Lawrence Police Amid Fewer Calls
Lawrence police reported a relatively calm weekend with fewer calls than usual and no major incidents or serious vehicle collisions through mid morning today.
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Lawrence
Allies push to fortify NATO as U S plans Europe troop pullout
Defense secretary Melvin Laird says U S policy on Soviet troop cuts in Europe will be shared with NATO allies after talks in Brussels and Mittenwald. He lists four realities man power politics strategy and fiscal concerns as Washington weighs its position ahead of July NSC review.
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Melvin R. Laird
U.S
Soviet Union
Europe
America
NATO
Laird
Atlantic Alliance
Brussels
Mittenwald
Germany
National Security Council
Andrews Air Force Base
Nixon
William P. Rogers
Lisbon
Adm
Thomas H. Moorer
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Atlantic
Communist Party
Leonid I. Brezhnev
Alexei N. Kosyein
United States
Laird-Moorer
Senate
Fishing Trip Proves Fatal Near Timber Lake
An Overland Park man, David Hylland, 25, drowned when his boat overturned on Timber Lake at the Leavenworth-Jefferson County line. He and Chuck Simpson, Shawnee Mission, were swimming for shore. Hylland disappeared and was later found entangled in fishing lines near midnight.
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Overland Park
Timber Lake
Leavenworth
Jefferson County
David Hylland
Chuck Simpson
Shawnee Mission
Abernathy Shines Versus Royals with Brewers Number
Ted Abernathy holds the Milwaukee Brewers number against the Kansas City Royals in 10 appearances. He won two games and saved five others, the most by any Royals pitcher against a single club.
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Ted Abernathy
Milwaukee Brewer
Kansas City Royals
Abernathy
Service day or night at Rumsey Funeral Home
Announcement notes service availability day or night at Rumsey Funeral Home with contact number 843-5111 for arrangements.
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Rumsey Funeral Home
Raney Hillcrest Drug Maintains Family Prescription Records
Advert says Raney Hillcrest Drug at 925 Iowa keeps family prescription records for taxes and insurance. Phone 843 9012.
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Raney Hillcrest Drug
Iowa
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