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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 31, 1971
Page
11
Considerable cloudiness and southwest winds 15 to 20 mph give way to mostly fair skies tonight. Widely scattered thunder showers likely this afternoon and evening with highs near 80. Tonight and Tuesday look warm with a 20 percent chance of rain and lows around 60s. Sunrise 5 57 a.m. Sunset 8 40 p.m.
Two Iowa congressmen spoke at Memorial Day events in Cedar Rapids and Merrill urging rededication to freedom. Rep John Culver who called for renewed devotion to the cause and Rep Wiley Mayne condemned belittling American forces in Vietnam praising draftees and veterans as heroes.
Washington reports Nixon administration refuses to release the original 1968 diplomatic exchanges that halted bombing and spurred Paris peace talks. AP says public understanding of the deal remains unclear as both sides appear to press on with the Paris negotiations amid alleged violations.
At least five American officials and possibly more were transferred from Formosa after Nationalist China accused them of aiding the Formosa independence movement. Reported transfers include two Army personnel, two Navy officers, and a civilian from the Army Technical Group.
Lawrence Memorial Hospital reports two people in good condition after a two car collision at West 23rd and Ousdahl. Cecil McArdle Jr. 28 Ottawa fractured leg and Georgia A Roberts 47 of 1506 W 22nd Ter back and neck injuries. Police also logged seven other weekend crashes with major property damage.
Secretary of State William P. Rogers said Nixon’s disengagement from Southeast Asia is carefully charted and irreversible. At Colgate University he spoke to 470 graduates and 3,000 guests as 159 seniors pledged they would disobey orders sending them to combat roles in Southeast Asia. President Bartlett condemned the event as a misuse of the occasion and apologized to Rogers as the ceremony ended.
Stanley M F Sylvester director and honorary British consul in Rosario says he was treated well during a week in captivity by the Marxist People's Revolutionary Army. He noted the distribution of Swift De La Plata aid and described returning home to his wife and two sons. The militants demanded worker reinstatements and changes at the Swift plant, with Swift agreeing to most points before the noon deadline.
Brooks Robinson of the Baltimore Orioles led the American League with 156 games at third base last season, reflecting his durability and regular presence in the lineup.
About 1300 mourners packed Drew Mississippi for Jo Etha Collier 18 shot after high school graduation. Civil rights leaders including Ralph Abernathy urged massive black voter registration. White and black mourners attended. three white suspects were arrested for murder.
Felix Holladay eight son of Dr and Mrs Kenneth P Holladay is to be dismissed today from Lawrence Memorial Hospital after being run over by a garden tractor near his home Saturday at about 645 pm The boy was admitted for observation and apparently escaped without fractures per the family spokesman Unofficial reports say a brother operated the small riding tractor
Four youngsters west of Lawrence found a metal box under a bridge containing marijuana and smoking gear. The box held several plastic bags of marijuana three pipes razor blades a leather pouch and other items before the Douglas County Sheriff's Department was notified.
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