Downtown Lawrence crowds kick off Christmas shopping
Downtown Lawrence shoppers packed the street on Friday as post Thanksgiving sales began. Penney’s manager Joe Scales and Weaver’s Larry Flannery praised strong turnout and early rush, with warm clothing selling well amid cooler stores. Attic and Alley’s June McMillin noted brisk activity, while Mr Guy and Town Shop traders reported varied traffic and early gift ideas.
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Lawrence
Penney’s
Joe Scales
Santa Claus
Larry Flannery
Weaver
Pete Whitenight
Town Shop
Skylab 3 Crews Rest While Ground Studies Maneuver Problem
Skylab 3 astronauts Gerald Carr William Pogue and Edward Gibson take a rest day while technicians study a maneuvering issue for the space station which has lost one of its three gyroscopes. Ground crews plan procedures to manage slow burns and use more control gas as a second gyro failure would force a return home within about a week.
Weekend Weather Outlook With Clearing Spells
A trace of rain overnight gives way to a clear weekend with partly cloudy skies. Tonight will be cool with lows 30 to 35 and highs in the low 50s. Sunday brings partly sunny skies and mid 50s. Monday to Wednesday show a chance of showers with cooler mornings and highs mainly in the 50s to mid 60s.
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National Weather Service
Thanksgiving Weekend Traffic Toll Rises to 309
The national holiday period reaches 309 fatalities as counting starts at 6 p.m. local time Wednesday and ends at midnight Sunday.
American Sailor Stranded In Cuba For Three Months
A 20 year old American seaman, Ralph Brembt, remains in Cuba after three months following the sinking of the yacht First Lady. Cuban authorities sought 6000 from owner Irving Feldman of Miami Beach for rescue expenses, with 2800 paid. the owner won’t pay the balance. The two British crewmen were released via British consulate intervention. The State Department says it cannot locate Feldman and will not pay for Brembt’s release.
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Miami
Fla
Cuba
U.S. State Department
Ralph Brembt
First Lady
State Department
Brembt
Irving Feldman
Miami Beach
Feldman
U.S
Nixon to Announce Tough Energy Action
President Nixon plans a nationwide address Sunday night to outline strong energy measures amid a fuel shortage. Reports say a nationwide No 2 heating oil rationing plan and Sunday gasoline closing are among options, with conservation urged and economic impact minimized.
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Nixon
Washington
Laird
Love
New England Fuel Institute
White House
Herbert Stein
Council of Economic Advisers
Stein
Interior Department
Camp David
Roy Ash
Office of Management and Budget
United Fund Near Its Goal
The United Fund stands at 178 350 dollars toward a 179 850 dollar goal as of today with all divisions near target. The professional segment surpassed its 11 500 dollar goal by 200 dollars last week and officials extended the drive beyond November 6 to finish the campaign.
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United Fund
Betty Pearson
Pioneer 10 Flight Heads Toward Jupiter Encounter
Pioneer 10 is 5.8 million miles from Jupiter and functioning well NASA Ames says. The spacecraft will make its closest approach on December 3 and speed will rise from 25 000 to 82 000 miles per hour marking the fastest man made speed.
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Mountain View
Calif
Jupiter
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
NASA
Ames Research Center
Kansas Traffic Deaths 1973 November Log
Kansas traffic death log shows 24 hours to 9 am Saturday for November 27 1973 with 563 fatalities, compared to 600 in the same period in 1972. The Topeka AP report lists statewide figures for the month and year to date.
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Topeka
Kan
Kansas Highway
Talks on Middle East cease fire fail to settle troop withdrawals
Associated Press reports Egyptian and Israeli negotiators spent 10 hours on the cease fire plan but made no decision on troop withdrawals. Talks to resume Sunday amid rising cease-fire tensions and claims of Soviet arms rearmament for Syria and Egypt.
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Middle East
Soviet Union
Egypt
U.N
Syria
Israel
Geneva
al Ahram
Index Partly Cloudy and Cool Weather Overview
Partly cloudy and cool conditions described with a summary note directing readers to full weather details on page 7. The item signals a general forecast and does not provide specific temperatures or regional breakdowns in the readable text.
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Cinda Osness
Sity
Bobby Floyd
Wellington
Cinda
Lawrence High
Floyd
Texas Christian University
Journal-World Photo
Scales
June McMillin
Sparky Claiborne
Mr. Guy
Neil Hutchinson
Hutchinson
Kohoutek
Pogue
THE
Associated Press
Raney Drug
Ronald L. Ziegler
Oval Office
Ziegler
Boston
Charles Burkhardt
Kansas
Philip McCarty
Kansas University
Gary
Russell Wiley
Wiley
Ramada Inn
Bob Foster
Thomas Belt
Harold Lytle
Gary McCarthy
Philip
Great Bend
Foster
James Ralston
William Kelly
Don Scheid
Roger Stoner
Rudolph Radocy
William W. Sears
Sears
Tel Aviv
Kilometer 101
Mohamed el Gamasy
Aharon Yariv
Moshe Dayan
Israeli Bar Association
Dayan
Suez Canal
Ness
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