Return to Cuba Follows Stoppage of Freedom Flights
Miami residents in Little Havana confront the abrupt halt of freedom flights from Cuba. Refugees express fear of family separation and question Castro’s reasons while observers cite forced repatriation as a tactic to pressure the United States.
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Freedom Flight
Cuba
Miami
Tomas
Castro
Little
Havana
Fidel Castro
Carlos Arboleya
United States
Fidel
Elaina Fernandez
Rolando
Arboleya
Woman shot as couple resists midtown holdup
In Kansas City a man armed with a handgun accosted George Dunkle and his wife as they exited their car in midtown. Dunkle wrestled the assailant while his wife flung her purse. The gunman fired several shots and fled. Mrs Dunkle was wounded in the back and Dunkle cut above the eye.
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Kansas City
George Dunkle
Dunkle
Farmland Creates Pollution Control Research Division
Kansas City AP Farmland Industries Inc announces a new pollution control research division within its engineering research department. The unit will be led by Lane Harold, director of engineering sciences research, as the cooperative serves member co ops in 15 states.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Farmland Industries Inc
Farmland
Lane Harold
Engineering Sciences
Organ Recital and Carillon Concert Planned at KU
Ennis Fruhauf assistant professor of music at UC Santa Barbara will give an 8 p.m. organ recital Friday in Swarthout Recital Hall on the KU campus. He also presents a 3 p.m. carillon recital Sunday at the Memorial Campanile. Fruhauf, a 1968 UC Santa Barbara appointee, studied with Robert Glasgow and Percival Price and is pursuing a DMA in organ at USC.
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Ennis Fruhauf
University of California, Santa Barbara
Swarthout
Kansas University
Fruhauf
University
Michigan
Santa Barbara
Robert Glasgow
Percival Price
University of Southern California
STEP Program Enploys 73 Teens in Summer Work
Lawrence Lawrence Human Relations Commission reviewed STEP results showing 73 youths employed 10 hours weekly at 1.25 dollars per hour. Most placements came from Kansas University with 9 of 27 slots. 57 Black, 5 Mexican American, 16 White. Nine funded by employers. rest via more than 4000 dollars raised for the program. The group praised KU leadership and co-sponsored a play plus a retreat planned for October.
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Lawrence Human Relations Commission
HRC
Kansas University
Sturns
Walker
Laurence Chalmers
Lawrence
Human Relations Commissi
Prisoners fed on two dollar a day plan at Douglas County Jail
Prisoners in the Douglas County Jail are fed three meals daily on a $2 per prisoner per day budget. Sheriff Rex Johnson notes no profit margin and occasional complaints about food. A salaried cook, Lara Williams, is now employed in the jail apartment with her husband, who also serves as jail matron.
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Douglas County
Rodney Williams
Bradley
Journal-World
Ken Seals
Johnson
Lara
Kansas Highway Patrol
Trusty
North Viet Nam Battles Largest Flood Since World War II
In Saigon AP reports North Vietnam mobilizes thousands to combat floods from the Red and Thai Binh rivers. Premier Pham Van Dong asks for mobilized forces to protect agriculture and transport, restore roads, aid flood victims, and replant winter crops. The flood rivals 1945 in scale. Mekong flooding affects Laos and Thailand but not yet South Vietnam.
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Saigon
North Vietnam
Hanoi
Red
Thai Binh
South Vietnam
Pham Van _ Dong
Dong
Red River
Thai Binh River
Southeast Asia
Mekong
Laos
Thailand
Cambodia
Auto Production Into High Gear
Detroit AP reports U S auto plants produced more than 500000 cars in August and forecast over 700000 in September as firms push early 1972 model sales. GM led with 222423 cars, a 122 percent jump from August last year while other makers also surpassed 1970 August output.
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Detroit
U.S
Stouffer Inn Plans 600 Rooms Near KC Airport
Stouffer Restaurant and Inn Corp plans a 600-room Stouffer Inn near Kansas City International Airport. The firm signed an option to buy 13.5 acres in Tiffany Centre, Shell Oil Co development, for a two stage high rise with rooftop restaurant and meeting space to host up to 1000. Stouffer is a Litton Industries division.
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Kansas City
Stouffer Restaurant and Inn Corp
Kansas City International Airport
Tiffany Centre
Shell Oil Co
Stouffer
Litton Industries
Kansas Traffic Deaths for 24 Hours and September 1971
Kansas reports 24 hour period ending 9 a.m. Thursday with 11 traffic deaths. For September the tally is 1, with comparable figures 427 in 1971 vs 427 in 1970.
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Kansas
Teen charged in Garnett shooting linked to death
A 14 year old boy was charged as delinquent in the death of Pamela L. Yulich 19 of Kansas City Kan. The youth faced a $1000 bond set by Ander son County Juvenile Court Judge Charles W. Lybarger. A preliminary hearing was scheduled for Sept. 13.
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Howard Jones
Melvin Schmidt
Yulich
Joneses
Richard
Lyberger
Iola
Kan
Building lag slows Lawrence development in August
Lawrence building activity fell far behind 1971 pace in August with only 578,950 in new permits vs 3,758,440 a year earlier. For the year to date total permits reached 12,010,889 versus 16,858,191 in 1970, as single family and multi family starts were notably weak.
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Lawrence
Ken Jorgenson
Cigarette Machine Stolen From Local Laundromat
The Independent Coin-Operated Laundry on 1845 La. reported a theft early Sunday. Manager James Cox said a cigarette vending machine valued at $650 with about 30 cartons of cigarettes worth $97.80 inside was taken.
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James Cox
Lawrence
Cox
Eastern Air Lines Plans Massive 46-Plane Charter to Chicago
Eastern Air Lines will move 13 000 conventioneers to Chicago for the Associated Milk Producers Inc annual meeting using 46 planes including two jumbo 747s. The operation runs 1 a.m. Friday to 2 p.m. Friday with 95 flights and returns Saturday.
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Miami
Eastern Air Lines
Chicago
Associated Milk Producers, Inc
Midwest
Albuquerque
N.M
EAL
Jim Ashlock
Ashlock
Eastern
Disagreement Over Training Med Assistants Plans
Kansas lawmakers debated urgent action to train and license physician assistants to relieve doctor shortages. A Kansas plan would place programs under Regents control with training at the KU Medical Center, while some urged awaiting a national report within six months.
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Topeka
Kan
Kansas
Board of Regents
University of Kansas Medical Center
William O. Rieke
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Jack Sprecker
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Wichita
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