Docking backs interstate plan on environment
Kansas Governor Robert Docking, chairing the Midwestern Governors Conference, endorsed a U S Senate proposal for interstate environment compacts. He testified for cooperation among states to address air water and solid waste pollution and noted the need for land use planning and cross border safeguards to curb odor and runoff from industry and farming.
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Robert J. Robel
Kansas State University
Governor's Advisory Council
Ecology
John L. McClellan
D-Ark
Senate Committee
Famed Hollywood Studio Club Fading With Stars
Hollywood studio club once home to Marilyn Monroe and others faces hard times as movie industry declines. Rates rise, meals cut, occupancy down from 107 to current levels with 50 residents remaining. Spokeswomen cite reduced donations and productions moving overseas as causes.
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Marilyn Monroe
Kim Novak
Barbara Eden
JoAnne Worley
Linda Darnell
Donna Reed
Barbara Hale
Zazu Pitts
Whisky and fertilizer crash in Perth injures drivers
A head on collision near Perth involving a whisky truck carrying 2,200 gallons and a fertilizer truck injures both drivers. Police report a distinctive odor as the whisky and fertilizer mix on the road and investigation into the crash begins.
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Perth
Scotland
Billie Sol Estes Seeks Parole Hearing Again
Billie Sol Estes, the once celebrated financier of Pecos Texas, seeks a second parole review after serving over six years of a 16 year sentence for mail fraud and conspiracy. The federal parole board will assess his case next Monday. Estes will be represented by lawyers and family.
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Billie Sol Estes
Federal Correctional Institute
la Tuna
Tex
Estes
U.S. Board of Parole
Vonder
West Texas
Parol Board
George J. Reed
Drake University President to Lead University of Oklahoma
Dr. Paul F. Sharp, president of Drake University since 1966, was named president of the University of Oklahoma. He will take over this summer, likely around August 15, after visiting Oklahoma and meeting Gov. David Hall. Interim president Dr. Pete Kyle McCarter has served since September 1 last year.
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Paul F. Sharp
Drake University
University of Oklahoma
Sharp
Oklahoma
David Hall
Newsmen
Pete Kyle McCarter
Holloman
Hall
Army relaxes rules to allow mothers in uniform
Washington AP reports new Army regulations let married female officers and enlisted personnel who are pregnant or have children stay in service. WACs and Army nurses may remain if they meet conditions, with leave from seventh month to six weeks after birth. Unmarried pregnancies still trigger discharge unless special circumstances arise.
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WAC
Opinion On War Costly To Veteran
SAIGON AP Lt Col Frank Miller veteran of two wars spoke to press during the siege of Fire Base 6. He said the Laotian invasion failed and filmed napalm drops around the base. The Army relieved him of command and reassigned him to Camp Frenzell Jones near Saigon. Miller, a 25 year aviator with 100 helicopters, plans retirement after 10 months. He urged his views reach President Nixon on Vietnamization and timing, saying progress is slower than believed.
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Vietnam
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The Heart of a Blue Whale Astonishes Scientists
Scientists note that the blue whale’s heart is enormous with a main blood vessel large enough for a child to crawl through, highlighting the creature’s remarkable size and circulatory adaptations.
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