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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1973
Page
5
Skylab astronauts slept late and expected a long awaited space shower on day off while awaiting routine tasks. They anticipate a calm period with light chores, sightseeing from orbit, and zero gravity activities as experts troubleshoot power issues and prepare for a possible space walk.
Lawrence investigators received two more letters to the Douglas County Reward Fund, boosting total tips to seven. The $500 reward for information leading to arrests in the shooting deaths of Hazel Avery, Steven Avery, and Gary Longfellow remains open, with officials considering extending the offer beyond June 9. The three were found March 29 in Avery’s car on a county road south of Ottawa after leaving Lawrence to pick up Avery’s son.
Kansas City executive Morgan Maxfield will deliver the commencement address at 2 p.m. Sunday in the university chapel for 165 baccalaureate graduates. Maxfield and three others receive honorary doctorates. Graduates also gain contract assurance bonds for future coursework at no extra cost. Alumni events precede the ceremonies with dinners and receptions in the university Union.
Senator Sam Ervin says secret White House documents reveal a Gestapo mentality at the Nixon administration. He cites a blueprint for domestic espionage tied to Watergate and reveals plans to spy on Americans. The disclosure fuels new inquiries into CIA and FBI actions and clashes among officials and agencies. Cushman testified Ehrlichman sought CIA help for Hunt on July 8, 1971.
The Ottawa University U Club moves the memorial for Dick Peters to 1 45 p m at the OU Chapel, replacing the previous 1320 time. Peters, OU football coach and athletic director for nearly two decades, died last Saturday in Manhattan. Funeral services were held Tuesday with burial at Wamego Cemetery.
Washington AP reports the unemployment rate held at five percent in May, with 4.4 million out of work and a 64 million labor force. The Bureau of Labor Statistics notes little change since November despite vigorous economic expansion, with seasonal adjustments applied.
Kansas Attorney General Vern Miller ordered an investigation into possible violations of state law in gasoline distribution to service stations. He cited reports alleging restraints of trade, discriminatory allocation, and unlawful buying and selling, with potential civil or criminal action under anti trust statutes or emergency legislation.
Steve White, a Kansas State University student, has served as head of the cheerleading squad for two years. He details his rise from fan to leader, the growing presence of male cheerleaders, the rigors of practice, safety, and his plans to train others as he judges his future role after summer clinics with the International Cheerleading Foundation.
In Reykjavik Nixon and Pompidou endorse a broader Atlantic alliance for the 1970s while signaling no firm accords. They envision a possible summit bringing NA TO members and Ireland, with Kissinger outlining a multi nation process on monetary, trade and defense issues and future talks in Paris next week.
Weather forecast for the county predicts partly cloudy and warm conditions with scattered thundershowers tonight and Saturday. Winds from the west to southwest at 10 to 24 mph. Rain chances about 70 percent tonight and again Saturday. High Thursday around 71 and low today near 48. Historical notes mention temperatures and records for this date.
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