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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1972
Page
5
Officials in Wankie Rhodesia admitted limited hope for more than 400 miners trapped underground after a collapse. It threatened to be Africa’s second worst mining disaster, with rescue efforts ongoing and uncertain outcomes for the missing workers.
Sir Keith Acutt said miracles could occur though prospects were grim as the Anglo American mine at Wankie faced its worst crisis. The missing count dropped from 466 to 428 after tallying absentees. three bodies had been recovered and one man was rescued with serious injuries.
Washington AP reports American pilots have begun a boycott targeting nations believed to shelter airline hijackers as the AFL-CIO Airline Pilots Association weighs actions and potential broader slowdowns affecting air travel.
In Lawrence a large Kansas Girls State rally pitted Federalist and Nationalist contenders for governor as 439 participants from across the state heard Catherine Strowig of Abilene and Susie Krehbiel of Olathe named their party nominees. Gov. Docking to officiate. Atty. Gen. Vern Miller to speak amid election prep.
A top secret memo read by President Johnson warned that widening U S involvement in Vietnam would likely fail. George W. Ball cautioned against large troop deployments and broad bombing of North Vietnam, noting risks to Saigon and the danger of an unchecked shift to ground forces.
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