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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Mar 26, 1971
Page
6
The six officer jury at Lt. William L. Calley’s My Lai trial must render a verdict by Monday or the judge will seek reasons. Deliberations reach day ten as the judge notes no clear pace toward decision. The case, begun Navy 12, is the longest court martial in history.
AP reports on a Daytona Beach couple who interviewed 5 to 7 year olds about God. The cited children describe God as a king with whiskers and dresses, astronauts seeing Him, and God appearing in clouds as faces. The book Christ is Gods Middle Name from Doubleday distills these childlike yet revealing notions.
New York AP reports the cessation of government funding for the supersonic transport plane is seen as a victory for technology by some while ecologists, city dwellers, commuters, economists, and officials warn of distortions, costs, and financial risks. The piece argues no single anti-technology bloc exists. anti-technology often means advocating technology used more for humanity than profit. Background traces to 1980s congressional defeats and broader tech devotion.
The Justice Department will draft a bill giving Congress final word when a president refuses to spend appropriated funds. Sen. Sam Ervin seeks a 60 day veto window by either house to curb impoundment, with support from Justice and Mathias. About 12 billion in appropriations, including highway funds, have been impounded by Nixon.
NAM NGUM Laos AP engineers report the $30 million Ngum River plant is about halfway built and on schedule. The Mekong Committee project, run under UN Economic Commission for Asia and the Far East, lies between Vientiane and Long Cheng. When finished, it will create a large reservoir storing seven billion cubic meters of water and start generating power early next year, aiding Laos and Thailand amid Civil War nearby.
Orphaned children of WSU staff and players will receive twenty $2000 annuities for four years starting at age 18. About $275,000 of the former memorial fund supports expenses. remaining funds fund 20 permanent memorial scholarships and five staff memorials.
Mrs. Maude Hogan's talking budgerigar kept squawking wrong lines and drove her to seek a new home. A radio appeal drew 24 offers from families in Oxford, with one offer immediately accepted.
AP Special Correspondent William L. Ryan analyzes the 14th Soviet Communist party congress. He notes it may look dull but could produce a delayed action impact as aging leaders face dissent, economic strains, and calls for wider participation.
A Kansas AP report details initial planning for the Capitol Area Plaza project with projected costs of at least 146.94 million over 14 years and potential annual delays raising costs 7.83 to 12.15 percent. Architects Schaffer Schirmer and Eflin lead the effort, with plans for Supreme Court and State Office Building No. 2 and 3, plus a secondary site housing state printing, agriculture lab, and highway patrol facilities. The legislature remains cool to the plan and has not approved supplemental funds.
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