Nixon With Aides Arrives For Florida Weekend
President Nixon arrived at Key Biscayne Florida with three White House aides Haldeman Raymond Price Jr and Roger Johnson while Mrs Nixon stayed in Washington. Ziegler said no major public address is planned during the stay but Nixon will speak May 22 at the Lyndon B Johnson Library dedication in Austin Texas before returning to Washington Monday.
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Nixon Key Biscayne
Fla
Nixon
White House
Florida
H. R. Haldeman
Raymond Price Jr
Roger Johnson
Washington
Ronald L. Ziegler
Price
Ziegler
Austin
Tex
Lyndon B. Johnson
Senate to vote on SST shutdown or restart plan
Washington AP reports the Senate will vote next Wednesday on spending 85 million dollars to close the supersonic transport program or restart it. The date was set after talks between SST supporters and opponents following a House vote to resume two prototype constructions.
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Washington
Senate
Strike Nears as Mediator Seeks Weekend Talks
AP reports a federal mediator aims to schedule formal contract negotiations this weekend to avert a nationwide railroad strike by the signal men. As informal talks continued Friday, Labor official J W Usery pressed all parties to meet while C J Chamberlain urged a 6 am Monday strike deadline and questioned settlement prospects.
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Washington
Signalmen’s
Asst
J. W. Usery
C.J. Chamberlain
Afl-Cio Brotherhood of Railroad Signalmen
Ky Escapes Saigon by Forced Helicopter Landing
Vice President Nguyen Cao Ky escaped unharmed when his helicopter made a forced landing in a Mekong Delta rice field en route to a Buddhist gathering near Chau Doc Province. He continued the ceremony after transferring to an accompanying air force helicopter.
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Saigon
Nguyen Cao Ky
Mekong Delta
Chau Doc
Thieves steal beer truck in Fort Myers breakout
Fort Myers police report thieves broke into Falstaff Distributing Co and stole a beer truck. The vehicle carried twelve tons of horse feed, a police official quipped, noting the theft will not aid their thirst.
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Fort Myers, Fla
Falstaff Distributing Co
Stars, Colonels clash in sixth ABA title game
Louisville AP report notes the Kentucky Colonels and Utah Stars playing game six of the ABA championship series with Utah in position to clinch the title.
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Louisville, Ky
Kentucky Colonels
Utah Stars
American Basketball Association
Teaching Years Come To End At Central Heights
Two veteran teachers retire after this term at Central Heights schools. Mrs. Selma Cox with 24 years in area education and Mrs. Verna Ward with 15 years will leave after this term. Cox began teaching in 1953 at Richmond, held home economics biology and science, later librarian after consolidation, and plans garden and crafting projects on retirement. Ward, a fifth and sixth grade instructor at Central Heights, taught previously near Osawatomie and Lane, hopes to travel and enjoy quieter days, living near Lane.
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Verna Ward
Selma Cox
Central Heights
Verna, Ward
Cox
Richmond
Princeton
Winners In Fair Named
Student scientists from Missouri and Kansas earned awards at the International Science and Engineering Fair banquet. E. G. Sherburne Jr. presided as 397 finalists and teachers were honored. James Caruthers, 17, Grandview Mo, won second honors and $75. Michael Davis, 17, West Plains Mo, won third honors and $50. Deborah Smith, 17, Lawrence Kan, won fourth honors and $25.
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Kansas City
Missouri
Kansas
E. G. Sherburne Jr
Science Service
James M. Caruthers
Grandview, Mo
Michael Hilliard Davis
West Plains
Deborah Lee Smith
Lawrence
Kan
Guilty plea in slaying in Olathe Kansas
Na poleon Bell Sr a 40 year old of Olathe pleaded guilty to a reduced second degree murder charge in the death of Leslie H Duncan 22. Duncan was shot March 28 over a parked car during an argument. Bell a father of 11 will be sentenced May 25 with possible punishment from nine years to life.
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Olathe
Kan
Napoleon Bell Sr
Leslie H. Duncan
Duncan
Bell
No Compromise Standards Senator
Senators Case Pell and Cooper pressed the White House over the Mansfield troop-cut plan as undecided votes loom. Rogers testified amid sharp criticism of a promised no-compromise stance and calls for mutual Soviet reductions. Acheson and other officials briefed Nixon allies, while Pell urged compromise despite opposition from Mansfield allies.
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Washington
Foreign Relations Committee
Senate
U.S
Europe
White House
Clifford P. Case
R-N.j
Claiborne Pell
D-R
William P. Rogers
John Sherman Cooper
R-Ky
Mike Mansfield
Rogers
Nixon
Case
Fulbright
Britain
Mansfield
New Fall Look Divides Critics On Wearable Classics
New York critics debate the “new classics” for fall fashion. Designers present wearable, elegant, sporty looks with simple dresses and familiar sportswear. Pants return in 80 lengths, from romper shorts to paratrooper styles, shown in layered mix and match ensembles across houses like Miss Dior, Kasper, and Valentino.
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New York
Miss Dior
Kasper
Philippe Guibourge
Donald Brooks
Jacques Tiffeau
Bill Blass
Beene Bazaar
Jocphur
Stephen Burrows
Anne Klein
Valentino
Christian Dior
Oscar de la Renta
Hippie Type Sought in Baldwin Service Robbery
Douglas County Sheriff's Department investigates an armed robbery at Ballew Service and Grocery 519 Ames Baldwin. About $531 taken by a hippie type subject with a revolver. Attendant Rudy Larson injured as the man fled into a waiting room and escaped. no vehicle description available.
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Douglas County Sheriff's Department
Ballew Service and Grocery
Ames
Baldwin
Rudy Larson
Alaskan Pipeline Fight Heads Toward Court Action
Environmental groups won a court order forcing Interior to disclose more than a thousand pipeline documents. The groups seek access to 1,000 plus items plus 300 environmental impact entries as they pressure details of the proposed 800 mile Trans Alaska Pipeline from the Arctic North Slope to Valdez amid seismic and terrain challenges.
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Washington
Interior Department
Department
Environmental Defense Fund
Friends of the Earth and the Wilderness Society
Interior
Defense Department
Interoffice
Arctic
Alaska
Valdez
Environment Groups
Fat cop promotions tied to weight chart sparks debate
In Jacksonville a civil service rule links promotion to weight, sparking protest from Patrolman William J. Lavake and fellow officers. Lavake, who recently weighed 181 after shedding 44 pounds, argues extra pounds should not bar promotion if fitness remains. Other officers back and contest the chart, urging leeway for healthy condition.
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Jacksonville
Fla
Civil Service Board
William J. LaVake
Fraternal Order of Police Lodge 530
LaVake
Mitch McClain
City Employes Union
John Riley Smith
Police Services
Gene R. Easters
Easters
Frank Carlucci
Grant At USD-200 For Special Education Development
A $1,000 federal grant from the Elementary Secondary Education Act Title III is awarded to USD-200 for individualized personal development in special education. Mrs. Dixie Atchison of Overbrook RFD 1, instructor, receives the funds for her innovative class curriculum this school year. Dr. C. Taylor Whittier, state commissioner, announced the grant in a letter dated April 30.
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Dixie Atchison
Overbrook Rfd i
Kansas
C. Taylor Whittier
Betty Coughenour
Open Door Is Closing McCain Tells Graduates
Kansas State University president Dr James A McCain urged about 12000 graduates that state and land grant universities face jeopardy from misplaced values and rising costs He cited tuition increases and eroding support while noting the open door is closing and lawmakers have failed to offset higher education costs amid large enrollment in the 1970 71 year Nearly 3000 degrees were awarded as alumni events and class dinners followed commencement
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Manhattan
Kan
James A. McCain
Kansas State University
McCain
K State Stadium
Four Die In Hotel Blaze
A three alarm blaze on the Ambassador Hotel & Residence third floor killed four people and injured ten while about 100 occupants, many elderly, were rescued. Fire officials described extensive damage on the burn site as crews evacuated residents, some via window exits, with firefighters and a police officer also injured. The cause remained under investigation.
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City Hospital
Vicki Basden
Godfrey
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