Soviet Soyuz 11 links with Salute space lab in historic docking
The Soyuz 11 crew with Viktor Patsayev Vladimir Volkov and Georgy Dobrovolsky docked with the Salute space laboratory in a 25 hour chase forming a 60 by 12 foot craft 25 ton modular station. Tass said the docking marked a key step toward permanent orbiting stations to relay crews via transport ships and conduct Earth studies in space.
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Moscow
Soviet Union
Space Laboratory
Earth
Moscow Television
Viktor Patsayeve
Patsayev
Nikolai Rukavish- Nikov
Vladimir Volkov
Volkov
Georgy Dobrovolsky
Tass
Dobrovolsky
Viets Repel Three North Vietnamese Attacks Near Frontiers
South Vietnamese forces guarding infiltration routes repelled three North Vietnamese assaults and fought a fourth battle over the weekend. U.S. and South Vietnamese air and ground actions killed about 298 enemy troops, with South Vietnam reporting 27 heavy weapons and 4 rifles seized. Six South Vietnamese soldiers died and 53 wounded.
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Saigon
U.S
Demilitarized Zone
da Nang
Ho Chi Minh Trail
Dmz
Experts say Vietnam war not charged as war crime
Three international law experts agreed that the United States and its presidents could not be charged with war crimes in Vietnam. They cautioned they could not determine whether U S involvement was an illegal war of aggression. The discussion aired on America on Trial via NBC Television and involved scholars, a U S Marine convict, and a London based panel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
London
United States
Vietnam
America
British Broadcasting Corp
U.S
Elihu Lauterpacht
Cambridge University
Seidl Hohenveldern
Cologne University
Philip C. Jessup
International Court of Justice
the Hague
Lauterpacht
Laverpacht
Congressional Inquiry Probes F14 Hydraulic Defect
The House Armed Services Committee investigates claims that a hydraulic-line defect causing an F14 Tomcat crash was known before the test flight. Former Navy employees allege safety tests were waived to speed the program, while Navy officials deny the charges and defend the testflight decision. The crash occurred on Long Island last December 30, delaying the F14 program.
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Washington
House
Armed Services Committee
Navy
Andrew Yates
Yates
Grumman Co
Bethpage
N.Y
Long Island
F. Edward Hebert
D-La
Wellington Welcomes Harvest Office And Local Updates
A temporary Kansas Employment Security Division branch opens in Wellington at Allied Implement Co to recruit harvest help as barley cutting starts. Wheat harvest may begin this week in Sumner County with rain expected to slow progress. rainfall measured 1.46 inches at KLEY. The Wellington Post Office switches to eight cent stamps. two cent stamps sales rise since rate increase. 4H Spring Show scheduled tomorrow in Wellington. Bloodmobile visit set for June 29 with appointment option. Local birthdays and anniversaries listed. notable arrivals from California and Minnesota visit town briefly.
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Kansas Employment Security Division
Wellington
Allied Implement Co., Inc
North A
Fred Valdois
Waldois
Sumner County
South Haven
KLEY
Wbby
Raymond Prock
Prock
Ol Davis
Dorothy Brandt
American Red Cross
Brandt
Meadow Lanes
Ed Harbaugh
Long Beach
Calif
George E. Harbaugh
Glen E. Gardners
Alhambra
Miltona
Minn
Keith Brandon
Bev Scheufler
Gary Purdy
Katherine Capps
Rex Everhart
Dennis Driscoll
Lois Stinson
Virgil Turner
Lora Whitten
Darrel McGee
Centennial Souvenir Stock Certificates Hit $6733 Total
Sales of Centennial souvenir stock certificates total $6733 for Wellington's celebration. Local committee chairmen report December redemption. funds fund operating capital for current expenses and may be kept as keepsakes by buyers.
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J. L. Byler
Operating Capital Committee
Harold Pfalzgraf
Harold Siegel
Horace Yates
Hub Sawyer
Gerald Rogers
Dale Wilson
Ted Clark
Wellington
President’s housing policy awaited by discrimination groups
Open housing policy statement from President Nixon is near completion at the White House. Critics say it may avoid strong action on racial discrimination while noting the administration will follow Supreme Court interpretations and the Fair Housing Act of 1968.
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Ken Hartnett
Associated Press
Washington
Nixon
White House
Supreme Court
Herbert M. Franklin
National Urban Coalition
Jack E. Wood
National Committee Against Discrimination In Housing
Times
Wood
Franklin
James
Richard F. Bellman
NCDH
Valtierra
Pack Mule Train Participants Visit Gov Docking
Pack mule train retracing the Santa Fe Trail will present Gov. Robert Docking with a tribute medal on July 7. Charlie Gay leads the group with Walter Young representing the Santa Fe Trail Highway Assn. The train departs Santa Fe June 26, reaches Bur lingame July 7, then proceeds to Shawnee Mission July 10.
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Topeka
Kan
Robert Docking
Charlie Gay
Shawnee Mission
Walter Young
Pawnee Rock
Wagon Mound
N.M
Survivors Few After California Jetliner and Fighter Collision
A Hughes Air West DC9 with 43 passengers and a five member crew collided with a Marine F4 Phantom over Angeles National Forest. One Marine crewman survived as the only confirmed survivor. nine DC9 bodies were found. The crash near Duarte occurred in rugged terrain with fog hindering rescue.
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George Krimsky
LOS Angeles
California
United States
Here
van Tassel Canyon
Angeles National Forest
Fallon Air Force Base
Nevada
el Toro Marine Corps Air Station
Santa Ana
Duarte
Jim Frisbie
Mt. Bliss
Federal Aviation Administration
FAA
Air West
Marine Corps
Christopher Schiess
Salem
Patricia Shelton
Joan
National lawmen to meet over rising police killings
Attorney General John N. Mitchell and FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover convene representatives from all 50 states for a two day seminar at FBI headquarters to discuss stemming a surge in police murders. The session follows a White House conference criticized as window dressing and cites 52 line of duty deaths since January with at least 20 ambush related.
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Washington
John N. Mitchell
FBI
J. Edgar Hoover
White House
Justice Department
Mitchell
Hoover
New York City
Nixon
Murphy
New York
International Association of Chiefs of Police
IACP
Senate secret Laos session pauses draft debate
Sen. Symington calls for a secret session to review U S military actions in northern Laos and the lack of congressional sanction. The move interrupts debate on the draft extension as Mansfield notes potential June 30 deadline risks and withdrawal plans.
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Washington
Senate
United States
Laos
Stuart Symington
D.o
Mike Mansfield
U.S
Thailand
Cambodia
Indochina
Nixon
David Abshire
Edward M. Kennedy
D-Mass
Hanoi
South Vietnam
Foreign Relations Committee
Symington
Central Intelligence Agency
Deaths Funerals Mrs. Lawrence McKee Eddie Joe Rucker George A. Sipes
Obituary notice listing deaths of Mrs. Lawrence McKee Eddie Joe Rucker and George A. Sipes with funeral details and surviving family references.
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Mrs
Lawrence McKee
Eddie Joe Rucker
George A. Sipes
Wind Sweeps Across Kansas Missouri Iowa Causing Damage
A nationwide Associated Press report details a storm system bringing high winds and funnel clouds across Kansas, northwest Missouri and Iowa. Reports cite extensive property damage in Platte City, overturned trailer in Holt, 60 mph winds in Overland Park and Olathe, and multiple funnel sightings near Ottawa Topeka and Eudora with no injuries or major structural damage.
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Associated Press
Kansas
Missouri
Iowa
Platte County
Barnard
Kansas City
Braymer
Limeville
Washington County
Topeka
Frankfort
Kan
Johnson County
Civil Defense
Ottawa
Eudora
Waterville
White City
Maryville
Plover
Antiwar Lobby Heads Weeklong Push to Woo Senators
The Lobby for Americans begins a seven day campaign to persuade 24 senators to back a revived McGovern Hatfield amendment to halt U.S. funding for the Vietnam War. Leaders from business, civil rights, religion and other groups plan strategy sessions and a Capitol rally.
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Robert L. Campbell
Washington
U.S
Lobby of
Joseph Clark
Charles E. Goodell
R-N.y
Ernest Gruening
Alaska
Stephen Young
Ohio
Capitol
Field of
Montana
Senird Kennedy
D-Mass
Mark Hatfield
R-Ore
Phillip Hart
D-Mich
Willard
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Mike Mans
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