Florida Panhandle Braces as Agnes Threatens Coastal Landfall
Hurricane Agnes nears landfall on Florida's Panhandle with 80 mph winds and up to 95 mph gusts. Seven killed in south Florida and seven died in Cuba as tornadoes and storms sweep the region. Evacuations top 1,500 along the Gulf Coast while some residents refuse to flee.
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Tom Raum
Associated Press
Apalachicola
Fla
Florida
Panhandle
Agnes
Weather Bureau
Cuba
Gulf of Mexico
National Hurricane Center
Miami
Brunswick
Columbus
Georgia
Franklin County
Okeechobee
Gulf Coast
Here
Venice
Keys
Sarasota
Nixon aide arrest sparks calls for action over break-in
Democratic National Chairman Lawrence F. O'Brien said the party may pursue court action over a break-in at the DNC offices in which a Nixon campaign security coordinator was arrested. He urged FBI investigation and emphasized perceived violations of civil rights and potential noncampaign use of funds.
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New Orleans
Lawrence F. O’brien
Nixon
O'Brien
Consel
Joseph Califano
O’brien
Kleindienst
FBI
Justice Department
Atty
John N. Mitchell
Committee For
White House
Associated Press
James W. McCord Jr
DNC
Nixon Committee
Wellington Fire Dept Responds to Six Alarms and Incidents
Wellington fire department answered six runs since last Friday across the weekend. A small roof fire at Troutman Motel caused about $1,000 damage with 30 gallons of water, while the electrical and water crews responded to the incident. Additional calls included a car fire report near the city landfill that proved false, smoldering railroad ties west of the airport with mutual aid, a truck fire with no damage, a wheat field blaze burning about 70 acres, and a grass fire along the Rock Island right of way started by a train.
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Wellington
Troutman
North
Glen Troutman
PBX
Electrical Department
Water Department
Rock Island
15Th
Washington
Ralph Wiebelhaus
Laurel
Neb
Sumner County Wheat Harvest Nears End
Sumner County wheat harvest near completion with 90 percent in Wellington area and 30 to 40 bushels per acre. Some fields remain north and east of Wellington with late night combines and a brief rain delay after an early morning thunderstorm. Caldwell employment office reports 95 to 100 percent harvested at 30 to 40 bushels per acre.
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Sumner County
Sam Rowe
Rowe
Wellington
Estel Valdois
Neil Shinn
Caldwell
Warplanes Pound N Vietnam as Saigon Drives Press On
South Vietnamese forces press operations across the battlefield amid Thiệu’s three month campaign to recapture lost territory. U S air power damaged North Vietnam’s defenses, with jets destroying over 200 items in four days and resuming strikes in Hanoi Haiphong after Podgorny’s departure.
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Saigon
Nguyen van Thiéu
North Vietnam
U.S
United States
Hanoi-Haiphong
Nikolai Podgorny
Thieu
Hue
Air Force
Hanoi
Haiphong
2Th Parallel
118 Die as British Trident Jetliner Crashes After Takeoff
The British Airways Trident airliner, operated by British European Airways, stalled shortly after leaving Heathrow and plunged into a field killing 118 aboard, including 32 Americans. Officials say it was flying 18 knots below stall speed. Flight recorders were recovered for inquiry. Among the dead were 12 British physicians and several Irish industrialists en route to Brussels.
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London
Heathrow
Parliament
Britain
Michael Heseltine
House of Commons
Brussels
British European Airways
Common Market
Don Smith
Confederaton of
Irish Industry
Michal Sweetman
Ivan Webb
Irish Employers’ Federation
Guy Jackson
Guinness Brewery
Ireland
Argonia Man Electrocuted In Car Wreck
A 30 year old Argonia man, Richard W Jurgens, was killed when his 1961 Cadillac left Old U S 160, hit a hitchline pole, and was struck by electricity. He was alone, the crash occurred about 2 a m, and emergency crews shut power to remove him. Services were held at United Methodist Church, Argonia, with survivors including his children Jay and Julie.
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Argonia
U.S. 160
Richard W Jurgens
So-Fro Fabrics
Wichita
Jurgens
Old 160 Highway
Harper
United Methodist Church
Argonia Mortuary
Wellington girl wins Kodak contest prize in Kansas
Kristan Mantooth, a University of Kansas journalism senior from Wellington, won first prize in the Kodak International Newspaper Snapshot Award contest for a cat photo. First prize is $5,009 or a trip.
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KLEY
Wellington
Kristan Mantooth
Ivan Mantooth
E. Harvey
Kodak International
Wichita Eagle
Miss Mantooth
University of Kansas Lawrence
Lawrence
Grand jury petitions filed in Sumner County
Sumner County Taxpayers Association filed petitions May 24 for a grand jury. C. Warren Hunt, county clerk, checked 602 signatures and found 522 eligible. 50 invalid voters and 29 invalid precinct voters were identified. 275 signatures required.
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Sumner County
Sumner County Tax Payers Association
C. Warren Hunt
Hunt
Mary E. Carter
Court Commissioners
Kansas
Wallace a 90 percent chance to move with aid in six months
Doctors say Governor Wallace, shot May 15 in Laurel Maryland, has a bruised yet intact spinal cord and likely will be able to attend the Democratic National Convention next month with assistance. They project he could walk a few steps with braces and crutches and may stand unassisted, though full normal walking remains uncertain.
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Silver Spring
George C. Wallace
Alabama
Wallace
Drug Abuse Facts And Figures Questions And Answers
The Kansas Medical Society warns that alcohol and barbiturates are depressants that do not mix and may cause death. It explains depressants reduce mental and physical function and notes long standing use is tied to addiction. Youths seek thrills and intellectual novelty, while education helps reduce LSD use. Signs of inhalant abuse include odor on breath, intoxication, double vision, and hallucinations.
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The
Kansas Medical Society
U. S
Moscow Radio demands immediate talks on Vietnam
The Moscow Radio urged the United States to halt military actions against North Vietnam's ports and resume constructive talks in Paris. It pledged Soviet aid to Hanoi and dampened hopes for new peace moves, noting Podgorny’s Hanoi visit and meetings with Le Duc Tho and Xuan Thuy.
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Associated Press
Moscow Radio
United States
North Vietnam
Paris
Hanoi
Far East
Henry A. Kissinger
Peking
Nikolai Podgorny
Kissinger
le Duc Tho
Moscow
Podgorny
Xuan Thuy
Calcutta
Soviet Union
Arms-Limitation Hearings Open in Senate
Secretary of State William P. Rogers testifies as Congress begins hearings on Moscow arms limitation pacts. Ambassador Gerard C. Smith accompanies Rogers. debates focus on ABM and five year strategic arms limits. Talks started May 6 in Moscow with Nixon and Brezhnev.
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Washington
William P. Rogers
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Congress
Moscow
Rogers
Capitol Hill
Gerard C. Smith
U.S
Soviet Union
Nixon
Leonid I. Brezhnev
Senate Democratic
Mike Mansfield
Senate
United States
Grand Forks
N.C
Worldwide airline protest grounds some U S flights
Pilots across the globe staged a 24 hour strike protesting hijackings. Only three U S carriers grounded with one resuming by midmorning. Major foreign carriers canceled most services while U S airlines largely operated. Czechoslovakia halted air traffic for one hour in memory of a dead hijack victim.
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Associated Press
U.S
Canada
Europe
United States
Eastern
Northeast
Southern
Atlanta
Supreme Court
Washington
Pilots’ Association
International Federation of Airline Pilots
Trans World Airlines
American Airlines
Northwest Airlines
Delta Airlines
United Air Lines
Western Airlines
Scandanavian Airlines
Air France
Sabena Belgian World Airlines
el al
Air Canada
Alitalia
Lufthansa
Swissair
Air
New Zealand
Czechoslovakia
Hong Kong
Manila
Tokyo
Berlin
London
Pan Am
New York
Vienna
Panama City
Frank Borman
Eastern Airlines
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Kane
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