Enrollment Up at Juco
Neosho County Community Junior College reports a 0.2 percent spring enrollment rise, first spring gain since 1968, while total credit hours drop 4.4 percent to 5,695 and full-time student equivalency falls to 397. President J C Sanders cites legislative bills affecting education including HB 1210 to raise state aid, SB 11 to remove college budget lid, and HB 1143 for direct student loans. board approves a capital outlay levy.
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Dick Cowden
Erik Conard
Neosho County Community Junior College
Board of Trustees
Conard
J. C. Sanders
Ncocjc
Sanders
Kansas
Intercepted Letter Dear Cha Report Summary
Police set the street value of the shrimp at 5000 dollars uncut or 25000 dollars if used in the restaurant. The note is addressed to Cha and described as intercepted. No further details on location or date are provided.
Kissinger heads to Asia on postwar diplomacy mission
Kissinger travels from Bangkok toward Hanoi and Peking on an 11 day trip to ease postwar relations with Vietnam. He confirms plans to oversee the repatriation of American prisoners of war with first releases likely early next week at An Loc and Tan Son Nhut, en route to Clark Air Base in the Philippines. International Control Commission teams from Canada Indonesia Poland and Hungary prepare to assist POW releases as Red Cross missions join the effort to visit prison camps.
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Washington
Henry A. Kissinger
Bangkok
Vietnam
Hanoi
Peking
Air Force
Andrews Air Force Base
Kissinger
Nixon
America
Ceive
Saigon
U.S
North Vietnam
An Loc
Tan Son Nhut
Clark Air Force Base
Philippines
International Commission of Control and Supervision
Canada
Indonesia
Poland
Hungary
Docking Won't Compromise On Tax Increase Question
Kansas Senate Education Committee ends hearings on school finance and plans to draft a final bill. Gov. Docking rejects negotiating an income tax increase in the committee plan, saying it is unacceptable to voters. Senate chair Joseph Harder says the stance makes compromise unlikely.
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Docking
Topeka
Kan
Kansas Senate Education Committee
Robert Docking
Marvin Harder
Kansas
Hearings
Sen
Joseph Harder
Senate Education Committee
CBS Denies Plans to Air X Rated Films on TV
Lois Carlson reported CBS said it planned no X rated movies for evening TV. CBS vice president Thomas J. Swafford explained The Damned was edited from an X rating to an R and further trimmed to resemble a PG film. He urged readers to ignore misinformed claims and stated CBS never intended such programming.
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Chanute
Carol Burkman
S. Highland
Thomas J. Swafford
CBS
CBS Television Network
Merv Griffin
Swafford
Bingo Still Rolling In Senate Grave
In Topeka the pro bingo group People of Kansas Voices reports renewed hope as two senators hint a bingo amendment could pass this session. Sen Ed ward F. Reilly and Sen Bill Mulich discuss potential consideration with a Feb 20 deadline looming for any ballot submission. The state secretary of state's office cited Monday’s deadline for legal notice publication and Senate leaders noted timing limits revived the issue may be unlikely.
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Topeka
Kan
Catherine Cowell
Kansas City
People of Kansas Voices
Senate
Secretary of State
Kansas in the Civil War Era The Slavery Debate Shapes Early Kansas
The article surveys how Kansas’s push to statehood intertwined with national issues, highlighting the Missouri Compromise, the Mexican War land acquisitions, and the Kansas Nebraska Act. It details pro slavery and free state clash, illegal voting by Missouri residents, and the coming violence as both sides sought electoral advantage.
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Missouri
New Mexico
California
Utah
Kansas
Small Haul Shrimp Theft Leads to Hearing
In Kansas City Kansas two men face a February 15 preliminary hearing on unlawful possession of 2000 pounds of frozen shrimp allegedly stolen from an interstate shipment in South Holland Illinois on December 27 David Thomas Hodge 39 of Kansas City and Dale Edward Walker 33 of Independence Missouri were arrested Monday after police found the shrimp in a rental truck. Nixon visits Stennis as condition improves but recovery remains grave says hospital spokesman and president expresses optimism about the Mississippi senator's prospects after surgery.
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Kansas City, Kan
South Holland
David Thomas Hodge
Kansas City
Dale Edward Walker
Independence
Washington
John C. Stennis
Nixon
Mississippi
Stennis
Walter Reed Army Medical Center
Train Hits Bus in Littlefield Killings and Injuries
In Littlefield Texas a Santa Fe freight train struck a school bus carrying 29 people at 58 mph. Seven people were killed and 17 injured as survivors recalled the moment the train rammed the bus, tearing off its left rear side. Police Chief James Cox described the impact and the horror that followed.
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Littlefield
Tex
James Cox
Texas Panhandle
Santa Fe
Lawmakers Urge Action to Stop Highway Funds Impoundments
Four Republican reps Garner Shriver Shubitz Winn Sebelius urge major reform of OMB procedure to prevent impoundment of federal highway aid. They say Kansas loses 10 to 15 percent of its highway funds this fiscal year due to impounding.
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Washington
Garner E. Shriver
Joe Shubitz
Larry Winn Jr
Keith Sebelius
R-Kan
Believe
U.S. Office of Management and Budget
Kansas
Panel reevaluates safety of substitutes for hexachlorophene
A Washington AP report notes FDA panel doctors say existing evidence does not prove safe substitutes for hexachlorophene in antiperspirant soaps. They warn all tested chemicals absorb through skin and may damage internal organs, with no established lifetime safe amount.
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Washington
Food and Drug Administration
Subway Fire in Boston Trainskills Rush Hour Passengers
Hundreds aboard a subway train fled through smoke as one car burned near South Street Station during the evening rush. One man died and 94 people were treated for smoke inhalation with 50 admitted and 14 in serious condition. Fire Chief George Paul cited a braking system origin under the first car, with flames spreading to grease and oil on the undercarriage and tracks.
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Boston
South Street
George Paul
Massive 24 Hour General Strike Hits Northern Ireland
A 24 hour general strike called by militant Protestants crippled Northern Ireland with about 500 000 workers staying home amid intimidation claims. Cars were burned in Belfast and buses pulled off streets as early crews faced threats.
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Belfast
Northern Ireland
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