POW release plans begin as Laird says 100 plus to return
Secretary Laird announced operations to bring home more than 100 U.S. POWs from Hanoi will begin next week. Flights will go nonstop from Hanoi to Clark AFB Philippines via a layover route over Vientiane but no stop in Vientiane. A Paris list of POWs will be provided to American officials but not made public.
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Melvin R. Laird
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Hanoi
Laird
Clark Air Force Base
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Vientiane
Laos
Henry A. Kissinger
North Vietnam
Paris
NBC Today Show
Seven counties join in regional solid waste plan
Seven counties of the See-Kan Regional Planning Commission voted Thursday night in Erie to participate in a multi county solid waste plan. Montgomery and Crawford will not participate as they already pursue separate plans. Hamele of White Hamele and Associates detailed plan steps and costs.
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Hamele
White
Salina
Commission
Birthright Organizes Around Pro-Choice Message
Birthright begins organizing under the banner that it is the right of every expectant mother to give birth and the right of every baby to be born. The statement advocates reproductive rights and outlines the organization's mission to support mothers and infants.
Kansas House Approves 9.35 Million Supplemental Budget
Ways and Means Committee backs a 9.35 million supplemental appropriation for state agencies for the year ending June 30. The bill totals 2.94 million general funds and 6.45 million special revenue funds and moves to the full House for debate.
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African Films Captivate 250 At Neosho County Junior College
About 250 people attended an African film program at Neosho County Junior College. Chuck Ennis of San Antonio narrated eight safaris to Africa and a professional film. The Safari Museum centennial celebration featured views of Osa and Martin Johnsons at Lake Paradise Marsabit Mountain and Ahmed the famed tusked elephant. The program showcased Kenya game reserves Ambosoeli Tsavo North Lake Nakuru and wildlife such as rhino cheetah and the giant forest hog. Ennis claimed the bongo was first photographed in his work and a Serengeti aerial shown covered wildebeest migration awaiting rain. The professional film credited to hunter Bill Ryan depicted safari life.
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Rubella Immunization Law Challenged by Medical Journal
The New England Journal of Medicine says rubella immunization laws are indefensible and should be repealed. It argues herd immunity failed in Casper Wyoming nine months after programs, noting vaccine-induced immunity is weaker and short-lived and may risk pregnant women. The editorial urges focus on protecting women of childbearing age after birth.
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Area Forecast: Cooler with Rain Tonight and Saturday
Mostly cloudy and cool tonight with lows around 42. Intermittent rain and colder Saturday with highs in the 40s. Winds southerly 5 to 15 mph. Precipitation chances 10 percent tonight and 60 percent Saturday.
Senate Considers Lotteries and Liquor Debates in Kansas
In Topeka the Kansas Senate faces a two-thirds vote path on a lotteries repeal and a liquor-by-the-drink amendment. House Speaker Duane McGill warns failure in the Senate ends the measures, promising a swift House floor showdown if cleared. Lobbybackers Jack Robinson and Rev Richard Taylor Jr. defer predicting Monday outcomes.
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Neu Spars With Kids Over Ladybug as State Bug
In Des Moines Lt. Gov. Arthur Neu clashed with second and third graders over naming the ladybug the official state bug. Pupils covered his suit with stickers advocating Ladybug for State Bug. In Washington Nixon proposed abolishing three executive office bodies to save about 2 million dollars and 389 jobs. In Chicago teachers ended an 11 day strike after ratifying a new contract with wage, class size, prep time and year length concessions.
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Rogers to sign Vietnam peace pact in Paris
Secretary of State William P. Rogers departed for Paris to sign a historic Vietnam agreement he called an era of peace. He will join leaders from North and South Vietnam and the Vietcong provisional government to seal a cease-fire to take effect at 6 p.m. CST Saturday. He expects Laos and Cambodia cease-fires soon after.
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Storm of Attacks Across South Vietnam Rock US Forces
In South Vietnam a morning and Thursday surge of attacks killed two Americans and nearly 400 Vietnamese while triggering the heaviest American air strikes in eight months. A Marine air wing commander spoke after a guard died at Bien Hoa Air Base as an observation helicopter went down in flames, likely shot. Twelve civilian advisers and technicians and thirteen U.S. servicemen were wounded.
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Johnson burial honors LBJ with pageantry and prayer
In near freezing weather about 10,000 mourners gathered at the LBJ Ranch family cemetery for a 50 minute funeral ceremony after services at National City Christian Church in Washington. The rites reflected Johnsons religious solemnity military pageantry and oratory as friends gathered to say farewell.
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Tex
Lyndon B. Johnson
Afrnoon
LBJ
Johnson
Texas
National City Christian Church
Washington
Watergate trial nears closure as last witness tests
Washington AP reports the government will present its final witnesses today in the Watergate trial. Judge Sirica told jurors the case could finish by the end of next week or early the following week, after a recess for Lyndon B. Johnson's funeral.
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Lyndon B. Johnson
U.S. District Court
John J. Sirica
Nixon to address nation on 1974 budget impact
President Nixon will deliver a taped nationwide radio address Sunday evening lasting 11 minutes. The talk will discuss the fiscal 1974 budget and its effects on the economy and economic stability, airing at 5 PM Central Time.
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