North Vietnam Agrees to Free Final POWs
North Vietnam announces an agreement to release the last 139 American prisoners in exchange for the withdrawal of remaining U.S. forces, with groups due at Gia Lam airport on Tuesday Wednesday and Thursday. The plan delays the Paris timetable by one day.
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Saigon
North Vietnam
Vietnam
Bui Tin
South Vietnam
U.S
Hanoi
Gia Lam
Tin
Pathet Lao
Laos
Candidates To Air Views In District 413 Board Race
District 413 Board of Education candidates will hold a question and answer session Tuesday at 7 p.m. in the Chanute High School auditorium. Sponsored by the local teachers association, the program invites all district voters to meet each candidate. Each candidate will present qualifications and intended contributions to the school system before audience questions.
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Board of Education
Chanute High School
Teachers Association For All
Crash Kills Father and Son Near Earlton
A semi-trailer overturned five miles south of Chanute near Earlton killing Thomas Henry Harding 38 of Ottumwa Iowa and his son 14. The truck owned by R V Trucking Inc Coffeyville was valued at 12000 with two truck drivers reporting the scene at 6 a m and bodies recovered by 9 a m. The Neosho County sheriff's office assisted the crash was discovered by truck drivers and authorities dispatched from Neosho Memorial Hospital.
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Earlton
Highway Patrol
Thomas Henry Harding
Ottumwa
Iowa
Thomas Henry Harding Jr
Chanute
US 169
Ings
Patman proposes 60 day price and rent freeze in Congress
House Banking Committee Chairman Wright Patman introduces a bill to freeze all prices and interest rates for 60 days and stabilize rents at January 10 and March 16 levels. The plan would require the president to roll back controls if inflation exceeds 3 percent for three months or 2 percent for a year and would expand mandatory controls thereafter. Senator Proxmire urged a six month wage and price freeze amid ongoing labor negotiations.
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Nixon
House Banking Committee
Wright Patman
Patman
Banking Committee
Texas
William Proxmire
Dwis
Recipe contest opens in Tribune with $50 prize
The Tribune announces a recipe contest running through April 14 with a top prize of $50. Entries may use both sides of a recipe card and must list ingredients followed by preparation. Six categories include meats vegetables cookies and cakes salads desserts and breads. Judges are Mrs. Marie Kyle and Mrs. Lois Carlson. The Tribune reserves rights to use submissions and will publish a cookbook in May.
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Tribune
Marie Kyle
Lois Carlson
Kyle
Chanute
Neosho County Community Junior College
Kansas State College of
Pittsburg
Kansas State University
Legislators Debate Disallowance Tax Ties to Turnpike Bills
State Sen. Dale Hudson and Rep. Fred Harris spoke at a coffee session about popular bills stalled while awaiting action on Gov. Docking backed disallowance tax. Hudson opposed the tax, citing revenue and fairness concerns, and discussed its impact on the Kansas Department of Economic Development. Harris noted two turnpike bills before the House, including an eastern border highway in committee and a Winfield to Galena route in the Senate.
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Dale Hudson
Kansas
Robert Docking
Hudson
Rep
Fred Harris
Harris
Gas service to be cut for day in southwest area
City crews will shut down the main gas line from 8 a.m. to nightfall Tuesday to repair a large leak at Plummer and Mth. The affected area includes homes west and south of a line from the Santa Fe tracks to 7th Street and also includes Neosho County Community Junior College and Chanute Manufacturing Co. Potential disruption covers the Municipal Airport vicinity.
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Mth
Floyd Heath
Garfield
14Th
Santa Fe
Washington
Rutter
12Th
7Th
Heath
Neosho County
Area Forecast Showers End. Pleasant Tuesday Ahead
Fair and cooler conditions with light variable winds tonight. Lows in the mid to upper 30s. Tuesday will be mostly sunny and slightly warmer with highs in the low 60s. Precipitation chances zero percent tonight and Tuesday.
Intercepted Letter Dear Cha Card Recipe Quip
Intercepted letter witty remark suggests a recipe failing to fit six categories is better eaten on the card itself. The line plays on humor about classification and edible paper.
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Cha
Disallowance Bill Blocked in Kansas Senate Committee
The Senate Ways and Means Committee refused to move the corporate Disallowance bill to the Senate floor. Gov. Docking tied demands to fund new programs over the next two fiscal years. The 4-4 vote left the bill in committee after chairman Sen. Ross Doyen refused to break the tie without Democratic support.
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Topeka
Kan
Senate
Ways and Means
Robert Docking
Ross Doyen
Concordia
Storm Youth Dead In Pickup Truck Fall
Patrick Howard Storm, 16, a Chanute High junior, died Sunday morning from head injuries after falling from the bed of a pickup on West Main near the Country Club Thursday night. He died at Neosho Memorial Hospital.
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West Main
Neosho Memorial Hospital
Sir Noel Coward dies in Jamaica at 73
London AP reports Sir Noel Coward famed British playwright and actor died today at his Jamaica vacation home from a heart attack aged 73. Secretary Mrs. Joan Hirst said he died early this morning very peacefully.
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Noel Coward
Jamaica
Joan Hirst
Coward
New York Speed Limit Talk on Gas Savings
A federal official proposed lowering highway speed limits to 50 mph to conserve gasoline during a possible summer shortage. Darrell M. Trent, acting director of the Office of Emergency Preparedness, said cutting average speeds by 20 mph could save 15 to 20 percent per car. The Nixon administration moved to ease rising housing costs by increasing lumber supply and seeking voluntary Japanese restraint on timber purchases.
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New York
Darrell M. Trent
Office of Emergency Preparedness
Washington
Nixon
U.S
Aid to Wounded Knee siege may violate law
U S District Attorney Robert Roth warned that Wounded Knee in South Dakota is a riotous area under federal law. He said donors of food money or clothing could be aiding or abetting a riot and thus violate a U S statute. At least two Wichita groups left Friday with aid.
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Wichita, Kan
Wounded Knee
S.D
U.S
Robert Roth
U.S. Justice Department
Wichita
Prater Trial Heads to Jury in Yablonski Slayings
In Erie, Pennsylvania, the trial of former United Mine Workers official William J. Prater is expected to go to the jury today. The case centers on an alleged plot to murder reformer Joseph A. Yablonski, known as Jock, with two weeks of testimony already heard.
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Erie, Pa
William J. Prater
United Mine Workers
Yablonski
Erie County
UMW
Joseph A
Jock” Yablonski
Trade talks urged by congressional panel for Nixon
A joint House Senate committee urged President Nixon to hold meetings with Canada Japan and Western European leaders to win new trade concessions and accelerate reform of the world monetary system.
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Washington
Nixon
Canada
Japan
Western
Europe
House
Senate
McCord Begins Testimony in Watergate Case Hearings
James W. McCord Jr. told Senate investigators what he knows about the bugging of Democratic headquarters. Samuel Dash, chief counsel for the Watergate committee, said McCord supplied names of others involved and would provide more names later.
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Washington
James W. McCord Jr
Senate
Samuel Cash
Senate Watergate
McCord
Thieu Frees Rival Dzu Ahead of U.S. Visit
Saigon government releases Truong Dinh Dzu after five years in prison following the 1967 election. Dzu, once a top political detainee, was the runner up to President Thieu. Observers see the move as Thieu’s bid to bolster his image before his forthcoming U.S. trip.
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Saigon
Truong Dinh Dzu
Nguyen van Thieu
Dzu
Thieu
United States
Amin claims invasion as Tanzania border tensions rise
Ugandan President Idi Amin orders troops to the Tanzanian border amid his pledge of an imminent invasion. Tanzanian officials dismiss the threat as absolute nonsense and say the border remains calm, according to Dar es Salaam sources including Defense Minister Edward Sokoine.
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Kenya
Idi Amin
Uganda
Dar Es Salaam
Amin
Tanzania
Edward Sokoine
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