Nixon orders faster Vietnam troop withdrawal and keeps Laos option open
President Nixon announced a speedup of more than 50 percent in U.S. troop withdrawals from Vietnam, pulling 45 800 more servicemen in December and January to about 139 000. He signaled possible intensified bombing of infiltration routes through Laos and noted two-month withdrawal periods to preserve negotiating leverage. The move follows better Viet Nam progress and comments from the South Vietnamese government. Nixon also stated continued aid to Cambodia and no American ground troops there, with inflation and economic policy praised.
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Nixon
U.S
Vietnam
Laos
United States
Cambodia
Wage Board and Price Commission
Peking
Moscow
Nixon signals flexible wage price rules end freeze
The wage and price freeze ends tonight with flexible guidelines aimed at halving inflation. Regulators publish thawed rules, with late Friday exemptions for life insurance premiums servicemen and some federal workers. Auto industry wage and price rises may proceed with rollbacks possible if excessive, seeking annual price increases near 2.5 percent.
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Nixon
Price Commission
Weather Area Forecast Mostly Fair and Cooler
Mostly fair and slightly cooler Sunday. Low tonight in the 40s, high Sunday in the 60s.
Legislators Schedule Tax Lid Hearing in Topeka
In Topeka a hearing set for November 22 will decide whether the 1972 Kansas Legislature should extend the property tax lid. Rep. Shelby Smith leads the House committee and invited Gov. Docking, Atty. Gen. Miller, Sen. Hodze, and Frank Carlson, with possible representation from Docking's team.
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Topeka
Kan
Kansas
Statehouse
Shelby Smith
Wichita
House
Robert Docking
Vern Miller
Frank Hodze
Kansas Chamber of Commerce
Smith
Docking
Miller
van Cleave
Lawrence
Manhattan
Senate presses tax cut debate with larger personal relief
The Senate on the first day of floor debate backed a tax cut bill with increased individual relief, adopting an $800 personal income tax exemption next year instead of the $750 favored by the administration. A violent hijack incident in Calgary ended when a crewman struck the gunman with a fire ax as the hijacker prepared to bail out.
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Senate
Calgary
Alta
Air Canada
Ireland
Great Falls
Mont
New Mayor At Humboldt
Humboldt City Council unanimously accepted the resignation of Mayor Ralph Baxley after disagreements. Russell Runnels, council president, assumed Baxley’s duties while Martin Henrichs became president and a replacement for Henrichs will be named later. Baxley’s resignation followed a low key serious discussion.
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Humboldt
Humboldt City
Ralph Baxley
Baxley
Russell Runnels
Martin Henrichs
Henrichs
Runnels
Federal Land Bank Office Coming Here
Parsons and Eureka Federal Land Bank associations will merge July 1 with an office in Chanute. The unified Parsons unit will serve 12 counties, centralizing operations in Chanute, with about 700 members from both associations. The merger was initiated by the ninth district Federal Land Bank in Wichita.
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Federal Land Bank
Parsons
Parsons and
Eureka Federal Land Bank
Chanute
Eureka Association
Parsons Unit
Parsons Federal Land Bank Assn
Eureka
Parsons Association
Rose
Ninth Land Bank
Kansas
Ninth District Federal Land Bank
Wichita
Intercepted Letter Dear Cha
Intercepted note mentions servicemen rising in status by joining high circles with the auto and insurance industries. It notes servicemen move into influential groups alongside these sectors. The brief hints at social mobility and industry connections during the period.
New Kansas Jury System Takes Effect January First
A Kansas law effective January 1 changes jury selection to a random cross section from voter registration and census lists. The district court judge becomes the jury commissioner and drafting proceeds via a jury wheel with broader eligibility, including 18 to 20 year olds who are registered electors. Jury pay rises to ten dollars daily.
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John Rabe
Kansas
Neosho County
Chanute
Farming Honor Wing Earns Outstanding Young Farmer Title
Mark Wing 30 and his wife Karen live near High Prairie Church in Wilson County with two sons. He will receive Kansas Farm Bureau Outstanding Young Farmer of 1971 at the state meeting in Wichita. He already is named one of ten Kansas Farm Bureau Leaders of the Year. Wing farms 1255 acres with his father, growing wheat soybeans corn and cattle. He serves on the Future Committee and is active in the Wilson County Farm Bureau and church duties. Karen Wing (née Cox) studied home economics at Kansas State University before their 1964 marriage.
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Mark Wing
Karen
Jeff
Ken
Wilson County
Chanute
High Prairie Church
Mark
Wichita
The
Kansas Farm Bureau
Farm Bureau
Philip Wing
Kansas State University
Manhattan
Altoona-Midway High School
Wilson County Farm Bureau
Kansas Farm Bureau of the Future
Ray Frisbie
First Baptist Church Sanctuary Wrecked During Remodel
Parsons Sun reports workmen remodeling the sanctuary of the First Baptist Church in Parsons left the pulpit area wrecked from floor to ceiling resembling a bomb blast. A viewer commented on Sunday wishing to have heard the sermon. William Frederick, paralyzed since a fall six years ago, plans an auctioneering career per an Associated Press story.
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First Baptist Church
Parsons
Jim Davis
Parsons Sun
Jay E. Parr
Green Bay
Wis
Green Bay Press Gazette
Associated Press
William E. Frederick
Frederick
Chanute
Parr
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Buddy” Martin
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