Ervin Rejects Nixon's Secret Testimony Offer
Senate Watergate chair Ervin rejects Nixon White House aide informal testimony in secret sessions. He vows subpoenas and possible arrests if aides refuse. Weicker alleges surveillance tied to McGovern and Miami Beach burglary plans.
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Ervin
Nixon
Washington
Sam J. Ervin Jr
D-N.c
White House
Special Committee
Dean
Democratic National Committee
Washinton
Watergate
Senate
Special
Senate Investigating Committee
GOP
Lowell P. Weicker
R-Conn
Nixon Committee
Weicker
H.R. Haldeman
Alfred C. Baldwin
Charles Percy
R-Ill
Jacob Javits
R-N.y
Charles McCloskey
R-Calif
Baldwin
FBI
James W. McCord
Capitol Hill
Edward M. Kennedy
D-Mass
Edmund S. Muskie
Maine
William Proxmire
D-Wis
Mike Gravel
Alaska
Shirley Chisholm
N.Y
Nixon and Thieu to discuss continued aid at Western White House
President Nixon plans to reassure South Vietnam President Nguyen Van Thieu of continued U S aid during four meetings at the Western White House in California. Officials expect talks to cover cease fire violations and possible American reprisals, with a communique to follow.
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San Clemente
Calif
Nixon
Nguyen van Thieu
White House
U.S
Thieu
Air Vietnam
Los Angeles
South Vietnam
North Vietnam
Henry A. Kissinger
William P. Rogers
Ellsworth Bunker
Saigon
Graham Martin
Bunker
Rogers
Camp Pendleton Marine Base
la Casa Pacifica
Washington
Hanoi
John Ford
City Commission to Consider Personnel Manual Changes
The City Commission will meet Tuesday at 2 p.m. in the First National Bank Building to review proposed changes to the personnel manual limiting political activity by city employees. Revisions would allow public involvement supporting or opposing City Commission candidates. The meeting also covers awarding a radio maintenance contract to a bidder among three, and a Hospital Board request for a traffic study around the hospital to ease rising congestion.
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City Commission
First National Bank
Robert Haralick
Den
Hospital Board
City Commission Agenda Review March 27 1973 business items
The agenda lists new business items including minutes review from March 27 1973 bid openings for paving and sidewalk work in Deerfield Park PUD variances for Dairy Queen and Montgomery Ward sign ordinance, radio maintenance contract, Straw Hat Pizza site plan at Sixth Street and Crestline Drive, bid recapitulation, sewer plans for Deerfield Park PUD, paving petitions for Pioneer Ridge No 4, Optimist Bicycle Parade letter, rezoning proposal near Wisconsin and Minnesota streets, personnel manual changes on political activity, minutes from boards, Administrative Pay Plan for Chief Building Inspector, annexation requests near Kasel Drive North Street and 500 block, traffic study for Lawrence Memorial Hospital, ordinance on removal of parking, and old business ordinance 4405 removing parking on East Glenn Drive and Cadet Street areas.
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Deerfield Park
Dairy Queen
Mass
Montgomery Ward
Sixth Street
Crestline Drive
Mitchell-Stephens Agency
Pioneer Ridge No. 4
Ward Thompson
Wisconsin Street
Minnesota Street
West Fifth Street
R. O. Nelson
Kasel Drive
Lawrence Memorial Hospital
Everett Lathrom
North Street
East Glenn Drive
Cadet Street
Maple Lane
Moramar Addition
American Legion Pancake Day in Lawrence
Red White and Blue pancakes will be served at the annual Pancake Day fundraiser for the Legion baseball program at the post home 3408 W 6th from 6 30 a m to 2 p m Saturday. Douglas County received 13978 16 in liquor enforcement tax distributions for the quarter ending March 15 with statewide total 618 582 09 across 105 counties.
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American Legion
Legion
Post
W. 6Th
Kansas
Douglas County
State Treasure
Sedgwick
Wallace County
Hillcrest School to Hear India Slide Talk by KU Professor
Second and third graders at Hillcrest School will view a slide presentation on India at p.m. Thursday. Speaker will be B. S. Benjamin, KU associate professor of architecture and urban design, and his wife. Teachers coordinating are Mrs. Cynthia A. Harris and Mrs. Mildred Frakes.
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Hillcrest School
India
B. S. Benjamin
Kansas University
Cynthia A. Harris
Mildred Frakes
Three Murders Linked to North Kansas Case Continues
Police pursue leads from Iola to Garnett as Longfellow is tied to the deaths of Dianna Avery and her son. A mother called for help from Richmond while Longfellow accompanied Mrs. Avery, and funeral services were held for Dianna and the boy with further services planned for Longfellow.
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Avery
Richmond
Ottawa
Longfellow
Weather dampens farmers as March rain nears average
Douglas County Extension agent Earl Van Meter warns rain may continue. Corn is the top concern and planting should begin to avoid insect and disease problems. Fertilizing winter wheat and pastures is slowed but not critical. Local wetlands report 2.12 in at Tonganoxie and 1.9 in at Baldwin for the weekend, with March totals of 8.6 and 10.2 inches respectively.
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Douglas County
Earl van Meter
van Meter
Lawrence Area
Tonganoxie
Baldwin
Worden
Museum Efforts Gather for Two Final Fund Drive Stages
Organizational activities for the Elizabeth M. Watkins Community Museum fund drive advance with residential canvass recruitment and a retail division meeting scheduled for Tuesday noon. The drive seeks capital gifts to renovate the old city hall at 1th and Massachusetts Streets, provide an elevator and display facilities, and fund a future operations income trust. Leaders include Dole Brooking for residential and Pete Whitenight and George Catt for retail, with numerous local volunteers named as captains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elizabeth M. Watkins
Old City Hall
1Th and
Massachusetts Streets
Kansas All-Sports Hall of Fame
Dole Brooking
Pete Whitenight
George Catt
Paul Lawson
Justin Hill
Herman Cohen
Harold Allen
James Owens
Howard Wilcox
Morris Kay
No Torture but He Talks
Navy Capt. Walter Eugene Wilber defends antiwar statements made as a POW in North Vietnam saying he was not tortured. He recounts his conscience and Christian beliefs guiding his change of view after capture. He lives with his wife and three children in Columbia Cross Roads Pennsylvania.
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New York
Navy
Walter Eugene Wilber
North Vietnam
Wilber
Columbia Cross Roads
Pennsylvania
Bradford County
Wiber
Wilbur
Yell Leader Pom Pon Tryout Clinics Schedule
Kansas University announces yell leader and pom pon tryout clinics in Allen Fieldhouse. Sessions run 6 30 p m at listed dates and locations with preliminary and final tryouts set for April 9 10 11 and 16 in the fieldhouse.
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Kansas University
Allen Fieldhouse
Cambodian Troops Retreat After Major Offensive Push
Government forces engage in their first large operation in 15 months near Phnom Penh. Communist troops push them from Prasat Nsang Khmau, 33 miles south of the capital, with 50 killed and 80 wounded as troops withdraw to Chambak four miles away.
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Phnom Penh
Cambodia
Prasat Nsang Khmau
Chambak
Big Eight conference meets on Missouri urban problems
The Big Eight Cities Conference gathers police, Chamber of Commerce leaders, university officials, and journalists to discuss mutual urban issues in Missouri. Lawrence participants include City Commissioners Jack Rose and Nancy Hambleton, John Conard, Police Chief Richard Stanwix, City Manager Buford Watson, publisher Dolph C. Simons Jr., Chamber President Jack Brand, Chamber Manager Bill Gant, and Toby McIntosh of the Journal-World. the conference concludes Tuesday.
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Chamber of Commerce
Lawrence
Jack Rose
Nancy Hambleton
John Conard
Richard Stanwix
Buford Watson
Dolph C. Simons Jr
The
Journal-World
Jack Brand
Bill Gant
Toby McIntosh
Five Win During Pinewood Derby
Five boys won in the Cub Scout Pinewood Derby held Saturday at the Community Building. Winners were Jimmy Dallus first Gary Gentle second and Chuck Cornelius third with Mike Riehm fourth and Mark Wilhite fifth. Seven packs participated as W. R. VanSchmus coordinated the first annual event for boys aged eight to ten.
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Jimmy Dallus
Forrest Ave
Gary Gentle
University Dr
Chuck Cornelius
Yorkshire Dr
Mike Riehm
N.H
Mark Wilhite
Sunset Dr
W. R. VanSchmus
Lincoln Park to be renamed Elgin Woody Park in Lawrence
Elgin Woody a longtime Lawrence sports supporter will have Lincoln Park renamed in his honor. Mayor John Emick announced the plan at a church service with City Commissioners present and said formal naming will occur at the upcoming City Commission meeting. Woody, 84, known as Mr. Lincoln Park, helped coach and sponsor Woody's Aces and served in civic programs since retiring from Railway Express in 1954.
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Elgin Woody
Lawrence
Lincoln Park
Ninth Street Baptist Church
Railway Express
Wells Fargo
Emick
Woody
Kiwanis Club
Elgin Woody Park
William Greene
Paul Francisco
Hobart
William
Elgin Jr
Rumney Mineral Hotel Ad in Lawrences Area
Serving the Lawrences area since 920. Rumney Mineral Hote, 843 Dilt- Adv.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrences
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Prsidential
John W. Dean
Laws of Evidence
Duke University
Nis Kallsen
Lawrence Communications Inc
Kallsen
Lawrence Communications
Perry Lake
Missouri River
Mississippi
Journal- World
Oskaloosa
Iola
Garnett
U. S. 59
Dianna
Pinet
Missouri
Emick City Commission
Citizens For Emick
Travis Glass
Pulliam City
Pulliam
Dick Raney
M&m Office Supply
New Hampshire
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