Mysterious Chinese man named opium king of Asia
The report identifies Lo Hsing Han as Asia's opium king operating from Tachilek near Burma's Golden Triangle. Thai and U.S. agents seized thousands of kilograms of opium and heroin in raids while Lo reportedly expanded trafficking and maintained a 1,000-strong private army.
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Thailand
Burma
Golden Triangle
Asia
Lo Hsing Han
U.S
Saigon
Hong Kong
Land
Laos
Airport and Street Study Proposals Await Federal Action
Three studies on sewage treatment airport and a county streets and roads plan for Lawrence advance through preparation stages. The state highway department completed the Douglas County plan and it awaits joint city county state session release and federal approval. The county plan prioritizes bypass routes while a separate Black and Veatch study guides federal sewer compliance with a $4.5 million plant and $1 million in improvements. A city public hearing on the airport study will occur within 30 days following discussion of the environmental impact statement.
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Lawrence
State Highway Department
Lawrence- Douglas County
Robert Hagen
Black and Veatch
Lawrence City Commission
Buford Watson
Watson
Brief Honeymoon Ends for Koreas
North and South Korea remain deadlocked over Red Cross talks to reunite divided families. After July agreement to peaceful talks both sides balked on session location and leadership invitations, delaying the first meeting. North Korea accuses Seoul of delaying tactics as U.N. General Assembly moves loom.
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Seoul
North
South Korea
Kim Jong-pil
North Korea
Red Cross
Korea
U.N. General Assembly
Algeria
U.N
Committee
Professor Invited to Contribute Memorial Paper
Kansas University physiology professor Eugene C. Bovee invited to contribute to a memorial volume honoring Israeli scientist Aharon Katchalsky killed by terrorists on May 31 in Tel Aviv. The May 1973 Journal of Mechanochemistry and Cell Mobility will feature his paper titled The Effect of Certain Stimulative and Inhibitive Chemicals on the Swimming Rate of Paramecium and the Potential Theory of Explanation.
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Eugene C. Bovee
Kansas University
Aharon Katchalsky
Tel Aviv
Journal of Mechanochemistry and
Bovee
Katchalsky
Shawnee Officers Searching River After Man Jumps In
Shawnee County sheriff's office plans to drag the Kansas River in a search for a young man who reportedly jumped from the Sardou Avenue Bridge after Park Patrolman William Workman saw him leaning on the railing. Investigators seek to identify the jumper.
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Topeka
Sheriff's Office
Kansas River
William Workman
Sardou Avenue Bridge
Workman
Thief Steals During Vigil at Nashville Hospital
A Shelbyville woman reports a thief took her last 225 dollars and her dying husband's watch while she slept during an all night vigil at St Thomas Hospital in Nashville. She says relatives brought funds to cover her stay and her husband’s care as he remained in critical condition in ICU.
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Nashville
Tenn
Shelbyville
Mary Warren
St. Thomas Hospital
Nixon Returns From Retreat to Washington
President Nixon returns to Washington after a weekend at Asbury Island retreat on Maryland's Eastern Shore. He stayed at a beach house owned by Thomas McCabe with former Atty. Gen. John Mitchell and C G Rebozo joining him, returning by helicopter Sunday.
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Washington
Nixon
Assateague Island
Maryland
Paper Company
Thomas McCabe
Atty
John N. Mitchell
Florida
C. G. “Bebe” Rebozo
New York
Robert Abplanalo
Island
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