Study Ordered to Plug Loopholes in Draft Lottery
The White House orders a study of draft lottery loopholes to prevent a chess game of moves by deferments and reclassifications. Officials review whether students can drop deferments while remaining in school and how reverse deferments could remove men from exposure, with projections of 550 000 draft eligible in 1970 and varying local board outcomes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
White House
National Security Council
Defense Department
Selective Service
Col
Bernard T. Franck
Lewis B. Hershey
Selective Service System
Franck
Nixon
Pentagon
Arabs Reject U S Proposal For Mideast Settlement
Arab governments and the Palestinian guerrilla leadership rejected the latest U S plan for the Middle East before Rogers outlined it. The proposal calls for Israeli withdrawal from Egyptian territory and a binding Israel Egypt accord to end hostilities. Egypt said the plan is piecemeal and splits the Arab world. The Soviet Union opened talks with Egypt but gave no comment.
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Egypt
U.S
Middle East
William P. Rogers
Israel
Jordan
Syria
Ahmed Abdel Maguib
Kremlin
Rogers
Woman to Face Larceny Charge
Saundra Lea Cunningham, 29, Rt. 2 Ottawa, was arrested on grand larceny charges for allegedly taking sixty $100 bills from her grandmother Ruth Lefholz, Rt. 1 Baldwin. She posted $2,500 bond to appear in Douglas County Court at 11:30 a.m. Dec. 17. A second arrest involved Lyle Kent Larson, 19, at 1111 Wilth and Scandia for shoplifting items at Kroger's Family Center. He posted $1,500 bond for theft of 11 cassette tapes and a rifle bullets.
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Saundra Lea Cunningham
Rt. 2
Ottawa
Douglas County
Ruth Lefholz
Baldwin
Daniel A. Young
Kroger’s Family Center
23Rd
Ala
Lyle Kent Larson
Wilth and
Scandia
Kansas University
These Christmas Trees A Year-Round Project
Vincent Hoover runs a 20 acre Christmas tree farm near Lecompton with about 20 000 Scotch pines. Trees grow year round and require constant trimming. labor is mainly by hand with some machine help. Hoover plans a gravel parking area and hay wagon rides next year along with free coffee for customers.
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Debby Allen
Vincent Hoover
Hoover
Ohio
Lecompton
Washington County
Kaw
Kansas University
Journal-World Photo
Investigation into theft of 22 mailboxes in Douglas County
Douglas County Sheriff Rex Johnson reports ongoing probe into the theft of 22 mailboxes dated last Thursday and Friday. Inspectors are assisting. 18 mailboxes were recovered from the Marais des Cygnes River near Ottawa by Franklin County deputies and most were returned to owners.
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Douglas County
Rex Johnson
Marins Des Cygnes
Ottawa
Franklin County
Sheriff’s Department
Midnight Mishap Involves Four Vehicles At City Intersection
A Tuesday midnight collision at Sixth and Ohio involved four vehicles with total damages around 2200 dollars. John Blasdel 1957 panel truck and Kenneth Swadsey 1964 car swerved and struck a parked 1966 Sports car, later hit by Darryl Steffen 1967 car. No serious injuries. Additional crash at 19th and Town Streets damaged Emma Miller 1959 car and Michael Zuschek 1967 car. Four minor non injury accidents also investigated.
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Sixth
Ohio
Lawrence
John Blasdel
Rt. 3
Ixth
Kenneth J. Swadsey
Iowa
Blasdel
Klaverkamp
Steffen
Swadley
Emma E. Miller
21St Ter
Michael K. Zuschek
Mass
Town
Topeka Bid for YDC Presidency Hits Las Vegas
Paul Pendergast of Topeka brings 38 Kansans to Las Vegas as he contests the Young Democratic Clubs of America presidency. He faces Peter Vessella of Elmwood Pa a national vice president of the group and David Sternoff of Seattle Wash a past presidential candidate.
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Las Vegas
Nev
Paul Pendergast
Topeka
Young Democratic Clubs of America
Pendergast
Kansas
Robert Docking
Kansas Democratic Party
Peter Vessella
Elmwood
Young Democratic Clubs
David Sternoff
Seattle
Wash
Hays voters reject 4.5 million high school bond
Hays Unified School District 489 voters defeat a proposed 4.5 million bond for a new high school. The measure lost 2,100 to 1,963, with plans for the school on an 80 acre tract on the northwest edge of Hays.
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Hays
Unified School District
Denton and Dark Earn Knights Commander Titles in Wichita
Denton and Dark of Lecompton and Denton received Knights Commander of the Court of Honor at the Scottish Rite Investiture and 33rd Degree Coronation in Wichita. Thomas C. Ryther of 1914 Maine also earned the 33rd Degree. Lawrence Masons in attendance included Dr. Harold G. Barr, Herbert H. Jones, J. C. Milliken, George W. Mole, H. Herbert Tuller, John J. Verburg and Chester J. M. Lessenden Sr.
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T. Elton Dark
Lecompton
Cecil W. Denton
Denton
Court of Honor
Wichita
Lawrence Masons
Harold G. Barr
Herbert H. Jones
J. C. Milliken
George W. Mole
H. Herbert Tuller
John J. Verburg
Chester JM. Lessenden Sr
South Viet Nam Sees Big Militia Boost in U S Withdrawal
South Vietnamese officials report armed forces up by about 88 000 to 1 090 000 over six months led by regional and popular militia gains as U S troop withdrawals loom. Thieu says the national situation improves and Nixon plans a further troop cut with VN replacements later this month.
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Saigon
Nixon
Army
Navy
Revolutionary Development
South Vietnam
Popular
Mekong Delta
Nguyen van Thieu
United States
Thieu
Melvin Laird
Vietnam
Back Seat Stolen From Unlocked Car in Lawrence Parking Lot
Nancy Foreman reports theft of the bench half from the back seat of her unlocked car in the Stable parking lot at 1401 W Seventh between 11 30 p m and midnight Tuesday. The incident occurred in Lawrence. Police investigate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nancy Foreman
A.J
Lawrence
W. Seventh
Rich Man Hired Killers to Murder Wife and Court Group
Reno story reports Nevada millionaire Jack Van Sickle 53 of Carson City arrested on conspiracy to murder charges after hiring two undercover agents to kill his estranged wife, a judge, and four attorneys. Detectives say Van Sickle paid $2,500 and planned additional killings.
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Reno
Nev
Nevada
Jack van Sjckle
Carson City
Stanislaus County
Calif
Beth van Sickle
van Sickle
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THE
Associated Press
Salvation Army
Lawrence Jaycee
Thomas Klagerkamp
Swadsey
Darryl A. Steffen
Eudora
Zuschek
Lawrence Police
Topekan
Hays Bonds
Thomas C. Ryther
Maine
Owens Flower Shop
Indiana
Warren Mortuary
New Hampshire
Lawrence, Kansas
Tinue
California
Charles Curtis
Rod Wells
Modesto
Ries
23Rd Street
Kasold Drive
Ron Sprecker
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