Lawrence City Railway Strike Grips Two Routes
Kansas and Missouri rail unions halt work across two lines in Lawrence as the clerks and other rail workers refuse to cross picket lines. Officials note local firms stockpiled supplies. KU and Haskell students may need buses or planes home if the strike extends.
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John B. Harris
Lawrence
Arizona
Colorado
Iowa
Kansas
Louisiana
Missouri
Nebraska
New Mexico
Oklahoma
Texas
Utah
Wyoming
Harris
KU Chancellors Suite Damaged During March by Demonstrators
A student march from Strong Hall to the Kansas Union and back caused a damage to the chancellor's suite partition wall, including replacing a panel at a cost of 150 dollars. The action followed protests over the firing of Gary Jackson and spurred talks of an economic strike against the Kansas Union.
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Kansas University
Strong Hall
Jayhawk Boulevard
Kansas Union
Strong
Laurence Chalmers
Chalmer
Ron Washington
Black Students Union
Harry Buchholz
Frank Zilm
University Senate
William Balfour
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Student Duo Alleges Regent Violates Conflict Law
Two University of Kansas students accuse T J Griffith of Kansas State Board of Regents of failing to report five Manhattan corporate interests and allege nine violations of state disclosure law. Griffith cites possible omissions and plans to amend his filing. The pair say the investigation covers regents broadly, with no direct link to a campus firing dispute.
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Topeka
University of Kansas
T. J. Griffith
Manhattan
State Board of Regents
Bill Black
Dick Mather
Kansas City
Griffith
Elwin Shanahan
Tornado watch and light snow forecast stretch across Kansas
Lawrence area under a tornado watch this afternoon with a forecast of snow tonight. The National Weather Service issued a tornado warning for eastern Kansas and northwest Missouri, with the line of greatest risk from west of Chanute to northeast of St. Joseph. Snow accumulations up to three inches expected in western Kansas, with tonight's precipitation 70 percent, 30 percent Friday.
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Lawrence
Kansas City
National Weather Service
Kansas
Missouri
Chanute
St. Joseph
Topeka Weather Service
Rail clerks strike paralyzes US rail system nationwide
Striking railway clerks defy courts and the White House as a nationwide 4th union walkout continues. AFL CIO leader C L Dennis says negotiations possible within 24 hours, while emergency law prompts some unions to resume work. Freight halts, commuters seek alternatives, coal mines face shortages, and White House optimism persists.
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Congress
White House
C. L. Dennis
Aflcio Brotherhood of Railway Clerks
W. J. Usery
Dennis
Nixon
Penn-Central
Overland
Los Angeles
Southern Pacific
Arizona
Chicago
Philadelphia
Cleveland
Quake in Peru Kills At Least 11 Officials Say
An offshore quake hit a northern Peruvian coast Wednesday night. Government sources report at least 11 dead with unofficial counts up to 14 in Piura State near the Ecuador border.
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Lima Peru
Peru
Piura
Paris Deadlock Over POW Exchange and Viet Cong Cease Fire
The Paris talks stalled as South Vietnam and the United States offered a prisoner swap for freedom of Allied captives while the Viet Cong proposed a cease fire tied to a US withdrawal by June 30 1971. Both sides rejected the other's terms and pressed for unconditional troop withdrawal.
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Paris
South Vietnam
United States
Pham Dang Lam
Viet Cong
Nguyen Thi Binh
BSU Declares Moratorium on KU Strike at Kansas University
The Black Students Union at KU declares a moratorium on strike activities citing recent violence in Lawrence. The group will meet with the Kansas Board of Regents to discuss Gary Jackson’s reinstatement and plans to resume strikes after Monday if regents take no action.
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Kansas University
Haskell
Black Students Union
Ron Washington
BSU
Lawrence
Washington
Kansas Board of Regents
Gary Jackson
BSA
Strong Hall
Abrupt Temperature Drop Brings Snow on Page Five
Index reports a sudden temperature plunge with snowfall sweeping areas noted on page five. Weather disruption affects travel and daily routines as cold air moves in from the north. Highs fall sharply, with accumulation possible in higher elevations.
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Philip Gary
Zelema Bond
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