Nixon Promises Wives of POWs
President Nixon, meeting with wives of Americans held or missing in Vietnam, vowed to press Hanoi for humane prisoner treatment before any peace settlement. He praised the five women with him and noted many POW families have received little or no mail from camps.
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Washington
Nixon
North Vietnam
Hanoi
Paris
Sybil Stockdale
Coronado
Calif
James Bond Stockdale
U.S
South Vietnam
Vietnam
Lawrence High Debaters Lead Eastern Kansas Forensic League
Lawrence High prepares for district National Forensic League tourney with 20 schools. Debaters Tom Christie Cindy Hird Paul Carttar and Jane Chestnut represent LHS. LHS hosts invitational for 40 teams from 21 schools with hosts not competing. Kansas University leaders return after a two day retreat.
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Lawrence High
Kansas
LHS
Tom Christie
Cindy Hird
Paul Carttar
Jane Chestnut
Victory Out of Sight at Roosevelt Junior High
Luis Sanchez, 15, blind since age three, wins the top student office at Roosevelt Junior High in San Diego. He polled 1,800 votes, defeating the nearest rival by 600, as he closed his campaign with a joke about being “out of sight.”
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San Diego
Calif
Luis Sanchez
Roosevelt Junior High
Luis
Sanchez
Buddy Rogers Reflects on KU Memories and Silent Film Fame
Silent film star Buddy Rogers, a former Kansas University attendee, visited Dyche Auditorium for a reception after KU Film Society screened My Best Girl. He recalled Wings 1924 and his path to stardom, signing autographs for students and friends, and plans to re-release his Mary Pickford films at Pickfair.
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Rogers
Charles
Buddy) Rogers
Kansas University
KU Film Society
America
Hollywood
Paramount School of Acting
Olathe
Wings
Mary Pickford
Pickfair
Beverly Hills
Corporation
Charges Due Mostels in My Lai Affair
Army sources say charges will be filed against most of 24 under investigation for the My Lai massacre. About four months needed for evidence gathering. Nine current or former soldiers named, including Lt. William L. Calley Jr. awaiting court martial for murder.
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My Lai
Washington
11Th Infantry Brigade
William L. Calley Jr
Ft. Benning, Ga
Two KU students face burglary charges in Lawrence
Preliminary hearings set for 3 p.m. December 30 in Douglas County Court for Philip H. Campbell and J. Scott Chesbro, both KU students, charged with first degree burglary after a break in at Arthur J. Katzs home. They were arrested near First Presbyterian Church after a two mile snowbound pursuit.
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Douglas County Court
Kansas University
Arthur J. Katz
Jasu
Philip H. Campbell
J. Scott Chesbro
First Presbyterian Church
Fourth Child Dies Of Diphtheria In Florida
A 6-year-old boy, David Seabrook of Monticello, died in a Thomasville hospital, bringing diphtheria deaths in Florida to four. State health officer Dr. Wilson Sowder said no statewide outbreak is likely and noted the disease is less contagious than measles.
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Miami
Fla
North Florida
David Seabrook
Thomasville
Monticello
Wilson Sowder
Florida
Sowder
Robbery Menace Greater Crime Rate Up But Pace Slows
FBI Director J Edgar Hoover reported the national crime rate rose 11 percent in the first nine months of 1969, slower than the prior year, while robberies jumped 15 percent and armed holdups rose 18 percent. Street robberies rose 18 percent and residential holdups 22 percent, with bank holdups down 4 percent.
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Washington
FBI
J. Edgar Hooever
Hoover
KU Vespers Set Sunday Inside Hoch
The 45th Kansas University Christmas Vespers with Tableaux will draw about six thousand people to two public performances at 3 30 and 7 30 pm Sunday in Hoch Auditorium. A robed choir with University Singers and brass ensembles will accompany four tableaux titled Berry Lights Journey A Christmas Hope and Annunciation. The free will offering supports the Vespers scholarship fund for music and art students.
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Kathy Graham_ Winfield
Kansas University
Hoch Auditorium
Miss Graham
Ed King
Kansas City
Kan
James Rowland
Journal-World Photo
University Singers
University Symphony
Fine Arts
Vespers
No DA Challenge Expected Over Tate Case Testimony
Los Angeles District Attorney Evelle Younger will not challenge a court pretrial statements restriction in the Tate-LaBianca killings case. Manson and five followers faced murder conspiracy charges. a grand jury transcript may be released to counter rumors. Investigators expand probes into related slayings as court dates are set.
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Lawrence
69Th Infantry Brigade
Dale Kerr
Dorsey-Liberty American Legion
Tate
Los Angeles
Evelle J. Younger
Tate-La- Bianca
Younger
Charles M. Manson
William B. Keene
Manson
Sharon Tate
Benedict Canyon
Hollywood
Lena LaBianca
Keene
Los Angeles Times
Chatsworth
San Fernando Valley
Donald O’shea
O’shea
Barton Collins
San Jose
Kathy Snoozy
Deborah Furlong
Texas grid ace loses a leg in tumor attack
Fred Steinmark, Texas safety and Cotton Bowl bound star, had his left leg amputated at the hip after doctors found a malignant tumor in the thigh bone at M D Anderson Hospital. The 20 year old played in the Arkansas Texas game last Saturday.
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Houston
Fred Steinmark
M.D. Anderson
Steinmark
Denver
Mini Fire Damages At Two Local Homes And Station
Fire at White's Texaco Service Station on 2206 Iowa caused $250 in damage after a truck pulled away with the filler hose still attached. Marion Crawley of the Kitty Clover Potato Chip Co. paid for fuel before leaving. Minor smoke and heat from a defective clothes dryer at Dr. Byron Walters 1030 Avalon Rd and a furnace at Thomas J. Kennedy Jr. 704 Forrest caused small damage. crews responded in the morning.
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White’s
Texaco
Iowa
Lawrence
Marion Crawley
Kitty Clover Potato Chip Co
Dr. Byron Walters
Avalon Rd
Thomas J. Kennedy Jr
Forrest
Paved and Lighted Parking Facili ties Rumsey Funeral Home
Paved and lighted parking facilities noted for Rumsey Funeral Home with contact VI 3 5111. Adv.
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Rumsey Funeral Home
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Buddy Rogers
Francis Heller
Paramount
Ronald Colman
Foreign Legion
New York
My Best Girl
Miss Pickford
Dyche Auditorium
Calley
David Mitchell
Mitchell
Army
Justice Department
Pentagon
Commission
Supreme Court
Air Force
Douglas County
Robert Roseberry
Belle Meade Pl
D. W. Guinn
Jasu Dr
Louisiana
25Th
Roseberry
Guinn
Jaycee
Massachusetts
Hoch
Donald M. Swarthout
School of Fine Arts
Ucouvil
Warren Mortuary
New Hampshire
Lawrence, Kansas
Texas Gridace
Chistibi
Directed By
James Moeser
Plymouth Congregational Choir
Norman Paige
Inci Basarir-Paige
Donald Marquis
Suzanne Jouvenat
Plymouth Congregational Church
Vermeat
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