Nixon Cabinet Faces Pay Cuts From Washington Posts
Most Nixon appointees will take salary reductions from their pre government earnings. Cabinet officers earn 35 000 while many come from high paying private sector roles including Kennedy Stans Rogers and Romney. Only Laird and Finch may improve their finances. A White House commission urged raising Cabinet pay to 60 000.
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Nixon
Eisenhower
State of
Michigan
George Romney
American Motors Corp
Housing and Urban Development
Melvin Laird
Defense
Robert H. Finch
California
Health, Education and Welfare
Laird
Congress
Finch
White House
Pan American 707 Explodes Over Caribbean Killing 51
A Pan American 707 from New York to Caracas exploded over the Caribbean Sea 16 miles off Venezuela. Fifty-one aboard were reported dead with search ongoing and several bodies recovered before dawn. The pilot was Capt. Sidney E. Stillwaugh, 50.
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Venezuela
Caribbean Sea
Pan American
New York
United States
Canada
Italy
Ireland
Sidney E. Stillwaugh
West Islip
N.Y
la Guaira Naval Base
Radio Aeropuerto
B-52 Bombers Hit North of Saigon in Heavy Wave
American B52s delivered their heaviest two month bombardment from noon Wednesday to noon today, dropping about 3000 tons as air and ground observers note large enemy troop concentrations along the Cambodian border. Intelligence suggests a new winter offensive near Saigon, with additional forces moving from Laos toward Hue and allied lookouts on high alert for terror strikes ahead of December 19 anniversary actions.
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Saigon
U.S
Washington
Laos
Hue
South Vietnam
Hanoi
KU Coach Pepper Rodgers Receives New Contract Details
Kansas Universitys athletic board approved a five year deal for football coach Pepper Rodgers including a $27,000 salary, a $4,000 raise, a monthly bonus, and a $100,000 life insurance package reportedly to deter him from leaving. Athletic director Wade Stinson declined comment on the plan and the salary figures.
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Wade Stinson
Kansas University
KU Athletic Board
Pepper Rodgers
Athletic Board
Rodgers
Stinson
Missouri
Arctic air brings sharp cold to Lawrence area
A passing snow event spared the area with little accumulation as Arctic air settles over Kansas. Temperatures dropped from a near 60 degree high to around 19 to start the morning with gusts up to 65 mph. Snow flurries were seen but expected to end tonight with clearing skies and a low in the teens.
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Lawrence
Weather Bureau
Kansas
Journal-World
Reminiscence on Old Time Flu Treatments in Journal World
Elfriede Fischer Rowe recalls how Lawrence residents treated flu in the old days with amusing observations. She notes remedies that bordered on witchcraft and reflects on past community practices and attitudes toward illness.
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Elfriede Fischer Rowe
Lawrence
Journal- World
Santa Lacks ZIP Code as Postal Service Probes
The Post Office Department admits it has no zip code for Santa Claus amid a Roanoke Virginia letter from a father and son. The boy suggested ho ho ho as the code, and officials note the code would be five numbers or ho ho ho ho ho. The agency is considering the issue with no reply yet.
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Washington
Post Office Department
Santa Claus
Roanoke
Hong Kong Flu Crisis Forces School Closures Nationwide
The Hong Kong flu epidemic prompts school and college closings across the U S and raises absenteeism in business and industry. Adelphi University cancels undergraduate classes until Jan 5. The Merchant Marine Academy at Kings Point begins Christmas break early as about half the midshipmen fall ill. Nationwide cases spike with 14 states plus D C and Puerto Rico reporting Hong Kong flu.
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Los Angeles
New York City
Adelphi University
Garden City
Merchant Marine Academy
Kings Point
National Communicable Disease Center
Puerto Rico
District of Columbia
Wescoe Pleads for Restored KU Budget Amid Cuts
Kansas University Chancellor W Clarke Wescoe urged restoring all KU budget cuts during a Topeka hearing. He cited private gifts totaling $200,000 and warned salaries, maintenance, and upcoming space building needs threaten faculty recruitment and program quality.
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Topeka
Kansas University
W. Clarke Wescoe
Wescoe
James Bibb
Mount Oread
American Association of University Professors
Bibb
Council For Progress
County Eyes Merging Census by School District
Douglas County commissioners considered uniting Unified School District No. 497 census of children with the county's official tally. They may use the district’s computer facilities to compile county statistics and will meet with Assessor Darwin Rogers to discuss advisability of a merger.
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Douglas County
Darwin Rogers
June Smith
Dan Ragle
Commission
Lawrence
Travis Glass
Glass
Journal-World Subscription Gift Offer at Raney Drug Stores
A Christmas gift pitch offers a Journal-World subscription with free prescription delivery and immediate mail service. The promotion is tied to Raney Drug Stores including New World Almanace mentions ADV and 1000-Adv.
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Lawrence
Fred Sanders
Journal-World Photo
Journal-World
Raney Drug Stores
New World Almanace Bectors
ADV
Flu Invasion Light in Lawrence Not Yet Epidemic
Lawrence reports only scattered flu signs with one confirmed Hong Kong flu case at Watkins Hospital. Officials caution the threshold of an epidemic may be reached as 25 hospital patients show flu symptoms, while schools and local businesses describe absenteeism as normal to mild, with no widespread outbreaks.
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Michigan
Detroit
Chrysler Corp
General Motors Corp
Lawrence
Raymond Schwegler
Watkins Hospital
Hong Kong
Schwegler
Robert Ramsey
Johnson
Centennial
Schwegler School
Pinckney School
St. John’s School
Haskell Institute
Central
West
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