Winter storm toll rises as Kansas reels from blizzard
A major winter storm sweeps Kansas causing six deaths including two in a Manhattan plane crash. Heavy snow falls varied by region from 1 to 10 inches with several road closures and ice hazards. Forecasters predict cold, then a warming trend starting Friday while remaining subfreezing in many areas.
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Kansas
Manhattan
John Walters
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Tidball
Oberlin
St. Francis
Bird City
Scott City
Hill City
Colby
Dodge City
Garden
Arkansas
State Center For
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Hutchinson
Emporia
Lubbock
Tex
Kansas Turnpike
Wichita
Cimarron
Russell
Coffeyville
Goodland
Pittsburg
Kuwaitis Silence On Fate of Killers In Rome Athens Attacks
Kuwaiti officials remained silent on the fate of five Palestinian gunmen who killed 32 people during a two day spree at Rome and Athens airports. Moroccan sources said Kuwait pledges severe punishment or trial at home or transfer to the PLO. The hijackers released hostages and flew to Kuwait before the German jet returned to Rome.
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Rome
Athens
Morocco
Persian Gulf
Kuwait Hilton
Fiumicino
Concrete warning on snow removal methods downtown
Don Schaake, Neighborhood Development Program director, urges shovels as best for snow removal on downtown sidewalks to protect concrete. He warns chemicals endanger trees and planters and should not be used on the newly completed 600 and 1100 blocks of Massachusetts Street. Schaake will alert merchants in those blocks and advises others to avoid piling snow in planters unless public danger requires it.
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Don Schaake
Schaake
Massachusetts Street
Lawyer Admits Playing White House Tape at Georgetown Party
William Dobrovic, attorney for Ralph Nader in the milk fund case, testified in court that he played five minutes of a White House tape for six guests at a Georgetown cocktail party. He called his action a very foolish mistake and said he carried a cassette copy in his pocket and warned guests it contained the hottest news item in town. One attendee was ABC News director Kevin Delaney.
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White House
William Dobrovic
Ralph Nader
Milk Fund
Georgetown
ABC News
Kevin Delaney
New Conference Elects Galluzzi as President
Galluzzi of Haskell Indian Junior College was elected president of the new Greater Kansas City Community College Conference. An eight member group also chose Dr. Robert Harris of Johnson County Junior College as vice president and John Gazda of Maplewood Community College as secretary-treasurer. The body approved bylaws for the activities division and set February 1 to approve bylaws for the athletics division. Athletic activities may begin next fall with possible spring events including canoe trips and arts and drama events. Members include Longview, Penn Valley, State Fair, Trenton, Highland, Johnson County, Haskell, and Maplewood.
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Wallace Galluzzi
Haskell Indian Junior College
Greater Kansas City Community College Conference
Galluzzi
Robert Harris
Johnson County Junior College
Overland Park
John Gazda
Maplewood Community College
Kansas City
Longview Community College
Penn Valley Community College
State Fair Community College
Sedalia
Trenton Junior College
Trenton
Highland Community College
Highland
Kan
Johnson County Community College
Haskell
Maplewood
City Considers Sewer Rate Hike in Lawrence
Lawrence city commissioners weigh higher sewer rates than engineers proposed to fund a planned 6.16 million dollar treatment plant. They consider a 20 year bond vs 30 years to save interest but raise charges for households and businesses.
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Lawrence
Nancy Hambleton
Black and Veatch Consultants
Charles Keller
Black and Veatch
Kansas University
Hambleton
Weathering the Overnight Storm Hits Lawrence
Douglas County sheriff dispatchers had no reports of wrecks by noon due to the overnight storm. A dispatcher said cars were in ditches all night. Within the city six non injury collisions occurred from 7 a.m. to noon as police checked stalled vehicles and others ice bound in ditches.
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Douglas County
LMH Trustees Approve 4.5 Million Budget for 1974
Lawrence Memorial Hospital boards approve a 4.5 million dollar budget for 1974 with projected income of 4,566,665 and expenses of 4,330,130. Net surplus 236,535 to fund new equipment and an expansion plan. ground floor renovation dropped amid higher estimates. Trustees Barteldes urges delaying the build if possible.
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Lawrence Memorial Hospital Board of Trustees
Bob Billings
Gene Burnett
GAO Cites Federal Spending on Nixon Homes
Government auditors conclude Nixon should have paid for some of the 1.4 million spent on security and other work at his San Clemente and Key Biscayne properties. The GAO stops short of demanding repayment but urges tighter controls and limits on presidential private residences. The report notes federal officials and aides approved or ordered projects and criticizes nonessential work and landscape maintenance funded by the government.
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Nixon
Congress
General Accounting Office
San Clemente
Calif
Key Biscayne
Fla
White House
C. G. “Bebe” Rebozo
GAO
General Services Administration
Secret Service
Herbert Kalmbach
Liberian Freighter Sinks Off Pacific Northwest Coast
A Liberian freighter with 40 crew members sank about 520 miles northwest of Victoria British Columbia in gale seas after reporting water ingression. The Golden Arrow and a Japanese freighter aided lifeboats as conditions remained dangerous with 50 knot winds and 30 foot swells.
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Victoria
B.C
Pacific
Here
United States Coast Guard
Argus
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