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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 21, 1972
Page
1
North Vietnam said U S air raids Wednesday and today damaged the prison camp holding captured American pilots and reported that several POWs were injured.
Nixon warned South Vietnam's Thieu he would cut off military and economic aid unless he signs the peace accord Hanoi is said to accept soon. Saigon officials report an American ultimatum, while Hanoi radio cites U S threats to continue bombing to force terms.
Federal officials say a Delta Convair 860 should not have been on the runway when North Central Flight 575 collided, killing nine. Investigators will study cockpit and tower communications and why the Delta jet crossed the runway.
Local advertising brief notes free delivery prescriptions from All Raney Drug Stores and lists Russell-Stover Candies and Key Rexall as participating brands and outlets.
U S Command reports three more B52 bombers lost with 12 crewmen missing as heavy raids on Hanoi Haiphong continue. North Vietnam claims 12 B52s and 14 fighter bombers shot down. Civilians suffer heavy casualties. Hanoi proclaims Christmas cease fires. U S figures cite 215 killed and 326 wounded by mid day Tuesday.
Radio Hanoi reported that a Soviet ship was damaged during U S raids on Haiphong port. The broadcast said a bomb damaged cabins and shattered panes, noting several merchant ships anchored there. It also said a Polish cargo ship was hit the previous day with three seamen killed and four wounded.
The region begins Christmas holiday with mild conditions and cloudy skies. National Weather Service forecasts upper 20s to lower 30s tonight in Lawrence, near 50 Friday with minimal precipitation, and a weekend outlook of above normal temperatures and partly cloudy skies into Monday. Wind gusts reached 32 mph earlier, while Wednesday’s high hit 41 and morning low 32.
Richard Helms resigns as CIA director and will be nominated as ambassador to Iran. James Schlesinger, 43 and former chairman of the Atomic Energy Commission, will replace him. Helms cites retirement policy and will turn 60 in March. Joseph Farland leaves Iran post as assigned elsewhere.
A Christmas gift idea listing a year long subscription to the Journal-World with contact details for the circulation department and a holiday greeting.
Osage County hosts the Clinton Reservoir planning note ahead of a Jan 11 seminar. The county, about 40 miles south of Lawrence, contrasts with Douglas County and faces road and bridge needs as 12 000 acres were taken for the lakes Pomona and Melvern. Chairman Melvin Chatham says the county has two federal reservoirs and millions are needed for infrastructure.
Local officials complain that dams and lakes push high property taxes onto farmers and ranchers while roads and bridges around federal projects lag. Senators including Robert Dole push for federal aid, arguing counties must finance access as Osage and Douglas counties cope with two reservoirs and rising values.
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