William Kent 14 Dies in North Lawrence House Fire
A 14 year old Lawrence boy William Milton Kent died from burns from a morning fire at 709 Elm Street. His younger brother Donnie Kent survived with minor burns. The fire caused about 5500 in damage with the origin possibly a wiring or a match. The Kent family escaped to Ballard Community Center and arrangements are pending.
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Lawrence
Elm
Ballard
North Lawrence
William Milton Kent
F. C. Sanders
Donnie Kent
Lawrence Memorial Hospital
William
Donnie
Loyd Kent
Janet Crossman
Kenneth Coultis
Nixon Signs Manpower Bill
President Nixon announced he was signing a $1.5 billion manpower bill describing it as one of the finest pieces of legislation this year. He said the law makes manpower funds available to state and local governments for the first time, while noting the programs are not new.
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San Clemente, Calif
Nixon
Nixon signs manpower bill expanding state control and public jobs
Nixon ends four years of bickering by signing a manpower consolidation bill. It shifts job training and placement programs to states while retaining national oversight. It includes a public service jobs program with 600 million dollars over two years and defines unemployment thresholds for funding.
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White House
Congress
Butl
Department of Labor
Secretary of Labor
Kansas beats Oklahoma to snap seven-game Big Eight skid
Kansas ends a seven game losing streak in the Big Eight tournament with an 82 to 72 victory over Oklahoma in Kansas City. The Jayhawks pull away in the second half behind strong guard play and rebounding to secure the win.
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Kansas City
Kansas
Oklahoma
Energy Chief Orders Six-Degree Heating Cut in Oil Homes
Washington AP reports Energy Secretary William E. Simon ordered a six degree reduction in oil heated homes and placed service stations last in line for gasoline, with strict compliance required by January 15. The move ties thermostat cuts to legal obligations and sets broad allocations for heating oil diesel fuel and aviation fuel while easing some supply rules to avoid power outages.
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Henry A. Kissinger
William EE. Simon
Washington
Kissinger
Nixon
Congress
William E. Simon
Simon
Federal Energy Office
Israel and Egypt move toward Suez disengagement agreement
Israeli and Egyptian negotiators in Geneva reached consensus on some disengagement principles for Army separation along the Suez Canal after a two hour meeting. Both sides sought clarifications on other points and planned to reconvene on January 2, two days after Israel’s elections.
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Geneva
Switzerland
Suez Canal
United Nations
Miller Pops Out of Trunk In Latest Drug Raid
Four men are arrested in a Lawrence drug raid led by Kansas Attorney General Vern Miller. Miller hid in a car trunk to surprise suspects as 10 pounds of marijuana valued at 1250 dollars were seized. Arraignments set for 4 p.m. in Douglas County District Court.
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Kansas
Vern Miller
Douglas County District Court
Philip M. Devaney
Tenn
Douglas R. Anderson
Overland Park
Steve Carl Blackford
Leawood
Steven L. George
Rockledge
Devaney
Gary Porter
Lawrence Police
Douglas County Sheriff's Office
Porter
David
Berkowitz
Rex Johnson
Lawrence
Richard Stanwix
Merle McClure
Snow Likely Sunday After Light Weekend Snow in Lawrence
The National Weather Service forecasts partly cloudy skies and highs in the upper 30s today in Lawrence with tonight's lows in the upper 20s to low 30s and westerly winds 5 to 15 mph. Snow is possible late Sunday as the Kansas outlook shows highs in the 30s and lows in the 20s. Thursday's high was 38 and low 24, with this morning at 33.
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Lawrence
National Weather Service
Kansas
Three Die as Car Crash Leaves Three in Hospital
Marianne Cannavale 34 died after a turnpike crash that left her husband Louis 35 and Patrick and Linda Doyle of New Haven Missouri hospitalized in fair condition. Cannavale was head injuries. Doyle head and facial injuries with arm fractures. The collision occurred at 6 45 a m six miles west of West Lawrence interchange. Memorial services are pending.
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W. 27Th Ter
Cannavale
Haskell Indian Junior College
Doyle
Linda
West Lawrence
LMH
Turnpike
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