Soviets Set Appeals Hearing On Jewish Hijacking Conviction
Moscow reports speeded proceedings in the Jewish hijacking case with an appeal hearing set for Wednesday for 11 defendants. Analysts tie the rush to quell international uproar and western pressure ahead of the Communist party congress, noting possible commutations to lessen global furor. Nine more Jews face trial January 6 in Lenin grad with additional cases planned in Riga and Kishinev over emigration opposition to Israel policy.
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Moscow
Leningrad
Riga
Kishinev
Israel
Trial as Adult Ruled for Two In Malott Case
Two of three juveniles charged in the Ma lott hardware burglary will stand trial as adults. David Schaulis 17 and Bill Barker 18 both residents of 432 Miss were ordered to adult court with bond set at 1500 each. The third youth 16 faced a hearing for adult status as Lawrence police report says he shot Joel Malott 34 of Ft Worth Tex during the incident.
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Malott
Malott’s Hardware
Mass
Douglas County
Charles Rankin
David Schaulis
Bill Barker
Barker
Lawrence
Joel Malott
Ft. Woth
Tex
Bond
Schaulis
Muskie to Travel for Talks Abroad in Three Nations
Senator Edmund S. Muskie plans a Sunday departure for West Germany Israel and Egypt to meet government leaders and citizens. He aims to broaden his understanding of each country and its relation to the United States and other nations as he pursues the 1972 presidential nomination.
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Washington
Edmund S. Muskie
Maine
West Germany
Israel
Egypt
United States
Two Vehicle Crash Injures Two Men In Lawrence
Monday night at 1325 N Third a two car collision left Glenn L Stowe 20 of 312 Perry hospitalized with a fractured left forearm and another passenger Ricky Transue 18 treated and released for back lacerations. Raymond Whitaker 57 back from a driveway was involved and both cars plus a utility pole and a house sustained damage but no serious injuries. Police noted minor electrical disruption and four other minor collisions that day.
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Harold O’brien
Glenn L. Stowe
Perry
Lawrence Memorial Hospital
Stowe
Raymond Whitaker
Tenn
Lawrence
Ricky Transue
LMH
Whitaker
O’brien
Truth in Gas Octane Ratings Proposed by FTC
The FTC is reported ready to require posting octane ratings at service stations as a first step toward helping drivers choose appropriate gasoline. Proxmire argues octane is a key quality factor, though oil groups say it alone does not reflect other gas characteristics. Knocking, pollution, and engine damage are cited as reasons for consumers to prefer proper octane.
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Washington
Federal Trade Commission
FTC
William Proxmire
Capitol Hill
Proxmire
Wisconsin Democrat
Oil Company
Blinking Lights From Oil Circuit-Breaker Failure
In Lawrence at about 6 15 a m blinking lights were caused by an oil circuit breaker failure at the Kansas Power and Light plant at Cameron Bluffs. Austin Stedham KPL manager said the failure caused no service loss as the circuit-breaker was backed up by an inter connecting system and was bypassed.
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Kansas Power and Light Power
Cameron Bluffs
Austin Stedham
KPL
Stedham
Treasury office closes early for annual audit
Mrs. Bessie Bennett said the Douglas County Treasurer's office will close at 3 p m Thursday for the annual audit of the treasurer's books. Investigators probe the cause of Monday morning fire at Krazy Earl's. Ice at Potter Lake on the Kansas University campus is deemed unsafe for skating.
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Bessie Bennett
Douglas County
Krazy Earl's
Kansas
Lloyd Davies
Potter Lake
Kansas University
Watershed election set by Wakarusa group
A nominating committee will select candidates tonight for sixWakarusa Watershed board of directors with terms from 1968. Each member will decide on re election. The committee's recommendations will be presented at the annual meeting January 26 when new directors are chosen. The watershed covers 330000 acres across four counties and is sponsored by the U. S. Soil Conservation Service.
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Overbrook
Wakarusa
Douglas
Osage
Shawnee
Wabaunsee
U.S. Soil Conservation Service
Damages From Kansas University Vandalism Strike
Damages from the Black Students Union strike that began December 7 at Kansas University are pegged at 800 dollars. Materials and labor total 600 dollars with 200 dollars more planned to repaint lamp posts. Paint has been removed from 25 campus buildings.
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Kansas University
Office of University Relations and Development
Carswell Returns to Private Law Practice in Florida
G Harrold Carswell, who failed to win Senate confirmation for the Supreme Court and was defeated in a Senate bid, has resumed private legal practice in Tallahassee Florida. He previously left private practice in 1953 to serve as U.S. attorney and later became a judge on the U S Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals before his Supreme Court nomination.
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Tallahassee, Fla
G. Harrold Carswell
U.S. Senate
Supreme Court
Senate
Carswell
Dwight D. Eisenhower
U.S
U.S. 5Th Circuit Court of Appeals
Nixon
Coed Loses Welfare Funds In New York Ruling
Barbara Whitney a 28 year old mother of three in Schenectady loses welfare after choosing full time college study at the State University Center Albany. Welfare officials say law provides no maintenance for full time students and her benefits will end though her children keep support. Whitney plans a sociology degree to help others and regain self sufficiency.
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Schenectady
N.Y
Barbara Whitney
State University Center
Albany
Schenectady County Public Welfare Department
Whitney
State Social Services
Staszak
Wagstaff Named Fed Chairman for Kansas City District in 1971
Robert W. Wagstaff, chairman and president of the Kansas City Coca Cola Bottling Co., is named chairman of the board of directors for the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City for 1971. He succeeds Dolph Simons Sr., who is retiring after nine years as a director and four years as chairman. Simons will be replaced by Robert T. Person, president and chairman of Public Service Co. of Colorado. Wagstaff also serves as president of St. Luke's Hospital and chancellor of the Episcopal Diocese of West Missouri.
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Kansas City
Robert W. Wagstaff
Coca Cola Bottling Co
Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City
Federal Reserve Board of Governors
Washington
Wagstaff
Fed
Dolph Simons Sr
Lawrence Journal- World
Simons
Kansas City Bank
St. Luke’s Hospital
Episcopal Diocese of
West Missouri
Kansas
Wyoming
Federal Reserve District
Robert T. Person
The
Public Service Co. of Colorado
Denver
Funds Sought for Kansas Quarter School Pilot
Topeka AP Rep John Bower heads a subcommittee studying a quarter year school system for Kansas. The group will ask the 1971 Legislature for a $25,000 grant to test one district for one year. Interested districts include Topeka Lawrence Beloit and Shawnee Mission.
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Topeka
John Bower
R-Mclouth
Kansas
Bower
Education Committees
House
Senate
Lawrence
Beloit
Shawnee
Boy Returns Favorite Gift Boa Constrictor
In Frankfort Kentucky ten year old Ben Ueltschi must return his Christmas gift a six foot long sixty pound boa constrictor given by his father. His mother recalls customers urging action at her yarn shop and says Ben may receive a puppy in exchange for the reptile.
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Frankfort
Ben Ueltschi
Three Men Jailed In Laporte Kidnapping Case In Quebec
In Montreal police moved three men and one arrested associate into jail as coroner inquest into Labor Minister Pierre Laporte’s murder resumes. The suspects Paul Rose 27 Jacques Rose 23 and Francis Simard 23 hid 20 by 4 foot tunnel for weeks after evading authorities. The case ties to the Quebec Liberation Front and War Measures Act relaxations loom.
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Montreal
Quebec
Pierre Laporte
Laporte
Paul Rose
Jaques
Francis Simard
Maurice St. Pierre
Michel Viger
Justice
Jerome Choquette
Viger
The
Montreal Gazette
Humphrey Aims To Make Things Hum In Senate Return
Former vice presidential candidate Hubert Humphrey outlines plans for the 92nd Congress focusing on rural and urban development health services and revenue sharing. He seeks seats on Appropriations Agriculture and Government Operations committees while passing on Foreign Relations. His move affects seniority dynamics for Democratic leadership.
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Washington
Hubert H. Humphrey
Senate
Appropriations
Agriculture
Henry S. Reuss
D-Wis
Nixon
Congress
Humphrey
Salina Teenager Drowns After Car Hits Bridge Abutment
Charles Blosser an 18 year old Salina resident drowned Monday night after being thrown from a car that struck a bridge abutment northwest of Salina. He fell about 35 feet into a creek. Three other persons were injured in the crash.
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Salina
Kan
Charles Blosser
Blosser
Congress Key To Draft Plan Says Laird
Defense Secretary Melvin R. Laird says Congress will decide if the Nixon plan for a zero draft and all volunteer army can be met by 1974. He warns draft calls may fall in 1973 but could drop to zero only with Congress approved pay and benefit boosts. He cites a possible volunteer force of 2 to 2.4 million in mid-1973 if Congress acts. He notes no clear congressional support yet for the plan and mentions spying on civilians would not be done under Nixon.
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Washington
Defense
Melvin R. Laird
Congress
Pentagon
Laird
Nixon
Justice Department
Zimmerman Named to Salina City Commission
Zimmerman appointed to Salina city commission succeeding W. W. Yost who resigned in November for business reasons. Zimmerman is president of First State Bank.
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Salina, Kan
Salina
Richard Zimmerman
First State Bank
W. W. Yost
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Simard
Jacques Ferron
Burr
Minnesota Democrat
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Edmund 8. Muskie
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