Perot Remains Optimistic Of Delivering POW Gifts
ANCHORAGE Alaska AP Texas billionaire H Ross Perot remained hopeful as he left on the final leg of his around the world mission to deliver belated Christmas gifts to U S servicemen held prisoner in North Vietnam He flew eight hours over the North Pole to Denmark arriving from Bangkok Thailand to repack medical supplies clothing and food before continuing to Copenhagen and then Moscow on a chartered Boeing 707 jet
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Texas
H. Ross. Perot
U.S
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North Pole
Denmark
Perot
Bangkok
Thailand
Copenhagen
Moscow
H. Ross Perot
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Dallas
Vientiane
Laos
Hanoi
Climbers Reach Grand Teton Saddle in Winter Ascent
Eleven of twenty two climbers led by Paul Petzoldt reached the lower saddle 2100 feet below the summit of Grand Teton with weather posing a major obstacle. Petzoldt aims for a first winter ascent in five years as wind and cold threaten progress and the team establishes base camp about two thousand feet below the saddle.
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Moose, Wyo
Grand Teton Peak
Paul Petzoldt
Bob
Bill Pease
Emporia
Grand Teton
Petzoldt
Cess
Jackson Hole
Weather Bureau
Tax changes extend excises and add minimum levy
The article details tax measures extended to Dec 31, 1970 including 10 percent on telephones and 7 percent on automobiles. It introduces a 10 percent minimum tax on a broad set of preference items such as oil income capital gains and accelerated real estate depreciation with a deduction for regular federal income tax paid. It also allows moving expense deductions for persons relocating over 50 miles.
Bread price war enters third month in Kalispell
In Kalispell Montana a bread price war cuts four one pound loaves of unsliced white bread to 25 cents, compared with a normal price around a dollar. The drop followed earlier lows near three cents per loaf. Baker James Todd admits uncertainty about the cause.
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Kalispell
Mont
James Todd
Tax Rites Bigger on Paychecks
Washington AP reports the Tax Reform Act may shrink paychecks next week as withholding rises for some due to Social Security tax on the first 7,800 of income and new rules. IRS figures show modest changes for three sample salaries, with July changes adding personal exemptions and the standard deduction. figures exclude raises for benefits or deductions.
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Washington
John Q
Internal Revenue Service
Year’s Review Topic of Talk For Rotarians
Bill Mayer Lawrence Journal World editor summarized Lawrence events of the past year to Rotary Club members noting growth potential for 1970s. He cited civic maturity, university-city collaboration, and drives like the United Fund Ballard Center, plus changes at KU including leadership shifts and ROTC debates. He urged prudent development of Perry and Clinton Reservoirs as growth continues.
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Lawrence
Bill Mayer
The
Journal- World
Lawrence United Fund
Ballard Center
Mayer
Perry
Clinton
Robins On Kansas University Campus Defy Winter Birds
Birds on the Kansas University campus linger as winter arrives with robins seen in Lawrence. The piece notes their unexpected stay, challenging the belief they always fly south for the season.
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Kansas University
Agnew Applauded At Marcos Inauguration In Manila
Vice President Spiro Agnew drew warm applause at the inaugural of Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos in Manila. He attended a two hour ceremony amid tight security and joined a reception without incident after earlier demonstrators. Two University of the Philippines students faced assault and explosives charges connected to a nighttime protest.
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Manila
Spiro T. Agnew
Ferdinand E. Marcos
Agnew
Marcos
U.S
Chung Il-kwon
South Korea
University of the Philippines
Spiro Agnew
Ferdinand D. Marcos
Simons Renamed Fed Chairman of Federal Reserve Bank Kansas City
Dolph Simons editor of the Journal-World is redesig nated chairman of the board of the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City for the coming year. The Federal Reserve Board in Washington announced the appointment. Simons has served as a director since 1962 and chaired the Kansas City Tenth District since 1967. Willard D. Hosford Jr. was reappointed director and named deputy chairman. Other actions include reappointments and branch director posts for Chris Dobbins, C. W. Flint Jr., and A. James Ebel, all effective January 1.
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Dolph Simons
Journal-World
Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City
Federal Reserve Board of Governors
Washington
Simons
Federal Reserve
Kansas City
Board of Governors
Willard D. Hosford Jr
John Deere Co
Omaha
Kansas City Bank
Hosford
Chris Dobbins
Ideal Basic Industries
Denver
C. W. Flint Jr
Flint Steel Corp
Tulsa
Oklahoma City
A. James Ebel
Cornhusker Television Corporation
Lincoln
Neb
Rothwell Accepts Vermont University Chair Post
Kenneth Rothwell, KU English professor since 1957, will become chair and professor of English at the University of Vermont starting July 1, 1970. He previously taught at KU, Rochester, and Cincinnati, directed freshman-sophomore courses, and authored a forthcoming rhetoric text. He and his wife Marilyn, with four children, reside at 637 Tenn.
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Kansas University
University of Vermont
Rothwell
University of Rochester
University of Cincinnati
Elizabeth M. Watkins
American Philosophical Society
Episcopal Church
Marilyn
Kenneth Jr
Mary
Elizabeth
Ann
Tenn
New England Braces for Snow Tonight After Historic Storm
Weather Bureau warned New England to expect more snow this evening though not a repeat of the Christmas storm. Vermonters faced dairy milk dumpings and power cuts as up to 60 inches of snow paralyzed parts of Vermont and Massachusetts. Vermont declared a disaster area while snowmobiles aided deliveries and emergency work. Across the nation heavy rain fell from Texas to Delaware with tornadoes in Louisiana injuring two.
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Newbury
Texas
Tennessee Valley
Virginias
Delaware
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