Bingo Bill Revived but Sen Bennett Dashes Hopes
In Topeka the Kansas Senate committee revived the bingo issue but Senate leader Sen Robert Bennett quickly dashed bingo advocates hopes outside the chamber. Bennett and Sen Ed Reily discussed timing as the panel moved to introduce a measure legalizing bingo by non profit groups while banning other gambling forms. The governor urged action to place a bingo only amendment on the April ballot, warning delays could push bingo illegal for 22 months.
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Topeka
Kan
Kansas Senate
Robert Bennett
Senate Federal and State Affairs Committee
Kansas
Seven U S Servicemen Named as Captives in Laos
The Pentagon said North Vietnam identified seven American service members held captive in Laos, with three already listed as POWs. Names include Air Force Lt Col Walter Stischer and Maj Edward Leonard Jr along with Navy Lt Henry Bedinger, while four others were previously listed as missing. An updated tally shows nine accounted for in Laos out of 317 lost, amid cease fire disclosures.
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Washington
United States
North Vietnam
Laos
Pentagon
Paris
U.S
Ho Chi Minh Trail
Air Force
Walter M. Stischer
Edward W. Leonard Jr
Stephen G. Long
Norbert. A. Gotner
Jack, M. Butcher
Charles F. Reiss
Navy
Henry. J. Bedinger
Stischer
Long
Bedinger
The
Pestagon
Viet Cong General Tra Brought to Saigon for Peace Talks
U S helicopters evacuated Lt Gen Tran Van Tra and 28 Viet Cong aides from Loc Ninh to Tan Son Nhut Camp Davis after a Tet offensive link. Tra, COSVN deputy commander, could unlock POW exchanges and security measures for the four party cease fire commission. First four-way commission meeting planned for Friday as Paris accords outline POW return sites and guard duties.
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Saigon
U.S
Tran van Tra
Tan Son Nhut
Tra
COSVN
South Vietnam
Viet Cong
Joint Military Commission
Loc Ninh
Camp Davis
U.S. Signal Corps
International Commission of Control and Supervision
January Storm Drenches Lawrence With .81 Inch Rain
Wet January ends with a .81 inch rainfall in Lawrence raising January total to 2.72 inches alongside 14 inches of snow. Flood risk minimal though Mud Creek near Grant School forced bus reroutes. 12 students were late. Weather officials expect decreasing moisture and cooler temperatures tonight and Friday.
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Kansas
Lawrence
National Weather Service
County Rd. 40
Grant School
Lawrence Unified School District
Bill Womack
Lawrence High School
Grant Elementary School
Douglas County Supt. of
Tom McGee
KU Freshman 18 Killed in Motorcycle Crash at 23rd Iowa
Kansas University freshman Paul Funk, 18, of Coffeyville, died after a motorcycle collision on Iowa Street near 23rd in Lawrence. A southbound bike hit a turning pickup driven by Glenn Steele. Funk wore a helmet but suffered a fractured skull. The death marks Douglas County's first traffic fatality this year. Funeral services are planned in Coffeyville with a medical scholarship fundraiser established in his memory.
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Paul F. Funk
Iowa
Coffeyville
Kansas _ University
Paul
Funk
Lawrence
Douglas County
Laurance W. Price Jr
Lawrence Memorial Hospital
Glenn I. Steele
Ala
Steele
Southwestern Bell Telephone Co
Otis Q. Crowe
Crawford
Police
Sheriff’s Departments
Irvin Youngberg
Kansas University Endowment Association
Endowment Association
Jane
Joseph Funk
David
Larry
Lloyd
Jerry Towell
Lean
Revenues Up For Amtrak in 1972 Six Months
Amtrak reports a 12.6 percent revenue rise for the last six months of 1972 versus 1971, with total 1972 revenues of 162.6 million and expenses of 310.1 million, yielding a net loss of 147.5 million. Preliminary figures for the first six months of the current fiscal year project revenues of 81.1 million and a 63 million loss.
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Washington
Amtrak
National Railroad Passenger Corp
Lewis
Three Prisoner Release Report Denied by U S Sources
SAIGON AP The U S Command and other official sources denied a report that three American prisoners of the Viet Cong were released and flown to Saigon. They checked all prisoner recovery sources under the Paris peace agreement and found nothing substantial to substantiate the claim.
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Saigon
U.S
Paris
Associated Press
Chartreuse Fire Trucks Begin Test In Detroit
DETROIT AP chartreuse is the new color for fire vehicles as officials push for better night visibility. The first chartreuse piece, a boat tender, starts today while the department delays a full fleet changeover for about 12 years.
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Detroit
Kansas House Demands Nixon Restore REA Funds
The Kansas House adopted a concurrent resolution urging President Nixon to reinstate the Rural Environmental Assistance Program funds withheld by Congress. The measure notes soil erosion threats and the program’s cost sharing, warning losses could jeopardize reservoirs and Kansas agriculture.
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Topeka
Kan
Kansas House
Nixon
Congress
House
Senate
President
Kansas
Robbery at Mrs. Hugo Black’s Home Nets $12
Alexandria police report a knife point home invasion in which Mrs. Hugo L. Black, widow of Supreme Court Justice Hugo L. Black, was robbed of $12 after answering a doorbell. The intruder, wearing cheesecloth, escaped unharmed.
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Alexandria
Hugo L. Black
Supreme Court
Birds Fly Drunk At Medical School Glass Corridors
Dozens of birds died last year trying to fly through glass-walled corridors at the Medical University of South Carolina after eating pyracantha berries. The university now marks panes with large Xs of masking tape to deter the annual hazard.
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Charleston
S.C
Medical University of South Carolina
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Lao Patriotic Front
Friedheim
North
Indochina
Eneeneke
Russell Stover
Key Rexall
23Rd
Journal-World
Ken Seals
January
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Roger Lewis
Committee On Agriculture and Livestock
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