Pacific Coast Dock Workers Return After 134 Day Strike
San Francisco reports dock crews back to work at 24 Western ports as 13 000 longshoremen end a 134 day walkout. 218 ships wait for handling as federal officials estimate over 2 billion dollars in strike costs. President Nixon signs a bill in Peking to halt the walkout, though labor officials say it will have no force.
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San Francisco
Pacific Coast
James Robertson
Pacific Maritime Association
San Diego
Bellingham
Wash
White House
Nixon
Peking
Secretary of Labor
James D. Hodgson
Sportsman Club Opposes Drilling at Refuge
The Cheyenne Bottoms Sportsman Club of Great Bend opposes oil exploration within the Cheyenne Bottoms Wildlife Refuge in Barton County. Cities Service Oil asked the state for exploration rights, but the club warns of ecological damage and notes any drilling contracts would be bid openly.
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Great Bend
Kay
Cheyenne Bottoms Wildlife Refuge
Barton County
Cheyenne Bottoms
Sportsman Club
Cities Service Oil
Forestry, Fish and Game Commission
Commission
Charles Hulme
Hulme
HEW Grants $7,429 to Kansas University for Youth Drug Abuse Program
The Department of Health Education and Welfare announced a National Institute of Mental Health grant of 7429 dollars to Kansas University. Dr. E Jackson Baur is the principal investigator for a project titled emergency of youth initiated drug abuse program as stated by the office of U S Rep Larry Winn Jr.
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Washington
Department of Health, Education and Welfare Today
National Institute of Mental Health
Kansas University
E. Jackson Baur
U.S
Larry Winn Jr
Security Tight at Hughes Hideout in Managua
In Managua the Inter-Continental Hotel seventh floor suite housing Howard Hughes has enhanced security with a CCTV camera a peephole a two way talk box and an extra door lock. Watchers in the hall and hotel staff keep visitors away as Hughes remains the subject of interest amid speculation over his stay and possible business talks with Anastasio Somoza.
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Managua
Nicaragua
Howard R. Hughes
Inter-Continental
Hughes
Anastasio Somoza
KU School Council Groups Given 24 000 Allocation
KU students serving on school policy bodies receive about 24000 for next year. Funds come from the student activity fee pot of 408850 and require council allocations to be submitted by April 15. President David Miller urges councils to align spending with academic priorities and student needs.
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Kansas University
Senate
David Miller
Miller
KU Alums to Elect Officers in 1972-73 Session
Kansas University Alumni Association board meets Saturday at 9 am in the Kansas Union for a business session with election of a president executive vice president and three regional vice presidents for next year. Reports from executive and financial committees and two Union Operating Board reps. Chancellor Chalmers and student body president David Miller scheduled to speak. Lunch with KU student presidents precedes a reception at Allen Fieldhouse for the 1952 KU team and the KU Missouri game.
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The
Kansas University Alumni Association
Kansas Union
Laurence Chalmers
David Miller
Allen Fieldshouse
Rose
Topeka
Keith Nitcher
Raymond Nichols
University
Philip Rankin
Lowell Long
State Department of Administration
Kansas House OKs Proposed Judicial Article Tentatively
The Kansas House gave preliminary approval to a proposed judicial article amending the state constitution. It would authorize a nonpartisan district court judge selection plan and bolster disciplinary powers for attorneys and judges. Passage requires 84 votes in the House and, if approved, moves to the Senate with a possible ballot in November.
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Topeka, Kan
Kansas House
House
Harold R Fatzer
Kansas Supreme Court
Senate
Qatar Sheik Seizes Power in Dawn Coup
BEIRUT AP reports Sheik Khalifa bin Hamad al Thani, Qatar prime minister and long-time strongman, ousted cousin Sheik Ahmad bin Ali al Thani before dawn. Radio Qatar claimed the coup to 85 000 citizens as Bahrain Radio broadcast details and unconfirmed hunting trip at Tran noted. Qatar, a small peninsula, borders the Persian Gulf and proclaimed independence last September.
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Beirut
Sheik Khalifa bin Hamad al Thani
Persian Gulf
Qatar
Bahrain
Sheik Ahmad bin Ali al Thani
Tran
Radio
Sheik Khalifa
Arabian Peninsula
Britain
Union of Arab Emirates
Gulf
Gould's Hearing Date Postponed
A habeas corpus hearing for Randolph E. Gould of Kansas City has been postponed to 1 p.m. March 15 in the Jackson County Missouri circuit court. Gould faces three Douglas County felony counts linked to a May 14, 1970 bombing at the home of Daniel A. Young and a six count federal indictment with a trial date set for March.
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Randolph E. Gould
Kansas City
Douglas County
Mike Elwell
Jackson County
Gould
Lawrence
Daniel A. Young
Tenn
U.S District
Mills to Appear in Topeka April 8
Rep. Wilbur Mills of Arkansas is set to speak in Topeka on April 8 after a second postponement due to a back problem. Mills, chairman of the Ways and Means Committee, was originally slated for January and then February 26 before this date was confirmed.
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Topeka
Kan
Wilbur Mills
D-Ark
Bill Roy
D-Kan
Mills
U.S. House
Ways and Means Committee
Unmarked Eisenhower Dollar Found at Douglas County Bank
Harold Scheve of Douglas County State Bank reports an unstamped slug found last week in a roll of Eisenhower copper core dollars likely from the U S Mint in Denver. The completely unmarked coin is a rarity and the bank will keep it as a private souvenir.
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Douglas County State Bank
Harold Scheve
U.S
Denver
Scheve
Pickets Still Walk Lines on Campus at KU
KU Buildings and Grounds employees protested lack of salary increases. On Monday 62 workers were absent, 48 without excuses, plus 30 off night shift. by noon 55 were absent without pay. A campus safety committee was created to study conditions.
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Kansas University
Department of Buildings and Grounds
Lloyd Rose
Public Service Employes Union
Nitcher
Rose
Farm Owners Criticize New School Finance Plan
Kansas Senate Education Committee hears opposition from rural and western witnesses who call the Joint Legislative Education Committee proposal unconstitutional and discriminatory. Critics say reliance on property valuations to fund schools stays unequal and may raise taxes for high-valuation districts, while plan shifts funds to poorer districts via a local income tax. Proponents will be heard later in the week.
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Topeka, Kan
Senate Education Committee
Kansas
Legislative Education Committee
Educator Sees Busing Option for Equal Education
National Education Association official Samuel Ethridge said open housing rather than busing may be the ultimate solution for equal education. He spoke in Overland Park at a Shawnee Mission teachers conference and urged districts to use the most successful method, while calling for federal help.
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Overland Pack
Kan
National Education Association
Samuel B. Ethridge
Washington
NEA
Shawnee Mission
Rexroad Stands Trial in Lawrence Drug Case
Testimony opened at about 10 a.m. in the Douglas County District Court jury trial for James H. Rexroad Jr., 23, of 1105 La. and Hutchinson. He was arrested during the Sept. 24 drug raids in Lawrence and is charged with illegal sale of a dangerous drug. Rexroad has remained free on bond since his arrest.
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Douglas County
James H. Rexroad Jr
Hutchinson
Lawrence
Rexroad
Bill Would Eases Tax Levy for Lawrence School District
The proposed bill would allow a local income tax to relieve property tax burden and add about 270136 in state aid and county levy to Lawrence. Kenneth Fisher expects optimism but notes uncertain chances. 50-50 revenue split could cut property tax to 14.4 mills and raise 2.6 percent income tax.
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Lawrence
Kenneth Fisher
Fisher
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Ahmad
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Gary Sage
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Kale A. Hineman
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Kansas Association of Wheatgrowers
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