Korean captor yields after 88 hours of hotel siege in Japan
Kim Hi ro a 41 year old Korean held 13 hostages in a Shizuoka hotel for 88 hours threatening to blow up the building. He released the 13th hostage Namio Shibata among onlookers as detectives closed in and seized him without meeting two demands. The standoff drew nationwide attention to discrimination against Koreans living in Japan.
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Florida Strike Ends First Week Over Accreditation Threats
Florida’s statewide teacher strike neared one week with accreditation at risk as talks between the Florida Education Association and Governor Claude Kirk’s aides yielded no concrete solution. The Southern Association of Colleges and Schools warned accreditation could be extremely doubtful if uncertified teachers continue. Dr. Phil Constans, FEA executive director, said discussions with aides have occurred but no resolution emerged.
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Lawrence Area Arts Calendar Feb 25 to Mar 3
Lawrence Community Arts Council presents a week of campus and city events. Exhibits lectures recitals theatre and concerts fill KU venues and public libraries from Feb 25 through Mar 3 with programs by University groups and visiting troupes.
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World War III Fear Echoes in GOP Campaign Talks
Nixon and Romney warn of a coming major conflict as they campaign across the nation. In Portsmouth Nixon says the next president faces its greatest danger since World War II with the Soviet Union nuclear parity and China near a nuclear capability. Romney, in Oregon, links Vietnam to a broader war threat and urges curbing military momentum for national and international security. Republican figures Dirksen Morton Stassen also figure in the day’s political shifts.
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Weds Foster Father in Controversial Kansas Union
Marcia J. German 18 married her foster father John German 69 making her stepmother to her 5 year old half brother Richard German. The ceremony followed by custody details and legal validation by Judge William J. Burns. German, in the Women's Army Corps, will return to Baltimore where she is stationed.
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Richard German
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Wyandotte County District Court
Kansas Democrats Gather for Washington Day Events
Topeka AP State Democrats meet in Topeka for Washington Day activities highlighted by a $25 dinner addressed by Postmaster General Lawrence F. O'Brien. Dr. Marvin A. Harder spoke at the Woodrow Wilson luncheon and a 2nd District convention will choose six delegates to the national convention.
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