Brezhnev Calls for Detente While Targeting West and China
Soviet leader Leonid Brezhnev used his congress address to push detente amid U S opposition, defend MPLA aid to Angola, denounce Western communists as opportunists, and warn against Maoist China. He urged nuclear disarmament and urged Sino-Moscow rapprochement if Beijing returns to Marxist Leninist lines.
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Leonid I. Brezhnev
United States
Brezhnev
MPLA
Angola
China
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Lenin
Peking
Brezhnev Ald
Kremlin Palace of Congresses
Lawrence Schools Seek Federal Funds for Learning Disabilities Pilot
The Lawrence school board voted 6 to 1 to seek 103 145 from the U S Office of Education for 1976 77 to fund a pilot program at Central Junior High for 18 students with learning disabilities The plan aims to teach learning strategies rather than remediation and track progress against peers at West and South Junior Highs.
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Lawrence
U.S. Office of Education
Don Herbel
Central
Herbel
Gary Condra
Condra
Harris Construction Wins Low Bid for County Extension
Harris Construction Co. submitted a base bid of 112000 with 41000 in alternates to build the Douglas County extension at the fairgrounds, well under the architect’s 165000 estimate and McPherson’s 120399 base bid. Officials praised the bid as affordable and feasible, with a 120 day completion proposed though likely extended.
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Lawrence Construction Company
Douglas County
County Commission
Harris Construction Co
Harris
McPherson Construction of
Topeka
Hicks
Jeff Messick
Planning group to consider protest permits and condo plan
The Lawrence-Douglas County Planning Commission meets at 7 p.m. Wednesday to review a Douglas County proposal to permit protests as a conditional use with a unanimous 80 percent land-owner threshold within 2 500 feet. Also on the agenda is Berg Acres No 2 lot-size variance and a Parkmar Estates PUD use change to single family.
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Berg Acres No. 2
U.S. 59
Wakarusa Township Rd
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Alice Falls In Love The Xerox 9200 Reproduction Center
Alice the Print Shop of the Future at House of Usher Quick Copy Center offers instant printing and reproductions. She promises reliable, high quality work with fast service and low charges at 838 Massachusetts.
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House of Usher
Lawrence
Quick
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Haskell dorm plans approved after funding battle
The Bureau of Indian Affairs approved construction of a 128 student dorm at Haskell Indian Junior College in Albuquerque New Mexico. Law Co Inc Wichita will build the dorm at a cost of 1 973 million with bids for the full project trimmed to fit available funds. A second dorm may follow pending supplemental funding in Congress to cost about 2 4 million. The first dorm could be signed within 20 days with a 20 day start for work and completion expected in about a year. The plan aims to reduce crowding and accommodate anticipated enrollment growth.
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Haskell Indian Junior College
BIA
Albuquerque
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Wichita
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U.S. Department of Labor
Lee Gerkin
Pearson
Congress
Law Co
Gerkin
Haskell
Frank Quiring
Gabon Chief Buys Isola Hotel in France
Gabon's president Omar Bongo bought the 50 room hotel where he and aides stayed at the Isola resort near the Riviera. The building cost 3.4 million dollars with a 680 thousand dollar deposit paid immediately, resort officials said.
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France
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Isola
Riviera
Bongo
Douglas County Bicentennial Bell Dedicated and Signed
The Douglas County Bicentennial Commission received a 200 pound bell crafted by James Patti and Robert Rose. The bell, costing about 1500, will tour the county and a signed scroll will fund its creation with 1 per signature. Lawrence parade plans were announced for May 1 with March 3 first meeting.
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Douglas County Bicentennial Commission
County Commission
James Patti
Robert Rose
Clenece Hills
Wayne Nelson
Utah Ct
Lawrence
Nelson
Lewis Armstrong
LaSalle
Ron Smith
Douglas County
Mrs. Hills
J. J. Stoneback
Peter Whitenight
Arthur Heck
Burglars Hit Gibson Discount Center and Alfie’s Fish and Chips
Lawrenc e police reported two major break-ins. At Gibson Discount Center in Iowa a broken door revealed losses of five guns eight cameras and six lenses totaling 2786 with 200 door damage. At Alfie’s Fish and Chips on Sixth and Maine burglars pried a door and stole 524 in cash.
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Gibson Discount Center
Iowa
Alfie
Fish and Chips
Sixth
Maine
CBS newsman Schorr suspended over leaked report
CBS veteran Daniel Schorr says the central issue in any legal fight is the public s right to know. The House Ethics Committee planned to meet to consider contempt of Congress charges after the House voted 269 to 115 to probe the leak and the Justice Department also opened an inquiry.
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CBS
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