Clinton Reservoir Seminar Draws Officials In Kansas Union
Lawrence Chamber of Commerce hosts a January 11 all day seminar at KU to present Clinton Reservoir project views. Representatives from State Highway Dept and Health Department join Shawnee County and Douglas County groups to discuss responsibilities and opportunities for the 7000 acre lake.
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The
Kansas Union
Clinton Reservoir
Lawrence Chamber of Commerce
Douglas County
Bill Gant
Chamber
Gant
State Highway Dept
State Forestry, Fish and Game Board
Division of Environment Commission
Water Reserve For Health
State Park and Resources Authority
Shawnee
Army Corps of Engineers
Kansas Water Resources Board
Douglas County Planning Commission
Land and Water Regulatory
Grumman Receives Additional Navy Loan Despite Refusal
Grumman Corp. was granted an $18 million Navy loan on Dec. 12 despite the company’s refusal to build 48 more F14 jets under a contract option. The loan raises Grumman’s total Defense Department indebtedness to $54 million. The advance payment is recoverable if the contract is canceled, and officials say such loans are a routine procurement practice.
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Bethpage
N.Y
Grumman Corp
Navy
Grumman
Stephen G. Kerekes
Department of Defense
Pentagon
Jerry W. Freidheim
Defense Department
The
New York Times
Tary
Barry J. Shillito
Senate
William Proxmire
D-Wis
Proximire
Times
Kerekes
Statue stolen from manger scene in Lecompton home
John Andes family of Lecompton asks who took the infant Jesus statue that stood in their manger scene for 50 years. The sentimental item has not been recovered and the family hopes it will be returned quietly with no questions asked.
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Jesus
John Andes
Lecompton
Assistant to KU Dean Chosen to Committee
President Nixon named 13 women and three men to a new advisory panel on the economic role of women. Organized by Chairman Herbert Stein of the Council of Economic Advisers, the panel aims to study and improve this area of policy.
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Washington
Nixon
Herbert Stein
Council of Ane Advisers
Ayaien
Snow disrupts area but power and phone services hold
Kansas utilities report repairs after a winter event with KP and L crews working from 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. on Wednesday. About 50 workers remained through mid afternoon, with assist crews sent to Atchison Bonner Springs and Olathe. No outages were reported by KP&L or Southwestern Bell. Phones stayed up due to underground cables. Area schools faced no closures though an ice alert could trigger a bus-check before Friday. Temperatures to dip further with a zero to 10 above forecast and a weekend outlook of below normal highs in the teens with a 60 percent chance of more snow.
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Haskell
Prospect
Oak Hill
Kp&l
Stedham
Atchison
Bonner Springs
Olathe
Kansas Public Service Corp
Southwestern Bell Telephone
Steve Call
Lawrence
Bill Womack
National Weather Service
Women to Join Welfare Work Program in Douglas County
Welfare Director John Derrick said two women on general assistance will begin cleaning chores in the county courthouse around mid January. Three men were referred to the program and work on county parks projects. Wages are $1.60 per hour.
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Douglas County
John Derrick
Derrick
Queen Elizabeth and Heath Booed at European Market Opening
In London the Queen and Prime Minister Heath were booed by about 200 antimarketeers at Covent Garden as Britain opened a month long festival for joining the European Common Market. Protesters shouted Heath out and threw stink bombs while the opera house displayed 10 million flowers for the Fanfare for Europe performance.
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London
Queen Elizabeth
Edward Heath
Britain
Covent Garden Opera House
Opera House
Europe
Salt Lake City Chosen as 1976 Winter Games Candidate
New York AP Salt Lake City was chosen by the USOC as the nation's candidate to host the 1976 Winter Games. The USOC Board of Directors voted unanimously. Mayor Jake Garn estimated the Games would cost about $30 million.
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New York
Salt Lake City
United States Olympic Committee
USOC
Jake Garn
Regents Reappointed By Docking Topeka
Gov. Robert Docking reappointed Jess Stewart of Wamego and Paul R. Wunsch of Kingman to the Kansas Board of Regents for four more years. Wunsch is a Republican and former House speaker. Stewart is a Democrat and current board chairman.
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Topeka
Kan
Robert Docking
Jess Stewart
Wamego
Paul R. Wunsch
Kingman
Kansas Board of Regents
Wunsch
Stewart
Kansas
House
Senate
Regents
Stewart Funeral Homes, Inc
Docking
Board of Regents
Indian Indicted For BIA Theft
James Locust of the Vian area was indicted by a federal grand jury in Washington on theft of government property from Bureau of Indian Affairs offices. The 20-year-old, formerly at Haskell Institute, allegedly took a Willard Stone carving valued at about 300 dollars a Cherokee bust and other items. Local officials did not know his tribal affiliation.
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Muskogee
Okla
Bureau of Indian Affairs
Washington
U.S. Dist. Atty
Richard Pyle
James Locust
Vian
Locust
Haskell Institute
Kansas
Willard Stone
Pyle
Clash at Paris as Vietnam peace talks resume
In Paris the semi public talks between the Communists and South Vietnam again heated as Kissinger and Tho prepare a draft, with Hanoi pressuring US to sign promptly. Saigon rejects the plan as a disguised victory and insists on recognizing two sovereign Vietnam states while US envoy Porter urges reconciliation and a concluding phase.
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Paris
Vietnam
Henry A. Kissinger
le Duc Tho
Hanoi
United States
Saigon
North Vietnam
Dinh Ba Thi
Viet Cong
U.S
South Vietnam
William J. Porter
Neuven Minh Vu
Pham Dang Lam Ald
Germanys
Koreas
Porter
Washington
Meat Output In Kansas Shows Gain
Kansas commercial red meat production in November 1972 reached 165 million pounds, up 4 percent from November 1971. Cumulative 11 month 1972 output totaled 1,753 million pounds, up 5 percent from the prior year. Beef production in November 1972 was 134 million pounds, a 5 percent rise. cattle slaughter amounted to 209,000 head, up 5 percent. Pork output in November fell 4 percent to 31 million pounds.
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Topeka
Kan
Kansas
Kansas Crop and Livestock Reporting Service
Tax Statements Mailed By County Assessor Office
Douglas County assessors mailed personal property tax statements to businesses and income property owners. Commercials have until April 15 to file, rental owners by March 1. Vehicles are assessed when auto licenses are purchased. Agricultural assessment times are set, with an extra site in Wakarusa Township for residents north of U S 40 filing at the Township shop on Louisiana Street Tuesday through Saturday 8 am to 5 pm until Feb 2. Other township residents with income producing property may file at Delmar Hildebrand’s home.
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Douglas County
Dougars County
Darwin Rogers
Rogers
U. S. 40
South Junior School
Louisiana St
Delmar Hildebrand
Rt. 1
Lawrence
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Clinton Project
Clinton
Kanwaka
Marion
Wakarusa
League of Women Voters
Douglas County Environmental Improvement Agency
Sierra Club
Kaw Basin Water Management Assn
Chamber of Commerce
Bob Smith
Smith
Kansas Department of Health
List & Clark Construction Co
Overland Park
John Newport
Journal-World Photo
Kansas Power and Light Co
Jim Wilkins
KPL
Austin Stedham
Heath
Salt Lake Chosen
Lawrence's
Round Corner
Raney Drug Stores
Barbara
Bobbie) ‘Evans
Ram
LSE
Vermont
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