Families of Four POWs Receive Brief Letters
Four American prisoners in South Vietnam sent updates to families through letters mailed from New York. The notes, routed by the Hanoi delegation and the Committee of Liaison with Families of American Prisoners of War in Indochina, bring rare word of survival for POWs long presumed dead. The letters describe bamboo prisons, long jungle treks, and harsh conditions as families await more confirmation.
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South Vietnam
Orvis Parsells
Sarasota
Fla
Associated Press
John
Hanoi
Indochina
South
Mud Creek Final Report Due Next Month
The final environmental impact statement for the Mud Creek flood protection project will be filed with the National Council on Environmental Quality in mid February. Paul Barber says the U S Army Corps of Engineers Kansas City district has received numerous public comments to incorporate, with EPA input expected in mid January.
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Mud Creek
National Council On Environmental Quality
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Paul Barber
Kansas City
Environmental Protection Agency
Corps
Washington D. C
Barber
Council On Environmental Quality
Sailors Lose Dungaree Privilege Worldwide
The chief of naval operations canceled the Z-gram allowing sailors to wear blue dungaree uniforms ashore. The Evening Tribune reports Adm Elmo Zumwalt Jr halted the policy after many sailors were seen in civilian bars and establishments in oil stained uniforms. The change marks a clash with Navy dress traditions noted by Tribune military writer Bob Dietrich.
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San Diego
Chief of Naval Operations
U.S
Evening Tribune
Adm
Elmo Zumwalt Jr
the Tribune
Bob Dietrich
Florida Congressman Slams Mail Service Overhaul
Rep. Paul G. Rogers says bad mail service remains a serious problem despite a Postal Service report claiming improvements and cost cuts since the 1972 reorganization. Postmaster General Klassen cites revenue of 7.8 billion and 87.2 billion pieces processed with 94 percent of first class mail delivered next day.
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Washington (Ap
Paul G. Rogers
Dfla
Rogers
E. T. Klassen
Klassen
Fraternity Elections Elect Four KU Students to Offices
Four Kansas University students from Lawrence were elected to fraternity posts after fall elections. Officers begin in January for one year. Thane Hudson Beta Theta Pi social chairman. Bob Marshall IFC rep for Alpha Kappa Lambda. Mike Mc Bride SAE scholarship chairman. Jeff Miller Delta Upsilon house manager.
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Thane Hudson
Quail Creek Dr
Beta Theta Pi
Bob Marshall
Yale Rd
Alpha Kappa Lambda
Mike McBride
Nathan
Sigma Alpha Epsilon
Jeff Miller
W. 24Th
Delta Upsilon
Nixon push for mandatory death penalty in certain crimes
The Nixon administration seeks mandatory death for cold blooded premeditated crimes while Senator McClellan proposes a bill letting juries decide life or death separately. Cabinet and lawmakers clash over capital punishment as debates rally congress and party lines.
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Washington
Atty
Richard G. Kleindienst
John L. McClellan
D-Ark
Truman Stamp Planned by U S Postal Service
The U S Postal Service plans a special postage stamp in memory of former President Harry S Truman who died December 26. The stamp is to be issued May 8, Truman's would be 89th birthday, with a first day issuance likely at Independence Missouri, his home.
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Washington
U.S. Postal Service
Harry S. Truman
Truman
Independence
Athletic Board Post Is Filled
Edwin R. Lindquist of Topeka has been elected to fill an unexpired term on the Kansas University Athletic Board replacing Ivan Roberts of Sabetha as an alumni member representing northeast Kansas. Lindquist, 1943 KU business school graduate, a former K-Man football star, chairs Topeka Inn Management and serves on multiple boards.
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Edwin R. Lindquist
Topeka
Kansas University Athletic Board
Lindquist
Ivan Roberts
Sabetha
Northeast Kansas
Topeka Inn Management, Inc
International Association of Holiday Inns
KU Alumni Association
John Outland
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