One Fourth of Mankind Mongol Echoes Through History
In 1295 three ragged men, the Polos, arrive in Venice with tales of Cathay. Marco Polo later dictates his adventures about Kublai Khan and Cambaluc. The Mongol Empire reshapes Eurasia, with wars, paper money, and a changing China under Ming rise and Manchu entry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Venice
Maffeo
Nicola Pola
Iitter
Marco
Cathay
Genoa
Cambalue Les
Kublai
Burma
Java
Vietnam
Japan
Hospital Maternity Ward Births and Arrivals Report
A list of birth announcements and hospital ward timings notes multiple births and arrivals. Names and addresses accompany details of babies born on Tuesday and Wednesday across several streets and towns, with showings of new parental guardians and residences.
Firecracker Thrown at Crown Prince in Nikko Incident
A man aged about 20 breached a police line in Nikko and hurled a firecracker at Crown Prince Akihito and Crown Princess Michiko as they exited a car. The device did not explode and the suspect was arrested.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tokyo
Akihito
Michiko
Nikko
Kansas Salt Mine Nuclear Dump Faces Key Problems
AP reports a Kansas plan to turn an abandoned salt mine near Lyons into a 25 million dollar radioactive waste repository met with concerns from a 10 year old Fort Scott student Tammy Estes. Dr. James R Schlesinger Jr acknowledged 30 bore holes in the site with 27 can be plugged but 3 may not be sealed. He cited new production plans by American Salt Company as heightening questions about Lyons suitability. The plan hinges on robust public protection and further research before moving forward.
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Washington
Kansas
James R. Schiesinger
Atomic Energy Commission
Tammy Lee Estes
Fort Scott
Kan
Tammy
Schlesinger
ARC
Lyons
American Salt Company
Gremillion Sentenced to Three Years for Perjury
Louisiana Attorney General Jack P. F. Gremillion was sentenced in New Orleans to three years in prison for five counts of perjury after lying to a federal grand jury. The terms run concurrently. Defense plans an immediate appeal as Judge Fred Cassady condemned the offense as not excusable.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans
Louisiana
Jack P. F. Gremillion
Gremillion
U.S
Fred Cassidry
Irvin Dymond
Dymond
U.S. District Court
Louisiana Loan & Thrift Co
LHS Debaters Enter Regional Kansas State Debate Tourney
Six Lawrence High debaters will compete in the Class 5A regional debate tournament at Shawnee Mission West High Friday and Saturday. Rick Hird and Frank Cross debate the negative on a jury system reform resolution. Affirmative teams are Mike Maranell with Robin Rowland and Greg Hack with Teresa May.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence High
Kansas State High School Activities Assn
Shawnee Mission West High
United States
Rick Hird
Frank Cross
Mike Maranell
Robin Rowland
Greg Hack
Teresa May
Jackson Eyeing Kansas 2nd District Race
Samuel Jackson, third in the federal HUD, reportedly considered a run for Kansas 2nd District Congress seat held by Democrat Roy. He denied pursuing office, noting his ties to Kansas including residence and church. No Republican candidates were announced to oppose Roy.
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Topeka
Kan
Samuel Jackson
Federal
Department of Housing and Urban Development
Kansas
Jackson
Associated Press
Congress
William Roy
Roy
Chester Mize
Atchison
Free Ecology Films For Lawrence Youths This Saturday
The Kansas University Museum of Natural History and Museum Associates offer free ecology films for youngsters from kindergarten through grade 6 this Saturday at 10 30 a.m. in Dyche Hall auditorium. Four titles Cave Ecology Grasslands Ecology How a Lake Ages and What Ecologists Do are donated by Centron Corp. The program may continue weekly depending on attendance and costs with a possible free will offering.
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Kansas University Museum of Natural History
The
Museum Associates
Lawrence
Dyche Hall
Centron Corp
Stephen Edwards
James Carothers
Ozawkie Man Dies in One Car Crash
Hermann Reinhold, 47, of Ozawkie Kansas, died in a one car crash on U.S. Route 24 near Grantville Wednesday. No other details were released.
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Topeka
Kan
Hermann Reinhold
Ozawkie
Grantville
Cessna Posts Record December Aircraft Sales
Cessna Aircraft Co reports December as the best month in its history for commercial aircraft sales with total revenue of 17.461 million dollars. The record surpasses April 1969 and reflects 415 aircraft deliveries including nearly 100 twin-engine models.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wichita, Kan
Cessna Aircraft Co
Death notice for Lloyd E. Coleman in Baldwin
Services for Lloyd Edward Coleman who died at Watkins Memorial Hospital will be at 10 am Friday at Lamb Roberts Funeral Home Baldwin. A wake is planned tonight at 7 30. Father Richard Burger will conduct the service. Memorials may be sent to the American Heart Association.
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Baldwin
Lloyd Edward Coleman
Watkins Memorial Hospital
Lamb-Roberts
Funeral
Richard Burger
American Heart Assn
Funeral set for Willie Dillahunty of De Queen Ark
Mrs Willie Dillahunty 65 of De QueenArk died Sunday Funeral Friday at New Hope Methodist Church Texarkana supervisor John Jones Home Survivors include widower William five daughters Anita Martin Doris Lindsey Eloise Davis Billie Mitchell Louise Johnson three sons Wilbur Charles Cleopheus and 23 grandchildren
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Dequeen
Ark
Willie Dillahunty
Lawrence,Kan
New Hope Methodist Church
John Jonesessere
Texarkana
William
Anita Martin
Doris Lindsey
Eloise Davis
Lawrence
Billie Mitchell
Oxnard
Calif
Louise Johnson
Oklahoma City
Okla
Wilbur
Kansas City
Charles
Cleopheus
Milwaukee
Wis
Kansas Traffic Deaths Rise in Jan Nine Reports
Traffic death toll for Kansas in the first nine days of January 1972 reaches nine, with incidents recorded up to 9 a.m. Thursday. Authorities note continued crash risks as winter conditions persist across multiple counties.
Taxes and pollution worries drive Shawnee County views
Rep. John Peterson reports 450 responses on 15 issues for the 1972 session. Voters favored stronger pollution controls and environmental programs while opposing higher state spending and tax burdens. A strong majority opposed state aid to private and parochial schools and private universities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topeka
Kan
John Peterson
Shawnee County
Peterson
Court Docket of Local Offenses and Fines Listed
A column of local court dispositions lists individuals by name and address with offenses ranging from speeding and drag racing to stop sign violations and driving while intoxicated. Amounts paid or suspended and notes on suspensions or bond forfeiture accompany each entry.
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Lola M. Foust
Cadet
Walter Deige Jr
Lecompton
Rex Gfelier
Perry
Donald L. Ragan
Rt. 5
Ricky Leroy Wilson
Locust Street
David Mast
Melvin J. Young
McLavuth
Eva W. Abraham
N.Y
Catherine J. Richards
Baldwin
Marion C. Allen
Neb
Gordon D. Chappell Jr
Burgess Rennels
Maine
Donald
Phelps
Park Hill Ter
Oe A. Lehr
Rt. 2
John C. Smoyer
Jalu
Mary Lynn Luck
Lynn D. Block
Carolee D. Martin
Ohio
Jeffrey A. Cotton
Wellington
Robert L. Shafer
Pryor
Okla
Rose M. Galloway
N.mich
Harold D. Williams
N. Mich
John. F. Spencer
John M. McGrew
Camelback
Ross W. Fisher
Karlin L. Capps
Quail Creek
John H. Mastio
Tenn
Victor Bottrell
Stephen L. Swale
Prairie Village
Gary H. Swenson
Karen L. Stevens
Second
Arkansas
Shane W. Castle
Philip Brooks Jr
Harper
Charles R. Raasch
Ark
Howard W. Neyland Jr
McLouth
Bruce A. Miller
Rt. 4
Daniel J. Bosanko
William J. Naff
Acid Winn
John M. Chaney
Wang Yuen Kan
Engel Rd
Kenneth H. Hornberger
John M. Arnold
John D. Lynch
Alfred H. Grimes
Topeka
Carl H. Tucker
Independence
Kan
Robert W. King
Crestline
Craig K. Davis
Meadowbrook
Stanley J. Yoder
Kelly Collier
Dwight L. Negley
Richard Rothwell
First
Michigan
Rodney Schimmel
Iowa
Fire misread as smoke from leaking pipe in Lawrence home
Firemen say water pipe leak at Dale Fitzsimmons home 1021 Holiday Dr Lawrence was mistaken for smoke at 1 20 p m Wednesday. No fire occurred and no damage was reported.
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Dale Fitzsimmons
Lawrence
City planning public hearing on site plan amendments
City to review amendments to Site Plan Approval and zoning actions in Lawrence. Items include changes to drainage, landscaping, ingress and egress, lighting, and screening requirements for several districts. Public hearing set for January 14 at 7:30 PM on the fourth floor Tower Building in Lawrence.
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Don Ocklay
John Lane
China
Chu Yuang-chang
Ming
Peking
Canton
Manchuria
Adam
Marco Polo
Divine Winal
Paul Joseph
Town
Myron Paugh
Pomona
Ida Sutton
Mont
Dora Handley
Linwood
Charles Glover
Harper Ave
Helen West
Tonganoxie
Ronald Davenport
Rawhide Sn
Goldie Schaal
Howard Stettler
Spencer Dr
Nannie Schmidt
Rosemond Hawkins
Myrtle Dressler
Marjorie Schehrer
Eudora
Stacy Baird
Dennis Statler
Lincoln
Teddy Brecheisen Sr
Michelle Nicpon
Boulder
Godfrey Reetz
Marian Wells
Conn
Patricia Vena
Kimberly Pulliam
Forrest Ave
Albert Eye
Patricia Porter
Katherine Vann
Charles Himmelberg
Pioneer Rd
Kent Earl
Murphy Dr
Robert Potts
Larry Williams
William Lovelace
W. Ninth
FORD
Giné
Aletaary
By Frank Carey
Iwith
State of
LHS
Ofen McNicoll
Famona Street
West Hiwsy
Sunset Drive
Ecology
Cessna
Lloyd E. Coleman
Sherman WU
Tolbert
Olly Basile
Ottawa
Robert Leroy Shrimplin
Lawrence Daily Journal-World
la Sangre de
Lawrence-Douglas
Bie Deeree
Tower
Litrie
Oh Cour
Pete Dation
Honing Rd
City of
Peon Ee Alons
City Commission
Alta
Department of Public Works
Lawrence-Douglas County
PB Fae
Biter
W. & Rence
Gianninig Ae Phaenes
Dougita -County
Alte Anae Tokhe Aite City Commission
Baginning
Learnard’ Ave
Learnard Ave
Dies Learnard
Diva Streategia
Dena . S
Lucier
Ovingsworth
Amnard Ave
Peene
Karo
Homewood
Douglas County
U.S. Sehway
County
N. R. Hammary
Rey
Besin
Big Springs
Sim Brass
Fey
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