Kissinger Tho Meet in Paris as Peace Talks Hover
In Paris Henry Kissinger and Le Duc Tho meet for over seven hours amid rumors of progress in almost four years of secret Vietnam peace talks. No confirmation or schedule for another session is given as aides hash out protocols and observers seek signs of a breakthrough. The White House and Saigon offer cautious responses while Swedish PM Palme notes uncertainty yet optimism persists.
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Paris
Henry A. Kissinger
North Vietnam
le Duc Tho
Kissinger
Florida
Nixon
St. Nom la Breteche
U.S
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Key Biscayne
Fla
Ronald Ziegler
Tho
Palme
Vietnam
Socialist International
ABC Television News
Florida White House
Saigon
B52s Strike North Vietnam Corridor Amid Saigon Tension
Nearly 80 B52s pounded a supply corridor over 150 miles from Vinh to the DMZ and into Saigon area, dropping up to 2400 tons to disrupt materiel and troop movements. Four North Vietnamese tanks were knocked out near Saigon, with secondary explosions signaling hits on ammunition caches as skirmishes flare along the Saigon River.
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Saigon
Vinh
South Vietnam
U.S
Paris
North Vietnam
North Vietnamese
Foreign Ministry
Hanoi-Haiphong
Michelin
Lai Khe
Watkins Building Drive Leaders Optimistic on Museum Fund Drive
The campaign to raise 200000 for transforming the old city hall at 11th and Massachusetts into the Elizabeth M. Watkins Community Museum is off to a satisfactory start. Campaign director John T. Andrews and committee chair Charles E. Haverty reported strong early progress as 76 volunteers work major gifts. The historic 1888 Watkins Bank building, on the National Register, anchors the effort with solicitors set for a progress meeting January 22.
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11Th and
Massachusetts
Elizabeth M. Watkins
John T. Andrews
Charles E. Haverty
Prospects and Solicitors Committee
Eldridge
Watkins Bank
Snow Melt Forecast Lifts Lawrence Temperatures
The National Weather Service expects Lawrence to rise above freezing for the first time since Jan. 3 with today's high in the upper 30s after a nine day stretch of subfreezing weather. Temperatures should climb toward 50 by midweek with lows in the upper 20s to low 30s and winds 10 to 20 mph. Precipitation chances are minimal tonight and about five percent on Sunday.
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Lawrence
National Weather Service
Two Year Old Recovers After LSD Ingestion
Lawrence police report a two year old swallowed four or five LSD tablets from a medicine cabinet. The child was treated at Lawrence Memorial Hospital and later recovered with no serious effects. The mother, divorced, did not reveal the source of the tablets. Juvenile court and county attorney to review.
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Lawrence
Mike McCaffrey
Lawrence Memorial Hospital
LMH
Douglas County Juvenile Court
County Attorney’s Office
Ford Names Clifton Wharton to Board
Dr. Clifton Wharton Jr. president of Michigan State University becomes the first Black director named to the Ford Motor Co. board. The announcement marks a milestone in corporate diversity within the automaker’s leadership.
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Detroit
Clifton Wharton Jr
Michigan State University
Ford Motor Co
Nixon Says Redskins and Dolphins Tie for Super Bowl
President Nixon, a noted football fan, calls the Redskins and Dolphins evenly matched for the NFL championship and predicts a close game. He will watch from Key Biscayne, Florida, and says he will be generous if Miami wins.
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Washington
Nixon
Washington Redskins
Miami Dolphins
Key Biscayne
Fla
Redskins
Miami
Gas Rationing Planned as Smog Measures Considered
Los Angeles Times reports EPA plans a clean air program for Southern California including gasoline rationing in six counties during heavy smog months. The plan could cut car use by up to 80 percent and faces hearings in February and March ahead of potential congressional review under the 1970 Clean Air Act.
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Los Angeles
The
Los Angeles Times
California
Times
Robert W. Fri
EPA
Evidence Rooms Locked tight in Lawrence and Douglas County
Lawrence police and Douglas County sheriff offices keep evidence rooms locked with only two keys each. Sheriff Rex Johnson and Chief Richard Stanwix cited two incidents of irregular handling, including missing drugs and misrepresented disposal by a resigning officer. Most evidence is disposed by burning, flushing, returning to owners, or public sale. older items may be kept up to ten years.
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Lawrence
Dallas Murphy
Kenneth Harmon
Stanwix
Johnson
Douglas County District Court
Merle McClure
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