Pullback of Troops on British Agenda
Prime Minister Harold Wilson announced Britain will withdraw all armed forces from the Far East and Persian Gulf by end of 1971 while maintaining bases in Europe. He also disclosed social welfare cuts and the cancellation of a $1.02 billion order for 50 F111 bombers to save about $960 million.
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London
Harold Wilson
Far East
Persian Gulf
House of Commons
Wilson
Britain
Southeast Asia
Malaysia
Singapore
Labor
Princess Margaret
Europe
Labor Party
Commons
Severance Tax Plan Seeks School Aid Boost in Kansas
In Topeka the Kansas House introduced a 5 percent severance tax on oil and gas to replace property taxes on production while adding to all other taxes. Revenue could reach about 22.3 million yearly, with 60 percent for a severance tax school aid fund and 40 percent for counties and cities. Per pupil aid varies by district, with notable amounts for Shawnee Mission Rural, Lawrence, Ottawa, Manhattan, Parsons, Kansas City, Topeka, and Wichita.
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Topeka
Mullinville
Ft. Leavenworth
Shawnee Mission Rural
Lawrence
Ottawa
Manhattan
Parsons
Kansas City
Wichita
Sedgwick County
Johnson
County
Wyandotte County
Shawnee County
City of Wichita
Clyde B. Adams
Melvin Brockman
James Davis
Harley Huggins
Clarence Love
William Roberts
Fred Rosenau
Thomas van Cleave
Joseph Wicinski
Jack Turner
Kansas
State Department of Administration
Public Utilities Committee
House
Legislative Council
Kansas Corporation Commission
Blue Cross
Blue Shield
Community Junior College
Liberal
Feeder Sale Meeting to Discuss Regional Marketing Plan
Kansas State University specialist explains feeder sale methods to Douglas County beef and hog producers at an informal Thursday meeting at the 4H Fair grounds. The Feb. 6 session plans a regional feeder marketing association to set grading and sanitation rules and organize sales with representatives from each county.
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Kansas State University Livestock Marketing
Fairgrounds
Robert Coopersmith
Manhattan
Douglas County
Kansas
Dan Pherigo
Pherigo
Don Palmateer
Arden Booth
Leo Smith
Rivers Shape Land Surfaces More Than Weathering Agents
Rivers influence landform development more than all other weathering agents combined, playing a dominant role in sculpting landscapes through erosion transport and sediment deposition.
Pentagon denies policy shift in nuclear strategy report
The Pentagon rejected a Washington Post claim of a fundamental shift toward targeting Soviet cities in a nuclear exchange. It said U S strategy options for general nuclear war have not changed since 1962 and did not discuss updated targeting priorities.
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Washington
Pentagon
Washington Post
United States
Russia
U.S
Robert S. McNamara
Mother 19 shoots man who raped her at Sugar Lake
In St Joseph Missouri a 19 year old mother shot and killed Robert Edward Bennett 23 of Atchison Kansas after he entered her home at Sugar Lake threatened her and her 2 year old son and raped her Bennett died after collapsing in a roadway The woman said the suspect had visited previously to inspect a motor her husband had for sale
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. Joseph, Mo
Sugar Lake
Buchanan County
Buchan County
Robert Edward Bennett
Atchison, Kan
Patsy Ann Goodpasture
Rushville
Progress by City On Fire Stations
City plans two new fire stations in Lawrence with bids possible by March 30. Station No. 3 near Sixth Street and Kasold Drive awaits city commission review in two weeks. Station No. 2 at 19th and Haskell has a finished site survey and complete preliminary design. Eleven new firefighters will be hired by June end.
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Lawrence
Ray Wells
19Th and
Haskell
Wells
Planning Agency Meets Wednesday
The City Planning Commission will continue its discussion on planned unit developments at the regular January 7:30 p.m. meeting in City Hall. They have met with developers and citizens for three months and will consider two planned units and zoning changes including a one acre lot to limited commercial use and a 6 acre lot to multiple family use south of 23rd Street between Ousdahl and Naismith.
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City Planning Commission
City Hall Commission
23Rd Street
Ousdahl Rd
Naismith Dr
2Nd and Maine Sts
Robbery Suspects Charged In Virginia Inn Heist
Two Leavenworth men James T. Falkner 18 and Henry Miller 19 charged with first degree robbery in the Virginia Inn holdup. Also charged with grand larceny are Michael C. Washington Clifford Conley and Willie Dodson all Leavenworth residents. The case follows a string of armed robberies in Lawrence including the Santa Fe depot theft and Freeman's Liquor Store heist as police investigate.
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Leavenworth
Dan Young
Virginia Inn
James T. Falkner
Henry Miller
Falkner
Miller
Michael C. Washington
Clifford Conley
Willie Dodson
Douglas County
Lawrence
Jeff Bailey
Bailey
Kansas University
Neodesha
Hugh Cotton
Colorado University
Bud Martin
Martin
Cotton
Santa Fe
E. 7Th St
Freeman's
Lawrence Police Department
Cockatoo Popeye Causes Ruckus at Auckland Zoo
A Sydney visitor joked about a sulphur crested cockatoo named Popeye at Auckland Zoo. The parrot, once from Melbourne, replied with a sharp remark about a bloody car after the keeper asked what it had said. Zoo staff believe Popeye was once a household pet.
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Auckland
Auckland Zoo
Popeye
Melbourne Zoo
Australia
Home Building Series Set by KSU Extension
A Home Building Series sponsored by the Kansas State University extension begins Wednesday at 7 30 to 9 30 p m with KSU speakers and specialists in Topeka at the Kansas Power and Light Co Auditorium Sessions cover financing materials construction methods lighting design landscaping and related topics Vera Ellithrope extension home management specialist in charge Free tickets available from KPL and the Douglas County Extension Council in Lawrence.
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Kansas State University Extension
KSU
Kansas Power and Light Co
Topeka
Vera Ellithrope
KSA
KPL
Douglas County Extension Council
Lawrence
Inventors Shine in the 1880s with Major Breakthroughs
The 1880s in the United States saw a burst of invention with key advances including the incandescent lamp, automobile, cash register, trolley car, pneumatic tire, dynamo, transparent film, electric welding, electric furnace, steam turbine and smokeless powder.
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United States
Local non injury car and truck crashes reported
Several non injury accidents were reported Monday to police. Readable details include four collisions on 8th Street near Connecticut Street near 7th and VT Streets and Emery Road. Damages range from 35 to 375 dollars involving drivers Darel Green Arley Smith Charles McPheeters Michael Murrell Robert Craig Marge Ish Jon Ardahl and others.
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8Th Street
Connecticut Street
Darel L. Green
9Th St
Lucille A. Rhoades
N.J. St
Rhoades
7Th and
Vt. Sts
Arley E. Smith
Almira St
Charles F. McPheeters
W. 6Th St
Smith
McPheeters
Emery Rd
Michael D. Murrell
Vt. St
Robert N. Craig
W. 22Nd St
Murrell
Craig
W. 23Rd St
Marge E. Ish
Naismith
Jon B. Ardahl
Prairie Village
Ardahl
Moving Capitol Study Considered For New Planned City
Kansas State Rep. George Meeker urged a study on relocating the Capitol to a planned new city. He suggested costs of $40 million to $50 million to renovate Topeka facilities and proposed land costs of about $200,000 per acre. He noted a 5,000 to 10,000 acre project could house 100,000 plus residents with lakes and woodlands.
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Topeka
George Meeker
Garden City
Capitol of
Kansas
Meeker
Senate
Federal and State Affairs Committee
Wichita State athletic director resigns amid NCAA probe
Dr. Noah Allen resigned today as athletic director of Wichita State University. The resignation, accepted by President Emory Lindquist, was announced at a news conference and takes effect immediately as the school's football program remains under NCAA investigation.
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Wichita, Kan
Noah Allen
Wichita State University
NCAA
Emory Lindquist
Wichita State
TVA Wins Major Supreme Court Victory Over Private Power
The Tennessee Valley Authority secured a 6-1 Supreme Court decision granting TVA the right to supply power to two small Tennessee villages and defining the regions TVA may serve under congressional authority. The ruling, by Justice Hugo Black, clarifies the meaning of primary and peripheral areas and could guide similar cases in lower courts.
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Washington
Tennessee Valley Authority
Kentucky Utilities
Supreme Court
TVA
Tennessee
Hugo L. Black
Congress
Kansas Ranks Seventh in Crude Oil Production
Kansas is seventh in crude oil production among states, reflecting steady output levels and ongoing energy industry activity across the state. Local refiners and producers continue operations with market demand shaping future outlooks.
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Kansas
Trucker Injured In Pike Turnpike Collision
A 28 year old Edwardsville trucker Ger ald L Cochran suffered severe injuries including finger amputation after rear ending a Salem Missouri tractor trailer driven by Paul D Brown in dense fog on the Kansas Turnpike east of Lawrence. Brown and his passenger Julius G Brown Jr were uninjured. Cochran was treated at Lawrence Memorial Hospital and St Margaret s Hospital in Kansas City and remained in good condition after surgery.
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Edwardsville
Lawrence
Kansas Turnpike
Gerald L. Cochran
Lawrence Memorial Hospital
St. Margaret’s Hospital
Kansas City
Cochran
Paul D. Brown
Salem
Brown
Julius G. Brown Jr
Lawrence KU tenor Harlan Jennings fills Sooter’s vocal gap
Lawrence resident and KU graduate student Harlan Jennings has drawn favorable notes for singing the Star Spangled Banner before Kansas University home games this season filling the void left when Ed Sooter departed. A two foot frozen bull snake was found on the Midland blacktop eight miles north of Lawrence by Lawrence Unfred.
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Topeka
Kansas’ University
Harlan Jennings
Ed Sooter
Sooter
Jennings
Lawrence
Lawrence Unfred
Pleasant St
Midland
Thanking Friends After Hospital Stay
Fred Christian thanks friends and relatives for cards flowers and acts of kindness shown during his hospital stay.
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Fred Christian
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