Viet Peace Talks Begin With Round Table Breakthrough
The long stalled Vietnam peace talks will open Saturday in Paris with the four delegations United States North Vietnam South Vietnam and the National Liberation Front seated around an unmarked round table at the International Conference Center. Ambassador Cyrus Vance and Col Ha Van Lau will lead the U S and North Vietnamese teams as negotiators move toward substantive talks possibly soon after the opening.
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Paris
Vietnam
United States
North Vietnam
National Liberation Front
International Conference Center
W. Averell Harriman
U.S
Harriman
Henry Cabot Lodge
Saigon
Tran Chanh Thanh
Hanoi
Viet Cong
Thanh
U. S.- Saigon
Johnson
Nguyen Than le
South Vietnam
Cyrus R. Vance
Col
Ha van Lau
Nguyen Phong
Nguyen Thi Binh
NLF
Vance
Lau
Docking urges three reforms and tax reform in Kansas
Gov. Robert Docking calls on the Kansas Legislature for constitutional revision, executive branch reorganization, and tax reform with a tight rein on spending. He opposes busily funding education before tax reform and supports a Kansas City to Galena turnpike while hinting at a liquor by the drink vote.
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Robert Docking
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Topeka
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Cosmonauts Transfer Between Orbiting Ships in Space First
Two Soviet cosmonauts Khrunov and Yeliseyev moved from Soyuz 5 to Soyuz 4 during an in orbit link up. Tass and Radio Moscow noted the one hour space walk with new autonomous life support. Shatalov remained aboard Soyuz 4 while Volynov stayed with Soyuz 5.
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Moscow
Yevgeny Khrunov
Alexei Yeliseyev
Tass
Vladimir Shatalov
Boris Volynov
Radio Moscow
Khrunov
Yeliseyev
Shatalov
South America
Soviet Union
Earth
Ambush by Viet Cong Kills Two U S Servicemen
Viet Cong troops attacking a Marine cordon on Batangan Peninsula ambushed U S Marines. Two Americans killed and five wounded. In Da Nang Quang Ngai sector four more Americans killed and 16 wounded. U S forces say 36 enemy soldiers were killed. Two helicopters shot down with all three crewmen killed. Navy reports five sailors killed and five wounded by a mine in the Cua Viet River.
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Saigon
Batangan Peninsula
U. S
da Nang-Quang Ngai City
Quang Ngai City
U. S. Navy
Cua Viet River
Demilitarized Zone
Navy
Docking Urges Order, Unity to Avoid New Programs
Docking urges using the next two years to put the house in order, criticizing inefficient state government and unjustified tax increases. He calls for collaboration to prevent elaborate new programs and ensure fiscal stability.
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Docking
More Rain Forecast for Lawrence as Storm Passes
The city recorded .44 of an inch of rain in an unusual winter storm with a trace at the university station. A 20 percent chance of more rain is forecast tonight and Friday as cloudy, cooler weather moves into the Lawrence region. Low tonight in the upper 20s, highs near 40 on Friday.
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Weather Bureau
Kansas University Weather Station
Lawrence
Turnpike Bill Introduced For Kansas City to Oklahoma
In Topeka the Kansas House introduced a bill by Rep. John Hayes to authorize turnpikes from Kansas City south to Oklahoma and from Wichita to Hays. It would let the Kansas Turnpike Authority issue bonds up to 195 million with highway funds pledged. Maximum interest 5.5 percent and 40-year terms. A separate Democratic bill seeks property tax relief for seniors 65 plus with income under 3000 and property value up to 5000.
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Oklahoma
Wichita
Hays
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John Hayes
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Kansas Turnpike Authority
K State seeks emergency funds for Nichols Gym fire loss
Kansas State University president James McCain was authorized to seek a 555474 dollar appropriation from the Kansas Legislature to cover emergency costs after the December 14 fire that destroyed Nichols Gymnasium. The fire is under investigation for arson, with no arrests. The gym's replacement could cost up to 242 million, and regents will tour the site to study plans.
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Topeka
James McCain
Kansas State University
Kansas
Nichols
Kansas Board of Regents
McCain
Regents
K-State
Washburn
K State
Kansas University
W. Clarke Wescoe
Ellsworth Hall
A. H. Cromb
Cromb
James McDonald
Governmental
Richard Bearman
Mixed GOP Reactions to Docking Message in Kansas
Kansas lawmakers split on Governor Docking's proposals delivered to a joint session. Republicans praised his call for nonpartisan work while Sen Glee Smith criticized the plan as fragmentary and urged comprehensive highway and education reforms. House leaders lauded common sense aims, while Bell and Herd offered mixed assessments. Bell also attacked the proposal to end elections for all state officers except governor and lieutenant governor.
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Robert Docking
Docking
Senate
House
Glee Smith
R-Larned
Donald A. Bell
Bell
Harold Herd
Richard C. Loux
Calvin Strowig
Joe Warren
Maple City
Bill H. Fridley
Crestline
Ways and Means Committee
Smith
New York Stocks Close Higher on Broad Gains
The closing snapshot shows the Dow Jones Industrial Average at 351.7, up 2.0 points, with 60 stocks reported in the session. Investors noted gains across multiple sectors as trading concluded in New York.
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New York
CFCA Ninth Largest in State in 1968 Kansas Rankings
CFCA of Lawrence rose to ninth in Kansas in 1968 as one of six Lawrence related firms in the top 25 across seven categories including Industrials merchandisers and banks. 1968 CFCA net sales reached 21.477 million with Kansas largest firms led by Cessna Aircraft Co and Fourth National Bank of Wichita.
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Cooperative Farm Chemical Assn
Lawrence
Kansas
College of Commerce
Kansas State University
Manhattan
CFCA
Cessna Aircraft Co
Wichita
Standard Life Association of
Lawrence National Bank
Standard Life Association
Security Benefit Life
Topeka
Fourth National Bank of
Lawrence Freight Line
Kansas Power & Light
Capitol Federal Savings and Loan
Kp&l
Kansas Gas & Electric
Capitol Federal
Anchor Savings of
Kansas City
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