Paris Talks to Resume in Effort to Complete Agreement
The United States and North Vietnam announced Paris peace talks will restart on January 23 1973 to complete the text of a peace agreement. Kissinger will lead private negotiations with Le Duc Tho and Xuan Thuu as Haig meets Thieu in Saigon Bangkok and Phnom Penh. Thieu says peace is near amid ongoing technical questions and a possible next round in Paris.
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Key Biscayne, Fla
Florida
White House
Hanoi
Paris
United States
North Vietnam
Ronald L. Ziegler
Henry Kissinger
le Duc Tho
Xuan Thuu
Ziegler
Kissinger
Washington
Tho
Indochina
Alexander M. Haig Jr
Bangkok
Southeast Asia
Saigon
Nguyen van Thieu
Haig
Lon Nol
Phnom Penh
Souvanna Phouma
Thieu
Tran van Lam
Lam
U.S
Leonard Unger
American Chamber of Commerce
Thailand
Vietnam
U. S
Douglas County Plans HUD Backing Opens Federal Grants
The Lawrence Douglas County Planning Commission won HUD approval to become an area planning organization for 1973. The ruling may unlock federal funds for Eudora open space and Lawrence sewage projects, with other county municipalities now eligible for water sewer and recreation grants. Approval timing remains uncertain.
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Department of Housing and Urban Development
Lawrence-Douglas County
Eudora Open Space
Lawrence Sewage Disposal Fund
Lawrence-Douglas
Dick McClanathan
Area Planning Organization
Lawrence
Environmental Protection Agency
Grandin Bank Extortion Case Ends in Triple Slayings
A Grandin, Missouri banker Robert Kitterman his wife Bertha and daughter Roberta were found shot and bound near an abandoned farm five miles west of Grandin. An extortion plot triggered a large manhunt with FBI involvement as two men questioned near Garndin were held for inquiry.
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Grandin
Ripley
Lewis Dawes
Robert R. Kitterman
Bertha
Roberta Kitterman
St. Louis
FBI
Ripley County
Doniphan
Maryville
Garndin
Missouri Highway Patrol
Poplar Bluff
James Hall
Robert G. Kunkel
Kunkel
Kitterman
Bank of Grandin
Bank
Employes
Missouri
Dawes
Kittermans
Roberta
Highway Patrol
Nixon Appointees Clear the Senate
The Senate approved two Nixon cabinet picks by voice vote. Frederick Dent became secretary of Commerce and Claude Brinegar secretary of Transportation. Egil Krogh and John Whitaker were confirmed as under secretaries of Transportation and Interior, respectively. Both served as White House aides.
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Washington
Senate
Nixon
Frederick Dent
Commerce
Claude §. Brinegar
Transportation
Egil
Bud) Krogh
John Whitaker
Interior
White House
KU Students Take Wildcat in Stolen Mascot Caper
A KU student says several University of Kansas students stole Kansas State University’s wildcat mascot and its cage from Manhattan. Sun Set Zoo staff confirmed the animal was missing about 8:30 am and later was taken to a farm near Lawrence. They plan to return it to K-State authorities Tuesday night before the KU versus K-State basketball game at Allen Fieldhouse.
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Kansas State University
Manhattan
Journal- World
Sunset Zoo
Journal-World
Lawrence
K-State
Allen Fieldhouse
Regent Elmer C. Jackson Seeks Lawmaker's Job
Regent Elmer C. Jackson Jr of Kansas City is the leading candidate to fill the vacant 34th District seat in the Kansas House of Representatives. If selected he will resign from the Kansas Board of Regents and may face opposition from Norman Justice, Civil Rights Commission chair and Docking appointee.
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Elmer C. Jackson
Elmer C. Jackson Jr
Kansas City
Kansas Board of Regents
The
Journal-World
Jackson
Kansas House of Representatives
James P. Davis
Journal- World Today
Norman Justice
Civil Rights Commission
Docking
Board of Regents
Prudence Hutton
Newton
Manhattan
T. J. Griffith
Wyandotte County plans abrupt regents seat pick for vacancy
Wyandotte County Democratic Central Committee meets Saturday at 10 as Davis’ successor is chosen. Leading candidate is Jackson, a prominent black lawyer active in Kansas City politics, who says he would resign from the regents if selected. Jackson has served on the board since 1970 and holds KU degrees.
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Board’ of Regents
Jackson
Board of Regents
Robert Docking
Kansas University
KU School of Law
The
National Bar Assn
American Bar Assn
Bar Associations of
Kansas
Wyandotte County
Kansas City
Kan
Joseph Mikesic
Freeze Forecast Drops Temps In Lawrence
Lawrence sees a slide in temperature with 59 degrees reported early in the day and noon reading at 44. The National Weather Service expects a further drop tonight near 30 and Friday highs in the low to mid 50s with little to no precipitation. A statewide outlook shows only minor day to day changes through Monday with highs in the 40s to 50s and lows in the 20s to 30s.
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Lawrence
National Weather Service
Weather Service
Firemen Protest Pay Gap in Lawrence City Pay Plan
Lawrence fire fighters union launched a slow down of non-emergency cleanup duties to protest a pay plan that raises firemen starting salary by five percent while police start pay rises ten percent. IAFF Local 1596 president Alvin Samuels comments on the disparity.
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Alvin Samuels
Fireman’s Union
John McArdle
Journal-World Photo
Lawrence Fire Fighters Union Today
Lawrence City Commission
International Association of Fire Fighters
Union votes to slow cleanup until negotiations begin
The 42 of 62 city firemen will curb non firefighting maintenance while responding to calls. Union vice president Dennis Samuels and Fire Chief Fritz Sanders met City Manager Buford Watson but reached no agreement. The city keeps a higher starting pay for firemen than officers, citing market conditions.
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Sanders
Dennis Kallsen
KU financial report shows dip in income and expenditures
Kansas University reports a slight drop in income and expenditures after record 1971 levels. Chancellor Raymond Nichols calls the year challenging with the largest enrollment yet and inflationary pressures across operating areas. The 15th annual report, prepared by Ronald D. Hamilton, notes fiscal year 1972 expenditures totaling 51,039,626.79 dollars, down from 51,179,336.99 dollars in 1971.
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Kansas University
Raymond Nichols
Cial
Ronald D Hamilton
Keith Nitcher
University expenses show small dip in two-year total
Total income declined from 52 563 842 42 in 1971 to 52 255 801 85 in 1972 with operating expenditures broken into 35 856 668 87 for salaries 13 529 166 12 for general expenses and 1 653 791 80 for equipment. State appropriations 22 697 480 75 fees 8 283 326 49 and restricted funds 20 058 819 55 funded the year.
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Planning Commission
McClanathan
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Tod Olson
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Pereesaees Markets
Sennevesne Aseeeseee
Apvnspeeneaes
Evsss
Air Raney Drug Stores
Russell Stover
Key Rexall
Adva
Davis
Regents
Wichita
Wyandotte County Central Committee
Lawrence Area
By Toby McIntosh
Watson
City Commission
Samuels
By Bob Womack
Wescoe Hall
University
KU Medical Center
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