Three Men Charged in Kitterman Family Murders
Three men were arrested in the kidnapping and murder of bank president Robert Kitterman, his wife Bertha, and daughter Roberta. Prosecutor Hall filed three counts of murder against each. bodies found tied to trees after extortion demands were paid. Funeral services were held for the victims.
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Coniphan
Robert Kitterman
Kitterman
Ripley County
James Hall
Butler County
Poplar Bluff
Kittermans
Hall
Missouri Highway Patrol
Jefferson County
Bertha
Roberta
Clinic Offers Therapy for Adult Stutterers at KU
The Speech and Hearing Clinic at Kansas University will run a spring therapy program for adult stutterers in the community and on campus. First meeting is Tuesday at 7 p.m. in Room 288 Haworth Hall east wing. Sessions include group and individual work with no fees. Open to participants aged 16 and older. information from James B. Lingwall, clinic director.
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Kansas University
Haworth Hall
James B. Lingwall
Tobacco Health Grant Awarded
Kansas University Pharmacology professor Carlton K. Erickson received a Council for Tobacco Research grant for a study on the mechanism of nicotine facilitated learning. He was among 18 new 1972 grants, part of 468 original grants to 283 scientists since 1954, totaling $23 million.
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New York
Carlton K. Erickson
Kansas University School of Pharmacy
Council For Tobacco Research
U.S.A., Inc
Erickson
Council
Protesters rally at KU campus against Nixon invasion
About 175 demonstrators gathered at Strong Hall on the Kansas University campus at 11 a.m. for a counter inaugural protest. They carried anti war and anti Nixon signs as leaders organized marshals for a march through downtown Lawrence ending at South Park for a 12:30 p.m. rally.
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Strong Hall
Kansas University
Lawrence
South Park
Fellowship Awarded to H. Lewis McKinney for Wallace Biography
Kansas University's associate professor of history H. Lewis McKinney has received a 12 month fellowship from the American Council of Learned Societies. The award funds a September 1973 start to research a biography of English naturalist Alfred Russel Wallace.
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H. Lewis McKinney
Kansas University
American Council of Learned Societies
McKinney
Alfred Russel Wallace
AWOL Soldier Surrenders After Airport Gunfire
A 17 year old from Pittsburgh identified as Dennis Durkin fired shotgun blasts from a Louisville airport balcony then held mechanic Dave Yeakel hostage aboard an Ozark Airlines DC9. Policewoman Marty Green drew him from the plane with a ruse and force, ending the hijack attempt before dawn.
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Dennis W. Durkin
Ft. Knox
Ozark Airlines
Louisville
Louisville, Ky
FBI
Marty Green
DC9
Thomas Kitchens Jr
Dennis V. Durkin
Pittsburgh
Durkin
Dave Yeakel
Atlantic
Africa
Yeakel
Kitchens
Edgar Paul
Standiford Field
Paul
Three Men Arraigned In Weapons Theft Case
Three men from the Kansas City area were arraigned in Kansas on charges of possessing stolen government property and unregistered firearms after weapons and ammunition were stolen from the National Guard armory in Council Grove, Kansas. Frank Jamison aged 31 Howard Jamison 34 and William Jackson 32 had bonds set at 60000 each and a preliminary hearing was scheduled for January 29.
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Kansas City, Kan
National Guard
Council Grove
Kan
Frank Jamison
Howard Jamison
William Jackson
Kansas City
Robert H. Miller
U.S
Glover to Host Second Informational Session
Rep. Mike Glover D 44th will hold a second informational session on the state legislature at 3 p m Sunday at the South Park Recreational Center Subjects will include school finance proposals and their local effects property re evaluation branch banking bingo liquor motorcycle helmet laws and marijuana
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Mike Glover
44Th
South Park
Glover
Man Facing Two Charges in Douglas County Jail
Lawrence area man Lennis E. Johnson, 38, was jailed on $7,500 bond after being charged with aggravated assault and carrying a concealed weapon. Police say events began Friday afternoon when a driver tailed another car and brandished a gun, followed by reports Johnson threatened to kill Miss Tallant and chased her with Miss Tallant and Mr. Hatemer contacting authorities.
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Lawrence Area
Douglas County
Lennis E. Johnson
Miss Tallant
Johnson
Haskell Avenue
Man Goes Topless To Help Protest Silly Ordinance
Seattle tavern owner Frank Colacurcio stages a male topless dancer at his Firelight venue to challenge a no topless rule for women. The stunt follows a Superior Court ruling denying an injunction against police enforcement and cites equal rights as rationale.
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Seattle
Frank Colacurico
Superior Court
James Dore
Colacurcio
Dore
Heaviest fighting fallows cease fire push near Saigon
North and South Vietnamese forces clash in the northwest Saigon area and along the DMZ as both sides push for gains before a cease fire. South Vietnamese say 421 North Vietnamese killed, 57 killed, 157 wounded. Michelin area sees heavy losses for government troops. US aircraft conduct 353 strikes. B52s raid North Vietnam targets.
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Saigon
Demilitarized Zone
Nguyen van Minh
Regi
U.S. Command
South Vietnam
U.S
War protesters arrive for inauguration rally in Washington
War protesters streamed into Washington for Nixon's second inauguration. Tens of thousands traveled by bus and train from as far as Oregon. Police and National Guard units—8 000 locally—stood by as a peace concert drew 18 000 at the National Cathedral. Senator Edward M. Kennedy attended with his wife. Some congressmen who supported the protest planned not to attend the Capitol ceremony.
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Washington
Nixon
Washington Monument
Oregon
Ances
National Cathedral
Leonard Bernstein
Haydn
Edward M. Kennedy
Kennedy Center For the Performing Arts
Eugene Ormandy
Philadelphia Orchestra
Tschaikovsky
Washington Post
Capitol
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Federal Aviation Administration
Jacklene Tallant
Thomas Hatemer
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Oskaloosa
King County
Jack Larsen
Eldridge Room
Eldridge
Massachusetts
Meadowbrook
15Th
Crestline
George Esper
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