Tornadoes kill 28 in Hazlehurst and central Mississippi
A series of killer tornadoes swept through central Mississippi killing 28 people and injuring over 100. Hazlehurst suffered 10 deaths and major damage to homes lumber mill and plant. The storms moved to Simpson and Smith counties with four killed in Sardis and 14 in the Mendenhall Harrisville area.
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Miss
Mississippi
Niga
Jackson
Mississippi Highway Patrol
Simpson
Smith Counties
Highway Patrol
Smith County
Sardis
Mendenhall
Har
Smith
Brookhaven
Paul Kemp
Haaleurst
Chicago Riots Topic at Baker University Panel
Three Chicago figures discussed Mayor Daley, demonstrators, and police amid the 1968 Democratic National Convention during a symposium on First Amendment rights. Pierre de Vise accused Daley of repressing dissent while noting media bias and parade permit manipulation. the panel blamed both city officials and press for distortions.
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Richard Daley
Baker University
Rice Auditorium
Chicago
Pierre de Vise
Chicago Citizens Commission
James Merrill Reed
Bill Kurtis
Daley
de Vise
de Wise
Hubert Humphrey
Devise
Jerry Rubin
Chicago University
Soviet Space Heroes Targeted As Gunman Fires In Moscow
A mentally unbalanced man fired at a motorcade near the Kremlin as cosmonauts led a parade celebrating the Soyuz 4 Soyuz 5 linkup. A chauffeur and escort were wounded, Georgy Beregovoy cut by glass, gunman captured. Brezhnev and Podgorny in another limo behind.
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Soviet Union
Kremlin
Foreign Ministry
Georgy Beregovoy
Communist Party
Leonid I. Brezhnev
Nikolai V. Podgorny
Beregovoy
Brezhnev
Podgorny
Nixon outlines national urban policy after urban crisis talk
President Nixon criticized the federal urban response as haphazard and urged creation of a cohesive national policy. He spoke at a two hour meeting of the Council for Urban Affairs and signed an executive order establishing the panel to shape policy.
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Washington
Nixon
Council For Urban Affairs
Fireworks ban and tax hikes proposed in Kansas House
Kansas lawmakers introduced bills to ban fireworks with limited exemptions, boost local sales tax allocations from 12.5 million to 25 percent, raise cigarette tax from 8 to 11 cents per pack, and tighten political campaign financial reporting. Proposals also included a new homestead tax exemption for seniors, disabled, and certain farming residents.
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Topeka
Kansas House
Lawrence Slocombe
R Peabody
Robert Stark
Rsalina
Carl Ossmann
Ossman-Spears
Francis McMaster
Richita
Ervin Grant
R-El Dorado
GOP Sees Unity In Docking Talk Six Areas Appear Favored
Topeka Kansas Rep. Calvin Strowig said House Republicans agree on six areas from Gov. Docking's message including a professional practices act for teachers a financial disclosure for candidates a state financed statement inspection system a grievance procedure for public employers updated fire inspection laws and hiring non teachers for non instructional school duties. He noted the caucus backed property tax relief while exploring rules to ban secret votes in committees and favoring open voting.
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Calvin Strowig
Abilene
House
Robert Docking
Strowig
Legislative Council
Caucus
Rules Committee
Cold Wave Looms After Sharp Temperature Drop
The weather bureau warns of a near zero low tonight with a 20 percent chance of scattered snow flurries and 15 to 25 mph northerly winds. The city saw temperatures plunge from 59 at the Kansas University station to 11 by overnight, with a 23 degree drop in 20 minutes.
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Weather Bureau
Kansas University
Journal-World
Kansas Traffic Deaths Reach 39 in January
AP tally shows 39 Kansas traffic fatalities in January, with 24 hours ending 9 am Thursday at 3. The six previous figures include 1969 and 1968 comparisons, noting one previously unreported fatality.
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Topeka
Kansas
Index Kree Prescription Delivery and Mail Service
An Adv item notes Raney Drug Stores and services related to prescription delivery and mail service. The notice highlights offerings from INDEX Kree and Algo Immediante, outlining how these entities handle medicine dispensing and home delivery.
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Algo Immediante
Raney, Drug Stores
Adv
Senate Confirms Hickel as Interior Secretary
The Senate confirmed Gov. Walter J. Hickel of Alaska as Secretary of the Interior after five days of Interior Committee scrutiny. The vote came three days after cabinet confirmations, as lawmakers prepared to consider David R. Packard for deputy secretary of defense.
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Senate
Walter J. Hickel
Alaska
Secretary of the Interior
Nixon
Hickel
Senate Interior Committee
California
David R. Packard
Defense
Space Building Bids For KU Today
Bids for Kansas University's Space Technology Building were opened with Lawrence firms leading. Constant Construction bid 1 166 500 for general work Huxtable Electric 207 700 for electrical Norris Brothers 411 380 for mechanical. Total project funding includes 1 8 million from NASA and 354 thousand from the 1967 Legislature with 2 3 million available. Completion aimed for fall 1970. Building will house 36 laboratories 77 offices a 120 seat auditorium and multiple conference rooms.
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Lawrence
Constant Construction
Huxtable Electric
Norris Brothers
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Kansas
New York Closing Averages Rise as Market Gains
The New York stock market closes with the Dow average at 357.1, up 2.6 points as 60 stocks gain. Investors react to broader economic signals and sector moves, shaping the final tally of gains for the day.
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New York
Rising Kansas school levies outpace cities in first class areas
Kansas lawmakers face pressure to rebalance education funding as USD 497 in Lawrence levies 36.53 mills, 2.69 higher than the city tax rate. Across 17 first class cities, school districts levy more than municipal governments in all but four. Leaders push state aid reform while districts expand schools and hire more teachers amid rising costs.
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Junction City
Pittsburg
Fort Scott
Lawrence
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USD
Topeka
Overland Park
Prairie Village
Leavenworth
Wichita
Atchison
Coffeyville
Hutchinson
Salina
Manhattan
Emporia
Parsons
Clathe
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