Major Legislation Facing Lawmakers
The week brings action on a farm bill stalled in the House amid cost targets. Secretary Butz meets lawmakers to seek a compromise while the Senate prepares to vote on the Alaska pipeline and related amendments. A war powers curb bill faces House and Senate votes. A $2 minimum wage bill moves toward Senate action with GOP resistance.
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Washington
Alaska
Congress
House
Nixon
Earl L., Butz
Senate
U.S
Canadians freed from Viet Cong captivity recount rough 17 days
Captains Ian Patten and Fletcher Thomson of Canada described grueling conditions after 17 days in Viet Cong custody near Xuan Loc. They said they were bound, deprived of sleep, and sometimes coerced to sign false confessions while four ICCS members were held with them and treated humanely overall.
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Saigon
Ian Patten
Toronto
Fletcher Thomson
Ottawa
International Commission of Control and Supervision
Xuan Loc
Patten
Thomson
ICCS
Lawrence Eyes Plan for Citizens Advisory Council
A city commission meeting Tuesday at 2 p.m. at City Hall will consider forming a Citizens Advisory Council. Former city commissioners proposed a 50 to 60 member panel with two reps from each ward and KU Student Senate leaders as automatic members, plus 20 community appointees.
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Lawrence City Commission
Kansas University
Meadowlea and Auto Plaza paving bids and plans update
City Commission discusses new business items including bids for paving and sidewalk improvements on 27th Terrace 26th Street and 29th Street Meadowlea Estates 28th Terrace and Four Wheel Drive Auto Plaza a 200 foot extension of St Andrews Drive for Lot 111 Alvamar plus a Peter Pan Ice Cream Store site plan at 1015 West Sixth and sewer plans for North Lawrence Industrial Addition Also reviewed are a storm sewer improvement letter from Mitchell Stephens Agency appraisers reports for several improvements bid recapitulation for water department and a sewer rodder purchase contract and advisory board proposal along with a resignation from Ted Owens Human Relations Commission and Plumbing Board minutes.
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27Th Terrace
26Th Street
29Th Street
Meadowlea Estates
28Th Terrace
Auto Plaza
St. Andrews Drive
Alvamar
West Sixth
North Lawrence Industrial Addition
Mitchell-Stephens
23Rd Street
Naismith Drive
Water Department
Nixon aide Kalmbach details destroyed files in Watergate probe
Kalmbach testified that Maurice Stans ordered his secretary to destroy largely personal files to protect confidentiality of contributions. He said he supplied remaining records to the Senate Watergate committee and declined to seek immunity or invoke the Fifth Amendment. Sen. Ervin cited Nixon’s Six Crises as a strong guide for investigations. Moore testified Nixon learned of Watergate only on March 21 from John W. Dean III.
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Nixon
Commerce
Maurice H. Stans
Kalmbach
Finance Committee
Senate Watergate Committee
Iome Bank
Sam J. Ervin Jr
Dn.c
Ervin
Alger Hiss
Moore
White House
John W. Dean III
Riggins Skips Jets Camp Amid Contract Standstill
Jets top rusher John Riggins has not reported to training camp at Hofstra as of Sunday. A team spokesman said Weeb Ewbank would confer with the staff to decide actions, while Riggins seeks a 6150 000 contract and has vowed to stay away until an agreement is reached.
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Kansas
KU Hosts 59 Foreign Students For Six Week Orientation
Lawrence welcomes 59 Fulbright fellows from 30 countries for Kansas University’s 23rd Foreign Student Orientation Center in the KU Union Forum. J A Buzzle introduces the event noting the center’s history since 1951 and the goal to show American society while exposing students to its strengths and shortcomings.
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Miladin Curovic
Yugoslavia
Yuvadee Naknain
Thailand
Kansas University
J. A. Buzzle
Archie Dykes
Nancy
Nancy Hambleton
Lawrence
J.A. Buzzle
College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
Kansas Union
Hambleton
Buzzle
West Germany
United States
Father faces charges after taking daughter from mother
William J. Stewart, 22, of Mitchell Road, Blue Earth Minn., is charged in Douglas County Court with misdemeanor interference with parental custody and endangering the life of a child after taking his 2½ year old daughter Teresa from her mother Elaine Stewart’s home following a dispute. He was arrested about 1:30 a.m. and held on $2,000 bond. The girl was found after bystanders heard her crying and police were alerted.
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Douglas County
Lawrence
William J. Stewart
Mitchell Rd
Blue Earth
Minn
Iowa
25Th Street
Pasers-By
Johnson
Sidewalk Bazaar Thursday Offers in Lawrence
Lawrence organizers plan a day long outdoor sale with 20 local groups, auxiliaries and sororities selling baked goods and crafts to fund projects. The Children's Summer Theater will stage short skits in front of the First National Bank Building with Judy Jones directing. A Dixieland band led by Paul Gray of the Downtown Lawrence Association will entertain downtown shoppers.
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Lawrence
Art Cromer
The
Lawrence, Chamber of Commerce
Plaza
Lawrence Parks and Recreation Department
First National Bank
Judy Jones
Cramer
Paul Gray
Lawrence’ Assn
Final Concert In Park By Lawrence Band Tuesday
The Lawrence community band will wrap its summer series with a final concert at 8 p.m. Tuesday on the South Park bandstand. Conductor Bill Kelly notes the program includes Tschaikowsky 1812 Overture Rossini William Tell Overture Ravel Bolero and Sousa Stars and Stripes Forever. A trumpet trio and a clarinet polka are also on the bill. The sessions are sponsored by Local 512 American Federation of Musicians and the Parks and Recreation Dept with musicians donating their time.
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Lawrence Community Band
South Park
Bill Kelly
Tschaikowsky
Rossini
Ravel
Sousa
The
American Federation of Musicians
Local 512
Parks and Recreation Dept
Lawrence Weekend Disturbance Free Despite Events
Douglas County residents were praised for behaving well over the weekend. Sheriff Rex Johnson reported no disturbance calls during the CPR picnic at Eudora and a motocross race near Baldwin. Only two minor vehicle collisions were recorded.
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Douglas County
Rex Johnson
Eudora
Baldwin
Vinland Rural Water District Approved near Eudora
Douglas County Commissioners approve incorporation of Vinland Rural Water District with a 3 0 vote as no one protests. Five directors are elected Jack Wiseman Miles Cleland Clifford McAninch Delbert Chaney and David Moreau. Annual meeting set for the second Monday in March at 8 p.m. fiscal year runs with the calendar year. About 40 members attended.
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Douglas County Commission
Vinland Rural Water District
Eudora
Jack Wiseman
Miles Cleland
Clifford McAninch
Delbert Chaney
David Moreau
Fire at Sirloin Restaurant, No Damage Reported
A grease fire flared at 11:50 p.m. Saturday at 1350 N. Third Street Sirloin restaurant. Firefighters arrived and extinguished the blaze with no damage reported.
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Sirloin
Lawrence
Decision Soon In Pinball Case
A decision on possible charges for owners or renters of three pinball machines confiscated Thursday was expected today. Douglas County Attorney David Berkowitz said state agents from Vern Miller's office reported they were paid off for winning games. The machines were seized with a search warrant and taken to the county jail. charges, if filed, would likely be misdemeanor gambling. Machines came from Jayhawk Billiard Parlor at 719 Mass and Edith's Place at 714 Mass.
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David Berkowitz
Douglas County
Office of
Kansas Atty
Vern Miller
Berkowitz
Sheriff's Office
Jayhawk Billiard Parlor
Mass
Edith’s Place
Sheriff's Department
Five Mexicans Held For Illegal Entry
U.S. immigration officials assume custody of five Mexican nationals arrested at 5 am Saturday by the Douglas County Sheriff's Department. The men were working in a cornfield east of the Lawrence Airport and may be returned to Mexico. Home town listed as Chihuahua. Names: Jose Alvarez, 30. Rafael Ensiso, 18. Francisco Pina, 36. Jesus Monarca, 50. Cesar Vidal, 30.
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U.S
Douglas County
Lawrence
Kansas, ‘City
Mexico
Chihuahua
Jose Alverez
Rafael Ensiso
Francisco Pina
Jesus Monarca
Cesar Vidal
Chairman Seeks MS Drive Kits
Douglas County unit of the Multiple Sclerosis Fund asks block workers to turn in their kits at the Lawrence National Bank. Larry Heeb, chairman, said the residential drive is officially over and kit returns should be immediate.
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Douglas County
Multiple Sclerosis Fund
Lawrence National Bank
Larry Heeb
Boat and motor stolen from Eudora mooring on Kansas River
A 17-foot boat and a 25 horsepower motor were taken sometime since Thursday from a mooring on the Kansas River near Eudora. Harold L. Hunsinger, 1304 N.Y., values the outfit at 750 dollars. Thieves cut the mooring chain and towed or winched the craft away downriver.
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Kansas River
Eudora
Douglas County
Sheriff's Department
Harold L. Hunsinger
N.Y
ELIA to Discuss Next Year Plans at Tuesday Meeting
The East Lawrence Improvement Association will hold a 7:30 p.m. meeting Tuesday at the East Lawrence Recreation Center at 11th and Delaware to discuss the coming 12 months.
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East Lawrence
Rock Quarry Withdrawal Bid Presented in Douglas County
The Lawrence Douglas County Commission received a withdrawal request from J H and J Rock Co. to drop a conditional use permit for a Kanwaka Township rock quarry. The commission deferred action, sending the matter back to the planning commission, with votes split among Stoneback Cragan and Heck. If withdrawn and approved, the firm could redraw the quarry site. denial would push the case through the usual channels and likely end the proposal for a year.
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Douglas County Commission
Lawrence- Douglas
I. J. Stoneback
Dick McClanathan
County Commission
Walter Cragan
Planning Commission
Stoneback
Cragan
Arthur Heck
Fete Honors Kansas University Chancellor and Mrs Dykes
More than 400 tickets have been sold for a Wednesday banquet in the Kansas Union Ballroom honoring the new KU Chancellor and Mrs Archie Dykes. Douglas County KU Alumni Association president Charles Haverty said a few more tables will be added to seat 40 to 50 more guests. Dykes will speak and a band from the Midwestern Music and Art Camp will perform at 7 p.m.
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Kansas University
Archie’ Dykes
Charles Haverty
Douglas County
KU Alumni Association
Kansas Union
Alumni Association
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Utah
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Massachusetts
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Ted Owens
the Human Relations Commission
Plumbing Board
Ceive
Rel
Riggins
Joseph R. Pearson
Journal-World Photo
Burzle
Chancellor Dykes
America
Institute of International Education
U.S. State Department
Water District
Elia
Journal-World
State Farm
Bill Hogle
C.L.A
Gill
Tennessee
State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company
Bloomington, I
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