Chou En-lai Given Powers to End China Upheaval
Hong Kong’s Star reports Mao granted Chou En-lai full executive powers to halt the cultural revolution and restore China’s economy. It cites sources in China as Hong Kong trade figures show January exports to Hong Kong fell, while Lin Piao criticized Mao and advised restraint.
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Hong Kong
Hong Kong Star
Mao Tse-tung
Chou En-lai
China
The
Star
Red
Mao
the Star
Lin Piao
Lin
Lo Jui-ching
Hsiao Hua
Peking
Chou
Red China
Tokyo
Shanghai
Communist Party
Liu Shao-chi
Wen Hui Pao
People’s Liberation Army
Surrender in Rights Slaying Ties to 1966 Fire Bomb Death
Twelve men including a Mississippi Ku Klux Klan chief surrendered on conspiracy charges over the 1966 Dahmer slaying in Hattiesburg Mississippi. Indicted for conspiring to threaten Vernon Dahmer Sr. to deter Black voters, the group posted $5,000 bonds. The case links to the 1964 Philadelphia killings of civil rights workers.
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Hattiesburg, Miss
Ku Klux Klan
U.S
Jackson
Vernon Ferdinand Dahmer Sr
Sam Bowers Jr
Philadelphia
Miss
Bowers
Meridian
FBI
Imperial Wizard
White Knights
Neshoba County
Lawrence Rainey
Cecil Price
Michael Schwerner
Andrew Goodman
James Chaney
Price
Docking Proposes Flexible Turnpike Plan With Self Liquidating Roads
Gov. Docking's plan calls for toll roads only where surveys show self liquidating returns. The program would build Kansas City to Galena and Wichita to the Oklahoma border, with link to Tulsa if Oklahoma agrees. Subsequent routes could include Wichita to Hays and Baxter Springs to Wichita. A Kansas Highway Authority would issue bonds while construction and operation stay with the Highway Commission.
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Topeka
Robert Docking
Administration
Terry Scanlon
State Department of Administration
House Roads and Highways Committee
Scanlon
Kansas City
Galena
Wichita
Oklahoma
Tulsa
Hays
Baxter Springs
Ralph Skoog
Gover
Wichita-Tulsa
Docking
Arkansas City
Kansas Highway Authority
Kansas Highway Commission
Harriet Dal. W. Whitaker
Hutchinson
Kansas City Galena
Wichita- Baxter Springs
Wichita- Hays
House Parks and Memorials Committee
Truce Failure Seen as Blow To Red Morale
North Vietnam ese Lt Truong Hiep says the failed lunar new year truce halted peace talks and crushed Viet Cong morale. He describes Viet Cong leaders and troops expecting negotiations before the war intensified, with Russia or China needed for victory. The interview occurred at a Korean stockade after a Korean soldier captured him.
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Phuoc Thanh
South Vietnam
Truong Hiep
85Th “Independence
Russia
Red China
Central Highlands
Saigon
Truong
Hanoi
Phu “Yen
Weather Outlook Northeast Kansas Mild, No Rain Expected
The region enjoys continued fair and mild conditions tonight and Thursday with no rainfall in sight. Lows in the mid 30s and a Thursday high near 70. Temperature readings note various times and daily records show highs around 68 and a low of 10 in past years. Sunrise at 6 55, sunset at 6 18.
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Kansas
Houssey Funeral Home Notice
Funeral home in VI lists contact number 38 6111 for obituary and service inquiries. Local announcements include address AdY and routing details for viewers seeking arrangements.
Senate panel kills fair housing bill in 8 to 3 vote
Kansas Senate Federal and State Affairs committee tabled the proposed fair housing bill this session after an 8 to 3 vote to kill it. The measure would bar racial discrimination in home sales or rentals with private owners excluded. Substantial testimony and debate followed at the Virginia Inn with State Sen. Reynolds Shultz voicing reservations and noting possible future consideration next year.
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Kansas Senate Federal and State Affairs
Reynolds Shultz
District 6
Virginia Inn
Senate
Shultz
Legislative Council
Civil Rights Commission
Bill Ap
Peared
Topeka
House
Republican Farmer - Businessman
KU Students Cast as Nancy and Kenyon Clutter in In Cold Blood
Brenda Currin and Paul Hough of Kansas University have been selected to portray Nancy and Kenyon Clutter in the Columbia Pictures film In Cold Blood. They underwent informal auditions last November with producer director Richard Brooks and assistant Tom Shaw. Both say they are thrilled and anxious about their movie debuts while awaiting notice on start dates.
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Kansas University
Nancy
Kenyon Clutter
Columbia Pictures
Brenda Currin
Rockville
Nancy Clutter
Paul Hough
Newton
Mount Oread
Clutter
Richard Hickock
Perry Smith
Garden City
Richard Brooks
Tom Shaw
Brenda
Paul
Record Warmth Likely to Persist Into March
The first day of March is expected to set a record high for the second consecutive year as springlike weather continues for several days. Downtown temperatures near 70 degrees may top last year’s March 1 record of 68. Tonight through Thursday stays mild with lows around 30s and highs in the upper 60s to lower 70s. The Kansas University weather station notes an overnight low near 32 degrees.
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Lawrence
Weather Bureau
Kansas University
Burreau
Music from our Reuter pipe organ Rumsey Funeral Home
Music from the Reuter pipe organ will be performed at Rumsey Funeral Home as part of a memorial observance. Organist and participants to be announced, with proceeds aiding a local charity.
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Our Reuter
Rumsey Funeral Home
Flood Control and Tire Bids Dominate City Commission Session
City Commission discussed a $25 000 condemnation settlement in Jefferson County for a levee near Midland and approved legal steps to appeal an appraisal. Officials also rejected the lowest tire bid for 1967 autos in favor of the second low bidder, citing standard specifications and brand acceptability.
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North Lawrence
City Commission
City
Charles D. Stough
Jefferson County
Howard Heck
Midland
Stough
Corps of Engineers
Lawrence
Ray Wells
Douglas County
Douglas-Jefferson County
Kansas River
Kaw Bridge
Leavenworth County
Stougu
Harold Stein
McCrory-Otasco
1818
Mass
St. Stein
Wells
City Autos
Stein
Hatfield-Jackson
Goodyear Tires
Farmers Co-Op Assn
M&m Oil Co
Farmer's Co-Op Assn
Lawreence Pipe and Steel
U. S. Royal Tires
Tire Buyer’s Guide
Brunswick
B. F. Goodrich Co
Flood page notes Raney Drug Stores fill prescriptions
On page 5 Raney Drug Stores fill all doctor prescriptions as flood coverage continues. Ady reports shortages and access concerns for affected communities.
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Raney Drug Stores
Ady
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Nor’s
Wichita - Tulsa
Reuter
Houssey Funeral Home
Children’s Theatre
Peter
Currin
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