Turkish Premier Demirel Resigns Under Military Pressure
In Ankara, Premier Suleiman Demirel resigned after the armed forces delivered a takeover threat. The four top commanders demanded a new government capable of restoring order and implementing reforms, prompting an emergency cabinet session and a brief government statement. The memorandum, signed by the generals, cited unrest and failed reforms as causes.
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Turkey
Suleiman Demirel
Cevdet Su
Nay
Assembly
Senate
Demirel
Cevdet Sunday
SV Pulls Out Of Firebase Moves Back
South Vietnamese troops in Laos abandoned Fire Base Sofia 24 miles southeast of Sepone to avoid encirclement by North Vietnamese forces. Units moved southeast toward the border and east to fire base Lolo as U.S. helicopters returned with nearly 1,200 sorties after fog and low clouds eased.
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Saigon
Laos
Sepone
Sofia
Associated Press
George Esper
Ham Nghi
Esper
Lolo
Panhandle
U.S
Women Protest Exclusion From Nixon Oval Office Interview
About two dozen female reporters protested after being excluded from a 75 minute interview with nine other newswomen in the Oval Office. White House secretary said Nixon chose a small group to communicate differently. Ziegler faced criticism as he replayed a tape of the questions for those absent and warned the story not to be used before 5 p.m. CST Saturday.
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Washington
Nixon
Oval Office
White House
Ziegler
Dog Saves Mistress During Car Intrusion in Lawrence
A Lawrence housewife driving near Sixth and Maine was confronted by a man who forced his way into her car. A dog leapt from the back seat and attacked the intruder prompting the man to flee. The woman and dog continued to an obedience class at the National Guard Armory on North Iowa.
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Sixth
Maine
Wisconsin
National Guard
Iowa
Endurance rider faces hostility on Lawrence leg of Calgary trek
Orville Fleshman a Cuba Missouri endurance horseman left home February 20 with his Tennessee walker Buck aiming for Calgary Alberta. Two longhaired opponents in a flowered foreign car harassed him near Lawrence Highway 10, one hitting him with a flowered whip and another brandishing a short sword. Fleshman sought refuge at a farm, continuing his 1500 mile journey at about 42 miles per day toward Big Horns and Cheyenne while pursuing three riding records.
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Orville Fleshman
Cuba
Buck
Calgary
Canada
Journal-World
Will Hess
Lawrence
Highway 10
Fleshman
St. Louis
Indian group pushes tribal leaders plan at Kansas City conference
Louis R. Bruce cites proposed organization of tribal leaders as key to greater native influence on federal decisions. He notes strong administrative support for Indian programs and urges repeal of the termination bill to secure continued services for tribes. Bruce and Mills speak during a National Congress of American Indians event at Haskell College.
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Louis R. Bruce
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Billy Mills
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William Rogers
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Senate Approves 82-0 Social Security Benefit Boost
The Senate voted 82-0 for a $5 billion, 10 to 56 percent increase in Social Security benefits for 26 million recipients, retroactive to Jan 1. The plan raises minimums to $100 for individuals and $150 for couples, funds via higher payroll taxes and wage base, with House opposition over the $100 minimum.
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Russell B. Long
Dla
Finance Committee
House
Nixon
Ways and Means Committee
Wilbur D. Mills
Mills
Docking vetoes Johnson County pay raise
Gov. Robert Docking vetoed a bill to raise pay for Johnson County officials. The measure would lift salaries for the county attorney, probate judge, sheriff and seven others, with sponsors from Johnson County. Docking argued the move undermines the 1970 property tax lid and would set a harmful precedent.
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Topeka
Robert Docking
Johnson County
Robert Bennett
Norman Gaar
David Owen
C. Y. Thomas
Apple Valley Boat and Service Center Opens March 27
Town ad announces the Apple Valley Boat Motor and Service Center opening on March 27 with full weekend details on page five. Local readers are invited to preview services and offerings during the weekend event.
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Rumsey Funeral Home Owners Fred and Oscar Rumsey
Fred and Oscar Rumsey own Rumsey Funeral Home located at 848 5111. The brief notice lists owners and contact details for the family business in the community directory.
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Oscar Rumsey
Rumors of Closure Hit Rock Chalk Cafe Near KU
The Rock Chalk Cafe near Kansas University faced rumors of an imminent shutdown prompted by pressure from Atty. Gen. Vern Miller. Owner Virgil Cooper and operator Don Graham declined comment while Lawrence police leaders offered limited insight, noting business reasons and ongoing discussions with state and local officials.
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12Th and
Oread
Journal-World
Ken Seals
Atty
Vern Miller
Virgil Cooper
Don Graham
Lawrence
Graham
Richard Stanwix
Stanwix
Great Weather Continues in Lawrence This Weekend
Law rence area enjoying pleasant spring weather with night lows in the 40s and daytime highs in the 60s and 70s. Residents praise the mild stretch as records hold and temperatures rise into the 70s by Saturday and Sunday with no rain in sight.
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Lawrence
Welfare aid cut for KU student Rexroad
Douglas County Commission ordered immediate termination of welfare aid to James Rexroad 22 after verifying he is a Kansas University student. The action follows policy denying aid to students except in extreme hardship and does not reflect his past or family history. Rexroad previously received at least 79 in February.
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Kansas University
John Derrick
James Rexroad
University
Rexroad
KU Military Science
James H. Rexroad
Hutchinson
Reno County District Court
Welfare Department
Derrick
Commission
Underworld figure Carlos Marcello freed from U S Medical Center
Carlos Marcello an underworld figure was released at daybreak from the U S Medical Center in Springfield Missouri. A big black car departed gates about 5 55 a m and he headed toward the New Orleans area to face a federal deportation move. Marcello was imprisoned since 1939 after a conviction for intimidating an FBI agent in a 1966 airport incident and a prior conviction for marijuana sales. The government has pursued deportation leveraging a 1967 Rome tribunal ruling on his Italian citizenship. Lt Club meeting Mon Virg Inn v
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Carlos Marcello
U.S
Marcello
New Orleans
FBI
Patrick J. Collins
New Orleans International
Metairie
New York
Collins
Atlanta
Civil Tribunal of
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Tunisia
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