Step Forward and Go Home They Welcome POWs at Hanoi
In Hanoi 108 American POWs including Lt Cmdr John Sidney McCain III stepped forward to freedom at Gia Lam Airport as three C141 transports prepared to fly them to Clark Air Base. The men, in gray uniforms, were greeted by American officers while a crowd of North Vietnamese soldiers and civilians watched in the noon sun.
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Hanoi
Gia Lam
U.S. Air Forces
Clark Air Base
Philippines
Cmdr
John Sidney McCain III
Kansas House and Senate discuss school finance bill
A conference committee of Kansas House and Senate members meets to negotiate a Republican backed school finance bill after both chambers approved different versions. The panel weighs how much state money to fund the plan and how much property tax relief to pursue. Senator Harder is ill, delaying the session. committee members include Bennett, Dyck, Bower, Loux, and McGill.
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Topeka
Kan
House
Senate
Kansas
Robert Benett
Conferece
Joseph Harder
R-Moundridge
Bennett
Harder
Harold Dyck
Pete McGill
McGill
U.S. Reminders On Peace Policy In Vietnam
The White House and State Department warned Hanoi that the Paris cease fire bans arms buildup in South Vietnam. Pentagon sources say up to 30,000 North Vietnamese troops may have moved via the Ho Chi Minh trail into Laos, with tanks and heavy weapons reported. Viet Cong accused Saigon of violations while U.S. seeks clarity on Hanoi’s intent and prisoner releases.
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Washington
White House
State Department
Hanoi
South Vietnam
Pentagon
Ho Chi Minh Trail
Laos
Associated Press
Paris
United States
Saigon
Viet Cong
U.S
Referrals Route Through Former Health Director in Douglas County
Douglas County Public Health Department will forward birth control prescriptions and venereal disease referrals to former director Dr. Dale Clinton. Clinton plans a private practice in the same building Monday. University students will go to KU Student Health Center, others to LMH emergency room or private physicians.
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Douglas County Public Health Department
Dale Clinton
Clinton
Raymond Schwegler
Public Health Board
Schwegler
Douglas County Commission
Walter Cragan
University
Kansas University
Lawrence Memorial Hospital
Health Department
Lawrence Students Vote For President And Senate
Kansas University students vote to choose a student body president and vice president. The race features Mert Buckley with Nancy Archer as running mate. Balloting continues Thursday and includes selection of Student Senate members.
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Kansas University
Mert Buckley
Nancy Archer
Warning Sirens Not In Use Yet In Douglas County
Douglas County first tornado alert issued Tuesday as warning sirens not yet operational. Two of 15 sirens installed at Kansas University. 10 more in Lawrence and one each in Baldwin Lecompton and Eudora to be installed in 30 to 45 days. Delivery of seven of the sirens made. remaining eight due soon. Baldwin Lecompton Eudora to install once sirens arrive. costs split with federal support for half. Capitol Electric Construction Co. hired to install 10 Lawrence sirens at 13 869 dollars. Weather watchers from Douglas County Amateur Radio Club monitor storm with six mobile units and 14 stations. civil defense units on alert.
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Douglas Couny
H. H. Belote
Douglas County Civil Defense
Kansas University
Lawrence
Baldwin
Lecompton
Eudora
Belote
Capitol Electric Construction Company of Kansas
Leavenworth
Douglas County Amateur Radio Club
Ken Sears
Flood Watch as Rivers Stay Within Banks and Perry Lake Reaches Peak
No river spillovers reported in the area today. Kansas River at noon held at 15.5 feet, flood stage 18. Marais des Cygnes near Miami County rose 2 to 4 feet above flood stage. Perry Lake pool at 897.55 feet, normal 891.5, main tributary Delaware River above normal but rainfall mostly outside Perry drainage. Kansas River at Lecompton about five feet above normal yet within banks. Skies partly cloudy tonight with a 20 percent chance of showers Thursday. highs upper 50s to mild through the weekend. Tuesday high 69, low 51.
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Kansas
Marais Des Cygnes
Miami County
Perry Lake
Lynn Myers
Myers
Delaware River
Perry
Lecompton
Lawrence
Study Funds Not Available for Drainage Plan in Lawrence
City funds for flood prone drainage studies in southwest Lawrence will be unavailable for four to six months. City Manager Buford Watson told the Tuesday night meeting that Four Seasons Inc. faces a two week deferral on a 259 acre development and a revised plan for drainage is under debate. The council also postponed action on a political activity policy and discussed zoning and drainage concerns for Brush Creek Drive.
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Lawrence
Buford Watson
Lawrence City Commission
Four Seasons Inc
Jack Rose
City Commission
Robert Haralick
Lawrence-Douglas County
Douglas County
American Cancer Society
Bill Easton
R Quest
24Th Street
Kasold
Crossgate
Richard Zinn
Planning Commission
Brush Creek Drive
Zinn
Quail Creek
Watson
Gay Lib Loses In Appeals Court
The 10th Circuit affirmed a district ruling that KU may refuse formal recognition for the Lawrence Gay Liberation Front. The court ruled the denial did not violate the Fronts First or Fourteenth Amendment rights and noted registered groups lack use of activity funds and early facility reservation rights. One dissent argued those rights are significant.
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Denver
10Th Circuit Court of Appeals
Kansas University
Lawrence
U. S. District Court
George Templar
Laurence Chalmers
FRONT
Templar
William J. Holloway Jr
Blinding Snowstorm Hinders Wounded Knee Talks
A blizzard blankets the Pine Ridge Reservation threatening the 15 day occupation at Wounded Knee. DOJ spokesman says negotiations hinge on weather while AIM leaders stay in contact. U S attorney general aide notes no move to remove nontribal residents during talks.
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Wounded Knee
S.D
Pine Ridge Reservation
Jack Hushen
Justice Department
Pine Ridge
American Indian Movement
AIM
Hushen
South Dakota
Harlington Wood
U. S
Kansas Traffic Deaths 24 Hours to Wednesday 9 A.M.
Traffic fatalities in Kansas tallied within a 24 hour period ending at 9 a.m. Wednesday with data spanning March 18 and covering the year 1973 to 1983. No further context or locations provided.
Haskell Students Plan Trip to Wounded Knee
Haskell Indian Junior College students plan a car caravan to Wounded Knee South Dakota during spring break to aid AIM supporters. Organizers include Sioux Alan Whitelightning and Navajo Larry Anderson with a campus booth and a Senate vote donating 106 dollars to fund participation.
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Haskell
Wounded Knee
Haskell Indian Junior College
Alan Whitelightning
Fort Gates
N. D
White Lightning
Stidham Union
Larry Anderson
Fort Defiance
Ariz
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Rumney Funeral Home
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League of Women Voters
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Harwood’s
Betty Lichtwardt
Terrace Rd
Nancy Hambleton
Lee Jones
Wisconsin
Minnesota
West Fifth Street
Milton P. Allen
Jones
Harold Hutton
Lee
Dick McClanathan
Ridgeview Investment Co
Pioneer Ridge No. 4
Oglala Sioux Tribal Council
Bureau of Indian Affairs
BIA
Oglala
Frank Quiring
John Flynn
Booth
Quiring
Ron Johnson
Centennial-Schweg
Ler
Lloyd M. Davies
Plaid
Massachusetts
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