Last U S Pilots Freed From Red China Reach Clark Air Base
Two remaining U S pilots, Maj. Philip E. Smith and Lt. Cmdr. Robert J. Flynn, arrived at Clark Air Base joining 108 POWs awaiting flights home after being held in Communist China. They crossed from Hong Kong, smiling, with gifts and new uniforms.
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Noel Gaylor
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Pacific
William G. Moore
13Th Air Force
Death Penalty May Get Fast Senate Study
Senate hearings are planned on Nixon proposals to restore the death penalty for specific crimes and require mandatory prison terms for heroin traffickers. The plan is part of a broad overhaul of federal criminal law led by Senate Judiciary subcom chair John L. McClellan and ranking member Roman L. Hruska.
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Senate
Nixon
Senate Judiciary
John L. McClellan
D-Ark
Roman L. Hruska
R-Neb
Judiciary Committee
Patrick iGray
FBI
McClellan
Hruska
Supreme Court
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Docking Criticizes Kansas Legislature Over Session Progress
Governor Docking lamented slow passage of bills and lack of substantive legislation as the Kansas session nears its end. He cited tax-relief fatigue among taxpayers and chafed at the delay of his circuit breaker and school-finance proposals amid conference-committee debates.
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Docking
Thefts Reported To City
Police report rising thefts in the city with multiple incidents and total losses under review by investigators.
KU Voters Face Slow Start As Ballot Errors Appear
On the first day of KU elections about 1,400 students cast ballots with several misspellings noted. Voters used Strong Summerfield and the Kansas Union halls while additional polls opened at Corbin and Ellsworth Halls. Candidate David Murfin seeks an injunction over the misspelled David Martin ballot name.
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Student Senate
Sterling Hall
Sublette
Strong and Summerfield
The
Kansas Union
Corbin and
Ellsworth
David Murfin
Wichita
Mekong Delta temple attack kills and wounds many
A dawn explosion at the Soai Kiem Pagoda in Tra Cu, Vinh Binh Province, killed or wounded more than 100 people, mostly Cambodian residents. Saigon cites Communist terrorists as likely attackers, with investigations by an ICSC field team under way.
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Mekong Delta
Hien
Soai’ Kiem
Tra Cu
Vinh Binh
Cambodia
Witnesses Dispute Testimony in Gould Bomb Trial
Several witnesses testified against Arnold Stead and Gould in a Douglas County bombing case. Gould, 23, of Overland Park, faces charges of attempted property destruction endangering two lives and possessing an explosive device for the May 14 1970 incident at Daniel Youngs home former county attorney.
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Arnold Stead
Randolph Gould
Gould
Overland Park
Douglas County District Court
Daniel Young
Stead
Kansas City
Young
Murphy Hospitalized Chancellor Laments Congress Reform
Former chancellor Murphy spoke despite a fever and hoarse voice from a respiratory illness. He suggested America needs a modern Congress, not an 18th century model, and greeted guests at a reception in Murphy Hall after delivering a lecture during his tenure.
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Murphy
Murphy Hall
Nixon signals possible price cuts and China liaison plan
In a broad news conference President Nixon floated reducing strategic stockpiles to lower prices and outlined reviving U S ties with China by appointing veteran ambassador David Bruce to head a Beijing liaison office. He cautioned Vietnam cease fire violations and discussed foreign travel and death penalty legislation for hijacking and terrorism.
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Sudan
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United, States
Communist
Dollar Slump Ties Bonn Talks To Paris Crisis
In Bonn, Treasury Secretary Shultz and Chancellor Brandt led a high level exchange on money and trade as European leaders await U S moves on Common Market measures and the Paris conference on the dollar crisis. Brandt said he spoke by telephone with Nixon on a possible joint monetary agreement.
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George P. Shultz
Willy Brandt
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Brandt
Paris
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Brandt-Shultz
Washington
William P. Rogers
Helmut Schmidt
Paul A. Volcker
Hans Friderichs
Moscow
Helmut Sonnenfeldt
Henry Kissinger
Schmidt
Parliament
Nixon
Connally Visit Proves Popular at Lawrence Banquet
Lawrence Chamber of Commerce banquet tickets exceed 600 sales with a 1200 cap set by ticket chairman Lyman Wiley The event on March 29 at the Kansas Union features John Connally former Texas governor and former Navy and Treasury secretary as keynote speaker Wiley notes rapid sales and urges early reservations to avoid disappointment
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The
Kansas Union
Lyman Wiley
John Connally
Texas
Probe Not Finished in Kansas Water Funds Inquiry
Topeka Kansas attorney general Vern Miller said an investigation into irregularities in Lawrence water department funds and related matters is not completed. Miller declined further comment as state agent Jerry Federgreen reported he finished his work and submitted a report.
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Topeka
Office of
Kansas Atty
Vern Miller
Lawrence
Beebe Hearing Set After Lawrence Arrest
A preliminary hearing is scheduled for 1 p.m. Tuesday for Robert E. Beebe, 20, of 1144 La., arrested Wednesday night by Lawrence police. Beebe is held in the county jail with bond set at 10 000 dollars.
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Robert E. Beebe
Lawrence
Moscow Kans. School Finance Plan Faces Court Ruling
Kansas Supreme Court denied Moscow patrons motion to stay Johnson County District Court order to revise the state aid distribution. Legislators expect a new plan this session, with a conference committee refining a compromise between Senate and House plans to please Gov. Docking.
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Kansas Supreme Court
Moscow, Kan
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Kansas
Statehouse
Robert F. Bennett
Senate
Tom van Cleave
Kansas City, Kan
Robert Docking
Unified School
Moscow
Ted R. Morgan
Lakin
Supreme Court
Phillip L. Woodworth
Woodworth
House
Moynihan pledges no lethal arms to subcontinent
AP dispatch from New Delhi reports Ambassador Moynihan telling Prime Minister Indira Gandhi that the United States will not supply lethal weapons to any country on the Indian subcontinent. The Indian spokesman quoted Moynihan as stating a conscious decision to halt lethal arms to the region. The remarks followed Moynihan’s meeting with Gandhi.
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Daniel P. Moynihan
Indira Gandhi
United States
Indian Subcontinent
Moynihan
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