Pakistan Repression Mounts in East Pakistan Fierce Battles Reported
Delhi dispatches say East Pakistan battles intensify in Dacca as the army retakes control and bans politics with a curfew. Reports cite heavy casualties, street fighting in Chittagong, and claims of Pakistani troops crossing into India amid a rapidly developing civil war.
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Pakistan
East Pakistan
Dacca
Radio Pakistan
United News of India
Dis
Patch
Assam
Chittagong
Tripjura
Calcutta
East Pakistan Rifles
EPR
Freedom of
Bangladesh
Soviet Envoy Calls Berlin Four-Power Talk Constructive
Soviet ambassador Pyotr Abrasimov hailed the 17th four power Berlin talks as an important constructive session after a 21 hour meeting with the United States Britain and France. The next four power meeting is set for April 16. East West Berlin talks resume Saturday to seek Easter access for West Berliners beyond the Wall.
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Berlin
East Germany
Pyotr Abrasimov
U.S
Abrasimov
Winter Grips loosens as spring nears in Kansas
Five days into spring, northeast Kansas sees a weather shift with temperatures 15 to 20 degrees below normal rising to the 60s and 70s over the weekend. Tonight's forecast mid-30s, day temperatures holding steady. Saturday should bring partly cloudy skies and lower 70s with southerly winds boosting the mercury.
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Mother Nature
Kansas
National Weather Service
Haskell gets new building as BIA redirects funds
Sen James Pearson announced a new Haskell Indian Junior College building ready by fall funded by reprogrammed BIA dollars. The project would replace the scorched Sacajawea Hall and house home economics needle trades and medical tech before the Environmental Sciences Hall is built in about two years. Pearson also commented on SST funding and Wichita unemployment, saying the SST veto likely won’t drastically affect the local economy.
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Haskell Indian Junior College
James Pearson
Haskell
Wichita
Sacajawea Hall
Pearson
BIA
South Dakota
Boeing
Seattle
United States
U.S
Soviet Union
France
Journal World Wins National News Reporting Award 1971
Lawrence officials and KU leaders praise the Journal-World for winning the National Headliners Club award for best news reporting. Mayor Donald Metzler Chancellor Laurence Chalmers and editors Dolph Simons and Dolph Simons Jr. highlight the paper’s spot news coverage and the acclaimed May 30 edition.
Journal-World Receives Top National News Award
The Journal-World of Lawrence Kansas won the National Headliners Club best national news reporting award for 1971 in its size class for four KU campus unrest incident issues. Judges cited exceptional spot news coverage and the award ceremony is set for April 17 in Atlantic City.
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Atlantic City
N.J
Lawrence
Kan
Journal-World Today
National Headliner’s Club
Kansas
University of Kansas
Kansas University
The
Journal- World
Regents Get OK of Group for State Board
The Senate Education Committee unanimously recommended confirmation of Gov. Docking's three nominees to the State Board of Regents. Carl L. Courter of Wichita and Robert W. Helman of Goodland were named, with Thomas J. Griffith of Manhattan recommended for a second term. Hearings were held Monday and Wednesday.
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Topeka
Senate Education Committee
Senate
Robert Docking
State Board of Regents
Carl L. Courter
Wichita
Robert W. Helman
Goodland
Thomas J. Griffith
Manhattan
Dome study: Astrodome poor for NCAA cage fans
Houston coverage notes the Astrodome's vast, confusing layout ruins sightlines for basketball fans and makes it hard to hear action. Viewers in KU seats struggle to track players, while proponents say the venue showcases engineering amid criticism of accessibility and acoustics.
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Houston
Tex
Astrodome
Memorial Stadium
Lawrence
South Viet Nam Rushes Troops to Northern Front
Saigon reports a buildup of North Vietnamese long range artillery and 50 percent higher DMZ activity as fresh battalions fly to the northern front. Lt. Col. Tran Van An says over 20 000 Saigon troops are now in Quang Tri with three possible aims including a new offensive or defense against DMZ attacks.
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Saigon
South Vietnam
Demilitarized Zone
North
Tran van An
Quang Tri
Dmz
Unemployment Rates Rise Across Six Major Cities
The Labor Department adds five major cities to areas with 6 percent plus unemployment, bringing the total to 50 and signaling a nine year high. New Haven Rockford Terre Haute Worcester and Binghamton join as major cities with persistent joblessness. Greenville Port Angeles and Allegan added as smaller areas.
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Labor Department
Governmnt
Iresno
Calif
Muskegon-Muskegon Heights
Mich
New Haven
Conn
Rockford
Terre Haute
Ind
Worcester
Mass
Binghamton
N.Y
Greenville, Tenn
Port Angeles
Wash
Allegan, Mich
Apple Valley shop to open March 27
Partly cloudy and warmer notice promotes the opening of Apple Valley Rowl Motor and Service Center on March 27 with accompanying advertisements for Russell Stover candles and Key Raxall products.
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Apple Valley Rowl
Motor & Service Center
Russell Stover
Kansas attorney general defends issuing deputy cards
State Rep Robert Miller questions why Vern Miller prints hundreds of special agent commissioning cards to civilians. The attorney general confirms such commissions are legal and will continue, citing authority in law.
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Vern Miller
Miller
Attorney General
Robert H. Miller
Wellington
Tention
Citzen
Wichita
Robert Miller
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