101st Airborne Begins Early Hamburger Hill Pullout
The 101st Airborne division starts phased combat standdown six weeks early as part of Nixon's Vietnamization. About 1,585 troops are pulled from the northern battle zone with many redeployed or sent home only after completing most of their 12 month tour. Other units total 695 personnel are also cut from four supporting units. Nixon orders broader troop reductions to 139,000 by January end.
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Hamburger Hill
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U.S
Nixon
South Vietnam
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319Th Field Artillery
101St Division
Viets Poised For Thrust Against North
Thousands of South Vietnamese troops and armor mass along the Cambodian border as a possible attack on North Vietnamese and Viet Cong bases is prepared. Cambodian officials say a Saigon drive along Highways 1 and 7 could relieve pressure on Phnom Penh and the northeastern front. Cambodian losses reported in eastern campaigns total 69 casualties with 300 North Vietnamese killed as operations center near Phnom Penh advances 15 miles southwest and 25 miles north.
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Cambodia
Am Rong
Highway 7
Highway 6
Escape to Africa in theft case shocks Kansas poverty workers
In Wichita, Samuel Jarvis Hunt, one of eight black poverty workers convicted in 1968 of robbery, allegedly fled to Tanzania with a $19,500 Episcopal Church defense fund. Attorneys seek $10,000 in fees and garnishment, while police note other convicts may have left the United States.
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Wichita, Kan
Robery
Tanzania
Africa
Episcopal Church
Wichita Beacon
Samuel Jarvis
Jerry) Hunt
Perfect Day For KUMU Kansas Fans
Kansas University football enthusiasts enjoyed unseasonably warm Indian summer weather with mostly sunny skies. The National Weather Service forecast highs in the upper 50s to low 60s, NW winds 10 to 20 mph, and pleasant nights in the 30s. Sunday looks sunny and mild in the 60s, with a warm trend continuing into midweek.
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Kansas University
National Weather Service
Winter car care series to guide motorists
The Journal-World announces a special winter car care feature spread on Pages 13 through 20. It provides practical tips to prepare vehicles for cold weather and potential trouble ahead.
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Journal-World Today
Mars Reveals Oval Shape and Clearing Dust Storm
Space experts report Mariner 9 radio tracking shows Mars has an equatorial bulge and appears slightly oval, not perfectly round. The dust storm subsiding allows clearer surface details and possible water vapor detected at the south pole as scientists study planetary evolution.
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Pasadena
Calif
Mars
Earth
California Institute of Technology
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
South Pole
Martian
Mariner 9
Robert Steinbacher
Mariner
KU Alumni Urges Adequate Kansas Higher Education Funding
About 200 citizens gathered in the Kansas Union to hear KU Chancellor Laurence Chalmers Dean Martin Dickinson and alumni discuss funding woes in Kansas higher education. Howard Immel urged improved state support as the Kansas Board of Regents budget for the next fiscal year faces review and legislative action.
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Laurence Chalmers
Martin Dickinson
KU Law School
Kansas
Odd Williams
Chaiman
Council
Acpein Nishinehg
Immel
Kansas Board of Regents
Board Okays Big Hike For Striking Miners
Washington AP. Pay Board approves a 16.8 percent first year wage rise for United Mine Workers of America contract, well above Phase 2 guidelines. Three public members oppose amid inflation worries, while government cost of living data show CPI up 0.2 percent in October. President Nixon hails rise as necessary. critics call it troubling for anti inflation efforts.
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Arch N. Booth
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Booth
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UMWA
W.A
Tony” Boyle
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Bureau of Labor Statistics
Nixon
Lawrence F. O’brien
BLS
Thai Parties Abolished by National Council Decree
Field Marshal Thanom Kittikachorn announced through the National Executive Council that all political parties are abolished in Thailand today. The order bans any new party formation across the country.
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Bangkok
Thailand
Thanom Kittikachorn
Thanom
Resigned Ballard Center chief Harrison linked to voter drive
Leonard Harrison 31 resigned as acting Ballard Center director in Lawrence last April 29 after about three years in administration. He had led the center since 1968, with Charles Scott Jr. and then Cynthia Turner and Lenore Findlay succeeding him. Local sources say they know nothing of Harrison's whereabouts, last heard in July engaging in a voter education campaign for Mississippi governor candidate Charles Evers. He faced a Wichita conviction awaiting Kansas Supreme Court appeal and Ballard had been dropped from the United Fund drive in 1969 and 1970 pending his case.
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Lawrence
Ballard Center
Center
Bill Simons
Harrison
Ballard
Charles Scott Jr
Lawrence's
Hope Plaza
Scott
Cynthia Turner
Lenore Findlay
Rison
Journal-World
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Mississippi
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Wichita
Senate Breaks Deadlock Sets Election Vote on Financing Plan
The Senate agreed to a Monday vote on adding the presidential campaign financing plan to the $27 billion tax cut bill. Republican leader Hugh Scott pushed the timing, while Democrats warned of obstruction and race to rally votes. The plan would fund major party nominees with up to 20.4 million in tax funds from a new income tax checkoff.
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Washington
Senate
Nixon
GOP
Scott
John O. Pastore
D-R.i
Manhattan Bids For Urban Plan
Manhattan approves Phase I of a 4.3 million urban renewal effort The Neighbor Development Project will run five years and begin in the southeast area It includes relocating 35 to 40 families rehabilitating similar number of homes and moving six businesses Urban renewal credits could not be shown so the city shifted to a neighborhood development program seeking federal funds.
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Manhattan City Commission
James Schroer
Russell Stover Candies Key Rexall A C
Russell Stover Candies and Key Rexall are referenced with a partial list that suggests a local shop or distribution note. The fragment mentions brands and a store context without clear dates or actions.
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Rexall
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