Douglas County Second Fastest Growing in Kansas
Douglas County ranks second to Johnson County as the fastest growing Kansas county based on a composite index of population and economic growth. Between 1962 and 1968 Douglas showed a 19 percent population rise, 82 percent retail sales growth, and a 59 percent gain in buying power, with Johnson and Sedgwick leading in some categories.
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Douglas County
Kansas
Kansas Government Journal
Johnson County
Johnson
Sedgwick County
Wichita
Douglas
Sedgwick
Shawnee
Shawnee County
Mark Value Up As Dollar Rises Against Deutsche Mark
In Frankfurt the dollar fixed at a record low 3.7870 marks as Germany’s mark rallied after Bonn freed it from Central Bank control. The Bank later cut the dollar price to 3.790, while the open market saw 3.7850 marks per dollar. Sterling opened at 9.0520 marks as market volatility grew and European officials urged swift return to a fixed rate.
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Frankfurt
Germany
U.S
Bonn
Zurich
KC Building Strikes End With Signing
Kansas City ends its longest spate of construction strikes as Teamsters Local 541 votes 147 to 23 to approve a wage contract with the Lumber Dealers Association. Immediate 69 cent hourly raise to 4.06, with staged raises to 4.46 and 4.81 by 1971. Other unions had walked out earlier, pausing many projects across the city.
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Kansas City
Teamsters Local No
Lumber Dealers Association
Teamsters Union
Stop on Probe Called by Army to Wooldridge Scandal
Army investigator testifies that Provost Marshal General halted an inquiry into Sgt Major Wooldridge amid alleged 1967 68 crimes. Turner allegedly ignored requests to investigate or resign as records showed prior theft and AWOL history. Allegations include skimming from Army clubs and smuggling liquor on a Vietnam flight. Ft Benning NCO clubs linked to the probe as Ribicoff moves to study overseas club operations.
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Army
William ©. Wooldridge
Jack Pruett
Carl C. Turner
Wooldridge
Pruett
Turner
Wool
Senate
Abraham Ribicoff
D-Conn
Ft. Benning
Germany
Ribicoff
Georgia
Nixon Withdraw Nomination Bid For Haynsworth
Congressional sources say Judge Clement F. Haynsworth will ask President Nixon to withdraw his nomination to the Supreme Court. The White House was expected to announce the move later today as opposition to Haynsworth grew over several weeks.
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Washington
Clement F.haynsworth
Nixon
Supreme Court
White House
Haynsworth
United States and Saigon urge direct talks with Hanoi
At the Vietnam peace talks in Paris, South Vietnamese Ambassador Pham Dang Lam urged Hanoi and the Viet Cong to discuss self determination and elections with the Saigon government. Lam defended the republic as legitimate and called on Hanoi to negotiate. U S Ambassador Henry Cabot Lodge accused the Communists of refusing meaningful dialogue with the elected government of the Republic of Vietnam.
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Paris
United States
Saigon
Hanoi
Pham Dang Lam
Vietnam
Lam
Republic of Vietnam
U.S
South Vietnam
Henry Cabot Lodge
Nixon appoints Caspar Weinberger FTC chairman
President Nixon designates Caspar Weinberger California finance director to lead the Federal Trade Commission for a seven year term. Weinberger pledges an aggressive consumer protection drive, especially for the poor, replacing James Nicolson as chair while Dixon remains a commissioner.
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Washington
Nixon
Caspar W. Weinberger
California
Federal Trade Commission
Weinberger
James M. Nicholson
FTC
Paul Rand Dixon
Dixon
Sacramento
John F. Kennedy
Lyndon B. Johnson
Tremors Hit Santa Rosa Injuring Many and Damaging Property
A pair of quakes in Santa Rosa California injured at least 24 people, damaged two houses, and disrupted power, gas, and water mains. A third milder tremor occurred early today, with foreshocks at 9:56 and 11:19 p.m. The shocks, centered near Santa Rosa and felt to Gilroy, registered between 5.5 and 5.6 on the Richter scale. Police and responders cordoned off downtown. 50 workers shut off gas and crews battled minor fires as hospitals treated glass-related injuries and one neck fracture.
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Calif
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Gilroy
Miramar Bar
Pacific Gas & Electric Co
University of California In Berkeley
California Highway Patrol
Sonoma County
Record-lows in American combat deaths amid lull in Vietnam
The U.S. Command reports 95 Americans killed in the week ending Saturday, the lowest weekly toll in two years, with South Vietnamese casualties rising to 308 and American wounded at 1,315. Enemy killed declined to 2,382 as four North Vietnamese divisions pulled back toward the Cambodian border.
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Saigon
U.S. Command
U.S
City Firm Plans 151 New Houses in Lawrence Subdivision
Haverty and Hedges announces an 151 home development on 80 acres in Chaparral at 27th and Haskell. Total over 2.5 million. begin next week with five starter houses built by Dwight Perry. FHA and VA programs guide eligibility and pricing at 16 200 for three bedrooms and 18 700 for four bedrooms.
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Lawrence
Haverty and Hedges, Lawrence Real Estate and Insurance Firm
Chaparral Subdivision
27Th and
Haskell
Chuck Hedges
Herren and
Westerhouse
Federal Housing Administration
Hedges
Veterans Administration
Dwight Perry
Israeli Jets Hit Targets At Two Fronts In Middle East
Israeli jets attacked Jordanian and Egyptian targets along the Suez Canal and southern Sinai. Egypt says its assault hit Ras Matrana to Ras Malaab, while Israel claims the Egyptian claim is fabrication. An oil pipeline near Hadera was blown up and another bomb attempt near Tel Aviv-Haifa was disarmed.
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Suez Canal
Jordan
Middle East
Cairo
Ras Matrana
Ras Malaab
Sinai Peninsula
Tel Aviv
Ras Sadar
Hadera
Tel Aviv-Haifa
Dust Settler Brings Cooling Rain To Lawrence
A dust settler moved through Lawrence Wednesday night bringing about 0.05 inches of rain and easing heat. The day topped at 84, with noon reads near 70. Thursday forecasts call for fair skies and a warming trend ahead of a cold front likely to bring rain Friday or Saturday. Highs in the low 80s today and upper 50s tonight. Thursday highs in the 80s.
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Lawrence
Kansas
House funds approved for Clinton and Lawrence flood control projects
The House appropriations committee approved a flood control bill totaling 671.982 million dollars with Kansas allocations. Lawrence gets 1.2 million for the second stage levee, Clinton 1 million for land acquisition, and Perry Reservoir receives 3.8 million to finish construction.
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Washington
Appropriations Committee
House
Lawrence
Clinton Reservoir
Kansas
Army Corps of Engineers
Clinton
Perry Reservoir
Paul Barber
Corps
Kansas City
Clinton Basin
Senate
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