Hope Plaza Project Aims to Meet Its Name on 11 Acre Site
A 124 unit low and middle income housing complex is planned on an 11 acre First and Michigan site under option from FHA. The project would cost about 2 million to 2.4 million, with 400 residents and financing from HUD and a mortgage company insured up to 40 years by FHA. Housing would include one to three bedroom units with rent subsidies and income qualifications. Local sponsors include First United Methodist Church Jewish Community Center and Ballard Community Center.
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Hope Plaza
First
Michigan
Federal Housing Authority
Department of Housing and Urban Development
FHA
United Methodist Church
HUD
Nixon criticized as reneging on peace talks in Vietnam
Paris reports quote North Vietnam and the Viet Cong accusing President Nixon of prolonging the war. U S Ambassador Henry Cabot Lodge challenged both sides to enter serious negotiations and withdraw North Vietnamese troops to enable free elections and South Vietnamese self determination.
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Paris
North Vietnam
Nixon
Vietnam
U.S
Henry Cabot Lodge
Lodge
Republic of Vietnam
South Vietnam
AF reveals outback of five units in Vietnam demobilization
The U S Command announced five Air Force units in Vietnam will be demobilized and two others will not be sent to Vietnam. This reduces the 7th Air Force manpower by 2541, with about half this total from two F4 Phantom squadrons not arriving. Readiness and tour completion determine who goes home.
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Vietnam
Air Force
Nixon
8Th Tactical
Phan Rang Air Base
Saigon
Senate approves Haynsworth nomination to Supreme Court
The Senate Judiciary Committee backed Judge Clement F. Haynsworth 10 to 6, with Maryland Republican Mathias abstaining to seek more time on his record and financial dealings. Chairman Eastland noted the panel spent hours examining holdings in a vending machine firm. The full Senate fate remains uncertain as Nixon stands by the nomination amid defections from GOP leaders.
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Washington
Senate Judiciary Committee
Clement F. Haynsworth
Supreme Court
Judiciary Committee
Mathias
Haynsworth
Dhave
James C. Eastland
D-Miss
Eastland
Senate
Nixon
Kickback Allegations Hit Vietnam Club System Probe
Senate investigators focus on claims that entertainers paid kickbacks to sergeants to perform at Army clubs in Vietnam. Booking agent June Collins testified about illicit fees via Mareham Corp, with Ruben Noel citing $50 or 10 percent kickbacks. The Army also revoked the Distinguished Service Medal for Maj Gen Carl Turner and Sgt Maj William Wooldridge amid related findings.
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Washington
Senate
Vietnam
June Collins
Ruben Noel
Marehem Corp
Germany
Maredem
Army
Carl C. Turner
William C. Wooldridge
Wooldridge
Vietnam Toll Drops to 64 the Lowest Since 1966
The U S Command reports 64 American battlefield deaths in Vietnam last week, the lowest weekly toll since December 1966, with casualties also down for South Vietnamese forces and the enemy. The report notes ongoing operations and hints at potential troop withdrawals if trends continue.
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Saigon
Vietnam
U.S
Nixon
Air Force
da Nang
Fall Weather Helpful for Kansas State Game Day
Wind whipped dust around Lawrence but did not alter conditions. Little rain expected today or Friday with a high near 83 and a low in the 50s. Fridys outlook calls for another clear fall day barring improbable rain.
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Lawrence
Chicago Police Brace for Trouble After Lincoln Park Rally
Police tightened security at schools and public buildings after a Lincoln Park rally by radical youths turned violent. About 500 youths clashed with police, wounding three and arresting 65, as demonstrators moved from the park toward the Drake Hotel where clashes continued, and Weatherman allied members faced mass arrests.
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Chicago
Lincoln Park
Che Guevara
John van Veenendaal
Seattle
van Vee
Tery
Weatherman
Students For A Democratic Society
Drake Hotel
Lawrence City Manager Wells to Quit in Surprise Move
Lawrence city manager Ray Wells, 35, is expected to announce his resignation this afternoon after being offered another job. Reports say he will join Muskegon County as county administrator with a $20 000 to $25 000 salary. The Muskegon County board must approve the selection later today.
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Lawrence
Ray Wells
Journal-World
Wells
Muskegon
Mich
Ed Stone
Muskegon County
Overland Park
California
San Diego
Clark Morton
Bright Flash Reported Across Midwest and South
Authorities received reports of a bright flashing explosion or light spanning from Grand Island Nebraska to Fort Worth Texas. The Missouri Highway Patrol noted calls from Des Moines Iowa to Arkansas with witnesses saying the flash appeared overhead and a bright body broke up and fell earthward.
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Kansas -City
Grand Island
Neb
Fort Worth
Tex
Federal Aviation Agency
Missouri Highway Patrol
Des Moines
Iowa
Arkansas
Nevada
Kansas
Missouri
Willow Springs
Laird Orders Viet Namization Push with Protective Reaction
Secretary Melvin Laird announced new battlefield rules to prioritize Vietnamization and allow strikes on enemy formations before they strike U.S. troops. The policy introduces protective reaction aims to reduce casualties by targeting enemy supply caches. He did not specify if commanders are required to avoid contact whenever feasible.
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Washington
Melvin R. Laird
Vietnam
U.S
Laird
Up With People to Perform Four Lawrence Concerts
A 110 member national group Up With People will appear in Lawrence for four concerts May 29 to 31 and Nov 1. Civic clubs and Lawrence school councils back the plan with final arrangements due early next week. The ensemble has performed nationwide and in 24 countries, with past appearances at the Republican and Democratic conventions and Nixon inaugural events. Performances are at Lawrence High School Auditorium lasting about 1 hour 45 minutes. Cast arrives Oct 27 with housing and housing volunteers sought from local residents.
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Lawrence
Lawrence High
Central
South
U.S
Nixon
Hollywood Bowl
Carnegie Hall
Los Angeles Music Center
Constitution Hall
Washington D. C
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Charles McC. Mathias
GOP
Robert P. Griffin
Margaret Chase Smith
Senate Republican Conference
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