Lawrence Should Boldly Plan Growth and Infrastructure
The column urges Lawrence to pursue aggressive growth to remain competitive with peer cities. It highlights KU expansion, Clinton Reservoir, new highways, Alvamar Golf Course, downtown improvements, and the need for a new bridge and airport upgrades. EWING KAUFFMAN’s speech to the Chamber of Commerce frames the call for decisive action.
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Robert Docking
Robert Hagen
John Montgomery
Lawrence
Andy Gray
Ken Phelps
Clinton Reservoir
Clinton
Bob Billings
Alvamar
Eudora
Lecompton
Sixth
Massachusetts
Clinton Parkway
Twentythird Street
Louisiana
Iowa
Ewing Kauffman
Kansas City Royals
Marion Laboratories
Lawrence Chamber of Commerce
Kauffman
Agnew Investigation Data to Go Before Grand Jury
Atty. Gen. Richardson will allow a Baltimore grand jury to review Agnew case material tied to Maryland kickback probes. No indictment decision yet. Meanwhile Dale Anderson pleaded innocent to bribery extortion and conspiracy charges in Baltimore.
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Washington
Elliot L. Richardson
Spiro T. Agnew
Richardson
Baltimore
Agnew
Maryland
Baltimore County
Dale Anderson
Justice Department
Wheter Richardson
Grand
Kissinger Faces War Crime and Racism Charges at Final Hearing
At the Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing, ten opponents condemned Henry Kissinger as a war criminal and racist amid criticism of Nixon era Vietnam policies. They urged judgment of the Nixon Kissinger team by past Indochina bombing actions, ahead of a committee vote on his secretary of state nomination.
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Washington
Henry A. Kissinger
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Kissinger
William P. Rogers
Rutgers University
Saul H. Mendlovich
Douglas Moore
Black United Front
Russia
Africa
Ernest Gruening
Alaska
Nixon-Kissinger
Indochina
Infiltration by Extremists Cited As Cause for Revolt
Chilean junta claims Allende failed to stop thousands of foreign extremists from infiltrating the country. Gen Bonilla says about 10 000 infiltrators from Mexico Cuba Honduras Argentina and Uruguay aided the uprising. Allende's widow seeks Mexican political asylum and vows to reveal dictatorship abuses. Hundreds of arrests reported as roundups extend to Chileans and foreigners.
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Santiago
Chile
Salvador Allende
Allende
Junta
Interior
Oscar Bonilla
Rebels Threaten Two Villages Near Phnom Penh
Communist led insurgents encircle Vihear Suor and Kroch Souch villages near Phnom Penh. Government troops reinforce by river as wounded rise amid shelling. In Kompong Cham heavy fighting continues as Khmer Rouge gunfire blocks aid. Saigon warns of renewed Communist push on northern provinces.
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Phnom Penh
Cambodia
Mekong River
Vihear Suor
Kroch Souch Village
Kroch Souch
Per
Imeter
Kompong Cham
Am Rong
Khmer Rouge
South Vietnam
Saigon
Ex-State Senator Robinson charged in embezzlement case
Former Kansas State Senator Jack W. Robinson faced embezzlement accusations in Sedgwick County District Court. The case stems from a money-recovery suit by Wichita Eagle and Beacon against Resthaven Gardens of Memory, connected to Robinson’s former advertising firm.
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Wichita, Kan
Jack W. Robinson
Sedgwick County
Robinson
Kansas Senate
Wichita Eagle and
Beacon Publish Co
Resthaven Gardens of Memory
Cuban Burglars Seek Newt Trial in Watergate Case
Four Cuban-born Watergate burglars petition for new trial seeking to change guilty pleas to not guilty and demand a jury trial. They say pleas were coerced by false security claims and by officials, while awaiting sentencing from Judge Sirica.
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Washington
U.S. District Court
John J. Sirica
Democratic National Committee
Sirica
Pedling
Hunt
G. Gordon Liddy
James W. McCord Jr
Liddy
Committee For Fairness To
Presidency
Senate
Forest Fires Still Burning In British Columbia
Weary firefighters push to contain three wildfires covering over 14 000 acres in central British Columbia. The largest blaze near Salmon Arm, over 12 000 acres, may be controlled by Sunday though it has destroyed half the Salmon Arm Valley, many homes, farm buildings and cattle. Acting mayor Al Bianco cites tinder dry conditions and criticizes prior slash burn permits while Canadian officials plan an investigation.
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Salmon Arm
B.C
British Columbia
Forest Service
al Bianco
Bianco
Industrial Pace Slackens as Production Dips
The Federal Reserve reports a 0.2 percent drop in August industrial production, first decline in two years, blamed on autos and trucks shortages, heat and stoppages. Some sectors defy the dip with high output in household appliances, televisions, furniture, and construction materials, while inflation pressures stay strong.
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Washington
Federal Reserve Board
Kansas Traffic Death Toll Hits Early September Figures
Topeka AP reports Kansas traffic deaths logged 24 hours to 9 am Saturday with figures for September 20, 1973 showing 413 deaths for the year and a comparable 74 for the same period in 1972.
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Topeka
Kan
Kansas
California law bans sale of turtle oil products
Sacramento AP reports a 1973 turtle oil bill cleared the California legislature and moves to Governor Reagan for signature. The law, effective in March, bans turtle oil product sales to protect sea turtles, and was revised to permit Polly Bergen to sell her remaining stock before next April. It also stops further turtle takes, sponsors said.
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California
Ronald Reagan
Polly Bergen
Assembly
Senate
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N.Y
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