Veterans OJT Aids Limited in Franklin County Efforts
Lawrence Kansas official John Gere says seven Franklin County veterans participate in On-The-Job training and that local employers show limited enthusiasm. OJT pays salary plus GI Bill benefits for up to several six month periods, with amounts varying by dependents. apprenticeship lasts 36 months for union jobs. Nationwide, 41.9 percent of Vietnam era Kansas veterans trained under GI Bill, with Ottawa University listing 25 veterans in GI Bill educational aid out of 664 enrolled.
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Bob Hunter
Ottawa
John F. Gere
S. Hickory
Lawrence
Kansas Veterans Commission
Gere
Franklin County
Veterans Administration Office
Wichita
Kansas
State of Kansas
Ottawa University
Wounded Knee settlement near as talks progress
Provisional agreement could end the 34 day occupation at Wounded Knee S D as federal negotiator Kent Frizzell reports consensus on more than half of 10 Indian demands A remaining items package remains under discussion AIM leader Ramon Roubideaux says the occupiers are ready to leave once agreement is reached Food and roadblock issues were debated as a cease fire holds with 20 to 25 people spotted near the outposts and two arrests made
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Wounded Knee
S.D
Asst
U.S
Kent Frizzell
Ramon Roubideaux
American Indian Movement
AIM
Frizzell
Roubideaux
Justice Department
Department of Interior
Bureau of Indian Affairs
Nationwide meat boycott sparks shifts in meals and sales
The Associated Press reports a sweeping meat boycott across the United States and Canada with consumers altering purchases and meals. Farmers temporarily withhold livestock, retailers report declines in red meat sales, and families switch to tuna or meatless dishes. In Michigan and Detroit, clerks note slumping meat counters while New York restaurants see demand for meatless options. Public figures including Dolly Cole comment on household eating patterns amid price pressures.
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Associated Press
Warp — Women
United States
Lloyd Jarrell
Richmond
Associated Food Store Co-Op Inc
Manhattan
West Virginia
U.S
Nixon
Docking Signs Law to Fund Sasnak Wildlife Program
Gov. Robert Docking signed a bill funding Kansas Sasnak program by raising license fees. Beginning Jan 1 1975 resident hunting licenses rise from 3 to 5 and fishing from 3 to 5, nonresident hunting from 15 to 25 and fishing from 5 to 10. The program will be funded by sportsmen, not general taxpayers.
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Topeka
Kan
Robert Docking
Forestry, Fish and Game Commission
Kansas
Fail To Locate Area Contacts Of Slain Trio
Authorities have not identified witnesses in the Ottawa area who saw Steven T. Avery, 22, Iola. his mother Hazel Avery, 53, Lawrence. and Gary Longfellow, 23, Lawrence, after Avery left Garnett Tuesday night. The trio was found shot to death Wednesday in Mrs. Avery’s car on a county road south of Ottawa. Investigators pursue leads, study car damage and suspect a close-range .38 caliber murder.
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Jewel Scott
Steven T. Avery
Avery
Iola
Hazel Avery
Lawrence
Gary C. Longfellow
Robert Pinet
Garnett
Pinet
Richmond
Richmond Exchange
Highway
Longfellow
Miss Davis
Delbert Longfellow
Mrs. Avery
Near Settlement With Contractor
Franklin County Commission nears final settlement with Building Systems Inc of Topeka over the law enforcement building. Afternoon talks aim to set final payment, holdback for tardy completion, and finish items. $337,342.71 already spent, $38,070 still owed, architect Wilbur Kruse approving $31,195 with a $6,875 discrepancy.
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Franklin County Commission
Building Systems, Inc
Topeka
County Commission
Bruce Spears
Wilbur Kruse
Wichita
Last POWs' homecoming rushes amid mixed delays
In the Philippines the last U S prisoner of war may miss homecoming by a day due to malaria. In California Air Force Lt Col Louis Bernasconi embraced his family as crowds cheered God Bless America. Massachusetts welcomed Maj Fernando Alexander with gratitude for a long journey home. Texas veteran William Spencer praised being back in the land of the Stars and Stripes. Clark Air Base doctors report a satisfactory condition with malaria, as seven transit planes ferry POWs to Travis Andrews Sheppard Scott and March. Lt Cecil Brunson from Memphis expressed pride in Americanism. Lt Cmdr Thomas Hall Jr criticized dissidents who visited Hanoi for harming morale.
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Associated Press
Philippines
Gaif
California
Air Force
Louis H. Bernasconi
America
Massachusetts
Fernando Alexander
Texas
William A. Spencer
Stars and Stripes
Playboy Magazine
Army
Robert T. White
Clark Air Base
Mekong
Doetors
Clark
Cmdr
Thomas R. Hall Jr
United States
Hanoi
Area Weather County Forecast For Tonight And Tuesday
Cloudy and cool tonight with a chance of showers and lows in the upper 30s Northerly winds up to 24 mph Showers and isolated thunderstorms likely Tuesday with highs in the upper 40s to mid 50s 30 percent tonight 60 percent Tuesday Record highs and lows for the date noted Precipitation 0.04 inches in the past 24 hours Barometer and hourly readings listed though some figures are unclear
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Vaan
VAL Tai
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