Unarmed US helicopters shot down near Saigon
Saigon AP reports one American killed and four wounded when Communist gunners opened fire on three unarmed helicopters landing to recover remains of missing U.S. servicemen. Maj. Richard Laritz of St. Paul, Minnesota, says the attack occurred in a rice paddy twelve miles south of Saigon, with a survivor noting surrender was met with gunfire. South Vietnamese pilot killed. three Vietnamese wounded as two helicopters withdrew and third was damaged. Joint Military Team and Joint Casualty Resolution Center helicopters bore identifying stripes.
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Saigon
U.S
Richard Laritz
St. Paul
Minn
Laritz
Joint
Indochina
Clear but Cold in Topeka Kansas Weather Update
Sunny skies and a cold day across Kansas with no precipitation through Wednesday. A warming trend over the weekend gives way to more cold by mid next week. Today’s highs range from the middle 30s east to mid 40s west, with Topeka at 34 and Hill City 46.Lows tonight mostly in the 20s. Sunday highs near 40 northeast to 50 west. County forecast notes 20s tonight, warmer Sunday, highs around 40s.
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Topeka
Kansas
National Weather Service
Hill City
Goodland
Garden City
Concordia
Pittsburg
Lake Region RC&D Receives Government Assistance
Secretary of Agriculture Earl Butz authorized funding for the Lake Region Resource Conservation and Development Project. Covering six counties Anderson Coffey Franklin Linn Miami and Osage the group aims to coordinate programs to boost resources and growth with a project coordinator to be named for open ended regional planning. The objective is improved living standards through natural resource development land use erosion flood control and better housing health facilities and infrastructure. Franklin County representatives include Jack Beauchamp and Victor Warren.
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Joan Istas
Earl Butz
Lake Region
Anderson, Coffey
Franklin
Linn
Miami
Osage
USDA
Albert Dunbar
Richmond
Robert Dole
Charles Weickert
Lake Region Rc&d
Franklin County
Rc&d
Dunbar
Jack Beauchamp
Victor Warren
Local Social Services Director Takes Kansas State Post
Wanda Baird ends 16 years heading Franklin County Social and Rehabilitative Services to join state staff in Topeka as Coordinator of Location and Support Activities. A reception is set for 2 to 4 30 p m at 122 E 2nd Ottawa.
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Don Lambert
Wanda Baird
Franklin County Department of Social and Rehabilitative Services
Topeka
Kansas
E. 2Nd
Baird
Mike Harrison
Social Security Office
Ottawa
ECEAN
Year-Round DST Is Law
President Nixon signed a bill to place the United States on year-round Daylight Saving Time starting January 6, claiming it could save oil. The law allows exemptions for states in two time zones and expires in two years, with strong warnings of energy crisis measures and debates over amendments.
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Washington
Nixon
United States
Congress
Oval Office
Norman Lent
Rn.y
Lent
Indochina
House
Edward J. Derwinski
R-Tll
May Put Off Mideast Talks
American officials said the Geneva peace talks may be delayed a day or so as Kissinger arrives in Damascus to meet President Assad. Waldheim postponed his Geneva departure, and U.N. deliberations focus on active participation. Prisoner issues and Israeli withdrawal dominate tensions ahead of any agreement.
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Damascus
Syria
U.N
Kurt Waldheim
United States
Henry A. Kissinger
Geneva
Kissinger
Israel
Hafez Assad
U.N. Security Council
New York
John Foster Dulles
Assad
Egypt
Tel Aviv
Ervin and Weicker Publish 1972 Tax Returns
Senate Watergate Committee leaders Sam Ervin and Lowell Weicker released their 1972 tax returns in the Congressional Record amid White House talk of challenging critics. Ervin mocked White House plans as a "putrid minnow" aimed at harming the inquiry.
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Washington
White House
Senate Watergate Committee
Sam J. Ervin Jr
D-N.c
Ervin
Lowell P. Weicker Jr
R-Conn
Congressional Record
C Of E Drive At $30 000
Privately funded College of Emporia faces possible closure without rapid fundraising. Chief administrator Robert Prins says the $500,000 year end drive is well short, with only about $30,000 raised by Friday and $100,000 needed to cover salaries for November and December. The college is $300,000 behind on a $1 million capital debt, and a merger attempt with Park College failed. Trustees will decide at next weekend’s meeting.
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Emporia
Kan
Robert Prins
College of Emporia
Prins
Park College
Parkville
Presbyterian College
C. of F
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