Californians Rebound From L A Quake Aftermath
In the San Fernando Valley and nearby areas the February quake's toll includes 64 dead and thousands injured with millions in damage. Cleanup and repair surge as homeowners seek estimates while contractors rush crews. Gas lines, power and water service rebound with temporary measures becoming permanent as Sylmar and San Fernando rebuild.
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Los Angeles
San Fernando Valley
Ed Bowes
Glendale
William Krambo
San Fernando City
Clearing Snow Costs City 6800 Dollars After Storm
City Commissioner Harry E. Murphy cited a 13 inch snowfall as the cause of 6800 dollars in street cleaning costs. Public Works chief Bob Moore reported 16 workers logged 35 extra hours over two nights to clear streets and alleys. The commission discussed zoning changes for Alexander's Addition and annexation of Erma C. DeWitt property, plus five second reading ordinances on traffic, parking near flood control, truck parking, train speeds, and sidewalk repairs.
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Harry E. Murphy
Commission
City Hall
Public Works Department
Bob Moore
Gardner
Darrell Paris
Vellaville
Steve Ralph
Lincoln
Fifteenth
Erma C. DeWitt
Army psychiatrist rebuts Calley in My Lai case
Major Henry E. Edwards testified at Fort Benning that he found no mental disorder in Lt. William Calley Jr. regarding the My Lai massacre. Edwards, part of a Walter Reed sanity board, said the incident appeared bizarre and noted no evidence of a diagnosable condition.
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FT. Benning
Edwards
Walter Reed Hospital
Calley
Grand Jury Impaneled to Probe November Voting
A 24 member panel was drawn this morning with 15 to be sworn for a grand jury to probe alleged irregularities in the November election. Court officials set March 9 for the panel to report, with Judge Stadler to oversee impaneling and instruction. The district judges ordered the panel after petitions by a taxpayers group. The panel was drawn in the Register of Deeds office by Bruce Spears, Joe Ferns, and Uby Sanford. The jury can investigate up to 90 days on issues including voter eligibility, vote tabulation, and ballot tampering. the six day post election reversal involved a $2.5 million new hospital.
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District Court
Fourth Judicial District
Robert F. Stadler
Iola
Stadler
Alex Hotchkiss
Ottawa
Floyd
Coffman
Register of Deeds Office
Bruce Spears
Joe Ferns
Uby Sanford
Bingo Boosters Still In The Game
TOPEKA AP The amendment to repeal the constitutional ban on lotteries failed in the Senate but bingo backers plan another try. The vote was 4 for 16 against, short of the required two thirds. Leaders expect a move to seek a statute legalizing bingo while keeping the ban on commercial gambling.
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Topeka
Senate
Jack Robinson
Wichita
Robinson
Sen. Green
Smith
R-Larned
Harold Herd
D-Coldwater
Steadman Ball
R-Atchison
Ted Saar
Pittsburg
Lester Arvin
Rose Hill
Herd
Vincent Moore
W. E. Woodard Jr
Robert Docking
House
County Forecast Sees Partly Cloudy Weather and Light Rain
Partly cloudy to cloudy tonight and Friday with a 30 percent Friday chance of scattered light rain. High near 40 Friday, low tonight around 30 to 35. Thursday high 44, low 16, with prior-year temperatures 38/21 and record highs/lows 75 in 1944 and 1 in 1965. Barometer 29.76 inches. Hourly temps through 9 p.m. listed.
Rotary Fetes 30th Monday Banquet Observes Local Club
The Ottawa Rotary Club marks its 50th anniversary with a March 1 banquet at Ottawa University Student Union. About 200 guests including G. Murray Ross, the sole surviving charter member, will attend along with delegates from multiple Kansas Rotary clubs and 25 past district governors. A review of 50 years and future outlook will be presented with slides.
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Ottawa Rotary Club
Ottawa University
G. Murray Ross
Ottawa
Ross
Ottawa Club
R Ross
Ross Milling Co
Ross Milling
Newton
Baldwin
Emporia
Council Grove
Leavenworth
Burlington
Kansas City
Shawnee Mission
Enemy Tank Assault Fails in Laos Drive Into Laos
Eight North Vietnamese tanks attacked Hill 31 inside Laos but South Vietnamese and U.S. forces repelled five tanks, leaving three to retreat as the Laotian operation continued with heavy U.S. air support and mounting casualties on both sides. The weekly toll showed record American deaths in 50 months, with 59 killed in action and 42 nonhostile deaths, alongside 217 wounded. Saigon reported 432 South Vietnamese killed and 1,446 wounded, while allied forces claimed 2,260 North Vietnamese and Viet Cong killed across the region.
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Saigon
Laos
U.S
Ho Chi Minh Trail
Hill 31
Lang Vei
Central Highlands
U.S. Command
South Vietnam
Cambodia
Nixon Blames Reds for Indochina War Expansion
President Nixon charged Hanoi with widening the conflict into Indochina and warned the United States and allies face harder choices in South Vietnam Cambodia and Laos as he outlined a broad new policy in a 180 page report to Congress while pledging to wind down troop withdrawals.
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Washington
Nixon
Hanoi
United States
South Vietnam
Cambodia
Laos
Congress
U.S
Indochina
Vietnam
North Vietnam accuses Nixon of lying on peace aims
At the 104th Vietnam peace talks North Vietnam’s Xuan Thuy and spokesman Nguyen Thanh Le rebut President Nixon’s report claiming the war would end with peace. They say Nixon has broadened the war and threaten new air attacks while Laos withdrawals loom, with no progress toward ending the conflict. The United States proposes a specific withdrawal time frame.
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North Vietnam
Nixon
Indochina
U.S
Congress
Vietnam
Hanoi
Asia
Laos
China
United States
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Kansas
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White House
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