Local Home Burns In Fire Destroys Residence
A Friday night fire starting from an electric heater destroyed the two story home of Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert Ledom at 421 S. Poplar. They were away when the blaze began. their daughter-in-law Peggy Ledom and two grandchildren were inside, escaping with only nightgowns. Fire crews worked over three hours but could not save the house. The Ledoms stayed with relatives afterward.
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Jerry
Ice Age To Last A While In Kansas Weather Outlook
Kansas remains in a deep chill with a snowfall forecast for Monday. Only minor precipitation occurred as a Rockies weather system faded, with temperatures largely in the teens and single digits. The statewide outlook calls for more snow, cold nights, and continued cloudiness through midweek.
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North Vietnam cites US bombing to justify relief program
Saigon reports North Vietnam claims bombing crippled production and orders an emergency relief plan to stabilize living conditions in bombed areas. US denies resuming aerials above the 20th parallel while acknowledging raids near the line. Hanoi says many populated areas in Hoa Binh province were hit.
Talks A Mystery To Nixon Too
Washington AP Under pressure from congressional Democrats to secure a Vietnam settlement by his Jan 20 inauguration President Nixon says he does not know if renewed Paris talks will yield a settlement He expects quick clarity next week on whether Hanoi will negotiate seriously or stall Kissinger heads to Camp David for intensive talks with Tho and Thieu envoys as Nixon briefs Congress on war matters while protesters plan inauguration demonstrations including candlelight marches and a mass march from Arlington Cemetery to the Washington Monument
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Tho Arrives In Paris for New Round of Peace Talks
Hanoi's chief negotiator Le Duc Tho lands in Paris with Henry Kissinger to resume stalled talks on Vietnam peace. Tho warns the North will press on with war if October draft demands remain, saying the Democratic Republic of Vietnam shows goodwill. Meanwhile reports cite possible operations above the 20th Parallel as US forces conduct strikes.
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Suspect Identified in Ottawa Abduction Case
Two Franklin County women identified Randall E. Bell as their abductor from Ottawa Main Street last September. Authorities issued two Franklin County warrants on seven charges with bond set at 200000. Bell, 24, of Kansas City, Mo., is jailed on 250000 bond in Johnson County on nine counts of rape kidnapping robbery and burglary related to two Olathe victims. Arraignment in Johnson County Magistrate Court was continued to Monday to allow attorney access. Police say identification relied on photos and a witness partially sparking the case from a car with a stocking mask in Olathe. Additional inquiries touch Shawnee and Douglas counties and other locations.
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Olathe
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State Juvenile Report In Limbo
A two year 182000 study on Kansas juvenile problems sits unreleased as Gov Docking reviews the four volume report. It forecasts rising juvenile crime and proposes a district court style overhaul with community based treatment and a potential 32 million program funded locally state and federal sources. Regional centers planned for Olathe Wichita and Hays would cost 34 million though lawmakers eye community based pilots.
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Massachusetts
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Olathe
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Nixon Moves First In Reorganization
President Nixon moved to reorganize the executive branch by naming five aides to oversee policy making and designating three cabinet members as presidential counselors. The plan would consolidate seven cabinet departments into four agencies, cut the Executive Office staff by half, and place the White House administration under H.R. Haldeman with Ehrlichman and Kissinger directing domestic and foreign affairs.
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Assassination in Belfast as violence escalates
In Belfast an 18 year old Protestant was shot at a filling station by two young men, the 683rd death in three years of bloodshed. Later a hand grenade was hurled into a Protestant district priest’s home in Portadown injuring a housekeeper.
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