Kansas Senate first week yields reapportionment and tax talks
The Kansas Legislature in recess after two weeks of the 1972 session saw the Senate pass its first six bills, led by a reapportionment measure. A liberal homestead tax exemption extension awaited Senate debate, with a third major item, the Uniform Consumer Credit Code, lingering from 1971. The week featured a budget clash between Gov. Docking and Senate leaders, plus calls for a $13.9 million supplemental welfare appropriation.
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Britain Joins Common Market in Historic Signing
In Brussels Prime Minister Edward Heath signed Britain's treaty to join the European Common Market, pledging a united Europe with improved East-West ties. Ireland Norway and Denmark also seek entry as the 10-nation bloc plans gradual tariff eliminations and common farm policy, with ratifications pending and referendums in some states.
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Dole Hits Back at Dem rebuttal over State of the Union
The Associated Press report cites Sen. Robert Dole accusing Democrats of needing the presidency more than the nation as Nixon faces a televised rebuttal to his State of the Union. Panel members charge Nixon with a big domestic grab bag and pace debate on Vietnam and domestic issues. Mississippi precinct conventions begin as factions fight for delegates, with Muskie criticizing defense spending amid domestic concerns.
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Bill Waller
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Maine
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Labor Must Face Up To Public Warns Connally
Treasury Secretary John B. Connally urged labor to cooperate with government and business to revive the economy. He warned against selfishness and said all sides must give for the public interest as wage and price controls linger. The same day the cost of living rose 0.4 percent in December and output grew 6.1 percent annualized in Q4, while big banks cut the prime rate to 4 percent for the first time since 1965.
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Weather county forecast clear to partly cloudy through Sunday
Weather forecast calls for clear to partly cloudy skies and mild temperatures through Sunday. Low tonight around 34 with a highs Sunday near 50s and near zero chances of precipitation. Historic highs and lows for today noted, with trace precipitation in the last 24 hours and hourly readings ending this morning.
Indochina Conflict Remains High Amid Central Coast Fighting
In Saigon, U S forces report a light helicopter downed near Pleiku with one killed and one wounded as fighting flares along the central coast. In Laos, Pathet Lao troops and North Vietnamese forces clash on Skyline Ridge near Long Cheng, while Sala Phou Khoun falls to the Communists. The Lao prime minister predicts limits to gains, and the Viet Cong resistance continues in Binh Dinh with multiple outposts attacked and casualties on both sides.
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Hue
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Binh Dinh
First Soviet Herring Boat Arrives Under Guard
The Lamut arrived at Adak Alaska under Coast Guard escort with about 100 reporters and military on hand. Russian crew smiled for cameras as the 362 foot flagship of an 80 boat Soviet fleet was processed and confined aboard. The Storis followed with a sign in Russian characters and both ships were secured for debriefing. Six hours later the trawler Kolyvan trailed behind.
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