Kansas Senate passes school aid plan amid tax debate
The Kansas Senate approved a 24-13 vote a school finance bill with a 50 percent local option surtax on income taxes and a plan to boost state aid by about 118 million dollars using a power equalizer formula. The same session confirmed preliminary approval to broaden the death penalty to all first degree murder convictions, sending that bill on for final votes. House action is possible next week.
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McGovern To Besieged Community
South Dakota senators George McGovern and James Abourezk flew to Ellsworth AFB to help end a two day siege by militants holding 11 residents hostage in a small community. They arrived by military jet and departed by helicopter toward the siege site.
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US Envoy Hostage Of Palestinians In Sudan
In Khartoum, the U S ambassador Cleo Noel Jr and other diplomats were seized by Palestinian guerrillas during a reception at the Saudi Embassy. The fate of the entire foreign diplomatic corps remained unclear as the hostage situation unfolded amid gunfire and a sealed-off hamlet 75 miles away.
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Sirens Signal Annual CD Staged Alerts
Civil Defense held its annual siren test at 10 with a staged alert at local public schools. Letters went to industries and all Ottawa schools. Seven sirens serve the city under a Topeka Weather Bureau umbrella. Spotter training in Topeka is set for March 9.
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Weather COUNTY FORECAST Decreasing cloudiness and cooler tonight
Decreasing cloudiness and cooler tonight with lows in the upper 30s. Occasional showers or thundershowers this afternoon ending tonight. Southerly winds 5 to 15 mph this afternoon becoming northerly 5 to 15 mph tonight. Friday partly sunny and mild with highs near 60 and 20 percent precipitation tonight, zero Friday. High today 61, low 43. Precipitation for the 24 hours 0.51 inch. Hourly temps end at 8 a.m. today.
Garrett's Fate Goes To Jury
In Ottawa, the murder trial of 29 year old Stanley Neil Garrett moved to jury deliberations after nearly three days of testimony. Prosecution tied Garrett to the Sept 25 1971 killing of 85 year old Maude N Richardson, with defense arguing circumstantial evidence and presenting Garrett's alibi. The judge admitted hair and blood evidence and heard final arguments as jurors were instructed.
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Ottawa
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N. Poplar
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Robert W. Green
Floyd Coffman
Latimer
Richardson
Jeannette Schmoe
Green
Robert E. Neill
Federal Bureau of Investigation Crime Laboratories
Washington, D. C
Neill
Buchanan
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Coffman
County approves new Law Enforcement Building with minor fixes
County Commission accepted the new Law Enforcement Building with minor provisions as Sheriff and Police move in. Architect Wilber Kruse of Wichita noted items to finish while the county plans to withhold penalties for tardiness, set at 25 dollars daily after a October completion plus a two month grace period, with liquidated damages for supervision beyond the date. Building Systems Inc. of Topeka handles construction and weather blamed for delays.
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Topeka
Joe Ferns
Old Farmer Almanac Weather Forecast Feature
A New Herald feature recalls how forecasters before radio relied on almanacs and folk methods. The piece presents a long range weather map with regional outlooks from New England to California, noting mixed results and common tips for households.
Weekend Release Expected New POW List Given
SAIGON AP reports the United States says North Vietnam turned over a list of 106 American POWs and two Thai POWs for weekend release. Viet Cong list of 30 Americans to be freed from camps in South Vietnam has not yet been received.
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Pact Binds US Hanoi To Paris Conference Accord
The United States and North Vietnam reached a nine point declaration to support the Vietnam peace agreement. The document was set for approval at a plenary session of the international Vietnam conference. Both sides made concessions, with North Vietnam dropping the veto demand and the U S allies agreeing to recognize the Viet Cong Provisional Revolutionary Government as a full participant.
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