Dole Outlines Tax Cuts and Peace Plan at Chamber Dinner
U.S. Sen. Robert Dole told a crowd of 276 at the Chamber of Commerce dinner that the nation stood at the threshold of a boom with peace and a booming economy but warned tax increases and inflation could derail it. He backed Nixon proposals including revenue sharing, federal spending cuts, and local control of community programs, urged bipartisan leadership, and criticized misuse of federal funds in some centers. The event also recognized outgoing and incoming chamber leaders.
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Jewel Scott
U.S
Robert Dole
Chamber of Commerce
United States
Dole
Nixon
Congress
Southeast Asia
Cambodia
Haiphong
New Jersey
Europe
Ex-POWs To Return Home Wednesday From Clark Air Base
Eighty of the 106 American prisoners of war freed by North Vietnam will fly to the United States on Wednesday aboard four aircraft. Plans call for 20 men per plane to Andrews Air Force Base Washington D C Scott Air Force Base Belleville Illinois Kelly Field San Antonio Texas and Travis Air Force Base Fairfield California. Departure is scheduled between 2 30 and 5 36 p m local time leaving 50 POWs and two West Germans at Clark awaiting transfer. A Thai sergeant and two Filipinos freed earlier were moved to Bangkok and Manila respectively.
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Clark Air Base
Philippines
North Vietnam
United States
Andrews Air Force Base
Washington, D.C
Scott Air Force Base
Belleville
Kelly Field
San Antonio
Tex
Travis Air Force Base
Fairfield
Calif
Hanoi
Bangkok
Hope Sprouts In Powwow Hope Sprouts In Powwow
Two of the first Indians to depart Wounded Knee since the takeover left the village under federal lines as tepee peace talks resumed between Justice and Interior officials and representatives of the 200 Indians encamped there. A federal attorney voiced cautious optimism about a peaceful settlement.
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Wounded Knee
S.D
Justice and Interior Departments
GAO Eyes Pay Bias Amid Wounded Knee Tensions
The GAO probes federal pay fairness versus private sector wages, with first recommendations hoped for in spring. Separately, two youths from Institute of American Indian Arts left Wounded Knee after a Justice Department offer allowing unarmed departure without mass arrests. They joined the protest briefly, while asserting they would hitchhike home and noting conditions remained tolerable with food and shelter available.
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Washington
General Accounting Office
Congress
GAO
Wounded Knee
Justice Department
Louis Gray
Michael Descharme
Descharme
County Forecast Opens With Cloudy Cooler Showers
Cloudy cool conditions with scattered thunderstorms this afternoon and tonight. Lows in the upper 40s, light variable winds. Wednesday partly sunny with highs in the 50s. Tonight and Wednesday precipitation chances 10 percent and 5 percent respectively. Historical highs and lows noted. 24 hour precipitation about 0.27 inch.
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Dam
City Commission Agenda Includes Zoning Petitions
The Wednesday agenda lists petitions from Quincy Seymour to rezone 803 S. Main from R-3 to C-1 and from C&G Developers to modify Alexander's Addition zoning to expand C-3 areas. A preliminary street rehabilitation report funded by revenue-sharing funds will be presented.
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City Commission
Quincy Seymour
S. Main
C&g
Alexander's
VC Demands Prisoners From Saigon Cease Fire Talks
Viet Cong urged Saigon to release a quarter of the 26,734 military prisoners listed in Paris and begin the second phase of exchanges immediately, proposing about 7,000 releases. Colonel Dang Van Thu demanded specifics on dates and civilian detainees while noting Saigon’s offer covers around 3,000 prisoners.
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Saigon
Viet Cong
Dang van Thu
Joint Military Commission
du Quoc Dong
Paris
Thu
Provisional Revolutionary Government
Dong
Richmond seeks one mill recreation levy in April election
Voters in Richmond will decide in the April 3 general election whether to impose a one mill recreation levy to fund a supervised city recreation system. Petitions were verified by County Clerk Bruce Spears after showing 40 percent of last general election voters supported placing the measure on the ballot.
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Richmond
Bruce Spears
Kansas lawmakers urge compromise after vetoed school plan
Democrats in Kansas announce a bipartisan compromise to replace the GOP school finance bill after Gov. Docking vows to veto any tax increase. The plan seeks 57.8 million dollars in new state funds for next year, more than Docking proposed, with an optional 50 percent income tax surtax opposed by Docking.
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Peka
Kan
Kansas
Robert Docking
House
Richard
Pete
Loux
Docking
Senate
Kansas Drives to Take Vision and Written Tests
Gov. Robert Docking signed a law requiring all Kansas drivers to pass eye tests and open book written exams for every four year license renewal. Tests may be state or private and the renewal fee rises from 4 to 6 dollars to cover costs. The mandate notes risk of losing federal highway funds if not enacted.
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Topeka
Kan
Robert Docking
Kansas
Docking
Kansas Motor Vehicle Division
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Bud"’ Beeman
Manila
Air Force
Navy
Robert B. Fuller
Jacksonville, Fla
Wagner High School
George T. Coker
Houston
Loren H. Torkelson
Carmichael
Torkelson
Interior Department
Oglala
Demos
Jack Steineger
U. S. Department of Transportation
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