Workshop Aims at Black Mothers But Low Turnout
Franklin County Civil Defense hosts a workshop for Black Mothers in the Anchor Savings basement. Eight attendees heard Ottawa Police Chief Clyde Johnson report burglary as the main crime, with larceny next, while Sheriff Lewis Ashcraft warned on drug pushers and sex offenders and Juvenile Judge Don White outlined felony versus misdemeanor charges amid distribution of drug information pamphlets.
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Bob Hunter
Franklin County
Anchor Savings Building
Civil Defense Emergency Services of
Jean Phares
Civil Defense
Ottawa
Clyde Johnson
Johnson
Lewis Ashcraft
Ashcraft
Don White
Victor Warren
Civil Defense Emergency Services
Kansas Legislature Near Adjournment Over Abortion and KU Med Center Plans
Kansas lawmakers press toward adjournment with closed sessions on school finance. House OKs Senate abortion bill with 24 week limit changes. McMaster amendment tightens after 24 weeks to emergencies only. Senate approves funds for KU Medical Center expansion totaling about 48 million. No fault auto insurance bill set for Senate debate. County forecast calls for sunny, warmer conditions. lows in 30s and highs 64 to 73.
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Topeka
Kan
Kansas
University of Kansas Medical Center
House
Senate
U.S. Supreme Court
Frank McMaster
Wichita
McMaster
Supreme Court
Robert Docking
Kansas City
Basic Sciences
Medical Center
Hopes Rise After Wounded Knee Talks End Deadlock
WOUNDED KNEE S D AP The return of a Justice Department spokesman from private talks with top officials raised hopes for resolving the siege at Wounded Knee. Assistant Attorney General Harrington Wood traveled to Washington for discussions about AIM demands as negotiations stalled. About 200 AIM militants occupied Wounded Knee since February 27 demanding Indian reform, raiding the Trading Post and taking hostages before later releasing 11. Federal authorities allowed emergency food and medicine and six cars delivered groceries Friday.
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Wounded Knee
S.D
Justice Department
Harrington Wood
Washington
The
American Indian Movement
AIM
Pine Ridge Indian Reservation
Sixty POWs Leave Clark Air Base for Home in Philippines
Sixty American prisoners of war departed Clark Air Base today with more slated to fly out Sunday and Monday. Three evacuation flights carrying 57 men will refuel at Hickam Hawaii and head to Andrews Maryland Scott Illinois and Travis California. Remaining POWs include high ranking officers and diplomats, with more expected as Hanoi set a March 28 deadline for all prisoners.
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Clark Air Base
Philippines
Andrews Air Force Base
Scott Air Force Base
Travis Air Force Base
Calif
Hickam Air Force Base
Hawaii
North Vietnam
Navy
Cmdr
John S. McCain III
John S. McCain Jr
U.S. Pacific Forces
Vietnam
McCain
Carol
Orange Park
Fla
Maxwell Air Force Base
Ala
Bobby Joe Keesee
Thailand
March Air Force Base
Air Force
John P. Flynn
Shalimar
Philip E. Smith
Roadhouse, Ill
China
Flynn
Keesler Air Force Base
Miss
Scott
Smith
Robert J. Flynn
Colorado Springs
Colo
Robert Flynn
Thompson
Manhard
Clark
Hanoi
U.S
Cambodian Palace Bombed Lon Nol Safe
An air force trainer plane, described by U.S. officials as a flight school washout, bombed the Presidential Palace in Phnom Penh. Lon Nol survived without injury after appeals for calm, while reports indicated initial casualties in nearby barracks that housed palace guards and families. No widespread disturbances were noted.
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Phnom Penh
Cambodia
U.S
Lon Nol
So Photra
T28
Pochentong
Photra
Norodom Sihanouk
Mekong River
Saigon
Peking
Area Lakes Open Gates Amid Flood Risk in Kansas Rivers
Public Works Director Robert Moore cautions residents as the Marais des Cygnes River could rise to about 20 feet late tonight or Sunday morning due to releases from Melvern and Pomona reservoirs. Pomona released 500 cfs rising to 1800. Melvern released 1500 cfs then 3000. The river stood at six and a half feet before the releases.
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Marais Des Cygnes
Public Works
Robert Moore
Moore
Melvern
Pomona
Lake Pomona
State Board of Agriculture a puzzle to Kansans
Kansas farmers and lawmakers debate the State Board of Agriculture role. Roy Freeland defends a dual function: promoting farm products and enforcing 49 state laws from meat inspection to dairy testing. The board oversees water rights, weights and measures, pests, fertilizer, dairy, termite licensing, and pesticide laws, with a $4 million budget and 295 employees.
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Freeland
Kansas
Health Department
Board of Agriculture
Kansas Agency
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Jam. Ie
Cambodian
State Board of Agriculture
Leroy Towns
Harris Enterprises
Farm Bureau
Agriculture
Department of Agriculture and Natural Resources
Roy Freeland
Robert Miller
Wellington
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