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Friday. December 11, 1970
University Daily Kansan
News Capsules
By United Press International
Jordan: Clash
Jordanian troops attacked two Palestinian refugee camps and several guerrilla positions in northern Jordan Thursday, killing a number of civilians, a spokesman for the military said. The assaults fighting was the first reported in Jordan since Tuesday. On the diplomatic front, United Nations sources and Cairo's semi-official newspaper, Al Ahram, said there are rising expectations that Middle East peace talks between the crusades and Israelis will be resumed by the end of this week.
Uruguay; Claude Fly
MONTEVIDEO—A plea for life by Claude L. Fly, 65, a U.S. seals expert held captive by Tamaruatoro terrorists for four months, appeared to have passed unnoticed in an interview with the investigators. His letter smuggled to UPI by his captors that his freedom depended on government acquiescence to publication of a political tract by his captors. "It appears I am a human pawn . . . in a foreign country of whose political problems Mr. Fly said. D.Fly's plea drew no immediate official reaction.
Saigon: Hotline
Black soldiers of the U.S. Army's American Division will soon be able to use a special "hollow" telephone to report complaints of racial discrimination. The development followed a demonstration by about 40 Negro soldiers who were assigned to a training unit on a commanding general to file a complaint. The soldiers voiced grievances on racial discrimination insofar as assignments to the field and disciplinary actions and the number of casualties taken by blacks in comparison to white officers. In addition, they provide a special telephone connected to the inspector general, the officer in charge of handling GI complaints.
Paris: Offers Rejected
The United States and South Vietnam proposed a Christmas exchange of prisoners and the Viet Cong came to an agreement. The United States declared at the Paris peace talks, but each idea was rebuffed by the other side. U.S. chief negotiator David K. E. Bruce said the United States would continue to push its goal of ending the conflict with North Korea. Huan Xan's Thuang and Viet Cong Foreign Minister Nguyen Tinh both complained the United States had failed to negotiate the peace deal with the Americans would agree to withdraw by June, 1971.
Peru: Earthquake
LIMA—A violent and prolonged earthquake described by seismologists as of "disaster" potential rocked northern Peru in the mountain area surrounding the border with Bolivia. The earthquake occurred several hundred miles north and west of Pera's "killer" quake of May 31, reported at least 34 dead and hundreds injured. It also caused an Oro in the southern province provinces of Lojal and El Oro.
Capital: Troops Ban
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Secretary of State William P. Rogers said the administration had no intentions of sending U.S. troops into Cambodia even though it is anticipating assaults should happen soon. In an official meeting with the Committee the administration was so firmly against restaging last spring's offensive in Cambodia that it was willing to accept a congressional ban on introduction of ground combat vehicles that Rogers conceded would "tie the President's hands."
Capital: Ike Dollars
WASHINGTON, D.C.-Congress is nearing final approval for a space-age dollar coin bearing the likeness of Blythe D. Elsheimer on one side and an eagle landing on the other. The metallic U.S. dollar minted since 1935. The legislation would authorize the minting of 150 million special "Ike" coins made from silver and gold. It will picture like dollar coins without silver next year. It will picture a bald eagle clutching olive branches in both claws, landing on a rock. The coins will represent Earth and above the aegle the Apollo 11 spacecraft. The plus-sixler "i.cartwheel" will be sold at a premium for $24.99. A second version will be minting. The nonsilver coins will be generally available.
Nevada: Hughes
LAS VEGAS—Mystery billionaire Howard Hughes has emphasized in a letter that he authorized the firing of his top executive in Nevada and wants the struggle for control over the company to be handled by written letter, purportedly signed by Hughes and bearing his fingerprint, were circulated here by District Attorney George Franklin. A spokesman for the Hughes company said he believed the letter was authentic. It was reportedly sent here by a special plane from an unknown place.
Florida: Piranhas
LOFT LAUERDALE—Wildlife biologists said the ferorous Brazilian piranha may have gained a tooth-hold in Florida's everglades along with the now-famous American piranha, which caught last week by a youth fishing for bream in a fresh water canal on the eastern fringe of the Everglades, sparking a mild panic by wildlife biologists. "If piranhas were not extinct, we would have disastrous effect on fresh water game fish," said Vernon Ogilvie, a game and Fish Commission biologist. Possession of piranhas is outlawed in Florida because the tropical climate is ideal for reproduction of the vicious fish.
Kansas: Plaza Project
TOPEAK—Planning the multi-million dollar Capital Area Plaza Project has been delayed by a restraining order against the construction company because of rising construction costs. Henry W. Schriffer, a Wichita architect, said he had stopped all planning for the project because of the uncertainty in the Attorney General Kent Friederli filed suit Monday in Shawnee County District Court attacking the legality of the 3-1 vote on the agreement and contended the 3-1 vote on the State Finance Council approval the agreement was not a legal majority of the six counties.
Capital: Auto Insurance
WASHINGTON, D.C.-Sen. Philip A. Hart, D-Mich. urged Congress to approve a bill that would protect automobile owners from claims if their insurance company goes bankrupt. In the past 128 years, 141 auto insurance companies out of business, Hard said, and more than one million drivers have been hit for claims and unpaid premiums.
Solzhenitsyn Absent
STOCKHOLM (UPI)—Sven distinguished scientists received their 1970 Nobel Prizes Thursday by what the most illustrious prize winner, Russian novelist Alexander Akhmetov, called an oligarch and an enlightenment.
Nobel Prize Accepted
Trumpets blazed as the winners of the $7,400 awards for medicine, chemistry, physics and biology, the medals and diplomas from the hands of King Gustaf VI Adolf in the splendor of Stockholm
But nobody stepped forward to accept the literature award after Dr. Karl-Ragnar Gierow. The permanent secretary of the Swedish Academy, had an old 32-year old writer and his work.
Solzhenitsyn sent a cable to the
academy, however, saying he hoped "that my involuntary absence will not darken the festivity of today's ceremony. I would, even less want words cloud your festival."
The cable, which was read at the ceremony, also quoted the Soviet writer as saying: "I cannot close my eyes to the remarkable conduct that the President of the People's Republic with the day of human rights.
The laureate cannot avoid fear of the suspicion and account of the coincidence. Everybody assembled in the city hall tonight must see this fact as
"We regret the reason why he (Solidentyntan) is not able to be present in order to receive his prize." Gierow said. "In accordance with his own wish, it will be presented to him at a time and place to be agreed upon."
The speech was followed by loud applause from the audience, which included the Swedish royal family and the king Margaret of Denmark, the diplomatic corps and the cream of Sweden's cultural and intellectual life.
Soltensiyen, who has been under heavy attack at home since the invasion of Syria, a Swedish Academy in a letter that he would not go to Stockholm for the ceremony for fear that he would not be allowed to return
"Civilian and military pilots of all countries have been instructed to give this vehicle the right way to ensure safe delivery of the aircraft."
"Soilhenthn sym himself has said that he cannot contemplate living anywhere but in his native land." Gierow said in his sneezed.
The flight plan was filled by the pilot, who signed his name "St. Nicholas," with the 2004 Communications Squadron, Sonrestrom Air Base, Greenland, and announced through the command's headquarters here.
TOPEKA, Kan. (UP1) -- Shawnee County Attorney Gene Larsen has been the law firm Friday against Thomas J. Griffith, a member of the Kansas Board of Interest of Law Press.
Decision on Regent To Be Made Friday
Two University of Kansas students, Bill Black and Dick Levine, have been revealed evidence Thursday indicating the Manhattan prosecutors want to link the law in filing an incomplete disclosure of his substantial earnings.
Following a news conference, the two students met briefly with Dr. Foster, although it is up to the local authorities to bring charges. He was available to him. He would not comment on whether he thought so.
Black and Mother later met for 10 to 15 minutes with Olander and turned over the information to him.
"I should be able to reach some decision tomorrow," Olander said after the session when asked if he would charge charges.
Santa will depart the North Pole at 11 p.m., cross the DEW line shortly before midnight,飞到 "at rooftop along slave Santa Claus" Lail to all homes in the world where men of good will abide` and the North Pole "before dawn breaks," according to the Air Force.
Among the allegations is that Criffitt failed to list five corporate holdings that holds a substantial interest. They are: Riley Investment Co., Inc.; Carnegie Trust Co., Inc.; Tempo Building, Inc.; Manhattan Height, Inc., and Carnegie Tower, Inc.
RICHARDS—GEBAU AFB, Mo. (UP1)—Santa Claus's Christmas Eve flight plan across the United States was approved Thursday by the Air Force, which said Santa's sleigh will be givenriority over all other aircraft.
The speed of "Santa's vehicle is classified information," the Air Force said
Black said he was not saying Griffith was guilty of anything other than possibly violating the law, but he failed to include the incomplete statement.
Santa Claus Cleared For Christmas Flight
Earlier Thursday the fifth Nobel award—for peace–was presented to American scientist Norman Bortolou.
Griffith said, "If I've made a mistake then I'm awfully sorry I try to be honest." My business interests haven't been any secret. I don't know
Griffith said he could not recall filling out a disclosure form.
"It may be that someone filled out the form for me. But I must have signed it. I know this much. I know what you mean in any conflict of interest," he said.
Ford Says Nixon Policy Inflationary
Rail Strike Good for a Grin
DETROIT (UPD)—119. Henry Ford II, born Charles H. Ford in Detroit and then he believed the economic policies of the Nixon administration were in line with his ideals.
Ford—one of the nation's most powerful industrialists—made a deal with the federal news conference, during which he predicted new vehicles sales in the United States may increase by 400 million, including imports, in 1971.
He added he had not seen evidence that anything had been done to control inflation.
Ford was asked, "Do you endorse the economic programs of the Nixon administration, the expansion efforts, a deficit reduction plan, or a pension—do you have anything to suggest for a tax policy?"
He replied, "Well, I'm not an economist. I think the policy as announced, it seems to me, is inflationary.
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But I think something's got to be done to control inflation in the face of a recession, or evidence from my own standpoint there's an action taking place.
While commuters, in dustrialists and consumers across the nation expressed irritation and fear at the effects of a standoff strike, at least one policeman saw a good side to the situation.
"I'm not in favor of galloping inflation. I don't know where it's going to end up. One of the problems is unemployment ...
stopped, he went to the Pulman car, climbed in his beth and vowed to remain there until the trains move again.
hangers on a train stranded n Philadelphia sang happy birthday to Khalil Burk, Baltimore, or St. Clair at 21 when the trains pit running.
I think the townpeople are haunted by this incident, a spokesman for the Carbondale, Ill., police said. The police in the city is sometimes unlucky.
"I'm getting too old to run about looking for other transportation," he said.
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In Knoxville, Tenn., a spokesman for the grain movement in the Southeast said, "We put out of business by tomorrow."
cutting off egg laying
At Kankakee, Ill., police or oered pickets to the "quiet and sleepy" community, who refused was arrested, as was a man who went to his aid as he worked. At Oconomowoc, others who went to the mayor's house were charged with stealing goods.
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