Docking announces bid for a fourth Kansas term
Kansas Governor Robert Docking, 46, a Democrat from Arkansas City, announced his candidacy for a fourth term. He acknowledged a tough campaign and left open the possibility of a 1974 U.S. Senate bid while dismissing polls as overhyped.
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Topeka
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Kansas
Robert Docking
John Anderson
Reynolds Shultz
Docking
U.S
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Robert Dole
Bill Avery
Edwil Shanahan
Walter Peery
Clay Hedrick
Pearson
Jess Taylor
Kansas City
James B. Pearson
Lions Club Egg Hunt Winners at Highland Park
About 400 children joined Highland Park’s 25th annual Easter egg hunt hosted by the Lions Club. Nearly 1,000 eggs hid nine special prizes of silver dollars. Top winners across grades 4-6 and 1-3, with listed parental addresses, were named along with preschool and kindergarten participants.
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Highland Park
The
Lions Club
Supreme Court Rules Unwed Fathers May Earn Custody Chance
The court, in a 5 to 2 decision, held states cannot automatically remove children from unwed fathers. A natural parent must have a chance to prove fitness, with Justice White noting some unmarried fathers are capable of custody. The ruling accompanies actions on juror eligibility, nuclear waste regulation, and IRS summons disputes.
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Supreme Court
Chicago
Byron R. White
U.S. Senate
Mike Gravel
Alaska
Indianapolis
Indiana
Cold Wave Brings Sharp Temperatures Across State
A cold wave swept the region with a drop toward 45 degrees by 1 p.m. after a 64 degree morning high. Snow showers and light precipitation were forecast for parts of Kansas with northwest areas expecting light snow and rain changing to snow in eastern and southern sections. Temperatures tonight will fall to the upper 20s with a high in the 40s Tuesday as winds ease.
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Topeka
Kan
Kansas
The
Weather Service
New District Realignment Keeps 14th in SE Kansas
A federal court redraws district lines in Kansas. Neosho Labette and Wilson stay in the 14th district represented by Sen. William A. Dearth. The 12th adds parts of Crawford and Miami counties, while the 13th merges Cherokee with Crawford townships and cities Frontenac Girard Mulberry Pittsburg. Montgomery Chautauqua Elk form the 15th district.
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Wilson
William A. Dearth
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Allen
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Linn
Woodson
Grant, Osage
Sherman
Walmut
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Miami County
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Lincoln
Sheridan
Washington
Frontenac
Girard
Mulberry
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Chautauqua
Elk Counties
Youth Accused of Supplying Marijuana in Local Case
John Coulter, 19, of 505 W. 2nd, charged with contributing to the delinquency of minors by furnishing marijuana to two juveniles. Neosho County Attorney Raymond Radford to file two juvenile petitions seeking delinquent youth status for the buyers, tied to a separate LSD sale case involving Bruce Perry, 25, also of 505 W. 2nd. Perry transferred to Erie county jail. Coulter to be tried in Probate Court before Judge Alberta Gough, with juvenile hearings led by Mrs. Gough.
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W. 2Nd
Neosho County
Raymond Radford
Bruce Perry
Coulter
Radford
Perry
Erie
Richard Ashley
Carriers Reinforce Raid Preparations
Saigon reports two U S aircraft carriers recalled to Tonkin Gulf to join a large air strike force preparing to strike North Vietnam from bases in South Vietnam and Thailand. Kitty Hawk and Constellation join Coral Sea and Hancock with about 275 warplanes trained for a major action. The U S Command signals plans for massive air strikes against North Vietnam.
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Hancock
Thailand
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North
Cancer Crusade to Begin Donations April 10
Distribution of information and collection of donations for the 1972 Cancer Crusade will begin in residential areas April 10. Co captains are Mrs. Bill Williams and Mrs. Dale Fairchild with area captains named for each sector.
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Bill Williams
Dale Fairchild
Intercepted Letter Dear Cha
A fragment titled Intercepted Letter Dear Cha describes unwed fathers preferring anonymity. The note, attributed to Yours Nute, presents a terse personal communication with minimal context.
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Cha
Nixon summons panel to study Vietnam policy options
President Nixon calls a special foreign policy panel into session to analyze options in response to the Communist push into South Vietnam, while a White House spokesman says the troop withdrawal from Indochina continues as scheduled despite the new threat.
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Nixon
South Vietnam
White House
Demilitarized Zone
U.S
Indochina
Salaries Up for Decision By Junior College Board
Neosho County Community Junior College plans its 8 p.m. Tuesday meeting to decide salaries for employees. Dr. J C Sanders has prepared recommendations. a salary committee has already submitted its proposal. A new hire for fine arts and humanities is proposed along with a replacement for Mrs Della Jones who has resigned.
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Neosho County
Family slays boy in ritual sacrifice in New Delhi
A 31 year old boy was hacked to death with a sickle by his father an uncle and two aunts in New Delhi to appease the soul of their dead father. The remains were offered to a Hindu goddess at the home. Police charged Prakash Chand and three relatives with murder.
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India
Prakash Chand
Chand
George C Scott and Jane Fonda Win All America Movie Awards
George C Scott wins best actor and Jane Fonda best actress for The Hospital and Klute with The Last Picture Show named best movie by the All America Press Association at a cocktail event in New York.
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George C. Scott
Jane Fonda
All-America Press Association
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Miss Fonda
Oklahoma Farmers Union head warns drought may rival last year
Oklahoma City AP reports George Stone of the Oklahoma Farmers Union says drought could be as severe as the prior year with southwest counties drier than last April. He notes Logan County to the Kansas line as the only decent moisture area and the east as fair but moisture behind.
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Oklahoma Farmers Union Today
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Logan County
Kansas Line
George Stone
Inmates Walkout Halts Work at Leavenworth Penitentiary
About half of the 1,728 prisoners employed in the penitentiary industries stopped work today at Leavenworth Kansas. Warden C E Harris said some 600 inmates remained off the job in a strike that began last Thursday, but progress was being made as workers returned to their duties.
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U.S. Penitentiary
C. E. Harris
Wisconsin Rep. Askin to sue for My Lai report release
Rep. Les Askin alleges a military cover up and files federal suit to compel disclosure of the Peers Commission report on the My Lai massacre. He cites 25 officers charged and only one convicted, arguing the American people deserve full accountability.
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Washington
Army
Les Aspin
Peers Commission
My Lai
Wisconsin Democrat
Looming Debate Over Navy F14 Fighter Funds
Washington AP reports Grumman Aerospace may seek extra funding beyond the original contract for the swing wing F14 fighter the Navy says it needs. The potential price increase could create tense negotiations with Congress.
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Washington
Congress
Grumman Aerospace Corp
Navy
Jury Deadlock Persists in Harrisburg Seven Trial
The Harrisburg Seven conspiracy jury asked the judge to reread instructions and hear more testimony from the government’s key witness against Philip Berrigan and six peace activists. Berrigan was found guilty of smuggling a letter from federal prison, while jurors remained deadlocked on nine other counts as deliberations resumed.
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Philip Berrigan
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