Editorial Comment on Docking McLain Ethics Clash in Kansas
The Chanute Tribune critiques Governor Docking over the Kenneth McLain architectural contract tied to a University of Kansas Medical Center expansion. It argues no laws were broken yet labels the affair an ethical conflict and notes the legislature took no legal action to bar similar conflicts in the future.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bob Docking
Topeka
Kenneth McLain
McLain
Senate
Docking
Robert Brandt
University of Kansas Medical Center
Buffalo voter Rutherford clears register to hold office
In Buffalo Wilson County Cleo Rutherford won a write in council seat but lacked voter registration. Kansas secretary of state allowed the win if Rutherford registers promptly, suggesting a court test as possible but not pursued. The Buffalo result stood amid debates on democracy.
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Buffalo
Wilson County
Cleo Rutherford
Rutherford
Kansas
Harold
Ohio lawmaker pushes test for statehouse reporters
State Rep. Robert E Netzley proposes three annual exams on state finances and taxation to qualify reporters for the pressroom, claiming about half would fail. Critics question who writes and grades the tests and whether such a move serves free press principles.
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Ohio
Statehouse
Robert E. Netzley
Netzley
Haldeman OKd Segretti Hiring for 1972 Sabotage
Secret grand jury testimony shows White House chief of staff H R Haldeman approved hiring Donald Segretti as a political saboteur during the 1972 campaign. Strachan and Chapin testified they proposed it and checked with Haldeman who allegedly said yes. Segretti reportedly connected to G Gordon Liddy with Liddy pressing for the operative in the field.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
White House
H. R. Haldeman
Donald Segretti
Gordon Strachan
Dwight Chapin
Segretti
U.S. Atty
Seymour Glanzer
Strachan
Glanzer
Haldeman
G. Gordon Liddy
Watergate
Liddy
Don Segretti
Don
Gordon Liddy
Chapin
Donald Campbell
Owens
James Hanley
House Post Office
Ted
Klassen
Hanley
Hope Forced to Write Jokes on NBC Special
NBC NBC telecast features Bob Hope composing parts of his seventh and final season special after a Writers Guild strike left him with no team. Milton Berle joins as Campbell, the Supremes and Joey Heatherton perform while Hope admits last minute repairs and ad libbing kept the show intact. He plans a New York benefit and veteran reunion on April 28.
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Postal Service
Congress
Elmer T. Klassen
Klassen
Wayne Owens
Utah
Owens
Post Office
New York
Bob Hope
Hope
Writers Guild
Milton Berle
Glen Campbell
the Supremes
Joey Heatherton
First Infantry Division
Anglers Fined For Fishing Without License
Twenty five years ago local anglers hunted channel cat and black bass during spring weather but only W F Piggott, state fish and game protector, reported a catch. He appeared in city court with six anglers who pleaded guilty to fishing without a license. The Tolands returned to Kansas City after visiting A D Toland's parents.
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W. F. Piggott
Fish and Game
Bible Verse Focus John 4 24 Worship in Spirit and Truth
A devotional line cites John 4 24 declaring God is a Spirit and true worship is in spirit and truth. The brief verse emphasizes inner reverence over external ritual across faith readers.
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God
John
Homesick for Kitty
An AP columnist laments a cat and daughter away at college creating loneliness at home. The piece mixes playful nostalgia with a parent’s pride and concern as both Tracy Ann and Lady Dottie the cat attend Windham College, while the author weighs the absurdity of an educated pet.
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Tracy Ann
Windham College
Putney
Tracy
Dottie
Prime Time Schedule Snapshot With Classic TV Pairings
Channels release advance schedules as last minute changes loom. Listings show Horton Hears a Who and Barabbas with Anthony Quinn among 1960s programs, plus Life with Father Oklahoma and Partridge Family across prime slots and late night talk and theater features.
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Barabbas
Anthony Quinn
Father
New York
Irene Dunne
William Powell
Elizabeth Taylor
Oklahoma
Gordon MacRae
Shirley Jones
Rodgers and Hammerstein
Buck Owens
Washington Review
Youngblood Hawke
Partridge Family
Lenox Quartet
Circle of Fear
Room
Bobby Darin
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Brandt
By Keith Wright
Mobile
Ala
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Australia
Theo Karkower
Ron
Karkower
Turbotville, Pa
Velma Anstadt
Velma
Cook
San Diego
Calif
Rep. Netzley
James Kilpatrick
Ship of State
Belshazzar
Congressman Twobitz
Eugene Myers, M.D. Tola
Dr. Myers
By Jack Anderson
Rapid Robert
Clarence Toland
Kansas City
A. D. Toland
Hal Boyle
Lady Dottie
Harvard
Dial
Highland
Fred M. Harris
F. M
Mike) Harris
Keith Wright
Neosho
Allen, Wilson, and Woodson Co
Chanute
Audit Bureau of Circulations
Associated Press
Whoville
Horton
George Kirby
Hollywood Squares
Sanford & Son
Dragnet
High Chaparral
Missouri Outdoors
Wall Street
My Darling Clementine
Dick Cavett
Small Society
Brickman
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