Senate Approves 6.1 Billion Jobs Program
The Senate approved a 6.1 billion dollar plan to create one million jobs through federal spending and public service projects by a 53 to 14 vote. A floor clash over halving the program failed 47 to 22, while Ford administration objections and a likely veto were noted by officials. The measure heads to a House conference after the chamber’s action.
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Washington
Senate
House
Economic Development Administration
Neosho Tornado Death Toll and Damage Rise
Neosho Missouri reports three deaths and extensive destruction after a tornado. Red Cross lists 171 houses and 64 apartments demolished while 507 homes suffer major damage. Gov. Bond activates National Guard as disaster designation moves forward.
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Neosho
Missouri
Red Cross
Bill Powell
Newton County
Leroy Schantz
Century Village
VFW
Christopher S. Bond
National Guard
Kansas City
Hazel Cooper
Dorothea Fauhl
Mary Christian
Government raises home loan ceiling
The United States government boosted the insured home loan ceiling for federally backed mortgages by 0.5 percentage points to 8.5 percent. Officials cited concerns that Treasury borrowing to fund a record deficit could push rates higher, despite ample new money in housing lenders.
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Washington
Department of Housing and Urban Development
Treasury
Chapter added to bingo saga in Kansas opinion
Topeka AP Atty General Curt Schneider issued another opinion clarifying the Kansas bingo law. He answers Douglas County Atty David Berkowitz on whether a multi prize bingo game counts as one or multiple games toward the 25 per day limit. The winner is the first to cover the announced pattern.
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Topeka
Kan
Curt Schneider
Kansas
Douglas County
David Berkowitz
Lawrence
Schneider
Berkowitz
State lawyers adopt computer research service in Kansas
The Kansas Bar Association plans a computerized legal research service via K Bar Research Inc. President Leonard C. Thomas said the move aims to speed and improve the administration of justice as the profession embraces modern computer facilities.
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Topeka
Kan
Kansas
Kansas Bar Association
Leonard C. Thomas
K-Bar Research Inc
Ohio
Missouri
New York
Texas
L. M. Weltmer
Mankato
Weltmer
State Law Library
Wichita
Kansas City
Associaton
K-Bar Research
Governor’s Committee On Criminal
Huong signals possible resignation in Saigon crisis
President Tran Van Huong urged Saigon's National Assembly to either authorize his resignation in favor of a negotiable leader or grant him full powers to form a government of negotiation. He offered to step aside for neutralist Gen. Duong Van Minh as Hanoi and the Viet Cong showed little interest in talks. Meanwhile North Vietnam pressed for a new Saigon administration excluding Thieu allies as fighting around the capital intensified.
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Saigon
Tran van Huong
National Assembly
Huong
Duong van
Minh
North Vietnam
Hanoi
United States
U.S
Thieu
Intercepted letter about South Vietnam president role
An intercepted letter discusses the presidency of South Vietnam as a challenging job but notes retirement benefits justify the trouble. The writer addresses Cha, urging realism about the role and its rewards.
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South Vietnam
Weather Area Forecast Cloudiness and Showers Through Sunday
Considerable cloudiness with scattered showers or thunderstorms through Sunday. Highs today in the upper 70s to low 80s, tonight lows in the upper 50s to low 60s. Sunday highs mostly in the 70s. Winds from the south to southeast 10 to 25 mph with gusts. Precipitation probability 40 percent today, 60 percent tonight.
Chamber to ask city to fund part of tour
The Chanute Area Chamber of Commerce Industrial Search Committee will ask the City Commission at 6 p.m. Monday in the Memorial Building to provide funds for an area industrial tour by out of state business executives. The tour is sponsored by Mid-America Inc.
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Chanute Area
Jim Beck
Bennett appointees in Docking men out
The Kansas Commission on Civil Rights swore in two new members Const ance A Achterberg and Tony Mesa, per Gov. Bennett executive order. Remaining seats contested by Simon Roth Jr and Arthur Diaz, with Diaz’s status unresolved awaiting court action. The panel postponed Wichita school desegregation inquiry to study received reports.
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Topeka
Kan
Kansas Commission On Civil Rights
Robert Bennett
Constance A. Achterberg
Salina
Tony Mesa
Garden City
Simon Roth Jr
Hays
Arthur Diaz
Roth
Diaz
Robert Docking
Docking
Commission On Civil Rights
Larry Wilson
Commission
John Bird
Constance Achterberg
Wichita
Wilson
Southeast Kansas industry tour hosts 18 executives
A three day Southeast Kansas tour by 18 business executives organized by Mid-America Inc includes a Thursday banquet and panel discussion in Chanute. Hosts from Chanute, Fredonia Neodesha Humboldt and Chanute coordinate visits to 13 towns with several major firms present.
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Chanute
Southeast
Kansas
Mid-America, Inc
Schultz
Chanute Area
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Taiwan
William S. Broomfield
R.mich
Ford Administration
Broomfield
Henry A. Kissinger
House International Relations Committee
Andersen Air Force Base
Guam
Thomas
Cha
Yours
Bennett
John Schultz
Roland Loveless
Mid-America
Armstrong Cork Company
Lancaster
Continental Can Company
New York City
3-M Company
St. Paul, Minn
Armco
Middletown
American Standard
Miles Laboratories
Elkhart
Ind
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Chicago
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