Report Finds Hiring Bias in Kansas Under EEA
A Labor Department summary shows 53 people hired in seven Kansas cities under the Federal Emergency Employment Act. Of these 53, 15 were registered Democrats and none were registered Republicans, according to the federal investigation presented to Gov. Docking.
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Topeka
Kan
Kansas Cities
U.S. Labor Department
Kansas
EEA
Robert Docking
Docking
Labor Department
Wichita
Kansas City
Pittsburg
Parsons
Coffeyville
Chanute
Crawford County
James D. Hodgson
U.S
Hodgson
Topeka, Kan
City Action Moves Under State Employer-Employee Relations Act
City commissioners voted to come under the state act before May 1 to ensure its provisions apply for the next budget year. City Attorney Pennington and City Manager Sanborn presented the plan, while authorization was given to demolish condemned houses and study rental rates for a front-end loader.
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City Commission
Robert Pennington
Kenneth Sanborn
Pennington
Sanborn
Intercepted Letter Hints at Ongoing Deception
A brief intercepted letter suggests ongoing manipulation as the writer urges continued strings along. The note references an individual named Nute and a companion described as Dude, implying a personal or informal scheme in progress.
Zoning Board approves Warner's Grocery addition
The Board of Zoning Appeals granted permission Wednesday night to add to Warner's Grocery at 1322 S Evergreen. The nonconforming use permitted an addition as an exception, completing the building rectangle with no protests. John Gorton was elected chairman succeeding Boyd Burns. Louise Moulton resigned to move to Thayer.
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Warner's
S. Evergreen
Board of Zoning Appeals
John Gorton
Boyd Burns
Louise Moulton
Thayer
Findings on EEA hires across Kansas counties and cities
The U S Labor Department report details Kansas EEA hires by county and city. It notes cases of ineligibility, nepotism questions, and veteran status, with several workers classified as Vietnam era or not veterans. Local officials cited include Vernon Grassie and Cliff Sperry.
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Crawford County
Vernon D. Grassie
Kansas City
Johnson County
Topeka
Pittsburg
Parsons
Labette County
Coffeyville
Chanute
Safe Splashdown By Apollo Crew
Apollo 16 crew John W. Young Charles M. Duke Jr and Thomas K. Mattingly II returned to Earth splashing down in the Pacific aboard the USS Ticonderoga ending a 11 day lunar voyage They brought back 245 pounds of rocks and data from their mission on the moon The Casper hit the water 175 miles southeast of Christmas Island about 1 500 miles south of Hawaii The reentry reached more than 4 000 degrees The crew will be airlifted to the carrier for medical checks and two nights of rest
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Uss Ticonderoga
Earth
Pacific Ocean
John W. Young
Charles “M. Duke Jr
Thomas K.’ Mattingly iI
Casper
Christmas Island
Hawaii
Pacific
Moon
Dodd Forms Dude Inc to Sell Goya Accessory Line
Keith Dodd buys Kustom Electronics Goya guitar accessories and forms Dude, Inc to market strings straps and picks. The company, at 7th and Steuben, will sell to retailers and wholesalers while Kustom continues with Goya and Greco lines.
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Keith Dodd
Kustom Electronics, Inc
Dude, Inc
7Th and Steuben
Charles Ross
Kustom
Dodd
Ross
Goya
Greco
Spring Storm Strands Drivers Across Central Plains
A spring storm hit the Central Plains with heavy wet snow drifting through Wyoming Nebraska and Colorado. Denver Stapleton Airport logged 15.07 inches and halted operations as 1009 motorists stalled on interstate highways. Utilities were interrupted and schools and businesses closed.
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Denver
Stapleton International Airport
Nixon plans 20000 more Vietnam withdrawals by July 1
President Nixon announced in a 17 minute radio television address that he will pull 20 000 more GIs from Vietnam by July 1 while continuing air and bombing campaigns against North Vietnam until Hanoi halts its massive invasion of the South. He urged nationwide support for the plan as the final test of his program to withdraw U.S. troops without surrendering friends to Communist aggression.
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Washington
Nixon
Vietnam
North
Hanoi
South
U.S
South Vietnam
Kansas Highway Study Moves On US 69 Corridor
Topeka Kansas highway director John D Montgomery announced the Kansas Highway Commission will begin a corridor study for upgrading US 69 from Fort Scott north to the Bourbon Linn County line. The initial plan calls for a multi lane divided freeway with full access control, though the concept may change during the study.
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Topeka
Kan
John D. Montgomery
Kansas Highway Commission
Fort Scott
Bourbon-Linn County
Brandt survives no confidence vote in Bundestag
In Bonn Germany Chancellor Willy Brandt won a narrow procedural victory as the Bundestag rejected the opposition's no confidence motion by two votes. The 247 to 249 tally preserved his leadership and his peace policy amid a tense political battle. In Paris the United States pressed North Vietnam to end the attack on South Vietnam, while Xuan Thuy accused Washington of waging aggression at the peace talks.
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Bonn
Germany
Willy Brandt
Brandt
Bundestag
Paris
United States
North Vietnam
South Vietnam
Vietnam
Xuan Thuy
Muskie Ends Run for Presidential Nomination
Sen Edmund Muskie of Maine says he will stop running in future primaries due to funds shortage while his name remains on ballots in several states. He states he does not withdraw his candidacy.
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Washington
Edmund Muskie
Maine
Muskie
Trade deficit hits record three month March total
Washington reports March deficit at 1.5 billion dollars marking a record three month figure. Ford Motor Co announces an average price cut of 13 dollars on 1972 model cars and trucks to keep profits within Price Commission guidelines.
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Washington
Commerce Department
Detroit
Ford Motor Co
The
Price Commission
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W. Main
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City Action
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