Silence at Home After Throwing Out the Phone
Hicksville architect Caleb Hornbostel ditched the house telephone last November. His 14-year-old son Joel and 15-year-old Martha resented it at first, while wife Martha a social worker welcomed the change. Children now visit pay phones for calls, focus on studies, and Martha works part time. Hornbostel cites night calls and frequent interruptions as main issues, and says the silence is worth it.
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Hicksville, N.Y
Caleb Hornbostel
Hornbostel
Joel
Martha
Kansas KCC Intervenes Over Cities Service Gas Rate Hike
The Kansas Corporation Commission intervened against Cities Service Gas Co. rate increase requests to the Federal Power Commission. Kansas utilities likely affected include Gas Service Co. Kansas Power & Light Union Gas System Peoples Natural Gas Division and Kansas Public Service. Residential customers could see a 14 percent rise and industrial users 25 percent.
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Topeka
Kansas Corporation Commission
Cities Service Gas Co
Federal Power Commission
Dale E. Saffels
KCC
Kansas
The
Gas Service Co
Kansas Power & Light Co
Union Gas System, Inc
Peoples Natural Gas Division
Northern Natural Gas Co
Kansas Public Service Co
Saffels
Ellsworth resigns as U S ambassador to NATO
Former Kansas congressman Rob ert Ellsworth resigns as U S ambassador to NATO. President Nixon accepts the resignation with strong personal regret. Ellsworth, 44, served three terms in Congress from eastern Kansas and was defeated in the 1966 Senate primary by James B. Pearson.
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Washington
White House
Kansas
Robert Ellsworth
U.S
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Nixon
Ellsworth
Congress
Senate
James B. Pearson
Kan
SEATO Endorses Vietnam Peace Talks Progress
SEATO allies endorsed U S efforts for Vietnam peace and accused North Vietnam of seeking total capitulation. The communique said Indochina military trends were encouraging and Vietnam had strengthened defenses, enabling allies to proceed with troop withdrawals.
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London
United States
Southeast Asia Treaty Organization
U.S
Vietnam
North Vietnam
SEATO
Indochina
Republic of Vietnam
Activists Arrested After Blocking Draft Headquarters Entrance
About 20 antiwar protesters were arrested at the Selective Service System headquarters after blocking the main entrance for a second day. They formed a “carpet of bodies” across the doorway, signaling their demonstration.
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Washington
Selective Service System
Nixon to hold news conference before West Coast trip
President Nixon will hold a news conference open to live radio and TV Thursday at 8 p.m. CDT, White House says. The session precedes a departure about 12 hours later to the Western White House in California. He aims to welcome back the First Marine Division from Vietnam and return to Washington Monday.
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Washington
Nixon
White House
California
Vietnam
Three Kentucky Tornadoes Kill Ten in South Central Region
Three tornadoes carved an 80 mile east west path through south central Kentucky killing 10 people and injuring more than 100. The outbreak caused millions of dollars in damage concentrated in three communities along the route.
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Columbia, Ky
Kentucky
Rattlesnake Found At Altoona Midway High School
A two foot rattlesnake was found near Altoona Midway High School by students Vicky Wescott and Terra Cochran. Science teacher John Gardner captured the snake and plans to keep it for class study, noting the area may have more but no widespread infestation.
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Buffalo
Altoona - Midway High School
Vicky Wescott
Terra Cochran
Vicky
John Gardner
Gardner
Chanute
Altoona-Midway High School
Retailers Ask Penny Tax Change For Small Merchants
Kansas retailers urged the Department of Revenue to revise the sales tax brackets so the first penny is paid on 14 cents rather than 15. The move aims to aid small merchants who handle large volumes of small purchases as Topeka Lawrence and Manhattan begin a new half percent tax on July 1 to fund police and fire departments.
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Topeka
Kansas
State Department of Revenue
Lawrence
Manhattan
James T. McDonald
State Revenue
McDonald
Navy poised to appoint first Black admiral Gravely
Samuel L. Gravely Jr. rose from enlisted sailor to a trailblazer in the Navy as his wife recalls his early barriers and eventual ascent toward becoming the service's first Black admiral. The dispatch notes a historic breakthrough amid broader Vietnam era tensions and policy debates in Washington.
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Chula Vista
Calif
Samuel L. Gravely Jr
Navy
U.S. Navy
Educators and Ex-Justice Officials Probe FBI Role
A committee of educators and three former Justice Department officials, including former Attorney General Ramsey Clark, announces an inquiry into the FBI's influence in American life.
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Washington
Justice Department
Atty
Ramsey Clark
FBI
Outbreak of Shoplifting Reported among Youngsters
Police report six children aged 12 to 14 were caught shoplifting from Food Town Kress and Ben Franklin this week. Items ranged from gum to a $2 makeup kit and a box of cigars. Police will urge charges if problems persist.
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Foodtown
Kress
Ben Franklin
KU Students Reject $130000 Activities Fee Shift
University of Kansas students voted 2151 to 1878 against turning 130000 of the activities fee over to the university to offset a state budget cut. David Miller said the vote signals opposition to the state government’s funding of higher education and warns about setting a precedent. He cited confusion over spending and uninformed students as factors and noted opposition from various publications.
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Lawrence
Kan
University of Kansas
University
Kansas
Miller
Girl Held In Bombing Witness Arrest At Capitol
The FBI arrested 19 year old Leslie Bacon who is held as a material witness in the March 1 U S Capitol bombing. She remains in Washington with a $100000 bond unmet and authorities will not discuss location of arrest or her possible role beyond status as material witness.
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Washington
Justice Department
FBI
U.S. Capitol
Leslie Bacon
Department
Miss Bacon
Scout-O-Rama 1971 set for City Park afternoon
The Mission Trails District of the Sedan Area Council Boy Scouts of America will host the Scout Show at City Park from 3 30 to 5 30 p m on Sunday.
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Mission Trails District
Sedan Area
Boy Scouts of America
City Park
Water gun incident ends with police taking guns
Officers responded to a 5:30 PM report of two boys shooting people with water guns on East Main. The police disarmed them, confiscated the weapons, and returned them to the boys’ mother.
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East Main
Safari Museum party screens Simba at Neosho theater
About 200 attended the Safari Museum Auxiliary sponsored showing of Simba at the Neosho County Junior College Little Theater. Vern Carstens narrated the wildlife film while Belle Leighty, 94, announced plans to move to Texas. AREA FORECAST calls for generally fair weather with highs near 77 and lows around 45 to 50.
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Belle Leighty
Osa Johnson
Osa and
Martin Johnson
Garland
Tex
Leighty
Johnsons
Neosho County Junior College
Osa
Africa
South Seas
Safari (Museum) Auxiliary Members
SAMS
Chanute
Car Burns On Highway Near Chanute No One Hurt In Fire
An 18 year old, Mike Trumbull of Chanute, reported a 1966 Chevrolet caught fire on US 169 north of Chanute Tuesday night. He pulled over after smelling gas, both escaped, and firemen arrived to find the car a total loss. A passerby aided them and a wrecker hauled away the wreck.
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River Bridge
Trumbull
Neosho County
John Erickson
Intercepted Letter Notes Altoona-Midway Rattler Rarity
Intercepted letter describes an Altoona Midway rattler suspected to be a fugitive from Oklahoma snake hunts recently staged.
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Altoona - Midway
Oklahoma
Wallace Probe Hints Political Storm Over Tax Campaign Funds
A Justice Department grand jury in Montgomery probes possible tax violations tied to campaign donations for George Wallace and his late wife. Gerald Wallace and Seymore Trammell are central. indictments could follow as the panel reviews invoices and contractor contributions.
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Washington
Justice Department
Alabama
George C. Wallace
Montgomery
Ala
Gerald Wallace
Seymore Trammell
Wallace
Gov. Wallace
Dent Nixon
George Wallace
Nixon
Trammel
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