Tulsa Student Mistakenly Labeled as Radioactive
David Croninger 21 a University of Tulsa student went to KOTV to pick up campus journalism film but received the station's 10 o'clock news film. An urgent burn message claimed he had 200 feet of exposed material interpreted as radioactive prompting police to approach cautiously and advise consulting a doctor.
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Tulsa
Okla
David Croninger
Croninger
University of Tulsa
KOTV
Bull Collision Leads to $15,000 Judgment in Missouri Case
Federal court jury awarded $15,000 to George R. McClellan of Natchez Mississippi after a car bull collision on August 20 near Chula Missouri. McClellan sought $90,000 for injuries. his wife claimed $10,000 for loss of services. Judgment against farm owner Hugh J. Larkin.
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ST. Joseph, Mo
George R. McClellan
Natchez
Miss
McClellan
Hugh J. Larkin
Chula
NASA finds no quarantine need after moon rock tests
NASA acting administrator Dr. George M. Low announced tests on lunar samples from Apollo 11 12 and 14 show no hazard to humans animals or plants. Crews and spacecraft were kept in isolation in Houston's Lunar Receiving Laboratory for 21 days after return.
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Washington
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
George M. Low
NASA
Lunar
Houston
Rogers assures Schumann over Middle East tour in Paris visit
Secretary of State William P. Rogers told French Foreign Minister Maurice Schumann in a three hour Paris stopover that he does not seek to bypass the other Big Four powers in the United Nations mediated talks. He then departed for Turkey.
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Paris
William P. Rogers
Maurice Schumann
Turkey
Rogers
Schumann
U. N
Gunnar V. Jarring
Israel
Casualty Toll in Vietnam Tops Forty Five Thousand
The U S Command in Saigon confirms American battlefield deaths exceed 45 000 in a decade of fighting. Last week 45 Americans were killed in action raising the total to 45 019 as of midnight Saturday. Wounded totaled 418 for the week, pushing the cumulative wounded to 298 289 since Jan 1 1961.
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Saigon
U.S
Vietnam
Teachers picket Kansas City and Shawnee Mission boards
Teachers from the Kansas City Kansas and Shawnee Mission school districts picketed education offices for higher pay and benefits. They are not on strike, with NEA bargaining ongoing. KC K teachers urged to reject next year contracts. a strike vote is set for May 4. Shawnee Mission seeks 1.5 to 2 percent more than the board’s 4.5 percent offer.
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Kansas City, Kan
Kansas City
Kan
Shawnee Mission
Board of Education
National Education Association
Mobile home approved on 19th Street by zoning board
In a 12 minute session the zoning appeals board unanimously granted a use exception allowing a mobile home at 19th and Ashby for Mrs. Virginia Pullman of Humboldt employed at Kustom Electronics. Four conditions include proper setbacks permanent foundation utility connections and final board location approval.
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Board of Zoning Appeals
19Th
Ashby Streets
Virginia Pullman
Humboldt
Kustom Electronics
Richard McClanathan
19Th Street
Ashby
Pullman
Board of Appeals
Laird Undergoes Surgery For Double Hernia
Secretary of Defense Melvin Laird had successful surgery at Walter Reed Army Hospital to repair a double hernia. The 48 year old was not expected to return to the Pentagon for two weeks.
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Washington
Melvin R. Laird
Walter Reed Army Hospital
Pentagon
Laird
Bond at $100,000 In Bombing Case
A 19 year old woman, Leslie Bacon, was arrested in Seattle on $100,000 bond as a material witness in the March 1 bombing of the U S Capitol. FBI testimony linked her to participation, while an appeals court weighed her release upon petition by her lawyers.
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Washington
U.S
FBI
Seattle
Wash
Leslie Bacon
Atherton
Calif
Miss Bacon
U.S. District Court
Daniel C. Ma
Mahan
Philip Hirschkop
Sirica
Hirschkop
Capitol
Fire Damages Campus Building in Lawrence Kansas
Fire at the University of Kansas Oriental Languages and Literatures Department caused about 4000 dollars in damage with extensive smoke and water impact. The rear of the building was where the blaze started and investigators are probing the cause.
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Lawrence
Kan
University of Kansas Oriental Languages and Literatures Department
Rabid Skunk Leads to Dog Destruction Near Chanute
A rabid skunk fought a dog owned by Henry Sheerer 52 miles northeast of Chanute. The dog was destroyed after the incident to prevent rabies, and the skunk’s head was sent to Kansas State University for testing. Veterinarian Dr. Billy LaRue urged rabies vaccinations for pets and outlined rapid response steps for bite cases. Rabies shots are required for Chanute dog licenses, with several hundred pets vaccinated this year.
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Henry Sheerer
Here
Sheerer
Kansas State University
Manhattan
Billy LaRue
Chanute Veterinarian
Chanute
LaRue
Humboldt
Thayer
Welfare Cuts Loom in Kansas Budget Battle
Kansas Board of Social Welfare warns of a possible cut of more than 12 million dollars in state and federal welfare funds starting July 1. The board cites legislative reductions and forecasts prorated payments to physicians pharmacists and hospitals for the full fiscal year.
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Topeka
Kansas Board of Social Welfare
Richard McAnany
Shawnee
Robert Docking
Welfare Board
Robert Harder
McAnany
Navy planes clash with missiles over North Vietnam
US Navy planes engaged enemy missiles for the second time in six days and attacked antiaircraft batteries 85 and 115 miles northwest of the demilitarized zone, according to the U.S. Command. In other items, a former Army sergeant testified about My Lai and a separate village massacre, a Chinese national was detained by French police after embassy officials attempted to repatriate him, social security and welfare funding questions arose in Congress, and Alabama probe into Gov George Wallace’s campaign finances continued with the Justice Department sending its top prosecutor in political cases to the state.
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Saigon
North Vietnam
Demilitarized Zone
U.S
Montgomery
Ala
Justice Department
Alabama
George C. Wallace
FBI Closes One Man Office In Chanute Kansas
FBI confirms closure of its Chanute Kansas office as part of nationwide move pulling agents to larger posts. Agent Raymond W. Radford, 1022 S Larson, will transfer to Wichita after the Kan sas City field unit oversees Kansas and western Missouri.
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Federal Bureau of Investigation
Raymond W. Radford
S. Larson
Wichita
Radford
FBI
Kansas
Missouri
Kansas City
Chanute
Docking Restores College Funds With Line Item Veto
Gov. Robert Docking used the line item veto to restore 425000 in higher education funds cut by the 1971 legislature. He vetoed three sections of the omnibus bill restoring 229733 for Pittsburg State College 130148 for the University of Kansas and 64931 for Emporia State Teachers College to the levels set in prior appropriations.
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Topeka
Robert Docking
Docking
Goveror
Pittsburg State College
University of Kansas
Emporia State Teachers College
Intercepted Letter Dear Cha Reveals Shrinking Highway Funds
An intercepted note references the highway department and remarks that its money, like others, is subject to shrinkage. The coy phrasing hints at fiscal pressures affecting road projects.
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Highway Department
Kotouc Acquitted In My Lai Raid Case
Capt. Eugene M. Kotouc 37 of Humboldt Nebraska was acquitted today of maiming a suspected Viet Cong prisoner in the 1968 My Lai raid. The seven officer jury at 3rd Army headquarters near Atlanta deliberated just over an hour.
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FT. Mcpherson, Ga
Eugene M. Kotouc
Humboldt
Neb
My Lai
3Rd Army
Atlanta
Weather Area Forecast Shifts to Cooler With Showers
Mostly cloudy and cooler with intermittent showers and thunderstorms early this evening. Partly cloudy with little temperature change tonight. Fair and warmer Friday with lows in the upper 40s and highs near 70.
North Vietnam Offers Talks on Immediate US Withdrawal Date
Hanoi proposed immediate negotiations with Washington on a date for unconditional withdrawal of all U S forces from South Vietnam. The bid by Xuan Thuy came at the 11th weekly peace talks, marking the first offer to negotiate a withdrawal timetable. Previously Hanoi and the Viet Cong demanded a unilateral U S withdrawal date before talks.
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Paris
North Vietnam
United States
South Vietnam
Hanoi
Xuan Thuy
Vietnam
Only Thin Slice of Highway Revenue Available for Construction
Kansas Highway Department forecasts 132.13 million in state receipts this fiscal year but only 37.22 million will be available for state highway construction. After refunds, general fund transfers, and local share deductions, net cash receipts total 81.38 million, leaving 37.22 million for freeway and other highway projects with 23.50 million for freeways, 11.22 million for non freeway work, and 3.50 million for interstate matching.
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Topeka
Kansas Highway Department
R. L. Peyton
State General Fund
Eral
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