Nixon defends gradual Vietnam pullout amid protests
President Nixon, in his first television news conference in eight weeks, says a gradual U.S. withdrawal from Vietnam is wise while warning protesters that illegal acts will be prosecuted. He hints prisoner releases could hasten withdrawal, discusses China policy, and defends Calley decision amid domestic and Paris talks.
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U.S
Vietnam
Nixon
Tentative
Soviet Union
China
United States
South Vietnam
Saigon
Lyndon B. Johnson
Paris
North Vietnam
U.S. Vietnam
Kansas motor pool plan eyed to cut state car costs
Robert F. Brandt, head of the Kansas Department of Administration, says a centralized motor pool could save thousands by requiring state employees to check out and return cars from a central office. Gov. Docking praises the plan and urges other agencies to join, noting similar pools in 23 states.
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Robert F. Brandt
State Department of Administration
Brandt
Robert Docking
Docking
Department of Administration
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Department of Education and Social Welfare
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Kansas to appeal land order over property valuation equalization
A controversial valuation order aimed at nine districts will be appealed to the Kansas Supreme Court. Atty. Gen. Vern Miller said the March directives by Ronald F. Dwyer to adjust county agricultural land valuations violated due process by changing assessments without notice. District Judge David Prager previously upheld the director’s authority.
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Kansas Supreme Court
Atty
Vern Miller
Ronald F. Dwyer
Property Valuation Department
Dwyer
Robert Docking
Miller
Shawnee County
David Prager
Jurisdiction battle halts Russell County speeding tickets
In Russell Kansas the prosecutor refuses to prosecute Kansas Highway Patrol tickets until Trooper Don Rueschoff is transferred. The patrol chief resists. The state attorney general’s office may review the dispute as Judge Eric Smith notes a week without speeding cases on Interstate 70.
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Russell
Kan
Mike Holland
Kansas Highway Patrol
Don Rueschoff
Holand
William Albott
Rueschoff
State Attorney General
Eric Smith
Intercepted Letter Reveals Family Motor Pool Priority
An intercepted letter to Cha discusses family transportation, noting most households maintain a motor pool and that fathers are often low on the priority list for vehicle access.
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Bank sues for 5 million over secret computer program theft
Capital Bank and Trust Co. of Baton Rouge accuses Wesley D. Hudgens and Garden National Bank of Garden City Kansas of conspiring to steal a unique banking computer program. Hudgens reportedly received training and left Capital Bank to join Garden National Bank. The suit seeks five million dollars and alleges diversion of trade secrets.
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Garden National Bank
Garden City
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Baton Rouge
Capital Bank and Trust Co
Wesley D. Hudgens
Kansas Bank
Hudgens
Zsa Zsa Sues Thrifty Over False Eyelashes Sale
Zsa Zsa Gabor sues Thrifty Drug Stores for 3 million claiming false eyelashes priced at 2.94 dollars are protected as a trademark and that the firm lacks authorization to sell them. Thrifty declined comment. Seattle AP notes 19 year old Leslie Bacon was brought to testify before a federal grand jury investigating the March 1 Capitol bombing.
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Thrifty Drug Stores Co., Inc
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Leslie Bacon
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Robert L. Stevenson
Justice Department
Miss Bacon
Revenue sharing could end federal aid highway program
Kansas highway officials warned that a Nixon plan to merge highway funds into a general transportation fund would shift control to elected leaders, destabilizing long range road plans. R.L. Peyton cited potential cuts to highway planning and cited various federal acts shaping costs and timelines. In Wichita, Park Lane National Bank was robbed with the robber threatening the bank vice president over a claimed custody of the victim’s son.
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Kan
Congress
Nixon
Kansas
R.L. Peyton
Kansas Highway
Kansas Highway Commission
Peyton
Commission
Wichita
Park Lane National Bank
Gary
John Milburn
Wichita Southeast High School
Milburn
Rubella Immunization Clinics Planned in Neosho County
Nurses from the state health department will administer rubella shots May 10 and 11 in Chanute Erie and other District 101 schools during the week of May 10 to 14. Children immunized in May 1970 or earlier need not repeat. Preschool youngsters will be vaccinated May 11 and kindergartners-to-be may receive the shot as a fall enrollment prerequisite under a Kansas law effective January 15.
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Neosho County
Margaret Wood
State Health Department
Chanute
Erie
Kansas
Wood
Police, Guards Ready for May Day Demos in Washington
Deputy Attorney General Richard Kleindienst said 7,300 police and National Guardsmen will be on hand to control May Day demonstrations in the capital. He dismissed threats to shut down the government as just a lot of hot air.
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Washington (Ap
Richard Kleindienst
Arson Burns Guard Vehicles in San Jose and Bombs Hit LA Area
National Guard vehicles in San Jose were set ablaze by arsonists. In Southern California two bombs exploded in the Los Angeles area, one at a Bank of America and another at a supermarket with 15 shoppers and employees. No injuries reported.
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Calif
National Guard
California
Los Angeles
Bank of America
Tower at industrial reformatory toppled by crane accident
A construction crew demolished a 12 foot 56 ton steel water tower at the state Industrial Reformatory in Hutchinson Kansas. A crane overturned when brakes failed and the operator could not release the load. No injuries or serious damage were reported. The 1906 tower stood as a landmark inside the reformatory.
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Hutchinson
Kan
State Industrial Reformatory
NFO Calls Marketing Vacation For Hog and Corn Sales
Corning Iowa AP National Farmers Organization urges a marketing vacation starting 8 a.m. Monday May 30 halting hog and corn sales. Oren Lee Staley, NFO president, said members were advised to stop selling.
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Iowa
National Farmers Organization
NFO
Oren Lee Staley
Federal judge refuses delay on Amtrak network start
A federal judge refused to delay the launch of America's new Amtrak passenger train network set to take effect at midnight. The ruling leaves intact the timeline for the nationwide rail system debut.
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Washington
America
Amtrak
Staley
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