Dr. Steele resigns Chanute post for Pittsburg superintendency
Dr. Jerry A. Steele will resign as USD 413 superintendent in Chanute to take the Pittsburg school system top job effective August 1. He cites a professional opportunity and plans a September transition, praising Chanute’s board staff and students and noting Pittsburg’s 21 000 population and local district structure.
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Jane Blades
Pittsburg
Jerry A. Steele
USD 413
Chanute
Board of Education
Steele
Buford Fisher
Blue Rapids
Jack L. Reed
Carter benefited as Humphrey stayed out of race
United Press International reports that Hubert Humphrey’s decision to stay on the sidelines aided Jimmy Carter who wished Humphrey had entered New Jersey’s June 8 primary. Carter said he would have faced Humphrey head on, while Ford and Reagan campaigned in Texas ahead of the Saturday primary.
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United Press International
Hubert Humphrey
Jimmy Carter
Humphrey
New Jersey
Carter
Beaumont
Tex
Minnesota
Ford
Ronald Reagan
Texas
Reagan
Henry Jackson
Stalking horse gains as Humphrey faces improved odds
Udall says Humphrey’s decision burdens him while backers could shift the race. Brown greets Loyola students in Baltimore calling for a new generation. Church expects Humphrey support, Wallace targets Georgia issues, Ford reflects on Watergate, Reagan notes Ford’s Watergate questions.
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Humphrey
Jackson
Morris Udall
Jimmy Carter
Udall
Jerry Brown
Loyola College
Baltimore
Maryland
California
Reagan Strives to Control Temper Over Ford Attacks
At a Houston news conference Ronald Reagan says he is trying to hold his temper amid Ford’s personal attacks in the Texas GOP primary campaign. He denies illegal campaign spending charges and calls Ford’s remarks untruthful while touring Beaumont San Antonio Waco Dallas and Texarkana with stars like Jimmy Stewart.
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Reagan
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Beaumont
San Antonio
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Waco
Dallas
Texarkana
Houston Music Theater
Jimmy Stewart
Efram Zimbalist Jr
Lloyd Nolan
Richard Nixon
Nixon
Guffey seeks Democratic bid for 5th District seat
Neosho County commissioner Jim Guffey announces his decision to seek the Democratic nomination for the state representative seat in the 5th District. He cites local government experience and aims to represent Labette and Neosho County areas while Republicans incumbent Fred M. Harris eyes re election.
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Jim Guffey
Neosho
Fred M. Harris
Guffey
Labette County
Walton and
Osage
Neosho County
Big Creek
Grant
Erie
Paul Brennecke Real Estate Agency
Soviet Defense Chief Seen as Ineffective on Detente
Moscow reports the new defense minister is a capable but aging arms producer linked to the military, earning a reputation as unsympathetic to East West detente. The note comes eight hours after the remains of former Defense Minister Marshal Andrei Grechko were laid to rest in the Kremlin.
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Moscow
UPI
Soviet Union
Andrei Grechko
Kremlin
Weather and Soviet Defense Shakeup Report
Weather forecast warns of clouds and rain with highs in the upper 50s to lower 60s and a 20 percent rain chance tonight. In political military news Dmitri Ustinov is named defense minister replacing Grechko who died of a heart attack, with Ustinov noted for long ties to the weapons complex and Brezhnev era conservatism.
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Grechko
Ustinov
Communist Party
Leonid Brezhnev
Kansas Labor leaders named in county workforce report
Manpower official Mike Forbes, Parsons area coordinator, and Armand Corpolongo of Topeka both with the Kansas Department of Labor are identified in a statewide workforce development briefing.
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Mike Forbes
Parsons
Armand Corpolongo
Topeka
Kansas Department of Labor
Area task force eyed for CETA program in nine counties
The Southeast Kansas Regional Planning Commission was asked to form a nine county area task force to oversee Comprehensive Employment and Training Act programs. Armando Corpolongo of the Kansas Department of Labor outlined minority representation goals and the CETA reorganization to aid the unemployed with training and supportive services. Dick Williams stressed minority input to reach a 4.8 percent representation for an Economic Development District. A committee to select minority members was proposed amid discussion of project notifications and funding reviews.
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Southeast Kansas Regional Planning Commission
Jane Blades
Armando Corpolongo
Topeka
Kansas Department of Labor, Manpower Planning and Services Division
Commission
Erie
CETA
Kansas
Corpolongo
Dick Williams
Richard Ashley
Chanute
David Murray
Governor's Commission On Criminal Administration
Hughes Will May Be Genuine Autograph Backed by Expert
Autograph expert Charles Hamilton said a photocopy of a will attributed to Howard Hughes appears genuine. He noted the signature matches Hughes closely and could be hard to forge. The document, handed to Clark County authorities by Mormon Church officials, allocates the fortune to the Hughes Institute in Miami, universities, and Hughes relatives and acquaintances.
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New York
UPI
Charles Hamilton
Howard Hughes
Hamilton
Mormon Church
Hughes
Clark County
Nev
Hughes Institute
Miami
Throat-Cutting Time in the Republicans Camp
A terse political quip signals deep intra party tensions as rival factions clash over control and strategy. The message implies a ruthless intra party battle with high stakes for leadership and policy direction.
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