Short Supply and Moon Dust Mark 1969 News Digest
Inflation hits marijuana prices as scarcity drives costs to 150 dollars per kilo. San Diego officials cite dry northern Mexico as a factor with 40 000 pounds seized in 1967 68 and 20 000 pounds in the latest year. Separate reports cover Apollo 11 moon dust exposure at a quarantine station and analysis of Mars closest ever photos finding no life indicators. A man is arrested in the Karen Beineman slaying in Ann Arbor Ypsilanti area.
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San Ysidro
Ann Arbor
Karen Sue Beineman
Ann Arbor-Ypsilanti
Skubitz Protests Santa Fe Plan to Discontinue Tulsa Train
U S Rep Joe Skubitz challenges Santa Fe attempt to drop the Tulsa Kansas City passenger service known as the Tul san trains 211 and 212. He cites ICC rulings and questions loss figures while urging continued operation and rider surveys. The public hearing at the Memorial Building drew about 165 attendees with testimony from Iola officials and southeast Kansas advocates.
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U.S
Joe Skubitz
Santa Fe Railroad
Kansas City
Tulsa
Interstate Commerce Commission
Memorial Building
Skubitz
ICC
The
Santa Fe
Edward Reidy
Washington, DC
Tulsan
District Court Room
Municipal Auditorium
Norfolk and Western
Detroit
St. Louis
Kansas
William Dearth
Larry High
Mid-America Inc
Southeast Kansas Development Agency
Iola
Charles Apt
Jack Hastings
Leslie Norton
Iola Chamber of Commerce
Robert Tikington
Dan Sullivan
Kansas Corporation Commission
J. B. Reeves
Reidy
Les Lawrence
Chanute
J. D. Barbee
C. B. Walker
Thunderstorm Destroys Desert Town Set After Purchase
Robert Shelton paid 205000 dollars for a full Western town movie set 15 miles from Tucson. Thirty minutes later a 60 mph storm flattened 18 of 20 buildings. The set, built by Cinema Center Films for Monty Walsh starring Lee Marvin and Jack Palance, cost 175000 dollars to construct.
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Tucson
Ariz
Robert Shelton
Cinema Center Films
Monty Walsh
Lee Marvin
Jack Palance
Kopechne Inquest Denied by Massachusetts Chief Justice
New Bedford mass chief justice G Joseph Tauro rejected a request for an inquest into Miss Mary Jo Kopechne death when Ed Kennedy car plunged from a Chappaquiddick bridge. Tauro cited district court jurisdiction over the matter.
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New Bedford, Mass
G. Joseph Tauro
State Superior Court
Mary Jo Kopechne
Miss Kopechne
Sen
Edward M. Kennedy
Chappaquiddick Island
Massachusetts
Tauro
Mayor leads Fort Worth HUD certification push
Dr. Reuben J. Burkman and a delegation visit Fort Worth to revive the citys workable housing program with HUD. HUD extended the Aug 1 deadline by 39 days after finding unanswered requests for more information while officials prepare refinements to secure certification.
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Fort Worth
Reuben J. Burkman
Tex
Office
The
Department of Housing and Urban Developmen
HUD
Man
Burkman
Neosho Juco Clears Hurdle in Accreditation Process
Neosho Junior College has received verbal notification of correspondence status from the North Central Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools, with written confirmation to follow. The move allows the school to advance toward full accreditation, a consultant team will visit this fall to assess next steps.
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Neosho Junior College
North Central Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools
J. C. Sanders
Juco
Sanders
Association
Chicago
Neosho Juco
Intercepted Letter Dear Cha Claims Railroads Overload Freights
A fragment notes railroads facing a claimed rise in freight riders over passenger trains. The snippet discusses the claim as part of an intercepted letter. No dates or names are provided.
Need More Service Congressman Says
Congressman Joe Shubitz of the 5th District advocates continuing Santa Fe passenger trains between Tulsa and Kansas City. He cites an ICC ruling favoring rail travel viability and predicts a shift back to rail as a public transportation priority in ten years.
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Terry Murphy
the Tribune
Joe Shubitz
5Th District
Memorial Auditorium
Santa Fe
Tulsa
Kansas City
Japan
Tokyo
ICC
Norfolk and Western Railroad
St. Louis
Detroit
Chanute
Memorial Building Window Facelift Under Contract
Most of the 150 windows at the Memorial Building receive a face lift this week as the James Drumm Co of Chanute undertakes painting and glazing on the south east and west sides. North-side repairs were done under a prior contract. The work, including scraping old putty and repainting frames, is priced at 1250 dollars.
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James Drumm Co
Chanute
Weather area forecast and record low temperatures in Kansas
Partly cloudy tonight and Saturday with afternoon and evening showers and storms. Lows near 70. highs around 90. Precipitation 20 percent. Topeka saw a record low of 55, the lowest in the state, beating 56 from 1898 and tied in 1960. Other lows reached 69 at Pittsburg. Thursday highs ranged from 85 Concordia and Wichita to 92 Garden City and Dodge City.
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Topeka
Kansas
Pittsburg
Concordia
Wichita
Garden City
Dodge City
Nixon Begins Pakistan Visit to Forge Renewed Ties
President Nixon and wife arrived in Lahore for talks with Yahya Khan and a cooling of past tensions. Nixon emphasized friendship and mutual trust, urging Asian self reliance and regional cooperation, noting Pakistan's ties with Iran and Turkey in the RCD.
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Lahore
Pakistan
Nixon
A. M. Yahya Khan
United States
India
Governor’s House
Yahya
America
Asia
John Foster Dulles
Vietnam
China
Governor's House
John F. Kennedy
U.S
Iran
Turkey
Regional Cooperation For Development Organization
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George Williams
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Ypsilanti
Davids
Miss Beineman
Mary Forsyth
Charles
Tribune
Forsyth
Eric
Mary
Kansas University
Associated Women
Neosho County Community Junior College
Inquest
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Massachusetts Judicial System
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Kampala
Uganda
Paul VI
Nigeria
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Jack Brennan
Ralph Watson
Parsons
Jim Garver
Mid- America, Inc
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Malcolm
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Emmet Bolze
Charles Rubew
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