Blood program scrutiny at Lansing state penitentiary
The blood donation program lets prisoners sell blood for cash with prices of five dollars per pint to prisoners, fifty five dollars for finished plasma to the contractor, and a one dollar fifty cent cut to the state. From July 1, 1971 to March 9 months, 13 522 pints were sold, raising questions from the legislative post audit department about profit margins and fairness.
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Lansing State Penitentiary
Legislative Post Audit Department
Kansas
Oklahoma
The
Post Audit Department
Highway Death Toll Rises to 58,452 in 1971
The United States saw 58,452 transportation fatalities last year, up 526 from 1970. Motor vehicle crashes accounted for 50,949 deaths, with Volpe noting the rate fell to 4.70 deaths per 100 million vehicle miles from 5.70 in 1966, signaling progress amid ongoing highway loss.
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United States
John Volpe
Munich Olympics Tape-Paced TV Coverage Aims High
TV industry's plan for Munich coverage relies on master tapes and satellite delivery to fit American viewing times. Each event will be edited and replayed to reach a potential one billion viewers, with 95 percent of events seen on tape. Over 2,500 technicians and $30 million in gear support the telecast.
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New York
Munich
ABC
United States
Deutches Olympiches Zentrum
DOZ
Reflections on Election Day and the Ballot
A writer muses on election day as a public exercise yet questions turnout and the quality of candidates. The piece laments long ballots, proposes a constitutional convention, and warns about costs and accuracy in vote tabulation while urging caution and civic duty.
Bonine Named to Neosho County FmHA Committee
Herman L. Bonine of Thayer has been appointed to the Neosho County Committee of the Farmers Home Administration. Morgan Williams, state director, announced from Topeka. The 270 acre farm operation includes an Angus cow herd and registered Jersey dairy program. Bonine has prior service on the Soil Conservation Service panel and is active in local church and Grange groups.
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Herman L. Bonine
R. 2
Hollis E. Dunham
Eric
Nels E. Olson
R. J. Stark
Fmha
Johnson Hospital keeps control local. no lease to county
Twenty five years ago Johnson Hospital staff chose to retain full control, deferring lease to the county. Dr. L D Johnson pledged continued service while health holds or until a new hospital can be built by the community. A Neodesha woman reported cattle driven by a boy on K39 near the municipal airport ran over her car causing damage to the fenders.
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Johnson Hospita
L. D. Johnson
Payola Exposed in Country Music Promotions
Washington Merry-Go-Round details a six month probe into payola practices by Rebel Recording of Maryland. The piece traces how Tri-State Distributors in Fort Wayne used bribes like cash and gifts to push The Legend of the Rebel Soldier onto top charts run by Cliff Ostermeyer and Rebel's response to his promotion letter.
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Rebel Recording
Maryland
Rebel Soldier
Tri-State Distributors
Fort Wayne
Tri-State
Cliff Ayers Ostermeyer
Ostermeyer
Rebel
Charles Freeland
Freeland
Hard Cash for Payola Promises and Blue Cross Benefit Cuts
A transcript shows Ostermeyer offering payola to boost a record onto Billboard Top 45 with 200 dollars split between Indiana and Tennessee. Billboard denies using Ostermeyer charts. The piece also reports Blue Cross Blue Shield federal benefits cuts and a cost-control plan led by Joseph Harvey, with a House subcommittee hearing planned and notices for classified ads.
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Washington
Las Vegas
Blue Cross
Joseph Harvey
Blue Shield
Today in History highlights and notes from 1972
United States events and world context marked by 1914 Germany Russia war onset and 1790 U.S. census first. Entries include Colum bus landing in 1502 and Whisky Rebellion 1794. Feature on airman Jeffrey L. Phelps assignment to Sheppard AFB Texas after basic training and 1914 to 1972 timeline notes.
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Germany
Russia
Christopher Columbus
Honduras
U.S
Pennsylvania
Colorado
Humor In Law Books Futile Search In Vancouver
AP report from Vancouver notes law professor David Huber of the University of British Columbia aims to write a book about the scarce humor in legal affairs. He recalls odd student answers in admissions and quips about union dues quorum and lawyers.
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Vancouver
David Huberman
University of British Columbia
Mills of Justice
UBC Law
Huberman
Television schedule notes and program listings fragment
A partial OCR of TV listings shows planned airings from channels and times, including Efrem Zimbalist Jr. in The Sojourner, Cannon, Marcus Welby, and Electric Company, with entries for Explox 72, Ponderosa, Hawaii Five-O, Masterpiece Theater, All in the Family, I Love Lucy, and more.
Television Log A Weekday Schedule Overview
The log lists daytime to nighttime TV slots for Monday to Friday on channels including KCMO TV 5 KUHI TV 16 KOAM 7 KMBC KTWU 11 KODE 12 WIBW 13 KTEW 2 Chanute 3 WDAF 4. Programs span 6:00 Primus through 2:15 am with titles such as The Partridge Family Gilligan's Island Truth Consequences Hank Stram Comedy Theater Green Acres David Steinberg Show Public Affairs Mystery Movie Medical Center Mannix Night Gallery Dragnet Strategic Air Command Exlo 72 News Weather Tonight Show Dick Cavett Ship of Fools Paul Harvey Love Lucy Touchdown Army Story of Jesus.
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Kcmo.tv
Kuhi.tv
Koam.tv
Kmbc.tv
Ktwu.tv
Kode.tv
Wibw.tv
Ktew.tv
Chanute
Wdaf.tv
Primus
Mary Tyler Moore
Partridge Family
the Electric Co
David Steinberg
Medical Center
Marty Feldman
Strategic Air Command
Soul
Mannix
Night Gallery
Exlo
Dick Cavett
Paul Harvey
Local Newspaper Rates and Public Notices Page
Published rates list subscription options for Kansas and nearby areas, detailing prices by mail and carrier delivery, tax, and regional terms. The page also notes AP content rights and that the paper is a member of the Associated Press and Audit Bureau of Circulations.
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Neosho
Allen, Wilson, and Woodson Co
Kan
Kansas
Chanute
Audit Bureau of Circulations
The
Associated Press
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Jack Kramer
Lord Chesterfield
Efrem Zimbalist Jr
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Anne Jackson
Charles Aidman
Ponderosa
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Mike) Harris
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