Regional Planners Appoint Director
The S E R Regional Planning Commission named Ben R. Robinson as its first executive director. He will start about Sept 1, with Chanute housing space under review for an office. The start budget totals $45 000 including state matching funds.
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S.E.R. Regional Planning Commission
Ben R. Robinson
Nebraska
Dick Williams
Parsons
Regional Planning Commission
Robinson
Cha
Kansas State University
KSU
Kansas City
Marshall Refuses to Halt Cambodian Bombing
Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall refused to lift the stay allowing bombing in Cambodia. He said he would exceed his authority if he acted alone and denied vacating the stay issued by the New York Circuit Court that kept the bombing going.
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Marshall
Washington
Supreme Court
Thurgood Marshall
U.S
Cambodia
U.S. Circuit Court
New York
Elizabeth Holtzmen
D-N.y
Air Force
City Tax On Phone Bills Increases Due To Franchise Charge
D O Robert Nixon explains the 3 cent rise on phone bills results from a city franchise tax on Bell Telephone based on 3 percent of gross receipts from local service. The tax funds the city general fund and is shared among all customers. Bonnie Moffatt notes the tax funds no specific program.
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City
Bell Telephone
Telephone
Cablevision
Telephone Company
Nixon
Bonnie Moffatt
Hostages Freed After Leavenworth Crisis Inmate Standoff
Four hostages were released after an hour long crisis at the U S Penitentiary Leavenworth that began with a dining hall melee and ended with negotiations. Associate Warden Lawrence Putman reported the hostages were in good shape and cooperating with officials.
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Leavenworth
Kan
U.S
Tages
Michael Quinn
Putman
Hurst
Miramon
Daggett
Special Meeting On Park Program Scheduled Today
The Chanute City Commission will hold a special meeting at 4 p.m. in the Memorial Building to discuss future plans for the park improvement program. They will also review bidding on the proposed expansion of the water treatment plant.
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Chanute City
Memorial Building
Intercepted Letter From Oklahoma Prisoners
A brief note remarks that Oklahoma prisoners show concern with problems beyond their confinement and implies outside interest in inmate letters.
Puppy Abandonment Spurs Humane Aid in Chanute
Thad Clements and three friends found six newborn puppies dropped from a bridge near Werewolf Bridge northeast of Chanute. Four dead, two alive, rescued by Thad's mother. Puppies nursed on milk, fed by the boys, and later offered to friends. Humane officer Melvin Stierwalt says unwanted newborns can be brought to the animal shelter for care and possible adoption at no charge.
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Thad Clements
S. Lafayette
Chanute
Thad
Todd
Melvin Stierwalt
Chanute Humane Officer
Violence at Oklahoma State Penitentiary escalates with inmate death
An inmate was stabbed to death and another severely beaten as riots continue at the Oklahoma State Penitentiary in McAlester. The toll reaches three since last Friday's jail disturbances, with National Guard units sweeping rubble and seeking an elusive suspect. inmates again refused a hot meal and pressed toward guards with bayonets fixed.
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Mcalester
Okla
Oklahoma State Penitentiary
National Guard
Ed Hardy
David Hall
National Guardsmen
Impeachment filed over secret Cambodia bombing
Rep. Robert F. Drinan introduced an impeachment measure against President Nixon in the House over a reported 14 month secret air war in Cambodia. Democratic leaders cooled on action and no early steps were planned. Drinan backs a hearing to answer citizens questions and restore trust.
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Washington
Nixon
House
U.S
Cambodia
Robert F. Drinan
Dmass
Drinan
House of Representatives
America
Haiphong Harbor
Neosho County JC budget preview faces potential revisions
The 1973-74 budget proposal for Neosho County Community Junior College hinges on 105 percent of last year's per student amount and a 5 percent enrollment rise to justify $517,847.15 in operating expenses, with adjustments if enrollment drops over 10 percent. A hearing is set for Tuesday at 8 p.m. in the administration building.
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Neosho County
Kansas
Silent owl wing could cut jet noise, Ames says
Wise scientists at Ames Research Center report the notched edge of an owl wing helps silent flight by breaking up turbulence in the wake of rotary engine blades. Engineer Paul Soderman notes serrated blades divide air into tiny swirls, reducing noise. The Associated Press.
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Mountain View
Calif
Ames Research Center
Paul Soderman
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Judge Rules Nixon Admin Hid Rural Housing Aid Goal
A federal judge finds the Nixon administration ignored Congress by stopping low interest housing loans for poor rural Americans. It is the second court order in eight days demanding release of impounded subsidy funds, while the government appeals a larger HUD program ruling.
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Washington
Nixon
Congress
U.S
Charles R. Richey
Richey
Department of Housing and Urban Development
Iran to replace Canada on international peacekeeping body
Saigon reports Iran agreed to take Canada's seat on the four nation International Commission of Control and Supervision. Nixon picked Iran and South Vietnam agreed. The other cease fire signers the North Vietnamese and Viet Cong were asked for concurrence in Paris, with no reply yet.
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Saigon
Iran
United States
Canada
International Peacekeeping Commission
Nixon
International Commission of Control and Supervision
U.S
Paris
U S Boosts Military Aid as Cambodia Cutoff Nears
Pentagon sources say the United States will double military aid shipments to Phnom Penh before the August 15 bombing cutoff. An official says the aim is to give Cambodian forces every chance possible as the deadline approaches. Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton in Rome plan a friendly divorce after a decade long relationship.
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Washington
Cambodia
Pentagon
United States
Phnom Penh
Rome
Elizabeth Taylor
Richard Burton
New York
John Springer
Nine Die as migrant truck overturns near Likeston
Nine persons were killed and at least 17 injured when a truck carrying Mexican migrant workers overturned on a Missouri highway south of Likeston. Police said investigators were examining reports that the workers may have entered the United States illegally.
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Likeston
Here
Missouri
United States
Weapons Bill Cuts 21.4 Billion But Keeps Global Forces
Washington AP reports the House approved a $21.4 billion weapons bill with an across the board cut of $950 million. Lawmakers rejected proposals to reduce U.S. forces in Europe and worldwide.
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Washington
House
U.S
Europe
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the Tribune
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Robert Nixon
FAA
Lawrence Putman
Kenneth Holcomb
Marvin Berry
John S. Mitchell
Richard M. Williams
Mitchell
Loren E. Daggett
William Hurst
Hollywood
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Los Angeles
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Ron Clements
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McAlester Prison
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GSA
White House
Burtons
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