Bangladesh founder killed in military coup
Bangladesh founder Sheikh Mujibur Rahman was shot dead by his bodyguards in a coup at the Dacca presidential palace. Mujib and two nephews died, along with Prime Minister Mansoor, as Khondakkar Mushtaque Ahmed was sworn in as new president.
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UPI
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Calcutta
Mujib
Mansoor
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Khondakkar Mushtaque Ahmed
Ahmed
Awami League Party
Pakistan
Mohammed Hussain
Radio Dacca
Radio
People
Ford vows veto on oil price extension at Vail Symposium
President Ford said he will veto a six month extension of domestic oil price controls and scrap the $2 a barrel import tariff. He warned decontrol will raise petroleum product prices a few cents per gallon, with gasoline up 2 to 6 cents per gallon.
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Colo
UPI
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White House
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House
Chanute Gallery to honor June Van Vickle with solo show
The Chanute Art Gallery dedicates its entire space to June Van Vickle for a one day event this Saturday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Featured are 34 oil paintings and three pastels, with no gallery admission and refreshments provided. The gallery hours are noon to 4 p.m. daily and trained docents will be available.
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Chanute Art Gallery
van Vickle
Chanute Adopts 7.8 Million Budget After Sparse Hearing
The Chanute City Commission approved a 7.8 million dollar budget for 1976 with a 36.38 mill property tax levy. Only Charles and Phyllis Lesher attended the hearing, challenging the form and noting increases in taxes and utility transfers. City officials acknowledged double counting and bookkeeping changes, while Burns and McDonnell urged electric rate adjustments.
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Chanute City
Charles and
Phyllis Lesher
W. 5Th
Lesher
Bob Bunting
Bunting
John Orozco
O. H. Cunningham
Hearings on Southeast Kansas College Merger Set
The Legislative Educational Planning Committee and the Kansas Commission for Postsecondary Education Planning will hold 10 a.m. hearings Monday at NCCJC to discuss merging seven area colleges into a multicampus institution. The proposal covers Allen, Coffeyville, Fort Scott, Independence, Labette, Neosho, and Southeast Kansas Vocational School with a nine member regional board to oversee planning and budgeting.
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Kansas Commission For Postsecondary Education Planning
Neosho County Community Junior College
NCCJC
Kansas
Allen County
Coffeyville
Fort Scott
Independence
Labette County
Neosho County
Southeast
Kansas Area
Ozarks
Joan Little Acquitted of Murder by North Carolina Jury
A Superior Court jury in Raleigh acquitted Joan Little, a black woman, of murdering her white jailer with an ice pick during what she said was a sexual assault in her cell. The verdict followed a 1 hour 21 minute deliberation amid protests outside the Wake County Courthouse.
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Raleigh, N.C
UPI
Joan Little
Mark Neilson
Hamilton Hobgood
Hobgood
Miss Little
North Carolina Superior Court
Wake County
Town hearing prompts wary city officials
A reader cautions that in time the entire town may attend a hearing and unsettle city officials with large turnout and public pressure. The note hints at growing community involvement and potential impact on local governance.
Chanute Civic Groups Discuss Bicentennial Plans and Ideas
About 50 residents attended a Chanute bicentennial committee meeting chaired by John D. Willcott to share ideas for the city celebration. Participants suggested fundraising items, displays, a parade, street dances, a Washington birthday event, and various community activities coordinated by the umbrella committee.
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Chanute
Willcott
Chamber of Commerce
PRIDE
Robert Hosack
Hosack
Kansas Historical Quarterly
Weather area forecast for weekend warmth and clouds
Partly cloudy and warm through Saturday with afternoon highs in the mid to upper 80s. Lows tonight in the mid 60s and light variable winds.
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