City Unveils Immediate Reforms at Municipal Landfill
City Manager Kenneth Sanborn outlined steps to curb burning at the landfill and improve oversight. The plan includes shorter hours, continuous ditching, an armed attendant at the gate, dedicated burning areas, separate burn sites, a flatbed truck for large items, and a dedicated roadway to the burning area to meet state health regulations.
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Kenneth Sanborn
State Department of Health
Sanborn
Calvin Hurford
Bob Bunting
Sandborn
Charles Linn
Board of Health
City Commission
Harford
Linn
FAA Probing Plane Crash in Lyon County Leaves Two Dead
The FAA investigates a fatal crash near Chanute involving Earl Beeler Jr. and Alfred Hawes both 39 to 46. Coroner autopsies are ordered. The 1946 Aeronca Chief took off Monday from a farm west of Chanute bound for Wymore.
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FAA
Lyon County
Earl Beeler Jr
Alfred Allen Hawes
Beeler
the Tribune Today
Aeronca
Chanute
Hawes
Wymore
Neb
Admire
Emporia
Highway Patrol
Wayne Northup
Northup
Roy McKinley
Governor orders 90 day wage freeze for Kansas state workers
Gov. Robert Docking announced a 90 day wage and salary freeze for about 300 state employees to align with President Nixon's inflation policy. The order halts merit and longevity increases, defers changes in pay for new job rates, but allows hour-based pay changes if the unit rate stays the same. Promotions' pay rises remain in effect.
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Topeka
Kan
Robert Docking
Kansas
Nixon
Robert F. Brandt
Department of Administration
Lowell Long
Docking
Washington
Objections to Kansas Air Quality Controls Heard
Three objections were entered at a Neosho County hearing on amendments by the Kansas Air Quality Control Advisory Committee. John Lofthouse of the Kansas Association of Municipal Utilities opposed the changes as potentially restricting electricity growth and favoring polluters.
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John Rabe
Kansas Air Quality Control Advisory Committee
State Board of Health
Neosho County
Lofthouse
Kansas
Committee
Budget for Junior College Approved without Change
The Neosho County Community Junior College Board of Trustees unanimously approved the 1971-1972 budget with no changes. Dr. J C Sanders faced questions on budget points and Nixon program effects while Sanders noted uncertain teacher salary impact. Doris Cathcart was hired to teach English for 1971-72, replacing Ann Harrison who resigned. The board also accepted a bid from Rollow Television to supply four 21 inch Zenith color televisions for the dorms.
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Neosho County
Doris Cathcart
Emporia State Teachers College
Ann Harrison
Miss Cathcart
Chanute Merchants
Rollow Television
Intercepted Letter to Cha Reveals Wages and Cost of Living
An intercepted letter discusses wages and the cost of living, noting the writer believed wages kept pace with expenses and ending with a cordial sign-off.
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Cha
Moon rocks need long term care to keep science value
Pasadena California AP reports Caltech geochemist Gerald Wasserburg warns lunar samples from Apollo 15 risk deterioration without proper storage and policy. He notes moon rocks rust unlike earth rocks and urges long term commitment to curatorial handling. Wasserburg spoke after returning from Houston where he studied the specimens.
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Pasadena
Calif
Gerald Wasserburg
Wasserburg
California Institute of Technology
Houston
Earth
Clothing clue ties to missing boy from Stockton case
The Cedar Bluff Reservoir find is confirmed by the boy's mother as items worn by 9 year old David Armstrong who vanished a year ago from the Rooks County Fairgrounds in Stockton Kansas.
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Topeka, Kan
Cedar Bluff Reservoir
David Armstrong
Rooks County Fairgrounds
Stockton
Kan
U S Army Chinook Explodes Killing 37 in Germany
A CH47 Chinook helicopter exploded in flight near Grafenwoehr training area killing all 37 aboard. The craft was en route from Ludwigsburg to Grafenwoehr with a crew of four and 33 soldiers from the 56th Artillery Brigade. 25 bodies were recovered.
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Pegnitz
Germany
Grafenwoehr
Ludwigsburg
Stuttgart
56Th Artillery Brigade
U.S. Army European Command
Heidelberg
Shootout at Republic of New Africa Headquarters In Jackson
FBI agent and two police officers were wounded in a 20 minute gunbattle at the Republic of New Africa headquarters in Jackson. Police and federal agents with warrants faced heavy gunfire as tear gas and arrests followed, with Imari Obadele among those detained for investigation.
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Jackson, Miss
FBI
Republic of New Africa
ANA
Imari Obadele
Two Kansas Players Charged in Conspiracy and Mail Theft
Kansas City AP report says KU football players Thomas James Gaughan and Dennis Joe Cohlmia face conspiracy and felonious possession charges for two stolen salary checks mailed to the university. Gaughan, 22, is a Chicago senior and was named most inspirational last season. Cohlmia, 19, a Wichita sophomore, is a third string middle guard.
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Kansas City, Kan
University of Kansas
Glen Kelly
U.S
Kelly
Thomas James Gaughan
Chicago
Dennis Joe Cohlmia
Wichita
Gaughan
Cohlmia
Train Blasts near Albia Leaves Explosives Spilling
A Burlington Northern freight train derailed near Albia Iowa spilling a boxcar with explosives. The 41-car wreck caused a series of explosions sending orange flames across the countryside. Police sealed the area. no injuries were reported.
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Albia
Iowa
Burlington Northern
Here
Stock Market Dips After Nixon Policy Moves
The Dow fell 8.40 points to 891.50 at 11 a.m. after two days of gains driven by Nixon's new economic policies. The market had risen 32.93 points Monday and 10.95 points Tuesday as trading volume stayed heavy. Brokers blamed a profit taking pullback.
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New York
Nixon
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