Tornado Pictures Capture Kansas Patrol Trooper Action
Kansas trooper Henry Perez filmed a developing tornado 25 miles west of Salina on Interstate 70. He shot 20 exposures in 5 to 7 minutes using a Sears 35mm SLR as the storm moved from cloud bulge to funnel to dust. The images will aid National Weather Service tornado spotter training and public awareness.
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Topeka, Kan
Henry Perez
Kansas Highway Patrol
Highway Patrol
Associated Press
Kansas Prairie
Salina
Perez
America
Midwestern
Gulf of Mexico
Sears
National Weather Service
William Albott
The
Weather Service
Ed Provost
Mobile Home Park Ordinance Hearing Continues In City
Public hearing on the mobile home park ordinance was continued by the City Planning Commission to next month after repeated motions by Planner James Blessing. Owners voiced concerns over grandfather clauses licensing fees and existing park protections as discussions touched on zoning and street maintenance.
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City Planning Commission
James Blessing
Blessing
Harvey Young
Jerry Phillips
S. Katy
Commission
Bob McGregor
S. L. Davidson
Kansas
Davidson
Carl Moore
Floyd Heath
Davidsons
Young
Descendants seek new trial for Dr. Mudd conspiracy conviction
John Mudd, Miami attorney and great grandson of Dr. Samuel Mudd, asks President Nixon to reexamine the 1865 military court verdict that sentenced Mudd to life for being an accessory after the Lincoln assassination plot. He argues civilians were improperly tried and that Mudd could not testify or be cross examined.
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Miami
John Wilkes Booth
Booth
Abraham Lincoln
Samuel Mudd
John Mudd
Dr. Mudd
Nixon
Drug Raids Prompt Arraignments in Jackson County
Twelve people were arraigned in Jackson County Magistrate Court on charges connected to a series of drug raids conducted Wednesday night and early today. Authorities seek an additional 25 individuals on warrants for marijuana or narcotics sales.
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Kansas City
Jackson County
Chamber Adopts Camping Role in Safari Camp Grounds
Chanute area chamber of commerce manager George McCune said the chamber assumes responsibility for construction at Safari Camp grounds in Santa Fe Park. No funds pledged yet, but donations from civic groups will be sought. Plan allows phased work with five parking wheels and one may be built soon.
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George McCune
Chanute Area
Budget Approved by Erie Neosho County Commissioners
Erie Neosho County commissioners approved the 1972 county budget after a hearing in the courthouse commissioners room at 1 p.m. Wednesday. Chair Ray Coder said no one attended the hearing to question or protest the proposed budget.
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Erie
Neosho
Ray Coder
Intercepted Letter Dear Cha Tornado Photos Hindered
A brief intercepted note reveals difficulty in taking tornado pictures due to inability to focus while traveling in the opposite direction. The fragment hints at lighthearted correspondence rather than a formal report.
$12 Million Loan Ties to slain Mul¬lendore Case
Oklahoma trooper testifies a $12 million loan commitment signed by Kent Green was found on rancher E. C. Mullendore II after his Sept. 26 death at Cross Bell Ranch near Copan. Green, a Kansas City loan finder, is said to be serving a separate sentence.
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Omaha, Neb
Environmental Protection Agency
Omaha
Missouri River
Blair
Dave Tripp
EPA
Kansas City
National Farmers Organization
Bartlesville
Okla
Osage County
E. C. Mullendore
Oklahoma Highway Patrol
Bill Dunlap
Mullendore
Ance
Dunlap
Damon “Chub” Anderson
Anderson
Cross Bell Ranch
Copan
Mr. Green
E. C
Kent Green
Kansas State Penitentiary
Docking Seeks 59000 Jobs by 1975 for Kansans
Governor Robert Docking told a regional Kansas Economic Development Commission meeting that he aims to create 59 000 new jobs by 1975. He noted productivity is rising yet jobs in aerospace oil gas and agriculture are falling.
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Dodge City
Kan
Robert Docking
Kansas Economic Development Commission
Oil, Gas
Kansas to study four lane U S 81 corridor in Wichita
John D. Montgomery state highway director announced the Kansas Highway Commission will begin a corridor study for improving U S 81 in Wichita. The initial concept calls for a four lane divided highway but plans may change as the study proceeds and more facts emerge.
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Topeka
Kan
John D. Montgomery
Kansas Highway Commission
U.S. 81
Wichita
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Floyd Reynolds
W. 15Th
Uance
Glen Lacey
Lacey
Board of Zoning Appeals
Kansas Supreme Court
Heath
Parsons
NEW York
New York Stock Exchange
Chamber
McCune
Cha
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