Vern Miller leads Wichita bookmaking raid network
Kansas Attorney General Vern Miller and local officers raided four Wichita sites and coordinated with Johnson and Wyandotte counties to disrupt a large bookmaking ring. About 35 officers searched two private clubs a liquor store and a home while five arrest warrants were issued in nearby counties. Officials expect the operation to net 60000 to 100000 dollars weekly. Suspects will be interrogated to uncover gambling links across three counties.
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Vern Miller
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Kansas
Johnson and Wyandotte
Wichita
Wyandotte
Johnson County
Price Increases Approved for 1973 Autos by GM and Ford
The Price Commission approved higher prices for 1973 automobiles to cover added costs from safety and anti pollution equipment. GM can raise an average 1.53 percent or 54 per car while Ford's approved increase is 1.9 percent or 62.55 dollars per car, down from an initial 2.78 percent.
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General Motors Corp
Ford Motor Company
Price Commission
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General Motors
Ford
Chrysler Corp
American Motors Corp
Chrysler
Chanute Red Cross surveys senior program ideas
The American Red Cross in Chanute plans a comprehensive elderly program. A 60 plus survey will gauge needs and desires with a mailed questionnaire and a Tribune form for responses.
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American Red Cross
Chanute
the Tribune
Chanute Red Cross
Memorial Building
Kansas
Spelunkers Find Link Between Mammoth and Flint Ridge Caves
Spelunkers announced a 6000 foot corridor connects Mammoth Cave system in Kentucky with Flint Ridge Cave system, extending the combined network despite depths of 12 to 15 feet of water and chin high passages. Led by Dr. John Wilcox, the discovery was made last September but kept secret until mapping finished.
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Sageway
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Columbus
Ohio
Two Drivers Hurt in 3rd and Western Collision
At 3rd and Western on Friday afternoon two drivers sustained minor injuries. Mrs Gladys Holladay 75 of 220 N Grant bruised leg and Peggy North 18 of 1101 W Main suffered a nose bleed. Holladay cited for running a stop sign. Estimated damage totals 500 to Holladay and 800 to Nordt.
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Gladys Holladay
N. Grant
Peggy North
W. Main
Miracle Home for Children Born of Local Couple Dream
Ted and Mrs. Dillow and their family lead a nonprofit plan to build Miracle Home on four rural acres east of Chanute. The project aims to shelter and educate neglected children with self‑raised food, volunteer help, and tax deductible donations at the Bank of Commerce.
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Miracle Home For Children
Ted Dillow
Dillows
Dillow
Chanute
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Miracle Home
Dillon
Bank of Commerce
Jim
Santa Claus to visit Chanute for routine meetings and tours
The Tribune reports Santa Claus will visit Chanute for several days over the next weeks on a routine fact finding mission. He will meet with young friends in Tioga Hotel lobby and tour downtown stores with posted conference hours in December. Santa dismisses claims he is a Las Vegas financier as asinine.
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Dee
Las Vegas
Chanute to Smoke Test City Sewers for Leaks
City Engineer Floyd Heath will oversee smoke bomb testing in Chanute sewers to locate leaks. Assisting firms will show how ground water inflow strains the plant, with tests lasting 10 to 12 days starting Monday in the east part of town.
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Chanute
Heath
Jack Murray
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Allgeier, Martin and Associates
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Topeka Man and Son Win $600000 in Highway Suit
A Shawnee County District Court jury awarded Darrell Martin and his son Kerry 600000 damages against the Kansas Highway Commission for injuries from a January 1969 crash on I-70 west of Topeka when their car struck a bridge pillar. They sought 1500000.
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Popeka
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Shawnee County
Topeka
Kansas Highway Commission
Darrell Martin
Kerry
Commission
Kerry Martin
Humboldt Runaway Girls Located in Louisiana
Two Humboldt girls reported as runaways were found in Alexandria Louisiana on Friday. Police Chief Floyd Nelson identified them as Christina Hegwald 15 and Terri Lynn Gumm 17. The parents traveled from Humboldt to collect them.
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Alexandria
Floyd Nelson
Christina Hegwald
Jack Hegwald
Terri Lynn Gumm
Nelson
Louisiana
Shultz to Stay in Post With Expanded Duties
Treasury Secretary George P. Shultz will stay in his post in Nixon's second term and take on expanded responsibilities. White House plans an announcement in Key Biscayne Florida where he may receive an additional title, possibly counsellor to the President, strengthening his role as top economic policymaker.
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Treasury
George P. Shultz
Nixon
White House
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Fla
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Intercepted Letter Sparks Picket Rumors
An intercepted letter from a North Pole philanthropist hints at a dispute as worried parents consider picketing. The fragment suggests tension around a planned charity effort and local reactions.
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