Charges Dropped Against General in Vietnam War Slayings
Brig. Gen. John W. Donaldson faced murder and assault charges for the slayings of six Vietnamese civilians during the Vietnam War era. Lt. Gen. Claire Hutchin Jr. ordered dismissal after a four month grand jury style probe led by Maj. Gen. Robert Plager.
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Ft, Meade
1St Army
Hutchin
Robert R. Plager
Ft. Belvoir
Donaldson
Army
U.S
My Lai
Samuel W. Koster
George H. Young Jr
Koster
West Point
Quang Ngai
Americal Division
11Th
William J. McCloskey
Wilkes Barre
McCloskey
School Tax Suit Filed in Johnson County Court
Two De Soto residents Mr. and Mrs. James Caldwell and their children Michele and Michael join the Kansas Federation of Taxpayers in a three count suit challenging Kansas school financing and property tax assessment systems. Plaintiffs name state officials and local education authorities as defendants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Olathe
Kan
Clarence J. Malone
Kansas
Edna Craig
Johnson County
Don Curry
Unified School District No. 232
Governor warns of forged Kansas welfare warrants in circulation
Gov. Robert Docking urged banks and merchants to scrutinize state welfare warrants passed in the Kansas City area after officials reported altered photographs of official pink warrants issued to welfare recipients. He noted forged checks lack key punched data, perforated edges, and show no processing holes.
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Topeka, Kan
Robert Docking
Kansas City, Kan
Docking
State Welfare Department
State Comptroller
State of Kansas
Weather: Cooler Tonight Then Warmer Friday With Sunshine
This forecast reports 1 p.m. temperatures 40 high and 32 low today with 92 percent humidity and light southerly winds. Expect decreasing clouds, clear to partly sunny skies, and a high in the upper 40s to lower 50s Friday with a 10 percent precipitation chance.
UN figure Ralph Bunche dies after long illness
Ralph Johnson Bunche, 67, under secretary-general of the United Nations and 1950 Nobel Peace Prize laureate, died in New York Hospital after months of illness. He helped mediate the 1949 Palestine armistice, oversaw Congo operations in 1960, and aided 1956 efforts that stationed the UN Emergency Force in Palestine.
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New York
Ralph Johnson Bunche
United Nations
Palestine
New York Hospital
Bunche
Israel
U.N
Congo
District 413 Joins Cooperative Special Education Program
District 413 approves participation in a cooperative special education program with eight districts. Costs to the district will mainly be the director’s salary and small admin expenses, with a possible half mill levy in the future. Host district and budgeting duties are to be arranged. program aims to start by September 1972 with services for educable and trainable mentally retarded students and expansion to additional needs.
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John Rabe
Buford Fisher
Board of Education
Fisher
Kansas
Dale Dennis
Iola
Moran
Yates Center
Kincaid
Erie
Chanute
Tola
Humboldt
Buffalo
Draft Board Changes Under New Selective Service Law
Two Neosho County draft board members Frank Vaughn and Joe Volmer will be replaced for exceeding age 65 and long service as part of compliance with the new Selective Service law. Harold Stroud and Col. Junior Elder discuss replacements and consolidation moving to Chanute to cut costs.
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Selective Service
Draft Board
Neosho County
Selective Service Board
Frank Vaughn
N. Lafayette
Joe Volmer
R. J. Parsons
Neosho
Harold Stroud
W. 4Th
Junior F. Elder
Topeka
Allen, Wilson
Woodson
Allen County
W. M. Michaelis
Vernon Hart
Marvin Bowyer
Wilson County
H. W. Milner
Horace Miller
Bill Parks
Edwin L. Kress
Virgil A. Lair
Merrill B. Mentzer
Chanute
Elder
Kansas
Chanute Post Office Extends Hours For Saturday Service
Mrs. Florence Kelley postmaster said the Chanute post office will open all day Saturday to help with mail to Santa. Saturday hours are 8 30 a m to 4 30 p m matching weekday times. The regular Saturday close at 12 30 p m will be observed on December 18.
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Santa Claus
Chanute
Florence Kelley
Broken Glass Attacks Hit Multiple Windows in Chanute
Six cases of vandalism with BB gun fire Tuesday night left car windows damaged. Victims include Forest Koerting at 613 W Oak Ronnie Morris 1415 S Malcolm Jim Mishler 22 W Mulberry and Rick Wolfe 633 S Malcolm. Chanute Lumber 20 S Forest and Bill's Dairy Queen 715 N Santa Fe reported damaged building windows.
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Forest Koerting
W. Oak
Ronnie Morris
S. Malcolm
Jim Mishler
W. Mulberry
Rick Wolfe
Chanute Lumber Company
S. Forest
Bill’s Dairy Queen
N. Santa Fe
Intercepted Letter Dear Cha
A fragment titled Intercepted Letter Dear Cha hints at a bygone view of special education where a teacher kept a student after school. The terse note reflects a personal communication with a hint of classroom discipline.
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Cha
Nixon seeks pension reforms to cut costs and boost protections
Washington reports President Nixon asked Congress to approve pension reforms aimed at cheaper saving and safer retirement. The plan includes tax deductions for pension contributions, higher deductions for self employed plans, and a vesting rule of 50 that guarantees 50 percent of benefits upon meeting age and service thresholds.
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Washington
Congress
Nixon
Peter Flanigan
Flanigan
Jolly Jim Dean Turns Cabin Into Toy Factory
Santa Claus known as Man Mountain Dean converts his log cabin into a toy workshop with neighbor help. He repairs donated toys for needy children and plans hospital and institution tours, using nail polish glue and paint. Dean recalls his 128 inch waist and past wrestling fame and earnings.
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Gainesville
Fla
Jolly Jim Dean
Dean
Flu Outlook Sees Regional US Outbreaks Next Months
A government disease detective says Hong Kong flu will hit certain U S regions in the coming months but a nationwide epidemic is unlikely. Regional outbreaks could affect up to one fourth of the country, according to Dr Michael Gregg of the National Center for Disease Control in Atlanta.
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Washington
United States
Michael Gregg
National Center For Disease Control
Atlanta
Peace Talk Break Holds Vietnam Talks In Paris
The United States called off the next weekly Vietnam peace talks in Paris to allow Communist delegations time to seek new instructions from Hanoi. North Vietnam and the Viet Cong denounced the postponement as sabotage, and the session ended without a date for the next meeting.
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Paris
United States
Vietnam
Hanoi
North Vietnam
Viet Cong
Loophole Lacking Ends Draft Moratorium Challenge
A federal court rejected a legal challenge to the 1971 Selective Service Act that paused inductions in seven Southern California counties. Judge Irving Hill ruled the act has no 90‑day moratorium carryover from 1948, meaning inductions likely resume early next year. The ACLU argued for a broader suspension, while the government cited 1948 timing.
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Los Angeles
California
U.S. Dist
Irving Hill
The
American Civil Liberties Union
Foreign Aid Drive Seeks Stop Gap Extension
The AP reports a stop-gap extension plan for foreign aid as the program ends its current authority. The House passed a $3 billion foreign aid bill 214 to 179, while the Senate balks at reviving it without breaking the deadlock on a reauthorization. Leaders naively consider an extension to February or March.
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Washington
House
Senate
Tax Compromise Moves Toward House Action
The $15.8 billion tax compromise bill moves toward final House approval after Democratic shifts on campaign finance provisions. Nixon opposes parts but is expected to sign. the measure adds broad business tax relief and increases individual relief, especially for lower income brackets.
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Washington
House
Nixon
Senate
Democratic Congress
Dacca orphanage hit by Indian bombers injuring many
High altitude Indian bombers struck a Dacca orphanage housing 400 children and 100 staff. Initial reports list 17 dead with many children missing. The facility lies about a mile from Dacca airport, a target of repeated Indian air attacks since Saturday.
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Dacca
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