Stornoway Reverses British Summer Time Shift
The town of Stornoway on Lewis island rejects Britain's daylight saving experiment and sets clocks back to Greenwich Mean Time to gain morning light. Critics argue children face darker commutes and more traffic hazards while business talks with Europe aim to benefit from Europe-wide time alignment.
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Stornoway, Scotland
Stornoway
Island of
Lewis
Scotland
Britain
Greenwich
Western
Europe
Farm Bureau to Outline Policies for Coming Year
The American Farm Bureau Federation submits a 102 page policy document to delegates at its 50th annual meeting. Proposals cover the Vietnam war, farm program concepts, farm labor, land retirement, trade pacts, and the grape boycott. The resolutions will define national policy for 1.8 million members.
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Kansas City
American Farm Bureau Federation
Vietnam
Farm Bureau
Soviet to boost birth control to cut abortions
The Soviet government plans to raise production of birth control devices and educational literature to reduce abortions. Health Minister Boris Petrovsky said one million devices would be made by year end, with pills not sold due to unfavorable side effects. A Literary Gazette official notes studies on industrial production of oral contraceptives.
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Moscow
Boris Petrovsky
The
Literary Gazette
Oklahoma Building Bond Victory Sets 53 Communities Plan
Oklahoma voters approved a $99.8 million building bond issue for 53 communities. With most precincts in, 131,871 unofficial votes supported the bond labeled no new tax due to a cigarette tax hike. Funds chiefly back higher education with $34.25 million for colleges and universities and $26.87 million for the University of Oklahoma Medical Center.
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Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
Dewey Bartlett
University of Oklahoma Medical Center
Justice Department files first civil rights suit against Ohio agency
The Justice Department charges the Ohio Bureau of Employment Services and administrator Willard P. Dudley with racial discrimination under the Civil Rights Act. The suit in Columbus alleges qualified Negroes were denied referrals and opportunities, with unequal job order circulation and unfair classification compared to whites. It also claims the bureau accepted orders from employers it knew or believed discriminated.
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Washington
Justice Department
Ohio Bureau of Employment Services
Willard P. Dudley
U.S. District Court
Columbus
Ohio
Nixon forms White House Urban Council to shape policy
Patrick Healy of the National League of Cities called the creation of a White House Council on Urban Problems a good first step toward a national urbanization policy. President-elect Nixon announced Moynihan as special assistant for urban affairs, potentially serving as planning director.
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New Orleans
White House
Nixon
Council
Daniel P. Moynihan
Patrick Healy
League
Moynihan
Healy
Fire destroys Midtown Hotel in Paterson NJ
Four bodies were recovered in the burning downtown Paterson hotel ruins. Police said arson was suspected as the blaze swept through 31 second floor sleeping rooms above shops. About 25 residents lived there. owner Charles Convery put damage at 200000 dollars.
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Paterson
N.J
Midtown
Proposal for youth facility at Atchison annex
The Kansas Legislative Council's committee urged expanding the Atchison annex of the Kansas Boys Industrial School to house younger and older juvenile delinquents, with plans to relocate 20 younger boys to annex cottages and to fund a future medical facility at Larned State Hospital for 75 to 100 mentally disturbed inmates.
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Topeka
Atchison
Kansas Boys Industrial School
Kansas Legislative Council
Council
Charitable, Benevolent and Penal Institutions Committee
Bill Fribley
R-Crestline
Fribley
Larned State Hospital
State Industrial Reformatory
State Penitentiary
Dillon Security
Larned
Holiday Gift Concert Promises Free Show in Chanute
A one hour concert featuring Tommy James and the Shondells is the holiday gift to Chanute and nearby communities. The free program starts at 5 p.m. Friday at Memorial Auditorium, coordinated with city officials by Bud Ross of Kustom Electronics. The group is best known for Hanky Panky. In St John Kansas 1969 teacher of the year is James Hood a 44 year old science teacher at the high school.
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Tommy James
The
Shondells
Chanute
Kustom Electronics, Inc
Memorial Auditorium
Bud Ross
Kustom
ST. John
Kan
Kansas
James H. Hood
Stafford County
Hood
Marle M. Hayden
Intercepted Letter to Cha Reflects Dog Trouble and Friendship
A brief intercepted note to Cha hints at a dog related escapade where the intended outcome is friendship and misadventure. The fragment suggests letters about companionship and the trouble pets can cause.
Scranton says Nixon team to push Middle East peace plan
Former Gov William W Scranton returning from a six country fact finding mission for President elect Nixon indicated a peace plan will be proposed for Israelis and Arabs. He noted both sides show willingness to seek a solution as shooting continued across the Jordan River and border clashes were reported.
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Tel Aviv
William W. Scranton
Nixon
Middle East
Rome
United States
Scranton
Jordan River
Beisan
Jordan
Israel
Pennsylvania
Iran
Lebanon
Egypt
Saudi Arabia
Dogs Run Wild Kill Sheep Sparks Walnut Fear
Three dogs killed 18 sheep and crippled four others near Walnut over the weekend. One dog was shot after the attacks. Donnie Jones owned the flock and faced pressure as residents fear further harm to people. Local officials cited lax enforcement and stray dog issues without police action.
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Donnie Jones
Harold Jones
Walnut
Here
Lawrence Hershberger
Walnut Water Commissioner
Hershberger
Crawford County
Area Weather Forecast Shows Warmer Night and Cloudy Thursday
Partial cloudiness tonight with temps around 35 to 40. Thursday brings more clouds and cooler conditions with a high near 45 to 50 and a 20 percent chance of precipitation.
Hijack on inaugural TWA flight forces course to Havana
Captain Dennis Maloney reports a hijacker with a gun at his back on a Trans World airliner en route from St Louis to Miami with 40 passengers and seven crew. The plane diverted to Havana after the hijacker entered the cockpit shortly after Nashville takeoff.
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Miami
Fla
St. Louis
Cuba
Havana
Dennis Maloney
Atlanta
Nashville
Nixon names Mayo budget director as cabinet focus
President-elect Nixon announced Chicago banker Robert Mayo as budget director while preparing to unveil his cabinet tonight in New York. Mayo, with 18 Treasury and banking years, is described as a top cabinet member and will attend all cabinet meetings. Nixon also previewed his roster for Agnew.
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New York
Nixon
Chicago
Robert Mayo
Washington
Pierre
Mayo
Treasury Department
Treasury
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Continental Illinois National Bank & Trust Co
Spiro T. Agnew
William P. Rogers
Eisenhower
Peace Talks Still Hang Delays Blamed on U S Attitude
North Vietnam accused the United States and South Vietnam of delaying expanded four way peace talks. spokesman Nguyen Thanh Le cited procedural questions delaying the start and said goodwill was lacking.
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Paris
North Vietnam
United States
Nguyen Thanh le
Senior Citizens Christmas Party Planned by Chanute Jaycees
The Chanute Safari Jaycees propose the second annual Senior Citizens Christmas party for December 19 at Murray Hill school with gifts, entertainment and transportation. Don Fromeg chairs the project. Speaker Bob Allison discussed a deep sea salvage expedition near Kwajalein Island.
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Jaycees
Chanute Safari Jaycees
Charles Winfrey III
Murray _ Hill school
Winfrey
Don Fromeg
Bob Allison
Kustom Electronics
Kwajalein Island
Outbuildings Burn In Thayer Fire
A grass fire reportedly spread to a garage, henhouse and outhouse at Mrs. George Gluck’s Thayer home between 3:30 and 4 p.m. yesterday. Mrs. Gluck was in Chanute. Firefighters from Thayer saved the house with water. the structures were insured but value was not estimated.
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Thayer
George Gluck
Cocoa dog sniffing incident sparks postal controversy
In Cocoa Florida Postmaster C P Geiger allowed Duke a Brevard narcotics dog to sniff a pile of suspicious Christmas packages prompting an investigation and a debate over the sanctity of the mail seal. Sheriff Leigh Wilson praised the dog while Postal Inspector J A Callahan said the episode violates mailroom policy.
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Cocoa, Fla
C.P. ‘Rinky” Geiger
Duke—Brevard County
J.A. Callahan
Callahan
Geiger
Atlanta
Post Office
Brevard
Leigh Wilson
Wilson
Cocoa Beach
Duke
Sai Wilson
Edgar Brannon
Brannon
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