Coal convoy escorted as striking workers harass miners
A coal convoy traveling from Crawford County to Fredonia received police escorts from Labette Crawford Wilson and Neosho counties after being followed by armed striking miners. No arrests were made as agencies checked licenses and slowed traffic while the destination remained unknown.
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Crawford County
Fredonia
United Mine Workers
Kansas
National Mine Workers Union
Labette
Crawford Counties
Neosho-Labette County
Wilson County
Akina
Labette County
Wilson
Neosho County
Farm strike leaders seek audience from Congress
American Agriculture leaders urge a joint session of Congress to avert a nationwide farmer strike set to begin with 50 tractors at midnight. They warn of famine and economic chaos and demand 100 percent parity and government loans backed by collateral from unsold crops.
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United Press International
American Agriculture
Congress
United States
Keith Thomas
Maverick
Carter
White House
Thomas
Leslie Bitner
Washington, D.C
Bers of
Springfield
Colo
Bob Keenan
Keenan
Bob Bergland
Bitner
Peace talks begin in Cairo with Israeli Egyptian delegation
Israeli delegate Eliahu Ben-Elissar arrived with an Israeli team for historic face to face peace talks in Cairo. The conference at the Mena House hotel near the pyramids opens amid heavy security as Syria, Jordan, Lebanon and the PLO boycott. US and UN observers attend.
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Cairo
Egypt
UPD
el al
Middle East
Mena House
Pyramid of
Cheops
Eliahu Ben-Elissar
Tel Aviv
Ben-Elissar
Menahem Begin
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Winston Churchill
Chiang Kai-shek
Anwar Sadat
Syria
Jordan
Lebanon
Palestine Liberation Organization
United States
United Nations
Vatican
Sadat
Alfred Atherton
South Asia
Amman
Cyrus Vance
Beirut
Hafez Assad
King Hussein
Israel
Protect Your Home This Christmas Season
Vernon Shultz and George Wheeler urge extra crime prevention during the holidays. They warn against unlocked doors and forgotten plans to travel, stressing neighbor awareness as a key defense and noting that smaller towns may have relaxed habits despite higher risk.
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Vernon Shultz
Chanute
Shultz
George Wheeler
Southeast Kansas Regional Planning Commission
Wheeler
Shaw Road reopening in sight for Neosho County
Neosho County commissioners moved toward reopening Shaw Road after a hot-mix overlay left the road dark and closed. Twin Pavement Co. expected to stripe the road this week, with Peterson Brothers originally on site but kept from finishing by delays.
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Andrea Groves
Shaw Road
Neosho County
Twin Pavement Co
Kansas City
Charles Ingle
Parsons Tri-City
Peterson Brothers
Nebraska
Kansas
Ingle
Minnesota
State Highway Department
Twin
County Road and Bridge Fund
Three Woods
Ewen Motor Co
Erie
Welborn Sales Inc
Salina
Chanute Hosts Pittsburgh Purple Dragons In Home Opener
Chanute basketball welcomes the Pittsburgh Purple Dragons for the first home game of the season on tonight's schedule. The matchup highlights a busy sports page with local teams and upcoming contests planned through the week.
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Chanute Boys
Pittsburg Purple Dragons
Weather forecast fair and cooler overnight
A fair and cooler night is expected with low temperatures near 30. Partly cloudy conditions continue Wednesday with highs in the mid 50s and northwest winds from 5 to 10 mph tonight.
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John Brooks
Kansas Highway Patrol
Don Akina
Jim Pattinson
Denver
Mem
Mideast
Dan Brazil
Fairfield School
Stacy Smith
Toby Barnhart
Robert Greve
Santa
Rudolph
Greg Trout
Rich Sims
Marsha Vance
Barry
Neosho County Hospital
Murray Brown
Joe Harper
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