Converted Horse Collars Decorative and Useful
David Salsbury of 17 N Forest makes decorative mirrors from repurposed horse collars and accoutrements. He sources items from Lloyd Ness of LeRoy, buys broken mirrors, and spends about a week of evenings crafting each piece set which includes a singletree coat rack. He plans to sell the products if there is interest.
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David Salsbury
N. Forest
Salsbury
Lloyd Ness
LeRoy
Ness
Shultz Names Davis to Lead Kansas Economic Planning
Lt. Gov Reynolds Shultz announced Roy Davis, manager of the Hays Chamber of Commerce, as director of industrial planning for the Kansas Economic Development Commission. Davis replaces Marion Culver, who left for Fuller Brush Co. in Great Bend. Davis ranked in the top five on the Civil Service exam and has ten years in industrial development.
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Topeka, Kan
Reynolds Shultz
Roy Davis
Hays Chamber of Commerce
Kansas Economic Development Commission
Davis
Marion Culver
Fuller Brush Co
Great Bend
Shultz
Safari Museum hosts Imperato art loan and prep
Dr. Pascal J. Imperato of New York City oversees arrangement of African art for permanent loan to Chanute's Safari Museum. A University of Utah professor plans a documentary using museum scenes, while Imperato attends a 7 30 p m reception at the Orchid Buffet where a film Ballad of the Vaccinator will be shown. Richard Borstadt will gather data for a East African wildlife documentary using Martin Johnson photographs if the grant funds.
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Pascal J. Imperato
New York City
Safari Museum
Chanute
The
University of Utah
Dr. Imperato
Safari Museum Association
Richard Borstadt
Utah University Radio and Television Services
Martin Johnson
Gun Falls Boy Shot in Calf in Accident
Mike Taylor 11, son of Mr and Mrs Fermie Taylor of Humboldt, was accidentally shot in the calf when a .22 pistol fell from a table Monday night. Police report the gun discharged on impact. He underwent surgery at Neosho Memorial Hospital Monday night and was released today.
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Mike Taylor
Humboldt
Fermie Taylor
Neosho Memorial Hospital
Kansas City
Howard L. Swaim
Dean
Army
Armed Forces
Donald C. Swaim
Shawnee
Kan
Howard
Ft. Polk
Pt. Walters
Tex
Center for Regional Progress to Aid Kansas Cities
Topeka readies a state center to guide community development, with Midwest Research Institute backing. The Kansas Center for Regional Progress aims to boost economic and social growth, funded by a Battelle Memorial Institute grant and federal matching funds.
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Topeka
Kan
Robert Docking
Midwest Research Institute
Kansas Center For
Iowa
Nebraska
Kansas Center
Battelle Memorial Institute
Center For
Indicators Show Economic Gain For November
The Commerce Department reports a 0.2 percent rise in the leading economic indicators for November, with five of eight components up and three down. Despite small gains, officials say the trend supports continued expansion, though not a sharp growth surge.
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Washington
Commerce Department
Asst
Harold C. Passer
Passer
Intercepted Letter to Cha Hints Growth for Topeka
An intercepted correspondence suggests a new development center will aid Topeka's growth. The message expresses optimism about local progress and capacity to boost the city.
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Topeka
Driver Hurt At Crossing In Car Train Collision
A car driven by Mary Alice Hughes 42 at 1626 S Plummer struck an east bound Santa Fe train engine causing serious injuries to Hughes. The 1968 Mercury total loss. Train engineer Ronald Clements 26 said train rode 30 to 35 mph. Police investigated the crash.
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S. Plummer
Mary Alice Hughes
Thayer
Neosho Memorial Hospital
Ronald Clements
S. Lafayette
Clements
New BLU 82B Bomb Creates Jungle Clearings for Air Assault
Two scientists report a powerful U S Air Force weapon in Indochina that detonates just above ground to blast trees and terrain, forming a clear landing zone about the size of a football field. They cite its use in South Vietnam Laos and Cambodia to cut enemy roads and hinder defenses.
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Philadelphia
U.S
Southeast Asia
Saigon
Air Force
Washington
Pentagon
Indochina
American Association For the Advancement of Science
Vietnam
Scientists Institute For Public Information
New York
Margaret Mead
Laos
Cambodia
South Vietnam
Fire destroys main section of Putnam City Junior High
Oklahoma City AP reports a fire destroyed the main section of Putnam City's Central Junior High School early today leaving half the student population with no classrooms. No cause or damages yet disclosed.
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Oklahoma City
Putnam City
Raids Hit North Vietnam for Third Day in Row
U S warplanes struck targets in North Vietnam for the third day in a row. Hanoi radio said a sixth jet was shot down since the weekend, with informants predicting another strike round planned for Wednesday as the largest bombing campaign since the halt in full scale attacks over three years ago.
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Saigon
U.S
North Vietnam
Radio
Frizzell Refuses Comment on Nixon Admin Rumors
Kent Frizzell former Kansas attorney general says he has no comment on rumors he may be appointed to a Nixon administration post. Speculation has centered on a U S Justice Department position with Frizzell having recently met with officials in Washington.
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Topeka
Kan
Kent Frizzell
Kansas
Nixon
Frizzell
U.S. Justice Department
Washington
Justice Department
Antiwar veterans end Statue of Liberty occupation
Sixteen antiwar veterans left the Statue of Liberty after a federal judge barred further occupation. They had seized the monument to protest continued Vietnam War fighting.
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New York
Statue of Liberty
National Monument
Liberty Island
Lawrence W. Pierce
Vietnam
Lind Seeks Democratic Nomination for President
Miami AP report says Mayor John V. Lind of New York, a Republican until last August, declares he will run for the Democratic presidential nomination and begin in Florida’s March 14 primary. He noted he plans a nationwide campaign.
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Miami, Fla
John V. Lindsay
New York
Mutual cancellation delays Vietnam peace talks in Paris
In Paris the United States and North Vietnam canceled the planned session for Thursday, the first since December 8. The U S cited Defense Secretary Melvin Laird’s reasons for intensified air attacks, while North Vietnam protested the air strikes.
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Paris
United States
North Vietnam
Vietnam
Defense
Melvin R. Laird
Cologne Bank Robbers Hide in Kirkeler Forest Near France
About a thousand West German police hunted three Cologne bank robbers who freed their hostages unharmed and fled on foot into the Kirkeler forest near the French border. The trio abandoned their police hostages and a panel truck after the heist carrying about $97,000 in a black attache case.
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Saarbruecken
Germany
Cologne
Kirkeler
Space pact on data and scientist exchanges announced
Space Center Houston says United States and Soviet Union will begin sharing medical and biological data from space flights and will discuss exchanging scientists. A joint working group could send one or two researchers to labs in each country to advance biomedical research programs.
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Space Center
Houston
United States
Soviet Union
Manned Spacecraft Center
Cochairmen
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