Petition to end corporal punishment gains youth support
Seventh grader Steven Steen delivers a petition to a Florida lawmaker urging repeal of corporal punishment in schools arguing it harms rather than corrects students. He collected signatures from classmates, with some signing twice, and noted he was unpunished himself though he witnessed others whipped by teachers.
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Miami
Steven Steen
Steen
Michael
Miami Beach
Leonard Rivkind
Rivkind
Steven
Florida
Divorce Granted in Green Case Ties to Mullendore Slaying
Barbara S. Green is granted a divorce from Kent S. Green. Kent Green is jailed in Osage County awaiting trial on three kidnapping counts related to the death of rancher E. C. Mullendore III, found at his Pawhuska home. Green is held on $75,000 bond and is to be questioned about Mullendore’s financial dealings.
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Olathe
Kan
Barbara S. Green
Kent S. Green
Oklahoma
Green
E. C. Mullendore III
Osage County
Pawhuska
Okla
Mullendore
School Pilot Proposed for Kansas Quarter System
Rep. John Bower of McLouth says a House Senate subcommittee will seek a 1971 appropriation of 25,000 to run a one year pilot in one Kansas school district. Districts may submit plans to participate and cover extra operating costs.
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Topeka
John Bower
R-Mclouth
Kansas
Bower
House
Senate
Welfare rolls to hit 1.28 million in NYC by June 30
New York City Human Resources Administrator Jule M. Sugarman estimates welfare recipients will rise by 15,000 a month to 1.25 million by June 30. He added the growth will slow to about 2,000 monthly thereafter, reaching 1.28 million by June 30, 1972.
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New York
Jule M. Sugarman
New York City
Plea Entered in Mutiny Case Aboard Columbia Eagle
Alvin L. Glatkowski, 21, of Long Beach California, pleaded innocent to mutiny and piracy charges after the Columbia Eagle was hijacked en route to Thailand with U S munitions. He also denied assault kidnapping and neglect of duty before Judge David Williams. The ship was released by Cambodia after its new government took power.
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Los Angeles
U.S
Cambodia
Alvin L. Glatkowski
Long Beach
Calif
Freshman Stranded on Roof After Ladder Mishap
An 18 year old college freshman from Royster Junior High climbed to a gym roof to retrieve a basketball. He left a ladder on another roof and became trapped after it toppled. Fire Chief Erickson said passersby alerted Fire Department and crews accessed the roof to bring him down. Todd Smith stood by as the incident unfolded.
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Royster Junior High School
Mike
John Erickson
Foodtown
W. Main
Erickson
Royster
Petition to Call Chanute Election Seeks 629 Signatures
Don C Beach presented 43 pages of petitions claiming 629 signatures to force a Mayor City Commission election to swap Chanute from city manager commission to commission form. City Clerk will check signatures. County Clerk to set mechanics if valid. Noon Monday set for ruling on sufficiency and timing of any special election.
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Don C. Beach
Chanute
City Manager Commission
Beach
Robert Pennington
First
Bonnie Moffatt
Virgil Lowe
KU student files conflict complaint against Regent Griffith
Raymond L. Bailey a KU theater student of Atchison Kansas signed a formal complaint accusing Thomas J. Griffith a Kansas Board of Regents member of violating conflict of interest law. Bailey acted at the request of fellow KU student Bill Black who revealed Griffiths financial statement earlier. The Herald Tribune note provides contact for delivery issues.
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Topeka
University of Kansas
Thomas J. Griffith
Kansas Board of Regents
Raymond L. Bailey
Bill Black
Griffith
Black
Kansas
Bailey
Atchison, Kan
Lawrence
Intercepted Letter Dear Cha
Intercepted correspondence carries a satirical remark that one man’s progress is another’s boondoggle while addressing Cha. The short note hints at differing views on achievement and value without detailing individuals or events.
Basque nationalists vow vengeance over death sentences
Basque nationalists in Burgos condemn the military court verdicts that sentenced six Basques to death and nine to prison. Global protests and demonstrations erupt with some violence across Europe prompting calls for clemency.
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Burgos
Spain
Europe
State Bans Land Acts In Kansas Nominee Order
Three Florida firms were barred from advertising promoting or selling subdivided Florida land in Kansas in an order from Kansas securities commissioner Michael G Quinn. The firms American International Vacations American International Land Corp and American International Holidays Inc plus its agent J M Scott were named as affiliated and did not reply to inquiries.
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Topeka
Kan
Florida
Kansas
Michael G. Quinn
Kansas Securities Commissioner
American International Vacations
Coral Gables
American International Land Corp
American International Holidays, Inc
J.M. Scott
Miami
Housing Shortage at Neosho County Junior College
Neosho County Junior College faces a housing shortage for out of town students this semester. Director Joe Smith says 15 to 25 students need apartments and invites landlords to contact the college at 431 2820 between 8 a.m. and noon or 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. Apartments will be added to a prospective housing list for students.
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Neosho County
Joe Smith
Smith
Strowig Pushes Early Vote on Voting Age Change
Kansas House Speaker Rep. Calvin Strowig says he may seek an early vote on a proposed voting age amendment if courts uphold one of two amendments approved last fall. The issue concerns 18 to 21 year olds in state and local elections with potential separate ballots and registration lists, amid a court challenge to the amendment submission rule.
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Topeka
Calvin Strowig
Abilene
Kansas House
Kansas
U.S. Supreme Court
Shawnee County
William Randolph Carpenter
Strowig
Senate approves 1.8 billion for Cambodia and Israel aids
The Senate passed a 1.8 billion dollar appropriations bill providing 255 million for Cambodia and 500 million for Israel defense. The action came as lawmakers moved to wrap up the 91st Congress amid debates over social security, wartime restrictions, and a stalled supersonic transport funding dispute.
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Washington
Senate
Cambodia
Israel
Nixon
Asia
Middle East
Congress
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