Indians On Alcatraz Invite Rock Band For New Year
More than 150 Native Americans occupying Alcatraz Island in San Francisco Bay say a local rock group will perform at a New Year celebration in the main cellblock of the former prison. They invite Indians and selected palefaces, deny alcohol, and hint at casual street‑side drinking. The occupation began Nov 20 as they claim treaty rights to abandoned federal property and press for transfer to an American cultural studies center.
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San Francisco
Alcatraz Island
San Francisco Bay
Dean Chavers
Indian Center
Embargo Continues in Kansas City Stockyards Dispute
In Kansas City the Amalgamated Meat Cutters and Butcher Workmen Local 576 picketed after being locked out by the stockyards amid a labor dispute. The union and company had last met Dec. 19 when shipments were embargoed and yards closed. No progress reported. Union official Carl Nothnage cited several unresolved contract issues.
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Kansas City
Amalgamated Meat Cutters and Butcher Workmen Local 576
Carl Nothnage
SDS seeks alliance with workers to broaden student influence
In New Haven SDS delegates at Yale voted to form an alliance with workers and broaden outreach to working class students. The move, pushed by the Students Worker Alliance faction, passed by a large margin during the four day national council session.
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New Haven
Petzoldt Climbing Party Retreated From Grand Teton Summit
Veteran climber Paul Petzoldt and ten others climbed to within 500 feet of Grand Teton summit before exposure and winds drove them back. They returned to Saddle Hut at about 12,000 feet as temperatures fell to 40 below zero and winds reached 30 to 49 mph.
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Moose, Wyo
Paul Petzoldt
Grand Teton Peak
Petzoldt
Saddle Hut
Hoffa seeks presidential commutation in eight year Lewisburg sentence
Hoffa's lawyer Morris Shenker says he has petitioned the Justice Department for a presidential commutation of the eight year jury tampering sentence Hoffa is serving at Lewisburg penitentiary. Parole was denied in October. He faces a concurrent five year pension fraud sentence appealed to the Supreme Court.
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ST. Louis
James R. Hoffa
Justice Department
Teamsters
Lewisberg
Morris Shenker
Hoffa
White House
Lewisburg
Teamsters Union
Supreme Court
Smith Withdrawal Prompts Noncommittal Kansas Politicking
Sen Glee S Smith of Larned announces he will not seek the Republican gubernatorial nomination to focus on the legislative session and his law practice. Rick Harman and Atty Gen Kent Frizzell offer noncommittal responses, noting Smith’s decision may affect the party and Frizzell’s standing.
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Harman
Smith
Larned
Frizzell
Abrams Ailing in Saigon With Pneumonia and Pleural Ailment
General Creighton W. Abrams commander of U.S. forces in Vietnam is treated for pneumonia and pleurisy at a field hospital near Saigon. Doctors report painful chest sensations have abated and he remains hospitalized but not confined to bed, expected to stay a few more days.
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Saigon
Creighton W. Abrams
U.S
Vietnam
Abrams
Policy Views Differ Over Inflation Fight
Government 1969 wholesale prices rose 4.7 percent, signaling continued cost of living pressures. AFL-CIO economist Goldfinger warns of recession without slowing inflation, while Labor Secretary Shultz says policies are starting to work. Nixon signs tax reform amid expected budget restraint.
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Washington
Nixon
Nathaniel Goldfinger
Afl-Cio
George P. Shultz
White House
Shultz
Labor Department
Goldfinger
Labor Federation
George Meany
Tag Sales To Start In Neosho County
Neosho County treasurer Don Harding announces 1970 motor vehicle license tags go on sale Friday. About 1,800 car and 200 truck tags are ready for mailing, prepared from mail applications. Courthouse closes Thursday for New Year. Renewal cards and 1969 tax receipts or tax receipt numbers speed counter service. 1970 tags display white numerals on a green background.
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Erie
Neosho County
Don Harding
Harding
Intercepted Letter Dear Cha Content Rebounds
Intercepted correspondence notes last year's resolutions remain largely unused and unchanged, suggesting continued reluctance to adopt new plans or commitments despite time passing. The brief item contrasts ongoing inaction with the idea of fresh intent.
Chanute Plans Grand New Year Festivities 1969 1970
Local clubs schedule multiple New Year celebrations from 9 p.m. to 2 a.m. with varied music and meals. Events include the Trolls at Elks Club for 175 couples at $10 per couple, VFW party Tunes country set for 450 attendees at $3 per couple, and private venues with reservations required and caps ranging 50 to 350 guests.
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Chanute Clubs
Chanute Country Club
Top Hat
Wayside Club
Lenigan Orchestra
American Legion
Danny’s Pub
Hanoi Offensive Signals Major Winter Spring Drive
North Vietnam gears for total victory over South Vietnam as intelligence reports trace a four step plan from base setup to massed offensives. By end of 1969, prepositioned troops and supplies along the 700 mile western border indicate an impending, large scale attack and renewed combat in Laos and Cambodia. Military leaders fear rapid mobilization could force withdrawal orders.
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Saigon
North Vietnam
South Vietnam
Hanoi
Ho Chi Minh
Vietnam
Gulf of Siam
Demilitarized Zone
Flood Waters Rake Mountain Regions Across Four States
Torrents of rain melted snow and caused rivers to spill over in Virginia West Virginia Tennessee and Kentucky forcing hundreds to flee. The Cumberland River area in Kentucky evacuated about 200 residents with National Guardsmen while Lee and Wise counties in Virginia faced isolation and widespread damage from floods.
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Associated Press
Virginia
West Virginia
Tennessee
Kentucky
Lee
Wise
Cumberland River
Lee County
Pennington Gap
Day Off Observed on New Year’s Day 1970
New Year’s Day 1970 will be observed Thursday with many closures. Most businesses and all city, county, state, and federal offices will shutter. No route mail delivery and The Tribune will not be published.
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the Tribune
Loan Rates Rise with FHA VA Caps Hit 82 Percent
President George Romney announced an increase in the maximum interest rate for FHA and VA home loans from 7 percent to 82 percent. Rep. Wright Patman criticized the move, pledging to push for investigations and legislation to offset the rise. He advocated Federal Reserve purchases of housing mortgages at 6 percent, a plan defeated previously.
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Washington
Wright Patman
D-Tex
George Romney
Federal Housing Administration
Veterans Administration
Romney
Patman
House Banking Committee
Federal Reserve System
Federal Reserve
Cold Kansas New Year's Weather With Light Snow Trace
The area forecast calls for considerable cloudiness and continued cold tonight and Thursday with lows 15 to 20 and highs in the 30s. Topeka reports New Year cold with little precipitation. today’s highs near 30s south and near 20 in the northeast.
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Topeka
Weather Bureau
Kansas
Day & Zimmerman to operate Kansas Army Ammunition Plant
Day & Zimmerman Inc of Philadelphia was named the new contractor for the Kansas Army Ammunition Plant east of Parsons. The firm, which runs Lone Star Army Ammunition Plant in TexArkana, will succeed National Gypsum Co. The contract takes effect Thursday.
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Parsons, Kan
Day & Zimmerman Inc
Philadelphia
Kansas Army Ammunition Plant
Parsons
White House
Kansas
Washington
Pentagon
Day & Zimmerman
Lone Star Army Ammunition Plant
Texarkana
Tex
National Gympsum Co
Guns Taken in Burglary At Sportsman's Supply
Loss of merchandise reported after a break in at Sportsman's Supply 201 West Main. Police said a .38 revolver a .30-30 rifle a double barrel shotgun and ammunition vanished during a window entry from the roof. Drexel Allen owner reported the theft. another break in at Neosho County Junior College admin building produced no losses.
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Neosho County
Allen
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