Nixon signs flood insurance expansion and metal sales bills
President Nixon signed the Flood Disaster Protection Act expanding federally subsidized flood insurance to at least double coverage for flood prone communities at reduced rates. The same day he approved six bills authorizing sale of about 900 million dollars of stockpiled metals to offset budget costs.
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San Clemente
Calif
Nixon
Henry A. Kissinger
Kissinger
Los Angeles International
Trans World Airlines
Washington
United
Fireplaces hazard warned as two Chanute chimney fires occur
Over four days the Chanute Fire Department responded to two chimney fires. Richard Sigler’s home at 1801 S Plummer and W A Reed’s at 207 S Plummer suffered smoke or chimney fires. Fire Chief Charles C. Ogle cautioned against burning Christmas trees and decorations, noting cedar’s high flammability and the danger of pitch igniting. He described risks for steel and brick chimneys and urged preventative measures.
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Chanute
Richard Sigler
S Plummer
Charles C. Ogle
W. A. Reed
S. Plummer
Ogle
Fire safety tips urge yearly chimney cleaning and safe fireplace use
The chief advises cleaning out chimneys at least once a year using a pole or chain to clear debris. He urges stopping the burning of highly combustible material in fireplaces. Ogle notes decorations will be picked up by city trash service. He recommends new fireplace owners read manufacturer safety instructions.
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Ogle
District 413 extends vacation as weather halts classes
Weather and poor road conditions force District 413 to cancel classes for Wednesday. Sept Buford Fisher announced a decision on whether classes resume Thursday or Friday will be made Wednesday.
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Buford Fisher
Fisher
Judge Sirica Named Time Man of the Year
Judge John J Sirica of the U S District Court was named Time magazine's Man of the Year for pursuing the truth in the Watergate investigation. He was appointed in 1957 and became chief judge for the District of Columbia. Time cited his insistence that the White House release tapes and documents.
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New York
John J Sirica
U.S. District Court
Time Magazine
Sirica
Dwight D Eisenhower
District of Columbia
Nixon
White House
Area Forecast With Bitter Cold Tuesday Snow Flurries Possible
Partly cloudy and very cold tonight with lows from minus ten to minus one. Tuesday brings mostly cloudy skies with a chance of a few snow flurries and highs between ten and eighteen. Northerly winds from five to fifteen mph.
Baker urges reevaluation of subpoena for White House records
Senate Watergate vice chair Senator Howard Baker Jr. urges the committee to reconsider seeking more than 500 new White House tapes and papers. He faulted Sam Ervin for not consulting before signing the subpoena and urged executive session review while favoring broader access to presidential files.
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Washington
Senate Watergate Committee
White House
Howard H. Baker Jr
R-Tenn Sunday
Baker
Sam J. Ervin Jr
D-N.c
Ervin
Sam Ervin
ABC
Nixon
First Baby Contest Opens With Prizes in Chanute Trade Area
The Chanute Tribune announces the First Baby Contest with midnight start. Residents of the trade area must have birth certified by a physician and entries sent to the Tribune within 24 hours. Prizes include portraits, cash gifts, gift certificates, and baby-related goods from local sponsors.
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Chanute Tribune
Tribune
Drisdell
Drisdell’s Studio
Bank of Commerce
Read's Department Store
First National Bank
Gray Lumber Co
Farmers Discount Center
Alta’s Diner
Disney's Market
Midwest Office Supply
J.C Penney
Six Bulls Restaurant
Cardinal Drug Store
Truitt’'s Flowers
Young America
Protos, Inc
Snow blankets Kansas in New Year storm
The Associated Press reports a snowstorm blanketed Kansas with up to a foot on ground and heavy totals across the state. Readings ranged from 12 inches in Russell to 23 inches in the southwest, with Topeka at eight to nine inches and record cold snaps, while utility services remained stable and many workers had the day off for the holiday.
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Sunflower State
Russell
Kansas
National Weather Service
Weather Service
Eureka
Easton
Wamego
Rossville
Manhattan
Yates Center
Topeka
Humboldt
Paola
Lawrence
Diamond Springs
Kansas City
Wamega
Belleville
Roads passable as Kansas reports widespread snow and ice
The Kansas Highway Patrol said highways across Kansas are snowpacked and icy but open and passable this morning. They urged motorists to travel only when necessary.
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Topeka
Kan
Kansas Highway Patrol
Kansas
Gas Scarce as Snowstorm Slams Kansas Travel
Amid a furious snow storm gas shortages hit central and eastern Kansas Sunday. Highway patrol reported visibilities as low as quarter to eighth mile and icy, packed roads. Only two Turnpike service stations sold gas with limits. most stations out of allocations.
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Kansas
Highway Patrol
Salina
Interstate 35
Topeka
Kansas Turnpike
AAA Auto Club of Kansas
Towanda
Matfield Green
Israelis vote as troops guard pivotal election
Israeli forces maintained maximum alert as six thousand ballot boxes opened from the Golan Heights to the Suez Canal enclave. Premier Golda Meir voted in Jerusalem while front line soldiers cast ballots in hospitals, and polls opened amid clashes along the Suez front and quiet on the Syrian front. The Labor alignment campaigns against Meir and Defense Minister Dayan amid a rightward shift led by Likud.
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Tel Aviv
Israel
Golan Heights
West Bank
Suez Canal
Suez
Golda Meir
Jerusalem
Doctor Joins Southeast Kansas Tuberculosis Hospital Staff
Dr. Romeo D. Villar 35 appointed to the medical staff at Southeast Kansas Tuberculosis Hospital Superintendent Dr Calvin A. Pyle says Villar's TB training will prove valuable. Villar is a native of the Philippine Islands who earned an associate arts degree in 1957 and an MD in 1982. He trained at U Luna General Hospital and St Anthonys Roxas City and did postgraduate work at Quezon Institute and the Philippine Department of Health TB division. His wife and four children, presently in the Philippines, expect to join him in Chanute soon.
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Secret Service
Los Angeles
Kissinger
TWA
Stuart Gilbert
Albuquerque
N.M
Washington
Nixon
National Voluntary Service Advisory Council
Vic
Gerald Ri. Ford
Colorado
Romeo D. Villar
Southeast
Kansas Tuberculoois Hospital
Calvin A. Pyle
Villar
Philippine Islands
Lefron College
Manila
Manila Central University
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Sans Oe
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Labor Alignment
Elimelech Rimali
Liberal Party
Likud
Labor Party
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