Incumbents Decline To Seek Reelection
With eight days left before the filing deadline Mayor Clyde Kile and Commissioner Vesta Lightfoot announce they will not seek reelection. Kile cites family obligations and financial strain from the mayoral post while noting his educational experience and desire for common sense. Lightfoot reflects on her term and urges public involvement, recalling past calls to dismiss the city manager and push for harmony and federal funds. Filing deadline remains Feb. 13.
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Clyde Kile
Vesta Lightfoot
Jesus Music Festival Sought at Royster Stadium
The District 413 Board of Education heard a request by Rev. Deane Endicott and Chanute High School student Van Finney to use Royster Stadium in June for a day long Jesus Music Festival. Endicott said local groups would perform and Johnny Cash was invited as guest artist. The board questioned alternative venues and parking and noted grass damage could affect next season.
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District 413 Board of Education
Deane Endicott
van Finney
Chanute High School
Royster Stadium
Endicott
Johnny Cash
Cash
Reading program in Chanute attracts over six hundred participants
The 1972 KU Reading Program drew 611 readers in Chanute, up from 493 in 1971, with awards to be given in May at school achievement assemblies. Joy Stoll led with 242 books, and Jennifer Morton 240, among many who surpassed 100 books.
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Joy Stoll
Jennifer Morton
Hutton School
Chanute
Harold Stoll
S. Malcolm
C. H. Morton
S. Highland
Joanna Welch
Chanute Public Library
University of
Hutton
Elma Pence
Rosalie Jones
United District 413
Humboldt
Stark
Thayer
Erie
POW Release Expected Saturday in Vietnam Cease Fire Plan
ICCS chairman Michel Gauvin said the first American POWs may be freed after around February 10 with Hanoi releases likely to begin that date. He noted possible early transfers for Vietnamese prisoners to An Loc or Phu Hoa in South Vietnam. U.S. forces fell below 20 000 as 2 000 troops were withdrawn, with all sides aiming to complete prisoner releases by March 28 under the cease fire.
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Saigon
International Ceasefire Commission
North
South Vietnam
Michel Gauvin
Canada
International Commission For Control and Supervision
ICCS
Commission
Hanoi
Gauvin
An Loc
Phu Hoa
U.S
Vietnam
Joint Military Commission
United States
Viet Cong
International Commission
Powers Agree On Meeting In Paris For Postwar Conference
The United States and North Vietnam announced they have agreed to Paris as the site for a postwar international conference to begin February 26. The joint statement said both nations proposed Paris, and Saigon also said it agreed to the Paris site for the talks.
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Washington
United States
North Vietnam
Paris
Hanoi
Saigon
Senate Defies Nixon on Airport Spending Increase
Senate votes to approve higher airport spending despite reports of potential presidential vetoes, signaling stronger legislative support for air travel infrastructure. The action underscores tension between Congress and the Nixon administration over federal funding priorities.
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Washington
Senate
Owen selects Cindy Harris as secretary in Topeka
Lt. Gov. Dave Owen announced the appointment of Cindy Harris a 26 year old Chanute resident as executive secretary and Brian Harris 22 Haven resident as administrative assistant Harris daughter of State Rep Fred M Harris is a former Shawnee Mission elementary teacher and KU attendee She volunteered on Owens campaign last fall
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Topeka
Kan
Dave Owen
Cindy Harris
Chanute
Brian Harris
Haven
Harrises
Miss Harris
Fred M. Harris
R-Chanute
University of Kansas
Owen
Testimony Centers on Senate Education Bill in Topeka
In Topeka hearings, supporters back the Senate Education Committee’s finance plan over Gov. Docking’s. Testimony favors a 15 percent income tax to raise about 65 million for district aid, with a committee bill pledging 133 million to reduce local taxes. Docking proposes 40 million more state aid.
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Senate
Topeka
Kan
Robert Docking
Senate Education Committee
Marvin Harder
Docking
Anti-Abortion Bills Seek U S Constitutional Amendment
In Topeka Kansas legislators push identical House and Senate resolutions to urge Congress to propose a constitutional amendment to ban abortion across the state. Sen Dan Bromley and Rep John Sutter lead the effort opposing the Supreme Court ruling, with Right To Life advocates supporting personhood from conception.
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Topeka
Kan
Bingo
Kansas
House
Senate
Congress
U. S
Dan Bromley
D-Atchison
John Sutter
Ckansas City
U. S. Supreme Court
Stolen Shield Dims Martinsville Police Chief Program
Martinsville Virginia AP report says gold plated shield was stolen from Police Chief F A Gard’s cap during a civic club event on Thursday night. Gard had placed the hat on a rack as officials listened to a program on protecting valuables.
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Martinsville, Va
F. A. Gard
Martinsville
Gard
Protestants Call One Day Strike in Northern Ireland
Protestant militants allied with the United Loyalist Council plan a one day strike across Northern Ireland on Wednesday to protest the first use of new antiterrorist detention rules. Two UDA members, William Halsall 23 and Sam Macreary 20, are held without trial under the Contention of Terrorists Act, marking the first Protestant detentions under the law after widespread use against suspected IRA members.
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Belfast
Northern Ireland
United Loyalist Council
Ulster Defense Association
William Halsall
Sam Macreary
Irish Republican Army
Nixon aide defends White House budget refusals
President Nixon's top domestic adviser argues that withholding funds approved by Congress is legal and needed for the country. John Ehrlichman says the executive must save money whenever possible despite critics who say appropriations are the final word.
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Ash
Senate
Sam J. Ervin Jr
D-N.c
Ervin
Congress
White House
Nixon
Robert Byrd
D-W.va
Washington
John D. Ehrlichman
Stennis's Condition Deteriorates After Surgery
Senator John C. Stennis 71 of Mississippi remained in grave condition after a second operation at Walter Reed Army Medical Center. Doctors said a blockage in his small intestine prompted the procedure following a week of injuries from a hold up.
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Washington
John C. Stennis
D-Miss
Dollar slides as massive selling hits European markets
The U S dollar faced heavy selling at European market open with state banks stepping in to prop up the currency. Frankfurt dealers described the selloff as absolutely enormous, signaling ongoing distrust in the dollar.
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London
U.S
Frankfurt
Airport guards placed at some airports after injunction
Armed guards began duty at selected U S airports while others delayed due to a federal judge in Washington ordering a 10 day postponement of enforcing new antihijack measures. The injunction followed FAA's refusal to extend the compliance deadline.
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Washington
Federal Aviation Administration
Corona begins 25 life terms in California farmworker killings
In Fairfield California Juan V. Corona starts serving 25 consecutive life terms for the mass slaughter of 25 farm workers. The sentence follows a judge's rejection of defense motions for a new trial amid jury tampering charges.
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Fairfield
Calif
Juan V. Corona
U.S
Guerrilla Group Holes Up. Ex-President Bosch Sought
A guerrilla group said to have landed from Cuba remains at large while the Dominican government pursues ex-President Juan Bosch, accusing him of involvement in the incursion.
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Santo Domingo
Dominican Republic
Cuba
Juan Bosch
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