Beer protest at Wichita State University campus
About a thousand students cheered as a dozen peers opened beer on campus to oppose the ban on possession or consumption. Dean James J. Rhatigan mingled with demonstrators and warned penalties would follow. Ron Holmes led the protest shouting this is the moment of truth.
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Wichita, Kan
Wichita State University
James J. Rhatigan
Ron Holmes
WSU
Committee For Student Rights
Canada to open talks on establishing diplomatic ties with China
Foreign Minister Mitchell Sharp said Ottawa has ordered its Stockholm embassy to approach the Red Chinese embassy with a proposal for talks to be held at a mutually convenient time and place in the near future. He noted advance notice to the United States and other friends and anticipated some official U S unease.
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Nixon
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Thailand
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Australia
New Zealand
Philippines
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Fire code push eyed for Kansas schools reform
State Fire Marshal Arthur R. Ramey told the Kansas House committee that many school fire escapes are old and unsafe and urged clearer outside escape requirements for multi story schools. He praised a proposed unified fire prevention code and noted a Osawatomie hospital fire in December could have been contained with modern code.
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Topeka
Kansas
Arthur R. Ramey
Kansas House Committee On
Ramey
Osawatomie
Rioting, Looting Erupt Across Bombay Amid Ethnic Violence
Police fire on mobs in seven Bombay areas as looters target shops and factories. At least 39 killed and nearly 500 hurt in five days. Curfew covers about 10 square miles as thousands police patrol streets. Casualties latest unknown.
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Bombay
Sion
Chembur
Kurla
Ghatkopar
City Commission Abandons Planned Landfill Site After Protest
The city commission voted unanimously to drop plans for a sanitary landfill at the Twenty first Street and South Katy junction, opting for further study. About 65 residents applauded as 1120 names on a protest petition urged reconsideration citing odors and air pollution.
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City Commission
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Twenty-first Street
Katy
District Court Room
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James W. Kensett
Herman Fehr
S. Malcolm
Kensett
Twenty-first
Hayes
the Tribune
Landfill site debate prompts mayor’s committee plan
The Chanute commissioners, seeking new landfill sites, form a mayor’s committee after a public discussion. Mrs Shrimplin and Mayor New discussed the panel while crowd questions were answered for about 30 minutes. Bill Johnson of the Chamber delivered a chamber letter of support.
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Shrimplin
New
Bill Johnson
Chanute Area
Foreseeable Forecasts Mentioned in Small Print
A clipped weather note references a forecast section and notes a single copy price of 106 cents. The fragment mentions an io style forecast and includes price detail without broader context.
Northeast Digging Out of Snow
The Northeast struggles to resume life after a weekend blizzard that left 82 dead, many from heart attacks during shoveling. Kennedy Airport reopens as 4,000 stranded and supplies scarce, with 6,000 fed by helicopters. Abandoned cars numbered in the thousands across Massachusetts and New York while transit slowly recovers.
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National Guard
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Tarrytown
N.Y
Ranney planned wedding amid Greek prison watch
In Athens AP reports Roger Ranney, 36, an American on a life term for murdering two Greek sailors, plans to wed Christine Billings of Kansas City. His death sentence was commuted. an appeals court rejected his insanity plea. Ranney is held at Averoff prison hospital after transfer from Aegina.
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Kansas City
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Chanute
Kan
Christine Billings
Athens Averoff
Aegina Island
Turnpike Plans Raise Bills for Kansas City to Galena Route
AP reports Senate committee hearing on a turnpike from Kansas City to Galena and a separate plan to fix accelerated highway routes. Senators Vermillion and Dearth push a two cent gasoline tax hike and $300 million in bonds over 10 years. House already weighs Wichita to Hays and Kansas City to Oklahoma routes.
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Senate
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Pittsburg
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William A. Dearth
D-Parsons
Vermillion
Oklahoma Border
Wichita
Liberal
U. S. 54
House
Hays
Oklahoma
House Roads and Highways Committee
Abortion Section Approved By Kansas Senate Panel
The Senate Judiciary Committee voted 8 to 6 to approve the abortion section of a Kansas criminal code bill. The section would allow abortions to be performed by licensed physicians in any of Kansas 69 licensed hospitals under AMA regulation, shifting the matter toward medical rather than legal control.
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Topeka
Senate Judiciary Committee
Kansas
American Medical Association
Intercepted Letter Dear Cha Recalls People’s Voice
A briefly quoted intercepted letter presents a civic message from a sender named Nute addressed to Cha. The fragment hints at public sentiment and calls for acknowledgment of the people's voice, framed as a concluding sign-off.
Primary Here 76th Year Contests Form For City Posts
The city clerk reports two candidates filed for the two city commission seats in Chanute with April 1 election day. Incumbent E. J. New and W. H. McMurray are pursuing the seats, while three candidates filed for the junior college board of trustees. Jerry C. Churchill Tom Blancett and others seek seats, with incumbents re running in some cases. District 413 board has no contest and three filed for its seats.
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E. J. New
W. H. McMurray
Neosho County
Chanute
Fee
Lowe
Jerry C. Churchill
W. Elm
Tom Blancett
Lawrence C. Smith
St. Paul
Ralph Watkins
C. P. McKinnie
Erie
Weather: mild with little change into Wednesday
The Weather Bureau predicts continued mild weather for Kansas through Wednesday with little precipitation chances. Today highs reached 45-50 in the north and 50-55 in the south under clear to partly cloudy skies.
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Topeka
Weather Bureau
Kansas
Primary set for Neosho 101 board seats in March
Primary election for Neosho County Consolidated Unified School District 101 board district two is March 4 to select two candidates for the April 1 general. District two includes Stark and St. Paul with three candidates for seat No. 2 and four for seat No. 5. Filing notes list Jan Hagen, Eric R.3, for seat No. 5 and others William Hartzell, R. Erie, Eugene Beachner, and Lawrence Smith of St. Paul. District two nominees advance to the primary, then one for April 1. Other districts show filings in Thayer Galesburg and Erie for various 4-year and 2-year terms.
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Neosho County Consolidated Unified School District
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St. Paul
Jan R. Hagen
Eric R
William B. Hartzell
R. Erie
Eugene C. Beachner
Lawrence C. Smith
Casey O'Bryan
William H. Autry
George R. Simmons
Thayer
Galesburg
Ralph E. Bowers
Charles E. Wheeler
Glenn
Reola) Thornton
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