Miramar Navy base praised as most with it in new Navy
At Miramar Naval Air Station in San Diego about 10,000 sailors enjoyed go-go dancing tables and fashion models during lunches featuring roast beef Waldorf salad and pizza. Capt. Alfred W. Chandler Jr. began morale programs a year ago including Dial-a-Gripe to let sailors register complaints directly to him.
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San Diego
Calif
Miramar Naval Air Station
Navy
Alfred W. Chandler Jr
Killers Sought After Oklahoma Park Ranger Slayings
In eastern Oklahoma authorities hunt two armed men for killing park superintendent Leo Newton 35 and Highway Patrolman Bill Walker 35. State game ranger W L Pickens 61 is seriously wounded after Walker reported arresting suspects in a park disturbance before reinforcements arrived.
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Eufala
Okla
Oklahoma
Leo Newton
Bill Walker
W. L. Pickens
Walker
Newton and Pickens
Huey P. Newton Calls Oakland Penthouse Prsion Guard
Huey P. Newton, 29, cofounder of the Black Panthers and Panther minister of defense, describes the $700 per month penthouse on the 25th floor near Lake Merritt as a security measure rather than a preferred home. He says the arrangement feels like a prison and he cannot walk down the street without an accompanying force.
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Oakland
Calif
Black Panther
Huey P. Newton
Newton
Panther
Lake Merritt
Army Lt Font charges two generals with war crimes
Lt. Louis P. Font a West Point graduate and Vietnam War critic filed formal charges listing Lt Gen Jonathan O Seaman and Maj Gen Samuel W Koster as the commanders he accuses of war crimes in Vietnam Both officers are assigned at Fort Meade Md and were named by Font as targets of possible court martial
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FT. Meade, Md
Army
Louis P. Font
West Point
Southeast Asia
Font
Kansas City
Kan
Jonathan O. Seaman
1St Army
Samuel W. Koster
Seaman
Vietnam
Fort Meade
Former Kansas Lt Governor Henkle found guilty of reckless driving
Barton County jury deliberated four hours before convicting Joseph W. Henkle of two counts of reckless driving in Great Bend. He was arrested June 18, 1970 after a near collision at Pawnee Rock and remains free on bond while his attorney seeks a new trial or appeal. Henkle served as lieutenant governor from 1957 to 1961.
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Great Bend
Kan
Barton County
Kansas
Joseph W. Henkle
Henkle
Pawnee Rock
Kaw
Fry Named Crawford County Sheriff to Complete Term
Gov. Robert Docking appointed Joe Fry to fill the unexpired Crawford County sheriff term after Lawrence Hatfield’s resignation. Fry has served as acting sheriff since Hatfield left office. Both men are from Girard.
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Topeka
Robert Docking
Joe Fry
Crawford County
Lawrence Hatfield
Fry
Hatfield
Girard
Russell Resigns as Undersecretary at Interior
Secretary Morton says Undersecretary Fred J. Russell resigned by mutual agreement as he did not fit Mortons vision for the post. A White House meeting suggested Russell could be reassigned in the Nixon administration. Russell said he submitted the resignation routinely after Mortons January confirmation.
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Washington
Rogers C. B. Morton
Fred J. Russell
Russell
Morton
White House
Nixon
Couple takes DDT pills to prove safety in North Hollywood
Robert Loibl and his wife Louise, owners of a pest control firm, say they are taking 10 milligram DDT pills daily for a month to three months to demonstrate that the pesticide is not harmful to humans and to persuade the public that it should not be banned.
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North Hollywood
Calif
Robert Loibl
Loibl
Louise
Senior High to Crown Cage Queen
Chanute Blue Comets host final home game of the season with the crowning of the 1971 Blue Comet Basketball Queen. The ceremony precedes the Varsity game vs Fort Scott Tigers at Neosho County Community Junior College fieldhouse and features three senior candidates Marilyn Kensett Denise Noland and Teri Tharp.
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Chanute Blue Comets
Blue Comet
Fort Scott Tigers
Neosho County Community Junior College
Chanute High School
Tribune
Teri Tharp
Marilyn Kensett
Denise Noland
Storm Watch and Tornado Threat Across Multiple States
National Weather Service issues tornado watch for extreme southeastern Nebraska, northwestern Missouri, parts of Kansas and Oklahoma. Severe thunderstorms with large hail and damaging winds possible from 1 p.m. to 7 p.m. local time. Washington and AP report note Senate filibuster reform faces first test despite cross party support.
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Kansas City
National Weather Service Today
Nebraska
Missouri
Kansas
Northwest
Oklahoma
the Weather Service
Washington
Salina
Lyons
Pratt
Coldwater
Independence
Chanute
Mound City
White House
Senate
City planners back 500000 gallon southwest water tower
Chanute planners recommend a 500000 gallon water storage tower on the southwest city edge near Martin Johnson Airport with a total cost of 647150 and a 1972 target. They also plan a second Safari Industrial Park tower but did not support it now.
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City Commission
Planning Commission
City Water Department
Safari Industrial Park
Martin Johnson Airport
Santa Fe Lake
Safari Park
Planning Board
Bob McGregor
Chanute
Richard McClanathan
McClanathan
Intercepted Letter Dear Cha
An intercepted note notes spring signs with a remark about the first tornado as a surer sign than the first robin and ends with a closing Yours.
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Cha
Tag Pace Speedier Tag Pace Speedier
Erie County Treasurer Don Harding said by Wednesday that 7,789 car tags 3,548 truck tags 440 motorcycle tags and 328 trailer tags have been issued this year. The pace is ten days ahead of 1970 with a similar rush on the last day before a $1 late penalty. Another $1 will be charged starting March 2.
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Erie
Don Harding
Harding
Zoning Petitions Seek County Over City Control Around Chanute
Residents in a three mile area around Chanute petitioned Neosho County commissioners asking for county rather than city zoning authority. Five residents presented the group’s petitions while city plans for a three mile zoning area were announced earlier.
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ERIE
Chanute
Board of County Commissioners
Ray Coder
Ross Cooper
Claud Camp
Joe Wasser
Cliff Holman
Larry Ingraham
Richard McClanathan
Coder
Kansas House Approves Pay Increase for Legislators
The Kansas House passed a bill 63 to 62 to raise legislators pay retroactive to the year start. If enacted, pay rises to 6000 dollars a year plus 30 dollar per day expense during sessions, with annual cost over 700000 dollars. The measure now heads to the Senate with support from 35 Republican votes.
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Topeka
Kansas
House
Senate
Senate committee backs Kan sas lottery amendment for April vote
The Senate Judiciary Committee approved two resolutions to submit a constitutional amendment legalizing lottery gambling to a public vote on April 6. The measures move to the full Senate for consideration.
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Topeka
Senate
Judiciary Committee
Kansas
Nixon Proposes Six Point Health Care Plan
President Nixon presents a six point low-budget health care package to Congress aimed at universal access through expanded private insurance and reform of the medical care system. He calls for private employer coverage, federal backing for pre paid group practice, and a federal role in stimulating reforms as an alternative to national health insurance.
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Washington
Nixon
Congress
Nixon outlines air power limits and Laos outreach
The president signals no limits on air power to protect U.S. forces in Indochina but rejects nuclear options. He notes South Vietnamese gains in Laos, pledges no ground troops in Laos Cambodia or North Vietnam, watches a Soviet sub near Cuba for treaty violations, and says the U.S. won’t pressure Israel over Jarring’s peace plan while ready to use federal powers if wage price disputes fail to settle.
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Washington
Nixon
White House
U.S
Indochina
Laos
North Vietnam
Vietnam
United States
Cambodia
Soviet Union
Cuba
Israel
U.N
Gunnar V. Jarring
Middle East
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Crawford
CHS
James W. Kensett
E. Ninth
Don R. Noland
W. Main
Mrs
Max Tharp
W. Beech
St. Joseph
Gage
By Terry Koch
McClanthan
Kenneth Trammell
Trammell
Yours
Neosho County
Commission
Fred Harris
South Vietnam
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