Addington Convicted in Sixth Fraud Charge
William H. Addington was convicted Thursday of six more fraud charges tied to his Hutchinson grain warehouse operation. This follows a second trial and he has appealed a prior May conviction. He faces federal indictments in similar cases and once led a $12 million grain and cattle outfit before 1965.
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William H. Addington
Hutchinson
Kew
Kansas Supreme Court
Addington
Kansas
Republican Speaker Backs Accelerated Highway Plan
Rep. Calvin Strowig reported strong GOP support for a Senate passed highway bill. A House hearing by the Roads and Highways Committee is set for Monday with possible floor action next week. The measure proposes up to 30 million dollars in annual bonds for 10 years financed mainly by raising the gasoline tax from 5 to 7 cents, with one cent of the increase returned to local governments.
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Calvin Strowig
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Senate
Strowig
Roads and Highways Committee
West Berlin set for West Germany president vote
Mayor Klaus Schuetz announced the West German president election will be held in West Berlin on March 5. He cited East Germany’s hard line on negotiations as blocking talks. East Germany offered Easter passes if vote moved. West Germany refused, demanding more.
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Horst Grabert
Michael Kohl
West Berlin
Senate
Campus clashes erupt at Berkeley Madison Chicago and more
Violent protests and vandalism strained three major campuses as police and demonstrators clashed at Berkeley Wisconsin and Chicago. In Berkeley twelve arrested including leaders. in Madison protests disrupted classes and five buildings. at Chicago about 100 demonstrators marched with six stench bombs. Governors condemned unrest while Reagan urged federal study. Harris resigns at Howard Law. Stillman and Wiley colleges set reopening dates amid boycott and protests.
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Reagan
Nixon
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Stillman College
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Ala
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Marshall
Tex
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Student mustache dispute at Chanute High School
Chanute High School senior Alan Ard 17 was sent home for refusing to shave a mustache, violating the dress code banning extreme hairstyles. Principal Gary Church said Ard must shave to return. Ard plans to keep it and cites personal right to grow facial hair.
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Alan Ard
Chanute High School
Gary Church
Ard
Melvin Ard
S. Lafayette
Church
Board of Education
Neosho County Community
Viet Cong shelling hits Da Nang dock and Saigon area
More than 30 towns and bases in South Vietnam faced shelling as Viet Cong fired 100 pound rockets at a U.S. Navy dock in Da Nang. The attack sank two landing craft and damaged a third, while explosions damaged vehicles and ammunition. At least one American was killed, 51 sailors and eight Marines wounded, and 300 tons of ammo destroyed. Civilians were evacuated from the dock area.
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Intercepted Letter About A Humorous Hair Style
A playful intercepted note shows the office jokester joking whether baldness counts as an unusual hair style. The fragment hints at humor in workplace banter without naming people or places.
Major earthquake rocks Iberia and northwest Africa
A strong Atlantic quake near Lagos Portugal caused at least two deaths in Spain and Portugal and injured 61 in Lisbon. The 7.3 quake struck offshore southwest of Lisbon at 3 41 am and was felt across Morocco and Spain with widespread debris and evacuations.
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Atlantic Ocean
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Morocco
Casablanca
Lagos
Sevilla
San Jose Hospital
Ocean
Washington Center
Algarve
Portimao
Nixon visits Paris for pivotal talks with De Gaulle
President Nixon arrived in Paris to a cordial welcome and prepared for urgent discussions with Charles de Gaulle on Western unity and a just lasting peace. Officials noted fear of protests but crowds showed warmth as De Gaulle affirmed strong French-American friendship.
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de Gaulle
U.S
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Communist Party
Orly
The
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Seedling sale to aid Chanute elm disease recovery
Seedling shipment arrives for Chanute residents to replace diseased elms. On March 8 at 9 30 a m the city warehouse at 119 S Santa Fe hosts a sale sponsored by the Chanute Area Chamber of Commerce women s division with 2000 pin oak whips 2 3 feet at 50 cents each 1000 sugar maples 3 4 feet at 1 25 each and 500 radiant flowering crabapple 4 5 feet at 1 50 each. Limits apply per customer and care instructions accompany purchases.
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S. Santa Fe
Chanute Area
Florence Kelley
Tribune
Kelley
Weather area forecast for Topeka and Kansas Saturday
Fair and colder tonight with light variable winds. Partly cloudy and a bit warmer Saturday. Lows tonight in the mid 20s. Saturday highs in the 45 to 50 range. The Topeka AP outlook calls for partly cloudy skies and warmer weather across Kansas Saturday.
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