Haldeman and Watergate aides appeal in federal court
The Watergate staff chief H R Haldeman and three principals seek to overturn convictions arguing publicity denied them a fair trial. The editorial calls the claim a gimmick and notes the case remains unresolved after a year of appeals though none has served a day of sentences.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. R. Haldeman
Nixon
White House
Watergate
Haldeman and Company
Haldeman
John D. Ehrlichman
John N. Mitchell
Robert C. Mardian
Mid-America Puts 1975 Advertising Focus on Southeast Kansas
A letter from Roland Loveless to county commissioners reviews Random Mid-America Inc set of 1975 national ads. The program targeted 10 southeast Kansas counties Allen Neosho Wilson Woodson. 88 inquiries from curious prospects, with communities submitted in detail as manufacturers shelved expansion plans amid economic downturn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mid-America, Inc
Southeast Kansas Development Organization
Tribune
Roland Loveless
Mid-America
Allen
Neosho
Wilson and
Woodson
Kansas
Mid-America Exec Outlines 1976 Advertising Carryover Plans
A Mid-America letter outlines 1975 to 1976 advertising program prospects. A $5 million Columbus plant will open in summer 1976 with about 225 jobs. two more plant announcements are expected by mid February. The 1976 program funds total 42 320 across 10 counties, augmented by 78 000 from memberships and municipalities to cover costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas
Columbus
Allen
Anderson
Bourbon
Cherokee
Crawford
Labette
Montgomery
Neosho
Wilson
Woodson
Chanute Tribune Subscription Rates and Staff Notes
Chanute Tribune lists subscription rates for in territory and outside trade areas with taxes for periods of one year six months and three months. It notes staff positions including President Fred M Harris General Manager Mike Harris and Managing Editor Keith Wright and that UPI provides local news.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred M. Harris
F. M
Mike) Harris
Keith Wright
Neosho, Allen, Wilson, and Woodson Co
Kansas
Chanute
Atty General Warns Against Legalizing Small Pot Possession
Kansas Atty Gen Curt Schneider opposes a legislative move to drop criminal penalties for possessing small amounts of marijuana. He argues marijuana is harmful like booze and cigarettes and that legalization would encourage use and target traffickers. He doubts state readiness and cites public sentiment against legalized marijuana.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Curt Schneider
Schneider
Kansas
Ford adviser predicts Republicans will lose in 1976 election
A top Ford adviser privately foresees a Democratic win in November 1976, citing high unemployment above eight million, rising inflation near eight percent, and widespread discontent with prices and services. He argues economic distress will push voters toward the Democratic ticket.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ford
Washington
Water contract filed for Kansas nuclear plant cooling needs
Kansas utilities Kansas City Power & Light and Kansas Gas & Electric filed a 50 year contract with the Kansas Water Resources Board to buy 484 billion gallons of water from John Redmond Reservoir for Wolf Creek Generating Station cooling. The agreement sets 9.672 billion gallons per year at about six cents per 1000 gallons with a minimum annual 311,200 for 4,836 billion gallons. Legislature has 60 days to disapprove. if no action, contract stands. The plant awaits NRC hearings and licensing boards while water supply remains pivotal to operation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topeka
Kan
UPI
Kansas
Secretary of State
Kansas City Power & Light Co
Kansas Gas & Electric Co
Wichita
Kansas Water Resources Board
John Redmond Reservoir
Wolf Creek
Burlington
John Redmond
House
Senate
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Safety Panel
Kansas City
Atomic Safety and Licensing Board
Kansas Water Plan
Water Resources Board
Agriculture committees in '75 legacy of vetoes and limits
Washington The 1975 actions of the House and Senate Agriculture Committees centered on raising minimum prices for wheat corn and tobacco. Most measures failed due to presidential vetoes by Ford. A milk price support bill passed both houses but faced expected veto. Other notable moves included EPA pesticide regulation rules and aid for farmers through disaster and loan expansions.
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Tribune
Washington
House
Senate Agriculture Committees
Ford
Environmental Protection Agency
EPA
Department of Agriculture
Secretary of Agriculture
USDA
Congress
Senate
Britain sends SAS to reinforce Ireland border fight
Britain rushed about 150 SAS troops trained for behind lines operations to Northern Ireland to bolster a 600 man battalion along the border with Ireland. They aim to hunt ambushers amid ongoing bloodshed in South Armagh where 15 people were killed earlier in the week.
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Belfast
Northern Ireland
UPI
Britain
Special Air Service
Ireland
South Armagh
Minnie McEvoy Named Director of Nurses at Neosho Memorial
Twenty five years ago Minnie McEvoy of Kansas City was employed and assumed duties as director of nurses at the new Neosho Memorial hospital. She has begun training a class of nurses aides at the hospital. Fifty years ago (1926) W. E. Moore, manager of the Busy Bee cafe on the east side of the Santa Fe tracks, announced improvements in his lunch room.
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Minnie McEvoy
Kansas City
New Neosho Memorial Hospital
Miss McEvoy
New Hospital
W. E. Moore
Busy Bee Cafe
Skeleton found near Garden City under investigation
Utility workers unearthed a skull and several bones while replacing a gas line near a residence in Garden City Kansas. Kansas State University anthropologist called in to determine sex and age. Remains likely buried after the 1937 gas line installation. no burial date yet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Garden City
Kan
UPI
Kansas State University
Regulations drafted to lower gas prices
Washington reports the Federal Energy Administration drafted regulations under the new energy policy to reduce gasoline and heating oil prices. The plan sets an average oil price ceiling of 7.66 dollars a barrel with potential $0.01 to $0.015 cut in gasoline and heating oil, and allows gradual price adjustments toward world market levels as price controls phase out.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
UPI
Federal Energy Administration
FEA
Dole urges Ford to keep grain export pledge
Senator Bob Dole urges President Ford to back his commitment to aid grain farmers by boosting overseas sales. He asks for a meeting with Ford and Secretary Earl Butz to discuss proposals to raise grain exports, promote overseas markets, and ease farm trade barriers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
UPI
Bob Dole
R-Kan
Ford
Dole
Earl Butz
Kansas
Butz
Soviet Union
Bible Verse Meditation Reflects on Profit and Soul
A devotional note cites the saying What shall it profit a man if he shall gain the whole world and lose his own soul from the Bible. The verse is referenced in a daily devotional context for personal reflection.
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Chan’re Tribune
N. Evergreen
United Press International
Member
Audit Bureau of Circulations
U.S
Richard Welch
Central Intelligence Agency
Athens
CIA
Welch
Vietnam
Jp Agee
Latin America
Uruguay
Ecuador
Agee
National Health Services, Inc
Jack Anderson
Les Whitten
Kansas Utilities
The
Small Society
College
SAS
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