Water Line Easements Hearing Held
One landowner, Larry Ingraham, appeared at a city easement hearing for a water line crossing Crawford property. Appraisers Bruce Burris Don McCune and Phil Cooper will report damages to Judge George Donaldson Wednesday. The city offers 3 per rod plus 150 per tract, with direct payment to the tenant. Ingraham cannot estimate damages until line installation and land prep are known. About 45 of an acre will be affected. Also noted, Joe Whitford and wife at Hillcrest Burn Center remain in critical condition after Humboldt home explosion.
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District Court
Larry Ingraham
Crawford
Robert Pennington
Floyd Heath
Ingraham
Bruce Burris
Don McCune
Phil Cooper
George Donaldson
Joe Whitford
Humboldt
Hillcrest
Tulsa
Whitfords
Safari
Young Driver Strikes Porch in Lincoln Incident
A year-old boy shifted his father’s car into drive, backing across Lincoln at 2nd Street into a porch at 120 Lincoln. His 4-year-old sister was in the car. They were uninjured. Floyd Bockover, 24, parked in front of the fire station with engine running and left the vehicle. He was cited for leaving a car unattended with the motor running and without the handbrake on. Minor damage reported.
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Lincoln
2Nd Street
S. Lincoln
Floyd Bockover
N. Garfield
Bockover
Intercepted Letter Dear Cha
A sampled note references global envy over fishing holes with a light humorous tone, likening nations to individual anglers guarding favored spots. The fragment hints at a playful correspondence discussing fishing and local culture.
Chanute Advocates Fair Hiring Amid Racial Bias Claims
John Orozco charges Chanute City government has not begun promised hiring reforms and minority advancement. He cites lack of minority promotions and a vanished Personnel Council, while NAACP leader Mrs. Thuston urges equal opportunity and warns ongoing out-of-town hiring.
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Chanute
John Orozco
Orozco
Floyd Thuston
Thuston
Neosho-Allen
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
Don Manning
Manning
Kinney Named Chanute Chamber Manager
Steve Kinney, 27, selected by the Chanute Area Chamber of Commerce board as the new chamber manager. He starts February 15, comes from Sterling College promotional work, and aims to meet members personally in his first weeks. Kinney is from Artesia New Mexico, married, and plans to relocate to Chanute.
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Chanute Area
Kinney
Chamber
State Chamber of Commerce Office
Sterling College
Sterling
Hutchinson
Artesia
N. M
Chanute
Dale McCoy
Soviet Fishing Ship Seized After Four Hour Chase
A Soviet flagship Lamut and the trawler Kolyvan, seized near St Matthew Island by the U S Coast Guard, broke away during an ice choked pursuit in the Bering Sea. No shots were fired as the Storis fired a warning and escorted the ships toward Adak Alaska.
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Juneau
Alaska
U.S. Coast Guard
Coast Guard
Bering Sea
Lamut
Adak
Aleutians
U.S
Storis
Kolyvan
St. Matthew Island
Alaskan
Samut
Vladimir Artemov
Gibson Directors Elected to Chamber of Commerce Leadership
Clifford Gibson elected president of the Chamber of Commerce at Monday night meeting in chamber offices. He succeeds Hans Herold, named chairman of the executive board after the annual meeting February 8. John Barr named vice president and Charles Esslinger treasurer. Cindy Neely hired as secretary. All votes were unanimous.
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Hans Herold
Chamber of Commerce
Orozco
Clifford Gibson
Chamber
Gibson
John Barr
Charles Esslinger
Cindy Neely
Area forecast turns colder with northerly winds
Increasing cloudiness tonight and a sharp cooldown with wind shifting to the north at 15 to 25 mph. Wednesday will be partly cloudy and colder with a low in the upper 20s and a high in the upper 30s to low 40s. Precipitation probability around 10 percent.
City Officials Present Side On Minority Hiring
Mayor Vesta Lightfoot defends city efforts to assist minority groups while noting hiring is coordinated by City Manager Kenneth Sanborn. Sanborn says no minority complaints exist and outlines the city hiring process, including union rules and departmental screening. He invites residents to raise problems and solutions at commission meetings.
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Orozco
Dis City
Vesta Lightfoot
Lightfoot
Kenneth Sanborn
Ex-con Ottaviani scales Colosseum ledge for license
Dante Ottaviani, 27, perched a week on a Colosseum ledge in Rome after fighting City Hall for a street vendor license. Firemen helped him down after approval. He vowed to support his wife and child honestly and recover in San Giovanni Hospital.
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Rome
Dante Ottaviani
City Hall
Colosseum
Ottaviani
San Giovanni Hospital
Docking appoints Dolph C. Simons Jr as Kansas Regional Progress chairman
Gov. Robert Docking announced Dolph C. Simons Jr., president of the World Co. of Lawrence, as chairman of the Kansas Center for Regional Progress. The center aims to help local communities plan and implement development projects.
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Topeka
Kan
Robert Docking
Dolph C. Simons Jr
the World Co
Lawrence
Kansas Center For Regional Progress
Docking
Smuggling Charges Against 23 Men Over Heroin Haul
Twenty three men mostly French citizens face smuggling charges after 1500 pounds of heroin were moved into the United States. French American cooperation led to 16 arrests. five in the U S, ten in France, one in Canada. Authorities estimate wholesale heroin value at $8 million and street value between $200 million and $300 million.
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New York
United States
France
Canada
Abzug Calls for Nixon Censure Over Indochina Withdrawal Date
Rep Bella S Abzug urged Congress to censure President Nixon for failing to set a withdrawal date from Indochina. She said Nixon flouts the 1971 policy law during a news conference prepared statement in Washington.
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Washington
Bella S. Abzug
D-N.y
Congress
Nixon
Indochina
United States
Fire destroys boats at Port Arrowhead Marina
A fire at Port Arrowhead Marina in Lake Ozark Missouri destroyed several boat storage buildings and about 40 boats. The blaze was discovered at 7 a.m., spread quickly, and was under control in about two hours. Cause is not yet known.
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Lake Ozark, Mo
Port Arrowhead
Highway Patrol
Cleaver Resigns Panthers Post in Algiers for Guerilla Ties
Eldridge Cleaver steps down as head of the International section of the Black Panther Party in Algiers and takes new duties with the Revolutionary People’s Communication Network. Pete O’Neil, founder of the Kansas City Panthers, assumed Cleaver’s leadership role on Monday, according to Denise Oliver.
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New York
Eldridge Cleaver
Black Panther Party
Algiers
Revolutionary People’s Communication Network
Pete O’neil
Kansas City, Mo
The
Panthers
Cleaver
Denise Oliver
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Civil Rights Commission
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Associated Press
Bob Pennington
George McCune
Winfield Chamber
Steve Kinney
Washington, D.C
Sanborn
Bob Bunting
Bunting
League of Kansas Municipalities
Hall
Progress Chairman
Topeka, Kan
Kansas
Kansas House
Kansas Bar Association
Chipmunk
Beverly Bills
Calif
Ross Bagdasarian
Bagdasarian
David Seville
William Saroyan
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