Marine mixup prompts re enlistment appeal in Quincy Calif
Railroad engineer Maurice Story received a Marine Corps letter urging reenlistment before his draft lottery. He is a 11 child father turning 52 in April. A Reno Marine sergeant apologized for the mixup, saying a new office staffer caused the error. Story had briefly served in World War II with a medical discharge.
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Quincy
Calif
Maurice Story
Marine Corps
Story
Reno
Nev
Tax Loophole Found In State Sales Tax System
TOPEKA AP The Senate Assessment and Taxation Committee identified a loophole in the sales tax law unused by the two year study. Sen Frank Hodge said auctions and farm equipment purchases may escape tax, prompting possible further inquiry by the committee.
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Topeka
Senate Assessment and Taxation Committee
Joint Legislative Committee
Frank Hodge
R-Hutchinson
Jack Janssen
D-Lyons
Hodge
Weather satellite TIROS M launches from Vandenberg
The 682 pound TIROS M weather satellite lifted from the Western Test Range into a near polar orbit about 909 miles high. It will televise day and night cloud cover and view every earth region at least once each day.
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Vandenberg Air Force Base
Calif
Space Agency
Conrad Crackup Near Pole During World Flight Attempt
Veteran pilot Max Conrad crashlanded his twin engine Piper Aztec at the South Pole after takeoff for Chile. The 67 year old from Winona Minnesota escaped injury, though the aircraft sustained propeller and wing damage. His bid to circle the globe via both poles remains uncertain after last year’s failed attempt.
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Christchurch
New Zealand
Max Conrad
South Pole
Chile
Antarctic
Operation
Deep Freeze
Conrad
Winona
Minn
Four Panthers Found Guilty In KC Police Interference Case
Four Black Panthers Pete O Neall Tommy Robinson John Jacobs and Edward Rollins were found guilty of interfering with police in performance of duty and sentenced to 90 days each at the Municipal Farm. They planned to appeal the Municipal Court verdict. The charges trace to a fight outside Police Chief C M Kelley’s office on December 5 after Panthers were denied entry to a press conference.
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Kansas City
Black Panthers
Pete O’neal
Tommy Robinson
John Jacobs
Edward Rollins
C. M. Kelley
Panthers
Growing Wheat Stockpile Reaches New High
The Agriculture Department reports 1.527 billion bushels of U S wheat stored on January 1, the highest since 1964. Lagging exports and three bumper crops drive the buildup, with farm storage at a record 608 million bushels, up about 5 percent from a year earlier.
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Washington
United States
Agriculture Department
Crop Reporting Board
Penal Union Could Be Formed In Kansas State Prisons
Atty. Gen. Kent Frizzell ruled that state penal institutions may organize a labor union but the Penal Director Robert Woodson is not required to recognize it. Recognition could be for limited purposes only and the director cannot contract or settle grievances in Civil Service areas or those governed by state law such as compensation tenure and working conditions.
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Topeka
Atty
Kent Frizzell
Robert N. Woodson
Frizzell
Recreation surge at Tulsa District reservoirs reaches 29.3 million
Army Corps of Engineers Tulsa District reports 29.3 million visitors to 21 reservoirs last year, up 3.4 million from 1968. New totals include Marion Kansas with 680,400 and Broken Bow Oklahoma with 590,900, alongside Council Grove and John Redmond figures and other Kansas sites.
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Tulsa
Kansas
Army Corps of Engineers
Marion
Broken Bow
Oklahoma
Council Grove
John Redmond
Elk City
Fall River
Toronto
Tax Opposition By City Utilities
Kan sas Association of Municipal Utilities members meet to oppose ad valorem taxes and a 2 percent gross receipts tax on municipally owned utilities. Fred Diehl cites a 196? Kent Frizzell ruling banning ad valorem levies. Directors oppose taxing one government unit by another and fear reduced funds for tax supported services. A plan to mobilize elected city officials is noted.
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Terry Murphy
The
Tribune
McPherson —Chanute
Kansas Association of Municipal Utilities
Fred Diehl
Kent Frizzell
Kansas
Hodge
Topeka
Drug Law Softening Advocated in Public Forum
Dr. Gilbert M. Shimmel and Dr. Frank Ochberg urged studying marijuana effects before legalization, while favoring softened penalties. They spoke to about 300 at UMKC on drug addiction, noting varying state laws and the non-narcotic nature of marijuana with possible psychological dependence. Lt. Gov. Morris defended existing Missouri law, opposing drug peddling and permissiveness until proof of danger or safety is established.
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Gilbert M. Shimmel
Columbia University
Frank Ochberg
The
National Institute of Mental Health
University of Missouri- Kansas City
Ochberg
William S. Morris
Missouri
Morris
Kansas House ends week with 22 bills in play
The 60 day 1970 session closes week two as 22 bills are introduced with Monday return for more introductions. Committees will handle new bills starting Tuesday.
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Topeka
Kansas House
Labor and Industry Committee
Jess Taylor
R-Tribune
Education Committee
State Board of Education
Marketing Key To Hog Production Profit In Neosho County
Erie Don Sailors of Neosho County leads a 50 hog weekly delivery to Pittsburg packers with No 1 grade premium. He runs about 1,500 hogs annually, farms 125 acres timber lots for finishing, grows two thirds of his grain, and serves in state and county swine groups while keeping costs low.
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Erie
Don Sailors
Neosho County Swine Improvement Group
Pittsburg
Sailors
William Sailors
Don
Neosho County
Kansas
York
Hamp
Duroe
National
Hog Farmer Magazine
Kansas Park Queen
Eric
Kansas Swine Improvement Association
Cattle Prices Rise in Chicago Market Week End Jan 15
Agriculture Department reports mid-January cattle prices above year-ago levels and weights up from early 1969. All grades of slaughter steers averaged 29.30 dollars per hundredweight, vs 28.97 a year earlier, with average weight 1,196 pounds versus 1,147 pounds.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Consumer and Marketing Service
Chicago
Florida Governor appeals school desegregation ruling to Supreme Court
Washington AP report says Gov. Claude Kirk of Florida appealed to the U S Supreme Court seeking national standards to govern public school desegregation across all fifty states. The move aims to uniform desegregation policy nationwide.
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Claude Kirk
Florida
Supreme Court For National Standards
Transit Delays Hamper Nigerian Aid Efforts
In Port Harcourt relief workers complain there are not enough trucks to move food to war refugees as Gowan defends relief progress. The government raises relief funds to 45 million dollars while restricting mercenaries and arresting clergy. observers report army morale and desertion issues following the Biafra end.
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Port Harcourt
Nigeria
Radio Nigeria
International Observer
Biafra
Guard
Lagos
Yakubu Gowon
Gowon
John Aggey
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