Murder Attempt Charge Filed Against Chanute Man
Harry Aikins, 56, Chanute, charged with attempted first degree murder in an attack on Neosho County Attorney Raymond W. Radford. Bond set at $20,000. preliminary hearing scheduled Friday. Also charged with illegal possession of a firearm. Investigation continues with local police, sheriff, KBI, and Highway Patrol assisting.
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Harry Aikins
Chanute
Neosho County
Raymond W. Radford
Aikins
Richard Ashley
John White
Radford
George Donaldson
Atkins
Kansas Bureau of Investigation
Highway Patrol
Lige Matlock
David Kern
Topeka
Traffic Slows as Snow Creates Icy Streets Across Southeast Kansas
Icy streets and slick conditions from light snow freezing drizzle and sleet slowed traffic in Chanute and across southeast Kansas. Police reported several non injury crashes including a collision between Police Chief Lige Matlock and Gerald Lewis on Santa Fe Street.
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Highway Patrol
Kansas
Lige Matlock
S. Grant
Matlock
Santa Fe
Gerald Lewis
Coffeyville
Lewis
3Rd Street
State Weather Braces for Winter Bite and Travel Warnings
Area forecast warns of cold with mixed snow sleet and freezing drizzle this afternoon tonight and Friday. Lows zero to 10 above and high in the teens Friday with 40 percent precipitation chances. Snow freezing drizzle and bitter cold expected statewide with freezing rain warnings in the southeast.
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Topeka
Kan
Kansas
Rafters Delay for Kansas Guard Neosho River Trip
Kansas National Guard rafting exercise on the Neosho River near Chanute is postponed to Saturday February 5 due to weather. The Chanute unit will run 16 men on two rafts for a 100 mile trip to test winter equipment and aid recruitment.
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Kansas National Guard
Neosho River
Iola
Darrell Summers
Chanute
Kunstler barred from KU civil case courtroom in Kan
U S District Judge George Templar refused to allow William Kunstler to present GLF arguments at the University of Kansas civil case seeking recognition as a student fee funded organization. Kunstler condemned the ruling and said it was unconstitutional. Three deputy marshals watched as the dispute grew heated.
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Peka
Kan
Uss
George Templar
William Kunstler
Gay Liberation Front
University of Kansas
GLF
Templar
Kunstler
Jack Klinknett
Lawrence
State land sought for Chanute senior high school site
Chanute district seeks state land 33.67 acres for a future senior high school on the north side of 7th Street near the TB hospital. Superintendent Bu ford Fisher notes no word from State Rep. Fred Harris about a Ways and Means Social Welfare committee meeting to authorize the transfer.
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Fred Harris
Chanute
House
Ways and Means and Social Welfare
7Th Street
Kansas Tuberculosis Hospital
Fisher
Board of Education
Wilbur Thompson
Stans Out Peterson In as Commerce Chief
President Nixon announced the resignation of Commerce Secretary Maurice Stans and named Peter G. Peterson, his current international economic policy adviser, as successor. Stans leaves to work on Nixon's re election campaign, similar to 1968. Nixon said he will stay out of partisan politics until after the Republican National Convention.
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Washington
Nixon
Maurice Stans
Peter G. Peterson
Stans
Joblessness Names as Great Economic Enemy
President Nixon told Congress unemployment and inflation are the two chief economic threats and he pledged a determined effort to defeat both. He described joblessness as the great enemy facing the nation and indicated a program to curb unemployment and rising prices.
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Washington
Nixon
Congress
Parson's small juries eyed as lite by court
Parsons Kansas officials endorse six member juries for district court trials saying they save time money and labor. Judges and lawyers cite quicker deliberations and lower costs while noting felony cases should still use twelve jurors. The report follows political signals on economic policy.
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Associated Press
Parsons, Kan
Parsons
Hal C. Hyler
Labette County
Charles F. Forsyth
Erie
Frank F. Hornbeck
Hyler
Intercepted Letter Describes GLF Recognition Progress
An intercepted letter notes the GLF is gaining recognition, though not necessarily in the form it desires. The brief hints at strategic or political implications without detailing concrete actions or outcomes.
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GLF
El Reno Police Seize Large Slot Machine Haul
El Reno Oklahoma police confiscated two semi-trailer truckloads and five pickup loads of slot machines and gambling gear from a warehouse in one of the state s largest seizures. Assistant District Attorney John Howard called it possibly the biggest in state history. Valued over 100000 dollars. An El Reno man named Joe Brinkley was released on a 500 dollar bond after being charged with possession of slot machines.
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EL Reno
Okla
John Howard
Joe Brinkley
Hoover to Leave FBI After November Election Report
Chicago Tribune, citing administration sources, says J. Edgar Hoover will be dismissed or reassigned after the November presidential election. Washington dispatch notes Hoover may resign or move to a chairman of the board style role within the FBI.
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Chicago
The
Chicago Tribune
J. Edgar Hoover
FBI
Washington Dispatch
Glen Elsasser
Hoover
Jury selection proceeds in Kissinger kidnap plot case
In Harrisburg nine more persons chosen as possible jurors for the conspiracy trial of Rev. Philip Berrigan and six co defendants. Five potential jurors were dismissed for cause as Judge R Dixon Herman presided. A panel of 46 potential jurors will be narrowed to 12 jurors and six alternates under a pretrial agreement.
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Harrisburg
Philip Berrigan
Henry A. Kissinger
U.S. District Court
R. Dixon Herman
Hijacker Slain After Mohawk Flight Seizure
Heinrich von George, 45, an unemployed father of seven from Brockton Massachusetts hijacked a Mohawk Airlines jet from Albany to New York City. He was shot by the FBI after receiving a $200000 ransom and parachutes. The weapon was a starter pistol and the bomb a pair of water filled canteens wrapped in blankets.
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Poughkeepsie
N.Y
FBI
Heinrich von George
Brockton
Mass
Mohawk Airlines
New York City
Secretary Rogers says North Vietnam seeks Communist government in South Vietnam
Secretary of State William P. Rogers states North Vietnam demands a Communist government for South Vietnam and says the demand cannot be accepted. He notes Paris peace talks envoys have not rejected Nixon eight point plan and expresses cautious optimism for a negotiated settlement.
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Washington
William P. Rogers
North Vietnam
South Vietnam
Rogers
Paris
Nixon
FTC Eyes Griping Time to Save Viewers from Ads
FCC Chairman Miles W. Kirkpatrick said guidelines are being studied to allow viewers to vent at commercials by granting prime air time to those who gripe about products, a plan discussed with a consumer group.
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Washington
Federal Trade Commission
Miles W. Kirkpatrick
Kansas House Rejects Immediate Abortion Debate Vote
The Kansas House voted 60 to 39 against immediate consideration of the abortion issue. Rep. Frank McMaster urged fast action to pursue a bill aimed at repealing the liberalized abortion law.
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Topeka
Kan
Kansas House Today
House
Frank McMaster
Wichita
McMaster
Mahalia Jackson Dies at 59 in Chicago Hospital
Gospel singer Mahalia Jackson died today in a Chicago hospital from a heart seizure. The renowned recording artist performed worldwide and became a major figure in gospel music.
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Chicago
Mahalia Jackson
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