Helicopter Visit Near Buffalo Sparks Charity Drive
John Carlson spotted an Army helicopter after noon last week. Captain Michael Herndon ran out of fuel en route from Fort Riley to San Antonio and asked for help at Chanute airport. Carlson refueled the craft and rode briefly before returning home. In Thayer, Thayer High School hosted a charity basketball night for Randy Osborn, a 15 year old heart surgery patient, raising over 350 for medical costs.
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Michael Herndon
Fort Riley
San Antonio
Capt. Herndon
Carlson
Martin Johnson
Chanute
Randy Osborn
Thayer High School
Kansas University Medical Center
Kansas City
Kan
Fred Osborn
Thayer
Oklahoma City
Ray York
Ray
Employe
Yorks
Galilean School
York
Springlike Day Brings Butterfly Visitor to Southland Home
C A Morris of West Twenty-First Street reports a bright mid afternoon when a yellow-winged butterfly with black polka dots rode a sunbeam into the room. He said it felt springlike in the southern part of town with a balmy chuckle.
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C. A. Morris
West Twenty-First Street
Morris
Woman Saves Boy From Icy Creek Near Independence
Mrs. May Gabrielessen leaped into a six foot deep creek near Independence to rescue David Borman who fell through the ice. She said the water was cold and there was nothing else to do and that there was no aid waiting on the bank.
Cornea Transplants Restore Sight for Two Kansas Women
A nurse from Augusta died in a south of Erie crash. Her eyes were rushed from Labette County Medical Center Parsons to KU Medical Center Kansas City for two cornea transplants. Recipients Mrs. W. M. Bennett Great Bend and Mrs. Lillian Lust Gardner each received a transplant and regained sight days after the operation. Parsons IOOF lodge provided the eye transport kit.
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Augusta
Erie
Labette County Medical Center
Parsons
Kansas University Medical Center
Kansas City
Kan
Tribune
The
Great Bend
K.U. Center
Sergeant Expresses Gratitude for Red Cross Sending Gift Bags
A note from Vietnam shows Senior Master Sergeant Bud Polhlopek thanking Mrs. Violet Harding and the Red Cross Gray Lady volunteers for gift-filled bags sent Sept 10 and received Dec 15. He references Erie Kansas origins and Crawford County ties, notes his upcoming 20 years of service, and urges continued support for troops.
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Violet Harding
Eric
Red Cross
Vietnam
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A single copy price of 10 cents is listed. The note reads as a brief display line likely from a newspaper issue. No broader context is provided.
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Hi Az Au Zee
District 413 Slashes Lunch Price to 20 Cents
Supt Buford Fisher announces price drop starting Monday as state aid rises to 20 cents per meal for every lunch served. District now expects 100 additional students to buy lunch daily, with 1 370 of 2 666 students already purchasing in December.
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Buford Fisher
June Kiddoo
Kiddoo
Unions near billion-dollar GE settlement during strike
The two largest unions in a three-month GE strike tentatively reach a billion-dollar deal with an 88 cent per hour raise over 40 months. The remaining 10 unions are expected to agree.
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New York
General Electric Co
Board’s Eye On Priorities For 1970 71 Budget
The District 413 board of education schedules a 7 p.m. meeting to set program priorities for the 1970 71 budget and consider potential program cuts if state aid is not maintained by the Legislature. Other items include a Southeast Kansas special education center, a district teacher training program, administrative salaries, hiring three new teachers, and summer driver education.
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District 413 Board of Education
Supt
Buford Fisher
Kansas
Weather forecast and temperatures for today and weekend
Today's 11 am high 46 with yesterday 50 and year ago 35. Relative humidity and barometer noted. Sunrise 7 27, sunset 5 44. FORECAST Clear to partly cloudy tonight and Sunday with a low 35 to 40 and a high near 60 on Sunday.
Bar Brag Echoes A Covid Era Self-Mocking Jibe
A witty bar exchange features a patron boasting about brain power versus bravado, highlighting a playful self deprecation amid casual banter. The remark underscores interpersonal humor in a social setting.
Unions Put Clamp On Rail Traffic
Four unions began a strike against Union Pacific at midnight prompting rail carriers to plan shutdowns. Penn Central and Norfolk and Western announced 10 pm EST cutoffs to halt passenger and freight service and close offices unless Union Pacific dispute ends. Industry spokesmen predicted a nationwide shutdown as pickets appeared in three Midwest cities.
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Washington
Union Pacific Railroad
Penn Central
Eastern
Seaboard
Philadelphia
Union Pacific
Roanoke
Norfolk and Western Railroad
Midwest
North Platte
Omaha
Neb
Council Bluffs
Iowa
John P. Hiltz Jr
Afl-Cio
Labor Department
Nixon
Secretary of Labor
George P. Shultz
Nixon Seeks Major Expansion of Missile Defense
President Nixon announced he will ask Congress to fund a major ABM expansion to create virtually infallible defense against nuclear blackmail from Red China within a decade. He warned North Vietnam, discussed arms to Israel, Mirage planes to Libya, and noted progress with Nigeria and Laos. He pledged details in about 30 days through Secretary Laird.
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Washington
Nixon
Congress
China
United States
U.S
Asia
North Vietnam
South Vietnam
Israel
Georges Pompidou
Libya
Laos
Senate
G. Harrold Carswell
Supreme Court
Congress Mondey
Defense
Melvin R. Laird
Pacific
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John Carlson
Buffalo
Jumpi’ Gym
Randy
Cnses
Brazilton
Crawford County
St. Paul
Walnut
Bud Polhlopek
Polhlopek
Royster Junior High
Fisher
News Digest
Baltimore
Spiro T. Agnew
Nixon Administration
Douglas Rogers
Nancy Hardin
National Presbyterian Church
Tallahassee
Fla
Florida
Claude Kirk Friday
Volusia
Manatee County
Manatee
Manila
Ferdinand Marcos
Redmond
Tulsa
John Redmond
Army Engineers
Neosho River
Burlington
Cha
Yours
Tion
Los Angeles
Rail
Santa Fe
Santa Fe Railroad
Topeka
Rick Harman
Charles Scanlan
Fredonia
Reuben Burkman
Sanlan
GOP
Fredonia Herald
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