Judge Suspends Aikins Sentence in Erie Court
Harry Aikins, 56, of Chanute, received a suspended sentence after pleading guilty to aggravated battery for striking County Attorney Ray Radford with a pipe wrench in January. Judge Don Musser set a three to twenty year term, suspended for three years, with Interstate Parole Compact oversight to Texas if he relocates for work.
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Harry Aikins
Chanute
Don Musser
Erie
Aikins
Ray Radford
Osawatomie State Hospital
Musser
Texas
John White
Kansas
35th Street Improvement Completed
The 35th Street road improvement by Neosho County and City of Chanute opened to traffic. The project extends from US 169 at Santa Fe Park south to the Santa Fe railroad, serving the park and Safari Golf Course plus Safari Industrial Park. The blacktopped roadway is 60 feet wide on a 120 foot right of way.
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35Th Street
Neosho County
Two Wrecks North of Humboldt Injure Two
Two people were injured in separate accidents about a mile north of Humboldt on US 169 within 16 hours. Robert L. Pullman 23 Iola was listed in critical condition at the University of Kansas Medical Center after colliding on a northbound 1971 Yamaha motorcycle with Ernest Eggers 56 of rural Yates Center driving a 1960 Willys pickup. Calvin J Kohlenberg Belle Vue Iowa was described as in satisfactory condition at Allen County Hospital after a 1971 Pontiac left the road swerved to miss an object and overturned.
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Humboldt
Robert L. Pullman
Calvin J. Kohlenberg
Bellevue
Iowa
Allen County Hospital
Ernest Eggers
Yates Center
Willys
Pollman
Allen County
Kohlenberg
Weather summary and temperatures for today and coming days
Today's 1 p m temperatures show 78 high and 58 low with yesterday at 78 and 49. Year ago 93 and 73. High 109 and low 52 records. Humidity 54 and barometer 29.71. Sunrise 6 07 Sunset 8 46. Area forecast calls for partly cloudy skies and warmer conditions with southerly winds 10 to 20 mph. Isolated thunder showers tonight and tomorrow.
Labor Position Uncertain In Convention and Election
Washington AP AFL CIO president George Meany aims to block McGovern at the Democratic National Convention. Union leaders debate neutrality and unity risks, with Meany and strategist Al Barkan rallying presidents to sway delegates on ballots. COPE notes past impact in 1968.
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Washington
Aflcio
George Meany
George McGovern
Meany
al Barkan
McGovern
Barkan
Jerry Wurf
Afl-Cio American Federation of
Sen
Supreme Court
Resurrected Whigs Choose Fillmore to Head Ticket
The Resurrected Whig Party nominates Millard Fillmore for president with Robert E. Lee Moxley as vice president after about 15 delegates acclaimed Fillmore at a park convention in Baltimore. The group mocks modern politics while proposing a 1853 wage roll back and curbs on school funding tied to transportation.
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Fillmore
Baltimore
Whigs
Millard Fillmore
Robert E. Lee Moxley
Jeffrey Amdur
Whig Party
Students’ Committee For
White House
Zachary Taylor
Amdur
Cochairman
Moxley
James A. Seidel
Frostburg (Md.) State College
Deluge Of Junk Mail Hits Two Area Postal Patrons
Neodesha and Cherryvale post offices sorted thousands of circulars addressed to single residents. In Cherryvale the occupant at 206 N Depot, Carl A Finley, received many pieces while Neodesha resident Claude Kounter at 906 Granby faced 1350 circulars. Officials blamed a computer error and pleaded for ignoring the addresses.
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Neodesha
Cherryvale
N. Depot
Carl A. Finley
Claude Kounter
Granby
Meat Leads Overall Rise In Wholesale Price Level
The Labor Department reports June wholesale prices rose five tenths of one percent led by livestock and meat. Unemployment fell to 5.5 percent, paced by seasonal hiring, while total jobless rose 1.1 million as students sought work.
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Washington
Labor Department
Department
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Intercepted Letter Dear Cha: McDermott Court Freedom
An intercepted letter argues that if McDermott can be taken to court as a free agent he should be allowed to run free without restraint. The fragment reflects a debate on legal limits and personal liberty.
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McDermott
Weather Warfare Used in Vietnam
CIA rainmaking experiments over the Ho Chi Minh trail in Laos were reportedly conducted with indifferent results. Defense Secretary Laird denied any weather modification programs over North Vietnam, while acknowledging past drought-relief projects. lawmakers and scientists have long debated environmental warfare.
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Washington
Central Intelligence Agency
Ho Chi Minh Trail
Laos
CIA
U.S
North Vietnam
South Vietnam
Cambodia
Air Force
Defense
Melvin R. Laird
Congress
United States
William F. Raborn
U.S. Naval Institute Proceedings
Raborn
Laird
Texas
Philippines
Mayor Wheeler’s dog McDermott Convicted in City Court
McDermott the Yorkshire Terrier owned by Kansas City Mayor Charles B Wheeler was found guilty in municipal court of running loose. Judge Ralph Smith imposed a ten dollar fine after the dog had been cited June 11 by an animal control officer, with representation by city legal adviser Robert Goodman.
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Kansas City
Charles B. Wheeler
McDermott
Ralph Smith
Robert Goodman
City Animal Control
Zumwalt Rebuffs Soviet Cuban Demand on Guantanamo
Admiral Elmo Zumwalt Jr remarks in Norfolk that the United States will not withdraw from Guantanamo Bay. The reaction comes as the USSR and Cuba issue a lengthy communique demanding U S departure amid Fidel Castro’s visit to the Soviet Union.
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Norfolk, Va
Elmo R. Zumwalt Jr
United States
Guantanamo Bay
Cuba
Fidel Castro
Soviet Union
Burglars Steal Firearms From Sapulpa Armory
Burglars broke into the Oklahoma National Guard Armory in Sapulpa and took a large quantity of firearms including 31 automatic rifles. An audit was begun to determine the total loss as military officials investigated. A guard spokesman said the arms room was highly secure and special tools were likely used.
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Sapulpa, Okla
Oklahoma National Guard
Fischer loses draw as Spassky gains first move in world chess match
In Reykjavik Bobby Fischer forfeited the draw giving Boris Spassky the first move. The world championship match, long delayed by site disputes prize money and personal tensions, will begin next Tuesday.
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Reykjavik
Iceland
Bobby Fischer
Boris Spassky
AWOL Soldier Hijacks PSA Jet Demands Ransom
Francis Goodell, 21, of Manassas Vermont, AWOL two days from the Army, seized a Pacific Southwest Airlines jet at 1,000 miles of flight inside California, demanding 450000 dollars to aid groups in the Mideast crisis, then surrendered at Oakland International Airport to a law officer. The hijacking marked the second PSA incident in two days.
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Oakland
Calif
Pacific Southwest Airlines
California
Air Pirate
Oakland International Airport
FBI
Francis Goodell
Manassas
PSA
Justices Poll McGovern Delegates Ruling At Supreme Court
The Supreme Court considered whether to convene a rare special session to review an appellate ruling returning 151 California Democratic delegates to George McGovern after a Credentials Committee fight. Chief Justice Burger delayed action while polling eight vacationing justices.
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McGovern
California
Warren E. Burger
Wallace leaves hospital for southward journey
George C. Wallace ends 54 days of hospitalization in Silver Spring Maryland and thanks supporters who saved his life. He declares he feels good and prepares for a motorcade to Andrews Air Force Base for a flight to Alabama and Miami Beach to resume his governorship and campaign trail.
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Silver Spring
George C. Wallace
Alabama
Miami Beach
Andrews Air Force Base
Air Force Hospital
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