Checks Mailed to Kansans in Drug Antitrust Settlement
Kansas households receive nearly 1.8 million dollars in refunds from five drug manufacturers as part of the 1954 to 1966 overcharge settlement. Attorney General Curt Schneider notes this marks the final phase of Operation Moneyback, with 56,120 Kansans approved for payment from 63,268 claims.
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Topeka, Kan
Schneider
Kansas
California
Hawaii
Oregon
Utah
Washington
North Carolina
U.S. District Court
Miles Lord
Minneapolis
Apollo crews fix valve and suit leak ahead of July rendezvous
Technicians replaced a faulty valve on the Saturn 1B at Cape Canaveral and stopped a leak in Vance Brand’s spacesuit by inserting a plastic tube between zipper seals. Brand, Stafford, and Slayton prepared at Johnson Space Center to review mission rules for the Apollo Soyuz rendezvous set for July 15 hosting Leonov and Kubasov from Baikonur.
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Cape Canaveral
Fla
UPI
Apollo
Vance Brand
Brand
Thomas Stafford
Donald ‘‘Deke’’ Slayton
Johnson Space Center
Houston
Space Agency
Stafford
Alexei Leonov
Valeri Kubasov
Baikonur
Weather Area Forecast Clear to partly cloudy and hot
Forecast calls for clear to partly cloudy skies and continued heat through Tuesday. Scattered afternoon and nighttime thunderstorms are possible. Highs today and Tuesday reach the 90s with overnight lows in the upper 60s.
Ford proposes gasoline tax split to states and general fund
President Ford urged Congress to allocate 25 percent of federal gasoline tax receipts to states and 50 percent to the general treasury. The remaining 25 percent would stay in the Highway Trust Fund to complete major interstate links, with states and cities handling its use. White House aides said the plan would total about $1 billion yearly for state transportation needs.
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Washington
UPI
Ford
Congress
General Treasury
Highway Trust Fund
Trust
White House
Treasuries
Robert Bennett
Kansas
Nixon seeks privacy for presidential materials and tapes
In a 22 page affidavit Nixon argues state secrecy protects his White House records and tapes. He recalls writing to Vietnam families and keeping a candid diary while in seclusion at San Clemente California. He contends confidentiality preserves blunt advice essential to policy decisions including opening to China and relations with Russia.
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Washington
UPI
Richard Nixon
Vietnam
Nixon
U.S
San Clemente
Calif
White House
Congress
Intercepted Letter Proposes Gas Tax Payout Plan
A cryptic intercepted letter suggests routing gas tax revenue closer to residents by directing funds into local pockets. The note argues for reallocating tax receipts to benefit local communities and individuals directly.
Israel Attacks Lebanon Bases After Jerusalem Bombing
Israeli planes, gunboats, and artillery hit Palestinian guerrilla bases south of Rashidiyeh and near Tyre in retaliation for a Jerusalem bombing that killed 14. Beirut reports 13 dead and 37 wounded, including a woman and two children. Israeli commandos struck houses and a jeep. clashes followed amid diplomacy on Sinai peace talks.
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United Press International
Lebanon
Jerusalem
Beirut
Israel
Rashidiyeh
Sinai
Simcha Dinitz
Washington
Henry A. Kissinger
Tyre
Holy
King David
Mira Berger
Barghouliyeh
Dahr Maaroud
Bicentennial half dollar debuts with Independence Hall design
Beginning today the 50 cent piece features Independence Hall on the reverse replacing the American Eagle. The Jefferson profile remains on the obverse though the date reads 1776 1976. Coins follow the same size weight and copper-nickel composition and are aimed at both circulation and collector demand.
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Washington
UPI
Mint
Congress
Independence Hall
Federal Reserve Board
John Kennedy
Eisenhower
Mary Brooks
Tragic heat deaths as two children die in locked car
In Wichita a 5 year old girl Veronica Crockett and her 22 month old brother Melvin died after being left in a sealed parked car with a window open one inch. Their mother Connie Crockett 22 faces possible charges after autopsy showed brain damage from a 106 degree heat. A 3 year old girl Stepanie Crockett survived after hospital treatment. Police say duration in car unknown and a passerby alerted emergency services.
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Wichita, Kan
UPI
Jim Carter
Sedgwick County
Veronica Crockett
Melvin
St. Francis Hospital
Stepanie Crockett
Connie Crockett
Carter
L.P.N
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Chanute
American Cyanamid
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Upjohn
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Ron Evans
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Russia
Middle East
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Ann Moore
Bourgouliyeh
Tel Aviv
Nahariya
Rosh Hanikra
Adamit
Kfar Yuval
Kfar Chouba
Rachidiyeh
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