House to Act On Lyons Nuclear Waste Project
The House will consider next week a bill authorizing 3.5 million dollars for a national nuclear waste repository at Lyons Kansas. The Senate-House Atomic Energy Committee backs the amount, including 1.85 million for operating research and development.
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Lyons
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Counties split on juvenile home plan in southeast Kansas
Four counties approve and four reject a nine county proposal for a juvenile detention center with Bourbon undecided. The See-Kan RC&D tolls a $550000 Parsons facility, $100000 annual costs, and plans for potential smaller scales with shared funding and federal support.
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Erie
Bourbon County
Jim Gaskell
Rc&d
Fort Scott
Bourbon
Gaskell
See-Kan Rc&d
Parsons
Hospitals considers three possible uses for Southeast Kansas Tuberculosis Hospital
The Division of Institutional Management weighs options for the Southeast Kansas Tuberculosis Hospital including a juvenile detention center an alcoholism treatment hospital and a facility for retarded children The plan would require health department review to ensure compatibility with tuberculosis care and legislative approval The facility currently operates at just over half capacity and officials emphasize the TB program will be maintained while discussions continue with legislative committees
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State Department of Social Welfare
Robert Haines
The
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Haines
State Department of Health
Health Department
Kenneth Keller
Keller
Winfield
Two Drivers Injured In Separate US169 Crashes
Two drivers were injured in separate crashes north and south of here on Thursday night. Lawrence E. Hunt Jr. 17 of Humboldt was admitted to Neosho Memorial Hospital while Ruby L. McKay 66 of Nowata Okla was treated and released. Hunt lost control southbound on US169 and overturned near mile marker two. McKay's southbound car collided with Leland R. Seibert’s 67 Pittsburg vehicle at the junction of US169 and K47 north of Thayer.
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Highway Patrol
Lawrence E. Hunt Jr
Humboldt
Neosho Memorial Hospital
Ruby L. McKay
Nowata
Okla
Hunt
McKay
Leland R. Seibert
Pittsburg
Thayer
Seibert
Intercepted Letter Dear Cha In City Hall Tangles
An intercepted letter titled Dear Cha hints at batty events in city halls and the trapped feeling that accompanies them, reflecting civic intrigue and unease in the urban setting.
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Cha
Nixon shifts peace offensive reading changes
US officials note a surprise shift in the latest peace offensive from Vietnamese Communist leaders. The United States handed over its last base along the DMZ to South Vietnam, yet kept some artillerymen and advisers.
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Washington
Saigon
United States
Demilitarized Zone
Earthquake Strikes Central Chile Killing 63 Injuring 461
A severe quake rocked central Chile in the night, with 63 dead and 461 injured reported by the government. Valparaiso, a hard hit port, counted 25 dead and about 300 injuries as landslides isolated many communities and information remained sketchy. The tremor also reached Argentina but caused no major casualties there.
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Chile
Valparaiso
Pacific
Argentina
Andes
Bat found in city hall during building opening
A bat was found in a fluorescent light fixture by a janitor when the Memorial building opened. Fire Chief John Erickson captured the bat with a fish net and transported it to the biology department of Neosho County Community Junior College for preservation in a formaldehyde jar.
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Memorial Building
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Neosho County Community
Reynolds Shultz takes helm of Kansas Economic Development Commission
Lt. Gov. Reynolds Shultz assumed chairmanship of the Kansas Economic Development Commission, vows to boost aggression in attracting industry. He leads the 10-member panel created by the 1971 legislature after Gov. Docking vetoed a bill naming the lieutenant governor head of the commission.
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Kan
Reynolds Shultz
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Shultz
Robert Docking
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Fitzsimmons elected president of world’s largest labor union
Frank E. Fitzsimmons won a five year term as president by acclamation after his only opponent Theodore Daley withdrew at the roll call. The vote took place in Miami Beach amid an Official Ballot process.
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Miami Beach
Fla
Frank EE. _ Fitzsimmons
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Fitzsimmons
Theodore Daley
Yonkers
N.Y
Road Work Order Issued for Neosho County Project
The State Highway Commission announced a four mile road improvement project southeast of Thayer Neosho County funded by county and state highway taxes. Nelson Bros. of LaHarpe won the bid at 86753 dollars with George Remsberg as resident engineer and Charles Ingles as county engineer. Area forecast: partly cloudy warm humid through Saturday with a shower chance and southerly winds. Low tonight in 70s high Saturday near 95 with 20 percent tonight 10 percent Saturday.
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Thayer
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Nelson Bros
LaHarpe
George Remsberg
Fredonia
Charles Ingles
Erie
Pentagon reorganizes unified command structure
The Pentagon reverses plans to strip the Joint Chiefs of Staff of operational functions and creates a Readiness Command at MacDill Air Force Base. The change preserves civilian control while abolishing Strike Command and falls short of three proposed joint force super commands.
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Strike Command
MacDill Air Force
Fla
Readiness Command
JCS
Arkansas family builds river barge for Keystone voyage
The Phillip L. Griesel family from Arkansas City Kansas planned to reach Lake Keystone today aboard a home built Sooner Belle barge. The six member family includes nine people and seven children aged 2 to 7. The 20 by eight by two foot craft uses sheet metal with a corrugated roof and air tanks for buoyancy. They camp along the Arkansas River and will tow the vessel home by trailer after spending days at Keystone.
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Tulsa
Okla
Phillip L. Griesel
Arkansas City
Kan
Lake Keystone
Griesel
Arkansas River
Keystone
Kansans face welfare costs amid job downturn
Topeka AP reports Kansas Board of Social Welfare chair William C. Graham notes welfare’s fiscal burden on the state budget and links rising caseload to national economic slowdown and unemployment pictures in Kansas. In other AP briefings, two Brinks guards were wounded in a $142,000 payday robbery at New York City Municipal Building, with suspects fleeing over the Brooklyn Bridge. In Partridge, six people were jailed on drug charges during a Reno County raid on the Rock Festival, as sheriff officials closed the event early amid 2,000 to 3,000 attendees.
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William C. Graham
Kansas Board of Social Welfare
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New York
Brinks
Brooklyn Bridge
Partridge, Kan
Reno County
Reno
Jack Price
Hutchinson
Charles Heiderbrecht
Trail ends parade route after Santa Fe Trail mule trek
The Santa Fe Trail pack mule train reached the eastern terminus and will stage several more Kansas City area parades before disbanding. Departing Santa Fe June 27 to mark the trail’s 150th anniversary, the convoy of 45 people, 47 mules and 14 horses covered 760 miles along U.S. Highway 56. Parades were held in Gardner and Olathe with plans for Merriam, Gardner, and Shawnee events before dissolution. Also reported Jim Morrison of The Doors died in Paris and was buried in Pere Lachaise Cemetery.
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Kansas City
Santa Fe
N.M
Gardner
Olathe
Merriam
Shawnee
Wholesale price rise slows to four tenths in June
The Labor Department reports the wholesale price index rose four tenths of a percent in June, matching May's increase. The seasonally adjusted figure shows the same pace, offering evidence that inflation may be slackening and supporting the Nixon administration's stance.
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