Ex-CIA contact claims Butterfield tied to White House taps
Retired Col Fletcher Prouty says former aide Alexander Butterfield was a CIA contact man in the White House but denies Butterfield spied for the agency. He cites Haig as a CIA contact in the Army 1962 63 and notes CIA use of contact men across agencies. Butterfield unavailable. wife denies CIA ties. The Watergate tape revelation triggered Nixon’s resignation amid White House CIA infiltration claims denied by Nessen and Colby.
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Washington
UPI
Air Force
Fletcher Prouty
Alexander M. Butterfield
CIA
White House
Butterfield
Central Intelligence Agency
Prouty
Nixon
Alexander M. Haig
Richard M. Nixon
Army
al Haig
Haig
Henry A. Kissinger
House Armed Services Committee
Treasury Department
The
Internal Revenue Service
Defense Department
Alexander Butterfield
National League of Families
Indochina
National League of Families Organization
Federal Aviation Administration
Senate Watergate Committee
House Intelligence Committee
Ron Nessen
William E. Colby
Nessen
Colby
Kansas Power Light Wins Emergency Gas Rate Hike
The Kansas Corporation Commission approved a 1.8 million interim increase for Kansas Power & Light’s gas operations, citing an emergency condition as the rate of return fell to 4.71 percent on the rate base. The move, subject to refund, advances a 6.8 million total request with a full hearing set for October to reach a 6.87 percent return.
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Topeka, Kan
KPL
Widow says she's not bitter over Olson CIA death 22 years later
Mrs. Frank Olson and her three children spoke at a news conference in Frederick, noting her husband died in 1953 after a CIA LSD experiment. The family plans to sue the CIA for wrongful death, asserting unresolved grief and fear over top secret work.
Reward game at Santa Fe Park with Brendy the dog
Walter Aday of 1511 S Evergreen conducts a training session at Santa Fe Park teaching Brendy to retrieve objects from the water for his daughter. The exercise focuses on obedience and water retrieves in the park setting.
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Walter Aday
S. Evergreen
Brendy
Santa Fe Park
Aday
USD 413 Builds Repairs Under Facility Development Plan
The district reports ongoing physical improvements across buildings including Hutton Lincoln Murray Hill Royster Alcott and Roosevelt. Projects cover storage enclosures doors doors lighting ceilings paint restroom upgrades desk and shelf installations gym floor sealing and a new listening center with bond plans of 5.5 million to fund a new senior high and junior high industrial building by 1982.
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USD 413
John Grasso
Hutton School
Murray Hill School
Alcott School
Royster Junior High School
Paul Whitworth
Wayne McDaniel
Joe Newcomb
Royster
Trade
Roosevelt
Murray Hill
Hutton
Alcott
Army punishes guards over prison beatings at Leavenworth
The Army forced Capt. Larry E. McConnell to resign and reprimanded seven others over inmate beatings at the U S Disciplinary Barracks. McConnell faced four dereliction accusations and alleged cover up, while six more guards were charged after testimony from earlier cases.
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FT. Leavenworth
Kan
UPI
Army
U.S
Larry E. McConnell
McConnell
Steven Ruegnitz
Vietnam
Tulsa
Oklo
Henry R. Millikin
Ruegnitz
Milliken
Criminal Investigation Division
Soviet wheat deal to have little effect on U.S. prices
Agriculture Secretary Earl L. Butz told the Senate Agriculture Committee that the pending Soviet purchase of U S grain will have only a minimal impact on bread prices. He noted a record U S corn and grain crop this year could raise world food supplies and said private traders were in talks with Moscow about possible deals and that the Soviets would pay cash if they reenter the market.
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Washington
UPI
U.S
Earl L. Butz
Butz
Senate Agriculture Committee
Agriculture Department
Moscow
Area Forecast Delivers Mild Weekend with Tiny Thunder Risk
Clear to partly cloudy weather continues through Saturday with isolated storms tonight. Expect highs in the low to mid 80s and overnight lows around the upper 50s to low 60s. Winds from the north to northeast at 5 to 15 mph.
Bennett visits TB hospital surprise inspection tour
Gov. Robert F. Bennett arrived in Chanute to visit the Southeast Kansas Tuberculosis Hospital. He toured other state institutions with Sen. Dale Hudson and Rep. Fred Harris as an interim committee plans reviews of surplus state property. The surprise visit occurred two weeks before the committee's scheduled tour.
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Robert F. Bennett
Chanute
Kansas Tuberculosis Hospital
Bennett
Dale Hudson
Fred Harris
Suspicion Keeps Even Suspicious Items Under Scrutiny
The remark suggests that doubt extends to all items deemed dubious, indicating persistent caution in evaluating questionable content or leads.
Federal probe clears Kansas Highway Commission of wrongdoing
The Federal Highway Administration and the U S attorney general found no evidence of irregularities in state road projects. A May 18 1975 I 35 contract near Lebo was awarded to Beachner Brothers with Prairie State Construction as a sub, and bids were not improper.
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Topeka, Kan
Curt Schneider
Highway Commission
Robert Bennett
Beachner Brothers Construction Co
St. Paul
Kan
Interstate 35
Ottawa
Beachner
Lebo
Prairie State Construction Co
Wichita
Federal Highway Administration
Prairie State
George Serini
Special Inquiry Division
Attorney General's Office
Lawrence
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