Governor rejects humor in Kansas tourism satire
Gov. Robert Docking criticized a Wall Street Journal England satire on Kansas tourism saying many Kansans were offended. He highlighted attractions from the world's largest ball of twine to Mont Bleu ski hill and defended the state's qualities and people against the piece's jokes. Author Eric Morgenthaler noted, Docking argued Kansans have much to promote.
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Topeka
Kan
Robert Docking
Kansas
Wall Street Journal
Cawker City
Mont Bleu
Lawrence
Smith Center
Brewster M. Higley
Eric Morgenthaler
The
Journal
University of Kansas
War Limits Bill Advances in Senate Amid Veto Threat
The Senate approved a war powers measure 71 to 18 to curb presidential troop deployments without Congress approval, a veto expected by President Nixon. The House had passed a 120 day limit earlier, while the Senate version sets 30 days with possible extension. Amendments to broaden coverage and peacetime deployments failed, and the bill’s fate hinges on a likely veto.
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Senate
House
Nixon
Thomas F. Eagleton
D-Mo
Central Intelligence Agency
U.S
Congress
Ashland Oil and Atkins Admit Illegal Nixon Donations
Ashland Oil Inc and chairman Orin E. Atkins voluntarily acknowledged illegal contributions to Nixon's 1972 reelection campaign. The Watergate prosecutor Archibald Cox cited a $100 000 donation and said details must be fully investigated before any disposition. No immediate statements from the company or Atkins followed.
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Washington
Ashland O1l Inc
Orin E. Atkins
Nixon
Watergate Prosecutor
Archibald Cox
Cox
Fort Worth Man Faces Burglary and LSD Charges
Jackie Wayne Hicks of Fort Worth Texas was charged Thursday with burglary of a car and Friday with possession of LSD. Arraignment on both charges is set for 1 30 p.m. July 23. Bond is $500 and Hicks remains in city jail.
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Jackie Wayne Hicks
Fort Worth
Tex
Hicks
Neosho County RC&D Eyes Flood Control Dam Near Erie
The first RC D flood control project in Neosho County moves from idea to field study near the K W Brant farm four miles west of Erie. The $225000 plan would create a dam with water storage and possible road elevation, benefiting roads and crops and potentially spurring recreation and water supply for Erie and Urbana Rural Water District. Core drilling by Soil Conservation Service is under way to assess geology and feasibility, with an two month timeline for analysis and sponsor approval.
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Soil Conservation Service
Emporia
K. W. Brant
Erie
Neosho County
City of Erie
Urbana Rural Water District Extension
Dim Gaskell
Rc&d
Gaskell
Gary Kelly
Brants
Price Boom Sparks One Day Hog Market Fireworks
Hog prices surged up to 6 per hundredweight for a single day after Phase 4 price controls were eased, then leveled off as markets reported large arrivals and mixed supply across 11 Midwestern centers. Officials warned the turn could be temporary with prices likely to drift.
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Associated Press
Nixon
Donald Jones
Market News
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Chicago
R. C. Williams
Arkansas National Stockyards
Little Rock
Williams
South
Chanute City Commission to review jail plans at meeting
The Chanute City Commission meets at 6 p.m. Monday in the Memorial Building with 15 items on the agenda. Topics include jail renovation specs, Santa Fe Park contamination reports, church drainage talks, sewer projects, paving and paving surface petitions, an airport contract, National Guard Day proclamation, water treatment plant termination, Safari Museum funds, a $100,000 street equipment bond ordinance, Burris Brothers Addition sewer, and the resignation of health officer Dr. Earl Gehrt.
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Chanute City
Plummer
Gretchen
National Guard
Burris Brothers
Boy Advises Nixon From Hospital Bed
An 8 year old John W. James III sends a get well note to President Nixon from Bethesda Naval Medical Center after pneumonia. He urges the President to eat vegetables, take medicine, and be a good boy, signing Love John. Area forecast calls for fair to partly cloudy weather with highs in the 80s and a 30 percent chance of precipitation.
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John
Vivian
Nixon
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