Metric system march into everyday life sparks debate
The piece notes impending metric adoption in the United States across sectors from weather to road signs and consumer bottles. It cites opposition from labor unions and small business, mentions federal agencies and major firms transitioning, and predicts action before the 1976 elections.
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Weather Service
Federal Transportation Department
Treasury Department
U. S
Park Service
General Motors
U. S. Steel
State Department drug policy blasted in suppressed study
A blue ribbon commission report criticizes the State Department for slow and unimaginative narcotics policy abroad. It cites confrontations with Paraguay over a drug kingpin extradition, weak machinery for country teams, and clashes with the DEA and CIA. It notes White House intervention and questions Kissinger's focus on narcotics. The study calls narcotics control not on Nixon era priorities.
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Washington
State Department
U.S
Paraguay
Alfredo Stroessner
Lecy
Nelson Gross
Augusta Ricard
Storessner
United States
Nelson Rockefeller
Senate
Mike Mansfield
Commission
Drug Enforcement Agency
White House
National Security
Striped Pants
CIA
Thailand
South America
Mexico
Gross
Tom Peters
Richard Ottinger
D-N.y
National Commission On Water Quality
Rockefeller
Roaring Twenties Reunion Echoes in Chanute
Chanute High School’s Roaring Twenties reunion drawn 500 participants over three days led by General Chairman Hugh Chapman. Evelyn Cedar Woodruff edited an 81 page compilation and mailed resumes to her 1923 class as planners from ten classes and 517 delegates proved the lasting impact of the half century milestone.
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Chanute High School
Chanute
Hugh
Chapman
Kansas
United States
the Tribune
Evelyn Cedar Woodruff
Chanute Board of Education
Evelyn
Neighbors Farewell to Hayworths After 31 Years on Farm
Mr and Mrs Franklin D Hayworth sold their 742 mile northeast Kansas farm near Chanute and will retire in south Texas. They served as field directors for the National Campers and Hikers Assn and as first aid instructors for the Red Cross, dedicating years to helping others and volunteering their time. The Hilton family notes they will remain in touch as friends.
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Chanute
Franklin D. Hayworth
South Texas
Frank
Helen
National Campers and Hikers Assn
American Red Cross
Texas
Hayworths
Subscription Rates Notice for Neosho and Nearby Counties
Rates shown for mail in trade territory Neosho Allien Wilson and Woodson counties include Kansas tax. Years and months vary with prices from 1 month to 1 year. Chanute boxholders pay higher totals, and carriers in Chanute charge monthly rates plus tax. United Press International holds exclusive republication rights for local news and UP dispatches.
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Neosho, Allien, Wilson, and Woodson Co
Kansas
Chanute
United Press International
Keys takes free trip to Apollo launch
The article reports Congress member Martha Keys and 64 lawmakers toured Cape Canaveral aboard a NASA chartered 707 to view the Apollo launch. The NASA trip cost $16,000 total, with no charge to participants, and Keys questioned funding priorities while praising the space view.
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Keys
Apollo
Martha Keys
Manhattan
Cape Canaveral
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
NASA
Washington
Orlando
Congress
Hospital opening delayed by Korean conflict supply fears
Neosho Memorial Hospital trustees report equipment makers warn that rising Korea tension could slow delivery of hospital gear. Officials fear a January 1 opening if shipments lag. Chester G. McKenzie suffers facial and arm abrasions after a drilling base accident at Keal Drilling Co. He was trapped by a belt and flywheel until rescue at 9 p.m.
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New
Neosho Memorial Hospital
Chester G. McKenzie
S. Kansas
Keal Drilling Co
McKenzie
Higher crop prices dampen drive for new farm price bill
Improved price prospects for major crops have reduced talk of a second omnibus farm bill this year. After Ford vetoed 1975 grain and cotton supports, leaders said a new bill might come if harvests cause price drops, but discussions have cooled. Officials forecast 1975 farm income in the low to mid twenty billions, potentially delaying a broad bill and spurring push for individual measures.
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UPI
Congress
Ford
Capitol Hill
Senate
Russia
Thomas S. Foley
Wash
House Agriculture Committee
Foley
Agriculture Department
Department
House
Rockefeller urges governors on energy policy at conference
Vice President Nelson Rockefeller addresses the Midwestern Governors Conference in Cincinnati. He supports decontrolling natural gas prices to spur drilling, warns of price rises, and argues long term benefits for industry, jobs, and energy supply. Governor Rhodes praises the speech highly.
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UPI
Ohio
James A. Rhodes
Rhodes
Ecstacy
Nelson Rockefeller
Donald Rumsfeld
Ford
Rockefeller
Jimmy
Ford Administration
Congress
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