Board Refuses to End Dormois Employment at Hospital
At Neosho Memorial Hospital the Board of Trustees and medical staff heard administrator Glen Dormois outline disputes over radiology staffing and a proposed board member conflict. A motion to terminate Dormois failed for lack of a second, and a second special meeting was set for July 30 to revisit the issue.
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Neosho Memorial Hospital
Glen Dormois
Board of Trustees
Reuben Burkman
Dormois
James Kay
Kay
Administrator Says Time for Solutions
Hospital administrator Glen Dormois addressed the Board of Trustees in a private meeting, warning that ongoing strife risks disaster. He urged peace and described exploring alternatives, including employment changes, to resolve the hospital crisis.
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Dormois
Chanute Wins Partial Park Aid For City Plans
Chanute has approval for most of its Bureau of Outdoor Recreation funds to update the park system with $64 600 of a $73 060 grant. The money will be used as matching funds for a parks bond approved by voters in April, supporting land acquisition on South Evergreen and the overall plan. Kansas Joint Council on Recreation awarded Chanute among four cities. Overland Park Shawnee Towanda also received funding. Governor approvals depend on Congress and BOR budget actions.
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Chanute
Bureau of Outdoor Recreation
Stan Kivett
Kansas Park and Resource Authority
Kansas
State Joint Council On Recreation
Kivett
Overland Park
Shawnee
Towanda
South Evergreen
District 413 Board of Education
Mike Bailey
Intercepted Letter Dear Cha
A short intercepted note quotes Dear Cha with a claim that the operation succeeded but the patient died, ending with a formal sign off. The fragment suggests a wartime or espionage context and implies a fatal medical outcome.
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Cha
Ehrlichman Defends Nixon Over Pentagon Papers Leak
John Ehrlichman testified to the Senate Watergate committee that Nixon ordered steps to stop the Pentagon Papers leak but did not authorize a burglary. He denied offering clemency to Watergate conspirator Hunt and denied suggesting Gray destroy documents. He called the White House plumbers’ investigation a major raid on secret documents.
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Washington
John D. Ehrlichman
Nixon
Pentagon
E. Howard Hunt
FBI
L. Patrick Gray III
Hunt
White House
Senate Watergate Committee
Pentagon Papers
The
Plumbers
Towns Bask in Revenue Sharing Funds Across States
Federal revenue sharing has provided cash to towns and counties with minimal red tape. Mayors like Humboldt’s Russell Runnels praise the aid as vital for maintaining services amid inflation. Funds allocated for 1973 and 1972 are being spent on street work, lights, equipment, and park projects, though Altoona reports a shortfall and a call to cut taxes instead.
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Barbara Kihm
United States Treasury Department
Russell T. Runnels
Humboldt
Runnels
Mount Hope Cemetery
Mayors Weigh Revenue Sharing Use Across Towns
Erie mayor LeRoy Priess supports revenue sharing to fund local needs while cautioning against early cuts. Erie has received about 9500 dollars, spent 3000 on codifying ordinances, and reserved the rest for remodeling City Hall. Earlton plans a city hall built with volunteer labor using its revenue share. Galesburg Mayor William Winkler says none spent yet and he is unsure of plans. Overall, mayors approve the program and find outlets for the funds.
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LeRoy Priess
Erie
Kansas League of Municipalities
Earlton
Dean Buster
William Winkler
Galesburg
Weather Summary for Local Area
Partly cloudy and mild with scattered showers and thunderstorms tonight. Lows tonight mid to upper 60s. Winds northwest 4 to 15 mph. Partly sunny and mild Thursday with highs mid to upper 80s. Rain probability forty percent tonight. Temperatures at 1 p.m. today were 80, yesterday 89, year ago 63. Highest on this date 107 in 1934. Sunrise 6 19, sunset 5 37. Precipitation today at 1 p.m. 0.98 inch, yesterday 0.58 inch. Barometer 29.01. Relative humidity at 1 p.m. not specified.
Youth Found Delinquent In Parsons Shooting Case
An Erie A rural Neosho County juvenile was found delinquent for the shooting death of 71 year old Robert B. Ehler of Parsons. Judge Alberta Gough ordered admission to the Boys Industrial School in Topeka with no fixed sentence. custody given to the sheriff pending arrangements. Ehler was killed in his car with three bullet wounds near Parsons on May 22.
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Raymond W. Radford
Ehler
Parsons
Detroit Council Imposes Pinball Rules for Youth
Detroit Common Council acts to curb pinball access for youths. Under-15s must be accompanied by a parent or guardian to play. Anyone under 18 is barred from pinball machines between 8 am and 4 pm on school days.
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Detroit
Detroit Common Council
Judge orders Nixon fund raisers to reveal secret contributors
The federal judge requires Nixon campaign fund raisers to disclose within 60 days all hidden contributors to the 1972 campaign. John Gardner of Common Cause welcomes the ruling, stating it will give the public a clearer view of the campaign's secret finances.
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Washington
Nixon
John Gardner
Citizens Group
Common Cause
Lawsuit Seeks 1.8 Billion Over Tuskegee Syphilis Study
The Legal Defense Fund, affiliate of the NAACP, files in Montgomery federal court seeking 3 million dollars for each of the 600 untreated participants in the Tuskegee syphilis study. Total request amounts to 1.8 billion. The suit was filed Tuesday.
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Montgomery
Ala
Tuskegee
Legal Defense Fund
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
Pentagon confirms covert Laos and Cambodia patrols in war era
The Pentagon disclosed covert reconnaissance missions into Laos from 1965 to 1971 and into Cambodia from 1967 to 1970 aimed at gathering information. It also revealed 81 American casualties were tied to these intelligence forays and that some data was withheld from Congress.
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Washington
Laos
Pentagon
Cambodia
Senate Armed Services Committee
South Vietnam
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Bartlesvile
Coffeyville
Don Ray
Pat Parker
Parker
Peyton Place
Eral Hospital
Dr. Burkman
Lou Reinhardt
John McMeekin
Dwight Wallingford
Bill George
Reinhardt
McMeekin
Charles Bockover
City Commission
Park Aid
Yours
Ehrlichman
William Hansen
Altoona
Treasury
North Vietnam
Air Force
Edward W. Leonard Jr
Cape Kennedy
Fla
Skylab Laboratory
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