Controversy over Laetrile deepens amid cancer debate
Editorial notes Laetrile remains illegal in the United States yet fuels demand and profits as eight Americans are indicted in San Diego for smuggling the drug from Mexico and selling it at high prices. Some indicted are linked to the John Birch Society though they acted with a separate group, Committee for Freedom of Choice in Cancer Therapy.
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San Diego
Mexico
The
John Birch Society
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Birchers
Committee For Freedom of Choice In Cancer
Uncle Sam
Navy Overruns Spark Congressional Gripe Over 71 Ship Build
GAO faults Navy for contract missteps in 71 ship program citing inadequate specs delays and change orders. Inflation blamed by Pentagon but GAO says Navy failures and contractor flaws raised costs and strained taxpayers. Major overhaul urged for defense contracting oversight during construction.
Chanute ties to Highway Patrol award praised in Topeka luncheon
A Topeka luncheon honored the Kansas Highway Patrol for lives saved under a 55 mph limit. Chanute’s links include Col. Allen Rush and Kustom Electronics producing moving radar. Gene Davis lauded safety gains while Chanute’s chamber missed the event.
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Chanute Chamber of Commerce
Chamber
Kansas
Allen Rush
Chanute
Kustom Electronics, Inc
Kansas Patrol
Col. Rush
Benjamin O. Davis Jr
Usaf Ret
Sec
William Coleman
U.S. Department of Tran
Highway Patrol
Col
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Gen. Davis
Oilmen write themselves into offshore billions
A Washington examination shows oil industry amendments and bills favored by Republicans would yield billions in offshore oil revenue. The Murphy measure faced delayed action as GOP staff backed institute drafted amendments. Administration officials warned of a plan to block rule passage and veto risk, while six senators negotiated a gas price deregulation compromise benefiting oil interests.
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D-N.y
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Capitol
Michigan State
David S. Schwartz
John Moss
D-Calif
Welfare budget for 1952 set at $499902.90 in Neosho County
Neosho County welfare budget for 1952 approved at 499902.90 dollars, 9072.60 dollars below the current year’s 508975 budget. County welfare director Carroll Courter announced the figures. Also notes a 50 years ago item from 1926 recounting R. O. True, Santa Fe special officer, returning from the south.
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Coffeyville Car Windows Shot in BB Incident
Four Coffeyville residents reported their car windows shot out with BB guns. Authorities estimate total damage at $230. No suspects identified, investigation ongoing.
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Hays Said Ready to Resign Campaign Post Amid Affair Allegations
UPI reports Rep. Wayne Hays prepared to resign as Democratic Campaign Committee chairman amid pressure after admitting an affair with staff secretary Elizabeth Ray. The House Ethics Committee investigates claims Ray was paid $14,000 to be his mistress with no work performed.
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UPI
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Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee
Hays
House Ethics Committee
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Ohio Democrat
House Administration Committee
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FBI
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Thomas P. O'Neill
O'Neill
Carl Albert
Payment Terms and Postal Rates for Chanute News Service
Fred M. Harris announces subscription rates by mail or carrier for various terms including a Kansas tax option. Rates cover outside trade territory, Chanute boxholders, and local carrier delivery with monthly and quarterly options. The notice reserves United Press International republication rights and lists ABC audits.
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Chanute
Pearson sponsors foreign payment bill in Senate
Sen. James Pearson cosponsors a bill to force U S firms to name independent audit boards to monitor foreign payments and let shareholders sue over misused assets. The measure, authored by Sen. Frank Church, faces likely defeat this Congress and draws heavy criticism from business interests and The Wall Street Journal.
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R-Prairie Village
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Idaho
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Grain export deadlock break urged by Kansas union
Kansas Farmers Union president Dale Lyon writes to a congressional conference committee urging swift action to end a House Senate stalemate on a compromise export grain inspection bill. He says inaction harms farmers and consumers amid ongoing corruption reports in grain marketing and criticizes private inspections as a government failure.
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Lyon
Earl Butz
Department of Agriculture
Congress
Soil moisture varies. corn planting near record pace
The Agriculture Department reports soil moisture was short in many Corn Belt states and parts of the Mid Atlantic and Mountain states while other regions saw adequate to surplus moisture. Rain and cool weather slowed fieldwork, but spring planting nears completion and a near record corn crop is possible if conditions stay average. Cotton faces subnormal temperatures reducing germination and prompting some farmers to replant or switch to soybeans.
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