Editorial Big Lies on Race Hiring in Kansas
The piece attacks Jack Lacy director of the Kansas Department of Economic Development for claiming race discrimination is a thing of the past in hiring. It argues his volunteer certification undermines the Civil Rights Commission and cites discrimination complaints from two Ottawa men as proof that business climate concerns fuel such claims.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Lacy
Kansas Department of Economic Development
Lacy
Kansas Civil Rights Commission
Ottawa
Lacy’s stance on race and business climate analyzed
The author argues that racial bias affects hiring even among the most qualified and urges Lacy to oppose discrimination and improve services for all Kansans. They criticize Lacy for downplaying racial problems and compare his views to those of racist figures.
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Lacy
George Wallace
Hoover politics tainting FBI as retirement debate grows
The piece argues J Edgar Hoover should have retired at 65. It accuses him of political meddling since the 1960s and condemns his attacks on civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. and fellow law enforcement leaders. It laments his removal from grace as he nears 74.
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Martin Luther King, Jr
Hoover
Supreme Court expands press freedom shaping public discourse
The Supreme Court ruled 5 3 expanding protection for media in defamation suits, requiring a private plaintiff to prove actual malice to win damages. The decision, involving Philadelphia radio station WIP and a nudist magazine distributor, may aid small papers and stations by reducing fear of costly suits.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Pennsylvania
Nan
Philadelphia
WIP
George A. Rosenbloom
Rosenbloom
Federal District Court
Learning from Mistakes Seventh in Series
Alton Blakeslee summarizes actions to curb drug abuse through family dialogue and community programs. Experts urge calm listening, clear facts, and real discipline while avoiding spying or scaring youths. Parents should model restraint, set standards, and engage with children early about drug risks.
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Alton Blakeslee
Associated Press
Peter Hammond
National Coordinating Council On Drug Abuse Education and Information, Inc
Finlator
Finlater
Richard Blum
Stanford University
Free Calley movement heaps praise on murderers
A column protests veterans groups backing Lt. William Calley, convicted of mass civilian killings. It argues war crimes laws and Nuremberg justice must apply, warning against lumping all service members with Calley. The piece questions patriotism used to shield atrocities.
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Free Calley
Oldline
William Calley
Patten
McArthur
Eisenhower
Calley
Washington Merry-Go-Round exposes mine safety failures
Jack Anderson reports that coal miners die in large numbers as GAO blames the Bureau of Mines for lax enforcement of the 1969 mine safety law. Inspections in major fields were far below required levels last year. The Interior Secretary's team contemplates a costly publicity campaign blaming miners, amid questionable sourcing of the plan.
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Washington
General Accounting Office
Bureau of Mines
GAO
Rogers Morton
Harry Treleaven
Treleaven’s PR plan stirs ethical questions in mine bureau
Substituted safety official Treleaven led a revived publicity push for the Bureau of Mines funded by his firm Allison Treleaven and Rietz with help from Holder and Kennedy. The plan envisions a full media campaign including contests and celebrity appearances to motivate safer mining practices while Failor, a Nixon aide, facilitated the effort.
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Treleaven
Henry Wheeler
Bureau
Bureau of Mines
Edward Failor
Jim Allison
Failor
Today in History June 8 1971 highlights and anniversaries
This Date in History lists events on June 8 across years: Mohammed dies in 632, Tennessee secedes in 1861, penny post card authorized in 1872, Japanese submarines shelled Sydney in 1942, and notable later events including Hurricane Alma impact and troop withdrawals in Cambodia.
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Associated Press
Mohammed
Tennessee
Union
Congress
Sydney
Australia
Soviet Union
West Germany
West Berlin
Florida
Cuba
U.S
Cambodia
Purge of Casserole Sought By Time Capsule Burial
Russell Kansas town burying a casserole to purge it from taste during centennial events. Townsley publisher of the Russell Daily News includes a cursed casserole package with a recipe and a warning note to future readers.
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Russell
Kan
Russell Townsley
Russell Daily News
Coffee Time Notes
Thompson named to State Banking Board in Kansas
Cherryvale banker Charles D. Thompson president of the People’s State Bank of Cherryvale is appointed to the State Banking Board to fill the unexpired term of Carl O’Leary of Baxter Springs. Gov. Robert Docking announced the move in Topeka. Thompson succeeds O’Leary as bank commissioner and will return to Russell, Kansas, amid caution about potential unrest.
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Cherryvale
Charles D. Thompson
The
People’s State Bank of
State Banking Board
Topeka
Robert Docking
Thompson
Carl O’leary
Baxter Springs
Docking
State Bank
Evening TV lineup and guest listings for network shows
Tonight television schedule includes Mod Squad and Marcus Welby with conflicts involving a kidnapped boy and illness exposure. Green Acres features a war hero's son impersonated by a duck. The Advocates debates if the U S should recognize Peking. other programs include Hee Haw All in the Family and Namu the Killer Whale classic.
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Mod Squad
Bill Cosby
Green Acres
Don Knotts
Hee Haw
Shepherd’s America
the Advocates
Hell and
Marcus Welby
Television Log Daytime Schedule Front Monday
The Tribune lists daytime and early evening TV for Monday through Friday. Programs include Misterogers Neighborhood Eddie's Father Men at Law French Chef Room 222 Stump the Stars Smith Family To Rome With Love Just Jazz Love on a Rooftop Des O'Connor Hot Summer Night Medical Center Firing Line The Immortal Masterpiece Theater Hawaii NFL Action News Weather I Was a Shoplifter Toward The Unknown Two Flags West Mer Griffin Dick Cavett Tonight Show Perry Mason and more entries with times and channel numbers.
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Misterogers
Shiloh
Eddie
Men At Law
Room 222
Stump the Stars
Smith Family
Rome
Des O'Connor
Medical Center
Masterpiece Theater
Hawaii
Mer. Griffin
Dick Cavett
Perry Mason
Aldrich Swinger
Construction bid totals for K9%6 detour in Greenwood and Wilson counties
Tribune notes 1946 bids totaling 262607.06 by F H Freete Construction Co Pittsburg and Harry Henry Ottawa for a detour project on K9%6 in Greenwood and Wilson counties. OPA in Washington announces milk price rise by one cent per quart, likely lifting Chanute milk from 14 to 15 cents. Also reports 1921 local business opening Shirley Bros Co grocery in Buffalo with Wilbur Blackwood joining the firm.
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Neosho
Allen, Wilson, and Woodson Co
Kan
Kansas
Chanute
F. H. Freete Construction Co
Pittsburg
Harry Henry
Ottawa
Greenwood
Wilson Counties
Fredonia
OPA
Washington
Shirley Bros. and Co
Buffalo
Wilbur Blackwood
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