Kansas lawyers tour Warsaw court and meet Polish lawyers
A 37 member Kansas Bar Association group on a seven country People-to-People European tour visited a Warsaw courtroom and met Polish lawyers. They arrived from Moscow, toured Warsaw, and will proceed to Prague. Judge Leo A. McNalley led the group with Judge Maurice A. Wildgen noting a Leningrad divorce case appeared fair and the visit was enjoyable. Charles Henshall of Chanute is aboard.
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Poland
Kansas
Europe
Moscow
Leo A. McNalley
Salina
The
Kansas Bar Association
Maurice A. Wildgen
Larned
Leningrad
Wildgen
Charles Henshall
Chanute
Stockyard Strike Shocks National Stockyards Workers
About 150 members of the Amalgamated Meatcutter and Butcher Workmen Union walked out at National Stockyards in East St. Louis after two and a half months of failed talks. Andrew Wall said the wage dispute led the strike, with supervisory staff taking over unloading duties and trucks allowed to pass as farmers remained unaware. The strike also disrupted the cold storage plant.
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National Stockyards
Ill
Amalgamated Meatcutter and Butcher Workmen Union
East St. Louis
Andrew Wall
Wall
Sunflower Girls State Opens at University of Kansas
Lawrence Kansas Sunflower Girls State a week long government in action program run by the American Legion auxiliary opened on the KU campus. 424 high school senior girls participate and are split into Federalist and Nationalist groups. Elections are set for Wednesday with Governor Robert Docking attending Thursday for the Girls State officers inaugural ceremonies.
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Lawrence, Kan
Sunflower Girls State
The
American Legion Auxiliary
University of Kansas
Robert Docking
Gibraltar closures lock 4600 Spaniards out of Rock
Spain sealed the road to Gibraltar at midnight cutting off 4600 Spanish workers including barbers cobblers and bakers from the British enclave. La Linea customs post closed as Franco seeks to pressure Britain to relinquish the Rock amid broad local opposition.
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Spain
Rock of Gibraltar
Mediterranean
la Linea
Francisco Franco
Britain
The
Rock
Unemployment Steady With Slower Job Growth in May
Washington AP reports the May unemployment rate at 3.5 percent as total nonfarm payrolls rise by 90 000. The Labor Department notes slower employment growth after rapid gains late 1968 and early 1969, with monthly increases averaging 100 000 February through May versus 325 000 September to February.
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Labor Department
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Bureau
Picket Formed at VFW Building Site by Laborers Local 550
A local union picket protested un-unionized labor at the Veterans of Foreign Wars building site at 1700 W Main this morning. The Laborers International Union of North America Local 550 led the action. A Parsons spokesman said no work stoppage or delays were expected.
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West Main
Ing
W. Main
Laborers International Union of North
America
Parsons
Preston D. Davenport
North American
LaForge and
Budd Construction Co
Nixon and Thieu affirm solid U.S. Saigon solidarity
Amid Midway talks, Nixon orders immediate redeployment of a division about 25 000 troops from Vietnam to bolster Vietnamese forces. Thieu calls withdrawal good news and pledges to alleviate American burden as Paris peace talks continue. Pentagon officials foresee returns mainly to Okinawa or Hawaii with further withdrawals possible.
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Honolulu
Thieu
Saigon
Midway
Washington
Pentagon
Okinawa
Hawaii
Vietnam
Chanute Approved for Construction of New Post Office
The Post Office Department approved a new Chanute facility with expanded work space platform and parking. Congress man Joe Skubitz informed The Tribune. site yet to be chosen. Post master Mrs. Florence Kelley said planning has been ongoing for about three years with all required information and charts.
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Chanute
Joe Skubitz
The
Tribune
Post Office Department
Florence Kelley
Kelley
Supreme Court rules wage garnishment requires hearing
The Supreme Court ruled 7 to 1 that workers have a right to a hearing before any part of their salaries can be garnished to satisfy debts. Justice Douglas said wage garnishment without a hearing violates due process and effectively takes property. The Wisconsin law used in a NAACP Legal Defense case is struck down, with potential impact on 16 states. Christine Sniadach’s $31.59 from $65 weekly pay was seized in Milwaukee. A city commission meeting is set for 7:30 p.m. to discuss petitions insurance taxi coverage and fireworks selling policies.
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Supreme Court
William O. Douglas
Wisconsin
Naacp Legal Defense and Educational Fund
Douglas
Milwaukee
Christine Sniadach
City Commission
Memorial Building
New Post Office Site Decision Expected Soon in Wichita
Intercepted letter outlines a lease construction project for a new post office. Regional office in Wichita will select a site within two weeks and choose a contractor. The facility will have 7,300 net interior square feet, 731 square feet platform space, and a 19,100 square foot lot, up from current 4,700 and 460 and 6,200 respectively. No cost estimate provided.
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Wichita
Death Takes Jay Tabor
Jay E. Tabor 63, former owner of Tabor Motor Co., died Sunday at Neosho Memorial Hospital after months of illness. Born March 26, 1906 in Hartford, he moved to Independence in 1924, married Faye Hiatt in 1929, worked for Prairie Pipe Line, later Coburn Ford, came to Chanute in 1941, and owned Tabor Motor Co. from 1944 until selling in 196 and later worked as a consultant. He held church and fraternal memberships and served on the Country Club board.
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Jay E. Tabor
Tabor Motor Co
Neosho Memorial Hospital
George W. Tabor
Hartford
Independence
Faye Hiatt
Prairie Pipe Line Co
Sinclair Oil Co
Coburn Ford Agency
Chanute
K. C. Snyder Ford Agency
Thieu Says Viet Troop Pullout Aims to Replace With Saigon Forces
President Nguyen Van Thieu announced he proposed pulling out 25 000 U S troops as South Vietnamese forces grow capable of taking a larger share of fighting. He spoke after returning from the Midway Island summit with President Nixon where the withdrawal plan was disclosed. Nixon said the 25 000-man division would be withdrawn by August end with possible further steps to follow, while Thieu urged using replacement over withdrawal terminology to avoid negative connotations. The U S military reportedly adopted strategic redeployment terminology for the plan.
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SLAND
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U.S
Vietnam
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Nguyen van Thieu
Tiny
mid-Pacific
Midway Island
Pentagon
Paris
White House
Saigon
Thieu
General Foods selects Topeka for 7 million dog food plant
General Foods Corp. announces Topeka as the site for a new 7 million dry dogfood plant. The 140000 square foot facility in northwest Topeka will begin construction in coming weeks and create at least 100 new jobs.
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Topeka
General Foods Corp
White Plains
N. Y
Crop Prospects Hold Despite Wet Rains and Pests
Four county area reports general rainfall over the weekend with 1 to 3 inches and soggy fields. Wheat down from rain and wind, some may return upright. greenbugs hit sorghum in Neosho County but light elsewhere. Corn and soybeans planting continue. hay yields strong. pastures lush. harvest expected in Wilson and Neosho within 10 days to two weeks.
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Erie
Neosho
Vernon E. Lohmann
Neosho County
Wilson County
Allen County
Tom Maxwell
Maxwell
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