Rain delays wheat harvest and social outlook hits four-county area
Rain fell today with 1.68 inches and gusty southerly winds up to 40 mph. Wheat harvest in Wilson County will start once fields dry, likely in a week or more, with yields expected to be average rather than bumper. Agricultural agents note dry spring reduced development, but corn and soybeans look promising and pastures are in excellent condition.
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Jack Linn
Wilson County
Linn
Tom Maxwell
Allen County
Neosho River Levels Little Changed Despite Rain
Neosho River at the east bridge stood 12.8 feet at 11 am, 7.2 feet below flood stage, with 1.68 inches of rain through noon. Forecasters expect potential rises if rain persists, four dam gates opened from eight, Verdigris rise not expected below Toronto Dam, and a tornado caused minor damage in Ness City.
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East Bridge
U. S. Weather Bureau
Tulsa
Neosho River
John Redmond
Burlington
Neosho
Verdigris
Independence
Toronto Dam
Kansas
Weather Bureau
Associated Press
Topeka
Ness City
Nixon relaxes China trade with broad export list
The White House announced a wide range of America made products may be sold to mainland China ending a 21 year embargo. The list covers farm fish forestry products textiles appliances and many industrial goods with general licensing for most items. Imports from China will also enter under general licenses with future controls reserved. The move coincided with a table tennis team’s visit to Red China.
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Washington
White House
China
Nixon
U.S
Red China
People’s Republic of China
Storage Span Of 25 Years In Lyons Plan
The AEC proposed burying radioactive waste in salt mines at Lyons Kansas starting 1975 with capacity exhausted by 2000. A 200 acre site would host a demonstration repository potentially becoming the Federal Waste Repository. Early year burial would total about 88 containers, rising to 21 300 by 2000. Opponents include Gov. Docking and Reps. Skubitz and Roy citing safety questions.
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Washington
Atomic Energy Commission
Lyons
Kan
AEC
Robert Docking
Joe Skubitz
Bill Roy
D-Ken
Environmental Protection Agency
Topeka
Docking
James Shaffer
Kansas
Shaffer
River Thefts Hit Cabins Near Neosho River
Twelve cabins near the Neosho River two miles east and seven miles south of St. Paul were broken into Wednesday. Numerous items were taken, Sheriff David Kern reported. The cabins are owned by residents of Parsons and Pittsburg.
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ERIE
Neosho River
St. Paul
David Kern
Parsons and
Pittsburg
Detention Home Favored Near Parsons by Nine-County Officials
Neosho County commissioners support a 24 bed juvenile detention center to serve nine counties with a state role urged for construction and operation. The plan seeks 75 percent federal funding for a 537 420 center on land from Parsons State Hospital and Training Center with a staff of eight full time and nine part time workers.
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Erie
Bernadine McAlexander
Neosho Manor
Chanute
Neosho County
County Commission
McAlexander
Ray Coder
Cotler
Parsons
Kenneth Casper
Ivan Shafer
Neosho
Nine County
See-Kan Resource Conservation
Ment Project
See-Kan
Parsons State Hospital and Training Center
Robert Docking
Docking
Paul Hunter
Rural
William H. Gudde
Neodesha
Intercepted Letter Reflects Rain Furor in Neosho
An intercepted letter quotes concerns about rain, mentioning Neosho and potential flooding, with casual reassurance that rain should not cause trouble for the town. The note blends weather observations with local worry about rising waters.
Topeka Teens Cut Boston Tour Short After Theft
Twenty seven teenage boys and girls from Topeka Kansas forced to end a two day Boston sightseeing trip after thieves stole money cameras and valuables while they slept in Columbia Point housing project. Rev Thomas D Blakely said he woke at 1 am to see youths scrambling for the door and that he lost 50 from his funds plus 150 of the travel money. After a quick visit to the New England Aquarium the group headed back to Topeka dropping additional planned stops.
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Boston
Topeka
Kan
Columbia Point
Thomas D. Blakely
First Christian Church of
State Treasurer Faces Deposit Practice Dispute
Robert F. Brandt, executive director of the state Department of Administration, charged that State Treasurer Walter H. Peery deposits state funds in active bank accounts without proper ratio discipline. The Treasury Board of Examiners, of which Brandt is a member, has directed Peery to correct the procedure. Peery called the claim "they're all wet."
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Topeka
Kan
Walter H. Peery
Robert F. Brandt
State Department of Administration
Brandt
State Treasury Board of Examiners
Peery
Welfare Funds Hold At Current Levels Debate
A Kansas welfare group urged keeping welfare assistance at current levels with no 20 percent cut, risking possible exhaustion of state funds by late next fiscal year. The National Welfare Rights Organization pressed before Welfare Director Robert Harder to emphasize the urgency of funding.
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Topeka
Kan
National Welfare Rights Organization
Kansas
Robert Harder
Soviet Freighter Seized in Bay Port over Lobster Gear Damage
Federal marshals seize a Soviet freighter at Alameda California to secure a 377000 dollar damage suit filed by Prelude Corp of Westport Point Massachusetts. The suit accuses Russian trawlers of hauling nets through gear of three Prelude vessels destroying lines and lobster pots.
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Alameda
Calif
San Francisco Bay
New England
Prelude Corp
Westport Point
Mass
Prelude
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