Paper sheets replace cloth in Cook County institutions
Cook county commissioners approved disposable paper sheets for county institutions after two weeks of testing. Costing about 40 cents each in bulk, the sheets are touted as cheaper than cloth. Separately, HUD secretary George Romney announced urban renewal grants for Kansas cities, including Colby and Olathe, with funds for planning and projects. Twenty eight Kansas teens from 16 cities will compete in driving championships at the University of Kansas with a national slot at Michigan later this year.
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Washington
Kansas Cities
George Romney
Department of Housing and Urban Development
Lawrence, Kan
Kansas
University of Kansas
University of Michigan
Ann Arbor
Kansas party chiefs urge broader political participation
Kansas Democratic and Republican leaders testified before the Federal State and Local Government Committee urging changes to boost grass roots involvement. Paul Pendergast backed population based selection for state central committees, while Bill Low pressed updating state statutes to simplify party structures and encourage participation. In Washington, the House Ways and Means Committee endorsed repeal of the 7 percent investment tax credit and moved to extend the income tax surcharge with a dep dev provision to curb pollution.
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Topeka
Kansas
Democratic
Paul Pendergast
Democratic Party
Bill Low
Republican Party
Low
Washington
House
Ways and Means
Hale Boggs
D-La
Nixon
Boggs
Nixon Pushes Six Month Surtax Extension Plan
The committee considers extending the 10 percent surtax for six months from June 30 and 5 percent for six months after, with talks on preserving a 7 percent investment credit for small businesses. Ford and Dirksen push for an extension backed by Republicans. Democrats show hesitation beyond six months. The meeting also touched on tax policy, Peace Corps funding, and voting rights law extensions.
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Boggs
House
Gerald R. Ford
Michigan
Ways and Means
Ford
House Committee
Senate
Dirksen
Peace Corps
Atty
John N. Mitchell
White House
Mine Shaft Plugging Duty Clarified in Ottawa County
Oklahoma Attorney General G T Blankenship ruled that abandoned mine operators must plug open shafts, not the surrounding landowners. The decision responds to Ottawa County lead zinc and coal operations where old safety fences have rotted, amid 1969 legislation empowering the Ottawa County Reclamation Authority to close mines and reclaim Picher area property.
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Oklahoma City
Atty
G. T. Blankenship
Padgett
Ottawa County
Ottawa County Reclamation Authority
Picher
Public lands eyed to boost US oil and gas reserves
Casper Wyoming AP The Interstate Oil Compact Commission released two reports asserting public lands hold the key to expanding dwindling oil and gas reserves. Governor Docking urged opening western lands with safeguards, while Representative John Wold stressed energy needs for 2000 and called for studies to increase reserves and make federal lands available for exploration.
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Casper, Wyo
Interstate Oil Compact Commission
Powell ruling triggers cautious reaction in Congress
Conservatives urge restraint as Powell ruling prompts anger but Congress plans limited retaliation. Chief Justice Warren retires soon, Burger alignment seen as guiding court mood, and a Fortas vacancy delays any decisive action until autumn.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Adam Clayton Powell
Congress
High Tribunal
Earl Warren
Warren E. Burger
Burger
Powell
Federal Court of Appeals
Abe Fortas
Chamber Directors Propose Twin Letters To Rep Skubitz In Chanute
Chanute Area Chamber of Commerce directors vote to send two letters to Rep Joe Skubitz urging lower depletion allowances for oil firms and maintaining the tangible tax, plus a thank you note for efforts toward a new Chanute post office. John Gorton named education committee chair.
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Chanute Area
Cynthia Reed
Jimmy Reed
W. 2Nd
Chamber
Memorial Building
Blood Center in Wichita Faces Critical Shortage
The American Red Cross Wichita Regional Blood Center reports a severe supply deficit with 165 units on hand Monday and 686 units daily needed for 150 area hospitals. The bloodmobile will serve Zion Lutheran Church Thursday 1 to 6 15 p.m and Friday 9 a.m. to 2 15 p.m. Donors age 18 to 61 may donate. 16 year olds may donate with no parental consent.
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American Red Cross
Wichita
Red Cross
Jon Ayres
Zion ~ Lutheran Church
W. Main
Neosho County
Ayres
American tourist killed in Israeli artillery fire near Dead Sea
Iraqi artillery shells killed Shirley Anderson a 25 year old New York City woman and wounded her friend Eileen Bonnet a 27 year old California teacher returning from two years in the Congo. They were in Kallia near the Dead Sea when shells struck as Israeli forces returned fire from across the Jordan border.
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Tel Aviv
Shirley Anderson
New York City
Eileen Bonnet
Lodi
Calif
Jerusalem
Congo
Kallia
Biblical Dead Sea
Weather Desk Forecast for Today and Wednesday
Cloudy and cool with occasional showers and a few thunderstorms tonight and Wednesday morning. Partly cloudy Wednesday afternoon. High Wednesday 70 to 75, low tonight around 60. Precipitation chances 70 percent tonight, 40 percent Wednesday. Sunrise 6 00 Sunset 8 46. Humidity 93 percent. Barometer 29.92 falling. Highs and lows for today yesterday and year ago noted.
Intercepted Letter Dear Cha
A brief intercepted note laments personal prosperity amid rising inflation and taxation, describing the difficulty of achieving financial well being. The message contrasts economic pressures with efforts to maintain livelihood.
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Cha
Troop withdrawals outlined for Vietnam redeployments
Pentagon announced nearly 16 600 soldiers and Marines will be redeployed to Okinawa Hawaii and Japan with 8000 to be returned home to be disbanded and 1200 Navy personnel reassigned in the Pacific. The plan covers 25000 total troops with Marine and Army units shifting location and the 1011th Support and Service Company Kansas to be withdrawn.
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Vietnam
Okinawa
Hawaii
Japan
Pentagon
United States
Pacific Command
Iwakuni
Nixon
Midway
Army
National Guard
U.S
Pacific
Far East
Korea
Thailand
Daniel Z. Henkin
9Th Division
9Th Infantry Division
Henkin
Marine Regiment
Army Reserve
1011Th Support and Service Company
Independence
Kan
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